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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
    7 years, 10 months ago

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

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

      😛

      Kiko looking lonely.....

  2. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 10 months 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
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Looool

    2. MTPockets
        7 years, 10 months ago

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

      • Tiki-Taka
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        hindsight has its uses at times indeed

      • Zladan
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

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

      • Ibralicious
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Haha exactly my thinking when I picked him

      • faux_C
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

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

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

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

          1. Tiki-Taka
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 10 months 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
              7 years, 10 months ago

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

              1. Tiki-Taka
                • 15 Years
                7 years, 10 months 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
              7 years, 10 months ago

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

              1. Tiki-Taka
                • 15 Years
                7 years, 10 months ago

                Doubled up on Baines + Coleman, I reek of casual

      • diesel001
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

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

    3. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Hope Laca blanks or doesn’t play

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

        Hope you get banned

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

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

      1. BERGKOP
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

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

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

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

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

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

    5. 5os
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

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

    6. Winners900
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Me vs rival

      A)Sterling+Sane+Bellerin+Lacazette

      B) Jesus+KDB+Bauer+Aubamayang

      Most points?

      1. *Reformed-Character*
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        A

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

        A

    7. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

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

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

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

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

        I have Sterling cap 😉

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

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

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

        Half a million worse off with 2 red flags normally 😉

      3. Pierce34
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

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

      4. BC1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Deadly!

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

      Com'on Zahavojevic

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        o/

    10. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 10 months 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
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Alonso to:
      A) Vertonghen
      B) Otamendi

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

        A

      2. Point-one short
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        A

      3. Lone Wolf FPL
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        keep

        1. arndff_
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          Lost faith in him. Chelsea are useless.

      4. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Keep

      5. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        A

      6. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 10 months 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
      7 years, 10 months ago

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

    13. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Come on wilfried

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

        Time for me to get to DFS

    14. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

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

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

        Yeah, Sterling could haul tomorrow.

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

        me too, also on Sterling.

        non Salah owner

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

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

      1. BERGKOP
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        That's what I like to hear 😛

      2. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Great I benched Tomkins

      3. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

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

    16. SkeletONv01
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months 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
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Hope Mili and Zaha blank today.

      Critters.

    18. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Is Utd v spurs on bbc or BT?

      1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        BBC

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

        BBC

      3. Tiki-Taka
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        bbc

      4. HamezMace
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers guys

      5. Norman Conquest
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        itv

    19. Dacra
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      As a Liverpool fan with triple Liverpool, that sucked.

      1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Agreed but weakened team, take the points and no injuries

      2. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

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

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

        Mo players Mo problems

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

        Harry Kane.

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

        Kiko and Christy...

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

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

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

        Mahrez

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

        Morata

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

          Walcott

      5. Norman Conquest
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        walcott

      6. BIGREDDOG
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Richarlison without any hesitation

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

        Mili

      8. WVA
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Alonso by far got him gw25!!!!

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

        Kane

      10. Pierce34
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Kane, Mahrez, Ramsey and Milivojevic for me.

      11. Yozzer
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        The human Cigar . Shaquiri

      12. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

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

      13. BERGKOP
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Alonso

    21. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Auba to Kane for 36?

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

        Na I'm waiting for 37

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

        That's my plan. Waiting though

    22. Viper
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

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

      1. BERGKOP
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        I'd do both.

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

        I'm gonna do both

    23. Feloh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months 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
        7 years, 10 months ago

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

      2. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Don’t be petulant before your players play.

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

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

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

        Haha Milner and Mane for me

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

        Don't be smug before your player plays.

    25. WVA
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

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

    26. BIGREDDOG
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

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

      -24

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

        Luka?

        1. Jairzinho
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          Milivojevic’s first name.

    27. purple.emu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

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

    28. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Justice for robbo owners

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

        Long off the bench

    29. InvertedWinger
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months 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
        7 years, 10 months 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
          7 years, 10 months ago

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

    30. SweepaKeepa
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

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

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

        Are there any?