Dugout Discussion

Adams, McCarthy and Vestergaard absent as Saints host Liverpool

Che Adams (£6.1m) joins a growing list of inactive Southampton players as he misses out on a Gameweek 17 meeting with Liverpool.

The striker took a kick to the head against West Ham and is absent on Monday night due to a concusssion.

Meanwhile, Oriol Romeu (£4.5m) has suffered some issues with his calf, bringing Ibrahima Diallo (£4.5m) back into the Southampton team at central midfield.

Those two absentees join Alex McCarthy (£4.7m) and Jannik Vestergaard (£4.8m) in watching tonight’s game from the stands or sofa, who miss out due to self-isolation and a knee problem respectively.

The second-string nature of Southampton’s line-up is sure to encourage those who handed the captain’s armband to Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) in Gameweek 17.

The Egyptian is the most-skippered asset in the game for the current round of action although has blanked in each of his last two.

Liverpool are not without key players missing either. Following Nathaniel Phillips‘ (£4.0m) outing at Newcastle, Jordan Henderson (£5.4m) fills in at centre-back.

Southampton XI: Forster; Bertrand, Bednarek, J Stephens, Walker-Peters; Djenepo, Ward-Prowse, Diallo, Armstrong; Walcott, Ings.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, Fabinho, J Henderson, Alexander-Arnold; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Wijnaldum, Thiago; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

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  1. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Liverpool cleansheet wiped and lockdown announced. Can it get worse?

    1. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      not for me, i like it

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Lock down won't affect the games no?

      1. Alisson WondHaaland
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Lol are the games all you care about

  2. OLB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Which duo for next 4-5 gameweeks / med term :
    Rashford and Wilson
    Or
    Kane and Soucek
    Or
    KDB and Brewster

    1. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      C if Brewsters an 8th attacker

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

    Nice one

  4. JOELIO8701
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Soucek in for Adams off my bench and my cup opponent has Robbo. Looks like I may scrape through the cup after all

  5. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    That was quick!

  6. Party time
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Real quickie.

      I never experredit

    • Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      How many posts are there going to be about "full lockdown, sorry free hitters"....

      without realising it has zero impact on the Premier League

    • Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      "Naional Lockdown..."

      "...errr, except for those overpaid footballers who blatantly breach covid regulations every single week by full body hugging people from outside their bubble and throwing parties with no repercussions"

    • djman102
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      So far at least, my gamble (remove TAA/Robbo to fund Son(c) ) has paid off. #relief

    • Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Jesus my defense this week

    • Calculated Risks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Should do Livers good to chase a game, kick them into gear

    • C_G
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      DCL & Lamptey ---> Ings & Struijk (-4) for DGW?

    • Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe LIV should buy Ings back.

      1. djman102
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        And Andy Carroll.

      2. bitars
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Benteke

    • Feanor
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Should of started Mitchell ahead of Justin and Robertson.

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

        * should have

        1. Feanor
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Their their, to all intensive purposes it means the same thing.

    • Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'm Liverpool through and through, but no team deserves to win wearing a kit like that.

    • Arteta
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Would love to see Southampton win the league.

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

        I’d love to see pigs fly but it’s not going to happen

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          2016 says hi

    • sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      An absolute joy losing your cleanie 2 minutes in. That Chelsea goal so late on drove me up the wall. Brought Stones in for kwp so he might deliver now. 😉

    • ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Imagibe thinking TAA+Robbo double up is essential

      1. HonestBlatter
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Who has this pair?

    • Arctic monkeys
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      United to win the premier league ?

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        😆

        Liverpool and city playing poorly and still matching us on points. No chance. If we are there or there about a with 10 or so games remaining me the pressure on the others might tell.

    • CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Only elite sports will continue? So no football for WBA and SU?

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Lol

      2. Marvin Moon
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Zinger.

      3. BenDavies
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        😀

    • Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Salah to kdb confirmed

    • ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Forster seems to be uncomfortable with the ball

    • NETFLIX & CHILWELL
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Soucek first sub in for Adams.

      My god, something has gone on my favour for once.

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Forster owners any chance we to get the double out of him?

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        No because that would imply some luck going my way

      2. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        On my bench maybe

    • Super-Anders
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Should we Salah owners but non-captainers hope for big points or a blank this gw? Considering how it effect overall rank.

      1. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        RC as a non owner

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        His EO is over 100 in top 10k, but smaller in lower ranks. Blank or one assist is fine.

        1. Super-Anders
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          You sure? Isn’t it either as low a score as possible or as high as possible to hope for? Or is there some limit of points that decides it, like it’s fine with 8p but more will hurt my rank? I guess there is some tool that can tell us 🙂

    • Pompel
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Robbo - a 7.3m alternative to Dallas

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        That was my transfer . Robbo to Dallas before Dallas started performing

        1. Pompel
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I did Chilwell to Robbo , City dgw not yet announced

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      United champions. Van Gaal have put a great team in place.

      Ole just bought Bruno.

      Ole the new Fergie

      1. BenDavies
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        bunch of non sequiturs

    • Zilla
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      no nat philips no cs 😀

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Brilliant, cheers Liverpool (Robbo). Great stuff