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Mane fit to start with Liverpool unchanged from Gameweek 30

Fulham face Liverpool in the first of two Premier League matches to take place on Sunday afternoon.

Kick-off at Craven Cottage is at 14:15 GMT.

Having been the source of much discussion after his absence from Liverpool’s training ground photographs on Friday, Sadio Mane is fit to start for the Reds.

Jurgen Klopp has made two changes from the side that defeated Bayern Munich in midweek, with Fabinho and Adam Lallana replacing James Milner and the injured Jordan Henderson.

That means Liverpool are unchanged from Gameweek 30, when they defeated Burnley 4-2.

Of the most-captained Fantasy Premier League players who are “active” in Blank Gameweek 31, three of the top four are Liverpool assets: Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino.

The Egyptian has been handed the armband by over 1.7 million FPL managers, while Mane has been captained by just under 725,000 Fantasy bosses.

Firmino has been trusted with the captaincy by almost 200,000 Fantasy Premier League managers.

Mane was the most-bought midfielder of Gameweek 31, having been transferred in by just under 250,000 FPL bosses.

Salah, perhaps surprisingly given the reduced number of top-flight fixtures this weekend, suffered a net loss of 37,072 transfers.

Firmino, Salah and Mane’s away record in the Premier League is identical in 2019: all three have scored just one goal in five appearances on the road and haven’t registered a single assist between them.

Fulham’s unwelcome record of conceding two or more goals in every Premier League match this calendar year continued last weekend, however, and they have recorded just two clean sheets all season.

Scott Parker has made four changes to his starting XI from the team that lost to Leicester City, with Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Jean Michael Seri, Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Floyd Ayite replacing Kevin McDonald, Ryan Sessegnon, Denis Odoi and Havard Nordtveit.

Calum Chambers looks to have moved back to centre-half, with Parker sticking with a 4-2-3-1 set-up.

Brighton and Hove Albion are also in action this afternoon, meanwhile.

The Seagulls face Millwall in the FA Cup quarter-finals, with a win for Chris Hughton’s side meaning that their Gameweek 33 clash with Tottenham Hotspur will have to be rearranged.

Albion already have matches against Chelsea and Cardiff City yet to be rescheduled and would have potentially have three Double Gameweeks if they progress in the 14:00 GMT kick-off at the Den.

Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Rico, Fosu-Mensah, Chambers, Ream, Bryan, Seri, Anguissa, Babel, Cairney, Ayite, Mitrovic.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Matip, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Lallana, Salah, Mane, Firmino.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI (4-3-3): Ryan, Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo, Kayal, Stephens, Propper, Jahanbakhsh, Murray, Knockaert.

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  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    That finish was so bad, he's messed up so many chances lately

    Drop him for sturridge

  2. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    EffOff Salah

  3. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Salah vacinated against scoring

  4. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    AAAAANNNNDDD Salah misses one on one.

    That was the chance.

  5. Amey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    STOP saying Mane don't pass now !!!!!!

  6. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Shot on target for Salah.....plus baps

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      😀 😛

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      😀

  7. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Man like Mane

  8. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    That sums Salah up. Awful.

  9. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Josh King saving my GW!

  10. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Can't wait to transfer Salah out twice – with FH and for GW33.

  11. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Players who have one fantastic season are often very over-priced the next.

    1. TyroneGAA
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Top scorer in fpl midfields this season no?

  12. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Salah couldn’t score even if all the Fulham players inexplicably fell over

  13. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Cannot waaaaait to press the sell button on Salah

  14. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Salah this season's FPL villain. Which is impressive given how many points he has.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Salah, Hazard, Sterling have all been villains at some point this season. Would like to see the research around the timing and how/if it can be forecast in advance.

    2. Says
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      It's the 13+ million price tag

  15. MINUS FOUR
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    An 18 point missed chance by Salah for me. Ugh.

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Same

      1. MINUS FOUR
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Absolute garbage. God I hate the TC chip. I actually despise it.

        Genuinely considering putting it on Aguero first game of the new season and not having to worry about it ever again.

  16. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Mane will not pass to Salah next time

    1. skindogg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      bps -1

  17. FPL.team
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Yawn...

  18. Ross From Friends
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Salah garbage

  19. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Didn't think Sterling TC last year could get much worse. Here we are.

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      You tripled Salah?!

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Yes, versus the weakest defence in the league. FH32, WC34, BB35.

        Weren't many other standouts for the TC.

        1. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          I mean - he has literally no form but I sort of see it. At least he scored more than Sané TC got!

    2. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      😀

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      I had Kane so doubled that

  20. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Mane over a 2nd Pool defender last GW has been season defining 😮

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Don't have either.

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        🙁

    2. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      I went with this. Pool cant really keeo cs anymore. I didn't have easy way to get Mane so that's why went and took TAA

    3. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      It’s really hasn’t....

    4. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Few weeks back it was the opposite - people are so quick to forget on here

  21. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Well, was nice knowing ya Salah, out ya go

  22. gaurava1216
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Salah- get out of my team..... rubbish.

  23. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    It’s clearly getting to Salah now - the trouble is he will start scoring again at some point

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Yep. Hopefully in GW33, as he will be back after my FH is over.

    2. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Are you going to wait

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Salah is now almost 100% am ownership pick now. I find it hard to get rid unless his ownership goes below 50%

  24. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    That’s why Sane never passes

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Mane 🙄

      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Kane would have been a better autocorrect. 🙂

  25. i am jose mourinho
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Currently on 50 points (including that $hitty maguire)
    Calvert and hazard(c) left

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      How is that even possible

  26. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Salah should honestly be priced no higher than 10m starting price next season, at the very most.

    1. Andy'81
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Well that's not going to happen.

  27. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Limp Salad eurgh....

  28. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    43 + Digne + Hazard any good?

    1. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Horrible. I was on 8 -8 this morning. I guess i’m a bit on the plus side now.

  29. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    The Egyptian Theo Walcott

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      he's worse

  30. MINUS FOUR
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Captain picks pretty much single-handedly wrecking my season.

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Luckily for me the past 2 have been saving it!