Dugout Discussion
20 August 2018 7898 comments
DavidMunday815 DavidMunday815
Share:

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.

Become a Member and access our data

Memberships for the 2018/19 campaign are now available for the price of £15.

Join now to get the following:

  • Plot your transfer strategies using the fully interactive Season Ticker.
  • Get projections for every Premier League player provided by the Rate My Team statistical model.
  • Use Rate My Team throughout the season to guide your selections and transfers.
  • Get access to over 130+ exclusive members articles over the season.
  • Analyse our OPTA-powered statistic tables specifically tailored for Fantasy Football Managers.
  • Use our exclusive tool to build custom stats tables from over 100 OPTA player and team stats.
  • View heatmaps and expected goals data for every player.
  • Use our powerful comparison tool to analyse players head-to-head.

CLICK HERE TO BECOME A FANTASY FOOTBALL SCOUT MEMBER

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

    Wan-Bissaka has been awesome this half.

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

      Absolutely....

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      When will I ever play this fecker.

      1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Never

      2. Ghost Gooner
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        1st on my bench for next gw. Might bench Kamara instead

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

          You need to ignore the price. Clearly he's playing like a 5 - 5.5m defender and is worth starting

          1. Ghost Gooner
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            I've just put him in, he is quite attacking 😉

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

        Right. I have Sakho also on the bench for 1 million more. Not likely to play AWB ahead of him. Need at least 2 of my starting XI to no-show each week, please 😀

    3. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Southgate is there, better not make the same mistake with AWB as he did with Zaha, get him a cap asap!

  2. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Salah doesn't look fit. He's not buzzing around like last season.

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

      Saving himself for Brighton.

    2. The Train Driver
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Since that CL injury he's been bang average. Pool should have banked on him after his fluke season...

  3. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    W-B running the show.

  4. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    How is Obi Wan not on 3 BAPS?

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

      Liverpool backline passes.

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

      TAA and Pool in general hogging the ball

  5. Fantastisk
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Salah and Kamara -> Auba and Maddison for a -8?

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Lol

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

      100% yes

    3. Chilli Heatwave
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No

  6. SkeletONv01
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Salah 1 season wonder. Waste of 13m.

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

      Salah back down to 9m next season. BARGAIN.

    2. dg
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      nice comment br0

    3. Goat
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      We’ll pretend you’re joking.

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

      Remember he scored last week? People on here at selling Aguero for Auba, who hasn’t given attacking returns yet this season

  7. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    AWB we love you! Come on Palace!

  8. BadgersBoys
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Salah dropping tonight?

    1. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Hopefully. The more that sell the better.

  9. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Excuse me please, I seem to have a lack of points

  10. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Not a clue what to do with Sanchez and his price is dropping tonight ...

    1. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Hazard ?

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

      Haz

    3. Goat
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Richarlison

    4. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      get Salah

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

      I’m struggling, I might just get Hazard and be done with it.

    6. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Sell

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

      Townsend

    8. Butcher
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Hazard

    9. Yankee Toffee
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Mkhi and bank the $$$

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks

  11. Sterling is £11Mill..…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Someone somewhere benched salah for wan

  12. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Salah still looks like he is injured

  13. Dele
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Salah possibly the worst captain pick. Ineffective.

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

      great analysis

  14. Holte Enders
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    For next week would you play Eriksen away at MUN or King at home vs EVE?

    Thanks!

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Eriksen

    2. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Erik

  15. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    So I am also on WC.. got Alonso Pedro mkhi Salah kane kun and a lot of fillers..kante in too.

    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Kane,?

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Yes kane.. had to get him in.

  16. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Salah looks terrible tonight. 2 pointer guaranteed. I say this as a Salah captainer.

    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Think is is still carrying an injury

    2. dg
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      thanks

  17. Greko82
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    AWB and Tomkins 1st and 2nd on my bench ready to replace Peltier and Sanchez.

    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      This will end 3-3

  18. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Salah to Make way for Kane them after Brighton?

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

      its been 33 minutes.

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Haha yeah

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Makelele?

  19. Ibralicious
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    TAA looking great value, especially when there are more options than ever to consider elsewhere (Alonso ahem)...

    1. st4rty
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      On WC atm, currently have Peirera, think I'll switch to TAA.

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

      I have him and just sold VVD. People seem to have forgotten him, but might remember after this post.

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Didn't think I'd say this but liverpool look a little clueless going forwards

    Palace making them shift it wide and the same ball into the box over and over

    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Woy ewfect

    2. The Train Driver
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Genius Woy

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

      Its Palace's organisation that makes Liverpool's attack look poor. Hard place to go, need to grind out a result.

  21. Tekkerslovakiaftw
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone else feeling smug they captained Aguero over Salah ?

    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      You?

    2. Robbo121
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Ask me again at full time

  22. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Robertson takes his point.

  23. Ibralicious
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Robertson wastes Salah assist

  24. Salarrivederci
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Nooo Robbo

  25. Chi not God
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Robertson.. keep it down damn it!!!

  26. Yankee Toffee
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Jamie. F-ing. Jackson.

  27. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    It’s a game of two halves

  28. SkeletONv01
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Robbo close.

  29. TAT
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Salah>Mané on WC to catch the likely price rise?

  30. Jafoole_88
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Where's the lol@?!

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

      naughty jafooli .....