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19 January 2019 2432 comments
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All eyes focus on Liverpool as they host Crystal Palace among today’s 3pm Premier League matches.

Mohamed Salah (£13.5m) is by far the most-captained player of the Gameweek, with just under two million Fantasy managers handing him the armband.

He starts at Anfield today, alongside his usual attacking team-mates Sadio Mané (£9.5m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.3m).

Despite suggestions he could be involved against Palace, Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.2m) was absent from the matchday squad through injury.

As expected, James Milner (£5.6m) fills in at right-back, so it will be interesting to see if that alters Salah’s recent involvement in Liverpool penalties.

Visitors Palace do indeed start with Julian Speroni (£3.9m) in goal, as Roy Hodgson opts for 4-3-3 once again, Wilfried Zaha (£6.7m) and Andros Townsend (£5.8m) flanking Jordan Ayew (£.5.7m)

Elsewhere, Callum Wilson (£6.5m) returns to the Bournemoutb line-up, while Andy Carroll (£5.4m) leads the West Ham line in the absence of Marko Arnautovic (£6.9m).

Marcus Rashford (£7.6m) and Paul Pogba (£8.6m) both start for Manchester United as they host Brighton, who have lined up with Glenn Murray (£6.3m) in the starting XI, a slightly uncommon occurence for away matches.

Oumar Niasse (£5.0m) makes his Cardiff debut starting up front alongside Callum Paterson (£5.1m) as the Bluebirds visit Newcastle.

Danny Ings (£5.5m) returns to the Southampton side, as Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (£4.4m) comes back into central midfield.

The Saints are set to host an Everton line-up featuring Richarlison (£6.9m) at centre-forward, Ademola Lookman (£5.1m) deployed on the right-wing again.

Bournemouth XI: Boruc; Clyne, Cook, Aké, Smith; Brooks, Gosling, Lerma, Fraser; King, Wilson.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Zabaleta, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Noble, Rice; Antonio, Nasri, Felipe Anderson; Carroll.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Milner, Matip, VVD, Robertson, Henderson, Fabinho, Keita, Salah, Mane, Firmino.

Crystal Palace XI: Crystal Palace XI: Speroni; Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, van Aanholt; Kouyaté, Milivojevic, McArthur; Townsend, Ayew, Zaha.

Man United XI: De Gea; Young, Jones, Lindelöf, Shaw; Herrera, Matic; Lingard, Pogba, Martial; Rashford.

Brighton XI: Button; Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bong; Groß, Stephens, Pröpper; March, Locadia; Murray.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Yedlin, Schär, Lascelles, Lejeune, Ritchie; Ayoze Pérez, Hayden, Longstaff, Atsu; Rondón.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge; Peltier, Ecuele Manga, Bamba, Bennett; Mendez-Laing, Ralls, Camarasa, Hoilett; Paterson, Niasse.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bednarek, Stephens, Vestergaard; Valery, Højbjerg, Oriol Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Targett; Redmond, Ings.

Everton XI: Pickford; Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Digne; André Gomes, Gueye; Lookman, Sigurdsson, Bernard; Richarlison.

Watford XI: Foster; Kiko Femenía, Kabasele, Mariappa, Holebas; Cleverley, Capoue; Sema, Pereyra; Deulofeu, Deeney

Burnley XI: Heaton; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Hendrick, Cork, Westwood, McNeil; Barnes, Wood.

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  1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah is actually embarassing, and I'm an owner

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

    The week I finally get Salah...

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Same here....

    2. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ditto

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

    Knew i should have capped Poggy.

  4. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    It is a bit dodgy from MoMo tbf

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

    The moment you realize after last minute changes on wc,that you've played etheridge over Ederson you just know everything will blow to pieces

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

      Ederson will concede.
      Dont worry

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

    What's going on in the West Ham game?

    1. Hits from the Bong
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not a lot

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

    Yeah. Liverpool defence not essential.

    I’m happy with TAA, but no further.

    I’m not calling this after the event I was posting it last night. Just can’t rely of any defence for guaranteed points

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

      I’d certainly say pool defence is essential

  8. Reggie Nainggolan
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    We there's still time for Salah to fall over

    1. Reggie Nainggolan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Dw*

  9. MrZ
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    The 1st time salah's dive not working... Just when i bought him 😀

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

    What happened to M.Targett subbed to Cedric?

  11. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sorry. My fault for the goal. I finally brought in Robertson for the first time this season.

  12. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    With VAR coming soon, Salah to lose a lot of his value. No way he gets as many pens as he does now.

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      What aboit Sterling and Lingard

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

      Not gonna buy him next season due to VAR

  13. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah disgusts me. Selling him right away

  14. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah continued to play to be fair

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

    Why it's Tuesday next GW not Sat?

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      FA cup?

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      FA. Cup 4th round

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

    Rashford goal

  17. Nabs Kebabs
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I f*cking hate Salah. He has clearly dived for his last 3 penalties and another blatant dive there again. Don't care if he's my captain or not I'll always call him out.

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

      Brighton wasn't a dive.

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

    Radher!!

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

      Rasher
      ****en phone

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

    OMG RASHER

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

    Rash

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

    Wow im glad I didnt bring in any LIV def assets this gw.

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

    0.5 goals per match in the 1st half

  23. Jealous Viper
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Rash G
    Dalot A

  24. Ambrosiana Inter
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Rashhhhh

  25. SirStevieG
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    POGBA AND NOW RASHFORD GET INNNNNNNNNN

  26. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Rashforddd

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

    Darlot assist

  28. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Back to back 0.3 rises confirmed.

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

    Dalot assist

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

    Cmon Rash!