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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. Numb
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    The only saving grace is that Salah's dreadful form means no one will have captained him, I guess.

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Salah is due they said

  3. Dannyb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Good, fu@# off Liverpool.

  4. Football Heaven
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Salah can get out of my team! Fed up with the useless clown

  5. Lazaretti
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    I will swap Salah Out then in and out seven times before hitting fh

  6. seewhyaxe
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    LOL @ ME

  7. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Why would Salah take the PK? Milner came on.

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      He didn’t?

  8. CarsonYeung
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    People need to remember Salah isn't even Liverpool's primary penalty taker, he just got lucky Milner was injured during his jammy spell of pens

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Hindsighter here

      1. CarsonYeung
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Look at the entirety of the 17/18 season, Milner was on pens, just stating facts

  9. DR0GBA
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Brighton equaliser in the 94th minute!!

  10. Numb
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    2-2

  11. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Salah get out of my team.

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      And the usual rubbish starts.

  12. barracuda
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Fair play to Mane cappers! So much of uncertainty. Own him but went with C Salah

    1. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      🙂

    2. Regin
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      I disregarded all the rumors and captained mane

  13. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Wow, Brighton.

  14. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Ferking Mane killing me

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Brighton???

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Got to see that goal. Keeper throws it into his net last kick of normal time!

  16. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Casuals in tears

    1. TheBabyfacedAssassin
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Only casuals write casuals.

  17. Regin
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    A great great decision to captain mane ahead of Salah. Finally a right decision made.

  18. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Give my main man Mane all dem BAPS, nom nom nom!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      K

    2. wernerhedgehog
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      woohoo

  19. Richd
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    We need this Brighton win

  20. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Everyone fell for the Salah trap. I'm never captaining him again this season

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      I fell into the "Mane didn't train trap"

      😎

    2. dark91
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      The only reason I bought him and captained him were the Mane rumours
      First time he enters my team this season and was the last

  21. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Arrest warrant issued for Mohammed salah by Mersey side police. The charge, suspected fraud

  22. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Milner and Noble were such obvious FH picks

  23. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Rico anything but suave there

  24. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Through ball to Salah for a great goal there

  25. EMERGING STAR
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    On 19 points this week

  26. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Terrible from the Millwall GK. Almost like match fixing the way he has let that in.

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Haha yes

  27. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    What does Brighton winning/losing mean for DGWs???

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Different DGW35 opponent.
      GW33 game etc.

  28. Says
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Can't believe so many would play TC in non-DGW

    1. MTPockets
        7 years, 26 days ago

        But the underlying stats...

      • The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        I think its about 3% of the top 10k, so not that many.

        But looking at the fixture list this looked like the best option if you have all chips left. It was this or GW38 for me.

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      If Salah was priced 7m would you still own him going into a dgw?

      People dumped Richarlison without hesitation but kept salah

      1. twoplustwo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        I had Rich for far too long, longer than Salah I think

      2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        No, I would not.

      3. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Yes. 17G 7A.

      4. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        People bought FAnderson in droves for BGW...so yes, people will buy anything if it's cheap enough

    3. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Finally, a decision gone my way (Salah >>> Mane (c))