Dugout Discussion
19 January 2019 2432 comments
DavidMunday815 DavidMunday815
Share:

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.

Become a Member and access our data

Memberships for the 2018/19 campaign are now available for the price of just £10.

Join now to get the following:

  • Plot your transfer strategies using the fully interactive Season Ticker.
  • Get projections for every Premier League player provided by the Rate My Team statistical model.
  • Use Rate My Team throughout the season to guide your selections and transfers.
  • Get access to over 130+ exclusive members articles over the season.
  • Analyse our OPTA-powered statistic tables specifically tailored for Fantasy Football Managers.
  • Use our exclusive tool to build custom stats tables from over 100 OPTA player and team stats.
  • View heatmaps and expected goals data for every player.
  • Use our powerful comparison tool to analyse players head-to-head.

CLICK HERE TO BECOME A FANTASY FOOTBALL SCOUT MEMBER

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

    What a goal by Wilson. Potentially Fraser assist even thought I think it shouldn't be an assist

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

      why?

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

        Huge deflection. however fpl is inconsistent

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

        Cos it was a shite cross that deflected in to to his path

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

    1 goal isn’t enough Wilson, i’ve lost 0.6m tv because of you

  3. Tommy J
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Took a 12 point hit, looking like a reasonable decision for the 4 players I brought in: Salah, Firmino, Rashford and Pogba...

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

      Wow

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

      still a 12 point hit

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

        Agreed but nice all 4 are scoring and I have them for the future.

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

      smooth. I brought 3 of them, already had Pogba 😉

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

        Same here, - 4. Making up for Doherty, digne, Robertson, bamba defence!!!!

    4. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Good decision

    5. One More Hit
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nice work. Someone in my mini league took a -8 for Firmino and Rashford in.
      At the minute they’re probably about even

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

    Firmino@!

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

    And there goes all my clean sheets

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

    Everton should just bring in DCL

  7. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Liverpool such a lucky team...

  8. seewhyaxe
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Yes Firmino!

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

      Dial up?

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

    Nice one Wilson on bench

    Thanks Eddie Howe for your usual clear & transparent updates on your injured players

    1. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      He was clear though, "late call"

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

      I traded for Jimmy like many others I suspect.

  10. drughi
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Cant believe I didn't do richarlison>Alli with my other free transfer, patience is one thing stupidity is another

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

    How are Richarlison and F.Anderson doing? Double blanks incoming?

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

    FPL currently saying no assist for the Wilson goal

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

      Deflected pass I think

    2. A Team Of James McCleans
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Assist “tbc”

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

    Ingsy get involved 🙁

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

      + Martial

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

      + Camarasa 😆

  14. Totti
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    assist for fraser or not guys??

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

      No assist

      1. A Team Of James McCleans
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yet

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

        oh my god

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

    Rashford to Wilson?

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

      whyy

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

    Hooooold Bednarek

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

    Selling Richarlison. He has done it again. Can't play second half of the season

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

    Defence of Fab Digne Doherty Robbo having a mare lol

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Same defense.

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

      Snap

  19. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    What happened to Shaw?
    That is going to be my only CS today and he is injured before game :'(

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

      Sickness

  20. seewhyaxe
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Does martial look like he ever gonna score

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

    We need one more goal from Pogba

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

      This. And nothing more from rashford

      1. A Team Of James McCleans
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        This

  22. Robson-Canoe
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone watching the Cardiff game? How's Niasse looking?

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

      Still smiling

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

    Wow really low scoring week for everyone then

    Good luck on LMS!

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

    Well this is going badly...

  25. Random Name
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    People calling Salah a cheat forgetting that Sterling dived his way to the title last season

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

      This is very true. Got away with a lot.

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

      They both cheater

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

      Every team has a diver I'm afraid.

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

      Only haters are talking..
      Let the dogs bark..

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

    Stupid Doherty had to come in... Now Bednarek's points will stare at me from the bench

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ffs

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

    Diop, Digne and Pickford ruining the full house... FeelsBadMan

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

      Doherty, Digne, Robbo, Alisson here…

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

        Oh well, who needs defensive points anyway?

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

          Yeah, they're overrated points anyway! 😀

  28. fr3d
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Why have Richarlison and Felipe when you can have Dale Stephens and Puncheon + 6m ITB

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

      Sad but true.

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

    IF Salah got injured, Pool would be in dire straits

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

      Stupid comment tbh

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

      If Pogba gets injured or Hazard?

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

      If salah injured, pool will get less penalties

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

    Have you ever had a GW when all your players got some returns?