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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. Top 210 Club
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Get in Corky boy!

  2. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    TAA fail

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not really. 2pts > 0pts. Most have AWB, Doherty, Kenedy and other crap on their benches.

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        2 points is still a fail.

      2. Fantastisk
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        That's a fail son.

      3. puhd
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yup, that’s me

    2. StoneMountain
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      TAA goal incoming

  3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    7 Goals tonight so far & Sane didn't get the assist for ANY of them?!?!?!?!?!

    This game is a joke FFS

    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He played last night?

      1. Calderano FC
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        WHOOSH

      2. ClassiX
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Maximus Sarcasmus

    2. farmerfat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Lol

  4. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Robbo CS locked

  5. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Pool cleanie gone, well done Klopp

  6. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Klopp naive

  7. Samwise the Brave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Liverpool deserve this, for lack of respect

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Agreed.

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      this

  8. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    TAA

  9. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Get Salah on for crying out loud

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      At 90 mins yes

      1. Top 210 Club
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        This give him min or two

  10. Steinburg FC
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    VVD not an assist for me... keeper changed the direction of the ball completely.
    Haven't seen the Hazard asissit but if RLC shot was on target before deflection then is good

  11. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Still giving a rest to Salah and Firmi Klopboy?

  12. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Pool match fixing??

    1. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Match fixing?

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      seriously - putting out a team like that there has to be serious questions asked

  13. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Mistake from Klopp, could be title defining if they can’t rescue the points here

  14. The Left Duke #3
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Keita looking good for Pool tonight

  15. Monya Meow Meow
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Surely they need Salah now???

  16. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    YOU DESERVE IT KLOPPPP

  17. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Klopp throws away the pl title due to complacency. Pep to thank Klopp today in a press conference.

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

    If TAA plays till 90 and some extra time does he get a CS?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Why would he?

  19. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Klopp is a fraud

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Fool not fraud.

  20. Amey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Kamara scores goal when i don't need them 😀
    Starts next match

  21. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Burnley GET IN

  22. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Hahahahahhahaahha yes burnley get in my boys

    Jammy TAA owners.. shhhhhh

    Right kloppo dont.you think its salah time.yet you mug

  23. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    chances of Salah coming on

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      100% now

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He might.

    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Defo

    4. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He must.

    5. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      1000000%

    6. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Should come on any minute now

  24. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Kante close

  25. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    City squad depth v Pool is a no contest

    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      100%

    2. J T
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah it shows

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

      Pool doing well (and having a good chunk of luck) to be this close still.

    4. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Agreed.

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

      Should have kept Sterling, woulda been different story

    6. SirStevieG
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Probably because City have an unlimited amount of money............

      1. grumpyman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Illegally funded fascist-state money but ooh look at the pretty football.

  26. Snooze ya lose
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Best arnie replacement?

    1. Mitro
    2. Rondon
    3. Murray
    4. Chico
    5. Jimi

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Mitro

  27. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Lucky TAA owners they said...

  28. UpAndAway
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Klopp needs to decide which competition he wants to win. He's no chance of winning both PL and CL.

  29. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I'm buying a Cork poster and hanging it up on my wall

  30. Baked baines
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    That’s put a Cork in Liverpool’s Title bid!!