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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. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Double Clean Sheet rescued!

  2. Licky
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Cleanie preserved. :O

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

    Wow, Norwich should have scored

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

    Save that CS!

  5. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What just happened

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

    Pulse up to 190

  7. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I froze

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

    How did Norwich miss that?

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

      They didn't. Alisson quadruple save

  9. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    HOLD!!!

  10. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sanchez
    Trent | Shaw | Coufal
    Salah | Bruno | Son | Jota | Mbuemo
    Antonio | Pukki

    Steele | Amartey | Omobamidele | Scarlett

    Pukki to Armstrong as FT a no brainer?

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

      Save FT

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Would hold.

      2ft for gw3

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

      Give it a day.

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

        Yeah not now but early thoughts - thanks all

    4. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      dennis

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

        Looks a rotation nightmare that frontline, Deeney, King, Pedro and Gray all to come back too

  11. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Tsimikas experts benefitting from high level variance there

  12. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Tsmikas will sleep like a baby tonight despite looking like he hasn't had a good nights sleep in years.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Should get some good rest when the rest of the lads face Burnley too

      • Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        It will be the adrenalin rush for his first(?) premier start. He'll be OK

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Thank you Allison

    3. Gudjohnsen
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Would have lost 10 points

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

      God damn, thought of my cleansheets sucked my balls up my bum

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

      (O.O)

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

      Hoooldd!

      Thank you Alisson!

    7. Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Norwich are 100% scoring a pointless consolation here

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

      Come on Norwich!

    9. Galza
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Buy that man a pint…!

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

        Give him a new new contract!

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

      So to conclude LFC in GW1.. Jota got 2 points more than Tsimikas for an additional £3.5m? Hmmm.. I’d like to think I can spend £3.5m elsewhere and get more than 2 points.

      1. Joey Tribbiani
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        exactly

      2. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        That's not how it works

        1. Joey Tribbiani
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          ?

      3. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Only one of them will still be any use by gameweek three

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

        It’s not like that - over 3 to 4 games you can conclude something

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

          You can conclude Tsimi got 50% more minutes

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

        Could say the same thing about TAA

    11. Podge
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      And again

    12. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ping pong there between Alisson and Norwich

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

      Sargent Pepper-ing the Goal

      1. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I literally opened my phone to make this exact joke

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

        ...and he just had to be from US with that name

    14. Ser Davos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Slightly indulgent of me, but after the havoc of Mane (C) last GW1, to be a part of the template with Salah (C) and Bruno is simply... soothing

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Had Auba cap gw1. Wrecked my entire season

        1. OneArseneWenger32
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          condolences

        2. Ser Davos
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Had Mane (C) with Auba (VC)

          (plus Ings, Werner, Havertz, TAA)

          Dark days, dark days

          Got Mane again, mind!! But he can be Lukaku or Kane so serving his purpose

    15. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Blew it up, Mariner!

    16. Podge
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Take the shot Salah

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

      Salah should have just shot

    18. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Why the hell Salah!!?? Take the goal!

    19. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      NAHHHHH