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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. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Son hits the post damn it

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      next, the bottle 🙂

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

    Rondon and on and on

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    F off patricio

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Calm down calm down

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

    Hazard assist surely

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 4 months ago

        RLC - OG

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Shot on target so should be Haz Assist

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Loftus-Cheek shot

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

      Everton cleanie GONE Rondon

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

      Announce rondon bandwagon

    5. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Feck off!!!

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

      The Arnie replacement has spoken.

      0-1 RONDON.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Aye Robson or chicha for me

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

        😀 Tbh he spoke with his brace the week I suggested him as a breakout play 😛

      3. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Spoken and said I am nearly as bad a pick as Mitro

    7. Ady87
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Assist given.

      Do we know how many sold Eden this week?

      1. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Me

    8. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hazard gets the assist on FPL!!!!

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

        ryan and sane dont

    9. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Another two clean sheets gone nightmare

    10. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Given as LC goal, Hazrd assist

      1. MTPockets
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Really? Big deflection

          1. Zenith UK
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Prem rules are as long as it's on target shooter gets goal

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

        Trippier providing lots of pistol whip early on

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

        Hazaaaard assist lets go

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

          nice

      4. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I advised Rondon earlier today. I got laughed at

        1. Nascimento
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          A broken clock’s right twice a day

          1. Paul Psychic Octopus
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Digital ones aren't

            1. Zenith UK
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Depends if it's 12 hour digital..

        2. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Rightly so

        3. Podge
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Were you right ?
          Or is it just a fluke ?

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

        HAZAARD VC . I hope Salah capo doesn’t come on

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

        Everton punished for not fielding Keane. I'm not sorry at all.

      7. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        AZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARD

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

          Alonso assist?

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

        RONDON OMG

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

        RONDONNNNN!!!!!! (toon fan)

      10. i am jose mourinho
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Time to score HAZARD come on

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

        Hazard hasn't gone away you know...

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

        Coady OG or Magic Bean going to keep it?

      13. Cojones of Destiny
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Rondon essential)

      14. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Will Wolves ever get a clean sheet again 🙂

      15. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        How is that Loftus Cheek goal, it s obviusly OWN Goal

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

          SOT 100% always the rule

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

          The shot was on target.

        3. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Shot was on target

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

          Shot was on target

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

          Haven't seen it but I'm saying it's a RLC goal, it's obvious.

      16. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Rlc so underrated

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I feel like he's rated pretty highly. So probably not, mate 🙂

          1. fr3d
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            I feel like he’s not rated highly at all

            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Could be just me and you then

      17. Boxwoods
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Hurtling towards worst GW ever. On 17 pts w/ subs and actually now have to hope Captain Mo stays off for VC Kane to step up (and hopefully haul).

      18. R.C
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Digne CS gone :/