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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. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    If you wanna watch a live reaction and get involved in a pod as the last 20mins of the games end, head over to youtube.com/elitefpl

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

    Digne haha. What a clown

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

    Palace Desmond.

  4. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Schar 21 pointer

    1. Elfozzie 42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Won't make a difference, we've all got him, right?

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

        Not if you captained him

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

    Gosh dang it.

  6. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    southampton 2-0 own goal

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

    Milivojevic keeps delivering while we own bloddy Richarlison

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

    Schar you serious?!

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

    Digne WTAF

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

      OG?

  10. mad_beer ✅
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks Digne. I quit.

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

    Yes palace !!

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

    GET IN!!!

    1. Jafoole_88
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Another skidmark on Liverpool's clean sheet!!!!

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

    Milivojevic is awesome

  14. Fantastisk
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    YESSSS PALACE

  15. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    digne own goal LOL

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

    Was terrified of binning Digne this week. Turned out ok though 😉

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

    Told you Digne would score!

  18. Alex_thekid
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Digne og lol

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

    What did Digne do?

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

      Own goal!? Fexxxxxake

  20. Ravager
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    No Cleansheets in my team.

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

    My four man defence has me on negative points

  22. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    GOOOOOOOAAALLL PALACE 2-2 OH MY WOORRD

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

      Dial up?

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

    You have to smile at those who brought Digne this week 🙂

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

      For a hit for taa

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I was this close to bringing him in on WC - chose Luiz instead

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

    Digne OG

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

    Luka assist 😉

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

    Digne nooooo

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

    Etheridge, Robertson, Digne, Doherty in my defence...7pts

    Kiko and Bednarek on my bench...12pts

    😎

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

    Anyone bench Digne for 17 and start for the OG?

    o/

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

      Started for both

      1. Pieterke30
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        That wasnt the question mate 😉

    2. Pieterke30
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yep!

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

      Yep

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

    Jiménez/Martial to Firmino/Fraser worth -4?

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

      No

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

    livescore is wonky at the moment, any other sites for scores/assists

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

      flashscore

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

        Thx