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No surprises as Spurs host Liverpool in Gameweek 5 opener

There were no big surprises as the team sheets came out for Gameweek 5’s opening fixture between Tottenham and Liverpool.

Despite fears that Reds manager Jurgen Klopp would rotate some of his big hitting Fantasy Premier League options, Jordan Henderson (£5.3m) was the only one to drop out.

Naby Keita (£7.4m) comes in while Mohamed Salah (£13.0m), Sadio Mané (£10.0m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.4m) all kept their places in the starting XI.

As expected, Michel Vorm (£4.9m) comes in for the injured Hugo Lloris (£5.5m) while Harry Winks (£5.5m) gets the nod with Dele Alli (£9.1m) out with a knock.

There is unlikely to be much captain interest in this fixture with both Salah and Harry Kane (£12.5m) backed by under 6% in our most recent poll for the armband.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR XI (4-2-3-1): Vorm, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Dier, Dembele, Winks, Eriksen, Lucas, Kane.

LIVERPOOL XI (4-3-3): Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Keita, Milner, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

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1,767 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    No assist again

  2. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Mane cross intended to firmino surely

  3. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    WGTA?

  4. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Vorm didn't touch it - Assist confirmed?

    1. LewanGOALski
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Nah, no assist IMO

  5. GuillermoDickero
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    I reckon it probably won’t be given but that should be a mane assist

  6. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    LOL

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

    Mane Assist or no?

  8. aborg
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    It’s Firminoooooio !!! Hahaha

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

    Vorm letting ball through his hands again

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

    Intended target but double Spurs touch...

    Assist depends on FPL Towers ownership

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 9 months ago

        🙂

    2. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      No assist confirmed by fpl tower

    3. southernpacific
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Firmino G
      No assist

    4. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Clearly a Mane assist

    5. Slam
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Clearly no assist.
      How can that even be a discussion?

      1. Slam
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Two different touches altering the route

      2. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        It is not clear tbf.

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

        FPL like giving dodgy assists.

    6. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Sold Firmino 🙂

    7. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Sold Firmino and Mane 😀

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

        😎

    8. Totalfootball
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Mane cross for firemen comes off post , surely an assist ?!

    9. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Vorm like a fish out of water

    10. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Firmino repaying the faith 🙂

    11. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      No assist. Vert kicked it on the post!

    12. 1zverGGadeM
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Liverpool to win Premier League.

      You saw it here first.

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        No I didn’t

      2. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Hahhahahaa yeah. You were first..

      3. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        I saw it somewhere else first

      4. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Blessed be your words!

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

        First one to ever think that is a possibility. So profound.

    13. Salarrivederci
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Both Vertonghen and Vorm touches the ball (Vertonghen even changes direction and hits the post).
      If Mané gets an assist the game is rigged.

      1. BDMC5
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        You have mane captain ?

        1. Salarrivederci
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          No? What?

    14. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Trippier got caught out on that goal.

    15. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      People take him out and he scores. Music to my ears!

    16. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      No assist confirmed at fpl

      1. Dr. Agabuse
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        meh

    17. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      wrong pass. salah was free

    18. Texas Pete
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Why do players never do anything until I get rid of them?

      1. J T
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Firmino has returned 3 weeks in a row now

    19. fedolefan
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Bobby my boy!!! Go on lad.

    20. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Vorm is awful. Glad at least Mane didn't get an assist for that (at least he shouldn't).

    21. aborg
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Laughing at all the managers who removed Firmino. Karma for his price fall !
      I kept the faith in him.

      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Same... Though I'm not laughing.. I was praying infact lol

        1. aborg
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          ;-). Let’s see if he gets a double now hehe

      2. Jafoole_88
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Well done, you jizzed on them all!

      3. nobwak
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Ban. Not allowed to laugh around here. I got banned for it last GW.

        1. aborg
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Really? I can’t understand why.

      4. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Your rivals or random people on here ?

        1. aborg
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Nope. At least not that I know of. I play mini-league at work and nobody uses this site...keeping it secret actually 😉

      5. BDMC5
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Enjoy the points. Gloat end of the Gameweek would be my advice