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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. Party time
      5 years, 1 month ago

      So happy for Salah, need Mo of that please

    • SEXY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Quite chuffed with my 17 (-16) start

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        😆

    • Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Well done Henderson cappers

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Klopp buzzing!

        1. Rash
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          So is carragher

      2. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Keita (27) - 3
      Firmino & Hendo (26) - 2
      ----------------------
      Slonger 25
      Hojbjerg 23
      Salah 22

      IF correct.

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        🙁

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Sorry Chucker 🙁

          1. Chucky
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            cheers.

      2. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Oh bobby bobby

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Great pick!

          1. Richd
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Not the most glamorous pick but there’s something satisfying about his scores

            1. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Brilliant with BPS too, unlike Mo & Mane. 5 point assist, can't begrudge it.

      3. CostaCoffee
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Bobby hold 2 please

      4. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Salah could still get an assist for McArthur's pass to Eriksen, no?

      5. SEXY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I'll take them 22 bonus points for Salah

      6. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        At the ' mo'
        Hojbjerg and Henderson are on 1 point each fffix

    • Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A below-average parting gift from the donkey. Now get out of my team

    • Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I missed the offending post earlier but Patch is a scummy poster who should have been banned permanently ages ago.

      1. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        What happened this time WR

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          As I said, I missed it but he seems to have excelled himself

      2. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Agreed. Well said WR. Hopefully don’t see him on here again

        1. LǝgleSs e|even
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Any info on what was mentioned

      3. Rotation's Alter Ego
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        We have and will deal with it, no need to talk further now - not something worth lingering on 🙂

        On an unrelated - how are you doing WR?

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          FPL or health? Treading water in FPL, 5 weeks into 24 of chemo but mostly ok thanks 🙂

          1. Rotation's Alter Ego
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Latter. Look after yourself mate, been thinking about you!

            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Cheers fella 🙂

          2. Pat Bonner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Wow I wasn’t aware. All the best WR

            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Thanks 🙂

        2. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          For the benefit of this site I hope to never see him again. To be honest he should’ve been binned months ago

          1. LǝgleSs e|even
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            What happened pat

    • LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Took double hits to bring in 3 Liverpool players and got burned. The season that keeps on giving I guess.

    • Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      To give people idea of the scores the top 1k predicted average is 10 points

      1. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Where do you get top 1k stats?

        1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          It is on the free version of 'gameweek live' after you log on

          https://fantasyfootballfix.com

          It is very accurate.

      2. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        7.5 top 10 average on live fpl

    • brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Mane captain failed

    • Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah captainers happy?

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          A goal's a goal

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Agreed mate
            But nobody will be happy

      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hazard lurking....

        1. LǝgleSs e|even
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          This. Let's go capt hazard

      3. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I took C off him for Hazard and not unhappy

      4. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        You can bet your shirt on it

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Hehe

      5. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Not happy, but better than a blank. Only hazard can hurt now but historically that derby is very low scoring. Would switch to Vardy if I could

      6. Jigger & Pony
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Relieved more so

      7. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yep. Always happy when my captain scores. I'll take it.

      8. Party time
          5 years, 1 month ago

          He is my vice just incase Hazard has stomach upset

        • SEXY SALAH
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          100%

        • L'Aeroplanino
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          ask on monday

        • bench boost for every gamew…
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          as the game turned i would say pretty ok in the end, 12 points is 12 points. Better than blank and better than Mané and a lot have double Pool def.

      9. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Salah winning goal is gonna be the same score Kepa gets 😉

      10. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Salah, Mane, Robertson, no, hits ... red arrow.

        How is that even possible

        1. fr3d
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Lots of Bednarek owners 🙁

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

          Which site ??

          1. TheDragon
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Live FPL

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              It's showing nothing to me

        3. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Salah and Mane captainers around you?

        4. Forza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Probably TAA's assist.

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

          Shane Long effect 😉

        6. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Sign of a good rank

          1. TheDragon
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            It’s like there is a force field stopping me getting into top 1k

        7. The Tinkerman
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I have the same 3 and a small green

        8. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Mathematics mate

        9. bench boost for every gamew…
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          me too, not sure how that could work?

      11. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Gwg pts should take Salah to 2 at least, no?

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Nope. He loses the ball too much.

        2. MINUS FOUR
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Massive deductions still to come. There will be loads of them.

        3. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Rainer is pretty good at this

          1. Numb
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            You mean he can read numbers from the Members area? 😉

      12. windowview
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Is it worth losing one of Salah or Hazard next week so I can get Eriksen?

        1. LǝgleSs e|even
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Loose Salah pls. Do yourself a favor.

      13. aborg
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I’m ok with Salah’s 6 points as a non-owner. I’m happy he scored and that Liverpool won.
        Had Mané but he looked tired in the second half. Hope that Vardy(c) does the business for me now !

        1. windowview
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Ditto, Vardy captain here too

        2. kalmoffit
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          People will keep him

      14. MINUS FOUR
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        6 points still feels like a captain fail. It's better than 2 of course, but it's pretty underwhelming when he gets the winning goal. He put one chance on a platter for Mane who missed the header, and he could've had a tap in from Robertson who put in a terrible cross. I don't know, just a bit 'meh' with Haz still to play and huge EO.

      15. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I'll take that 6 points. First stage of the 8 point hit pays off. Vardy & Tielemans to come.

      16. GinjaWhinja
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Who's enabling their WC tonight?

        (FPL not downstairs lavatories).

        1. windowview
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Tempted but with 2 FTS it feels like a waste

        2. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah already activated. Lots of price rises and drops so beware.

          Avoid city spurs and wolves assets as they can drop tonight

          Get JWP Leno in just in case. Maybe CHO

          1. shirtless
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Son and Kane are top of transfers in though?

            1. Richd
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Son close to a drop

        3. Pompel
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Just activated. Trying to get in early risers like Leno, JWP at least.

        4. thomashl
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah. What is the wc template?

      17. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Salah motm 😆

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Lol. Can't be serious.

        2. MINUS FOUR
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Salt in the wound.

      18. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Mane and Robertson combine for 2 points. Pathetic.

        1. FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Good 1 week sample there.

      19. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        9 from 3

        small green but feeling annoyed!

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          It’ll be ok. There’s people in my ML with 4 from 3

      20. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Ah well, that was annoying.

        Started off sooo well, but fatigue and exhaustion caught up with us, schoolboy defending for Salah's goal.

        Proud of the team we fought HARD.

        We march on. Still hurts, but we march on.

        1. Whazza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Still hurts? It's literally been 15 mins...

        2. Annie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          You were so confident

      21. Ode
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Captained Salah every gw when Mane hauled, first time captaining Mane instead of him. Typical 😀

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Let me know who you are captaining next week please.

      22. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Salah MOTM. Baps needs an overhaul.. should go back to man in the stands system

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          We all play by the same rules.

          Salah, Mane are bad for baps

          Hazard, Jiminez, Firmino are good for baps.

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Absolutely it’s a level playing field regardless, however, I think there are better alternatives. Salah won Liverpool that match.. something that stats alone can’t convey

            1. Richd
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              I find it’s an extra dimension.

              Man in the stand had flaws too. They favoured players with long hair !

            2. Pat Bonner
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Thought you were joking at first, did you actually think salah was motm

              1. IRBOX ⚽
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Who deserved it more? I think it’s an obvious decision. Remove your FPL tinted glasses

                1. Pat Bonner
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Firmino and also Henderson did more in 30mins. Nothing to do with fpl, I watched the game and thought salah looked poor

                  1. IRBOX ⚽
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    He was poor for the majority no question, however, his brilliant effort won them the match. That’s the game changer - the crucial play.

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

          😆

          Stevie Wonder doesn't even give that, joke from Sky.

        3. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          No thanks that was horrendous. Every week Lampard 3pts

          1. SEXY SALAH
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Yes I remember those days 😎

          2. Pat Bonner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Barry Ferguson and Charlie Adam were also on 3bps every week

            1. Warbling Wendy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Barry Baps Ferguson. The myth, the legend, the beast.

        4. CostaCoffee
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Absolutely not deserved though

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            How? He won them the game with a brilliant solo run and strike? Clear man of the match

        5. Rash
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Salah still wouldn't get motm

        6. MINUS FOUR
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Can't believe you thought he was getting bonus points earlier. The system is a joke. I went from celebrating to realising I was going to lose any chance at bonus points (plus the -2 for YC in the first place) the second he started taking his shirt off. It totally ruined the feeling of Salah finally scoring. One Hazard assist and he's outscoring Mo.

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            He was until he removed his shirt!

            1. MINUS FOUR
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              That's what I meant. Once he did, I never looked at the baps again.

          2. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            The thing is though, stats alone can’t factor in the importance of such a goal. Liverpool needed that in the context of the match and the title race. Clear man of the match imo even without owner bias

          3. JabbaWookiee
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            This. Could have been so sweet but in the end was meh

      23. Dybala10
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        As an owner with Vardy (c) and Salah (vc) I’m happy with that. Was worried about Mané beforehand not going to lie.

      24. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Wildcarders...

        Salah in?

        Or Salah out?

        Thanks

        1. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Out surely

        2. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Out

        3. Lingard’s Shin Guards
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Out

        4. Vinyl78LP
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Out for me, restricted my choices for too long - shopping time.

        5. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Out. Son, Sterling, Kane, Rashford, Jimenez all better options and takes his budget.

        6. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          decided earlier that I'd rather have him against Cardiff than a possible 1-game-DGW for Sterling

          1. SADIO SANÉ
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            he then has Hudd at home obviously

        7. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Out

        8. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Straight out

      25. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Triple Spurs?

        Ederson,Ryan
        TAA,Laporte, Duffy,Kolasinac,Valery
        Mane, Sterling,Son,Erikson,Hojberg
        Kane,Jimenez,Deeney

        1. Konstaapeli
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Too spursy.

      26. Cruz88
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thinking early for next week - Pogba and Hig to Kane and Jota/Doucoure worth it? Planning ahead for 35..

        1. Cruz88
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Rest of team is

          Leno (Boruc)
          Luiz WanB TAA Digne (Simpson)
          Pogba Salah Mane Almiron Fraser
          Hig Jimi Vardy

        2. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Pogba been bad but do I sell before at home to West Ham?

          1. Cruz88
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            If he's playing deeper then sure, must be better options out there

          2. Cruz88
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Maybe I keep Pogba for now and do Hig and Luiz to Kane and Valery

          3. bench boost for every gamew…
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            if you make the same rationale for Pogba as you did for Richarlison you know the answer to that one-)

      27. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Anyone else with King, Wilson and Fraser? Feeling a large total from them 3. Hopefully 20

        1. Rash
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          (K)ing Wilson here

      28. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Top 10k ave 7.5. How?

        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Oh easy actually. Apologies

        2. MTPockets
            5 years, 1 month ago

            hits

          • Les Bleus
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            9.7 no?

            1. Les Bleus
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Oh didn’t factor in hits. My bad.

          • diesel001
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Salah, Robbo / TAA, Mane minus deductions for hits

          • Dave Bauer
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Salah Mane Robbo - 8
            Mane (c) - 9
            Salah (c) - 14

            Makes sense.

          • gilean
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            9.3 the top 10k average

          • Rainer
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Everyone has 3 players.

            Minimum of 4 if stuck with VVD, Robbo & Mane. Only up from there.

            Maybe a Saint point thrown in too.