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. Aladdin Sané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Pick one for the foreseeable:

    A) Richarlison
    B) Felipe Anderson

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      got both on wc.Cant choose bw loll

    2. NLB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      On a wildcard, initially chose Felipe Anderson of the two, but just switched to 3-5-2 formation to accommodate both.

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        thiss.Having siggy too

  2. Patty
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Would you still get Doherty on a WC? Still has his threat but Wolves not keeping CSs

    1. FPL_DON
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      no

    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      no i wpouldnt but if u got him at cheaper price sure keep

  3. Stevie B
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    1) Alonso and Arnautovic -> Doherty and Lacazette for -4
    2) Arnautovic -> Mitrovic or Jimenez for free?

    Thank you!

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

    Who did you want more

    A) Sterling
    B) Kane

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      kane due to captaincy

  5. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Sell Hazard or Salah?

    1. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I'm selling Hazard...but haven't decided who to bring in though

    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      salah surely

    3. QUEN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Salah

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

    Martial + Arnie to Schurle and Lacazette for -8?

    Could also do Son and Wilson in for -8?

  7. FPL_DON
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    What did the martial injury look like?

    1. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Only tightness according to Jose

  8. JasonG123
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    How did Son compare to Kane?

  9. Catsandhats
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Arnie & haz > Kane & 6.3?? -4

    Best 6.3 option? (Have Fraser)

  10. Magpies4ever
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts on this WC team?

    Fabianski, Hamer
    TAA, Laporte, Doherty, Kolasinac, Peltier
    Sterling, Sane, F. Anderson, Fraser, Hoebjerg
    Kane, Auba, Jiminez

    0.2ITB

    1. Jaok
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Solid

  11. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Bottomed

    Salah + Arnie > Sane + Aubameyang (-4)

    Will be 0.1 short if Sane rises tonight. Do I pull the trigger now ?

    Long term it seems really good, but not sure about immediate results since both Sane and Aubameyang could miss out in GW16.

    Your thoughts on this ?

    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Decent transfers. But as you say, not without risk.

  12. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    52 pts this week feels like an absolute relief.. was looking like a sub 35 score at one point

    Just one of those weeks

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Same here

  13. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Would you play Alonso (MCI) or Doherty (new) this weekend?

    1. Ole.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I've gone Doherty

    2. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Currently have Alonso on the bench for City.

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Especially after today

    3. F4L
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Doherty

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

      Alonso

      But I'll play both in my case.

    5. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      it doesn't matter pep rotatiola will prolly bench one of your city players and either one of them will autosub him lol

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Very true!

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

      Doherty.

  14. Legomané
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    A. Pereira > TAA
    B. Arnie > Wilson
    C. Wildcard

    Patricio (Foster)
    Alonso Robertson Doherty AWB (Pereira)
    Salah Sané Richarlison (Fraser Camarasa)
    Kane Arnautovic* Jimenez

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 6 months ago

        B or similar

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Another blantent Chelsea pen not given

    3. HD7
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Fixture Swing Team plan?

      Fab
      WanB Robbo Alonso Duffy
      Salah Richa FAnderson Hazard
      Aguero Arnie

      Subs: Button, Kenedy, Success, Digne

      Arnie, Haz, Salah, Robbo to Auba, Camarasa, Sterling, Belerin for -8
      (play 4-3-3)

    4. Alvaro Morata
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Giroud > Wilson...?

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

      Rate my wildcard please.

      Fabianski Patricio
      TAA Laporte Doherty Awb 5.1(dont know? Fernandez?)
      Anderson Son Sterling Richarlison Høybjerg
      Kane Aube Jimenez

    6. Strchld
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Changes that Mane starts against bou?

    7. F4L
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Patricio Silva Arnie ➡ Alisson Anderson Auba sound decent?

    8. AnfieldLad
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Needs to decide Aub or Kane on WC as can’t hold both with price changes

      A) Aub
      B) Kane

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        probably A with the extra 1.2 in cash

      2. RyanC
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Kane for me, but not a lot in it.

    9. boc610
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Anyone picked the ball out of his net.more than joe Hart in the last three seasons? Torino, hammers, Burnley...the man just haemorrhages goals

    10. Bob B
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Keep Alonso and Robertson on WC?

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I would

      2. AnfieldLad
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Fancy Trippier over Robbo with TAA

        1. AnfieldLad
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          If he’s injured nvm lol

        2. Chenku╰☆╮
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Is tripper injured?

    11. dark91
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Is this bad for a -8 ?

      Arnie+Murray+Hazard --> Laca+Chicharito+D.Silva

    12. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Where was RLC played fellas? Up front? Do you think he could nail a perma spot?

    13. Klip Klopp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      If Trippier's injury is serious... who replaces him?

      1. lespaul
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Aurier

    14. FantasyTony
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Arnie > Wilson or Nitro ?

    15. yakirh
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Do you think Laca will start? and Auba LW?

    16. HD7
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Arnie, Haz, Salah, Duffy to Auba, Camarasa, Sterling, Belerin for -8?

    17. Manani
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Laca + Sane
      or
      Auba + F-Anderson?
      both (-4)