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The final Premier League match of the day takes place at Anfield where, for once, Mohamed Salah is not the runaway captaincy candidate of the Gameweek.

Both of these sides have only one fixture apiece in Gameweek 28 as eight other teams ‘double’, so the Egyptian has consequently only been captained by 14.8% of the top 10,000 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers, making him the fourth-most-popular option for the armband.

The Liverpool side shows only two changes from the EFL Cup final last weekend, with one of them enforced due to Joel Matip‘s injury.

Ibrahima Konate starts in Matip’s stead, while Alisson is in for Caoimhin Kelleher between the posts.

There is no Declan Rice for West Ham, who make three changes to the side that lost to Southampton in the FA Cup in midweek.

The Hammers skipper is replaced in midfield by Nikola Vlasic, while Aaron Cresswell comes in for Issa Diop and Lukasz Fabianski ousts Alphonse Areola in goal.

GAMEWEEK 28 LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Keita, Salah, Diaz, Mane

Subs: Kelleher, Milner, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Minamino, Jota, Origi, Elliot

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Johnson, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell, Soucek, Vlasic, Fornals, Lanzini, Bowen, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Noble, Benrahma, Diop, Fredericks, Masuaku, Kral, Okoflex, Chesters

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  1. andre_c
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Saiss, Coady, Jimmy 1 pointers. Thanks Wolves

  2. FPLord
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Have the exact funds to do Jimi>Laca but this means a hit in GW30 to get at least to 10 players and an early transfer which I dont like this season. Would you do it regardless?

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No early moves. I wouldn't do anything until Thursdays games are done minimum.

    2. Brehmeren
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not until Laca has played at least

  3. Kay317
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone see the Chelsea game?
    If so, did Mount even look like scoring? Very annoyed I went with him especially as he'll probably now drop out for Ziyech in the next game.
    Did James pick up another injury in the game?

    1. Herger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I assume James is fine a he played another 10 minutes after the tackle despite the game having already been put to bed. Very surprised if he doesn’t start vs Norwich

  4. fusen
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    People pretending James getting a massive haul wasn't a fluke xD

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

      I actually posted this morning asking why he was so popular…..I smell some crystal balls in use!

    2. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Non owner?

    3. Butcher
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Salty much. Armband been on James all week. I think people have forgotten how threatening he was before hid injury

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

        Yes excellent, what put me off is Ziyech’s form and I thought he wouldn’t just be dropped and thus less likely for James to play.
        Oh well!

    4. Brehmeren
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Aaww

    5. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      As a non-owner & a Chelsea fan, it was a sensible choice given the opponents weaknesses & his strengths but still very fortunate.

      Reece hadn't even played a full 90 since returning from injury. Burnley had (supposedly) tightened up a bit, and we have been struggling against teams that sit back lately. Apparently losing Mee had a big impact.

      Can't bemoan it too much - I don't look at Reece returning and go oh, that's a surprise - but it was far beyond expectation.

  5. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bloke in my ML already on 71. Cout(c), James and would you believe Toney!

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

      Given they were playing Norwich I’m actually very surprised he wasn’t more popular

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

        Mind you actually hasn’t he been injured?

        1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yer I’ve had him for weeks and he was injured. He’s third on my bench

        2. shirtless
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah missed three I think.

    2. Sharkytect
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Two in my mini league in the 80s. I'm on 25...

  6. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bit gutted with my wildcard but suppose its only half way + plenty to play for. Not having Coutinho + benching TAA limited the points. Sould have stuck with James (C) but bottled it with Rudiger playing safe. Small green.

  7. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Repost due to no sympathy.

    Sitting on 1 point nett from 7 players. Took -12 and benched TAA. Sa, Saiss, Bowen, Alonso, ASM, Salah, Raph(c)

    1. Herger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      That’s really bad luck mate

    2. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      On a serious note will Alonso be OK to play the next game

    3. Bennerman
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sympathy due. Still plenty of games to go though

    4. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Still 5 games + a captain left for some net gains.

    5. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      To be faaaaiiir, Alonso we knew was super dodgy option, ASM wasnt deemed fit, I feel you on Raph captain hopefully he bangs next game

    6. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sorry to hear, unlucky. If it makes you feel any better I captained Hwang

  8. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Just checked the highlights: wow Coutinho. Involved in 3 big chances that could (should?) have resulted in goals!

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      In addition to the returns he got that is!

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Gutted went for the villa cheap option

    3. Herger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah I’ve not seen the highlights but my mate was at the game and said Coutinho actually should have done much more. Owners were unlucky (and I’m not one of them)

    4. teneighty
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Why did you have to say this? Now I'm disappointed as a capper. 😉

      1. Hansel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I was thrilled as a capper and wanted to see the goals just to see him and Watkins miss sitters haha! On the other hand I guess his actual goal had a very low xg

    5. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      More incredible is where on earth did that Villa performance come from?!
      Especially vs a inform Southampton

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Mohammed Salisu is more important than we considered...

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

          Didn’t even know he was out to be fair - and that’s my problem this season, I’m not keeping up to date enough, doing so last season was exhausting though

        2. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          also no JWP

          1. Bennerman
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Eh? Played 90 mins as always

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

              Reckon he meant KWP

              1. Bennerman
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Fairly key difference!

                He also played anyway, albeit as a sub

                1. Scholes Out For Summer
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  Too many WPs lol

                2. Scapegoat Salah
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  Haha yes. Such a funny team Southampton are, do well or get battered lol

                  1. Bennerman
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 1 month ago

                    Be glad the Wright-Philips lads are no longer around!

                    Actually, saying that, think there's a younger one coming through at the mo, one of their sons

    6. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Im scared to watch the highlights having decided not to take a -16 and do Bowen --> Coutinho... pain

    7. Buck The Trent
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Watched the highlights and only saw Ramsey involved in celebrations

  9. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Obviously pending the remaining games and fitness, but who would you get in for Bowen, Kulu or Maddison?

    Kulu has more games but the fixtures arent great lets be honest. United, Brighton and West Ham seem like tight games. Maddison meanwhile unfit but Rodgers already said he'll be available for the Arsenal game, and will have the best game in GW30... Not planning to FH 30 btw

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      maddison imo

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        i'm super tempted tbh

        I think that Brentford game is prime

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      You could just keep Bowen if he's fit. This was the game to bench him. Let's see how he is.

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah definite keep if he's fine, but it looked really bad

        like he couldnt walk and looked in some serious pain. Im expecting a couple weeks

  10. JohnnyCroat
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    A lot of big scores being posted with maybe 3-4 left to play. Wolves let me down but (C)helsea certainly didn't.

    1. Thewoodyhorse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      80 with 9 left to play again, a good week so far but its only half time

  11. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    On the one hand I totally missed James and went for Rudiger(C) but on the other hand I didn't went for Digne and kept Cash a few gws back, so don't be pessimistic 🙂

  12. dshv
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I hope to not throw away my ML lead at the moment but I am on 43 pts salah(c)

    Foster rudiger cash cancelo ait/nouri/saka* son jwp jimenez watkins to go… can I be close to all those free hits ??

  13. Brehmeren
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ronaldo might be out tomorrow
    https://twitter.com/samuelluckhurst/status/1500212284148305923?

    1. putana
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      advantage United

      1. Brehmeren
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Definitely better without him

        1. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Cavani
          Sancho Bruno Elanga
          Pogba McT/Fred

          Is the best forward 6 atm

          1. Brehmeren
            • 15 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Yep. Rashford might even get his confidence back with no Ronaldo

            1. Bennerman
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              I personally find this all somewhat hipsterish. Trendy to say so.

          2. PartyTime
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Cavani not available for tomorrow’s game according to rumours

  14. More Cowbell
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Yo, has there been any information about Digne since his no-show. Likely to feature on Thursday?

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Covid.

      Touch and go for Thursday, not sure what the rules are regarding isolation atm

    2. Brehmeren
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Depends when he got covid

    3. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Even if he's back I can't see Gerrard changing much after today.

  15. Buck The Trent
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who to get tor GW30 taking into account nailed-on ness?

    A Amartey (BRE)
    B Johnson (tot)

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Johnson if you want a secure starter. Coufal is out and Fofana is training.

      But obviously Leicester has the better fixture

      1. Buck The Trent
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Fair enough and thanks!

        Currently leaning toward A, hoping Evans/Fofana will be eased in and LEI also has couple matches in hand

  16. Subzero (-4)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Have exact funds to do Bruno to mane as my third Liverpool player for double gameweek before moving him to son for gameweek 30. Shrewd move or get double defence?

    1. putana
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      nice differential if it pays off, but there are 4 players sharing 2 spots

      1. Subzero (-4)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        True. Surely it’s salah and mane though and one other?

  17. putana
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    whats the most points a captain has gotten over a dgw.

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

      Kane about 5 years I think

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

        Leicester away where he got 4G and possibly an assist. Can’t remember the other game

        1. Bennerman
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          What about when Defoe got five goals that time, that must be up there

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

            Yeah will be, not sure it was a DGW though? Or even if there were DGWs back then as that was years ago

            1. Bennerman
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Oh eight, yeah. Not sure whether or not there were double gameweeks (think maybe) but there were not free hits or triple captains

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

                I weren’t playing back then, was in my youthful partying days

                1. Bennerman
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  I was playing and had been for years by then. Still partying, though, as I do to this day.

                  I'm furrowing my brow to remember, but think maybe I had Defoe but didn't captain him. Not sure, defo didn't captain or I'd have remembered clearly.

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

                    Haha nice one!

          2. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            I seem to recall Kirkland making an obscene amount of saves

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

              Despite conceding 8/9 lol

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I think it might be Rooney actually with 32, not sure if a double though

    3. Clive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'm sure Rooney got something like 5 goals over a double gameweek once as I remember having him as captain.

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

        Yeah that could well be the 32 that I’ve seen banded about before

    4. Brehmeren
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It will be James on Thursday..

  18. The White Pele
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    smooth: Digne out for james, Double Pool defenders.
    rough: Captained Saiss. season over?

    1. _Make
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No

  19. Weeb Kakashi
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Any chance Jimenez Digne and Nouri start the next game?

    1. Fintroy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lage is an idiot, so no

  20. Fintroy
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Will lage final accept defeat and start jimmy midweek....or will he continue to be a d*ck ?

  21. Thewoodyhorse
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pulled the trigger on the WC and halved my overall rank to 85K!! Still a way to go this GW but I'm just chuffed that the majority of my picks paid off for a change

  22. Newms
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone wildcarding this coming gameweek to try to navigate 29 and 30 without a free hit? Use the 2 free hits later on.

  23. Weeb Kakashi
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Very Early Thoughts?

    Ramsdale
    TAA Cancelo Silva
    Son Raphinha Coutinho JWP Ramsey
    Kane Broja

    Jimenez Digne Nouri

    2.3 ITB

    Son > Salah obviously. But need 0.1 from elsewhere.

    1. Brehmeren
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nouri to Holgate

  24. Damien Sartip-Zadeh
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool got Brighton away next, should be a good game

  25. Dale Sartip-Zadeh
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Klopp will get the best out of Diaz like he does with all his other players

    1. tokara
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Klopp might leave sooner