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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. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 13 days ago

    Kiko to come off the bench and score a hattie? Asking for an Ex Kiko owner...

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      😛

      Kiko looking lonely.....

  2. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 13 days ago

    Turned out Klavan at 4.1 maybe was wiser than Milner at 6m considering they both blanked.

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      Looool

    2. MTPockets
        8 years, 13 days ago

        9pts to 1 quite a drop, but think west brom deserved it.

      • Tiki-Taka
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        hindsight has its uses at times indeed

      • Zladan
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Yeah maybe. I had Milner but had spare cash laying itb.

      • Ibralicious
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Haha exactly my thinking when I picked him

      • faux_C
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Entirely depends what you would have spent the 1.9m on. Probably irrelevant tbh.

        1. Ibralicious
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 13 days ago

          Spending it on a move like D.Silva->KDB could easily pay dividends

          1. Tiki-Taka
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 13 days ago

            Yeah and it could easily not pay dividends also, funnily enough we don't know prior to the GW starting

            1. Ibralicious
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 13 days ago

              Suprised we've ever known it sensible to invest in a Pool defender in the first place innit?

              1. Tiki-Taka
                • 15 Years
                8 years, 13 days ago

                Setting ourselves up for disappointment, I dunno, I just hoped Milner in midfield would come up with an assist. Dunno if my memory's only stretching as far back as this game but no FPL savvy moves like that seem to have paid off for me this season, just sums up how random and luck based the game is, still love it nevertheless

            2. Rostah
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 13 days ago

              Don't own a copy of Gray's Sporting Almanac? Casual.

              1. Tiki-Taka
                • 15 Years
                8 years, 13 days ago

                Doubled up on Baines + Coleman, I reek of casual

      • diesel001
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        On a Free Hit so cash wasn't an issue.

    3. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      Hope Laca blanks or doesn’t play

      1. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Hope you get banned

    4. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      Bringing Klavan in was never really going to end well... Good riddance, Ragnar!

      1. BERGKOP
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Yeah, I was surprised he made the Scoutpicks. The beauty of FH 🙂

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 13 days ago

          He was on 3 BAPs at one stage too... nice while it lasted 😆

      2. WVA
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        At least you didnt waste all the cash on milner like me

    5. 5os
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      At least Mane got CS points (grasping for silver linings)

    6. Winners900
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      Me vs rival

      A)Sterling+Sane+Bellerin+Lacazette

      B) Jesus+KDB+Bauer+Aubamayang

      Most points?

      1. *Reformed-Character*
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        A

      2. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        A

    7. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      Jesus benched and Raheem up front would shake the FPL world to its core

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Jesus not in squad would be nice tbh. Ings first sub

      2. ludaslol
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        I have Sterling cap 😉

        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 13 days ago

          Think Pep will give Jesus alot of mins to build confidence. He's his future stiker.

    8. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      It’s such a weird sensation building up your free hit team, then seeing your actual team reappear for next week.

      “Wait, where did you guys come from? And what the hell is willian doing with you?”

      1. Tiki-Taka
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        I'm annoyed at having to look at Mahrez again, Willian not far behind

      2. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Half a million worse off with 2 red flags normally 😉

      3. Pierce34
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Lol, I feel an Alonso to Mbemba move coming up personally 😀

      4. BC1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Deadly!

    9. aarrgghh
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      Com'on Zahavojevic

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        o/

    10. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      Salah was the only player from first game. I didn’t captain him and quite happy with the outcome.

      I now hope for 0-0 from the 2nd match or Mariappa nets a winning goal would be absolutely delighted.

    11. arndff_
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      Alonso to:
      A) Vertonghen
      B) Otamendi

      1. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        A

      2. Point-one short
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        A

      3. Lone Wolf FPL
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        keep

        1. arndff_
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 13 days ago

          Lost faith in him. Chelsea are useless.

      4. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Keep

      5. ILOVEBAPS
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        A

      6. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Keep if you can use your bench for GW36.

        All well and good getting Vertonghen before you realise his last few scores were 2,1,2,2,2

    12. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      come on Zaha and mili expecting a minimum of 15 points between the 2

    13. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      Come on wilfried

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Time for me to get to DFS

    14. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      As a sterling (c) I'm happy enough with Salahs 7pts

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Yeah, Sterling could haul tomorrow.

      2. ludaslol
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        me too, also on Sterling.

        non Salah owner

    15. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      Tomkins and Miloli looking very lively in warm up....

      1. BERGKOP
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        That's what I like to hear 😛

      2. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Great I benched Tomkins

      3. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        I benched Tomkins for Moreno who got me ZERO points..........

    16. SkeletONv01
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      The cool thing about FH is that when you go to My Team tab, you dont need to get rid of terrible failuers 😀

    17. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      Hope Mili and Zaha blank today.

      Critters.

    18. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      Is Utd v spurs on bbc or BT?

      1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        BBC

      2. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        BBC

      3. Tiki-Taka
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        bbc

      4. HamezMace
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Cheers guys

      5. Norman Conquest
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        itv

    19. Dacra
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      As a Liverpool fan with triple Liverpool, that sucked.

      1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Agreed but weakened team, take the points and no injuries

      2. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Same but with no free hit was just happy to field 11

      3. Ibralicious
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Mo players Mo problems

    20. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      Name your most annoying FPL player this season?

      Mine - Milivojevic, followed closely by Christensen.

      Mili is this season's Josh King - average player who is on a hot streak.

      1. Bunk Moreland
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Harry Kane.

      2. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Kiko and Christy...

        1. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 13 days ago

          + Morata and Richarlison... massive fuds...

      3. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Mahrez

      4. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Morata

        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 13 days ago

          Walcott

      5. Norman Conquest
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        walcott

      6. BIGREDDOG
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Richarlison without any hesitation

      7. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Mili

      8. WVA
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Alonso by far got him gw25!!!!

      9. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Kane

      10. Pierce34
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Kane, Mahrez, Ramsey and Milivojevic for me.

      11. Yozzer
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        The human Cigar . Shaquiri

      12. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Salah, because I didn’t jump in there early enough. When I did, I didn’t captain enough.

      13. BERGKOP
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Alonso

    21. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      Auba to Kane for 36?

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Na I'm waiting for 37

      2. BIGREDDOG
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        That's my plan. Waiting though

    22. Viper
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      Sell Alonso or Bailly for Verthongen or just sell both for Verthongen & Walker

      1. BERGKOP
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        I'd do both.

      2. LSP
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        I'm gonna do both

    23. Feloh
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      10 from 3 that's 3.33333 points per player this GW.

      would be a miracle if I get anything above 40 pts this gw

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        18 from 3, but captain has played...Arnautovic to save the gw lol

      2. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Don’t be petulant before your players play.

    24. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      At least I didn't get Mane.....

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Haha Milner and Mane for me

      2. Feloh
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Don't be smug before your player plays.

    25. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      ML rivals without FH getting nearly the same points with Robertson Salah Firmino fml

    26. BIGREDDOG
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      Come on Wilf and Luka!!! If you both blank I'm in the sh*t!

      -24

      1. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Luka?

        1. Jairzinho
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 13 days ago

          Milivojevic’s first name.

    27. purple.emu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      I'll take Jesus (C) over Salahs 7 pts...just about...

    28. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      Justice for robbo owners

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Long off the bench

    29. InvertedWinger
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      FH Gw35 was always going to be an even bigger shitshow than dgw34. If there's anything this year has taught us, the more you plan the more it punishes you.
      Enjoy the FA Cup semi finals lads.

      1. Pierce34
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        The thing is, that's not a 'lesson' to be learned - why wouldn't you plan to get 11 players without a hit after all? - just bad luck in quite an unusual scale...

        1. InvertedWinger
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 13 days ago

          I know I know. Just a little bitter is all.

    30. SweepaKeepa
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 13 days ago

      Damn all those Livermore, Rondón, and Wijnaldum owners stealing my bonus and closing down my lead.

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 13 days ago

        Are there any?