Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Liverpool vs Everton

After a 1-1 stalemate at St Mary’s, we now move to Anfield as Liverpool and Everton square up in the first Merseyside derby of the season.

The big news is that Jurgen Klopp has named both Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino on the hosts’ bench for the 2.15pm encounter.

The Reds’ Brazilians were among the top four players for transfers in last week, with 293,000+ and 220,000+ new owners respectively.

Mohamed Salah owners can breathe a sigh of relief, though, as he’s named on the teamsheet up front along with Dominic Solanke and Sadio Mane.

Second only to Harry Kane for the Gameweek 16 captaincy, the Egyptian has been handed the armband by 15.8% of Fantasy Premier League managers on the back of three sets of double-digit hauls in his last five league outings.

Mane, meanwhile, has two sets of 10+ hauls in his last three league starts and netted twice at home to Spartak Moscow in midweek.

For Everton, the form of budget frontman Dominic Calvert-Lewin has caught the eye of late. He was the sixth most transferred in (157,000+) player for Gameweek 16 after bagging a goal and assist against Huddersfield last time out.

The youngster retains his start, though Sam Allardyce also names Oumar Niasse on the Toffees’ teamsheet for the first time since Gameweek 12.

Gylfi Sigurdsson is another to monitor ahead of back-to-back encounters with Newcastle and Swansea – the Toffees’ playmaker has served up attacking returns in each of the previous four league fixtures.

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  1. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Kane beats Salah then thanks for that Klopp you idiot

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Klopp picking your captains, Kudos to you.

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Of course Klopp really cares about an online fantasy game . Far more important than the PL.

      1. SirStevieG
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        You don't bring your best player off in a derby with the game on the line with 30 minutes left that's idiotic

  2. the snazzy viking
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    In the Manchester derby, a 1-1 with goals from Silva and Martial would be nice

  3. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Mohamed Salah.

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      You been hired by Jafooli News?

  4. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Jesus has attacking returns in has last 5 FPL matches, but at an average of just 5.

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      super sub

  5. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    I don't think Coutinho will be brought on unless Everton score

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Don't get booked, Gomez!

  7. Rik Waller
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    That might mean that Salah starts midweek then

  8. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Perfect now I can captain Salah against brom

  9. A Team Of James McCleans
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Salah CS point confirmed

  10. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Ramsey flagged ... players dropping like flies

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Someone at FPL Towers captained Salah, off the pitch and his BPS are being tampered with 😆

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      How did it go up 😮

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        They just added 10bps to Salah

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        6 BPS for walking off the pitch.

  12. yakirh
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Salah sub means he will surely start midweek right?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Maybe not, Cout still to come back in.

  13. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    So Kane over Salah as captain was just about the right decision.

  14. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Everton... score a goal

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Not a hope

  15. CarsonYeung
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Get Coutinho on you yellow-toothed rotation merchant

  16. Sims
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Salah getting bps off the pitch nonsense

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      The way he high fived the bench was BAP worthy.

    2. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Does he get baps for confirmed clean sheet?

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        He got baps because FPL tower captained him

        1. Somalion
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Well that too. But his clean sheet is confirmed when he goes off the pitch while none of the others are safe yet. Speculating.

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Not extra. The BPS for that is added at 60.

        1. Somalion
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Cheers.

          Maybe they just fancy me.

  17. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Took Everton 73 mins to win a corner

  18. Steve Stiffler
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    keep coutinho off to hell, surman 5 pointer would be nice

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Coutinho goal will give you more points

      1. Steve Stiffler
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        he still has to score you genius

  19. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Hendo down.

    1. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Back up.

  20. yakirh
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Aguero benched
    Jesus starts

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Wow

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Cup and string?

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      In other news .....

    4. CtrlAltDelicious
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Pigeon mail?

      1. yakirh
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Official lineups
        Kompany starts
        Silva Sterling Sane Jesus up top

    5. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Jafooli on a bike?

  21. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    What happend to Ramsey?

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Slight hammie strain

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      He malfunctions in winter.

  22. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Lineup - Man Utd starting line-up: David de Gea, Antonio Valencia, Ashley Young, Nemanja Matic, Chris Smalling, Marcos Rojo, Anthony Martial, Ander Herrera, Romelu Lukaku, Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford.
    Substitutes: Phil Jones, Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelöf, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Scott McTominay, Sergio Romero, Juan Mata

    Lineup - Man City starting line-up: Ederson, Kyle Walker, Fabian Delph, Fernandinho, Nicolás Otamendi, Vincent Kompany, Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling, Leroy Sané.
    Substitutes: Claudio Bravo, Sergio Agüero, Eliaquim Mangala, Ilkay Gündogan, Danilo, Bernardo Silva, Oleksandr Zinchenko

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      🙂

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Anyone got the lineups

  23. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Ok this is ridiculous from FPL. Giving free bps for Salah is downright scandalous

  24. Gnu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    I hear a lot of criticism of the education system on the news, it's obvious by the posts on here that the system is failing badly.

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Lool

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Or may be you need a better news channel?

  25. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Pen Everton!

  26. Sims
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Still sceptical about salah starting midweek

    Reckon I'll go with lane again

  27. the snazzy viking
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    EVERTON PEN

  28. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Penalty Everton

  29. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    YESSSS DCL COME ON!!

  30. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    PENALTYYYY!