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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, 22 days ago

    Thanks for them training pics 😀

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Still wish you got a defender over him?

  2. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Firmino is a quality player

  3. WVA
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Rank gone because of those stupid rumours, bang out of order.

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Was going to bring him on for Son and captain FFS

    2. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Why did you listen?

    3. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Do you not have your own mind?

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 22 days ago

        Yes and it takes on board the information provided, not training, not in any predicted line ups because he didn't train etc

        1. FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 22 days ago

          He missed one days training, big deal. Are you one of those that didn't captain Agueros 20pt haul because of more "rumours" earlier in the season?

          1. WVA
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 22 days ago

            Chill bru, just saying it's hard to transfer someone in when they are wrongly rumoured to be out. Got my captain wrong 29 times out of 31 this season so probably ha

            1. FPL.team
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 22 days ago

              I dunno I found it pretty easy to bring him in. Was only silly online stuff that's normally wrong. Who you got playing instead or no-one?

        2. FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 22 days ago

          Even FPL didn't have him flagged and they love a flag...

    4. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      I ignored it. If there was a real rumor of injury, itd be worth listening to.

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 22 days ago

        This

    5. Homer21
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Your decision at end of the day

  4. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    SA-SA-Sadio!!!

  5. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    God damn Mane. I am sick to death of him.

  6. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    That was beautiful

  7. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Man like Mane (c)

    Regret not sticking with TC

  8. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Mane now has same goals as Salah.. while Salah had like 4 pens in it

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Top in the league excluding pens I think

  9. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Should’ve cappo Mane. Thanks everyone for saying go Salah....

    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      You’re welcome.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 22 days ago

        😛

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      I said go Mane everytime until those bloody rumours

  10. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Irbox, you were saying?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      He's gone train spotting with Scotty B.

  11. Jon Snow
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Anyone got the address of that photographer? Need to have a word

  12. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Last min switch of captain from Mané to Salah not working

  13. Richd
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Firmino at least got the assist !

  14. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Get out of my team Salah

  15. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Mo getting desperate

  16. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Right. Just an exhausting gw.
    All week Mane TC. Then doubts so moved to just C on Salah. Fuming.
    P.S. Yesterdays tally from 6 was 8 -8.

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Same for many on here.

      1. sminkypinky
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 22 days ago

        I suppose you’re right.

  17. Dannyb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    I can't wait to get rid of Salah.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Truly this

  18. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Lol Lallana is truly hopeless

  19. SPorting
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    I don’t know wat to think about that.

  20. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Mane EO?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      75% in the top 10k

  21. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Went for Salah(c) for start security dammit

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Loads of time left

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 22 days ago

        Yeah

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      TC, partly for the same reason, over Mane

  22. adibo
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    17 goals for mane in thr PL this season... same as salah.... love him as a player but he trolls me everytime i get him

  23. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Did people seriously captain Salah over the most in form player of the PL?

    1. juho
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      I sure did, after news of him having missed training 🙁

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Yes we did. Bit of a problem when you have three other LIV players

  24. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Come on Sadio - TC’d you. Would be happy with an assist or better still another goal!

  25. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Have said on many occasions that this wouldn't be an issue if the PL adopted a NFL style injury list

    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Would ruin the “fun”

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Yup, also good for the massive betting world over there. Should be mandatory injury reports issued the day before any match.

  26. GE
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    TC Salah VTC Mane 🙁

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      This

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Same

  27. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    People persisting with captaining Salah when Mane is clearly the man in form and the better option is beyond me.

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      If you have both, yep.

  28. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Salah SOT
    Rico almost spilled it to VvD

  29. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Robbo to Salah next goal pleeeease

    1. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Robbo to Trent

      1. Rash
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 22 days ago

        Robbo to mane

  30. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Knew those Mane rumours were typical fpl over-analysis

    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Until it has been confirmed don’t believe the rumours