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21 December 2018 1286 comments
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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. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    -5 from 3

  2. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Gollum howler, luckily Traore is crap

  3. Jindaljain
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    My Cup opponent with 3 Liverpool defence I would enjoy if wolves scoring instead of watching Salah scoring goals

  4. Rust Cohle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Cup opponent has the armband on Rashford with Azpi and Hazard off the bench for Mustafi and Vertonghen.

  5. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Traore = awful

  6. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    5 minutes in and Im feeling sick being Salahless. He was like a safe net.

    1. Alex_thekid
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      This

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Literally... And we only have our selves to blame. Ffs

    3. Gentle_Turks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Really? I'm already regretting not selling him for Sterling this week.

    4. Maddi Son
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      So far I'm liking it (Salah seller)

      Only 10 minutes in but pretty much going exactly as expected.

  7. Alex_thekid
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Where's that big fat sofa I need I don't have any Liv attacks only Lovren & G-w + Doherty on my bench!! Dooooooooooh

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I have Shaqiri and Lovren... Jimenez and Doh on bench. May watch last 10 mins

  8. Taking the Mkhitaryan
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I would tell you about my cup opponent but none of you care

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Was thinking the same thing about the others who posted this 😀

    2. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I do now

    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Let me guess, you would tell us about yours except you don’t have one? 😉

  9. That Was Easy!
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Always fun to follow Ronka. He did Kane + Siggy > Auba + Sterling (C). TV at 104.9 helped him, pretty sweet moves.

    1. Gentle_Turks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Can you share his FPL id please?

    2. Gentle_Turks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Can you share his FPL id please?

    3. puhd
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Bold moves those

      1. Gentle_Turks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        THAT WAS EASY!
        Cheers

  10. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Doherty to punish owners who benched?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      With a clean sheet maybe, other than that, nah

  11. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah scores yet?

    1. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Scored*?

    2. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      He's currently in Coady's back pocket. Time for him to pop out of there yet though.

      1. Zladan
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        There it is.

  12. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Wolves look tasty.

    1. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yeh set up well so far

    2. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not juicy?

    3. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I always preferred eating cows tbh

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Why would you do that we are just like you

      2. Tsparkes10
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Hahaha love comments like these

    4. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Apex predation

  13. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Can see wolves grabbing a goal tonight

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Fingers crossed

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Too right!

    2. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No chance

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Ridiculous thing to say.

    3. The Mighty Hippo
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      * 3 points tonight

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        If Traore knew how to shoot they’d already be winning!

  14. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I dont mind set pieces... come on Lovren 🙂

    1. Sterling Silva is better th…
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Didn't you say you were logging off?

  15. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I've realised I have no idea who the third Wolves centreback is. Must have been overpriced at the start.

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      4.5 4.5 4.0 are the CBs, Coady offers no attacking threat tho so no one cares

  16. Whats the Huth
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Come on SALAH!!!!

    1. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Assist?

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Salah!

        1. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Ban asap 😉

          1. Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Nab&Ban

            1. Chucky
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              lol

          2. Whats the Huth
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            I was correct haha

  17. RamsayS20
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Don't see Liverpool scoring for some reason..

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Damn. No point watching the rest of the game then 🙁

      1. RamsayS20
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        It's a good game defo worth watching would love to see wolves win 1-0

  18. LosBlancos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Basically a cold rainy night in Stoke? 😀

    1. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Shakira game winner, as per usual?

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yes please.

  19. Leao ball
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    0-0 will be fine

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Boly looking dodgy

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You look dodgy.....

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Fair

        1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          😆

          Who’s you captain this week then mate?

          1. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Don't have Iwobi, so it's gotta be Sterling. Yourself?

            1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              You don’t own Iwobi? You’ve changed..... I’m disappointed.

              Iwobi(c) here.

              Sterling vice 😉

              1. Deulofail
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Sigh. How I wish I was in your shoes. I'd say good luck, but you clearly don't need it.

  21. King H
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Shocking from Allison. 60m for a keeper who can't keep a hold of it lol. Can't believe people were actually comparing him to Ddg

    1. That Was Easy!
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Give it a rest.

      1. King H
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Am sorry is this not a football forum. Just saying how I see it. Guys a pretender and not at all as good as everyone makes out. Ederson is better and even he is a pretender lol

  22. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah Capo percentage in Top 10 k?

    1. Ragabolly
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      6.46%

  23. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Jonny injured by Boly

  24. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Nuno joining the long list of coaches trying to tell Adama Traore what to do when he is in space with the ball.

  25. Tommyg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Wolves playing excellently.

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Raise their game against top teams

  26. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Already regretting benching Docky

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Liar

  27. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah G
    Fabinho A

  28. King H
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Boom Salah 1 nil

  29. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    CRAP

  30. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salaaaaah