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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. Ross From Friends
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Millwall 2-0 Brighton

  2. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Origi instead Salah possibly

    1. Ross From Friends
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 months ago

      Why on earth would he subbed for Salah? do you even watch football ? or just play FPL?

  3. Richd
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Knew I should have kept Son just in case

    Spurs v Brighton could be on for 33 now

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 months ago

      Son > Mane last week has worked out rather well for me

  4. Arctic monkeys
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Origi to come on. Please don't be Salah out

  5. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Milner, Origi coming on

  6. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Spurs vs Brighton 7th April
    Spurs vs City 9th April

    😮 😮

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 12 months ago

      Sunday and Tuesday? They’ll move them a day.

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 months ago

      Brighton game will surely be moved forward

    3. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 months ago

      Only Harry kane can survive those two games 😀

  7. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Origi and Milner coming on

  8. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Milner to come on and take over penalty

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 12 months ago

      Nah, Klopp has told him to give it to Salah

  9. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Just sub Salah to lock in his CS point.

  10. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    This is quite vexing. I'm certain Fulham will score

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 months ago

      After doing literally nothing for an hour!

  11. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    No spurs dgw?

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 months ago

      Doesn’t look like it. Do we need to get Kane in for wk 33 will be the main question now

  12. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Salah getting mugged again

  13. Weeb Kakashi
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    So with Brighton losing who doesnt have a dgw 32?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 12 months ago

      Is it Chelsea?

    2. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 months ago

      Spurs

  14. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Salah looks horrendous

  15. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Salah easily dispossessed for the 27th time

  16. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Might not ever captain this fool again

    1. TAT
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 12 months ago

      Won't own again.

  17. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    hahaha Salah(C) is horrible 🙁

  18. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Liverpool could lost tittle here today

  19. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Firmino Off

    1. Richd
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 months ago

      Noooo 🙁

  20. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Salah looks average at best.

  21. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Is it freaky Friday and salah has switched with benteke???

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 months ago

      Benteke can head the ball mate

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 12 months ago

        Haha very true

    2. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 months ago

      If Roy had known this, benteke would have started v Watford

  22. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Llama and Firm coming off say the TV

  23. Arctic monkeys
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Thank GOD

  24. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    If salah on current form was 6.5m nobody would be interested in him

  25. tm245
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    There goes my differential.

  26. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Time to buy Kane?

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 months ago

      Will be the question on everyone’s lips now

  27. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Thank god I didn't tc Salah. Did any FPL big guns do it?

  28. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Bobby IB limp 😛

  29. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Salah as likely to score as a priest at a funeral

  30. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 12 months ago

    Liverpool dont deserve a title playing like this