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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. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Need Pool cleanie GONE

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

      Try picking better players for the team.

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

      Why on earth don't you own a Pool defender

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

    My ml rival who is 26 pts above me captained Salah ahead of sterling and auba. Damn!! I don't have Salah. I captained sane.

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ok.

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

      I’m happy I have salah but slightly gutted I didn’t go with my instincts and captain him ahead of Sane. Long way to go this gw though

  3. Justthis
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Only a fool doesnt have Salah.

    Sterling to Salah for me if Sterling blanks tomorrow.

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Will he play vs Newcastle?

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

      What if Sterling outscores Salah this GW? Then Sterling is better than Salah this GW and overall?

    3. DantheManinaPan
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      And then what happens next week if Sterling scores and Salah blanks?

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

      Don’t*...and your basing this on one match, great analysis

    5. AuFeld
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Are you a fool?

    6. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Just get both

  4. The Chosen One...
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah has to be classified as a forward next season

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Should've been this season

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

      Yes .

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

      Joke that he wasnt this season tbh

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

      Good point actually

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

    Someone check on Zico, I think he's sold Salah and isn't too happy about it.

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

      Did you know Salah is 13.1m?

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

        lol rainer 🙂

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

        It’s OK for him to admit he couldn’t afford Salah.

  6. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Lovren looks ropey. Shock horror.

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

    Watching this as a non Salah owner is horrible

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

      Martial will compensate 🙂

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

    Mane passed to Salah.

    Wow.

  9. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Why do these muppets keep booing Keita. He hasn't dived or made a bad tackle. Can't appreciate quality

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

      He's been diving the whole game

      1. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Please he's been tackled every time we went down. Just salty their not getting the calls they want

  10. XabiAlonso
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    So many premiums scoring well this year hard to choose the right 3

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

      Sterling and Hazard because they are cheaper than Salah, but scoring at the same rate.

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

      Salah Hazard Sane Kane for me

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

        Kane and Salah is down to personal preference but think Haz and Sterling/Sane are needed with their form

      2. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        That’s the 4 I have

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Just go with the premium kids. That’s what I’ve been doing with Salah, Sterling and Hazard. The cheap forwards are keeping pace with the premium forwards.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Premium *mids

      2. XabiAlonso
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Ye I'm on those 3 but don't have Kane or Auba who can easily outscore them on any given week

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          They haven’t been half as consistent though but of course there will be weeks when they do better.

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

    minimum 2 goals for Salah today

  12. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Transferred Salah to Sterling by mistake this GW 🙁
    Cue Salah hatty and Sterling blank

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

      Sterling doesn't blank at home.

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

      by mistake ?
      stop it

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      By mistake or it was a mistake

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

        By mistake after tinkering with team. When transferring in Snoddy , didn't notice Sterling came along

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

    Wow, Ryan to Hart looks immense!

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

    Drones messing up the sky feed?

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

      Weather more likely

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

      Thought it was my dish playing up.

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

      No apologies for picture/sound ofc

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

        They just did.

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

          About time

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

      Salah seller playing with the wires.

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

      Yeah it’s annoying eh? Yet my mate watching in Austin is fine doh

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

      The sound with the choice language is working perfectly though haha

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

    The good thing about Salah is that he is the front line of their attacks, Firmino has actually dropped deeper allowing Salah to make runs...a OOP could be key this season

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

      Smells fishy.

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

    Salah looking really dangerous , Don't want another hat trick 🙁

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

    Raise your hand if you need Jimenez G Docherty or Bennet A

    1. Pinturicchio10
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Doherty

      • LarryDuff
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Who's docherty?

      • Totalfootball
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Need a Doherty goal and
        Patricio Pen save lol

      • skybluecam
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Benched Doherty. CS gone, now he just needs to blank to make me happy.

      • THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I’ll take a Jiminez goal even if it wipes out my Robbo cleanie

    2. Ohhh Shola Ameobi
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wolves nowhere near convincing enough when they get into the final third tonight. Also seem uncharacteristically sloppy in possession generally.

      1. Andy'81
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        That'll be the Liverpool effect.

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

      Based on last season I didn't believe that Salah should be classified as a forward this season. Judging by the current season though..

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        He’s playing as a no9, but it could all change with Klopp

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

        this. different role for him this season

      3. LarryDuff
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        100% a striker next season

    4. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      What’s Salahs EO? Did many captain in the top 10k?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Too much too many

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

        6.5% Captained Salah in the top 10k

    5. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Any chance Salah to keep the 3bp if the scoreline stays the same ?

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

        No unless they concede even then it’s hard

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

        No

      3. LarryDuff
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Eh well it depends on a whole load of variables so hard to say

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

      Could do with a Doherty/Jiménez goal here

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Jimmy will score

    7. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Still think selling Salah for Sterling after his hat trick was right move. Need more than one double digit to justify that pricetag

      1. boc610
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Whatever helps you sleep at night. Mo is thr Prem league and FF top scorer

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

          lol... of course he is after playing tonight before Haz and Sterling. He wasn't top going into the GW.

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

      Milner about as stable as the Tory government there.

      Ooh satire.

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

      Lovren is having a shocker

      1. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        What else is new

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

        I really thought better of Klopp

        1. Dr Van Nostrand
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Can't get every decision spot on

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

      Liverpool need HT.

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

      Hate to be in the same team as players like Neves, in any team sport. You make a great attack, pass around really good, tear up the opposition then comes thebglory hunting dou*he who takes that shot from the worst possible position...

      1. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Terrible decision and shot but he's quality their best bloody player

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

          He is, however a bit inconsistent...

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

      Salah > Hazard is understandable to be fair. It's the amount of people playing Doherty tonight which is the real mind boggler. That's not even hindsight, obvious bench was obvious.

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

        He’s almost won a pen and scored a few times in 5 minutes against best defence in league but uh ok. Nervous non owner of the Irish Alonso. Also a nervous non owner of Alonso!

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

      How did Allison not lose the ball there?!

    14. Butcher
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sane and Lacazette to Salah and Mitrovic on the cards. Can't do without Salah anymore.

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

        Lacazette will outscore Salah until the end of the season.

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

          Lol

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

            😉

      2. BooYaKasha
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Having similar thoughts but not sure how to bring him back
        Only way is to lose Kane, and before bournemouth sounds like a bad idea

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

          You could do the same