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Liverpool v Watford gets Gameweek 31 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) underway at Anfield. Kick-off is at 12:30 BST.

It’s a match that features the most-owned and most-captained player among the top 10,000 FPL managers, Mohamed Salah.

And the Egyptian starts this afternoon, despite racking up over 200 minutes of game-time with his country over the international break.

He is one of four changes that Jurgen Klopp has made from the Gameweek 29 win over Arsenal.

Roberto Firmino, Joe Gomez and Curtis Jones also return, as Fabinho, Sadio Mane, Luis Diaz and the fit-again Trent Alexander-Arnold drop to the bench.

Watford haven’t been in action for almost three weeks, with their last match being a 2-1 win at Southampton in mid-March.

Roy Hodgson has unsurprisingly kept changes to a minimum after that victory, with only one alteration to his starting XI: Ismaila Sarr is recalled, as Emmanuel Dennis drops to the bench.


GAMEWEEK 31 LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Gomez, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Jones, Henderson, Thiago, Salah, Firmino, Jota.

Subs: Fabinho, Konate, Milner, Mane, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tsimikas, Diaz, Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold.

Watford XI: Foster, Femenia, Kabasele, Samir, Kamara, Sissoko, Louza, Kucka, Sarr, Joao Pedro, Hernandez.

Subs: Ngakia, King, Cleverley, Masina, Sema, Cathcart, Dennis, Bachmann, Kayembe.

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

    Witchdoctor has struck again!

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

    Hernandez YC

  3. adstomko
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Starting to consider selling Salah now.
    Think it's worth the punt

  4. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Salah saving his double digit hauls for the next 2 games when none of us have him as captain

    1. sozopol
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Spoken like an FPL veteran

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

      Why not? I’m defo considering it - gonna be fireworks vs City and he also hauled against them last time

  5. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jota out of Baps!!

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

    Salah might have already scored his last goal for Liverpool.

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      *in football

  7. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Who do you have subbing in for Cancelo?

    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Is he out confirmed!?

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        It confirmed

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          *not confirmed

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Tierney. Could be worse.

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Oh dear, Dan Burn

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        😮

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

      Digne

    5. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Doherty

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

      Doc Hurty

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

    Salah -> KDB in my thoughts as I write this

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Me too. Looks good from GW34 or so. Hmmmm...

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

        Yeah. Could also use the saved cash elsewhere.

    2. MissouriMarten
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      The ultimate in recency bias.

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

        If being off form for the last few months counts as recency, then yes.

        1. MissouriMarten
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Months? He hauled in GW26 and scored well in 29. Yes, De Bruyne has a better current form score using the FPL metric, but factor in no-shows in recent weeks and he's still behind Salah.

  9. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mane coming on …. Is the woeful Salah going to make way?

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      yep

    2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Salah coming off ….. SCENES

  10. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mane coming on

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

    Salah SoT

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hooray!

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Nope

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    salah coming off, massive fail

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      ‘People are actually not captaining salah against Watford’

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I was wrong about salah. he has been awful for a while now. I thought watford being so crap would help. It didn't

    2. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      CS banked

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Probably not that important given EO- will be our other players that will make difference

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

    Salah CS banked.

  14. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Trent warming up

  15. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Well he made it past 60 minutes to get 2 pts instead of 3

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

    Capped Salah for the CS point anyways

  17. Baron Penguin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mixed emotions here. I had massive FOMO so I got Salah for a hit. Then I forgot to captain him.

  18. andre_c
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    fomo got the best of me today. Should've stuck with my gut 🙁

    1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yes but we are al, often so guilty of it. Brought Salah back this morning for Barnes and captained … but was sitting on rolling the transfer and leaving C on Son …… but that’s the way it goes and FOMO is string .., 9/10 Salah returns in a match like this.

      1. andre_c
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Definitely, can be harsh sometimes

    2. The Reptile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      What was the gut saying?

      1. andre_c
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Don't get Salah. Keep Son. Make defensive changes.

  19. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Salah Fail confirmed with Mane inbound

  20. Herger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Looks like I can kiss goodbye to top 10k. Gameweek from the damn hell

  21. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    How long did the witch doctor curse last again?

  22. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Kane EO this week?

  23. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Assume can hold off getting salah until GW33 or even 34 now?

  24. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    High 5 !!! No Mo's

  25. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Salah off

    Music as a non owner and Jota capper!!

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      That's very out there, well done

      1. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks mate!

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

    Great sub

  27. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Get in. Now please start KDB

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

    Salah vs Watford:

    1 pass completed.
    1 clap to Kop during subbing.
    1 handshake with Mane.

    1. The Reptile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      How could he be so bad? {C} but rival C Kane so sofa time for me

  29. manu4life99
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    For GW32/33 only (Wildcard 34)

    A) Sancho (eve, NOR liv)
    B) Maddison (CPL new eve)

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B

  30. SouthCoastSaint
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Non Salah cappers unite!

    The gamble has paid off!

    1. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Well done, didn't give in to the fear

      1. SouthCoastSaint
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers sold Salah for Maddison last week in readiness for a bench boost 33, didn’t think it would have paid off this early

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

      Aye lovely mate

    3. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Changed it from Kane to keep up with the masses

    4. Mighty Banana
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hoorah!

    5. Josh.E
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      it was nerve wrecking but we lived through it, still too early to get gassed though