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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. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Trent killing it at both ends

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      How does he know I took him out on free hit?

      1. Danstoke82
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I want to ask him the same thing! Almost like he’s out to punish us free hitters

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Reminds me of a few years ago when I removed him on WC and he got 4 assists or something stupid the very next game

  2. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Trent: "fine I'll do it all myself"

  3. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Trent looks well up for a massive haul in this one. Typically removed him on a free hit. Please take it steady Trent haha.

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

      He won't get a CS.

      1. Danstoke82
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        He might not but not putting it past him to bag a couple of goals just to outdo James and make a point

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

    Salah big miss when Trent drove it back across.

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

    Diaz is interesting. Could be nailed now and an exciting player but also looks the sort of player that could be a points dodger like Raphinha.

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      This

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

      He won’t be nailed, Jota and Firmino around

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Looks much better yhan both

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

          Maybe but won’t make him instantly nailed

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

      not nailed when jota and firmino are fully fit

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

      Won't be nailed and probably kill Jota as an option too.

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

      Very selfish - to some point in a good way but the last decision should come faster and then he will be gold.

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

        But yep, soon FPL rotation risk so not on my wishlist yet.

    6. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Greedy too, great prospect if ever nailed.

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

    Trent and Robbo looking good 😎

    1. Salan
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not surprised.

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Salah with a kepa

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

    Salah cappers will be punished for being boring

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

      And rightly so, if so.

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

      Yeah I'm so bored of all his points this season.

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

      yep, still think he grabs a goal though

  9. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone know when the likely next lot of DGW's are? Is it in 33 or 36? And do we know who might be involved or is it too early to tell?

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

      MK Dons and Wycombe both with tasty doubles coming

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        We're in league one forever. Absolutely no end in sight. Maybe relegation is a few years.

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

      GW33 (w blanks), GW36 the big one and GW37 decent too are most likely

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

    Come on WHU bag a goal

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Before Robbo scores a winner? Agree.

    2. Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No! TAA defiant!

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

    I thought no Rice meant chaos.

    Disappointed so far

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No rice usually means noodles for myself.

  12. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    So just the -45.31% red arrow so far this week. Let's hope holding on to these chips until GW30 pays off in the long run.

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      My red arrow- 580%.
      Worst week of the season so far.

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

    Please Salah do something because od those chelsea punts..

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

      Please Salah do something to add to those Chelsea punts.

    2. Kermit Special
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Will need to haul, to get into the Baps...

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

    actually a decent amount of top teams have trent on the bench. Maybe not so irrelevant points

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers for calling me a "top team"

    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I really don't know where you got the notion that TAA points were irrelevant.

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

        if 99.9% of teams in the top 100k have a player then the points will not move your rank

  15. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ait Nouri and Jacob Ramsey trending on twitter.

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

    1ft

    Ddg to
    1. Ramsdale
    2. Lloris
    Or
    Bowen to

    1. Kulusevski
    2. Fraser

  17. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Az absolutely nailing the FH with Reece (C) Rudiger and Havertz Coutinho

    Meanwhile i and many waisted it with Weghorst (C) Mee Pope and Sterling)Mahrez last gw

    Huge swings !!

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

      He's having a crazy season!

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

      Did you free hit into Weghorst this week?

      Oh no

      Over laying last weeks FU doesn't really apply

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

      I have 75(-8), but I am not content creator with two FHs 🙁

  18. winchester
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Early thoughts. mount->kulusevski and BB?

    ramsdale*
    taa* james targett* white*
    salah* raph saka* mount(->kulusevski*)
    kane* jimi

    (dubravka* broja rudiger ramsey)

  19. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    "...according to Nathan Gissing, it’s because of a positive Covid test for Alonso, who will now miss at least a week until he can test negative."
    "He could easily miss two or three games, depending on how quickly he can recover, and that is a blow for a team who are already without their first choice player in that position."

    Does same apply to Digne? I could really do with him missing the thursday's second game

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      5 days from symptoms or test isn't it ?

      God know though what rules applying in PL

    2. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Why the F did they not reveal this yesterday/this morning.

      So unfortunate for us Alonso owners. Though I’m not sure about the week thing, isolation rules in the UK are different now, no?

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

    Owners punishing Salah!

  21. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Just clocked my bench is gonna have about 40 points on it this week (FH so nothing I can do about it). Will be a fair few BBers absolutely raking it in tho.

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

      And some scavenging around

      Enjoy

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

      Tbf

      You could have selected your subs in the first 11

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Didn't really consider any of them tbf. Just the fact my XI had so much budget left over.

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

    Trent and Robbo HOLLLDDDDDDD

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

      HOOOOOLDDDDD!!!!

  23. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    If teams are involved in the semi finals of the fa cup, is there no chance of them having a fixture in GW 33?

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

      A league fixture that is

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      The game can move to that midweek.

      SF teams can't double.

  24. WATERMELONS
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    For those of us on here ruing missing out on players we would have, could have, ahould have owned; it’s damn annoying but my god it could have been worse.

    Trying to focus on the things we got right and that we are only half way through.

    Damn grateful I went for James just before the deadline.

    1. WATERMELONS
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      At various points on the WC i had Schar, Havertz, Fraser and briefly Barnes. Go figure.

      1. tricpic
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Same
        But I ended up with Coutinho and Havertz so can’t complain.
        Changed my mind on Fraser and have Schar on bench.
        Pretty impressive rough with smooth right there

        1. Kermit Special
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          U keeping Fraser for Chelsea double or u selling?

  25. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Let’s get the deserved goal West Ham

  26. No Kane No Gain
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Digne and Alonso ruled out today for covid reasons…so unlucky on FH!

    Anyway, is it likely they both are out for Thursday too, or is there a chance?!

    I guess the positive tests were recent as neither manager mentioned anything in their presser yesterday.

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

      Alonso completely missed out vs Luton, maybe he had Covid before then? Would mean a decent chance to be available vs Norwich.

      Digne complete unknown.

    2. FISSH
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Hoping digne misses next game too so Trent comes off bench for me ha

      1. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Same here

  27. FISSH
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Chose rudiger and Ramsey over schar and coutinho. Mount over Havertz because I thought he looked so good in the league cup final. Fine margins and 50/50 decisions are so huge in fpl. I have gotten every single one wrong this year

    1. Kermit Special
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Mount was terrible in the league cup final and missed 2 sitters. Been in poor form, Havertz, Ziyech and Pulisic are the ones in form.

      1. FISSH
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Lol he was very very good. Missing sitters like that doesn't mean you played terrible

        1. Kermit Special
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I beg to disagree. Was poor on the eye test and even statistically was rated the lowest. I'm a Chelsea fan and Mount hasn't hit the heights of last season this season.

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

    Pukki saving my week 🙂 who would have thought...

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

      Well played (remember ;))

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

        Haha yep had a lucky break with that one..

  29. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    ROBBOO HOOOLD MY LAAD!!!

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

      Eh? No understande.

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

    Jwp can still outscore havertz this GW, just saying 🙂

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

      I think Norwich won't get passed Havertz this time around ...

    2. Kermit Special
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nahh Havertz wants revenge from last encounter 😉