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Tottenham Hotspur take on Liverpool in the final Premier League match of Gameweek 18, with kick-off in North London at 16:30 GMT.

In the absence of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Antonio Conte opts for a new central midfield pairing of Harry Winks and Tanguy Ndombele, with Dele Alli – who starts his first Premier League game under the Italian – perhaps featuring further forward.

Elsewhere, Sergio Reguilon is only deemed fit enough for a place on the bench, with Ryan Sessegnon taking the left wing-back role.

At Liverpool, Thiago Alcantara has returned a suspected positive Covid-19 test and misses out, as does Jordan Henderson due to illness (not Covid). That means Tyler Morton makes a surprise start, alongside James Milner and Naby Keita in the Reds’ engine room.

Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Diogo Jota are all deployed up top in Jurgen Klopp’s 4-3-3 formation, with Roberto Firmino a substitute.

GAMEWEEK 18 LINE-UPS

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Royal, Winks, Ndombele,Sessegnon, Alli, Son, Kane

Subs: Austin, Rodon, Bergwijn, Lo Celso, Skipp, Tanganga, Reguilon, Moura, Doherty

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Matip, Robertson, Morton, Milner, Keita, Salah, Mane, Jota

Subs: Kelleher, Williams, Minamino, Firmino, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gomez, Tsimikas, Gordon, Quansah

  1. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Fair play and congratulations to my fellow Cancelo captainers! Betting against Salah isn't for everyone.

    1. Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I did.... with Foden.

    2. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      High risk high reward decision. Well done.

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

      Early. Salah 25 pointer incoming.

    4. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      It feels good, praying for salah blank

    5. Dammit_182
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I went cancello cap. But transferred out 9pt Alonso at 12.30 yesterday so cancelled out.

    6. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Didn't even consider Cancelo, fair play but certainly didn't see as many people doing it as are saying they did now!

  2. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This is a new article

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks for letting us know

  3. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Is people looking to get rid of Bernardo?

    1. ANGRY PERSON
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yup. Hired a Hitman

    2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah. Probably keep for the next GW, then use 2 the following one. Plenty of time to assess who comes in

    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Is?

  4. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    As long as Jota doesn't score I'll take the Reguilon benching on the chin

  5. One More Hit
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    The self-serving FPL Twitter echo chamber of panic strikes again, Salah meant to be out this week, Steele coming in for Sanchez the other week.

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      James and Son also meant to be out

  6. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Brought in Foden a week too late

  7. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Enjoy the last game of PL for 2 weeks

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I will, thank you.

    2. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nah, PL made it clear this week.

    3. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      TV Companies will never let that happen

    4. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Doubt it. I for one would like to see some footie on Boxing day.

  8. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    74 pts with Salah and Trent to go

    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      xxx

    2. Firminooooo
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Wow. Well played.

    3. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Below average but still ok for someone with a poor rank like yourself

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Couldn’t agree more 😀

      2. Jambot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Bit harsh

    4. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      WOWW

    5. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      a man who didnt bring in Lacazete

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I did

    6. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      better luck next week I guess 🙂

    7. Eze Really?
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      All big movers Cancelo C. Not complicated

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I have Sterlo (c) lol

    8. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes but you're captain's played, hasn't he?

    9. Kannbury
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Great team name too! 🙂

  9. Baron Penguin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    As a non-Salah capper, I’m going to screenshot my current small green arrow and turn over to the darts.

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Who's the VC?

      1. Baron Penguin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Captained Foden with VC on Tomiyasu

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

    Last Man Standing Update (999 teams)

    Current safety score = 29
    Top score = 74
    LMS average = 40.52 (-2.44) = 38.08 pre autosubs

    3 Pool players left close to everyone owning/captaining.

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

    1. HashAttack
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      FPL showing 85% (Top 10k) have TAA. Salah and Jota ... so still 1 in 7 that don't have the trio, plus there will be some non-cappers

  11. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Captained Raheem, should I be happy or should I get behind my sofa?

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

      Think Salah can beat him?

  12. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Me vs 5.5 mill rank cup opponent

    Me - (C)Salah/TAA/Reguilón
    vs
    Him - Kane+23points

    he captained Cancelo

    I got a chance

  13. Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Cancelo (c) was awesome , now time to hide for next 90 min!

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Go on, get behind the sofa while we enjoy Salah's hat-trick.

      1. Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Salah staying in single digits today 🙂

  14. JohnnyCroat
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Typical FPL that a four game weekend will see huge hauls for many. Simply bizarre.

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      ya play the cards your dealt

    2. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      There's always someone doing ridiculously well, the trick is to be consistently better than average.

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

      Teams that played are key.

      Popular Arsneal won, City win Cancelo haul, Chelsea CS... see what the three Pool do.

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

        Personally couldn't have picked 4 better games to be on this season for my team, a lot in a similar boat.

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

      Cancelo haul, Chelsea cleanie, Arsenal score 4.

    5. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Weekly hauls are easy. High HOF rank not so much

  15. I Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Made a horrible blunder by taking a hit for Cash on Saturday before the Villa news broke (yes I know my fault but I was worried the site might crash if I waited til the last minute) but the (C)ancelo gamble has fired me to 690 OR. Happy days.

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Congrats mate! 45% of people on here voted Salah was the best captain, 6% voted for Cancelo but right now it seems 100% of people on here captained Cancelo lol

      1. Eze Really?
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yep. Sorrowful. Just have to ignore the rubbish.

    2. Eze Really?
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Unlucky mate. Moving the deadline is an unfair joke. Click grabbing IMO

  16. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone know how many played free hit?

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Quite a few looking at my mini leagues

    2. Ragabolly
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      5.2% Overall, 2.1% Top10k

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

        If you have it handy or could point me in the right direction, do you have the % of chips played in the Top10k this season? Thanks.

      2. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Could see it but do you have % of vc? Wondering how many unlucky sods chose Cancelo only for Liverpool to play

        1. FPL_Crisis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Couldn’t see it*

    3. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      That’s what livefpl is for…
      Overall 5% FH this gw

  17. Hooky
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Conte was better when he was bald.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Better at what?

      Just overall...

      1. Hooky
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He doesn't look as mean these days.

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Fair play.

          Kind of sounds it tho.

  18. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    TAA big chance created for Robertson. Robertson big chance missed.

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Early surge for TAA for his usual 3baps

  19. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Should have scored

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

    Kane & Son will get big chances here.

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Kane who?

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      😀

  21. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    At the moment is seems one person in your ML is getting all the luck and you're getting the bad luck.

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      My rival has Cancelo and Dias lol

      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Never knew we was rivals

  22. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bemba, my guy, give me an OMG KANE

  23. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    If 6 teams can play today, why can't there be a full boxing day programme?

    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Where’s the logic here

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      What?

  24. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Come on dier.. you got this

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      ha reminds me of black adder goes forth with captain darling

  25. FPL Equilibrium
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Moving forward whos the better combo

    A) Son and Foden
    B) KDB and Maddison/Mount

    Thanks

    1. sandman58
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Son and Mount
      Avoid city midfield
      Pure lottery

  26. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Trent is unreal

  27. Londongeezaa
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Trent to be reclassified as a Mid next season

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nah - but probably 8.0m minimum

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Should be a 9mil defender really.

    3. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Plays in a back 4 so couldn’t be.

  28. BIGREDDOG
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Trent SoT

  29. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Trent is just class. Has to start for England.

  30. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    All I want for Christmas

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      is a Son goal!