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3 February 2021 1813 comments
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Liverpool are without their first-choice goalkeeper for their Gameweek 22 meeting with Brighton.

Alisson (£5.9m) misses the Wednesday-night encounter with an illness, as reported by the Reds before kick-off.

That makes for a second Premier League start of the season for Caoimhin Kelleher (£4.5m) with Adrian (£4.2m) named on the bench.

With Sadio Mané (£11.9m) still on the sidelines, Mohamed Salah‘s (£12.6m) start in Liverpool’s front-line could see him drift into a more central role with Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) with Xherdan Shaqiri (£6.4m) earning his fourth start in the last five league games.

None of Liverpool’s new centre-backs make it into the starting XI just yet, leaving Jurgen Klopp to pair Jordan Henderson (£5.4m) with Nathaniel Phillips (£4.0m) once again – although Ben Davies (£5.0m) is on the bench tonight.

Joël Veltman (£4.3m) is the latest defensive absentee for Brighton, who are forced to deploy Ben White (£4.4m) as a right wing-back with Tariq Lamptey (£4.6m) also on the sidelines.

Dan Burn (£4.2m) and Adam Webster (£4.4m) join Lewis Dunk (£4.8m) in the back-three while Steven Alzate (£4.3m), Yves Bissouma (£4.4m) and Pascal Groß (£5.8m) are the central midfield trio.

West Ham have shuffled the pack for their visit to Aston Villa with Jarrod Bowen (£6.2m) dropping to the bench as Jesse Lingard (£5.9m) makes his debut for the Hammers.

Ryan Fredericks (£4.2m) comes into the side but not at the expense of Vladimir Coufal (£4.7m), suggesting he is joining Lingard and Saïd Benrahma (£6.0m) in an attacking midfield role behind Michail Antonio (£6.6m), who has registered attacking returns in three of his last four matches.

Aston Villa are almost exactly as they were, with the exception of Anwar El Ghazi (£5.6m) coming in for Bertrand Traoré (£5.9m).

Leeds and Everton are already in Gameweek 22, their game kicking off at 19:30 BST.

Gameweek 22 Starting Line-ups

Aston Villa XI: Martínez; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Cash; D Luiz, McGinn; Grealish, Barkley, El Ghazi; Watkins.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Dawson, Coufal; Lingard, Soucek, Rice, Fredericks; Benrahma; Antonio.

Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Robertson, J Henderson, N Phillips, Alexander-Arnold; Thiago, Milner, Wijnaldum; Shaqiri, Firmino, Salah.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: R Sanchez; Webster, Dunk, Burn; March, Alzate, Bissouma, Groß, White; Trossard, Maupay.

Leeds United XI: Meslier; Alioski, Cooper, Struijk, Ayling; K Phillips; Harrison, Dallas, Klich, Raphinha; Bamford.

Everton XI: Olsen; Digne, Godfrey, Mina, Holgate; A Gomes, Doucouré; Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Iwobi; Calvert-Lewin.

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  1. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Wonder how many poor souls ended up in the bobby trap this week

  2. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    What's happened to Liverpool this season? They've shown they've still got the goals in them in certain games, but huffing and puffing against these bus parking teams is becoming a familiar pattern now.

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Figured out

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        This

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Because they don’t have Anfield. It’s what their success was built on. We always struggled away from home and without the crowd it affects us more. Also having all 4 senior centre backs out is a bit of a problem. It’s obvious

      1. El Presidente
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        4? Liverpool started season with only 3...

        1. JONALDINHO
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Virgil, Gomez, Matip and Fabinho

    3. Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Slow passing, missing the good first backline pass, poor midfield selection due mids turned to centre backs.

    4. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Teams have worked out their plan A and put numbers behind the ball. Pretty hard to score against

    5. Salan
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Not about parking teams. It's rigged.

    6. ZimZalabim
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      vvd and gomez out so base is missing
      no consistency in midfield with fab and/or hendo in def
      trent being out of form for most of the season

  3. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Phew he missed, can’t have Dallas assist rly

  4. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Bamford should be hauling

    1. Ibralicious
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      He only does that when I bench him

  5. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Awful first half at Anfield in actual football terms.

    1. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      No better in actual FPL terms

  6. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    0-0
    Or
    0-1 Brighton

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Salah is going to fail. Can my captains stop failing please, thank you.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      What fail level you at?

    2. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Who you going for at the weekend?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Son is tempting.

        1. Duke Silver ☑
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Antonio it is then 😀

  8. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    But Salah always hauls when Mane doesn't play?

  9. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Bruno cappers crushed it this week. Well done!

  10. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Does hitting the post or bar count as a shot off target for FPL bonus deductions?

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Yep

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Should do as it's off target

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Thought so, thanks. Extra pain for owners then!

    3. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Off target

  11. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Hope i have the bottle to bench Salah next week

  12. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Did Shaw go off injured at HT yesterday or was he rested?

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Rested

      1. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Cheers, bloody annoying then

        1. Big Mac 24
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Agree, probably cost us 4 or 5 pts last night - hopefully it means a 90 minutes next game

          1. Optimus.
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 26 days ago

            6 or 7 points it cost I think

  13. El Presidente
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Not looking good for Salah cap...

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Nope. Had he scored from his first chance situation would be different. But having C on Bruno after 65 mins would have been frustrating also.

      1. El Presidente
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Good point. You never know...

  14. SH1M1
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Might have to re-think about benching city defenders this week

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Play one

  15. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Doucore MOTM

  16. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    salah didn't score til late last week. chill out guys

  17. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Dominic Calvert-Tapin, let's get a brace.

  18. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Salah punishes me whether I own him or not...

  19. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Roberto Soldado just scored against Barca 😆

  20. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Come on, captain Salah get me the ton tonight I don't want to be relying on Son tomorrow.

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Humble brag?

  21. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Martinez on for another haul with 5 saves already. Utterly sick to death of him. Come on West Ham for God sake score!

    1. MoSalad
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Same

    2. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Learned my lesson last gw - will not bench him again

    3. Forgetmeknot
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Can’t believe he escaped with a clean sheet against Southampton

  22. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    What was the score at half time in West Ham-Liverpool game?

  23. Jebiga
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Why on earth i bringed in Salah instead of Sterling. Why !?
    Pool is so shete team

    1. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Because he has scored 147pts to Sterling's 105 and is a better player.

  24. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Emi on 5 saves.

  25. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    In hindsight Fernandes (c) was always the right choice, damn 🙁

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Hindsight (C) better.

      1. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Why is he never in the captain poll ?

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Southampton didn't look like conceding 9. Hindsight (C)

  26. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    May just play Cancelo and Stones next week then

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Just Cancelo for me. One of Coufal/Dallas

  27. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    C'mon Dominic, hold on to those baps'es !

  28. Pedersen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    I broke salah by making him c... Sorry guys

  29. Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Bruno didn't look good until late in second half yesterday, so still time for Salah

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Get out of here with that rational thinking.

    2. Big Mac 24
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Plenty

  30. afcblegend
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Surely there are better options for Everton than Alex Iwobi