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Kostas Tsimikas (£4.0m) is handed a first-ever Premier League start as Norwich City v Liverpool brings a busy Saturday of top-flight football to a close.

Kick-off at Carrow Road is at 17:30 BST.

An ankle injury picked up by Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) in pre-season has opened up a spot at left-back for Tsimikas, with the budget Fantasy Premier League (FPL) defender’s ownership soaring to over 23% as a result.

There are no real shocks in the Liverpool line-up, with Diogo Jota (£7.5m) getting the nod over Roberto Firmino (£9.0m) to lead the visitors’ attack.

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m), FPL’s most-owned midfielder, and Sadio Mane (£12.0m) flank Jota up top.

Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m) is part of a back four that includes Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m), who makes his first Liverpool appearance since suffering a knee ligament injury last October.

Jordan Henderson (£5.0m) and Thiago Alcantara (£5.5m) are both absent after late returns to pre-season training.

Budget FPL defender Andrew Omobamidele (£4.0m), who played every single minute of Norwich’s pre-season friendlies, misses out with tonsillitis tonight.

Daniel Farke has opted for a back four after a late dalliance with a wing-back system in pre-season.

Chelsea loanee and bargain-bin FPL midfielder Billy Gilmour (£4.5m) is handed his competitive Norwich debut.

LINE-UPS

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Gibson, Hanley, Giannoulis, Rupp, Gilmour, Cantwell, Lees-Melou, Rashica, Pukki,

Subs: Gunn, Zimmermann, Dowell, Tzolis, Sorensen, McLean, Sargent, Mumba, Idah

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Keita, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Jota, Mane

Subs: Kelleher, Fabinho, Konate, Firmino, Gomez, Minamino, Origi, Woodburn, Elliot

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  1. Licky
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Bring on Elliott.

  2. 3 A
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Corner taken quickly..

    Origi ... Nal

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

    Unless Salah.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Useless?

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Scores again it's a captain fail.

  4. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Salah invisible in pre season as usual and delivers in the first game.

    1. Simon69
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Preseason means nowt.

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      People take returns in pre season that serious? It's about sharpness.

  5. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Salah spunking baps.

  6. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Salah very angry with himself

  7. jia you
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Team to be deleted tomorrow me thinks...always next season 🙁

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No Salah or Bruno?

    2. Jdpz
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      What's problem? No Bruno?

    3. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No Salah?

    4. La_Flama_Blanca
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Why?

    5. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      BS is never good 😉 😉

    6. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Oh wow, no Salah and Bruno 😯

      Don't give up, just look at Mark's comeback last season. Hit the WC.

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I knew the risks but both of them abs smashing it and Mane(C) blank is hard to stomach

        1. Arvin-ation
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          37 gameweeks to go mate, WC and reset!

    7. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Oh boy did THAT backfire!!!!

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yup absolute killer before it got started 🙁

    8. Bad Kompany
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      🙁

      It was a unlucky, mate. The opposite could happen next week. Just don’t give up

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        True, will just leave the team as is and see how next weekend goes...cheers

  8. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Please score - Salah or TAA!!!

    1. Bleh
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Or Tsimi!

  9. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Please Manè do something!

  10. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Elliot on for Keita

  11. Licky
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Harvey lad!

  12. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Salah saves pre-season returns for GW1.

  13. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    1m rank with Mahrez Benrahma Antonio to go. It’s not ideal but we are off the mark.

  14. Flair
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mane doing nothing yet again, shame. Didn't own him but thought he'd be an excellent differential if the price was lower.

  15. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Just catching up, good to see Jota off early rested for Burnley.

  16. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Elliot coming on = more goals for Salah

  17. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Tsimikas bless him, dude has nothing in the tank anymore

    1. Tea for the Tielemans
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Tsiminap

  18. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    One more return and Salah beats Bruno!
    Highest scoring GW1 ever?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Salah on 3 BAPs too! Had to look thrice!

    2. Podge
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Leader is on 139

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah must be the highest average ever easily with Bruno and Salah both 15+

  19. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Harvey Elliot should be starting over Chamberlain.

  20. Bad Kompany
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Score check if result and bonus stays the same?

    1. Arvin-ation
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      98

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Oh la la

    2. Bielsa's Bucket
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      85 with Benrahma

    3. Mighty Banana
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      91

    4. Tea for the Tielemans
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      69 with Mahrez, Wilson, Antonio, Bowen, Benrahma

      could be epic

    5. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      78 Mahrez Benrahma Antonio to go.

    6. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      87 with Antonio left

    7. The Train Driver
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      91 with Antonio and Benrahma left, on BB tho'.

  21. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    3 - Salah (49)
    2 - Firmino (28)
    1 - van Dijk (25)

    Matip (24)
    Tsimikas (22)
    Alisson (22)
    Jota (21)
    Alexander-Arnold (21)

  22. BobbyV
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mane should be go back to being 9m

    1. Arvin-ation
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Nah, keep the price tag so people in my ML can get him instead of Salah as a punt 😆

      1. BobbyV
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        lol brutal. Imagine owning him in this game.

        1. Arvin-ation
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I've got a Heads up Cash league with Mane(C) and no Bruno 😆

    2. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He'll continue his trolling scoring hattricks and then blanking for six weeks before repeating.

  23. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Jota nowhere near the BAPs what the hell? Goal added bonus not added live anymore?

  24. 3 A
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Next week Capt?

    For me: Mohammad.. Salah
    Vice capt: Mahrez

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Salah

      1. 3 A
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Lets go

  25. Licky
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Sargent gives me Fellaini vibes.

  26. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Horrible decision to make next GW - captain Bruno or Salah?

    1. Arvin-ation
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Bruno for me I think. Southampton look worse than Burnley to me

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Salah

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        SEE!!!!!!!

    3. No Salah
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez? 🙂

      1. Gomolon
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah, captain Mahrez here I come

  27. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Irony in the Subs Cant-Well , Do-Well

  28. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    ALIIIII

  29. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    How does that not go in??? Come on !

  30. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Nor should have scored.