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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. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    benrahma misses a sitter

  2. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Hmmm Lingard looking mighty tempting now especially with those fixtures

    1. o0Ash
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Soucek is cheaper and in great form, though?

      1. Danstoke82
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        It’s a tough choice between Lingard and Soucek

  3. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Thats enough Antonio.

    (On my bench).

    1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      No its not

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

      ... why?

      1. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Played and got returns from Bruno, Gundo, Maddison, Grealish, Bamford and DCL...

        Just Salah (c) letting me down.

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

      I’ve got a perfect (perfectly bad) record of benching Soucek for his goals and starting him for his blanks

  4. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Ha I had a Zaha blank, Richarlison blank, Salah c blank Martinez blank, everyone on huge scores wtf

  5. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    United going to recall Lingard now? 😀

    1. Wild River
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      He’s always been a good player, huge attitude problems

  6. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Bench point counter:

    112 bench points after 5 GWs.

    1. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Haha why I go with Johnstone Coufal KWP Brewster, never miss many points

      1. Chalobah's Witness
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I'm really considering wildcarding to a team without hardly any nailed bench players.

  7. Party time
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Lingard going for the hat trick

  8. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Origi is shocking

    1. dark91
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      That's putting it nicely

      1. Calderano FC
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Touche

  9. Don Kloppeone
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Grealish
    Justin
    Maddison
    Soucek
    Robbo (in a reverse kinda way)

    Anyone got the number of a witch doctor who specialises in voodoo curses?

  10. PascalCygan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Can’t remember the last captaincy call I got right...

    Still, most other bits have gone right this week at least - but it looks like the same for everyone else. High scoring week incoming !

    1. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      GW11 for me. This will be 11 blanks in a row now.

    2. Don Kloppeone
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Honestly have you seen lots of people where everything’s going right?!

      Maybe I’m the only one on a shocker!

      1. PascalCygan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Just looking at my MLs and a few on here, most of my scorers (City defence, Justin, Bruno, Gundo, DCL, Antonio, Watkins) are covered by others! Didn’t captain Salah last week but did this week!

  11. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Return of the Lingard?

  12. F_Ivanovic
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Salah blanks and I'm out of the cup.. he scores and I'm probably through

  13. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Literally anyone else in my front 8 would've been a better cap option that Salah

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      He is absolutely useless this season

  14. The Train Driver
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Every player except Holding scored higher than Salah in my team, and I just got him in and capped.

    1. Samwise
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I went Cancelo as a safe bet... feeling a bit gutted too

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      In my team everyone so far...

  15. Samwise
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    SALAH --> LINGARD. DONE.

  16. Kellz86
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    West Ham match aside, it’s been drastic watching Liverpool since Dec.

    Absolutely nothing dangerous in the final third and no urgency to move the ball forward allowing teams to simply sit deep and stay compact.

    Completely figured out. Need something to change here Klopp

    1. Kellz86
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Dreadful*

    2. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      True

  17. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    I'm genuinely tempted on Salah to Soucek with those fixtures? Already have 6m ITB lol will be over 10 with that move. 2FT.

    Martinez
    Cancelo Stones Dallas
    Bruno Son Grealish Gundogan Soucek
    Bamford Antonio
    Johnstone Coufal KWP Brewster

    1. Wild River
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I did the opposite this week

    2. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah I’m doing Salah to Grealish.

    3. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Vardy and Kane are back soon. I’ll probably want 1 so need to lose one of sterling / Fernandes / Salah

      1. WVA
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I can afford Kane or Vardy without selling Salah, when are they back?

  18. Fer Fuch's Ake
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Still safe to have double MCI defense next week vs LIV?

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Yep

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Absolutely.

    3. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I just put Stones back in alongside Cancelo at the expense of DCL. Mad bench headacke next week.

  19. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Wow, imagine the score line in last nights game if Lingard was still playing for United!

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Probably 4-0

    2. Calderano FC
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      6-0?

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

      0-1 😉

  20. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Turned it over to watch the rest of Villa, can’t stand to watch yeah pool anymore.

    Seriously what is wrong with them?!! Can’t even score against Brighton, let alone win! Wtf!

    1. Kellz86
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      It’s been all wrong since Dec.

      Zero urgency moving the ball in transition which is allowing teams to get back and sit deep. This has blocked all the usual channels that Liverpool operates in. Now it’s just control the ball and pass around the box with absolutely zero ability to get a clear cut chance

    2. Free Hat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Same. Awful watch liv

  21. Rash
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Brought salah in for a hit.. think I may move him straight back out.

  22. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Everyone in my team has delivered + Soucek on the bench. One exception though...

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Salah? If so, I know the feeling......

    2. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Same for everyone

  23. Salarrivederci
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Right bench order?

    Martínez
    Cancelo - Dias - AWB - Coufal
    Fernandes - Sterling - Maddison - Barnes
    Antonio - Watkins

    (Areola, Justin, Salah, Brewster)

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Brewster should be 2nd.

  24. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Painful painful evening. Hate this game sometimes.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Grotesque gameweek, sooner it’s over the better

  25. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Dan Burn for England!

  26. tafrère
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Fantastic to see Liverpool cry babies crying again.

  27. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Need a penalty for Liverpool. Only way they'll score here.

  28. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    What on earth has happened to Liverpool?

    1. tafrère
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Back to their standards.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      They’re dreadful, just.......dreadful.

  29. Jose-Saaa-Dude
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    My mum's better with a potato at her feet than origi is with a dang ball

  30. Fer Fuch's Ake
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Mane spark and Jota creativity clearly missing