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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. BENOIT
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    City fans will be delighted with Speroni

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

    Holebas could be very well a big differential this gw for me! Hold WAT Hoolddd!

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

    Mo goal?

  4. TOPCAT1960
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    sSSSSSSSSSSSSAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLAAAAAAAHHHHH

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

    Muted salahbration

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

    Speroni OG?

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

    Hold that heckin' lead now.

  8. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah, yay for all how many million of us!

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      5

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

    He's so dependable!

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

    Jumps off the cliff 🙁 having no Salah captain 🙁

  11. InSaneMan-e
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    who to prioritize out?
    shaw, richarlison or fanderson?

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

    Just score a freaking goal Everton you useless football club!!!

  13. Runaway
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    No Salah goal, either Milner or Speroni OG

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

      Ban

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

      No

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

      5 live says Salah

    4. Neevesy
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Salah goal

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

    Lingard off, Mata on

  15. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Wow!

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

    Thank god for Salah. Don’t care how many others own him, saving my week with these defender performances

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

    My defense:

    Robertson 1
    Doherty 1
    Digne -1

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

      Same.

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

      Snap!

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

        Horrible

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

      80% of this site have that defence.

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

      Lovely isn't it.

      I have Bednarek and Kiko on the bench to rub it in too

      😎

      1. POLSKA GOLA
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I would have had Bednarek off the bench had Doherty not came on for his one pointer

    5. POLSKA GOLA
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Have VVD instead of Robertson

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

    Give it to Salah pleasee

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

      It's his

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

    Wow, what a howler.

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

    Yes!

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

    MOOOOOO!!!

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

    Could be an OG instead of a Salah goal.... PLEASE SALAH

  23. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Speroni OG?

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

      No, ball didnt crossed as whole

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

    Speroni 🙁

  25. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salahhhhhhhh

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

    Praise the Lord!

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

    Salah goal!

  28. Jimmy Boy
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah TC making up for those weeks I didn't have him!

  29. Eytexi
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah g or speroni og?

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

      It’s so close

  30. bialk
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah goal