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29 September 2018 1384 comments
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There were few team selection surprises ahead of Chelsea’s big Premier League clash with Liverpool.

However, Fantasy Premier League managers remain apprehensive, with this particular match proving very hard to call.

The stock of Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) has fallen in recent weeks but he still sits at 41.2% ownership. Eden Hazard (£11.0m) is not far behind as he is backed by 36.8% of Fantasy managers. So there are plenty out there hoping for attacking returns.

However, it will be difficult for many to know where their allegiances lie in this one as defenders Marcos Alonso (£6.9m) and Andrew Robertson (£6.3m) remain fashionable assets.

The Chelsea man is in 45.3% of squads, with Robertson in 27.2%.

With highly-owned premium forwards Sergio Aguero (£11.4m) and Harry Kane (£12.4m) already delivering this weekend, there will be pressure on anyone who has captained a player at Stamford Bridge.

Liverpool’s defensive prospects have been boosted by the fact that Virgil van Dijk (£6.0m) has been passed fit.

CHELSEA XI (4-3-3): Kepa; Alonso, Luiz, Rüdiger, Azpilicueta; Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic; Willian, Hazard, Giroud.

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

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  1. L'Aeroplanino
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Mane YC

  2. Dacra
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Don't get sent off Mane..

    1. Patch
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Good lad Mane, keep it up!

  3. H-SF
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Hazard 2 baps?

    1. Epic Fail
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Confirmed.

      1. OPTA FPL
        8 years, 19 days ago

        who confirmed that?

        1. Epic Fail
          8 years, 19 days ago

          FPL did. They have finalised the baps in this game...

  4. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Kepa must be the shortest GK in the premier league

    1. Differential C (Mark)
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Weakest wrists.

    2. HamezMace
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Pickford

  5. WijnaldumLeviosa
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Mendy out for Trippier or Maguire?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      8 years, 19 days ago

      See how midweek goes.

  6. The Train Driver
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Can afford Auba > Kane. Do it or keep Auba for Fulham game?

    1. WijnaldumLeviosa
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Auba unreliable. Do it.

    2. L'Aeroplanino
      8 years, 19 days ago

      11m playing out wide is no good

  7. OPTA FPL
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Mane has been shocking

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Yep

    2. Epic Fail
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Even Salah hasn't been brilliant. all fart no poo.

      1. Patch
        8 years, 19 days ago

        Yeh bit you would still lick it clean and keep him

        1. Jules Rimet
          8 years, 19 days ago

          LOOL

          1. Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            8 years, 19 days ago

            TOOT

        2. Epic Fail
          8 years, 19 days ago

          FFS 😀

        3. Anonymous
          8 years, 19 days ago

          I lol'd

  8. Ange Ball
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Need some help anyone good with maths? Took out Hazard and Firmino for Kane Rich -4 If it stays like this 1-0 will I be better or worse off?

    1. Ange Ball
      8 years, 19 days ago

      I also removed Aguero to Kane cap

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 19 days ago

      If the score line holds, you'll be still worse off

      1. Ange Ball
        8 years, 19 days ago

        Break down how?

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          8 years, 19 days ago

          Hazard+Firmino will give you 10pts, Kane+Rich 9 pts. Bonus points not taken into account

          1. TeamSteam
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            8 years, 19 days ago

            Wow thats shocking math.
            Kane gets 13, Rich gets 3 = 16. If this ends 1-0 you'll probably get 11 from Haz and 2 from Firmino = 13. Also moving the armband from Aguero to Kane lost you 8 from Aguero and gained you 13 from Kane. 16 - 13 +13 - 8 = +8.

        2. Winners900
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          8 years, 19 days ago

          You are up 4points

          1. Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            8 years, 19 days ago

            you're forgetting the points hit

    3. JJO
      8 years, 19 days ago

      5points better

      1. Winners900
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 19 days ago

        Aguero(C)
        Hazard
        Firmino
        16p+11p+2p = 29p

        Kane(C)
        Richarlison
        Aguero
        -4p hit
        26p+3p+8p-4p = 33

        1. JJO
          8 years, 19 days ago

          Oh Aguero got 2baps
          Yeah,then 4 points difference

      2. JJO
        8 years, 19 days ago

        2x7 + 11 + 2 = 27
        7 + 3 + 2x13 -4 = 32

        1. Winners900
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          8 years, 19 days ago

          Aguero on 2 bonus now

  9. Dannyb
    8 years, 19 days ago

    I'm getting rid of Mane after this game. Will downgrade slightly and get Kane in.

  10. Dele
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Salah & Aguero >> Sterling & Kane?

    1. Ghost Gooner
      8 years, 19 days ago

      For free, yes

  11. Bavarian
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Aguero & Robertson 》》》 Kane & TAA?? for free

    1. Ghost Gooner
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Yes

    2. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Keep Robertson

      1. Podge
        8 years, 19 days ago

        TAA better price similar returns

    3. FPL Touches
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Looks good

    4. Bavarian
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Thanks all

  12. Jafooli
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Is this a plastic pitch? How did Hazzo get those burns on his knees?

    1. J T
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Real grass but yes I noticed that, odd

    2. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 19 days ago

      From slide celebration in mid week

  13. southernpacific
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Wilson and salah > hazard and Lacazette got exact cash..

    1. Ghost Gooner
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Looks decent

  14. FPL Touches
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Salah should’ve hauled already.

  15. Egg noodle
    8 years, 19 days ago

    When can we start calling him a one season wonder??

    1. Epic Fail
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Who is him?

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 19 days ago

        Kane

      2. Patch
        8 years, 19 days ago

        Salad Feet

        1. Jules Rimet
          8 years, 19 days ago

          LOOL

    2. FPL Touches
      8 years, 19 days ago

      He’s clearly their best and most influential player.

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 19 days ago

        I think Mane is Liverpool's best and most influential player.

  16. OPTA FPL
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Kun 2 bonus confirmed, Maddison Laca no bonus

    1. Patch
      8 years, 19 days ago

      King Kun so hard to ditch, just slightly above average and not enough for me to boot him away...

      1. OPTA FPL
        8 years, 19 days ago

        Kane tempting

    2. FPL Daniel
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Great Kun

  17. crazyyapper
    8 years, 19 days ago

    trippier or robertson?

    1. OPTA FPL
      8 years, 19 days ago

      trip

    2. J T
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Robbo next week

    3. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Trip

    4. GOTHAM City F.C.
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Trippy

  18. FPL Daniel
    8 years, 19 days ago

    For now looks like Mane to Sterling was the right call. Salah Robbo and TAA Liverpool cover after the City game?

  19. drughi
    8 years, 19 days ago

    hmm dare I say it, salah isn't worth the price tag, made an error picking him over hazard on wildcard. Salah>hazard for sure next week

  20. Bubz
    8 years, 19 days ago

    I'll be a very rich man when I wildcard Salah and De Gea out

    1. Jules Rimet
      8 years, 19 days ago

      mané mané mané, must be funny, in a richarli world

      1. Flynny
        8 years, 19 days ago

        What about gw9 and gw10 when lpool have hudds and cardiff?

        I'll prob wildcard salah out too - but scared of those games.

        Presume you will go for mane instead, bubz??

        1. Bubz
          8 years, 19 days ago

          Im not sure when Im wildcarding tbh I might still have him for those

    2. HamezMace
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Will FPL send you a cheque for the balance?

  21. J T
    8 years, 19 days ago

    People laughed when I said hazard could get close to Salah this year under Sarri and here he is making a mockery 😀

    1. drughi
      8 years, 19 days ago

      yep salah>hazard my transfer this week

    2. jtreble
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Laughed? Funny haha or funny peculiar?

  22. RamaLangaDingDong
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Afternoon pop-pickers! Time to get rid of Jeffrey Schlupp. Bargain bucket dilemma >£4.5m

    Two questions really:

    1) Which Wolves Defender would you pick and why? - Stats are pretty close.
    Bennet - cost saver limited threat
    Boly - potential BAPs magnet
    Doherty - rampaging runs could be a season keeper...?
    Jonny - pre-season article said 'poor man's Douglas' but goal today... (?!)

    - I already have Patricio (+Foster [WAT]) but think there is better value in the Wolves double up than going for say Charlie Taylor (BUR)

    2) Based on the above wha's the better line up? (also have Robertson and Mendy)

    Patricio (WOL) / Foster (WAT)
    C.Taylor (BUR) / S Cook (BOU) / AW-B (PAL)

    Patricio (WOL) / Hart (BUR)
    Wolves Def / S.Cook (BOU) / AW-B (PAL)

    What am I missing? Alternatives?

    1. FPL Daniel
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Jonny and Doherty

    2. MTPockets
      8 years, 19 days ago

      doherty
      latter

    3. R3D-D3V1L
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Get Doherty. Period.

  23. The Mighty Hippo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Is Mane + Aguero > Son + Kane too Spursy?

    1. Epic Fail
      8 years, 19 days ago

      No.

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 19 days ago

      1 too many

  24. Robson-Canoe
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Wilson & D. Silva > Kane & Hughes for a -4
    Yes or No?

  25. Rainer
    8 years, 19 days ago

    😮

  26. money face bandwagon
    8 years, 19 days ago

    67 points as of now with fraser to play. Fairly happy with the scoreline

  27. Hits from the Bong
    8 years, 19 days ago

    No Kane and No Hazard seems so stupid in hindsight. It’s days like this that convinced me to have a year off last season. Should have made it 2.

  28. Lone Wolf FPL
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Great game

  29. Flynny
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Can't really justify keeping salah on my international break wildcard....

    But the problem is he has hudds and cardiff in gw9 and 10 - and could easily go nuts.....

  30. TAT
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Best Salah replacement other than Haz? Think it's time to get rid.

    1. XabiAlonso
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Hojberg?

      1. TAT
        8 years, 19 days ago

        😀

    2. The Mighty Hippo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Sterling

      1. TAT
        8 years, 19 days ago

        Hm. He does get points, doesn't he. Liverpool away next, though…

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 19 days ago

      If that's what you think you haven't been watching the game. I'm afraid of not having Salah. Will definitely be back in my team from GW9 onwards

      1. TAT
        8 years, 19 days ago

        He's too wasteful for his price. Those chances went in the net last season, but not this one. Meanwhile my mini league rivals are having a smashing time spending the cash on Kane, Trippier, etc.

    4. jtreble
      8 years, 19 days ago

      For you I recommend Mahrez. Just for you though.

      1. TAT
        8 years, 19 days ago

        He hasn't looked good in the games I've seen, though!