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Dugout Discussion December 21

Salah leads the line for Liverpool at Wolves

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There were very few selection surprises for the opening fixture of Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 18.

Liverpool have named their first-choice front-three of Mohamed Salah (£13.1m), Roberto Firmino (£9.2m) and Sadio Mané (£9.6m) for the second Premier League match in a row, with the Egyptian once again looking set to lead the line.

There are changes elsewhere in the side as Jordan Henderson (£5.3m) replaces Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.5m) and James Milner (£5.6m) slots in at right-back in place of Nathaniel Clyne (£4.6m).

After securing a win over Bournemouth last time out, Wolves stick with the 3-4-1-2 formation that helped them to success in Gameweek 17.

Adama Traore (£5.2m) comes in for Diogo Jota (£5.9m) to play up front alongside Raúl Jiménez (£6.2m) while Joao Moutinho (£5.2m) plays as the number 10.

Romain Saïss (£4.2m) replaces Morgan Gibbs-White (£4.3m) in central midfield and it’s another start for Jonny (£4.3m) who made a surprise return from injury in Gameweek 17.

Wolves XI: Patricio; Boly, Coady, Bennett; Jonny, Saïss, Neves, Doherty; Moutinho; Traoré, Jiménez.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Lovren, Milner; Keita, Fabinho, Henderson; Firmino, Salah, Mané.

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  1. Dog and Fox
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    VVD pure class tonight.

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    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      All season*

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    2. Marvin of all he surveys
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I'm biased, but you could make a case for him being the best player in the league.

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    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Aye, had to defend against Wolves and Lovren.

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

    Salah already #1 most transferred in this GW

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    1. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Point chasers

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  3. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Boly is absolutely brainless

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

      You calling Boly a Wally?

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

    wish it was salah that got subbed

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  5. el polako
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I have Camarasa.

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  6. 420king
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Who is that Firmino lookalike?

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    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Seems to have regressed badly since getting this weird 'fro perm thing on his head.

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

      New defensive midfielder

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  7. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Let this be a lesson to you all, make your own choices, other than stats, don't read too much into what goes on here.

    I blame the scoutcasts for planting the Salah seed out over the last month or so. It was never a good idea, be interesting to see how many of them followed through, Jonty champions the move every week only to end up keeping Salah himself.

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

      Any idea if Andy got rid of Salah? I know he flirted with the idea

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      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        He did. Expect better from an experienced player like Andy.

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        1. AndyCook
            5 years, 5 months ago

            He isn’t a clairvoyant. The game is about value for money and Salah has to score a lot of points to be worth it which is why it is always up for debate. You don’t have to listen to people.

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            1. Drip Doctor
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              You are right, it's not like he just scored a hat trick to remind people of what he's capable of.

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              1. Cok3y5murf
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                Lol all his alternatives Hazard, Sterling, Kane, Auba are capable of hat tricks too. What’s your point? You can’t own them all.

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

            Going to link your team then so we can check all your wise moves?

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

          He did, yeah.

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      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I don't really want to know which of them followed through.

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      3. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Hindsight doctor

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        1. Drip Doctor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Not really, look at my previous posts, i was telling people to keep Salah.

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

            Strange that some ignored you.

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            1. Drip Doctor
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Indeed.

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      4. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Another one of these silly comments based on only one game having been played this gameweek. What if the players plus money people have swapped Salah out for do even better tomorrow? Then it's suddenly a good decision.

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    2. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Great start to the GW, 3pts from 2

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

      Come on Robbo assist Salah for his hattrick and lets put the final nailin the coffin of non owners again

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      1. jaybradlights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Robbo's looked very average tonight, likely to be rested vs Newcastle I reckon

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

        Hat trick?

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      3. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I am sofa king we tod did

        Say the above slowly to yourself slowly

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    4. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Shaq not coming on tonight. F you Klopp

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      1. lugs
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        saved for Newcastle

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    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      In fairness, Liverpool are playing good football here. VVD looks very good indeed.

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

      Shaqiri on or what?

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

      Stering whacks in a hat trick we’ll all be like Salah who?

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

        Some have both

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

          And Hazard? And Kane? I’d rather have those for the sake of one player

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

            I'm on Salah sterling hazard. Most can only afford 3 10m players. Hard to tell the best 3 though, changes each week

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            1. Whats the Huth
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              I have sterling. Salah. And Kane.
              Your point is?.....

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

                Rest of team must suffer

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                1. Whats the Huth
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 5 months ago

                  Load of rubbish.

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

                    How is it rubbish? That why you can’t show rest of the team that suffers?

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                    1. WVA
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 5 months ago

                      I have the below with mitb

                      Hart Hamer
                      Alonso Laporte Digne AWB Bennett
                      Salah Hazard Sane Snodgrass Hojbjerg
                      Kane Ings Jimenez

                      Wouldn't say it suffers

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

                What are you on about

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                1. Whats the Huth
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 5 months ago

                  Not you mate

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

              Yeah true

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          2. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Kane is even less worth it than Salah

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

            You'd rather have a troll striker playing as a mid than a consistent mid playing as a striker?

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

        Can you only own one?

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

          No? Why? Just easier to accommodate Stelring and have a much stronger team

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    8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Boly is having an absolute mare

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

      If Salah isn't the 3rd player subbed off does that mean he's not starting against Newcastle?

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      1. fpl_delboy
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        At this stage may as well leave him on for 90 and he might get another. He's not starting that NC game either way.

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

          😀

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        2. Regin
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          U sure?

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    10. fpl_delboy
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Please Wolves, pull 1 back.

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    11. NeverLucky
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      My team:

      Foster / Fabianski
      Alonso / VVD / Doherty / Wan Bissaka
      Salah (C) / Sterling / Sane / Hazard
      Wilson / Ings / Aguero

      Thanks to some careful value plays was able to afford that line up, now let's see if i can catch up over latter half of season in my league.

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      1. fpl_delboy
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Can't see how thats possible? Who are the other 2 players?

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      2. Nawton
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Didn't happen

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

      wolves will score

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

        Doesn't look likely

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

        Nah

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    13. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Shaqiri captain vs Newcastle locked in!

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    14. Jon Snow
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Robertson consolation goal would be nice

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

        Pool are winning

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    15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Can't believe how sloppy Liverpool's passing is tonight

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    16. Modest Bob
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Salah is actually a midfielder playing as a striker.

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      1. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        That's right

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

        Boring Milner, that you?

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      3. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks James.

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

      Last week I gained 22 points on my ml rival. After 1 game, he makes up 26 or 28 points on me with Salah captain. Damn!! Weekend ruined. Sane will have to atleast match Salah now for me.

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

        Weekend ruined? Really?

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    18. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      of course check FPL cup and it's a dead team with Salah (c) , Lovren and Alisson. 🙂
      But does have Wilshere and Alexis.

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    19. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Todays average 15 Top10k, 16 Overall.

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      1. Big Hands Barry
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Average players?

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

        Jeez - seems to imply everyone owns Salah?

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      3. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Well I'm screwed then

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      4. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Nearly half of this Top 10K own Salah and the vast majority a Liv Def, so hardly suprinsing stuff.

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    20. HD7
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Why do people think Salah wont play vs Newcastle? There is enought time until 26th... besides even from bench for half an hour he can cause mayhem

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

        Just trying to reassure themselves cause they can't get him in easily for the game.

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      2. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Because they can win that game without Salah and they need him for Arsenal and City, don’t think he will come on vs Newcastle if they are winning

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

        It's because of the short turnaround times for the games vs the Gunners and City. I think there is a better than 95% chance he's benched for Newcastle. Also, Klopp did the same thing last year against Burnley - played effectively his mid-week team.

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

        I'd be disappointed in Klopp if he started him in NC. Don't get me wrong, I have him and would love to see him start, but the sensible thing is to have him on the bench. Can't risk injury or fatigue. They'll have enough without him.

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    21. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Is this the Florida power and light forum.

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

        Yes.

        My name in Lincoln, how may I help you sir?

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        1. Teahupo'o
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          😀

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    22. Football Heaven
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Let’s face it, anyone who desont own Salah is because of his price not because they don’t want him, I got rid of him a few weeks ago and he was consistently scoring points but I couldn’t go on without a city mid or Kane/Auba etc... it’s frustrating when he does well but its even more frustrating owning him when he doesn’t do well

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    23. Rsforstar
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Salah G denied

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    24. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Salah is just so dangerous

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

        Milner v2?

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        1. SPorting
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          He’s not that good.

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