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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, 3 months ago

    Robbo very lively!

  2. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Robbo SOT well saved.

  3. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah, come on mate. You can get a goal at the very least...

  4. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    In light of the angst caused by those Mane rumours, may I make a suggestion.

    No more chat on FFS about whether players will start or not, their form, their fixtures, injured or not, who’s reffing games, good/poor transfer options & stats.

    Would make things much more civil & fairer.

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      This doesn't look like a Jafooli post...

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      This. Every post should just say 'football'. That's it

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Even that will provoke a reaction.

        Just leave posts blank and we can imagine what each other is saying.

    3. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Good luck with that mate.

    4. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No more 'Tweets 😮 ' 🙁

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Just ‘59pts with 7 to play 🙁 about average? 😥 ‘

    5. Rash
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Might as well just close down the site..

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        That you Nirvana?

    6. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      So we'll all just make jokes about Matip and baps... sounds perfect.

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        And longstaff

      2. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I think you might be onto something there Forza 😀

  5. lindeg
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    salah 13 goals from open play, mane 17 goals from open play

  6. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    God I would love a robbo goal

    1. TAT
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Only thing that can save the Salah (C)/Mané non-owning fail, here.

  7. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Need a Higuain hatty later 🙂

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Does he start?

  8. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    On current form, is Mane the 3rd best attacking player in the world?

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Behind JWP?

    2. tm245
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      After Grant and Chicharito?

  9. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pool don't look overly convincing.

  10. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Babel rips past TAA, crosses to Cairney, who shoot high and wide.

  11. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Robbo is the only Liverpool player who looks up to his usual level to me...

  12. Rash
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Mane hatty, Salah blank and a trent og is all I ask for.

    1. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Haha snap

  13. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah(c) in anguish and it is getting worse as every minute passes.

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Salah TC in even more anguish here

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Damn.

      2. Peter Ouch
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Same here tc

      3. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Same

  14. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Can you see if someone has activated their WC or FH this week? Or does it not show up under Gameweek History til afterwards?

  15. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah looks so bad

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      needs the international break badly, go away with Egypt and bang in a few goals and come back with a little bit of confidence restored

  16. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Considering Salahs total points are inflated by a series of soft pens his season isn’t really anything special

  17. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah has been shite value all season. Except the span of game weeks where I dropped him of course. Piss off.

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Exactly the same here

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Exact same

    3. km79
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      same.

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yup.

    5. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yep, dropped him over Christmas when he was very much needed

    6. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Same, and have TC on him here. Sold him the week before his hatty.

    7. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yep I’m with you too. Think I cursed him.

      Other players I have cursed listed below:

      Auba
      Fanny
      Arnie

      Sure there are many others!

  18. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah get out of my team

  19. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How old is Ryal Babel? Feels like he was playing with McManaman od Fowler.

  20. Peter Ouch
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Only way Salah to score is a penalty

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      At this rate he'll probably miss it

  21. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Just looked at one of my mini leagues, guy in 2nd captained Anderson...on a free hit! Madness. Guy in 3rd only has 7 players but captained King...on 42 pts currently! That’s the way to do it no need for 11!

  22. Lokako
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah ruined all our gameweek! The fraud!

  23. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Trent needs to make some runs, looking lazy today?

  24. Dannyb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Lallana is awful

  25. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Fabinho yc

  26. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Godamn this is a frustrating game to watch

  27. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Robbo looks like he’ll score or assist today

  28. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Soft yellow card for Fabinho

  29. El-Kloppico
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    TAA wasting the attacks.. and horrendous in defense

  30. barracuda
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Lallana is shite, doesn't belong to that site at all.

    1. barracuda
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      *side