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27 October 2018 2472 comments
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Fantasy Premier League managers were given an unexpected shock as Andrew Robertson (£6.4m) was benched for the first time this season.

Jurgen Klopp named Alberto Moreno (£4.2m) in the left-back position for Liverpool’s Gameweek 10 clash with Cardiff City.

There was relief in other areas of the squad though as Mohamed Salah (£12.9m), Sadio Mané (£9.7m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) were all reunited in the starting line-up.

Glenn Murray (£6.6m) kept his place in the Brighton line-up to face Wolves despite going off with a serious-looking head injury in Gameweek 9.

Their opponents made a change for the first time in a league fixture this season with Adama Traoré (£5.5m) coming in for Diogo Jota (£6.0m).

Another week, another defensive change for Fulham. Sergio Rico (£4.4m) comes in for Marcus Bettinelli (£4.4m) in goal. Bournemouth come to Craven Cottage with Josh King (£6.4m) not in the matchday squad following the ankle problem he picked up over the international break.

Despite being available after suspension, José Holebas (£4.8m) and Christian Kabasele (£4.5m) have not gone back into the Watford starting XI.

BRIGHTON XI: Ryan; Bruno, Duffy, Dunk, Bong; Jahanbakhsh, Stephens, Kayal, Izquierdo; March; Murray

WOLVES XI: Rui Patrício; Bennett, Coady, Boly; Doherty, Rúben Neves, João Moutinho, Jonny; Hélder Costa, Traoré; Jiménez

FULHAM XI: Rico, Le Marchand, Fosu-Mensah, Ream, Odoi, Seri, McDonald, Schurrle, R. Sessegnon, Mitrovic, Kamara

BOURNEMOUTH XI: Begovic, Francis, S. Cook, Ake, Smith, Lerma, L. Cook, Daniels, Fraser, Brooks, Wilson

LIVERPOOL XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Moreno, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Mane, Salah, Firmino

CARDIFF XI: Etheridge; Bennett, Bamba, Morrison, Ecuele Manga; Murphy, Gunnarsson, Camarasa, Hoilett; Reid; Paterson

SOUTHAMPTON XI: McCarthy, Cedric, Bertrand, Stephens, Hoedt, Romeu, Lemina, Elyounoussi, Redmond, Ings, Austin

NEWCASTLE XI: Dubravka, Dummett, Lascelles, Fernandez, Yedlin, Ritchie, Shelvey, Diame, Kenedy, Perez, Muto

WATFORD XI: Foster, Femenia, Mariappa, Cathcart, Masina, Doucoure, Capoue, Hughes, Deulofeu, Pereyra, Success

HUDDERSFIELD XI: Lossl, Jorgensen, Schindler, Lowe, Mbenza, Mooy, Hogg, Billing, Durm, Pritchard, Depoitre

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  1. drughi
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Salah needs one more goal if he wants any bonus points

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Always

    2. Mysterion
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Maybe not today

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

      Or a Cardiff goal.

    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      He will knock a couple in second half just to make sure

    5. Futile Tinkering
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      He is useless, captain fail 😡

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

      Or Cardiff goal?

  2. Dybala10
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Mitro has to go. Useless.

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      He will score

    2. fc_skrald
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      45 mins to do a hattrick?

    3. DAZZ
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Hudd Away next week

      1. kalmoffit
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Delpoitre essential

  3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Can't wait to do Mitro to Arnie next week

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      mitro plays huddersfeild though

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Probably a red fixture for Fulham

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Seems a bit jerky. I would never own a Fulham player though.

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Not really, planned for a while

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

        Hmmm... I agree. I suckered myself into Mitro. Pre season and early season when Scouts were all saying “he’s a different player for Fulham”, I wished I’d stuck with my original thoughts which recalled the utterly mediocre player who played for Newcastle.

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

      I have Arnie but if Mitro blanks today vs a leaky side like Bournemouth he’ll have to go. Kicking myself for not having Wilson this week and getting rid of him for Arnie next week. Unless Arnie does the biz today!

  4. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    The Jiminez sub lottery is now open.

    Which minute will he get subbed today?

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      57

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Who cares?

    3. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      67

    4. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      59

    5. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      72

    6. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      My money is on 58

    7. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      64

    8. Cookie Kid
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      63 clinging onto 2pts

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Nice to see mitrovic has forgot how to score a goal since I got him in

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      same . just wait till we sell him where he goes on a run again

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

      Gonna need a better reverse jinx than that, Bemba 😛

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Fortunately I have 0.1 ITB for Arnie 🙂

    4. Black Knights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Who cares?

    5. altan8797
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      who cares

    6. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Same for me too. Arnie can replace him next week with one of my 2 FTs.

    7. Conor Salmon for life
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Who Cares

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

    who takes brightons corner kicks today?

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

      March took one

  7. Baked baines
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Priceless FF moments when a player you have, who is owned by 0.2 scores for you!!!

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

      Deulofeu?

    2. Jarnathan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I got him in this week... think its going to be a major bandwagon 🙂

      1. Baked baines
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Indeed

    3. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Deulefou 😎

  8. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    These Total Football shenanigans from Liverpool might suit Mo for the baps -- their front three are trying so hard to get the mids and defs involved inside the box that they aren't squandering the chances themselves.

    1. Ramboros
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Salah already on more than 30 passes with 80%+ accuracy, so I think this is very accurate. He still needs more BPS.

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Moreno looks good

    Robertson has a tight on his hand to get back into the team

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Kinky

      1. Eytexi
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Ahahaha got me

    2. LarryDuff
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Versus this non exsisant attack? Behave

    3. Sif
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      4/10
      Try harder...

    4. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      What kind of tight?

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

      very funny

  10. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Hoping Holebas doesn't make a cameo

  11. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Pereyra's goal looked like playing FIFA against the beginner AI

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Or against a mate who puts controller down for a minute to text a mate

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

      This

  12. Rash
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Liverpool were fortunate to get that goal imo. Hopefully Cardiff can do more of the same and damage as a non salah owner will be minimal.

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      This will not age well

      1. Rash
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Probably not.

    2. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      This

  13. Respect My Authoritah
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Just seen Watford's goals. Huddersfield absolutely abysmal defending - Sunday league teams would've done better for both goals

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Lossl will be dropped for deoulofeous, should not be scoring from that angle

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

      "defending"

  14. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Billing up your game mate!

  15. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Yet another goal for Sancho

  16. Bobby
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    What has happened to mane! When did he last score points!

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Mane months ago

    2. Patch
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Mitro more like

      Averse to points!

  17. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Has Mane been useless?

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Always is

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

        “He can cover Salah”

        Based on an unsustainable 74% conversion rate in the first few games. Even one shot-one goal Vardy doesn’t come close to that.

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      deserves to be dropped. Luckily for him Lallana is even worse.

  18. Podge
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    any mobdro type apps out there ?

    1. Fresh_From_Desh
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Type redbox tv apk on Google

      Works for android

      1. Podge
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks

    2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      What?

  19. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Leicester team sheet?

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Half an hour or so away

  20. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Currently own TAA and Robbo. Admittedly I was planning on getting rid of TAA as he's less nailed. Now totally don't know wtf to do.

    1. Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Keep both for now.

      1. The Royal Robin
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Maguire is tempting though.

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I would suggest that Robertson is getting a much needed rest and Liverpool have no midweek game this week, so he should be fine for a while now. TAA has more competition than Robbo and I would think he is generally going to be more at risk...

      1. The Royal Robin
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        That's helpful, cheers.

    3. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Lol. I very nearly did Periera > Robertson.
      Instead did TAA > Robertson. Now hoping he doesn’t come on.

      I’d probably keep if I was in your shoes. Until their fixtures turn.

    4. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Keep with a strong bench

    5. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I own both and definitely keeping Robertson. Think I’m going to downgrade TAA to do Wlson to Arnautovic.

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

      I feel vindicated by my comments 24-48 hours ago - but I was hardly the only one saying this - last season only VVD was immune to rotation (and he only joined in Jan).

      Same with City, you just have to accept rotation. If not, get Alisson. Only “nailed” one in the backline.

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

      I think in your case though it’s very likely Robbo will play against the top teams and TAA will be rested going on previous.

      Robbo is a better player but I think I’d rather have Trent vs easy opposition (although I concede I didn’t expect him to miss the Huddersfield game).

  21. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Zabaleta or Balbuena the better pick?

    1. Leao ball
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      The week has already started . Why do u make that question ?

      1. Hansel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Cause I plan to transfer one of them in. FPL has not endes you know..

    2. Klein
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Probably balbeuna. I was on zab but he had 0 shots while bal was taking some.

  22. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    not too good for me so far, need one more Salah goal and jimenez to do something finally

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

      You have a good chance of Jiminez getting something because I benched him. He always returns when I bench him and blanks when I play him.

  23. jia you
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Mark Hughes must be thanking his lucky stars that Huddersfield, Fulham and Cardiff are in the EPL this season!

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

      He'll be sacked imo

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

        This. Or resign because Saints “can’t match his ambition” like at Fulham. The arrogant tw@t.

  24. altan8797
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    any chance knockaert coming on in second half?

  25. Teomi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone watching Southampton?
    How is Ings doing?

    1. Andy'81
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Zero shots in the first half.

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

      I heard a great stat on Thursday night indirectly relating to Ings.

      For Southampton to score 50 goals - not unreasonable for a team like them - given their current conversion rate they would need to take 1,032 shots. The highest ever number of shots in a season was Chelsea in 09/10 with 832.

  26. Total Slotball
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Arnautovic out. Wished the team gd luck on Instagram.

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

      Hopefully 😀

      1. Teomi
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Troll

    2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Please

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

      Zzzz. Well done, you made me check his Insta account and find nothing there. You can pat yourself on the back and know it’s made your weekend.

      1. TyroneGAA
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        It seems correct??

    4. Butcher
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Ban this tool

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Could be legit

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Why?

  27. 4-4-who?
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Wolves should have had a penalty - shocking how we don't get these decisions

  28. Eytexi
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    What do we need in the second half? Need goals galore in Liverpool vs Cardiff (for Salah captain and to deny clean sheet) and Fulham vs Bournemouth (owning Fraser and Mitro). Double Wolves defence need to come good too with Bennett coming on for Robbo.

    1. Rash
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I need salah off on 59 mins following a pen miss

    2. Teomi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Cardif goal thx

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Pretty much this for me too, although I forgot to swap armband from Haz to Salah, so this could be a painful 45 mins coming up.

  29. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Lol at me. Haven’t looked at my team for days and now only just realised I have armband on Haz and Kun VC.

    Oops!

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Not the worst captain and vice-captain tbf. Could have Robertson(c) and Mane(vc) for example

    2. Rash
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Could be worse

  30. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    What's the verdict re: Hazard? Are we expecting to see him on the bench?

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I expect him to start

      1. The Royal Robin
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Let's hope so.

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Praying he starts

    3. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Deadline has passed so its pointless worrying. Just enjoy the games

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

      I expect him to play.