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Double Gameweek 24 finally comes to a conclusion this evening as West Ham United and Liverpool meet at the London Stadium.

Kick-off in the capital is at 19:45 GMT.

There were over 625,000 Triple Captain chips deployed in Gameweek 24, 43.2% of which were used on Sadio Mane (£12.3m).

The Senegal international lasted all of 32 minutes against Wolverhampton Wanderers last Thursday and he is, as expected, missing from the Liverpool squad this evening, with some doubt over his involvement against Southampton in Gameweek 25.

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) starts for Jurgen Klopp’s side tonight, however, with the Egyptian the second-most-popular option for the Gameweek 24 captaincy among the Fantasy Premier League community.

Just over a third of those who used their Triple Captain chip in this round of fixtures entrusted Salah with the responsibility.

With Mane absent, Salah and Roberto Firmino (£9.6m) are joined in a front three by Divock Origi (£5.2m) for this evening’s encounter in east London.

The Reds are otherwise unchanged from last Thursday’s win at Molineux.

Firmino, Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.6m) and Jordan Henderson (£5.4m) were the only Liverpool players not to blank in that late victory over Wolves.

West Ham assets were much less-fancied for Double Gameweek 24 and, bar Sebastien Haller (£7.0m) and Mark Noble (£5.0m), there was little joy to be had for those backing the Hammers’ players in their 4-1 defeat to Leicester City last week.

David Moyes has made two changes to his team from that punishing loss at the King Power Stadium, with teenager Jeremy Ngakia (£4.0m) making his Premier League debut at the expense of Pablo Zabaleta (£4.2m).

Lukasz Fabianski (£4.9m), who had returned to training in the last couple of days, is fit to enough to feature, with Darren Randolph (£4.5m) dropping to the bench.

Robert Snodgrass (£5.2m) was a doubt for this match with a knee injury but has recovered in time to start.

Michail Antonio (£6.9m), who made a big impact against Leicester when thrown on at half-time, is not even among the substitutes.

Fantasy managers may also have one eye on events at the Etihad this evening, with the two Manchester clubs in action in the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final.

City, 3-1 up from the first leg, are hot favourites to progress and an aggregate win for Pep Guardiola’s side would see their Gameweek 28 clash with Arsenal rearranged.

Sergio Aguero (£12.0m), Kevin De Bruyne (£10.6m), Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) and Anthony Martial (£7.9m) are among the well-owned FPL assets who start tonight, with the full team news below.


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Cresswell, Diop, Ogbonna, Ngakia, Rice, Noble, Masuaku, Snodgrass, Lanzini, Haller.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Origi, Salah, Firmino.

Manchester City XI: Bravo, Walker, Rodrigo, Otamendi, Cancelo, Gundogan, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Williams, Fred, Matic, Lingard, Greenwood, Martial.

  1. Celt Abroad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Salah or Mane TC was a toss of a coin - 30 points difference. That’s way too much for a 50-50 call.

    1. Woy_is_back
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Not really. Salah on pens should have decided it for you

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        mane was a great choice, dont start sayin retroactively it wasnt....very unlucky

      2. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Stats were in Mane's favor honestly. Clearer cut chances, and also each of the respective teams were weaker from their right flank. It's a 50/50 in the end when factoring in Salah's pens.

        It could so easily have been the other way round.

        1. Woy_is_back
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          I don´t look at stats tbh. The injury was very unlucky though

          1. Camzy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Then how can you say one is better than the other? You can't. It's luck.

            1. Woy_is_back
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Penalties deciding factor.

              1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
                • 14 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                🙄

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      And that is what makes FPL difficult.

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Salah 🙂

    4. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Actually, it's a difference of 45 points....

      1. Celt Abroad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Oh yeah. Thanks, well spotted.

    5. Niho992
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Not for me. I didnt even considering to buy Mane for double.

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        You got lucky. That's all it is really.

        1. Niho992
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Nah. Im very smart. I knew it that Mane will blank.

    6. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      the fact that Salah was the most likely to haul swung it for me

  2. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    That's my season done. Damn it's so unlucky to TC Mane over Salah.

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      its ridiculously unlucky...could have been the other way

      1. Yozzer
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Apparently self proclaimed expert Woy says not above. He decides if it's unlucky or not

        1. Woy_is_back
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Look, for me the injury was unlucky but penalties would have been the deciding factor.

    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Could have been so great for us ....
      Chin up !!

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah. 30 point swing. Now it's a titanic climb. I'm like 50 points down in a 50 quid mini league where I was 30 clear a few weeks back.

    3. FPL_DON
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      nightmare

    4. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Yep

    5. Rinseboy
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Having Salah helps a bit. Time to switch to double pool defence I guess.!

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        No. The unorthodox move now is to stick with Mane. According to Klopp he misses one game. I'll stick it out because I don't think it's worth the hits.

        1. Rinseboy
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          just hope his injury doesnt drag on

  3. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Not Sanchez 75 points but very pleased nevertheless 🙂

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Congratulations bro

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers Amey . Just luck really.

  4. Come on you Kante
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Klopp throws a mean right hand

  5. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    TAA gets a BAP!

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Well he hit the post...

  6. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Any baps for Salah?

    1. clodhopper
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Oh yea

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      3

    3. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      3

      1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Woohoo

    4. Teahupo'o
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      3

    5. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      9

  7. FPL_DON
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Happy i went Mane for the TC tbh, 48 points isn't even worth getting out of bed for

    1. Am sorry to say again it�…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      lol

    2. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      but you still got out of bed

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

    Salah 3
    Ox 2
    Trent & Alisson 1

  9. jason_ni
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    So I suppose I should be happy enough with Trents 11(maybe 12) on the TC?
    Salah as VC, hindsight is a fine thing.

    1. Woy_is_back
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      It´s decent

    2. Coys96
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Its okay

    3. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah. I take anything as a positive with TC these days after seasons gone by haha

  10. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    91 points with 5 players blanking - cheers Mo

  11. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    91 points, 799k to 417k, finally a good gameweek

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

      Well played. 98 points for me, just went from 872k to 400k. Feels great!

  12. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    88 pts with five of my team scoring 4 pts between them

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Nice

    2. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      88 here too without triple captain

    3. Shineonme
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      102 pts for me

  13. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Looking like 77 all out. I’ll take that. And I’m satisfied with TAA 33pts. Well done Salah cappers you should be satisfied too.

    1. Am sorry to say again it�…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      36 TAA points

  14. lordkippe
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Would you WC this ?

    Pope ( Button )

    TAA - Kelly - Lundstram ( Targett, Soy )

    Salah - Mane - KDB - Martial - El Ghazi

    Vardy - DCL ( Greenwood )

  15. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    For -4 Haller to

    A Aguero ( might Jesus start is worry)
    B Aubameyang
    C Keep Haller home to Brighton

    1. Benjustjamin
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      keep haller, stupid to get him in just for the dgw

  16. milanista10
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Snoddy looked like an option for wildcarders. Good GW28 match is a major plus too!

    1. Coys96
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Awful fixtures in an awful team though

      1. milanista10
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Will probably need him for GW25 (to bench Ings) and GW28 (BGW) & those are his good fixtures!

    2. RD
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Did he look good ?West Ham matches are anyways tricky

      1. milanista10
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        He had his chances & very nice FK deliveries.. surely an option for me now as again I need him to start GW25 and 28, will be benched in 26&27.

  17. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Genius 😎

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks

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

    That Trent triple captain score is what Duffy triple captainers wanted last season. My first time captaining a defender went well!

  19. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Salah, Robertson and TAA (TC) nets 56-59 points. Not outstanding but could have been worse.

    1. POLSKA GOLA
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah that’s awful, you should ask Klopp for a refund lol

  20. BRKFCTrueRover
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    TC TAA over Salah should've been boring.

  21. FPL Pillars
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    up to 11k, best of the season so far, 2 FT still to ponder.

  22. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    What a performance from Ole's United!!!

    Quality & desire...

    Backed by the board too...

    The good times are back, Ole's at the wheel!

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Need to keep him at that wheel

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Perfect result really 🙂

        1. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          It was all part of the plan

    2. Coys96
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      He's done a good job

  23. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    can you guys who checked you rank 45,000 times please close live fpl now so we can actually use it?

  24. Am sorry to say again it�…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    86 points with 17 on bench

  25. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Salah and TAA with 60 of 82 points from my team this gw.

  26. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Best 9.4 or less midfielder? Already have Traore & Cantwell.

  27. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Well I’ll take my poor week for one of my best muckers winning the overall monthly league, he don’t even like foots anymore, says he will wear his Quinn’s shirt if they want a pic haha. See anyone can win and he’s now destroying me

  28. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Python everywhere

  29. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Salah had a good game tonight.

    Looked sharp.

  30. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    A. Vardy > Jimi
    B. Mane > Son