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Pressure on Salah captainers as Lovren returns on Liverpool bench

All eyes turn to Anfield today as Liverpool host Burnley in the noon kick-off.

There will significant attention on Gameweek 30’s most-captained player Mohamed Salah (£13.4m), who has blanked five times in his last six Premier League outings.

With armband rival Sergio Aguero (£11.9m) registering just an assist for Manchester City on Saturday, there is an opportunity for the Egyptian to help his backers make up some ground.

They will be hoping for something like Raheem Sterling‘s (£11.4m) hat-trick against Watford, which has already set the bar for success in Gameweek 30 very high.

Salah will today operate alongside usual attacking colleagues Sadio Mané (£9.8m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.2m).

Adam Lallana (£6.9m) comes into central midfield for a first start since Gameweek 25 to sit between Fabinho (£5.5m) and Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.5m).

Virgil van Dijk (£6.6m) and Joel Matip (£4.9m) are once again the central defensive pairing but there is a welcome return on the bench for Dejan Lovren (£4.9m).

Meanwhile, as expected, it’s Andrew Robertson (£6.9m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.5m) at full-back.

Burnley have rolled out the usual 4-4-2 formation with the in-form Ashley Barnes (£5.7m) and Chris Wood (£6.2m) hoping to stop Liverpool earning an 18th clean sheet of the season.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

Burnley XI: Heaton; Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick; Wood, Barnes.

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  1. YEAH PITCH!
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Look at that bromance in the pic.

  2. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ready for that Salah (c) fail...give it to me

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Fancy swapping my Aguero captaincy?

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        That is shite luck. What were you banned for?

        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I was annoyed by the lack of hot topics especially when big news was breaking, but it's all sorted now. Geoff is a nice guy when you get to know him.

  3. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy or Wilson?

    And why?

    1. ChuckN
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Who's your front 3?

      I have Vardy, Jimi and Arnie.

      If I could have my time again I wish I hadn't grabbed Arnie 4 weeks back.

      The ideal front 3 this GW is Vardy, Wilson, Higuain IMO. But if Arnie starts then who knows.

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Arnie, Barnes and Aguero currently.

        I'm hoping Arnie will be a secret weapon this week.

        1. ChuckN
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Tough call.

          Wilson if you can use the extra funds elsewhere this week.

          Think both will do well again this GW.

          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah, would like them both. Hard to choose.

  4. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know salahs EO in top 10k?

    1. Kno
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Dunno about EO but 84% owned at least, so add some percentage to that.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      129%

    3. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      128.97%

      1. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        84.59 ownership.

  5. Amey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Alright guys,
    No other things to worry about + Value no issue
    In isolation who would score more in 31 & 33 ??

    Wilson OR Vardy

    My gut feeling is Wilson, but everyone saying Vardy putting me off.
    Will add Midfielder from the other team

    1. TAArt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wilson has Newcastle and Burnley at home and better fixtures to end of the season. Have a feeling Vardy is going to have a great end to the season though with Tielemans and Rodgers there

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Only 2 gw's punt. Value no issue

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I've just had a long hard look at the stats.

      Goal threat very similar. Although Vardy does better away than Wilson at home.

      But Wilson has much more assist potential.

      Although Vardy has pens and is Rodgers main man.

      My conclusion? There's not enough between them. Go Wilson and pocket the saving.

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thank you mate.
        Extra value means nothing for me as I'm going FH 32 & WC 34 strategy. So 2 gw punt.
        Wilson for you then.
        Cheers for detailed reply

        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          No worries. It's a really tough 50/50.

          The extra £3m odd might come in handy when you use your free transfer in 33, though. Could give almost anyone a major upgrade.

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            😮
            Yeah. Never thought about that.
            Thank you !!

    3. Tigers Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Get both?

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Not possible buddy
        Already have Higuain & Barnes

  6. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A salah brace minimum hopefully for me as a capper after Sterlings heroics, that Sterling hatty completely deflated my good start, with Rondon and Vardy, atleast this is last GW without City assets

    1. TAArt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hoping for a Mané and Salah to go beserk

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You planning to get them for next weekend?!? 😉

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Which City? You getting Vardy?!? 😉

  7. WhatWouldYourZlatanSay
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bottomed...

    team as it stands for the blank... 1ft 1.1 itb

    -

    TAA Lascelles Robbo

    Felipe A Fraser Salah Richarlison Hazard

    Rondon Vardy

    A) Get a keeper who has a game
    B) Upgrade elsewhere

    Cheers!

    1. ChuckN
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

      Rest is solid. Great team for the blanks.

      1. WhatWouldYourZlatanSay
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers. Flappy or Boruc it is!

  8. Somnus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If I have 2 free transfers and use a free hit, do I lose the 2nd transfer next week?

    1. TAArt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Your whole team will revert and you’ll have one transfer

    2. Old Man Willow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

  9. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mané captainers where are you? o/

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      outside 500k

      1. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Not after today 😉

  10. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Not good news for Salah cappers today with it been quite windy with wind speeds of 45 km/h or 28 mph on Mersey Side.

    Big hot air front expected to blow in after the game from Klopp's direction. 😉

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      many strange long balls in the penalty box for salah to pounce on

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        The only way i can see the wind helping Mo todas is that he might blow over easier in the box and may win a pen.

  11. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    FH 32 and WC 34
    or
    WC 34 and FH 33

    1. Tingate
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      FH32 and WC 34 definitely.

  12. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Burnley with 9 English players in that lineup, could almost think its a premier league team or something

    1. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Definitely not 9, even if you're including Barnes 😉

    2. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Are you counting Chris Wood? He’s New Zealand

      Utd are the true pioneers of English players

    3. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Better to have the best players than the best English players. Ridiculous that you have a limit to foreign talent.

  13. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    lovren is not a welcome return really, he gives me the heebeejeebees everytime hes on the ball

    1. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Welcome return to the squad/bench, his real job is to keep Salah happy

      1. FPL Forward Thinker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        How does Lovren keep Salah Happy?

        1. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Bromance

  14. estheblessed
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Need some help on when I should be using FH, BB and TC? I have used my wild card already and have 11 starting for GW 31.

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      FH 32
      BB 34
      TC 36/38

      1. FPL Forward Thinker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Above but BB35 instead

      2. estheblessed
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Why play FH in GW32? What is the reasoning?

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You have WC ??

      1. estheblessed
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        No wild card... Used it in Jan!

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Fine.
          FH 32
          BB in 35 systematic transfer's
          TC whenever you feel lucky 🙂

          1. estheblessed
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Why FH 32?

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Because we can handpicked 11 dgw player's on deadline day without worrying about anything. No planning, no Hits.
              That's my thinking

              1. Deulofail
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Use your own words Amey, not Kiwi's 😉

                1. Amey
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  These are mine !!
                  😛
                  Nice to see you bdw 😉
                  You © Raz ??

                  1. Deulofail
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    You to. Yep, I don't really want the games to happen today. Scared I'm not going to make it to 100pts 😐 😛

                    1. Amey
                      • 5 Years
                      5 years, 1 month ago

                      Ha ha
                      I'm 47 with 7 to go today.
                      100 would do great 😛
                      It'd be my 1st this season

            2. Sandy Ravage
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              FH 32 seems to be the concensus here, if you still have your WC for 34. However, I'm tempted to keep most of my current SGW 32 players and just get swap one of my Liverpool players

              1. estheblessed
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                At the minute it's only united Vs wolves... I guess there will be more fixtures added?

                1. Amey
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Definitely

                2. Sandy Ravage
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Yeah. The best strategy will become apparent once the full list of DGW 32 have been announced

    3. WhatWouldYourZlatanSay
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It's tough, especially with ongoing uncertainty about HOW blank 33 will be and the extent of DGWs....

      I'm currently thinking FH 32 WC 34 with a decision about BB and TC based on whether there is a 3rd DGW...I think there will be.

      1. FPL Forward Thinker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        33 will longer be uncertain next Sunday night

        1. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          *No longer

      2. FPL Forward Thinker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I think there will be for Brighton and Cardiff

    4. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      considering TC DGW32, FH BGW33 & BB DGW35

      1. estheblessed
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        That looks like it makes most sense to me ^

  15. Ronny Sandstone
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mane or Lukaku for the rest of the month? - playing a game where FA cup and champs league count!

    Cheers

    1. estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lukaku! Liverpool going out of CL

  16. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Which Prem team is gonna snap up Che Adams then?

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Norwich City

  17. Blame it on Traore
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Klopp been to Firmino's dentist? Hahaha.

    1. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yup about a year ago... but still quite a ways to go before he reaches Firmino's 1000 watt levels https://wtfbabe.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/two-towers-04.jpg

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        😀
        Mate you are one of the best posters here !!

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers mate

      2. Optimus.
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        lol

  18. Bggz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    == rmfht pls

    Boruc

    Robertson - TAA - Azpilicueta
    Salah - Hazard - Felipe Anderson - Lanzini
    Wilson - Vardy - Higuaín

    Valery, Stankovic Fraser.

    1. MARVELLUS
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I am a WH fan and going without and mids or attack right now. Make space for Mane, Put rice in instead IMO or a Liv defender. Fraser above West Ham mids too.

      1. Bggz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        But it’s hud :/

  19. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Nees your advice mates 🙂

    Fab
    Pereira Ake VVD Robbo
    Salah Haz Pogba*
    Higuain Vardy King

    Subs: Hamer, Jota*, Camarasa, AWB

    A) Jota to Brooks and hope Brooks-King is the better pair next GW
    B) Sacrifice Pogba to get Fraser

    *Pogba was bought for 8.1

  20. Wally banter
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    After two months of rotting in my bench, Mr. Lovren left my team this week only to know that he is back in Klopp's bench :O

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What are your other bench players ?? 😉
      Just in case the trend keeps going

      1. Wally banter
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Next week around 8-9 of my players are on bench :/

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Ha ha

  21. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Have 2FTs. Can afford up to 9million mid but can not see any better options as I have Haz+Mane+Felipe already and can't afford Salah. So is this a sensible move?

    Schindler+Son>TAA/VVD?+Fraser

    1. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah

  22. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I listen to them all and this is my favourite FPL podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-630813151/tracks

    The hosts have great ranks, know what they're talking about plus they have great chemistry and are very funny.

    A good one to listen to when you're walking the dogs ... or following 200 metres behind Jonty when he is walking his dogs 😆

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I thought great ranks were for jammy casuals?

    2. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Are they elite though

  23. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    ML leader has spunked his FH so what strategy does he have over coming four or five weeks & will FH be an advantage to me in 32?

  24. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Those who captained Sterling: well done! BUT now it’s time for Salah! Expecting 3 or 4 attacking returns from the GOAT of FPL. Let’s do this my Egyptian messiah, let the dynasty reign!

  25. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Let's do this Mané(c) salah Robbo

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I bottled Mane C good luck

      1. Rash
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I bottled vardy so hope he at least matches

  26. tibollom
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    All chips left, planning on fh 33 and wc 34. With that in mind, what should i do?

    Fab Stek
    Robbo TAA Doherty Pereira Bamba
    Son Pogba Salah Jota Brooks
    Kun Jim Rondon

    Son + Kun to Haz + Wilson/Vardy for -4pts?Or do I keep Kun on bench durng the blank?

  27. Wally banter
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Current GW 31 team w/o any hits

    Boruc
    Robbo VVD
    Puncheon 8) Maddison Salah c Fraser
    Higuain

    Bench :: Jiminez (0.8 tied up), aguero 0.2 tied up, pogba (0.8 tied up) Kolasinac, Jonny, AWB

    No ft, 2.7 itb... suggestions

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'm going to sell Pogba now after resisting it for weeks.
      If you see good potential transfer's with 0.5-0.7m loss I'd take that now

      1. Wally banter
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        who is that potential transfer is the question

  28. BRKFCTrueRover
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah captain sterling VC I hope he's crocked in the warm up!

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Too late for that mate.

  29. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I would absolutely love a Burney 1-0 win, Robertson OG

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😀

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You might but most of us would not. The trouble with Burnley is that result is not entirely out of the equation.

      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        1-0 less than 1 min after I posted 🙂

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yep - now a superhuman rearguard action from Burnley. That goal cost me 10 points and counting

  30. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    And now I regret VVD over Mane. Fml