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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. King Carlos
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Mane asst for Firmino goal?

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

      Nope.

    2. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah, waiting for this too

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

      Worm more likely to get an assist

  2. Ted Bovis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    \o/
    BOOST!

  3. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Firmino, Lacazette, Aguero & BSilva. My GW 1 team looking good for big points today

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

      Only one of those have played lol.

  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Stonewall pen at the end there. Mane was lucky

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

      Ball direction helped him but these things even out, Spurs dodgy pens at Anfield last season.

      Poch needs to work on their diving again!

  5. One for All
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I'm playing a 433 but mendy is not starting and shaw is out so will the formation change to 3-4-3?

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

      Yep

      1. One for All
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        nice, thanks for the reply

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

    All the top 5 teams play today. Sunday and Monday gonna be boring.

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

      Don't know what you're on about. Danny Ings MNF!

  7. Arctic monkeys
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Everyone trolling robbo , Van dijk's owners still waiting for that goal

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

      o/ yep, still waiting for that goal.

    2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Hahaha, since last season!!!

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

    Hivering over tha WC button. Could do with some RC’s to make things easier.

  9. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    So Benitez don't trust Kenedy or something else?

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

      Had a shocking few games before the break.

      1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Wasn’t it him who missed a bunch of chances, a pen and then got sent off or something? Seems like ages ago but I remember laughing at how bad it was.

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

          Missed pen, should have been banned. Had a shocker in the Carabao vs Shef United too.

  10. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Klopp's ml rival got robbo

    No wonder

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

    6/3 so far. Robbo, Milner and Salah. Wasn't expecting a clean sheet, but hoping for an assist or pen. Could be worse. Main rival has TAA coming in for Mendy. That hurts.

    Took out Mané for Hazard. Roll on silver lining!

  12. XabiAlonso
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    All the robbo lolers have no team links how do we know you don't have him

    1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Exactly.

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

      Becasue they're too immature for self-depricating humour

  13. FC Barkerlona
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    0 from 0 😉

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

    A Salah 0.2m drop likely?

    If Hazard and/or Sterling score big, its surely close to guaranteed?

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No

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

      Before SOU?

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

        This. Captain pick next week.

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

      0.1 only

    4. Siggy in the Middle
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Well Mane got nothing either so he'll only drop if Hazard hauls I'd say.

    5. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I think it’s unlikely without injury. Combo of next fixture, ghost teams and general fear.

  15. Siggy in the Middle
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Thought I'd made the right decision benching Robertson. See he's on for a CS and hope for him to concede. Then I see Mendy gets dropped and I've to hope for a Robertson CS. Then, of course, he loses it.

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

      Exact same here

      1. Winners900
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Same

  16. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Let's hope Aguero can rip it up today now that Salah blanked...

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Sane will. Sess @ LB is just asking for trouble

      1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Lol, so true. Much maligned Sane will do it and start a bandwagon on here.

      2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        You nailed it!!!

  17. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Sarri finally starting Giroud. Hat trick incoming

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      *hazard

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        he'll be too busy assisting the assister 😛

        1. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Bring it on!

          Haz (c)

    2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I dunno if Giroud will score - has a poor record - but he’s definitely under appreciated and I think will make Chelsea better today for sure.

  18. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Mendy droped?

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

      Rested

  19. How Mina You
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Ghezzal, at 5.3m, could make a mockery of that price if he nails down a regular starting spot. Very much of the same ilk as Mahrez.

    1. Siggy in the Middle
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Took a punt on him with nine minutes before deadline this week on wildcard.

  20. In Like Flynn.
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    At least I got my 1-2 on Predictor.

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

      And I got Liverpool at 7/5 to win 😎

      1. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Nicely done Syd.

    2. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I went 0-2

      1. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I thought that was going to be the result and went to watch tele.

      2. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        At least you get the win score.

        1. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          There is that I suppose, didn't realise what I'd picked until after the game but congrats to you though! Yellow cap incoming maybe!!!

          1. In Like Flynn.
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            😀 I don't even know what a yellow cap is but I'm guessing it's a good thing. 🙂

  21. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Still worth bringing Moura in?

    Spurs good fixtures but Son back now and Lamala getting the winner ...

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Moura was the bright spark

      He wont be dropped

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      if anything 2 of Lamela/Son/Moura should be starting every game, so bringing in Moura might not be the worst move

    3. Locarno
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      The winner? How do we break it to him, guys?

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

        😀 *the consolation

  22. Srv210
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Can we now assume that lacazette and ghezzal are starters...I'm left with 5.3 ITB for a mid ,ghezzal can be my answer but nailedness issues

    Can anybody provide I sight on this??

  23. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Get a free shot an my ML leader with Hazard vs. his Salah 🙂

  24. Alexis Nonsense
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Is Ozil playing on the wing?

    Isn't he just too slow for that?

    1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Don’t confuse slow with lazy.

    2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Also, he won’t play on the wing if that’s how FPL have them lining up, he’ll be inside.

  25. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Sold Robbo on gw4 WC but pity owners. Hard luck guys

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

      Certainly a kick in the stones when that happens

    2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Ah come on, you’re not sorry at all and doing a little jig at getting rid!!!

  26. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    salah firesale upcoming ,wont they enjoy trying to get him back *sniggers*

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

      They would be mad to sell him before they play Southampton

      1. Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        correct as usual syd

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Doubt it

    3. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I’d be surprised at a fire sale based on comments on here. All I’ve read over the IB is how useless he is and how Liverpool can’t hope to beat any of the top teams so they shouldn’t be surprised at no returns vs Spurs. Especially not with Saints next week. I notice the whole podcast now seem to think Saints are great because they won the last match but they’re pretty poor.

  27. Yoshioka
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Got rid of Firmino for Vardy this week. Please deliver.

    1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Vardy pretty reliable.

  28. Penguin
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I sure hope Mané doesn’t get the assist, more like Vertonghen then post assist

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

      He won't.

  29. Mambino
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Captained Hazard instead of Aguero and am pooing myself right now

    1. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Could easily be as good or better.

      I hope not though (nothing personal).

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

        big gamble. If Aguero scores big and Hazard blanks it will set me back seriously. The other way round down;t have as big an impact with Haz's ownership being so much lower than Agueros

    2. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      lol

      both good options