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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. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Keita a

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

    2 absolute crap goals for me then. Great. Thanks Fabianski

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

    Both WHU and Everton CS's gone

  4. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Siiiiiiiii senooooor
    Give the ball to Bobby and he will score !!!!!!!

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

    Cheats 2 - 1 Palace

  6. Firminooooo
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Firminoooooooooo

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

    Diop cleanie gone too...

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

    More points for everyone

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

    never in doubt

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

    For all those folks who think the first goal wins a game. Firminooooooooooooo.

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

    God I hate wilson.

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

    I brought Firmino and Salah in this week. Amazing.

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

      Me too

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

    Lingard missed a sitter. Would have been rashford assist

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

    Not a good minute for me.

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

    Digne Cs gone

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

    Wilson assist?

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

      No a goal. 😉

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

        Cheers 😛

  17. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    2 goals and no Mane assist

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

    And you all told me not to wild card. Bar stewards. 🙂

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

    Salah (c) Firm 😎 just need Robbo to return to make it a full house

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

    FIRMINO!!!!

    What a move. Easiest I’ve done.

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

    Bobbbyyyy

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

    More Salah more

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

    Bobby my man, celebrate when I can!

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

    Firmino. Clever 😉

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

      I told ya you need both 😉

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

    Hello Bobby!

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

      Hello Sir.

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

    I need a drink. So much salt here.

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

      Perfect with tequila.

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

    Any assist for Wilson?

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

    fraser assist it seems?

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

      Deflected pass

      1. Samwise the Brave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        How deflected. Was it meant for Wilson?

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

      No

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

    Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Brought in Salah, Firmino and JWP for a -4 this week.

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

      you brought IN JWP? wow

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

        Yep and put as first sub and played TAA 😉

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

      Very nice

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

    None of my defenders have CS then, awesome. Alonso won’t.