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31 January 2021 1925 comments
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Liverpool are without the services of Sadio Mane (£11.9m) for their match against West Ham United this afternoon, which kicks off at 16:30 GMT.

The Senegalese winger, who was transferred in by over 130,000 Fantasy Premier League managers following his 15-point haul in Gameweek 20, misses out with what Liverpool say is a “minor muscle injury”.

The Reds add that the problem is “expected to be only a short-term issue”.

His manager added ahead of kick-off:

In fact, only one of the Reds’ regular front three makes Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI today.

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) is joined in the reigning champions’ attacking trident by Divock Origi (£5.2m) and Xherdan Shaqiri (£6.4m), with Roberto Firmino (£9.4m) only among the substitutes.

Along with the two changes to his front three, Klopp has replaced the injured Joel Matip (£5.4m) with Nat Phillips (£4.0m) at centre-half.

The Hammers are unchanged from the side that won 3-2 at Crystal Palace and David Moyes has even named the same nine substitutes from that victory.


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Bowen, Benrahma, Antonio.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Henderson, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Milner, Thiago, Shaqiri, Salah, Origi.

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  1. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Son please blank.

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hoping for his compulsory red card tonight

  2. A. PRISE
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I got 74 points from 8 players. All out! Salah our saviour has rescued us from the depths of mediocrity

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This news has made my day

      1. A. PRISE
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Glad to be of assistance! Salty?

  3. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    LMS safety score currently 42 with autosubs.

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

      I may survive

  4. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is Barkley on pens?

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

    Mo doesn't like VAR.. Down with var..

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

    Funny how things work out. At 14.00 yesterday I was cursing Pep for benching Cancelo who was my captain. Now with Salah (v), Pep is back on my Christmas card list!

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Same lmao

  7. dshv
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Robbo to who ???

    I am tired of that hope for liverpool’s cleanies

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Alonso, Dawson, Maguire, Dunk, Azpi or Holding. Plenty of options.

    2. Sid07
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Same but with so much itb iam keeping
      But ya very annoyed

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        It’s about getting most points. Money itb is a distraction

  8. el polako
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    This must be one of my jammiest GW's I remember.
    Holding and Dallas in for Sterling and Cancelo, to top it Salah(vC).

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

      The salah vc is definitely some jam!
      I'm getting wilson, awb and Cresswell off bench for cancelo,Cresswell and saka, so can't complain!

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yep looks pretty decent.

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      About time that someone on here has something go their way for a change.

      Nice work.

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Wouldnt call it work, just luck but I take it for a change 🙂

        Guess lady luck owns me after TC fails of Sane & Mane.

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

      Nice! Love it when that happens. I brought in mane and vice captained Gundogan instead of salah as didn’t like having both captain and vice in same game. Shows that theory can work against you sometimes!

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        To be honest it is good policy to have captains in different games, especially these days, just bad luck.

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

      Anyone who scores well this week has pumped up the jam. But its a game of luck, happens.

    5. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Reward for a decent bench

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thats true but I have played Justin ahead of both Holding & Dallas, if it weren't for Peps roulette I'd swearing at the screen right now.

  9. Firminooooo
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Devestated after todays games. First Chilwell noshow. Then to see Bamford (who I sold for DCL) haul. WestH- Liverpool: Soucek, Coufal , Antonio and Robertson all blank. Didn’t bring in Son(went DCL) so expect him to haul. Godnight

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      At least you have Firminoooo?

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

        Nooooooooo

  10. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Owning Soucek has been painful. Double digit hauls when on the bench and blanks when playing

    Arrrhhh

    1. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I think I've only caught one of this hauls.

  11. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ugh. Finally don't captain a premium. Surely I'm not the only one, but it just figures.

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

      Yeah..

  12. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Huge scores again here.

    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      only the big ones get posted

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

        How you getting on Christina? I’ve had a painful week!!

        1. Christina.
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          wasted -4 to do Taylor->Cancelo
          But ok with Holding subbing in
          65(-4) all out

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

            That’s decent and hopefully transfer pays off next gw! I took out Bamford and soucek for DCL and mane (c) for a hit

      2. sminkypinky
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah I know. Familiar scene. Still, salt in my wounds. 🙂

  13. bitars
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah what a hero. Now 80 (-4) points this gw with Son to play.

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

      Nice jam.

  14. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Swings and roundabouts!

    22 points this week on wildcard. Been grumpy all weekend and then my wife just said she’s pregnant (first child).

    Screw fantasy football, don’t give a ****. Lucky in life =D

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Congratulations on the good news mate.

    2. Traction Engine Foot
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Congratulations mate!

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

      Wow congrats man! Forget FPL (for a while) 😉

    4. ‘Tis the Season
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Amazing, congratulations ❗

    5. Party time
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Congrats! 🙂

      • Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Congratulations sir.

      • DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Excellent news. Congratulations!

      • Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Woohooo now THIS is the brag post we like. His fish swim!!

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

        Congrats! Life will change but for the better

      • Tsparkes10
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I’ll be upset if he/she’s first words aren’t “Another captain fail” XD. Congrats mate

      • 7shadesofsmoke
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        congratulations Tomsaints!

      • sminkypinky
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Massive! Congrats to the fullest mate!

      • OverTinker
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Congratulations man. Forget about Fantasy football when you get such a news.

      • Bury94
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Congratulations!

    6. michaelington
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What an up and down week.
      Captained Salah, benched Bamford. Dallas off the bench.
      Robertson cleanse gone in the last minute.
      Back to normality next week please.

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

      Chances mane plays mid week?

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

        Hoping we get some confirmation before deadline

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

          Hopefully I pulled the trigger to get him in last night before the price rise. Hopefully this was his rest but with city at the weekend I can see klopp giving me the mid week off aswell

    8. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looking at a very average 47 all out this week to make anyone feel better after seeing all the 60+ in here

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

        Unlucky mate. One of those weeks and not long till the next gw!

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

        Same here with only 10 out to play 46 plus Son not that much better

      3. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Jam players post ; random week

    9. Captain Vantastic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Fantasy Premier League
      @OfficialFPL
      ·
      4m
      SCOUT: In Mohamed Salah's 21 #PL starts for Liverpool without Sadio Mane, he has scored 20 goals

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Mane the crybaby not there to put the king off with his tantrums

      2. Tsparkes10
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        46 points with Son C left... 32 points on the bench but hopefully remain in the cup and lms. 🙂

      3. Manani
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        who to ditch first?

        A. Adams
        B. Soucek (make him 8th attacker)
        C. Chiwell

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

          Maybe Adams as saints not scoring much. Chilwell worth watching as well as if he’s def lost his place...sorry that’s prob not much help!

      4. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        only 62 points with just Son to go 🙁 .. horrible GW from hell with yet another Cap fail..

        1. Traction Engine Foot
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Stop moaning, I'm on 55 -4 all out!

        2. Iwantmorepointsthanks
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          don't think that's horrible!

        3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Delete your team

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

          Massive jam - well done

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

          Well done chucky.

        6. The Polymath
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Give up Chuky, that's an embarrassing score.

      5. schwing
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Rough: Starting Stones, Chilwell, Saiss, Sterling, Saka and Firmino
        Smooth: Capt Salah + bench (Bamford, Holding and Cresswell)
        79pts!

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

          Nice. Lots of big bench points for some this week

      6. EWH2020
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        What to do with Stones? Keep or is Laporte now number 1?

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

          Keep. Rested against poor oppo

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

          Keep

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

        Sterling(c) Cancelo now show = Salah(c), Bamford and Dallas off my bench

        1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          That’s some jammy jam

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

          You must be new to FPL with decisions like that

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

        Is Kane ---> Firmino a viable punt?

        1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          No

        2. Bushwhacker
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Very punty ; he’s playing well though

          1. MGMT
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            its either him or wilson

        3. Iwantmorepointsthanks
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          could be great

      9. Old Wulfrunian
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I don't have Liv defender and before WHam's goal it was a green arrow for me.Dawson has scored and a red arrow.I guess it's Creswell's assist.

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

          That makes no sense. Pool defenders far higher ownership

          1. Old Wulfrunian
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah i have no idea...

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

        Nobody probably cares, but this is my 14th green arrow in a ROW!

        OR still isn't amazing, but I'm so happy with the consistency lol.

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Bravo. It is similar for me besides the one GW when Spurs game was postponed and I had Son and Kane

      11. DycheDycheBaby
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Just watching that first touch again from Salah's 2nd goal. That really was class

      12. C_G
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        my DEF this week

        Forster Mendy KWP Mitchell Stones Holding Cancelo.

        my (c) was Gundo

        on 56 points with Son to go. cant complain.

      13. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        101,615 current rank.

        Come ooon Son bring me to top 10K finally

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

          Lol