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Son on the bench at Anfield for Spurs’ first Gameweek 32 match

Sunday’s second Premier League match sees Liverpool take on Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield. Kick-off on Merseyside is at 16:30 BST.

The Reds only have one fixture in Gameweek 32 but this is the first of two games for Spurs in this round of matches, with Crystal Palace the visitors to north London in midweek.

Son Heung-min is the highest-profile absentee from Mauricio Pochettino’s starting XI, with the South Korea international only among the substitutes.

Lucas Moura starts alongside Harry Kane instead, with Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen also included in the visitors’ line-up.

Pochettino appears to be adopting a three-man central defence, with Kieran Trippier and Danny Rose deployed as wing-backs.

Trent Alexander-Arnold has recovered from a back injury to take his place at right-back and there are few surprises in Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI, save for perhaps Fabinho‘s benching.

James Milner – who is widely accepted to be Liverpool’s first-choice penalty taker ahead of Mohamed Salah – starts in central midfield instead.

Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino make up a familiar-looking front three, while Andrew Robertson, Alisson and Virgil van Dijk are predictable starters in the hosts’ backline.

Mane has only blanked twice in the last nine Gameweeks and was the third-most-bought midfielder of Gameweek 32, despite only having one fixture.

Salah, who comes into this match off the back of a two-week rest over the international break, was sold by well over half a million FPL bosses ahead of Saturday’s deadline.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Milner, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

Spurs XI (3-4-1-2): Lloris, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Trippier, Sissoko, Eriksen, Rose, Dele, Lucas, Kane.

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  1. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    the good news is, there is no other IB till the end

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Good. I like my terrible gameweeks thick and fast.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Welcome to the club three red arrows in a row will need luck for midweek games !!!

      2. twoplustwo
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Lol

  2. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    https://twitter.com/Football_LDN/status/1112371504283561984

    Warnock's war without words

  3. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Every Kane goal going to boost my ML lead- come on Harry!

  4. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy auba and Wilson up front a good start to build FH Gw33 ? Or shall I put firmino in the equation ?? Thanks

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Best to avoid higuain right ?

    2. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      i got Vardy, Wilson and Laca atm.
      def will leave out Higuain...maybe even go without Chelsea altogether

  5. boc610
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Hmm..so on here suddenly kane is on form, spurs are flying and pool defence is leaky.

    1. threeputt
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      wishful thinking works wonders, mine included

  6. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    First GW all year I haven’t owned Salah...nervous! But at least Pogba and Sterling paying off lol

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He will punish us !!

    2. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Mane has higher ownership this gw if I recall correctly? Both pretty low though

    3. MTPockets
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Don't mind if he scores 5. Just want a Kane blank

    4. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Azpi on a 10 pointer 😮
      CS against Brighton would be great.

      1. Party time
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Let's go CHAMP

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            😉

      2. Demel
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        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I need to play my wildcard this week. Are these starting XIs strong enough for the next 3 weeks? It takes some negotiating to get a full XI in 33 and a full DGW team in 35. It also includes a couple for the GW34 double.

        GW33 (Full XI)
        Leno
        Valery - TAA - Kola - Bednarek
        JWP - Mane - Maddison - McNeil
        Auba - Vardy

        GW 34 (2 x Brighton)
        Ryan
        Dunk - Kola - TAA
        Mane - Maddison - Sterling - McNeil
        Kane - Auba - Aguero

        GW35 (all have a DGW)
        Leno
        Dunk - Kola - Bednarek - Valery
        Sterling - Pogba - JWP
        Kane - Auba - Aguero

        1. DV8R
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Why do you need to play it this week?

          1. Demel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Because i am on bench Boost and have 3 available players for next week. I followed a different route to most.

      3. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        52 all out from the first half of the DGW 🙁 pretty poor to say the least.

        1. MTPockets
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Mine's worse - 47

            1. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              loering the bar to 54-8 so 46 !!

          • Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            On track for 100 plus tho 🙂

          • diesel001
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            61 here. Chelsea very disappointing.

            Can't see getting 100 from here, particularly with rotation incoming.

            1. The Ejiptian King
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              60 for me, need a decent Hazard haul for a chance of 100.

          • Limited & Mediocre Mana…
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            68 wahooo

          • DV8R
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            It's not that bad, come on.

            11 players left, still a chance to get 100.

        2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Come on, trippier. Happy with two points.

        3. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Has Warnock done us a favour and naffed off back to the 1970s yet?

          1. Marvin of all he surveys
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Hey! The 70's was a happening time. He can naff off back to the 30's.

          2. QueefParkRangers
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Least hes a character and provides entertainment

            1. Marvin of all he surveys
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              That's fair. It's good fun to laugh at him.

            2. Make Arrows Green Again
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Lol that's true

        4. KOKAK
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I wonder how many offside goals we will see in this match.

        5. Magumbo
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Love a 1-1 with kane and mane own goals

        6. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Wow can make such a sexy WC34 BB35 team I can’t wait

          1. KOKAK
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            The more you plan...

        7. Ady87
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Salah/TAA > Haz/Luiz was inspired. Also got Son going in this game. Building on an excellent day yesterday...

        8. Alex_thekid
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Son Hazard lindleof all bench & I had the choice of any players great Fh 50 points

        9. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Son is nailed on you lot said on here.

          Thanks.

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            ... for Wednesday? 😛

          2. La Roja
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I take full responsibility Jafs

          3. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Clocks changed so Son comes up 1 hour later. It was obvious. Will be on about 60.

        10. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Salah 2 shots on target and no Pool CS. Ty

        11. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Jorginho being dropped for the next game by Sarri would be nice IMO. Some of Chelsea's best performances this season (particularly in the EL) have been when he hasn't started.

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            REST would be nice 😉

        12. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Hazard is nailed on you lot said on here.

          Thanks.

          1. fr3d
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I hate this place, people always pick the wrong players for me

        13. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Lindelof is nailed on you lot said on here.

          Thanks.

          1. Naboo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            No one said that lol

            1. Naboo
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              *after no show at hotel anyway

        14. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Jiménez is nailed on you lot said on here.

          Thanks.

          1. Steinburg FC
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            He loves scoring against the top 6 teams, brace vs united 😉

        15. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Double CPL def, including Guaita...the only decision Imade for myself 😎

          1. Steinburg FC
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            same here, with Tomkins. i can just see him scoring from a corner against us for a consolation goal 🙂

        16. Patch
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Kome on Kane show me why you are the seKond most expensive playa in this game!!!

        17. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Uh I fancied so much Azpi. Well for 45 minutes thinking is what I can expect.... Not brave enough to sell Hazard and Pogba even though I was so convinced that the risk is worth

          1. The Ejiptian King
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Hazard can still outscore plenty of others home to Brighton.

          2. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Was thinking the same yesterday about Wes Morgan, hate when it happens 🙁

          3. TorresMagic™
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            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Sounds a bit hindsight.

          4. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Azpi was a fortunate pick. He scored a goal that should have been called offside. That is luck, not good decision making.

            9/10 times Azpi would have got 1pt or 2pt in that game and would have been a crap pick.

          5. MINUS FOUR
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Sometimes you have to be brave in this game. I went for Martial over Pogba on FH because I wanted the extra cash to make those small but significant upgrades to the players I actually wanted. Doesn't always work out of course, but I think you feel better either way when you've backed your gut feeling and gone for it.

            1. The Ejiptian King
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Thoughts on Higuain today?

        18. Ze_Austin
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Many comments on here would make you think the double game week has ended

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            As good as....

        19. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I think the new rule on this website when you say something with huge hindsight is to prove it with a link to your previous train of thought pre-deadline.

          1. MTPockets
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Nobody cares though do they

            • TorresMagic™
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              • 14 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Mud. Wall. Stick.

          2. manu4life99
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Chelsea bps final yet?

            1. jaybradlights
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Apparently so

          3. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Kane positioned like a proper center forward 🙂

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Good news.
              Welcome to WC 34 Hurricane 🙂

          4. Flying Dutchman
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Any live stream link of the Pool vs Spurs match?

            1. TorresMagic™
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              • 14 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Not allowed.