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20 August 2018 7898 comments
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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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  1. Woys_Stowy
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Sessegnon + Arnie -> Auba + Guendouzi ??

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

      depends whether you'd ply guendouzi

      1. Woys_Stowy
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        For the west ham game he would likely be played, but could then have as a sub after

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

      No

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

    A) TAA, Stephens and Zaha
    Or
    B) Robertson, Kante and Ings

    1. MafioSol
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      As a Liverpool alternative to Robertson, I'd avoid TAA, he seems to keep getting booked recently (harshly over the last two games). Just saying. Kante, naaaahhhhh. Ings for GW5.

      1. MafioSol
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Sorry, replying to your post better. Option B is best.

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

      B for sure

  3. pressdpm
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Two huge gameweeks so far. Probably time to sort some issues out though.
    Any idea what to do with 2FT's here?

    De Gea
    Robertson - Mendy - Kabasele
    Salah - Mane - Richarlison - Jota
    Zaha - Aguero - Arnautovic

    Stekelenburg - Wan-Bissaka - Peltier - Cairney

    1. DROP IT LIKE IT'S HART
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Jota to Mikhi probably and get a playing bench defender.

      1. pressdpm
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah looking to get rid of Peltier but unfortunately that Mhiki move leaves me in debt. I really like the look of him going forward though...

    2. korbendallas82
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Get 0.5 somewere, and Jota to Mkhitaryan? Carney to Aaron Gunnarson, or something.

      1. pressdpm
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Cairney to Guendozi? Would mean I'd end up with double Arsenal though I suppose.

        1. korbendallas82
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Yes. Ur first team is Nice, so probably not touch them other 10.

      2. korbendallas82
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I saw Bennett played 2 first for Wolves. Defender at 4. I think i keep Bissaka.

        1. pressdpm
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah, Bissaka actually has a nice game when he returns. Just hope he doesn't fall twice.

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

      Ddg to Ederson/ cheaper maybe, and upgrade either jota Kabasele or peltier

      1. pressdpm
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Hadn't thought about getting the 0.5 that way. Interesting, DDG has Spurs next too I suppose

  4. chaser123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Ings...4th highest for shots in the league despite not starting the first game...

    1. MTPockets
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Will he start the next two though?

        1. chaser123
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Surely he’s first choice

          1. MTPockets
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Possibly. Gabbiadini/Austin/Long concerns me.

        2. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Anyone know if they were meaningful shots? Haven't watched soton at all

          1. chaser123
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Scored and hit post this weekend

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

            Yeah good xG

      • JoshHuntCUFC
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Bavies to
        A) PVA
        B) Schlupp
        C) Trippier
        D) Keep

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

          A maybe

          1. El Lobito 10
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Keep. He's been unlucky because of mouthbreather Kane

      • Stevee10001
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thinking of doing jota + Coleman > Fraser + mendy (mainly just to get mendy tbh) Coleman has some nice fixtures coming up though.

        Ederson

        Robertson pva Coleman cedric suttner

        Salah mane richiarlson jota Stephens

        Kun zaha arnoutavic

        1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          You need to get Mendy in before it's too late.

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

          Do

      • N00B
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Hudson-Odoi and Arnie out for Fraser and Kamara? Then I will have 1.4 left to upgrade maybe Bednarek.

        1. Licious Lizard
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Depends on your team, But I don’t Think so.
          Why sell Arnie before 3 decent games. Assuming H-O and Bednarek are Bench fodder anyway?

      • Cmondown
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Darmian, eriksen, King > Alonso, Mane, Wilson???
        -8... with 0.2 to spare.
        I don't like taking the hit but with price hikes won't be possible come Friday

      • Agger
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I do find it pretty funny that people are planning on selling Liverpool assets because of their tougher fixtures..
        Do you guys ever learn?
        Better the opposition, less respect they show, more they attack.. equals more space for Liverpool attackers. We can score goals Vs anybody. it's teams like Cardiff who'll play 2 banks of 5 across the box is the game where Salah might not do anything!

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

          Timing on my post lol. It would be with great reluctance if I did, and not sold on it yet, but idk...

          1. Agger
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Liverpool and Man City are fixture proof.

        2. Les Bleus
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Who’s selling Liverpool assets?

          1. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            I stand corrected!

          2. Agger
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            A lot of people planning on it!

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

        Weird to say... but I feel like I may be better losing Mane after next week.

        A) Mane Mee Kepa (current)

        B) Mhki (?) Alonso Schmeichel + 1.5 ITB

        Thoughts? B seems more balanced, just reluctant to lose Mane. I have Salah and Robertson though, and LIV fixtures are slightly harder after GW4..

        (If it factors in at all, I’ve got Salah Auba Aguero Robbo Mendy Kepa as pricy options in each position)

        1. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Have to say I completely disagree

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

            Alright 😆 not too disappointing to hear then if you think my current ones are better

        2. JogaSemmedo
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Think about a hit to get Mane felt last season he should have scored more from watching the positions he got into. This season he seems to be taking them

      • semiconductor
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I knew it wasn't the right moves once i pressed confirm at 2:10 am to avoid jota drop. Never did early transfers. This is my current team for gw3. How does it look?

        Hennessey-Hamer
        Robertson-Mendy-Peltier-WB-Bennett
        Salah-B.Silva-Mkhi-Richarlison-Stephens
        Aguero-Auba-Zaha

        1. Juhlers
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          U got Salah, Bilva, Mkhi, Rich, Aguero, Auga, Zaha, Robert, Mendy..

          Dude you pretty much got every player you would want, except for perhaps Mane and Alonso... 😛

          1. semiconductor
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks mate. Actually, it sounds goid when you say it like that. Its about my 3 way rotation week defence but I guess playing just 1 according to fixtures won't be much a problem?

        2. MTPockets
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Fingers crossed on 4m rotation, otherwise good.

            1. semiconductor
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Thats my point. My 4m rotation

          • Juhlers
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Bennett should play, dont you think?

            1. semiconductor
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Yes i think he will play and i believe peltier will play as well. I'll actually put Peltier in my starting 11

        3. barracuda
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          That hairy chap is quite good, isn't he?

        4. corderz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Mahrez, Jota + King for Hazard Fraser + Ings?

        5. amsemp
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Peltier & Eriksen > PVA & Mkhi?

          Like the look of Davies and Trippier but rotation worries me.

          1. barracuda
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            It is not allowed to mentioned Eriksen in here. Unless you are asking for a week long ban of course.

        6. Juhlers
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          King -> Ings done

          Waiting with other FT to see how it goes during midweek. 🙂

        7. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Ryan, Button.
          Mendy, Robertson, 4.5, Wan-Bissaka, Bennett.
          Salah, Mané, Richarlison, Walcott, Diakhaby.
          Agüero, Aubameyang, Kamara.

          Wildcard done. Bring it on.

          1. barracuda
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Is Parm a short cut for a Parma ham?

            1. Parm
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Punty And Raging Maverick.

              1. barracuda
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Hehe I am lovin it Parm 🙂

          2. MTPockets
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Brighton's fixtures?

              1. Parm
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                It's a wildcard mate, can't look so short term.

                1. barracuda
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  That is one terrible WC 🙂

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

            A) Ings
            B) Callum Wilson
            C) Mitrovic

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

            GW rank updated.

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

            Game week rank out

          6. Woys_Stowy
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Best 4.5 mid option?

          7. tollers74
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Thinking of doing Stephens (SOU) and Salah —> Alonso and Mane (plus £1.2M for future tinkering)?

            Good call or madness?

            1. tollers74
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              These are both FTs by the way

          8. Critikill
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            A) Salah - Maddison - Zaha. Or B) Hazard - Auba - Kante. Rest of the team is Hennessy - Mendy - Alonso - Robertson - Mane - Miky - Richardlison - Aguero

          9. Dynamic Duos
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Don't want to post my team again but this defence

            Alonso Mendy Robertson Shaw Tomkins

            Makes my team formation super flexible

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

              Very nice

            2. Pylynen
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Same as mine, only different is W-B instead of Tomkins

          10. lifes a pitch
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            GW rank updated

            1. barracuda
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Thanks

          11. chaser123
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            When does OR update?

            1. lifes a pitch
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Very soon after gw rank usually

          12. El Lobito 10
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Bottomed

            King and Davies to Ings and Alonso for a hit? Am wary of Chelsea's leaky defence

            1. lifes a pitch
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              I think i would do it...might catch a cheeky price rise or 2 aswel.

              1. El Lobito 10
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Cheers. Anyone else pitch in?

          13. doublyG
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Sanchez + Zaha -> Pedro + Auba (-4)?

          14. Scratch
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Crazy to see talk of RLC going out on load when somehow Barkley is starting games. Chelsea's 3 man midfield should be 3 from Jorginho, Kante, Fabregas, Kovacic and RLC with 2 of them getting games here and there. Barkley shouldn't even be in the squad, the difference between himself and Kovacic against Arsenal was like night and day.

          15. JoeJitzu +42
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Eriksen & King to Hazard and Ings for free?

          16. DameCorp
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            How many games does Wan-Bissaka miss? Three?

            1. 420king
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              One.

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

              Wan

            3. Scratch
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              One, it was a professional foul

              Violent conduct would be 3 matches

              1. DameCorp
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Ta lads, makes planning a little easier.