Dugout Discussion

Salah benched as Mane and Robertson miss out altogether

Six Premier League matches take place this evening to bring Gameweek 15 to a swift close, with many Fantasy Premier League captains – and vice-captains, following Sergio Aguero (£11.0m) and Raheem Sterling‘s (£11.5m) no-shows at Watford – set to be in action.

Mohamed Salah (£13.0m), Harry Kane (£12.4m) and Eden Hazard (£11.0m) are the second, third and fourth-most popular captaincy options of this midweek round of matches – but just two of these in-demand players start for their respective clubs tonight.

Salah is only among the substitutes for Liverpool tonight as Jurgen Klopp rings the changes at Turf Moor, with injured pair Sadio Mane (£9.8m) and Andrew Robertson (£6.5m) not in the match-day squad and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.3m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.2m) also dropping to the bench.

Xherdan Shaqiri (£7.0m) lines up in a front three with Divock Origi (£5.0m) and Daniel Sturridge (£5.8m).

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.2m), who has experienced price rises in three consecutive days having been transferred in by over 525,000 FPL managers ahead of last night’s deadline, also lines up for Arsenal as the Gunners head to Old Trafford.

Alexandre Lacazette (£9.6m) is named as a substitute for the third match running as Unai Emery perseveres with a 3-4-2-1, while Jose Mourinho has dropped Romelu Lukaku (£10.7m) and Paul Pogba (£7.9m) to the bench as he matches the Gunners with a three-man backline.

Hazard is named in Chelsea’s starting XI along with Marcos Alonso (£7.1m) as the Blues head to Molineux, though there are five changes elsewhere in Maurizio Sarri’s starting XI.

Morgan Gibbs-White (£4.3m) replaces the suspended Ruben Neves (£5.0m) for Wolves, while Ryan Bennett (£4.2m) is recalled to Nuno Espirito Santo’s line-up.

Dele Alli (£8.9m) is among five players dropping out of Mauricio Pochettino’s starting XI for the visit of Southampton, with Kieran Trippier (£6.1m) fit to play at right-back.

Kane and Christian Eriksen (£9.2m) retain their starts after Sunday’s north London derby defeat.

Kelvin Davis has made four changes to the Saints side in what will be his only match in charge, with the south coast club reverting to a flat-back four.

Richarlison (£7.0m) is back on the left wing for Everton as Cenk Tosun (£6.6m) returns up front, with Rafael Benitez going ultra-defensive with a 5-4-1 at Goodison Park.

Jamie Vardy (£8.9m) is absent through injury as Leicester head to Craven Cottage, with Tom Cairney (£4.8m) dropping to the bench for the hosts.

Back to the fixture where we started this round-up, Sean Dyche has made five changes to his Burnley starting XI as James Tarkowski (£4.7m) returns in defence.

Burnley XI: Hart, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Cork, Westwood, Brady, Barnes, Wood.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Gomez, Van Dijk, Matip, Moreno, Henderson, Milner, Keita, Shaqiri, Sturridge, Origi.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Zouma, Mina, Digne, Gueye, Gomes, Lookman, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Tosun.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Yedlin, Fernandez, Schar, Lascelles, Manquillo, Ki, Diame, Atsu, Rondon, Murphy.

Fulham XI: Rico, Christie, Odoi, Mawson, Le Marchand, Kamara, Chambers, Seri, Sessegnon, Vietto, Mitrovic.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Soyuncu, Chilwell, Mendy, Ndidi, Albrighton, Maddison, Diabete, Iheanacho.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Rui Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Moutinho, Saiss, Vinagre, Gibbs-White, Jota, Jimenez.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Christensen, Alonso, Kante, Fabregas, Loftus-Cheek, Willian, Morata, Hazard.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Dalot, Bailly, Rojo, Smalling, Darmian, Herrera, Matic, Lingard, Martial, Rashford.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Sokratis, Holding, Mustafi, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Torreira, Ramsey, Iwobi, Aubameyang.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Foyth, Rose, Dier, Winks, Eriksen, Son, Lucas, Kane.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Cedric, Yoshida, Stephens, Targett, Hojbjerg, Davis, Redmond, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Gabbiadini.

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7,029 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Aubameyang has been invisible "/

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

      It's Utd away. Not the easiest game.

      1. Podge
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        It is the easiest game

      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        This.

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

      Often is. But he's a poacher.

    3. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Arsenal come alive later in matches

    4. SweeSwee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Had about the same impact on the game as Ozil

  2. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    As a Pool fan 0-0 vs Burnley this season at half time is pretty shoddy. As a Salah capper, I say bring him on and let him go wild!

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

      Only thing going wild will be his hair tonight. Klopp needs a hairdryer.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Ok so alternative I’ll accept is Salah not coming on at all and Kane ripping it up

        1. TOPCAT1960
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          This is wishfull thinking, Klopp needs too keep up with Pep

    2. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Pool fan too but what do you expect with that lineup. Have to play Salah and take him off when you're 2 r 3 up. Now the pressure is on.

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

    Rojo a genuine scumbag.

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      He’s good to his Mammy though

  4. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    How's Auba played so far?

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Is he playing?

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Hardly had a touch so far

    3. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      who?

    4. InTommyWeTrust
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Quiet but that’s hasn’t stopped him in any other game so far

    5. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Can't remember him touching the ball

    6. SweeSwee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I’ve attached his touches heat map just below this sentence.

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        .

  5. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    5 in mid with Kane/Auba and Kamara on bench??

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Who’s the mid 5?

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Sterling Sané Richali Anderson Fraser I think. Sane could be Eriksen

    2. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      my WC team

      1. Eastman
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        My WC template exactly

  6. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    IMO Rojo should have seen red there.

    Down the other end that's a red card all day.

    Challenge initially went in with one foot, but he's totally scissored him??

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Straight red defo

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

      It was a disgusting challenge, he didn't care who he was hurting there, just went into a pile of bodies

    3. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Jesus Christ. If that's a red then Torreira should see red for standing on Matic's ankle.

  7. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    YC Lingard

  8. farmerfat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Kamara coming on for Sterling. Greatest move of the season !

    1. waitinginthelonggrass
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Tell us again please

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Move? So you brought Kamara in this GW?

      1. farmerfat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Had him all season as a fodder. Made him 1st sub coz he got 45 mins against Chelsea :p

  9. Ray In Bruges.
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Who to bring in for Aguero and Arnie?

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

      Auba and Wilson?

      1. waitinginthelonggrass
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Or Mitro (nice fixtures)

    2. SweeSwee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Kane and Wilson/Mitro

      Chicharito for a gamble

  10. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Rojo doing Rojo things. That’s why he doesn’t play.

  11. Zenith UK
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    YC galore. Odds on a red in this match?

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Rough tackling for sure

  12. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Burnley, kill the TAA CS.

    1. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      This! Make it dead

  13. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Laca will change the dynamic again

  14. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I smell Salah coming on from the very beginning of the second half.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I hope so...praying to the FPL gods

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      You sniffing Salah ?

      1. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah.

  15. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Hows Kane doing apart from the goal? Looking lively?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      On the prowl, Eriksen and son looking good

    2. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Solid performance, I'm happy as a first time owner this season.

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

      Should have had a 2nd.

  16. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Need siggy to do something

  17. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    YC Bellerin

  18. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Richarlison 5 shots in the first 45. Solid

  19. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Yellow cards all round at Old Trafford.

  20. 824545201
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salah, Arnie to Martial, Auba?

  21. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bellenderin

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

    Damn Bellerin YC

  23. some witty pun
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone else doing Arnie -> Rondon?

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

      Contemplating it

  24. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Both harsh the YC for Bellenderin

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      *Bit

  25. Barbarians
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    how do Wolves play? any chance for Jimenez/Doherty returns ?

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      very hard. Jimenez will go out before 60

  26. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    United are a disgusting diving fouling team

  27. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    YC Matic

  28. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    If Salah doesn't come in, Mark gets Murphy's goal who is third on his bench and gets Wilson captain. That is 30pt swing

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      He is jammy. Must be said

    2. Barbarians
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      thats called paranormal

    3. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Salah will have to come on though. Pool can’t afford to drop points

    4. Feanor
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Why doesn't he ever appear on the podcast anymore?

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Bigger fish to fry - he's now a TV star I believe.

    5. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Granville was on last night saying the Fabianski penalty save was his 3rd one of the season too

      Jamster-ringtones!

    6. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      He will come in,have him as C.

    7. lespaul
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Except it isn't a 30 point swing

      1. lespaul
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        It is 12 + 6 - 1(x2) = 16

  29. nobwak
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Fraser, Hazard, Kane, Murray, Martial, Fabianski... What's the fuss about this gameweek?

  30. 420king
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    5 YC in 5 min. Should've been a red for Rojo though.