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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. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Maybe palace are very good?

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Thanks 🙂

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

      The Roy factor!

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

      Have a lot of quality around the team

    4. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Solid defensively

  2. BadgersBoys
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Studge warming up.

  3. 420king
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Robertson approaching 3 bonus.

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

      That'd be nice. Would give me 90+ points for the 2nd successive week!

  4. Jealous Viper
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    In totally unrelated news, Bravo could be out for the season. Suffered a serious injury in training.

  5. FISSH
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Firmino has been so quiet

    1. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Most hot and cold player on this planet

  6. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Benching David Luiz for next week against Newcastle because I believe Tripp cab get some attacking returns. Any suggestions who to bench instead?

    Kepa
    VVD, Trippier, Mendy
    Salah(c), Mahrez, Richarlison, Fraser
    Mitrovic, Aguero, King

    Shipping King and Mahrez next week for Hazard and Kamara.

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

      Play over Fraser

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

      Benching luiz is the best choice

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

    Zaha looks like an owl with that haircut. Trying to impress Woy

    1. FISSH
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Hahaha

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Wouldn't like to see him delivering a broomstick to my dinner table

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

    Classic Benteke.

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

    Nearly TAA assist

  10. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Benteke shot loool

  11. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Donkey

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

    FFFix is broken, predicting me to be 1382 OR from 13k

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

      sly

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

        Website is ruined genuinely, not a brag cos I’m not 1382!

    2. Jack Sparrow
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Wish your internet was broken.

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

        Drink up me hartys yo-ho

    3. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Players involved?

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

        Corrected itself, knew it was wrong. Robbo Salah Bobby no captain

        1. Ghost Gooner
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Thought you capped Milner for a sec

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

    Woy has done a cwacking job with Palace tbf, they'll get 7th this season IMO.

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

    Best 1st touch ever from Tekkers and then...

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

    Not watching it. If Bobby plays deep as people say, who is most forward?

    1. sambyy
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Salah

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

        Thank you!

  16. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    How have Mane/Zaha looked?

    1. hannibalos
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Mane in Bissaka's pocket so far, Zaha has been good

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

    Someone else on pens now

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

      Henderson

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

    Get Shikira on.

  19. 420king
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Milner off. Hope we have another pen now to clear up the mystery 🙂

  20. Ghost Gooner
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Tekkers 😆

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

    Mane back on pens.

  22. Ron_Swanson
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Benteke is a terrible player

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

    Drip doctor miss

  24. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Tekkers - For a big man he has an unsurprising lack of skill

  25. banskt
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Who should be the Palace attacker of choice? Benteke?

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

    Benteke is a clown. Could have got a classy assist. Instead he hits it towards the corner flag

  27. niko mate
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Terrible Benteke.

  28. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Benteke woeful

  29. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Benteke close.

  30. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Salah not on penos, not on any set pieces, not in the good books of the baps.. yet the top fpl player. Wat a talent

    1. Fantastisk
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Essential they said

      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        My point is how good he is considering he isn't on any of those

    2. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Ok on some Corners