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

    This is horrible

  2. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Gross goal

  3. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Espirito's ML rival played Doherty over Bednarek

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

    Firmino on for 3 baps. A machine.

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

      Phew on my Kane->Firmino trade

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

    Keita has been very under-par this season, hasn't anywhere near justified his price-tag

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

      Yeah. I suspect it might be next season before we see the best of him now. It takes some a while to adapt.

  6. DR0GBA
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    United CS wipeout

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

    It's baffling to see so many highly owned ~$5m defenders regress so much in a single game week.

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

    the West Ham game must be hella boring, like no mention at all other then wilson goal

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

    Comeback on get in Brighton!

  10. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Richarlison subbed off really;Silva you idiot.

  11. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Gross

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

    Yes no United CS, makes me feel better about Shaw

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

    Welcome back pascalll grossss

  14. Andy Mac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Nice to see Bednerak’s potential 9 pointer staring at me from the bench.....

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Same here. Thanks Doherty Digne and Robbo...

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

    Hazard False 9

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

    Groß negligence at the back there from man u.

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

      This ref hates us

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

    Helps with Rashford BPs

  18. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    mass sale of Everton players

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

    Everton's xGC last week was 2.

    In other words they should have conceded 2 goals.

    They simply don't do clean sheets.

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

      Digne's fault...cannot defend

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

    Rich must go?

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

      I'm getting rid before he goes down tonight

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        He might not go down now

  21. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Nothing unexpected in Chelsea team

  22. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Taking ages for Camarasa to score

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

    Gross wants those 3 bonus vs. United again!

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Haha yes

  24. Bobby
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    silva sticks rich up front on his own, and then when he brings on someone he can actually link with, he subs him off). Idiot.

  25. DR0GBA
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    SALAHHHHHH YESSSSS

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

    SALAH GOOOOAAAAALLL

  27. Dannyb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah!!!!!

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

    Ramsey and forfeits start, as do Laca and Auba. Seems Emery can actually make sensible decisions.

    Ozil bench

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

      Torreira** lol

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

    Team News: ARS vs CHE
    Referee: Anthony Taylor

    ARS: Leno, Sokratis, Koscielny, Kolasinac, Bellerín, Xhaka, Torreira, Guendouzi, Lacazette, Aubameyang, Ramsey
    Subs: Cech, Monreal, Mustafi, Iwobi, Özil, Maitland-Niles, Elneny

    CHE: Kepa, David Luiz, Rüdiger, Azpilicueta, Alonso, Jorginho, Kanté, Kovacic, Hazard, Pedro, Willian
    Subs: Caballero, Emerson, Christensen, Ampadu, Barkley, Hudson-Odoi, Giroud

  30. Krafty Werks
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Why the Shaw no show please someone?

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

      Because he’s a little girl basically

      1. Krafty Werks
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah thanks for that!! Stubbed his toe or something?