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. Fletcher Moss
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Mané gains at least 13 BPS for that goal. Wasn’t even in the top five, with Alexander-Arnold on 26 in 5th. Now Mané top with 39. Wow!

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

      Mane!

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

      Mid get 18 BPS for a goal, its in the rule

      1. Fletcher Moss
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Really? Thanks for the info, I probably have read that at some point but not retained it. Sadly though, I don’t own him and it may mean one less bonus point for Robertson.

    3. Football Heaven
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Well that’s just a joke really isn’t it?

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

      Might take me to 100 😎

      1. Fletcher Moss
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Nice score. Congrats 🙂

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

    It’ll be interesting to see the BPS once FPL has updated.

    1. Honeyman07 42
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Appears to be
      3 - Mane
      2 - Milner
      1 - Robbo

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

    Salah bonus maybe?

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

      Nah. Fella couldn’t buy BAPS.

  4. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Is Salah getting any baps?

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

      no chance was on 9bps

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

      Mad how he's not.

      1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        He never got baps last season. Just doesn't.

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Doubt it.

  5. Carlton P
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone else sticking with Eriksen? King? Not getting Kun?
    Eriksen + Bilva + king >

    1. Carlton P
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Whoops

    2. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Holding. He's right on the edge of a huge haul

    3. Bialystrzelec
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I had both. Would give bith od them another chance, but sold King yesterday not to lose value. Eriksen stays, even if he is to stop. I might be wrong, but I planned to stick without him for majority od season.

  6. In Like Flynn.
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Finally got a correct score on the predictor game this week.

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

      Which Predictor game do you play?

  7. Mackans
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    How many minus do a player get in the BPS of a yellow Card?

  8. Jolly Good
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Mane 3bps

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

    Robertson worth a hit to get before he rises surely

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      TAA unlucky yellow

  10. Dele
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Sanchez out for Mane instead of Hazard?

    Already have Salah...

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

      Watch your knees.

    2. SirT83
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      No. Salah to Mane, Sanchez to Haz.

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

      Sanchez has been very poor since he went to Utd. Now Utd are playing like a relegation side. Haz still not fit says his manager ... fairly obvious I would have thought

  11. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    thank u salah (C), i ll take those 2 assists, esp. at the last minute. Thank u Mane, thank u Robbo. from a terrible 39pts. (GW1 95 pts) to a decent 73 pre baps.

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Nice!

    2. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I'd rather take Aguero(c)

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

        yeah even i regretted not captaing him. but a relief when salah gets 2*9= 18 pts.

        1. the snazzy viking
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          suppose so

  12. rivercityransom
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    mane at 3 baps, wow

  13. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Sell or keep Wan Bissaka?

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      He was bench fodder anyway. So leave him there.

    2. ☆Khaz
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      keeeeeeep

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Depends on your bench and rotation risks.

    4. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Keep. He almost risen to 4.2...will not drop in price...

    5. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      keep. surely. best 4.0 defender and will probably go straight back into the a decent defence once his ban is up

    6. child of God
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Have to keep surely

    7. Bialystrzelec
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Madness

    8. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      since it was a red card for denying goal rather than a lunge, i guess he will be banned for 1 match only. So keep.

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

      Looked like a season keeper in a team that looked very good def tonight. Stick

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

    will milner get 3 baps??

  15. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Salah, Mane and Robbe triple up doing the business yet again... and Liverpool!

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

    In my positive news, I beat the scout picks 😎

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

      How much are you charging for rmwcts this week 😀

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

      Nobody cares.

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

        See the FFS article which will clearly care 😎

  17. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    GW3: right team and bench order?

    De Gea
    Mendy Robbo Alonso
    Salah Richa Hughes Mane
    Zaha Aguero Kamara

    Subs: Hamer, Tomkins, Jota, WanB

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

    Best think about this is that Salah price will hold, despite being pathetic

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

      Pathetic is bit harsh.

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

        Uninspiring then 😛

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

      Was rubbish but encouraging, worst game he’s had in ages and could easily of scored a hat trick , playing so far forward

  19. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    FPL site has really been carp this season. Always "updating"

    1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      This

    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Probably a busy time for it to be fair

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

      anewpla is just as crap

  20. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Does bringing in Mendy justify -8 hit? Or have another painful gameweek without him?

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

      No

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

    BAPPERS:

    Milner - 3 (40)
    Mane - 2 (37)
    Robertson - 1 (34)
    ---------
    VVD (31)
    Salah (22)

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

      Final?

      1. Dokdok666
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        not a chance

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

        Yes.

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

          no.

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

            LOL

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

    Why are the fpl servers running on Windows 95?

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

      He's working as hard as he can https://gfycat.com/MetallicSpectacularGuernseycow

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

        😆

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      That is too sophisticated for the, they run the original version of DOS.

  23. the snazzy viking
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    bonus:

    Mane - 3
    Milner - 2
    Robbo - 1
    Salah - 0 🙂

  24. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    97 before baps for Mane Salah Robertson. Can they take them all?

  25. waitinginthelonggrass
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Mane 3
    Milner 2
    Robertson 1

    BAPS

    1. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Ok 101 for me then. 103 last week 🙂

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

        God scores. Congrats

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

          *Good, but god works too I guess

  26. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Phew under 100k OR.. after being 400k OR

  27. Scratch
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    How can a site that attracts over 5 million people and spends practically nothing on prizes have a server that isn't fit for purpose?

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

      Everyone complaining about a site that they pay absolutely nothing to use

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

    Should have done Eriksen > Mane after GW1

    1. le flem
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Hindsight. Keep Eriksen, he'll come good.

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

        This

  29. FPL Touches
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    That Mané goal a proper sucker punch for non-owners. Extra EIGHT points for a simple breakaway goal.

    1. le flem
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Especially those who opted for Firmino instead.

  30. Pacer.
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    So am I right in thinking the differential between Aguero and Salah cappers for double owners is 13 points if Salah gets no baps?

    Bit of a mountain out of a molehill on both sides isn't it

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 10 months ago

        11

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

        No, not right.

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

          11?

          Blimey.

      • MMN
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        11, but 11 is quite big.

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

          Often the difference between a blank and a brace.

      • SkyByBo
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        49 vs 38 so 11.

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

        11

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

        11

      • Clintymints
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Yea 11. Not too bad in the end