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Six Premier League matches take place at 15:00 GMT today and there was mixed news for Fantasy owners upon the release of the teamsheets an hour before kick-off.

The good news for those FPL managers backing Liverpool’s most-owned assets is that Jurgen Klopp has named perhaps the strongest side available to him, with Xherdan Shaqiri joining Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino in a 4-2-3-1 for the for the visit of Newcastle United.

Trent Alexander-Arnold returns from injury to start, while Andrew Robertson and Virgil van Dijk also make Klopp’s starting XI.

The 11.7% of Fantasy managers who own Anthony Martial were left disappointed, however, as the Frenchman misses out on the visit of Huddersfield Town through illness.

Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford all start, however.

Richarlison drops to the bench for the first time this season as Marco Silva deploys a wing-back system for the trip to Turf Moor, though Lucas Digne keeps his place.

Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane line up either side of Sergio Aguero for Manchester City as Riyad Mahrez once again has to make do with a place among the substitutes, while there is a start for Kevin De Bruyne in central midfield.

Kyle Walker drops to the bench as Danilo starts at right-back, while Leicester City are unchanged.

Harry Kane, Son Heung-min and Christian Eriksen all start for Spurs at Wembley, meanwhile, though Dele Alli fails to recover from a hamstring injury and Kieran Trippier is rotated to the bench.

Ryan Fraser returns to the Bournemouth starting XI as Josh King makes way.

Rafael Benitez and Neil Warnock have made six and five changes to their sides respectively, with Salomon Rondon and Callum Paterson among the casualties.

Jeffrey Schlupp drops out of the Crystal Palace XI as Cheikhou Kouyate returns.

Sean Dyche sticks with a 5-3-2 for the visit of Everton, while David Wagner has made three changes to his team for the trip to Old Trafford.

Burnley XI: Hart, Lowton, Gibson, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick, Barnes, Vokes.

Everton XI: Pickford, Keane, Zouma, Mina, Coleman, Gomes, Sigurdsson, Digne, Walcott, Calvert-Lewin, Bernard.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt, Milivojevic, Meyer, McArthur, Kouyaté, Zaha, Townsend.

Cardiff City XI: Etheridge, Peltier, Morrison, Bamba, Ecuele Manga, Bennett, Harris, Camarasa, Ralls, Hoilett, Reid.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Morgan, Maguire, Chilwell, Choudhury, Mendy, Ndidi, Albrighton, Vardy, Maddison.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Danilo, Stones, Laporte, Delph, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Sane, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Shaqiri, Salah, Mane, Firmino.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Yedlin, Fernandez, Lascelles, Dummett, Ritchie, Diame, Hayden, Kenedy, Muto, Joselu.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Dalot, Lindelöf, Jones, Shaw, Fred, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Lingard, Rashford.

Huddersfield Town XI: Lössl, Kongolo, Zanka, Schindler, Hadergjonaj, Durm, Billing, Mbenza, Depoitre, Pritchard, Kachunga.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Walker-Peters, Alderweireld, Foyth, Rose, Winks, Sissoko, Eriksen, Lucas, Son, Kane.

Bournemouth XI: Begovic, Francis, S Cook, Aké, Daniels, Brooks, Lerma, Surman, Fraser, Stanislas, Wilson.

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

    Hows Rashford doing?

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

      Pretty well. Involved

    2. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Lively first half.

    3. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not as good as the first half. Herrera warming up

    4. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      He’ll score.

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

      Cheers all.

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

    Bought Salah this GW but captained Kane.

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

    Yes Salah

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

    Cmon Silva keep Richarlison on the bench.

  5. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone got a replay vid of the Salah tackle?

      1. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thx!

    1. The Enlightener
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No. But let's just say he milked it big time.

  6. Cojones of Destiny
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    sterling -> salah no brainer?

  7. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I need points ffs

  8. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kane(c), Sterling and Sane need to save my GW. Only got 10 playing and currently stuck on 8(-4).

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      🙁

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

    If your having a bad day just remember Andy sold Salah and Son for a -8 last gw 😀

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

    Harry Kane, please get involved!

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Surely subbed off soon

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

        Ok

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

    Remember when city used to destroy teams?

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

      Spurs the new City and vice versa

    2. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yep...what’s happened

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

        D. Silva injury.

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      That was just before I got Sané and Sterling

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      They still are...just it's now FPL teams getting annihilated

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

    More Salah, we want more salty tears!

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

    Salah owners getting offside goals, penalties instead of yellow cards, constant jammy decisions in their favor.

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

      Just get him in then

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

        If he didnt get these joke decisions in his favor he wouldnt be worth it.

    2. MTPockets
        7 years, 3 months ago

        and points

      • HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Salty non owner detected. Hide behind the sofa cux Mo is not over yet

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

          Of course Im salty. Fukc ing joke decisions by awful, horrible excuses for referees always going in his favor.

    3. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Who will come out for Herrera?

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

        Fred

    4. Patch
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      What is the quickest way of finding out who scored:

      A) Sofascore
      B) FFS Twitter
      C) This website discussion board?

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        C

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

        C

      3. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        C

      4. Patch
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        78th minute for Richarlison to stretch his legs

      5. Patch
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Wow really surprised...wasn't sure between B and C

        Thanks guys

    5. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Please stay away richarlison

    6. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Young and Herrera coming on

    7. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Fred, Dalot off
      Young, Herrera on

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

      Wilson should of had pen?

    9. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Dalot & Fred OFF
      Herera & Young ON

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

        Goals galore

    10. Fer Fuch's Ake
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Can someone at Turf Moor go chain Richarlison to the bench

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

        The way this GW is going, he's bound to come off bench for a 1 pt cameo

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

      Seriously wtf Sterling and Sane. Absolute horror show bringing those two in last week and selling Salah.

      1. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Win some, lose some eh.

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Or, in our case, lose some and then lose some more.

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

        ^
        Group hug 🙁

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

      Mane messes up

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

      Lascelles donkey

    14. N00B
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      And I thought last gameweek was a bad one. 🙁

    15. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      All quiet in Lei-City game. Anybody know how its going? Hoping for Sterling returns

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

        Sterling hasn't looked involved at all sadly (also own him).

      2. Barbarians
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        If sterling returns that would be unexpected st this pace of game from him. More likely to be subbed to mahrez

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

      Joselu goal imminent

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Hope so

    17. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      That surely should get Salah a retrospective ban. Awful dive.

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

        It won't. Panel doesn't ban anyone

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

        well it was his shoulder, so who knows. i think maybe it was closer to penalty

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

        Is it 2 games? If remember correctly Niasse got 2 match ban.., and he was fouled.

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

      Can the gameweek just end already, what a joke

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

      Lesson learnt. don't sell Salah. Always next week.

      Lads do you bring Salah for Arsenal and City or wait?

      After City he looks like a must anyway.

      Thanks,