Dugout Discussion

Fantasy managers backing goals for both Liverpool and Palace

The most captained and most transferred in player of Gameweek 2 will both be at the heart of the action as the latest round of matches draws to a close.

Sadio Mané (£9.7m) was snapped up by 487,000+ Fantasy Premier League managers after his brace against West Ham in Gameweek 1, and he is in the starting line-up tonight.

Liverpool face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park having won 2-1 on their last visit back in March. The events of that meeting bode well for Mané and the 54 percent owned Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) who both found the net.

Not surprisingly, the Egyptian is the most captained player in Gameweek 2, with 1.4 million managers handing him the armband.

Andrew Robertson (£6.0m), backed by 17 percent of Fantasy managers, also registered an assist during his last trip to Selhurst Park, as well as in Gameweek 1 of 2018/19.

There will also be much interest in the exploits of each side’s forwards tonight with Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) the second most-owned option in this encounter, his 35 percent following second only to Salah. Wilfried Zaha (£7.0m) is not far behind the Brazilian in third place with a backing of 31 percent.

After emerging as a fantastic budget option in Gameweek 1, Aaron Wan-Bissaka comes into his second match of the season now priced at £4.1m and in 22.5 percent of squads.

Tonight’s Monday night match should definitely have a big impact on the outcome of Gameweek 2.

CRYSTAL PALACE XI (4-4-2): Hennessey; van Aanholt, Sakho, Tomkins, Wan-Bissaka; Schlupp, McArthur, Milivojevic, Townsend; Zaha, Benteke.

LIVERPOOL XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Robertson, Gomez, van Dijk, Alexander-Arnold; Milner, Wijnaldum, Keita; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

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7,898 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Djemba-Djemba
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Richarlison or pedro for a transfer?

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      More rotation risk for Pedro I reckon so would steer towards Richarlison.

    2. Powers106
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      What about Milner?

    3. stuarto
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Richarlison. I voted for Pedro last year and he let me down. Richarlison and Silva is a bromance worth investing in.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        ‘Vote for Pedro’

    4. ameisin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Richarlison def. Great fixtures and gonna start every game.

  2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Roy has rejuvenated that Palace team

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      He did such a good job last year

    2. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Look strong, not sure if Zaha is the right asset?

  3. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Firmino is playing as a wide, wide winger. No real involvement in play. Looks scared of contributing. Definitely transferring him out.

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      GW4 out pencilled in

  4. Jules Rimet
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Any update on Peltier??

    1. Rash
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Rubbish fullback
      costs 4m
      based in Wales

    2. SuperMario
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      would also like to know here

  5. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Firmino 24 touches, only more than Alisson (19)

    1. ♤TeddyBear♤
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      is that not 5 ?

      1. datamunkey
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        lol; brilliant

  6. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Palace finish above Man Utd this season.

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

      Hope so

  7. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Taa fixes corner

  8. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Robbo well worth he extra mil over TAA

    1. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Probably.....it depends

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

    Salah could be on a hatty.

    1. Powers106
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Over how many GW?

  10. Warby84
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Top corner bound that

  11. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    help please

    sanchez and king

    for

    A Hazard and mitrovic
    B Mkhika and Morara

    thanks 🙂

  12. Thomas M.
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    So how will you Kun and Salah owners cap after seeing this game next week?

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

      Easy Salah

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Salah (c)

    3. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Aguero has earnt another week with it for me...

      1. Jules Rimet
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Me 2

      2. Thomas M.
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        I think the same. He's in form vs Wolves...

    4. stuarto
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Nice dilemma: Salah against visiting Brighton or Kun away to Wolves. Both look good. Sitting on Salah for now.

  13. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Just spotted Firmino. Mr Invisible tonight.

  14. EspanYOLO
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Robertson is a beast!!

  15. st4rty
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    A defence of Mendy - Alonso - AWB - Tomkins for the foreseeable future might just do it. Palace looking fly.

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

      Wouldn't double up

      1. st4rty
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Why not?

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Robbo is so good at tracking back!

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

      Quality defender

  17. fedolefan
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Based on this evidence, I'm paying 9.5m for the player with the least attacking threat from Liverpool

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Allison is 5.5

      1. fedolefan
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Allison is on pens.

  18. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Taa shot blocked

  19. WVA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Pva shoots every 5 seconds!

  20. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    3 - Milner (38)
    2 - Robertson (33)
    1 - van Dijk (30)
    ----
    Salah (9)

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

      3 - Robertson, Milner (37)
      1 - van Dijk (30)

      ***

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        i wont lie, id be very happy with that

    2. Eden Wizard
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Yes Robbo

  21. Scotty B
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Allez Allez Allez!!!

    1. Eden Wizard
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Rewind 24 hours you were quitting.

      1. Scotty B
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Allez Allez Allez!

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Don't know what you're gloating about, you capped Sanchez.

      1. Scotty B
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Look at my team in a few hours and see which player has 40 points.

        No gloating just cheering on the mighty reds

  22. Robin Cook
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Bookings so far only for Aanholt and Arnold

  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Salah nowhere near bonus...

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Were you expecting otherwise?

    2. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Stop the presses

  24. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    This is disappointing

  25. Eden Wizard
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Firmino on thin ice playing this deep

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

      Keita looks more dangerous

  26. Khark
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Wanna-Biscuit is actually really good, where’s he been hiding! I’m going to have a custard cream with my brew as a token gesture to his performance

  27. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Torn between:
    a) Mahrez and Ings
    b) Mkhi and Arnie

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      B

    2. QuintonFortune25
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      B

    3. Wolfman180
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      B

    4. stuarto
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      B will play more minutes

  28. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Do you think Robertson will get rotated when CL starts?

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Yes

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

      Depends how hard the group is and if still in the Carabao cup for Moreno minutes.

    3. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      no

    4. Effe
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I kind of hope so as that’s the reason I got VVD instead. Now wish I’d gone with Robertson of course...

  29. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Bit of Sturridge magic needed between the lines!

  30. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    salah never gets decent baps.