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17 March 2019 2048 comments
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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.

  1. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Alons 😮

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Knew it!!!

  2. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Almost Salah assist on Fulham counter attack 😀

    1. Bees4Lyf
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      It’s always almost...

  3. adibo
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Tired of mane’s bad passes to salah tbh

    1. TAT
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      What about Salah's bad passes to anyone?

  4. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Chucky in heaven

    1. Bees4Lyf
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Lucky Chucky

  5. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Brighton letting us professionals down. Casuals win again

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      😀

    2. Ross From Friends
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      what would be the effect of Brighton losing on blanks/doubles?

  6. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    You can see a clear difference in the way City attack and Liverpool attack. City look more threatening.

    Bur Liverpool look more defensively secure. Imagine City had purchased VVD though.

  7. TheDragon
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    The free hit template team must be on course for a record low score

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      What an unlucky waste

      1. TheDragon
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        I’ve not free hit

  8. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Salah remains top of my hate list.

  9. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    EVE: Pickford, Digne, Coleman, Mina, Keane, Sigurdsson, André Gomes, Bernard, Richarlison, Gueye, Calvert-Lewin
    Subs: Stekelenburg, Baines, Davies, Schneiderlin, Lookman, Tosun, Walcott

    CHE: Kepa, Rüdiger, Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Alonso, Kanté, Barkley, Jorginho, Pedro, Hazard, Higuaín
    Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi, Willian, Giroud

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Higuain starts at least. Need a goal from him now.

      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        2*

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Took Alonso out for a hit lol

  10. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Yes Alonso! please save me

  11. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Apparently Lallana, firmino and mane all removed salah from their fantasy teams two weeks ago. Wonder what that’s about

    1. Ross From Friends
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      You're still here? I thought we told you to go away

  12. adibo
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Milwall to wembely ?

  13. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Salah (TC), don't own Hazard.

    Can't wait.

  14. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    3 - Mané (30)
    2 - van Dijk (29)
    1 - Robertson (27)

    Matip & Trent - 25

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Inc winning goal bonus?

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        No

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      How is Trent on 25 😀 he has been awful

    3. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Robbo 😮
      My differential in ML

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        Lol *40% ownership*

        1. Amey
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 days ago

          ML

  15. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Alonso starts!

    1. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      As expected

  16. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    This has all the makings of 1-1 FT. Liverpool very wasteful

  17. Pierce34
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    What happened to Emerson? Not in squad.

    1. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Sarri doesn't tend to put a reserve left back in the squad, Alonso didn't make bench when Emerson was starting.

  18. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    It's HAILING!

  19. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Higgy back from 'illness'

  20. Leao ball
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Cmon captain hazard

  21. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Lineup - Everton starting line-up: Jordan Pickford, Seamus Coleman, Lucas Digne, Idrissa Gueye, Michael Keane, Yerry Mina, Richarlison, André Gomes, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Bernard.
    Substitutes: Ademola Lookman, Tom Davies, Leighton Baines, Cenk Tosun, Morgan Schneiderlin, Theo Walcott, Maarten Stekelenburg

    Lineup - Chelsea starting line-up: Kepa Arrizabalaga, César Azpilicueta, Marcos Alonso, Jorginho, Antonio Rüdiger, David Luiz, N'Golo Kanté, Ross Barkley, Gonzalo Higuaín, Pedro, Eden Hazard.
    Substitutes: Mateo Kovacic, Willian, Willy Caballero, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Olivier Giroud, Andreas Christensen, Ruben Loftus-Cheek

    1. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Cheers, G-Whizz!

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Always the bridesmaid

  22. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    [negative post about Salah]

    1. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Raking in the upvotes, huh?

  23. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    VanDijk and RObbo in BAPS, get in!

  24. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Even the weather is crying seeing Salah play.

  25. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Milwall winning, what does it mean to gw32?

  26. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    So I should have just gone into this week with just Mane (c) and Allison instead of free hit.

  27. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Alonso starts!

    1. Alli 3',17',64�…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      You know is low scoring week when people excited the badly drawn cartoon character alonso is starting

  28. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Nice run Mo you absolute donk

    1. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      he just needs a tap in at the moment. Not working out any other way

  29. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Don't care about doubles, I'm not taking Mane out in this form

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Only for one gw 😉
      Tot home should be a tight game

  30. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Salah can't ever remember the direction of the goal

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      For the love of good ....take him off.....and get out of my team you waste of time

      1. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        Literally L O L, hilarious comment