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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. John Nerdelbaum
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah on pens

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

    Milner off, Salah on pens confirmed!

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

    Milner finally gets his red card. Popcorn...

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

    Milner trying to throw the title.

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

    Is Rash okay?

  6. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    FPL seems easy when you get salah
    Get him & 14 other decent players & perma captain him!

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

      Sounds interesting

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

    Milner banned for next PL game! No FA cup!

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

    both Milners challenges shocking

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

    Arnold will definitely be back next game now

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

    Good news for TAA & Salah there!

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Mane is so crap

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

      His ego can't let him pass to Mo on the break.

    2. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Crap yet scores 🙄

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

    James Idiot

  13. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford injured
    Holebas on my bench

  14. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Greedy mane

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

      Salah was offside lol, hardly greedy just common sense

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

    Rashford actually dead?

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    What happened to rashford?

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

    Blew it ref!

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

    Josh King!

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

    Mane covers Salah :D?

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

    ‘king Joshua

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

    Fabianski no :/

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

    Need to find money for Rash > Lukaku

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

    Speroni bought his team 5mins...

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

    King and Wilson are back!

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

    King G
    Brooks A

    2-0

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

      Took out Wilson, kept Fraser. Almost did Fraser down to Brooks.

  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Not sure who is worse Everton or west ham

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

      Everton.

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

    Manè should be sold for Ziyech plz

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Mané G
      Robertson A

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

    Five mins added, come on Palace!

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

    Hope Rash is Ok

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

    Southampton CS wipeout

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

      Oh