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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.

2,048 Comments Post a Comment
  1. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Shouldve been subbed before 60. Embarassing 2019 for him

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

    Can people seriously stop going on about Salah now? He’s a complete fraud. Get rid of him and don’t touch him with a barge pole again this season

    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Isn’t he the top FPL scorer?

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

        I take it you’ve had a crap week

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

          Why? He's right

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

            Have you seen how tragically bad his 2019 has been? Or are you blind too?

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

              Who cares, yes he's off form. Why be rude to people online because a player in your fantasy team didn't return some points. On another day he scores, so what?

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

                I ain’t been rude. I’m stating facts

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

                  I take it you've had a crap week and are you blind too don't sound like facts to me.

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

                    Captained Mane on a free hit with King, Maddison and Chicharito. I’ve had far from a crap week

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

                      Wasn't talking about you. It's what you accused the original poster of.

    2. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      but he has more points than anyone else

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

        And you

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

    Mourinho was right about Salah

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

      What did he say?

    2. adibo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Mourinho is a fraud...dont care what he says

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

    Useless player of the year subbed

  5. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    17 from 9 lol

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

    At least on FH32 you can dump Salah.....

  7. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Today's the day the music died.

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

    Milner on for a bap. Joke

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

      Match winner.

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

    Salad limps off you cant script this we all own him so lol

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

      Speak fit yourself, I sold him for Mane a few weeks ago 🙂

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

        *for

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

          Good one WR, was just trying to slip in the lol tbh

  10. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    TC fail

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

      +1

  11. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    He'll get a hat trick when we all sell him

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

      Happened immediately after I sold him last time.

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

    The big question is how did Salah last that long?

    Should have been subbed much earlier

  13. the german
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Now i can proudly watch my captain play . Go Hazard.

  14. King Sheep
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    The good news for Liverpool is Salah is due to hit a purple patch...

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Same as Alonso for Chelsea....

  15. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Well at least I didn't TC him

    1. Weasel51
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      I did

  16. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    That's it. After GW33 Salah is out of my team for the rest of the season.

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

      Sell him tonight

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

    For the 1 season wonder fraud to be a goal off the top after winning the Golden Boot last season in record breaking fashion, doesn't seem to bad.

  18. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Salah subbed. Beautiful. I hope you guys have enjoyed having that expensive lump in your team over all these weeks. Lol!

  19. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Bryan you leave my Mane alone!

  20. Man Getting Hit By Football
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Salah (c) -> Mane (c) for -4 possibly one of the best decisions I've made this season. It wasn't smart, but being at 500k it was a gamble that paid off.

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

      Well do e mate, took some balls for a hit

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

        Done*

        1. Man Getting Hit By Football
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          Thanks mate, hope you've had a good week as well

          1. Man Getting Hit By Football
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 13 days ago

            Shame it's the only thing that seems to have gone right in 2019 haha

          2. Garlana
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 13 days ago

            Was awful, no joy this week at all. Rondon and tielemans only players with plus points...

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

    Salah is a one season wonder. Glad I didn't waste my triple c on him

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

      64 goals in 91 games isnt bad for a one season wonder

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

    Hazard ownership?

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      This let's gooo captain Haz!

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

    Big mistake irrelevant 🙂

    It rolls on 😎

  24. Tambling5
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Well as a non WC or FH holder I know who to get rid of to make some funds!

  25. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Salah single handedly ruined my season.

    Out at xmas for his hat tricks and back the last few months over Aguero and as (c) for all the blanks.

  26. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    I blame the person who came here and told everyone that Mane didn't train....I dumped him based on that. Last time I'll check on this site before a GW

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

      You pressed the button.

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

      FPL virg?!

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

      You've only yourself to blame.

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

      This is silly. You were given correct information - more accurate information is a good thing. It’s up to you what you do with that info

    5. Mr Bird
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      I love the guy! I took full advantage by leaving the armband on Mane while most switched to Salah despite the obvious void in form

  27. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Free hugs to SALAH triple Cappers

  28. Tomerick
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Proud to have not owned Salah all season.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      One does not simply walk into the Top 10k without Mo...do they?

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

        I certainly haven’t lol. Sitting at 88k at the moment.

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Have owned whole season and still quite happy. Horrible form and also quite happy to have a Salahless week with FH.

    3. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      410 captains from Salah. Not bad. :).

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

    Please please please be 3-0 Chelsea, Higuain hattrick. 😆 grasping at straws here

    1. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Yes please. On 18 points of 7 lol

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

    Only Alonso can save my season now... thank foook I kept him...

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

      Bet he scores man