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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. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Three clean sheets gone already - the week that keeps on giving.

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Triple Wolves?

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

      3?

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

    BT saying it was a coady og not RLC?

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

      BT incorrect

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Chelsea also

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

    GOAL - Wolves 0-1 Chelsea
    Conor Coady own goal

    Chelsea take the lead as Ruben Loftus-Cheek fires a shot in from just outside the box. He's celebrating a goal but it's going to go down as a Conor Coady own goal as the captain headed the ball past his own goalkeeper.

    From BBC

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

      Won't be, shot was on target.

  4. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard assist RLC 2 times in 2 days lol

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

    C'mon Burnley! Score some goals!

  6. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Even Chelsea saying that’s an OG along with some betting companies... but FPL?

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

    Any chance Fantasy will change that to Coady OG ?

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

    taa incoming

  9. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Omg get Trent on!

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

    Gomez slides into the hoardings. Receiving treatment, 20 mins gone.

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

    Get the emails ready boys

  12. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    TAA coming on

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

    Spurs 1 - 0

  14. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Kaneereereeee

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

    Hazard another assist almost

    1. some witty pun
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      what a save....

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

    OMG kane

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

    KANEREE

  18. Waynoo
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    KANEEEEEE

  19. 420king
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    (K)aneeee!!!!!

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

    KAAAANNNEEEE

  21. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    KAAAAAAANE (C)

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

    YUSSSSSS

  23. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Hello Harry

  24. dannyboy25
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    tripper to son would have been ideal!

  25. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    TOMESTONE BY KANE. OMG.

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

    Captain Kane thanks

  27. Steirish
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Get in kane

  28. Planet Jo
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Need Salah to stay on the bench, but he won't. Wilson VC.

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

    KANE GET INNNNN

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

    ARRRYYY