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

    Don’t panic people, it’s ONE goal

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

      Feels like two for those who sold for a hit 😉

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

        Hehe

      2. *Reformed-Character*
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        surely you didn't do that ?

  2. tafrère
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    "he's not worth the money" they said.

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

      Well, yeah, he isn’t lol

      1. SPorting
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Keep telling yourself that 😉

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

          I will thanks bud, rather have Haz AND sterling

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

            Salah hatrick incoming.

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

              Lol, you’re wishing

            2. Weasel Boy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Jinxed it

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

            get all three

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

            I’d rather have FPL points, bud.

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

              Haha not at 13.1 i wouldn’t

              1. SPorting
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Understandable if you can’t afford it.

          4. Annie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Haz the troll

      2. Majestic Chanka
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Much better value than Kane though. Back up to top scorer in game now and only 0.5m more.

      3. Hughes the Daddy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        He is

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

      He's not though. Sterling, Hazard and Auba are all better value than him. Sterling and Hazard could easily have more points than him by the end of the weekend.

      1. Majestic Chanka
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Sterling and Hazard could, not Auba though, that’s why Salah is better than Auba.

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

          Auba gives you more points per pound and an extra £2.5m in the bank.

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

            *£1.5m

    3. FDMS All Starz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not really, could be rested next game too

  3. Robbo121
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah vital

  4. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Here for the smartass hindsight comments

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

      I knew you would be.

    2. Majestic Chanka
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not hindsight if you own, that’s foresight!

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

        he he, nice.

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

    Salah to get no bonus unless he gets another or assist

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

      You wish you owned him.

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

      bossing baps till now

  6. Goat
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    It’s nice still owning the Egyptian King.

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

    Hmmm, what do you think about this guy Salah? Worth a punt?

    1. Hughes the Daddy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nahh he's shite. Never does anything.

  8. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah has tough fixtures they said.

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

      😎

  9. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Merry Christmas Salah sellers 🙂

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

      Probably still outscore him with players brought in

      1. SPorting
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Probably, possibly, maybe.

      2. Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Salty

      3. *Reformed-Character*
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        ouch...that salt is outrageous

    2. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Same as last year with Kanexiters

  10. MGD
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Missed the deadline for the first time ever... Kane (C)... Still Bellerín in the team.

    So do changes now before price movements or wait til after GW?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wait

    2. HD7
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      If you want to risk it buying an injured player. Sure
      Only if you will be priced out and you someone a lot

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

    Come on the best defender in the world score ffs

  12. WVA
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah is a differential in my mini leagues however people seemed to have covered him all season with Mane and recently Shaqiri so I'm still not sure he's worth the extra

  13. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Mo Salah do another one please

  14. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Got rid of Salah GW14 and it's not gone well really

    1. good biashara
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, I just got rid today, got Mane in to free up funds... already backfiring

  15. Hughes the Daddy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Class. Permanent.

  16. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Is this my mistake of the season not having Salah for weeks? 🙁

  17. Ode
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    ”We got Neves, Ruben Neves...”
    ”De de, de de de de, Joao Moutinho”
    ”Woooooah Adama Traore”

    Why do all English fans always use the same melodies in their chants?Where’s the originality?

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

      In this case. To piss of Liverpool.

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hard to harmonise a crowd to esoteric hungarian techno-pop.

  18. glufs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    HOW CAN I AFFORD ALL THESE PLAYERS

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

    1 goal isnt enough.... he did look calm though, good sign

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

    Salah, 13.1m, scores against Wolves and all of a sudden essential. Gotta love this place haha!

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

      This +1

    2. Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I don’t think he’s finished yet.

    3. Norfolk&Chance
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Top goal scorer of pl no?

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Played four games more than Raheem only one point ahead?

    4. *Reformed-Character*
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      how about the hatrick 2 weeks ago ?

    5. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Scored a hattrick only a week ago.

    6. Dickie1898
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Blinded by salt

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

      The smell of fear is overbearing 😛

    8. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You don’t have him, do you though.

    9. Hughes the Daddy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Non owner?

    10. ChuckN
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Seller here. Definitely worth owning if you're running only 1 or 2 premium guns. I preferred balancing out my midfield and improving my bench for xmas this week so he had to go.

      He's not exactly screaming value though.

      1. Hughes the Daddy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        He's just starting. Got form only last week or so. Several braces and hatties imminent.

    11. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Scored against whu, bri, sot,hud, car, ful, wat and bournemouth too

    12. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Highest points scorer in a single season ever. Maybe not essential as there are many options out there, but certainly not a surprising choice. He’s also been a mini differential recently, because many people share your view.

  21. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Would you include Salah in your WC team or is he still not worth it?

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

      Sterling, Haz, Auba.

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

        Yep those guys too.

    2. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Definitely.

    3. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Personally I like Salah and I like Hazard, because they are the key player for their respective teams. At the moment I also have Auba, but if Sterling plays regularly he may be the better option for 3rd big hitter.

  22. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Keita going for the World record of fouls received.

  23. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Damn I sold Salah for Haz (C) I smell the FAILURE already

  24. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    In other Salahless news. The young English lad just scored for Dortmund, that guy has some feet!

    1. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Jadon Sancho

    2. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Does he have a name?

  25. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I crunched some numbers and inferred that Salah performs well in the early game

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

    Did Doherty get booked? Deserved to and crowd booed when the camera had moved away

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nope.

      Would VAR have had him booked for the stamp?

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

        No

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No. Boo's at Keita I imagine, drawing plenty of fouls already.

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

    Anyone know Salah top 10K EO?

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

        Nice site!

  28. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    God , he keeps scoring !!
    Its so irritating !
    Should i get him in ? 🙁

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

    Salah looks in the mood tonight!

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

    Salah is a fantastic player but I'm glad I don't have him I can afford other great players and enjoy the game more.

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

      Ramsay and 10 good men ?