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21 April 2018 1510 comments
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The first of two Saturday fixtures gets underway at 12.30 as West Bromwich Albion welcome Liverpool to the Hawthorns.

Today’s big teamsheet news sees Roberto Firmino drop out of the visitors’ starting line-up, although Jurgen Klopp keeps faith in Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane elsewhere in the front three.

With his Golden Boot tussle against Harry Kane going right to the wire, Salah goes in search of a fifteenth double-figure haul of the season today.

The Baggies’ backline, meanwhile, have managed just a single shutout in their last 11 attempts.

Mane also boasts fine form for today’s early kick-off, with four goals and three assists in the Reds’ previous seven league outings.

The Merseysiders arrive on the back of a series of resilient showings, conceding just five times in 12 matches across all competitions.

Jay Rodriguez looks the man most likely to breach the visitors’ defence, having scored in three of the last four Gameweeks – including last Sunday’s winner at Old Trafford.

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  1. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Salah needs 2 goals to break the PL record.

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      "The Egyptian has 3 more goals than the whole West Bromwich team." BBC

    2. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Eazy peazy for the Egyptian king

    3. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Easy for Salah

  2. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Any chance Milner assists VVD while Salah blanks?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Hope not

  3. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Salah Time 😀

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Yes its Zhur time. (UK)

  4. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    C'mon Salah, Mane and Milner!

  5. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    C'mon West Brom!!

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Ban!

  6. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Cheeky James Milner goal with a CS?

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      That'd be swell

  7. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Early kick, no Firm. Didn't fancy capping Salah...what could possibly go wrong?

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Salah hat-trick?

  8. Epic Fail
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Wow, my team for next week after FH looks disgusting.

    It's like I've been eating steak for a week and now I'm going back to a Big Mac.

    1. G-Whizz
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      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      This!

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Pretty happy with mine. Looks alright for GW36, and will make three transfers for a -4 in GW37 to get 3 City in. Will have 11 DGW players and Kane(TC)

    3. Numb
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      It's definitely an unwelcome side effect of the FH chip medicine.

    4. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      This is why this strategy is so good https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/03/23/an-alternative-strategy-for-the-doubles/

      You prepare your team for when it boomerangs back after a FH.

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        How is your strategy going?

        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          It would have been great if I had Smalling and captained anyone but Sanchez in 34.

          It's really nice having a bespoke 15 for a BB in 37, too.

          1. diesel001
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            Sanchez(c) was always too maverick. Too much like Ruth_NZ thinking.

            1. FPL Virgin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 10 months ago

              Ruth is pretty knowledgeable tbf

      2. Zladan
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Maybe. GW32 & 34 a lot of players were hitting high scores using the WC32/33, BB34, FH35 strategy.

        Those who didn’t seemed to suffer.

        Of course, the pendulum swings and maybe it’s your turn to score bigger... but I still have my doubts regarding rotation.

    5. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Hey don't make fun of the big mac

  9. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Salah 150% EO

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      You did cap Sterling right? I only did so because I thought you did...

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        I did yeah. I wouldn't advise following my captain picks this season though 😆

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          It was either Jesus or Sterling, as said above didn't fancy Salah. Jesus just seems to be fall guy in the City attack and others feed off him.

      2. drughi
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        lol

      3. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        😀

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Glad I captained him seeing that stat.

  10. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Rival ranked 536th in the world with Firmino in his FH team 😯

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Casio

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Casual*

    2. Numb
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Could come off the bench and score a couple

  11. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Fixtures for Leicester, Chelsea and Spurs are actually quite good next GW. It’s their form that’s absolutely kack

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Yep

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      I can see Leicester and Chelsea being beaten

  12. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Salah captain fail. Knew I should have gone with Jesus.

  13. dark91
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Milner on set pieces by the look of it. He took the kick off shot

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Even his set pieces are boring.

  14. semiconductor
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    I knew about the liverpool leak and put robertson on my bench but played firminho and benched milo. I guess if he got 20-30 minutes he might be able to grab a goal.

    I hope I didn't do a mistake

    1. dark91
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      You did make a mistake

  15. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Decent amount of teams got Shaqiri, didn't expect that.

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      It's actually the first time I've ever owned him. Cue a blank!

  16. makaveli123
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Wore my new sneakers for the first time today. Took me about two minutes to step in some dog shaite

    1. Perthite
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Flaming bag outside the front door?

  17. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Milner very lively 😮

  18. QuintonFortune25
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Can do Lukaku, Gross and Alonso to Jesus, Salah and Masuka for -8pts this week, I know it's really early but what do you reckon?

  19. Cojones of Destiny
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    just to inform wanted to TC Salah ⚽️⚽️⚽️

  20. Positive vibes
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    For GW 36
    Lukaku, Willian -> G Jesus, Sterling (-4)
    Yes or no?
    G Jesus is rising and maybe Willian will drop tomorrow.
    Thanks

  21. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    INGS

  22. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Ings goal.

  23. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Bottled picking Ings geez...

  24. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Milner bombing forward

  25. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    1st sub off the mark

  26. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Who has Ings first on their bench?

    o/

    1. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      aye

  27. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Assist?

    1. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      wijnaldum

    2. Patch
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Wij

  28. Patch
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Wow I have Salah and that goal means he will get rested at 60

  29. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Wij assist

  30. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Pizz of Ings......