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. Daghe Munegu
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Need to do it tonight.
    2 ft 0 itb

    How do I get 0.5 to do king to Zaha?

    Pickford
    Mendy Robertson Luiz Davies
    Salah Eriksen Bilva Richarlison
    Kun King

    Stek Cairney Wan Kamara

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

      Cairney > Guizendap (or whatever that Arsenal midfielder's called) or easier King > Mitro, or easier still, hold King 🙂

    2. Pea Soup
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Luiz, Davies or Eriksen. Probably Davies.

    3. Jaok
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Bilva to mkhi?

      1. KiwiAz72
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        this

    4. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Luiz or Davies to Shaw or PVA or someone you prefer.

    5. adams_6
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Zaha looked good tonight?
      Pondering the same and i’m thinking Bilva to Mkhi to fund it. Shall we jump together?

      1. Daghe Munegu
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Let's go.
        I definitely want to get rid of Zaha for king.
        My only problem is to decide on the second ft to afford it.
        What do you think?
        Cairney Davies or Pickford out?

        1. Daghe Munegu
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Of king for Zaha ofc. But wanna keep Bilva

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

    Went Morata over Firmino, doesn’t look up to speed yet

    1. Pea Soup
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Both will be frustrating and there are better, cheaper picks for me

  3. MidTableFantasy
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Aware of future Milner regrets. Thoughts?

    Hart
    Alonso Mendy Cook
    Salah Milner Fraser Richarlison
    Kun Zaha Kane

    Neves only one worth mentioning on the bench.

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

      Kane to auba
      Milner to Mkhi

    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Wouldn't be my pick, but you have to sacrifice somewhere with some of those choices.

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

        Not much money to be worrying about him, Milner is a ok mid-ground if you don't own Mane.

      • NATSTER
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        A good chance for PK.

    3. Jaok
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Ship king? Or hold?

      Want to kneejerk him out so I can afford a 6.5mid for stephens, but its for - 4.. will be priced out ig stephens ans king drops.

      1. Pea Soup
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        I don’t think it’s knee jerk... he isn’t as involved as he should be and there are probably better options

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

        Best 6.5mid? Maddison? Looks tasty

      3. Jaok
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Got richarlison

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

      How was Firmino tonight?
      Went for Firmino instead of Mane originally- is it something I should fix - it's be for a -8 hit?

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

        Was anonymous tbh but so was Mane for 90 mins. You know how this game goes, you're better off sticking than chasing points. Firmino is a class act and he's gonna haul sooner or later

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

          Mané had the ball in the box far more than Firmino did, and the latter was playing a more creative instead.

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

        Amazing as usual, created lots of spaces for Salah to make runs.
        From an FPL point of view, pretty useless haha!

      3. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Just hold, not worth -8.

        Firm could easily haul v Brighton!

      4. European Bob
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Terrible, I made the same mistake as you. Tonight I have put it right but lost 19 points and have now made 2 transfers those starting with Mane wouldn't have.

    5. KiwiAz72
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      daniels>alonso and wilson/kamara worth it? have mendy robbo, zaha kun

      1. KiwiAz72
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        wilson>kamara i mean

    6. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Is it pointless to take this hit?

      Bailly & Shaw to Alonso and TAA ?

      I have 1.5 itb so short of being able to get Robertson.

      1. 420king
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        I'd just get TAA for now.

    7. Agger
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      107 points for me. Ranked #299th
      I have Andre Silva, Rodrigo and Messi as my 3 forwards, get in!

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

      Kante & Steve Cook or Pereira & Stephens?

      Ederson
      Bellerin Mendy Alonso
      Mkhi Salah Mane Kante(?) Richarlison
      Zaha Kun

      Hamer Cook Kamara AWB

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Depressing choices 😆

        A for me though.

      2. European Bob
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Kante and Cook

    9. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Gw1 - 8 points
      Gw2 - 9 points
      Can't wait until gameweek 26

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

      Activating the WC when your team's in terrible shape feels like taking a massive shyte and a shower during a hangover.

      Sorted right out.

    11. 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

      1. Whitetiger14
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Looking good

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

        I’d still play jota over kamara

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

        Downgrade DeGea upgrade Hughes

    12. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      So he:

      GW1 scored 1

      GW2 had 2 As

      and you still want him out for Mane. Silly sausages..

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

        Let them!!

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

          This 😆

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

        B-b-b-but... 3.5 cheaper!!!

        1. Whitetiger14
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Which allows hazard plus another mid price mid (eg mkhi)

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

            Wrong, do it again.

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

          B-b-b-b-but I couldn't see him and when I saw him he was shooting from 45 degree angle instead of crossing that round thing on the A guy's head..

        3. zes
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          tbf 3.5 is massive if Mane and Salah are close to each other come the end of the season

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

            I’ll own both so no worries

      3. Point-one short
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Have bo

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

      Benching David Luiz for next week against Newcastle because I believe Tripp can get some attacking returns. Any suggestions who to bench instead? Been burned for leaving 39 points on the bench in gw1 and benching Mitro in gw2.

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

      Shipping King and Mahrez next week for Hazard and Kamara.

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

      It'll certainly be interesting if the market is more volatile than last year.

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

        It'll definitely be interesting if certain players aren't "protected" 😉

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

          They weren't

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

        Market seems to be much more volatile imo. Maybe it means that also price drops must be accepted more often. Or does it mean that increasing tv may be more important than last year?

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

      Best option for King? Zaha aside.

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

        mitro

      2. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Arnautovic.

      3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Give him one more week. This week's fixtures especially screams out him trolling all the WCers and scoring well.

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

        I brought in Ings.

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

        Wilson

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

        Wilson/Ings/Mitro

        1. Whitetiger14
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Wilson

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

        Wilson or Mitrovic or Arnautovic if you have the money

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

          I like Mitrovic. He's the main man at Fulham. If they score he's likely to be involved.

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

        Ings

    16. Doctor X
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Hello lads. Im not sure how to play this one to be honest. I'm quite keen for some Arsenal attacking cover for the next few weeks. Which option do you think looks best. Current attack/mid is

      Salah, Mane, Richarlison, Bernardo Silva (Stephens)
      Zaha, Aguero, King

      A) Bernardo > Mkhitaryan
      B) Stephens + King > Mkhitaryan + Ings (-4)

      Any thoughts gents?

      1. colmbarrett83
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Was thinking bsilva to mikhi 2 but will hold for a week.
        Arnie+mikhi for bilva/King?

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

        Had same attackers. Went King, Doherty -> alonso, kamara..

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

        Selling Bilva is nuts. City have best next 5 fixtures and he had 3 shots 2 key passes last game

    17. Rote Teufel
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Bavies is at -98% and AWB, who I was going to play next week, got a red. Worth it to do Bavies > Pereira for -4 and save the .1 drop?

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

        Not do Bavie > Mendy/RObertson/Trippier?

        At least that's a long term move rather than a 1wk move

        1. Rote Teufel
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Not 1 week. LEI arguably have the best fixtures all the way through Christmas.

          1. Rote Teufel
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            Oh. And I already have Mendy and VVD.

    18. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      a) Kante/Ings rotation
      b) Bellerin
      c) Wilson

      1. European Bob
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        A

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

      Will Zanka be back from injury for the next game?

    20. Whitetiger14
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Thinking of Salah - > mane to free up cash. Enables me to afford mhki and hazard.

      Surely mkhi+hazard > Salah?

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

        I just don't understand why you'd get rid of Salah.
        Could've scored a few tonight. He's central to every Liverpool attack. He won't be far off his 303 from last season

        1. Whitetiger14
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          It's the extra cash. My mid is currently Salah bsilva rich Kennedy Hudson-odoi.

          Last two needs to go and don't know where the cash is going to come from.

      2. ow00019
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Hazard even nailed?

    21. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      a) Ederson, PVA & Laca
      b) Ryan, Pereira & Auba

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

      Mark not looking too good atm. Owning Mahrez and Sanchez and no Aguero or Mane.

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

        WC

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

          Looks likey

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Wildcard will fix it.

      3. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Surely have to wildcard this week.

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

        Points?

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

          57 this week

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

            Seems like an early WC to stop the bleeding.

      5. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        OK.

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

      King Bavies Mili to Mane Alonso Ings for -4

      Yes or no?

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

        Good moves

      2. Third Eye Vision
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Yes. Those values don’t add up so we can assume you’ve got the funds in the bank.

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

        Y

      4. colmbarrett83
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Yup

    24. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Worried a little bit now as I rushed PVA, Mendy, Alonso and Robertson at the back. Hope Alonso and PVA do better than 5.5/6.5 fwd/mid counterparts.

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

        Great def. Should pay off

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

          I hope so. It could have been Zaha up top instead of Alonso, I realize it now.

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

      Starting to get twitchy over VVD. Only got 1ft left and think Robertson is going to massively outscored VVD. Thoughts?

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

        Yes he is

      2. MTPockets
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Luxury transfer, but guess if nothing else is an issue.

      3. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Wildcarded to the template.

        Yes both Mendy and Richalison.

        Feel disgusted.

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

        Salah currently on for 323 points this season

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

          Tune to sell for loads on here. Haha!

        2. RubberDucky
            5 years, 10 months ago

            8

        3. Third Eye Vision
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Lots of people thinking of losing King (I did it on Saturday). He has done well historically against Everton, who he faces next, but did anyone see that analysis of King’s seasons? Basically, he accrued nearly all his goals and assists in the latter parts of the seasons he’s played.

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

            passed eye test for me but Wilson is a pain

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

            Very interesting

        4. Stevee10001
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Anyone else have 2FT’s with no need to use them?

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

            Team?

            1. Stevee10001
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 10 months ago

              EDERSON

              Robertson pva Coleman cedric suttner

              Salah mane richiarlson jota Stephens

              Kun zaha arnoutavic

              It ain’t perfect but Cedric and Coleman have good fixtures incoming and there isn’t a decent transfer on for jota

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

                Cedric, Suttner, Jota and even Coleman could be subbed out

                You don’t have Mend or, Alonso

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

                  *Mendy

                2. Stevee10001
                  • 13 Years
                  5 years, 10 months ago

                  I was toying with Coleman + jota to mendy and fraser. But I’m not 100% on Fraser.

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

            Nope I think you're the only one mate. Whats your OR at the moment?