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Salah leads the line for Liverpool at Wolves

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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1,286 Comments Post a Comment
  1. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Lallana coming on

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

    lollana coming on

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

    Oh dear, Lallana.

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

    Man utd to get poch from spurs, vvd from Liverpool and kDB from city.. all for £500m 😀

  5. child of God
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Went hazard (C) as I have no city cover and can't even begin to tell you how freaked out i am of getting it wrong

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Pray to daddy.

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

        😆

  6. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Keita off before 60 mins. Lallana on

  7. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Good God Lallana and Lovren on the pitch we are doomed

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

      Jimmy haul incoming

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

    TAA going to wake up with the flu tomorrow out in that weather.

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

    Will donate a kidney if Salah scores a second.

    caveat: has to be a header for the kidney.

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

      Incredibly ridiculous comment.

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

      Completely trivialises kidney donation

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

        Lighten up.

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

      One you buy from Tesco ?

  10. Ghost Gooner
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Keita just isn't catching a break injury wise

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      That’s good isn’t it? Breaks are bad

      1. Ghost Gooner
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        😆

  11. danishdynamite
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Is Phil Beardsley nailed-ish?

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

      Soz, Beardsley

      My spell check is from Tyneside, apparently

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

      Damn it. BARDSLEY

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

        Hahahaha yeah think so.

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

    Big Virgil!

  13. chaser123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Van Dijk is pure class

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

      Indeed. Probably the best in league currently.

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Terrible cockney accent in Mary Poppins tbf

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

    The more I watch LFC there more I think that Van Dijk is currently the best center back in Europe.

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      You would not be far off. Player of the PL season so far

  15. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Cavaleiro and Gibbs-White coming on

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

      Gibbs-white looks to have a very bright future doesn't he.

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

      Moutinho and Traore off

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

    I have Salah.

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

      Interesting

    2. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      posts like this.

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

      Haha ok?

    4. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Apt username

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

      Beautiful post.

    6. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Our survey says...

  17. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Robertson has better attacking position with Lallana. Has Keita been problem for his attacking returns?

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

    If only Traore's brain was as quick as his legs.

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

      Then he would be playing in red kit tonight.

  19. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Klopp rest Robbo now !

  20. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Uch VVD is ridiculously quick for a big guy. Keeping up with Adama for pace and he’s no slouch by any means.

  21. JammySprat
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Does Salah typically get 0 bonus in a 1-0 win?

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

      Of course. 3 confirmed.

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

      Yip. Too many wides and dispossessions. Defenders all the way in a 1-0

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

    Its ridiculous how Salah never gets any bps

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

      With the system they have, it's not.

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

      And all for the super bargain cheap price of 13.1! Get yours in stores now! 🙂

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

      Its ridiculous to think Salah deserves bps from performances like this.

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

        Sayyy whaaat?

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

    Wolves haven't a chance of scoring tonight 🙂

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Wait for last 10minutes

  24. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Need Ramos here....

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

    16 point swing for Salah captainers if he grabs a second - come on you beautiful Pharaoh

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

    Estimates on Adama Traore's weight? Seeing as he looks about 5ft9 I'm estimating 90kg

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

      80

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      He looks like a mini Lennox Lewis

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

      72 on Google

  27. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Big bench issue for me next GW. Bench 2 of those.

    WB-Doherty-Robbo-Bednarek-Alonso
    Pogba-Hazard-Rich-FAnderson-Sterling

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      And Jimenez and Kane in Att

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

        Easy, AWB and Bed

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Probably.

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

      Bed and WB

  28. AuFeld
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Poor John Henry has his house for sale in Boca Raton for $25m to cover this season's signings of Allison and VVD. It will be impressive if Liverpool win the league this season right after the Red Sox won the World Series.

    1. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Wut

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

        It's a poor joke insinuating that John Henry has to sell his house to cover this seasons signings. \o/

  29. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone know what the highest minus points a player has gotten in 1 game in FPL?

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

    Average must be quite high for just the first game