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

    No Trent, no CS.

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

      This

  2. drughi
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    wow Salah and firmino better get started now

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

    Bring Salah in, we're losing against a team who has 11 buses parked on the pitch.

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

    Martail close to scoring there

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

      I've been waiting weeks for him to do so...

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

    Feel bad with double defence, but remember people with triple.

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

    TAA owners rejoice

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

      🙂

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

    Zaha interests me especially if they get nice doubles

  8. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    You know what...this game can ram it.....

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

    Yes Jurgen Flopp's army are falling apart! 29 years incoming

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

      Yeah cos the games over now isn't it.

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

        Would you like some chips with your salt?

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

    Good stuff crystal this will surely set at least 2 Goals to be scored by Liverpool woohoooooooo

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

    Milner was done way too easily

  12. Srv210
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How is richarlison looking??

    Still poor or showing some form?

    1. FPLEL
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Took ridiculously bad touch to spoil a decent run.

  13. pjomara
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I've a feeling today is the beginning of the end of Liverpool fans' dreams of title success

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

    Bednarek leading the baps. Hooold

  15. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Gonna be even harder for pool to break down cpl now

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

      The giant killers

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

    Greattt palace goallll....

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

    The week I buy Robertson

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

      Yup..... sigh

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

      Ditto. Hey ho.

    3. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Vvd here

  18. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    TAA owners rejoice

    1. Reggie Nainggolan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Plus got bennet coming on

    2. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Bennett benchers rejoice.

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

      Rashford goooooaaalllllll

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

    Liverpool letting the title slip.

    1. Crouching Tiger
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Against Palace, as is tradition.

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

      You don't need to destroy teams to win a title - you only need to beat them by one goal...

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

        Yup,thats how chelsea won their last 2 titles, by 1:0 wins in second part of the season

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

      First time for everything.

  20. Crouching Tiger
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Double Liverpool CS gone.. damn. This gameweek looked so good on paper.

  21. N00B
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Good job to those with Pogba (c)! We are sheeps and captain Salah instead.

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

    TAA would not be beaten that easy!

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

    You effing with me Palace? At least it’s only Robbo I’ve got.

    Robbo to Salah equalizer, cmon

  24. Leao ball
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    AWB baps incoming

  25. Jafoole_88
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hahahaha, Crystal Palace have just left a nasty skidmark on Liverpool's clean sheet!!

  26. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Martial getting closer and closer

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

      Dont worry he will be subbed before you know it...

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

    TAA > Robertson (-4) not looking too clever now especially with Bennett as first sub on the bench 😆

  28. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Took a hit to do Lovren to VVD

    Fml

  29. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Palace won 3 in last 4 away games at Anfield

  30. My Name Is Pepu
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Townsend 😎

    Come on Palace.