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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. @ocprodigy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    United fan with Pogba (c) and no Salah. Same again second half please... Liverpool score too.

    1. @ocprodigy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      P.S. this stadium is rocking!

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      V nice

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

      Hope they catch the sniper in the crowd.

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

      He's watching too much Zaha!

  2. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pogba (C) + Rashford here 😀

    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Same

  3. My Name Is Pepu
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Waiting for a filthy dive in the box from Penalah in the second half.

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

    🙁
    Salah captainers with no room for rashford rejoice in tears w/ me

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

    How was 1st half of Bournemouth-West Ham?

  6. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I thought I'd be clever and went Firmino over Rashford.

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

      You need both. Also Frimino is nice differenrial against Mark. He will be good

    2. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      serves you right cleverkloggs

    3. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You have played this hame for ages, you should know Firmino is a poor fpl pick.

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

        He isnt

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

          he is

    4. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Just get both :).

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

      Well clearly you’re not

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

    Targett's owners, what are we doing?

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

      Juhuuuuuuuu

      1. My Name Is Pepu
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        It's a beach in Bombay.

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

      They stopped playing months ago

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

      His parents aren't on here.

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

    How’s Liverpool been?

    1. Licky
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Poor.

      1. The Royal Robin
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Indeed. Surely they are going to come out and try and smash them though, they can't afford to lose this.

        1. Licky
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Hopefully, need to quicken things up, players need to make better runs to stretch the play, but its clear Palace came here to defend deep and try to snatch something, as well as that Speroni has been time wasting since kickoff so I don't expect much.

    2. King Carlos
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Lacking creativity. Needs more Shaq!

  9. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Has Camarasa done a lot? I'm kind of regretting bringing him in.

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

      He’s a fifth mid

  10. My Name Is Pepu
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pogba cappers assemble.

    O/

    1. SkeletONv01
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Was juggling the armband between him and Salah today, chose the "safe" route :/

      1. My Name Is Pepu
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        'fine margins'

    2. Four Hit Wonder
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      o/

    3. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      And do what?

      1. My Name Is Pepu
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Why so salty!

      2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Eh?

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

      O/

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

    Need this West Ham CS ruined.

  12. The Big Fella
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    B'mouth looking threatening at all?

  13. TAT
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pogba (VC) Salah (C)…

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

      Probably the same as alot on here

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

        Yes. Really wanted to take the punt on the other way around, but knowing Salah would be the most captained, I didn't dare do it…

  14. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Uh, how does Kiko have 23 bonus at half time??

    1. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      CBI and crosses

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

      https://www.anewpla.net/fpl/live/bps.php?gw=23&fixture=229

      Summoning his inner AWB.

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

      Lovely I hadn’t noticed

  15. SkeletONv01
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pogba and Rashford, lovely. Now i need Hazard to punish seller 🙂

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

      Everyone has them

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

    Nice that Pogba and Rashford on points again but in my ML most have both anyway

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

    Salah looking like hauling?

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

      More like hungry.
      Falling over for no reason.

    2. King Carlos
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nope. Yc incoming

    3. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yes...

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

    When is Martial going to score his hatty?

    1. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Second half, all assisted by PoGod.

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

    So mane still plays for liverpool right?

  20. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I'll just never get the captaincy right it seems... It looks like I'm avoiding points to be fair. My vice captains since the GW13 had around x3 more points than my captains...

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

      Same boat dropped from 50k to 118k just with bad cap choices

  21. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Don't know how the ref missed this, hope Townsend is back on, looked bad at HT 🙁 https://twitter.com/i/status/1086652364386385920

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

      Ouch, the way his leg spasmed after getting free of Keita.

      Hope he hasn't pulled something with that action.

  22. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Milner did well for the Townsend goal... not...

    1. King Carlos
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Why kloppo let clyne go to bou??

      1. Licky
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Milner and Fabinho as cover.

        1. King Carlos
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Are they really full backs, though?

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

            clyne wanted to go, theyre fine. trent and gomez not usually injured

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

    Went for Salah and a cheapie forward rather than getting Rashford in for Kane instead. 🙁

  24. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I hope all my players score lots of points.

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

      Selfish

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

    7.5% Pogba C rejoice, so much for C Poll (57%salah)

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      45 mins to go

    2. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You were saying?

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

    Salah to drop this week ? He sucks. Should have never fallen for this trap.

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

      are you ok?

  27. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pogba’s first touch in he runup to the penalty - world class

    Rashford’s little chop before his finish - world class

    Utd are back people

    All we need now is Tony M to start firing & the treble up is real

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

      clearly a joke this

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

        Any new managers won 7 openers?

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

          Ancellotti and guardiola

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

    Tis the week when lolonso gets his goal.

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

    Bottled Pog captain. Liverpool will come out firing second half though

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

      Ya same got Salah c pogba vc