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15 September 2018 1767 comments
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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. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    How GOOD was breakfast club?!?!

    What a triumphant comeback after the midweek scoutcast. Well done Joe, David and Mark.

    Hehe, how did Mark know about the Saturday afternoon loo breaks to check your phone 😀

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You're so, so strange.

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 1 month ago

        You obviously have never experienced the trials and tribulations of trying to get Wi-Fi in a city centre high street.

      2. BooYaKasha
        8 years, 1 month ago

        This so much

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      8 years, 1 month ago

      nice copy and paste waiting for a new article

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I got lucky 🙂

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          8 years, 1 month ago

          😀

  2. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Let the games begin...

  3. DAZZ
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know why Fabinho cant get games? Is Klopp trying to ease him in or is it just a case of, he cant get into the team? Spurs away seems like a perfect game for his aggressiveness and high energy in the middle. Very strange that a £40m player is struggling to make a match day squad, hope he makes his debut today.

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Strength and depth innit.

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Might use him in the champions league with his experience alongside keita

    3. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I'd imagine he'll get 20 minutes.
      Klopp did the same with Robertson. Liverpool fans trust Klopps judgement on these things.

    4. Licky
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Being eased in, its taking him some time to settle into the role and what's now being asked of him.

      1. Licky
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yep, its not that strange really, ideally its what you want, and it bodes well that we don't have to throw him in at the deep end.

        1. Licky
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Reply fail to Royscalleranne.

    5. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He is being eased in...from what Klopp has said and how he handled Robertson last season, he wants Fabinho to be well drilled into the system and what he wants from the role.

    6. Cassius Clay
      8 years, 1 month ago

      The other players especially wijnaldum is playing well... so basically Fabinho has to earn his place...

      I think he will start or at least have some mins vs SOU.. he had a good preseason run

    7. Cassius Clay
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Told you and he scores 🙂

  4. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Anybody else played Foster over Fabianski?

    1. delux
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I did

  5. Klein
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero tc done. Please dont let me go down the hall of lame.

    1. diesel001
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Bold move after an international break.

      1. Klein
        8 years, 1 month ago

        He had good rest. So hopeful

    2. Nomar
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Interesting choice of week to use that chip.

      1. Klein
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Stats say its perfect. Fulham have been the worst defensively. Hope they wont be able to park it out

  6. Nomar
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Got no Hazard or Alonso so a big sofa needed for me this afternoon.

    1. Ginola14
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Haz C, need to catch up

      1. Ginola14
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Or sink further......

      2. Nomar
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I'm taking a big, nay huge gamble that my current lot are going to keep me within striking distance this GW and I can then address the Hazard Alonso issue with 2 FTs next week.

        If it goes wrong (no doubt it will) I will lose a ton of ground that could take me months to make up.

  7. diesel001
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Mane - 40% shot coversion target. He won't keep that up....

    1. Captain Vantastic™
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Okay m8

    2. Nomar
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No, but right now he's killing non Mane Salah owners who have £3m less to strengthen other areas of their team with.

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      8 years, 1 month ago

      true but the question is when will he begin to regress

      1. Cassius Clay
        8 years, 1 month ago

        hope today is the day

    4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Neither will Hazard. What's your point ?

    5. Cassius Clay
      8 years, 1 month ago

      but when will the regression start?

  8. The Quiff
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Sorry if it's been asked already, but I'm setting my line up for next week and I'm wondering why Ings isn't red-flagged. Does the conditions of his deal (loan with an obligation to buy) mean he isn't ineligible to play against Liverpool, or is it an oversight on FPL's behalf?

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It will be red flagged AFTER he plays on monday and not before the end of the game

      1. The Quiff
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks for the reply. Seems like a strange way to do it for me, though. I would've thought he should be red-flagged immediately upon the updating of the game for next week, because nobody's going to be buying him for Monday's game now - only for next week's matches.

  9. LewanGOALski
    8 years, 1 month ago

    TC used twice in my ML - 1 for Aguero, 1 for Alonso!

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      wow TC on Alonso on any fixture is either brilliant or plain stupid

      1. ‘Tis the Season
        8 years, 1 month ago

        silly tbh

    2. Nomar
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Alonso might be a genius choice this weekend.

  10. jtreble
    8 years, 1 month ago

    TOT continue with Kane and Moura up top. Interesting. I wasn’t sure they would continue this set up.

  11. Fred54
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Radiohead.

    1. Hooky
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Creep

      1. Fred54
        8 years, 1 month ago

        No suprises...in the article title.

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No surprises

  12. jia you
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Lu(k)aku it is! Cant be changed now 🙂

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Brave

      1. jia you
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I'm sure that I will be called a lot worse if he blanks and Aguero scores a hattie haha! GL mate!

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Haha . No then your a genius 😉 you too mate. Lukaku always trolls me. That's why I say brace

          1. jia you
            8 years, 1 month ago

            brace you say, that would do 😉

  13. N00B
    8 years, 1 month ago

    So this is the new template now?

    4.5 - 4.0
    Alonso - Mendy - X - WanB - Bennett
    Salah - Hazard - Dilva - Maddison - Ward
    Aguero - Wilson - Ings/Mitro

    1. Jambot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Pretty much that’s basically where I ended up

  14. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Harry has got the eye of the tiger today.

    1. Fred54
      8 years, 1 month ago

      How do you know he always WINKS?

  15. RashFraud
    8 years, 1 month ago

    So wait. Mkhi didn’t drop last night? 😀

  16. Feloh
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Captaincy stats anyone?

  17. MafioSol
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Looking further afield and specifically GW6, would you play Perdro away to West Ham or Maddison at home to Huddersfield? ... Cheers. M

  18. spiderman
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Getting ready to lol at the Mo sellers.

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He's going to explode at some point.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Firmi-NO

  19. mcrayeps
    8 years, 1 month ago

    any chance richarlison dropped to 6.5?

    1. Gringo Kid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No way amigo

    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I would like this too but looks unlikely

    3. VS10_
      8 years, 1 month ago

      After flag is removed he will be reset to 0.0 target and price locked for a while.

  20. NABIL - FPL otai
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Salah to punish his fpl doubters

    1. Holmes
      8 years, 1 month ago

      with a 3pointer 😛

  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino goal ruled out

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino close

  23. Jar Jar Winks
    8 years, 1 month ago

    salah too deep

  24. Rash
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool well up for this! Come on Robbo Mané Salah

  25. RashFraud
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Regret selling Mane for hazard already :O

  26. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Mané would’ve been given that goal

  27. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    5 of the top 6 OR have gone for Hazard or Alonso captain. Maybe they know something we don't? 😉

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      8 years, 1 month ago

      They have insider information that chelsea are at home to the worst team in the league

  28. Holmes
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino on fire

  29. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What've I done. WC'd and the only Liverpool player I have is James Milner xD

  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Salah not involved so far