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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. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    No james, no Trent

    Clear your diary for later

    It’s Time for an AMARTEY PARTY

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Plays a Ronaldo less Man Utd, not the worst CS chances in the world tbh!

  2. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Where is Chalobah ?

  3. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Where's Trevor?

    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Trevoh lol

    2. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      out

      1. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        gone down the shops?

    3. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      I want to cry as took out kilman for chabolah

    4. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Gone shopping with Minka Kelly

  4. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Likelihood of a Saiss sub appearance?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Needs a CB injury.

  5. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Damn you Kilman!
    Start when I don’t need you 🙄

  6. banskt
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Ait Nouri, Mahrez, Alexander-Arnold, Dennis --- all in my team. Meaning only 10 players this week.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Dennis is on.

      1. banskt
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Yay, so 11 players!

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Might be joining you at this rate.

      Ah well, nothing you can do but laugh 😆

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      I sold Mahrez and Trent this week. Think it was fairly clear they wouldn’t start.

      1. banskt
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Yes, it was expected that they wouldn't start, but I wanted them for the rest of the season. Hence I held them. Assuming my bench will cover for them.

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          Yep, they’re great picks, just have to ride this week out

  7. Jock Grealish
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Hindsight warriors on here

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Easy to say that now they've commented...

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        😀

      2. Jock Grealish
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        you sound clever

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Nah. I told you before kick-off that Salah and Mane (and perhaps even Robbo) should not play this game. Liverpool could win all four trophies. Watford is an easy game. Let the internationals and first teamers get 100% fit this week. Players are not in the habit of plane travel and 120 mins of football within 3 days of their next game.

      1. Jock Grealish
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        ok you're brilliant

      2. MissouriMarten
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        They're not making it look a particularly easy game.

  8. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Not watching but is Trent coming on soon?

    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      One more sub available, not sure if will come on or not

  9. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Come on reds get another goal ffs. Nervy this. Cant be dropping points at home to Watford.

  10. The Reptile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    After all my considering Havertz starts - didn't get him in the end as everyone was saying he wouldn't...

  11. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Maupey hat-trick loading…

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Sanchez assist?

      1. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Yes please

  12. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Any chance of Trent cameo or not look likely?

  13. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Wtf Thiago is doing

  14. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Robbo fighting to get to 2 baps

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      he's not on any

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Not yet. Read my post again

      2. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Aaaand there it is...

        1. Jock Grealish
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          yes 1 bap

  15. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Salah blank + Saiss & TAA benched = season over

  16. HD7
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Hope James gets at least half an hour

  17. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Sold Saiss over Kilman. Sometimes my genius is frightening…

  18. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    A Robbo goal here would be:

    A: great
    B: fabulous
    C: fantastic

    1. fantasist
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      D: Terrible cos I don't own him

      1. Josh.E
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        I honestly want that clean sheet wiped

    2. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      All of the above

    3. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      You’re clearly an optimist. I’m just hoping for a CS

  19. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Why no Chalobah? Not even on bench

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Gutted

      1. Jock Grealish
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        lol justice

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Tuchel tombola

  20. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    McManaman must be one of the most limited/stupidest of co-commentators.

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      you're better then?

    2. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Big offender for judging decisions like it was in his day and not by the current day laws of the game.

  21. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Wtf james bench. Hope chelsea got thrash

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Metallica have thrash

    2. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      thrash?

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Why would he start?

      Top 4 is safe, tough UCL game to come.

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      thrush?

    5. Josh.E
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      salty ehh lol i love it, bag me a header T. Silva

  22. N00B
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Will anyone bench Salah next gw?

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      numpties

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Klopp

    3. lugs
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      i would if i had a decent sub for him

  23. big_fat_ARSEnal
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Started Trent, Ait Nouri first def off bench (benched), Ricardo Pereira buried on the bench. I'll be hoping for some absurdly jammy points from Pereira. I think this kind of situation is my favorite part of FPL.

  24. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Could be relying on Amartey playing to have 3 defenders - guess unlikely to play ?

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Started the last few, as good of a chance as any to play I would have said

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        I really hope so even take 1 point

  25. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Robbo could just as easily end up with 0 baps as he could with 3

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Once Matip gets 3

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Hope Matip stays on 3

  26. Buck The Trent
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    James buyer here and nowhere to hide

  27. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    if that had been the first football match i ever watched, i certainly wouldn't have watched another.

  28. The Reptile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Pool don't deserve to win today

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      they do they scored a goal and watford didn't

  29. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Get Trent on

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      I will take 5 mins

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Milner coming on. No Trent.

  30. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    NO TRENT TODAY!