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20 October 2018 1400 comments
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Mohamed Salah (£12.8m) came through his international break injury scare to start for Liverpool at Huddersfield.

The Egyptian was named in the starting line-up alongside Virgil van Dijk (£5.9m) and James Milner (£5.7m) who were also passed fit after recent knocks.

Salah was sold by over 350,000 Fantasy managers ahead of Gameweek 9. He is without a goal involvement since Gameweek 6 but does face a very favourable fixture today.

However, Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) dropped to the bench and Sadio Mané (£9.8m) missed out on the matchday squad altogether following a thumb injury.

Daniel Sturridge (£5.8m) and Xherdan Shaqiri (£7.0m) come in for the pair, both of whom could prove interesting differentials if they look likely to feature more often in the Premier League.

Interest in Huddersfield options remains minimal, with substitute Ben Hamer (£4.0m) their most popular asset (7.9%).

Huddersfield Town XI: Lössl; Zanka, Schindler, Löwe; Hadergjonaj, Mooy, Hogg(C), Billing, Durm; Pritchard; Depoitre

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Gomez, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson, Milner, Henderson, Lallana, Shaqiri, Salah, Sturridge

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  1. Dele
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    So was Trippier & Kane > Mendy & Aguero(c) worth it for a -4 this week?

    1. DeathoftheParty
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah by 1 or 2 points.

    2. drughi
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Depends on who you would've captained if you didn't get aguero

    3. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I did and c Aguero

  2. PASTATOGEL
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Martial looks very good!.. Anybody considering him ?

  3. Lexi2014
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone know why Knockhart didn’t play today?

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Knock to the heart

      1. Son is Rising
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        And you're to blame

        1. Y26 Royal
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          You give love a bad name

          1. Business Cat
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Wo wo wo, shake it up

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Dropped afaik. But he might've gotten a knock *heh*. We'll find out in due time.

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      o/

    4. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      No idea 3 jammy Hojbjerg points for me off the bench though

  4. EMERGING STAR
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    After those results I can confidently say.

    WILDCARD FAILED. (Sterling, Doherty, Fraser, Alonso, Fabianski and NO MENDY)

    1. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Hopefully you didn’t wildcard with just this week in mind

  5. Lemongrab
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Exact money to do AWB and Ings to Mendy and Sturridge. If Sturridge does well today that knee might be jerking!

    1. Lemongrab
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Also don't really want to bring in Mendy this week but you just know his price is going to rise

  6. Jon Snow
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Shout out to Marcos Alonso. Inconsistent, cost the clean sheet by going for a nap, cost a Hazard yellow while playing RW and getting caught out of position.

    Desperately keeping my knee from jerking, he's got good fixtures. But feel he might drop if everyone jumps back to Mendy

    1. Lemongrab
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      He was still getting himself forward enough for me to hold. Keep the faith

  7. The Final Boss
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Bps Mendy 3 points and schrulle one point?????

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Looks like 1 and 0

  8. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Why does anewpla still have Mendy on for 3 BAPs?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Same as FPL.

      1. Nice to Finally Michu
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Sigh, painful. Had hoped he'd be shifted down to 1

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          anewpla use FPL, FPL isn't final.

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Because FPL haven't added the deductions.

      1. Nice to Finally Michu
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers

    3. MTPockets
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Because fpl still have him on for 3

      • TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Deductions and winning goal haven't been included.

        1. Nice to Finally Michu
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Got it

    4. Son is Rising
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Reposting this as it's gold and I bottomed!
      https://i.redd.it/g9wama22jct11.gif

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        😆

    5. Yoshioka
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Triple-captained Sterling, but it's fine because I did the sensible thing and named Hazard vc. (How do I delete my team?)

      1. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Wowzers! Wowzers trousers!

      2. MTPockets
          7 years, 6 months ago

          ouch

        • Nice to Finally Michu
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Link??

        • Ben the Mee
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Mate...

          • Limited & Mediocre Mana…
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Absolutely bonkers mate, no reason not to save for a DGW

        • Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Do you really want to replace TAA of Liverpool with a 5.0 option from a team who'll keep half the clean sheets and be involved in no more goals than TAA when he plays? Might be an idea to get a better first and/or second sub if you can't deal with the possibility he won't play next week. Either that, or I'd upgrade him to a Mendy or Robbo. These are my thoughts

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            No sh1t, Sherlock.

            1. Holmes
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              🙂

            2. Deulofail
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Thank you for your contribution.

              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Always welcome. 😉 😆

          2. Son is Rising
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            I'm going sideways to Gomez I think

        • ClassiX
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          If, hypothetically, Sturridge becomes Liverpool's starting forward and gets, say, 60 mins a game (ala Kun) - would he be a better buy than Jimenez, in your opinion?

          1. Rocky FPL
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Yea definitely, but its a big if

          2. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Injury prone.

            1. ClassiX
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              That wasn't the question, but thanks for the obvious... 😉

          3. MTPockets
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Yes but can't see that happening.

              1. ClassiX
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                What would it take - if he scored today and got an assist would he be back to the bench next week?

            • It’s gonna Ben Mee
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Hypothetically yes

            • Alexis Nonsense
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Yes

          4. Rocky FPL
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Thoughts on going without any City forwards and mids?

            1. Hughes the Daddy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Do-able definitely.

            2. Rainer
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Brave.

              Mids are a minefield and Kun's minutes are a worry but he could easily haul every week. I wouldn't be selling Kun.

              1. Rocky FPL
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                I have Mendy and Sterling. I would rather have Vardy / Lacazette than Aguero if he is going to play only 60 minutes. They have so many talented players, anyone can score. Really tempted to get Salah for sterling. But that would leave without any attack from city.

                1. Rainer
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  I'd count Mendy as a City attacker. Sterling proved today why I wouldn't get him in. Kun's ownership a big factor too.

                  No out and out attacker from the team who'll be top scorers doesn't sit well with me.

            3. The Big Fella
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Madness

            4. Y26 Royal
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Crazy fool! I'm keeping Aguero and getting in KDB soon.

              1. Rocky FPL
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Dont have Aguero mate. I have got sterling. Happy with 60 minutes? I know he gets points. But this 60 minutes every game is a big turn off for me.

                1. Y26 Royal
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  It would be if he kept blanking but he's scoring regularly and there's always a big haul in him. The midfield is a minefield so i've stayed clear. Will get in in KDB though now he is back.
                  You've gotta have a few players from a team that scores freely like City.

            5. Pukki Party
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              You're talking about a team that just scored 5 goals

              1. Rocky FPL
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                I know but look at the scorers. No clue who is safe. Agueros constant 60 minutes is a turn off.

                1. Pukki Party
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  But Aguero is nailed on, rather 60 every game than 90,0,90 imo

            6. Giroud Depardieu
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Not a good idea! Sterling and Aguero are almost as close to essential as Laca. Bar injuries, I’ll be keeping them for the foreseeable.

          5. Alexis Nonsense
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Oh dear....26pts with Salah, Richa and Robertson to go

            Red arrow incoming

            1. Dele
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Same here 🙁

            2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Depends what they score.

            3. THFC4LIFE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Relax the average is low

          6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Salah hattrick & TAA on before 30 mins needed

            1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Surely, Pool to concede and then bring him on?

          7. Jordan.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            w/c and went for rotating keepers dubravka and ryan ,straight the way benched points ,absolute full on wind up following 1 cleanie out of de gea after 8 weeks, just aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh

          8. Stupendous
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Since when do you need two working thumbs to kick a bleeding football????

            Fookin pansies!

            Game has gone

            1. Ha.
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Why would you risk him?

              1. Stupendous
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                It's a thumb!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                1. Ha.
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  But if he falls over on his hand?

            2. AlissonBecker fell alone
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Is it your thumb? Mstchw

          9. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Sturridge already has dribble all down his shirt. C'mon man...

            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Keep the dribble on the pitch.

          10. UnitednationsXI
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            As stephens dropping in price tonight, need to make the move. 2fts

            Foster -- Patricio
            Alonso Robbo Doherty -- Shaw Awb
            Salah Maddison Richarlison Stephens -- camarasa
            Kane Kun King

            A: Shaw + Stephens + Kane >> Schindler + Hazard + Ings (-4). Allows me to play 343 or 433. Also leaves 0.6m itb to do king >> arnie/mitro in gw11

            B: Shaw + Camarasa + Kane >> Mendy + Hazard + Kamara (-4). Means i am stuck with 442 and a poor bench. Also, what to do with king from gw11

            1. Egg noodle
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              A, Arnie swings it

          11. DAZZ
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Lallana out wide, shaq deeper?

            1. Rainer
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Lallana trying to play the Mane role in from the left. Shaq most advanced mid.

          12. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            No baps for Dilva fellas?

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              no

          13. NABIL - FPL otai
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Cedric & zaha to TAA & wilson (-4) fail

            Come on salah (c)!

          14. Monkey Hanger
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            COME ON YOU TERRIERS.

          15. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Sorry to ask now, but are people benching Rich next week?

            1. Bolivian Seaman
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              yes

            2. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Must have a great team for that.

              1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                True

            3. Mo Mané Mo Problems
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Between him and Pereira (WHU).

              1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Close but yeah I'd play the attacker

            4. NABIL - FPL otai
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Mendy captain aight? Well done.

              1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Yeah mate 🙂
                Feels great after Kane(C) fail last week

                1. NABIL - FPL otai
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  Same Kane failure last week

                  Hopefully salah going to be right pick today

                  1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 6 months ago

                    Think he will come good, but hope not as a non-owner haha

            5. F4L
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              yep

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

              god no, long days are gone when OT was impenetrable fortress, and given that Rich is probably going to play ST again...

            7. Y26 Royal
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              No way

          16. Planet Head
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            So Klopp was just trolling us when he said he dropped TAA 2 weeks ago because it was his birthday weekend?

            1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              The queen has two birthdays.

              Checkmate.

              1. Ógie
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                The day the egg was laid and the day the lizard hatched?

            2. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Gomez did a great job.

            3. Numb
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              He didn’t say that.

              1. Planet Head
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Guessing you didn't see yesterday's press conference

          17. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Is it TAA's mothers birthday or something today?

            1. Warby84
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Haha

          18. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            TAA + Ederson > Mendy + Fabianski?

            Team is:

            Ederson
            Alonso - Robertson - TAA
            Sterling - Maddison - Hazard - Richarlison
            Mitro - Aguero - Arnie
            _________________________________
            Hamer: AWB, Bennet, Fraser

            Cheers 🙂

          19. Klein
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            As a salah owner, kun capper should i celebrate goals or worry if its more than 1?

            1. mir
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Goals, goals and more goals

            2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Celebrate IMO, Salah is almost a differential now and ghost teams with him as captain won't affect you

            3. F4L
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              his ownership is lower than you think

            4. Klein
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Cheers guys. Bring on the hattyyyyy

              1. mir
                • 16 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Id take 1 and clean sheet

            5. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Celebrate if overall rank is your main goal.

          20. diesel001
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Hopefully with all the changes to the line-up in attack (Shaq, Studge, Lallana and no TAA) then Liverpool will struggle.

            1. F4L
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              its inevitable. Firmino is the most important man in their system imo

          21. Monkey Hanger
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Pool completely different side without the 'Tricky Trio' up front.

            1. Zilla
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              They were still shite the last 5 games with them