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

    Digne > Lindelöf

    1. Ange Ball
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Do it his migged us today

  2. Ange Ball
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Digne own goal tops the game week just want this he to finish

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

      Same

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

      why how has the rest of your team done?

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

    Damn it, I never get lucky bench pts 🙁

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

    Salah still on 2 baps

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

      He need to do a bit more, its crowded at the top

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

    AWB again, wow

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

    Goal Tammy, Aston Villa 2-2 Hull City

    Chelsea need to bring back the lad

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

    Bednarek, hold on for dear life please matey

  8. teknicolourfox
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Goodbye Digne, it was awful while it lasted...

    Surely everyone will be getting rid?

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

      I'm building a effigy of him as we speak.

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

      Nope!

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

      No?

    4. DantheManinaPan
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      ?

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

    Was relaxed when Saints were 1-0 up, but I'm nervous now that we're 2-0 up
    Watch us bottle this ffs. 2 goal leads are not our thing.

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

    My mate has a defence of Robbo Doherty Digne Periera Shaw for a total of 0 lol.

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

      periera got no atatcking returns? nice chnage!

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

    Digne Robertson score a total of 0

  12. XabiAlonso
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Get Shaq on FFS

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

    Shaq time!

  14. King H
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Digne Own Goal.. Hahahahaha

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

      AGAIN??! WTF

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

    No bloody cs whatsoever!

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

    Digne FK goal pls

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

    Started Digne and took a hit to get rid of Arnie so that I didn't have to start Bednarek (9 pointer).

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

      20 minutes left. Things can change.

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

    Which great player can Rashford become in 5-7 years? I believe if he stays injury free which he can as he is very fit and continues to work hard like now he can be a legend.

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

    Shaq on, Keita off

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

    Come on Ings, don't be apthetic bottom feeder all your life.

    Get involved. Please.

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

      Think you should be happy he played and made it this far

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

    Keita off, should of been last half 🙁

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

    Shaq to Salah winner

  23. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Returns from my entire attack, fails from my entire backline.

  24. jia you
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Everton could go down if they don't shape up! Their fixtures turn horrendous from GW29.

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

      They'll hire Allardyce to save them LOL. Club aiming above their current ability.

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

    Wtf happened in the Soton game?? SSN still says Redmond goal but he’s not even got an assist

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

    No Higuain 😀

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

    Wilson hits the post and then goes off injury

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

      Injured*

  28. DantheManinaPan
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    My defence:

    TAA, Digne, Doherty, Shaw, AWB

    What a day

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

      How long left in the games?

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

    Man U cleanie gone

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

    Nobody complain about Tomkins handling the ball in the box. Was clear penalty.. but piling on Salah for all faults