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Key Liverpool assets all start in trip to Southampton

All the key Fantasy Premier League assets from Liverpool’s ranks have been handed starts for their Friday night visit to Southampton.

Mohamed Salah (£13.2m), Sadio Mané (£10.1m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) are the front three as expected, with the first two of those backed by around 23% of voters in the latest captain poll.

Andrew Robertson (£6.8m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.5m) flank the defence, with Virgil van Dijk (£6.6m) starting alongside Joel Matip (£4.9m).

After a lengthy lay-off Joe Gomez (£4.8m) has travelled with the squad but is not quite ready for the bench.

The only changes to Liverpool’s side that beat Spurs at the weekend are in central midfield, far away from Fantasy concerns.

Naby Keita (£7.1m) and Fabinho (£5.5m) return to the midfield with Jordan Henderson (£5.3m) and James Milner (£5.6m) named on the bench.

Danny Ings (£5.4m) misses out for Southampton as he is ineligible to face his parent club which means a start for Shane Long (£4.6m).

Jannik Vestergaard (£4.6m) is back in the side to form part of a three-man back-line with Maya Yoshida (£4.1m) and Jan Bednarek (£4.0m).

Southampton XI: Gunn, Valery, Bednarek, Yoshida, Vestergaard, Bertrand, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg, Redmond, Long.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Keita, Wijnaldum, Mane, Firmino, Salah.

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  1. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    As a liverpool fan and a salah captainer, i literally couldn’t give a sh*t mo only got 6, 3 points and i’m buzzing 🙂 that celebration shows how much that goal meant, the drought is over, what a win, love it

    1. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Great win, hope you lot can do it!

      1. DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        Honestly FPL aside im so happy for Mo, you can clearly see how much it meant to him, my favourite Mo goal to date.

        1. Longlatini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 23 days ago

          Took it well, great finish, to have that belief in your own ability, fantastic!

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      I thought liverpool were done to be honest.
      They looked like they could lose 2-1 at one stage.
      They have plenty of balls in fairness to them.

      But city are just exceptional, but two difficult fixtures for them coming up.
      Liverpool have chelsea next great for the neutrals

    3. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Yessss. Come on you mighty reds !

  2. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    Haven't yet activated, but this is my initial WC34 draft. Decent start?
    BB and TC still left.

    Ryan, Leno
    Valery, Robbo, Luiz, Kola, Kiko
    JWP, Mane, Sterling, Bilva, Son
    Jimenez, Aguero, Deeney

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Where are my Duffy, Kane and Lacazette?

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        I'm not attached to anyone. I thought about all three. Kane is most likely of those to enter the team. Laca rotation is a concern. I don't suppose there's a real reason to not include Duffy. Neither Roobo nor Luiz have a dgw, so he'd fit in easily.

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Double ARsenal defence ? No way.

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        Yeah. Completely skipped over Foster. He's more likely than Leno.

  3. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    Jiminez is in 14% of Top 10K teams. Aguero captained by 1.5%. Looks like the Friday deadline caught a few people out.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Couple of benchwankers

    2. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Based on my work ML a lot of people managed to hang in the last couple of weeks with blanks and doubles by a combination of luck, chips and hits. This week has been tougher. Less chips about and all the DGW they got in for hits last week now blank. Brutal.

  4. azz007
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    Salah will go an smash now

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Nah

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Certain?

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Its all confidence with top players, don't be surprised if he scores 5 in the last 5.

      Will 5 goals be worth 13m with no double & no BAPs...

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        And if his confidence is back, that 5 could easily turn to 10. Just look at the fixtures after Chelsea

        1. azz007
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 23 days ago

          Can see him. Scoring v cheslea at home. Easy

    4. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Building a WC team with him in it right now. Just feels wrong to ditch

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        Fear factor from early of the season? 🙂

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 23 days ago

          Had him all season apart from 3 games at Xmas. Fixtures are so good . No dgw but as far as I'm concerned city dgw is like a sgw one anyway. Just hard to fit both him and Kane in same team...

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 23 days ago

            Get Mane

  5. Ibra
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    I'll bench boost in gw 35 and my WC team looks like this:

    Foster - Ryan
    Trippier - Kola - Doherty - Holebas - Duffy
    Sterling - Son - Pogba - Deulofeu - JWP
    Kane - Auba - Jimenez

    How does it look like? Auba is a bit of risk pick but I like him.

    1. HaffNanner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      No Liverpool?

      Auba to Laca. Pogba to Mane.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        This

      2. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        Do this.

      3. Ibra
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        I have only players with double gw. I'll get 2 Liverpool players with my ft:s before gw 36.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Not sure with Trippier, Holebas and Pogba

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      What Tv you working with?
      Like the team.

      1. Ibra
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        It's something like 105.5 atm. And thanks.

    4. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Laca over Auba
      Expect Spurs rotation though, Son may only play one.

  6. windowview
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    Kane, Eriksen and Son on my WC good idea for next week?

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      I’ve just made a team with those 3 in.

    2. HaffNanner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Kane and Son more than enough for me.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        This

  7. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    Foster, Ryan
    TAA, Doherty, Kola, Dunk, Morrison
    Sterling, Son, Mane, Doucoure, Camarasa
    Kane, Lacazette, Jiminez

    Done.

    Morrison, Camarasa > JWP, Valery (-4) for GW35.

    1. HaffNanner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Front 8 identical to mine. Planning to do same Camarasa move too.

      Do you not want SOU defence for the bench boost? Valery and Bednarek great value.

      1. HaffNanner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        Oh sorry missed the Valery transfer. I would get him in now and save the -4.

        1. The Tinkerman
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 23 days ago

          I expect all 4 of those to start both in a DGW, and all 4 games are fixtures they can score points in. It's not a very big gamble for what should be a fairly big differential.

          I doubt many will go double Cardiff. Morrison is a big target from set plays.

    2. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Would skip Morrison , just get Valery this GW

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        As stated above, small gamble for a fairly big differential - hardly anybody will have double Cardiff and both of those are winnable for them.

        The alternative would be play TAA vs. Chelsea.

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Attraction of Morrison?

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        They target him from set plays, he has two winnable games, nailed for the DGW, fighting for survival.

        Small gamble IMO. Very few players will have 2x Cardiff.

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 23 days ago

          Just back from injuries I recall?

          1. The Tinkerman
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 23 days ago

            He has played 90 in the last 6 GWs.

            Burnley are quite poor at set pieces. Cardiff tend to hit Morrison with high balls into the box, who nods it down into the danger area. He has 4 assists so far from that. He is good in the air.

            1. The Tinkerman
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 23 days ago

              He actually had a really good goal scoring record in the Championship also, 7 goals in their promotion season from CB.

            2. Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 23 days ago

              Hmmh, I’ll have a look

  8. F_Ivanovic
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    Everyone below me in my ML has captained Hazard whilst I went with Salah. Also a Spurs fan, so Monday night would be incredible if Hazard blanks and horrible if he does well.

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Hopefully rested again

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Yeah, not feeling great about my Salah (c)
      Hazard should easily beat jt

  9. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    Any reason to not activate WC now?

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Nope

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      No

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Can’t find any

    4. windowview
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Having 2 FTS?

    5. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      No harm in just making transfers you want and then activating WC later

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        And forgot the deadline is on Friday 😉

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 23 days ago

          True! That would be wounding!

    6. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Your transfers will count towards price rises of said players if you don't activate WC.

  10. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    How does this look? Which will largely probably be my team for the rest of the season (No WC or FH, just BB)

    Ryan
    TAA | Doherty | Bednarek
    Salah | Mane | Hazard | Camarasa
    Kane | Aguero | Ings

    Boruc | Bennett | Peltier | Stephens

    Thanks

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Looking good, would swap Salah or Mané for Sterling or other DGW'er though

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        Hmm, something is telling me to keep both Salah and Mane

  11. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    First WC draft:

    Leno Ryan
    Kolasinac Doherty TAA Duffy Valery
    Sterling Mané Pogba Eriksen Camarasa
    Kane Deeney Jimenez

    How's she looking? Lack of Laca perhaps

    1. Gentle_Turks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      And lack of Salah...

      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        Can you lend me £2.3m ?

      2. Homer21
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        Really??

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Good team, Pogba could be someone else

      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        Yeah, but fancy him for a penalty or a couple of assists against West Ham this GW, so could use FT in GW35

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 23 days ago

          Waste of transfer, and if any injuries?

          1. Pompel
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 23 days ago

            It's a risk , yes

      2. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        Yes. Martial.

        1. Pompel
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 23 days ago

          But would Martial play both?

          1. Niho992
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 23 days ago

            He is cheaper a lot, plays more advanced and he will start one game surely. Enough for me.

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Pogba?!?

      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        Know it's against form and stats, bu WHU at home GW34 should be a plum fixture. Then could swap for e.g. Deu or Son for GW35

    4. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Nice, rather Son over Pogba though means triple Spurs attack

  12. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    Eriksen or son ?

    Thanks

    PS : feels eriksen more nailed ?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Budget makes the difference if it was me

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        Cheers

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Yes, but Son more explosive and he's cheaper...

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        Thanks

  13. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    salahhhhhhh!

    relief albeit an average score

  14. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    Stering drop and MAddy rise would be just wonderful. Another 0.2

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Yeah, compensation for any red arrows 😉

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      and i forgot another 0.1 from Wilson if he rise.

    3. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Maddison dropping now

  15. Uncle John from Jamaica
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    Chaps

    if I wilcard this week (34) and bench boost next week (35) how many transfers do i have in 36? two?

    1. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      1 transfer only

      1. Uncle John from Jamaica
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        Thanks

      2. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        2 surely? Bench boost is not like the free hit or a wildcard.

    2. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      I guess you can use 1 in 35, and you'll get another for 36.

    3. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      2

  16. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    Would you keep VVD on WC or another Liverpool defender ?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Yes

    2. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Probably get one of TAA or Robbo

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        TAA subbed early and Robbo expensive though.

  17. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    137k to 111k. Finally a green arrow, after weeks!

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Day 1 of the week mate, but am happy for you 🙂

  18. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    Kane or not Kane that is the question 🙂

    1. Uncle John from Jamaica
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Hudders at home and good fixture this week. For me its a yes.

    2. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Kane is the answer.

    3. Ibra
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Of course Kane in. I will also captain him in gw34 and gw35.

    4. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      not question for me. Great fixtures, most secured to start..

    5. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Ok. Cheers

    6. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Kane and then becomes Aguero the last two GWs of the season

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        The perfect cash cow 🙂

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 23 days ago

          To ensure ‘Agueeerrroooo’ closing the season

      2. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        why ? Kane have Bournemouth away and Everton home. Great fixtures.

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 23 days ago

          See above

    7. HaffNanner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      (K)ane

  19. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    How many players with single GW in GW 35 you have intention to have ?

    I'm thinking just about Mane and TAA.

    1. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Mane, TAA & Fraser

    2. Ibra
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      None. I'll probably use my ft:s to get Mane and TAA in before gw36 starts,

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Mane Robbo

      1. HaffNanner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 23 days ago

        Yep

    4. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      2 or 3. 2 x Liverpool and 1 x Bournemouth

  20. West Hammered
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    Thinking of a -8 for GW 34...
    Would be Button,PVA,Hazard,Arnie to Ryan, Duffy, Son, Kane.
    My Squad is
    Alisson Button
    Doherty Chilwell Digne PVA** Bednarek
    Mane Salah Hazard** Deulofeu Mcneil
    Vardy Wilson Arnie**

    My main concern is how much Spurs Rotation should we expect in GW34 given that it's sandwiched between the two city games?

  21. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    First WC Draft. Can you rate ?

    Foster-Ryan
    Duffy-VVD-Laporte-Doherty-Bednarek
    Sterling-Mane-Martial-JWP-Delofeu
    Jimenez-Laca-Kane

    1.1 ITB. What would you upgrade here ?

    1. HaffNanner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Not sure about Laporte with their upcoming fixtures. Martial good shout.

  22. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    What do we think will be the average players started in FPL this GW?

    I assume plenty short on chips will be loaded on City, United, Spurs, Wolves etc.

    Maybe 8 or 9?

  23. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 23 days ago

    On WC:
    1) Keep Salah
    2) Get Mane instead

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 23 days ago

      Mane - extra cash to spend elsewhere