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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. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Salah waving for offside when Mané scored that 😎

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

      XD

    2. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Pulling a CR7 😉

  2. Ode
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Liverpool needs a penalty, only way when Salah might score today

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

    Don't buy. Don't sell. Don't captain.

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

      Salah...?

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

        Lol. Mané (c) is the first good call I've made in about about two months..

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      I get to sell him twice

  4. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Matip doing well on the BAPulars. G'waaan, son...!!!

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

    Should have sold Salah* for double Liverpool defence 🙁

  6. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Mane is King. And I have Salah instead.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      The same boat here, major mistake I made

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Unfortunately so 🙁

  7. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Anyone did Mane(TC) to Salah(TC) ?

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

      Me 🙁

    2. Gt1996
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Yup me

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Salah playing awful again. C fail

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

      😀

    2. Licky
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      I don't think he's playing badly, he's just getting swamped.

      1. Licky
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 22 days ago

        In terms of Fantasy though, yes, yes he is.

    3. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      😀

    4. _Make
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      He's being triple marked. It's great for fantasy purposes.

      Oh sorry, I mean great for fantasy purposes if you have Mané.

  9. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Mané VC. Let’s hope Salah doesn’t come on!

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

      This

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

    Salah, score or get off the potty.

  11. SH1M1
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Imagine still owning Salah ... Next season his price should be no more then 11m!

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

      Possibly 11m striker??

      1. SH1M1
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 22 days ago

        Same as whatever Kane is, less then Kun

  12. TAT
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Not doing Salah > Mané in a -12 costing me badly. Mini league rivals all have Mané and gaining ground, while I'm stuck with Salah…

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

      Tbf most people probably wouldn't have made that move.

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

        Looking at form, it should've been an easy move to make. At least Salah won't be in the WC.

  13. Peter O'Hanraha-hanrah…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Anyone else stupid enough to bench Rondon?

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

    Would already happily settle for a single goal from Salah today.

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

      Yup

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

      Ive been saying that to myself for weeks, which is why I finally got fed up (not producing) and removed the armband from him this week...

  15. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Mane and Firmino combo meal, nice!

  16. Football Heaven
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    I can’t annoy wait to get rid of Salah for mane. So many funds locked up

    1. Football Heaven
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Cannot wait

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

    Bps update
    Mane 21
    Firmino 17
    Matip 13
    ...
    Salah 0

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

      Matip loves baps....

  18. BigBillyBass
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    You can just tell from how he’s started Salah won’t be scoring any more than 3 points today

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

      Looks a bit off

    2. TAT
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      This. Should have taken a hit to get rid. Would have payed off immediately.

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 22 days ago

        Yes. But Mane wasn't training...

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

          How many times have those Liverpoool rumours been true?

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

    has the game ended or something? some of you could do with chilling out a bit IMO

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

      k bye

    2. Says
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Are you denying that the ? point Mane finished the game with is not higher than the ? points that Salah did?

  20. Annie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Captain hindsight posters never have a linked team

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

      ALWAYS!!!

    2. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Most of them I've never seen post on here.

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

      Who?

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

        Random "can't believe people didn't captain Mane" etc

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

    Salah doing a Hazard. In one of those slumps.

  22. Peter Ouch
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Please Mo, Mo please

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

    Going Firm over Mane does make me wonder what to do for 33 as I have TAA Firmino Salah.

    I guess it’s a problem for another day and prob not worth getting Mane for a hit anyway for just 1 GW

    1. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 22 days ago

      Same problem, Maddison vs Hudds could be decent though.

  24. Lokako
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Allison salah pls its the only i ask. 3 times

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

    It’s early but this is pretty typical of Salah’s exploits in recent months

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

      Precisely

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

    gonna be one of those days where Liverpool score 5 and all Salah gets is an assist

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

      Off at HT probably!

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

    Salah will haul when everyone downgrades him to Mane to fund Kane/Auba etc. in 33

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

      I won't care - I'll just be glad to have him expunged.

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

    Slow and low quality game

  29. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Would you do Salah and Kamara to Jota and Aguero this coming GW?

  30. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 22 days ago

    Havent owned Mane for a single gw this season. That explains my rank I guess..