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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. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Spurs 2-0, time for kane sub and rested

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

      Nope

  2. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bobby on

  3. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bobby on for Origi

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

    Firm/Salah on

  5. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salah on

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

    Scotty B will be happy, he still has MOura doesn't he?

  7. Kuyt Dirkula +42
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I need Salah (v) on. Even just 1 minute will give me a couple of precious gw15 points

  8. learnedlizard
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    How's auba looking?

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

      Invisible

  9. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Stay Mo, stay

  10. Planet Head
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Who needs Sterling and Mane when there's Jim and Doch off the bench 🙂

    Week getting better again

  11. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    SALAH ALSO ON? Damn it

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

    Salah swear to god if you don't score now

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

      Won't score

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

    Mr offside good bye hello Giroud

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

    Kane assisted that clearly

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

    There would have been a few Salah/Sterling C/VC out there.

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

    Salah punish those smug sellers. Cmon buddy boyo

  17. XabiAlonso
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salah blocking Wilson vc absolute effing nightmare

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

      Ouch!!

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

    Moreno rested for Bournemouth.

  19. JohnnyMagrinho
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Loftus-Cheek surely set to lose 3 BPS right?

    • Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      BURNLEY HOOOOOLD

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

        This!

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

      Salah on, keeps Doherty points on the bench

    • Essan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Laca can stay on the bench please - gonna get Doherty's points whatever but a Jiminez bonus would be nice

    • Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      every time moura plays Kane is not so good...

    • JasonG123
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Salah (c) blocking Salah (vc) now 🙁

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

        Impressive that you had Salah as both!

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

      Spurs 3 - 0!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      How is Son playing? He is my Cap

      1. J T
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Just scored

      2. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Just scored

    • Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks to those saying Jimenez for AWB in XI. Doherty my 3rd bench spot though

    • R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Sonnnnnnn!!

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Son G

    • Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Right Salah, if I’m not getting Wilson vice captain points, I’m going to need a couple of goals from you.