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1 January 2018 1709 comments
Mark Mark
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Saturday afternoon goes easy on our New Year’s Day hangovers by throwing us just three afternoon kick-offs.

All the attention was due to be focused on Turf Moor with Liverpool – sporting their fab four – the visitors. But the injury to Mohamed Salah, coupled with the return of Jurgen Klopp’s rotation policy, has markedly reduced interest in this game.

With Philippe Coutinho out of the squad – also through injury according to Klopp – and Roberto Firmino starting on the bench, it’s only Sadio Mane from the elite attacking four who makes the starting line-up.

That could find many Fantasy managers willing for a clean sheet for the home side, with Burnley defender Ben Mee and goalkeeper Nick Pope part of 15.3% and 7.2% of squads respectively.

Elsewhere Leicester City will take on Huddersfield Town at the King Power Stadium without Jamie Vardy. The striker misses out with a groin problem, while Riyad Mahrez bids to maintain form that has supplied a goal or an assist in seven of his previous eight Gameweeks.

Finally, Stoke City host Newcastle United in a low-impact encounter in Fantasy terms. Shaqiri – with 6.7% ownership – is the most popular active player on show.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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

    DCL benched

  2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Dcl wagon ends

  3. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Argh Kenny no

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

    Damnit Sam. Kenny on bench

  5. El-Kloppico
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Oups, No Rashford?
    Thought he'd be leading the line.

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Martial the better finisher and dribbler. Can see why he starts

  6. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Fat Sam can eff off and all.

    Both Kenny and DCL dropped.

    1. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      You have to offer him a bung to start your players

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

    Plenty of teams with 10 again this GW.

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

      I may not get 10 out even if you count the DGW players twice.

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

        This.

    2. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I'm on nine atm 🙁

  8. Ghost Gooner
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    No DCL in starting lineup 😆

    1. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Doubt Bolasie, or Niasse play 90 minutes though

  9. Legomané
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Smalling back on the bench, good sign

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Well spotted.

  10. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Glad I took out Niasse for Depoitre

  11. mazkills
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Liverpool gonna get Butland?

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

      Yeah

  12. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Holgate -> Ogbonna -4 pts not looking that clever anymore...

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Doubt Holgate gets anything from this game

  13. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    No Kenny or Lewin. Down to 10 maximum. Hate this game!

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

      You don't have to play it then

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

    Mahrez off

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

    Siggy benched...

    1. A.T
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Dropped

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

        Hasn't exactly been value for money

  16. Vinyl78LP
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    TAA assist - c'mon lock it in - will send him to top of the BAPS also.

    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Is that a possibility? Haven't seen the goal yet.

      1. Rains of Castamere
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Please!

      2. Viper
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        It sure is

      3. FPL ZB
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I don’t think it should be as deflected cross, but could be given

      4. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        TAA potential assist is going to be reviewed

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He won't get it. The cross was too deflected and thus didn't reach its intended target.

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

    Jones - tick
    Lingard - tick
    🙂

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

      Let’s get this game week going ....

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

    Small mercies. 1 more Pope save please

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

      Every little helps this GW

  19. Sánchez
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Could do with a Bobby goal
    Gomez CS 1st sub pretty annoying

  20. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I will have about 2 players starting this week

  21. GAMBIT
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    No Kenny or Depoitre means I have 10 players playing 🙂

    1. GAMBIT
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      The three players I sold are also not playing, so this week would've been a real stinker!

  22. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Lol @ Jones doubters

    1. Guy Demel
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Wait until he pulls up with a red face and hobbles off on 18 minutes

      1. Zlat-man
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        *58 minutes

  23. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Praying for Trent assist and 12 pointer

  24. Jar Jar Winks
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    what joke, 2 points so far

  25. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    United bench?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Romero, Blind, Darmian, Smalling, Tuanzebe, Mkhitaryan, Rashford

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

    It's one of those weeks

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

      *seasons ,crap fpl now its lost its magic

  27. The Big Fella
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Everybody wondering how to get Mahrez in their team

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

      I don't think so

  28. Kermit Special
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I should have started Niasse than Mee :C

  29. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Newcastle keeping 2 CS without elliot

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

      Thankfully hardly any ownership in Darlow!

    2. 42towels
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      So frustrating. Christensen, Elliott and even Dann yest all missing out on their CS for me.

  30. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    1 player out of 6 so far. Blimey.