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10 December 2017 1757 comments
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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. HD7
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Before this GW planned Sterling Mustafi to Coutinho and Femenia for -4... then someone appeared with update that Coutinho hasnt trained and might be rotated... Think it was Bemba Da... Thanks!

  2. borat
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    my sane + ward to cout + gomez (-4) move look like backfiring big time as of now. lesson learnt don't chase points and don't take hits unless needed big time

  3. Dr. DOOM
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Alonso to Christensen worth a FT? Got 2FT and don't think Alonso is worth the extra

    1. DR0GBA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Christensen getting chances from corners so could score sometime soon

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      If you've got nothing better to do and are only doing it to use a transfer.

  4. Sterling is £11Mill..…
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    This has got 0-0 written all over it

    1. *Reformed-Character*
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Your not watching rate game then obviously.....

    2. Scout Pics
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yup

  5. arndff_
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    @ Coutinho owners,

    He should be kept, aight?

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yes. Will start Wednesday

    2. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He's going to be a rotation nightmare. If your happy with that then keep

      1. arndff_
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Selling him after had him for just one week seems wrong to me... Giving him 2 more GWs, something like that...

    3. mdm
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah...kept on the bench

  6. Lukakuna
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Moreno seems to be out for a while.

    Moreno to Gomez a sensible move?

    1. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I like Gomez as a player, looks quick and strong. But will get rotated with Trent/centre backs in FPL.

  7. FPL Mentor
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    2FTs 0.1m itb

    Foster Elliot
    Christensen Daniels Mee Ward Mbemba
    Hazard Salah Coutinho Groß RLC
    Kane Morata Wood

    Exact funds for Daniels & Groß 》 Mariappa & Richarlson.

    Should i do it or any better options?

  8. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    First time I’ve seen green snow 😮

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Clouds puking ?

    2. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Last time I saw that was Xmas 15 years ago after drinking a feed of Adsinte

  9. HNI
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    So glad to see cout benched as many have captained him. Now not more than 8pts by Salah and I will stay in top 100k for first time this random season lol

  10. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    DCL clearly Big Sams target man. Niasse there for a bit of pace on the break and to do the donkey work. Won't be much use in games you want to play him in!

  11. Monkey Hanger
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Cant believe little Sammy Lee is in the blue of Everton, trying to put one over on his beloved Liverpool.

    Just goes to prove that the true love of these already stinking rich, so called 'football men' is simply cash. Loyalty no longer exists.

    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      So he's supposed to willingly become unemployed because he's a Liverpool man?

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Doubt he is getting paid that much as a coach. Not like he was playing football in the era when wages were massive.

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Money talks

    4. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      There's really no point in being 'loyal' to a club/sport that shows no loyalty itself.

    5. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      What a gormless post.

      1. marcus2704
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Liverpool don't own him, get over it

      2. Spike ⚽️
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Lol

    6. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He has kids to feed. Why would he not take the job. Football isn't the number one life priority and they all greedy b*stards

    7. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      In his day he didn’t earn a huge stinking rich salary

    8. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      1990 wants its post back.....

      this is a career now as part of a global money machine, the days of the 60s n 70s when local lads would live out their lives at the club for bugger all pay are long gone.
      You simply cant expect loyalty in todays game and your rather naive for thinking so.
      If someone offered you twice the money for doing the same job, youd be a bit of a moron to turn it down, especially just to please the delusional and myopic fans like you.

    9. Monkey Hanger
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Suppose he is not that much different to the majority on here, who would sell the club they support for three BP's.

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Think you need a bigger shovel or engage brain before operating keypad.
        Just a thought. 😉

      2. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Desperate attempt to salvage a shite post.

  12. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Coutinho not starting is likely to cost me my FFS Cup game

  13. Birds of Prey
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Cant afford Milner or Lovren. Klavan Robertson Gomez--which is least likely to be rotated out against WBA? Thx

    1. ooooo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Gomez.

  14. Dr. DOOM
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    So Niasse started. Any chance he retains his place?

    1. mdm
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      50%

  15. Sims
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    This is a nice preview of the Manchester derby

    Looks like we'll have 180 mins of bus parking on derby day

    1. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      + time added on ?

    2. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Very few goals are scored in cold conditions. Read a research paper on it. Good for United's bus

    3. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      For the sake of football need a city win. A footballing side winning the prem isn't so bad . I don't even support them but as we ( spurs ) can't win it. City is the next best option

      1. *Reformed-Character*
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Your clearly not a football fan, just an fpl addict...The two are entirely different

        1. Sims
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Not really I agree with him and own only 1 city player

        2. Yozzer
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          I have one city player. Why would FPL have anything to do with what I said. I've been a spurs fan since 86 btw

      2. InSaneMan-e
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        City to win the league is fair enough! But make it interesting at least!

  16. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Sam putting in the half time Chinese order

    1. Scout Pics
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Loool
      "And chips!"

  17. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Badly need Klopps plan here to completely fail so that he can't keep rotating

  18. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Gomez survives a YC

  19. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    DCL looking lively?

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      can confirm he is still alive

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        😀

    2. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yes. Rather than deadly

    3. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      well everton is hardly getting the ball out of their half.

    4. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He looks the one!

    5. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No

    6. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      cheers...

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        *all

        1. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          😀 getting replies today 😉

  20. Goonermeister
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Mariappa a genuine option?

    1. Scout Pics
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      For one to two points each week, yes.

  21. LeKing083
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Best Forward under 6.0?

  22. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Hennessey - Speroni
    Daniels - Ward - Kiko - Naughty - Mbemba
    Hazard - Salah - Silva - RLC - Carroll
    Kane - Morata - Vardy

    2 x FTs, 0.4 ITB

    Ideas please?

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Carroll to Demarai Gray

    2. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Daniels to Jones,Carrol to RIcharlison and Vardy to DCL 😀 goals,baps,greenies all confirmed...enjoy...

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        😛 😀

    3. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I'd lose Vardy somehow

    4. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Downgrade your defense and upgrade your attack with the funds

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        robbing a very poor peter to pay paul 😀

      2. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        😀

  23. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    lolanke

  24. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Oh Salah, Salah
    I need you to blank today
    Give me a great Sunday
    Oh Salah, Salah

  25. Licky
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Everton sucker-punch imminent.

    1. Scout Pics
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      That'd be wonderful

  26. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Rooney will soon get tired after chasing after Robertson

  27. Clucas
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kane VC , Coutinho (C) , at least leave him on the bench for the entire match

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      1 pt cameo please.

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He will come on and probably score

  28. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Coutinho range

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Chamberlino at it

  29. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Klopp messed up here

  30. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Coutinho taking up a very deep position today 😉