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

    Peno to Manu, Pogba taking it

  2. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pogba to take the pen it seems

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

    I remember when I had Schar in GW1

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

    OMG SCENES

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

    Miss plz Pogba

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

      Thia, ML Rival Captained him

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

    Who got fouled for the Utd pen?

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

      POgba

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

      Pogba

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

        Balls. Shame it wasn't Rash.

  7. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Waiting for that Pogba run up...

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

    Come on Pogba bang it in that white little hole pls

  9. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah blank imminent

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

    Pogba goal

  11. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pogba G

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

    Pogoal

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

    Pogba G

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

    Pogba G

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

    Pogba really takes the biscuit (not just with his tea)

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

    POGGGGSSS

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

    POGBAAAAAAAAA YESSSSSSSSSSSSS

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

    Tidy pen

  19. the german
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Chelsea should go for Rebic instead of fat-ass Higuain.

  20. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pogba C goal

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

    Paulllllll!!!!

    Shame I’ve got Salah captain lol

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

    Pogbooooom captain

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

    Pogba (c)!

  24. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    POGBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  25. Epic Fail
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Arsole

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

    Great pen, schiet run up.

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

    Robertson in AWB's pocket there

  28. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pog G
    Pog A

    CC: FPL Office.

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

    Pogbaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Il Capitanooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

  30. Leeroy Jenkyns
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pogchamp