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The final match of Gameweek 15 sees Liverpool welcome West Ham United to Anfield in the 4.30pm kick-off.

Both Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino are highly fancied against a Hammers defence that shipped five at home to Arsenal last weekend.

Mane has served up points in five of his six home outings, whilst Firmino will be looking to banish a three-match barren run and return to the form that has already seen him register 15 points in front of his own supporters on two occasions.

Divock Origi looks to score for the fourth successive match in all competitions to strengthen his claim as a mid-price festive frontman.

West Ham, meanwhile, have home encounters with Burnley and Hull followed by a trip to Swansea in the upcoming three Gameweeks.

We’ll be looking for signs of form from Dimitri Payet and the fit-again Michail Antonio, then, while big Andy Carroll is named amongst the subs against his former club, having emerged from the bench to net the Hammers’ consolation against Arsenal last time out.

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  1. Camp No No
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    What happened to Lovren?

    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      And where the heck is Can?

      1. Hakchak
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Minor Knee injury

        1. Camp No No
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 9 days ago

          Splendid. 🙁

    2. Hakchak
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Hammy

  2. WUSS
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Mane to Payet for a hit?
    worth it?

    1. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Hell no

    2. Hakchak
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      No way worth a hit

  3. Evs
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Has the suspension tight rope vanished?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      yeah

      1. Evs
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        • 16 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Shame.

        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 16 Years
          9 years, 9 days ago

          Left a message for the boss.

          1. Evs
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            • 16 Years
            9 years, 9 days ago

            Poor Anorak, losing his spot 🙁

  4. lordkippe
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    GO 3-5-2 with

    Sanchez - Haz - Firmino - SIggy - SNoddy

    Kane - Costa

    Or 3-4-3 with

    Hazard - Payet/alli - Siggy - Walcott

    Kane - Costa - Nacho

    1. lordkippe
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      a bit affraid sanchez will get a rest for xmas. I can improve my team without him or just get him right away

    2. WUSS
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      343 with snoddy as first sub

  5. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Sanchez 11.7m and owned by 34.7%. He'll squeeze out every price rise possible because of how difficult it is to fit him in. Think he'll be matching Aguero's price soon enough.

  6. mad_beer ✅
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Is it madness to do Mane to Eriksen for -4?

    1. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Yes

    2. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      And Mane is the weakest link in your team, how? 13, 3, 6, 11, 8 in his last 5.

    3. Can’t beat em so&hell…
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      I wouldn't rush into that. Not convinced by Erikssen at all...

    4. John Nerdelbaum
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      God yes!

  7. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    He said he had a cramp and in the ear of the medical department, it was a hamstring issue. It was in the region. Dejan wanted to carry on but we cannot take a risk in this situation. Hopefully we took him [off] early enough.
    http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/246414-jurgen-klopp-on-west-ham-draw-league-position-and-lovren-injury

    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Thanks!

  8. MidTableFantasy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Foster - Grant
    Cedric - Alonso - Evans - Holebas - Amat
    Hazard - Firmino - Sanchez - Walcott - Zaha
    Anichebe - Kane - Costa

    After the midweek games I'm thinking of using my saved FT and doing:
    a) Firmino + Anichebe -> Antonio + Origi
    b) Firmino + Walcott -> Antonio + Mane
    c) Or just keep squad as is/defensive swap

    What do you reckon?

  9. Giovanni Giorgio
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Clyne ---> Azpi
    Y/N?

    1. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Y

    2. Can’t beat em so&hell…
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Y

  10. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Another red arrow with 52 -8.
    Thank you firmino, Haz(C) and Kane.
    Thank you sooooo much.

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Yeah, today was very disappointing.

      1. camarozz
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Yeah thought today was the day by season turned good. 4 straight red arrows last 4 gws.
        Another one tonight looks like.
        It will nvr turn round it seems.

    2. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      52-8? You don't even know what pain is.

    3. youknowho
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Same trio Firmi cap 😐 51 (-8)

  11. walkman666
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    So, by coincidence, Spurs and west ham both have burnley and hull home matches in the next two game weeks. Payet vs Eriksen/Alli quite a decision for those losing patience with firmino.

    1. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      I'm done with him it's a case of whom now...

  12. RoysCallerAnne
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    • 15 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    What is Man Utd's back 4 going to look like with Bailly back fit?

    1. Evs
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      No idea.

      Well, Valencia at right back.

      1. RoysCallerAnne
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        • 15 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Me neither. I haven't been taking too much notice of the mid-table teams this season.

    2. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      He will play with valencia darmian and one of rojo or jones

      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Thanks!

    3. Demí
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      I think Rojo and Jones will continue to start for now. Bailly riding the pine till he returns from ACON. Expect Darmian to lose his place first, but could be either Shaw or Blind in

      1. RoysCallerAnne
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        • 15 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Thanks!!

  13. Carlton P
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Firmino dropping fast on fplstatistics, won't go down tonight right?

    1. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      +27%?

    2. Toure The Route
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Tomorrow or day after likely

  14. ZakAFC_
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Keep Firmino or Redmond this GW?

    1. ANON.
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Rather keep Firmino

    2. Toure The Route
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Firm

  15. John wick
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Armband for gw16

    Sanchez
    Kane
    Costa

    Dilemma between costa and kane....

    1. Can’t beat em so&hell…
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Kane.

    2. HVT
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      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Kane, Hull are terrible.

    3. ANON.
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Got to be Kane

    4. Crystal
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      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Costa, Kane goes missing in games

  16. Can’t beat em so&hell…
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Right then... if you had this lot... 1ft and 2.1 what would you do...?

    Foster/pick
    Walker/stones/holebas/Amat/pieters
    Sanchez/Wally/firmino/Redmond/fletcher
    Kane/costa/ineacho

    A) Redmond ---> siggy
    B) stones ----> alonso
    C) firmino ----> hazard
    D) something else?

    1. Hakchak
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      B for sure - need Chelsea defence

    2. ANON.
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      B

  17. Twisted Saltergater
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Austin + Firmino > Costa + Antonio (-4)

    Seems the best bet?

    1. ANON.
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Looks decent

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        I could go cheaper than Antonio but he seems decent value having dropped to 6.7m. I'll check his average position in the last few games just in case he's been playing RB again.

        1. Tommy J
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 9 days ago

          He started as the main striker today then moved to right wing back. I think he's a good option.

  18. ANON.
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    What to do here? 1ft, 0.1 in the bank

    Heaton
    Alonso, Cedric, Evans
    Hazard, Mane, Firmino, Walcott
    Ibra, Kane, Nacho

    Pickford, Amat, Fletcher, Holebas

    A. Save
    B. Firmino to Siggy
    C. Nacho to Origi

    1. Hakchak
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Save for this week

  19. Scout Pick Lottery - GWK 16
    J0E
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 16

    Early call to take part in our lottery this week due to the midweek fixtures.

    Once again we are on the look out for a champion to represent the community to take on the Scout Picks and win the chance of a prize.

    If you want to take part please email your FFS name and FPL ID number to community@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk .

    The champion will then be selected at random shortly after the deadline of 2pm tomorrow (Monday) and then be asked to submit their XI by Tuesday 10am by emailing me at jonty@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk

    We only need 11 picks and please be mindful of the 84m budget. There’s no captain in the picks either and please stick to a designated FPL formation, including no more than three players from one team. No captain or chips will be applied.

    At the end of the season the champion who beats the picks by the highest margin will win a £100 Amazon voucher.

    Should the community “Champion” fail to provide an initial or final Scout Pick selection, then an “Assistant Manager” chosen by us, will gain control of the selection to represent the community for the Gameweek in question.

    1. Tinzelbat
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      I really need help who do I bench for this week mane or firmino. My midfield consists of hazard sanchez and Phillips(swansea)
      and upfront is ihneacho (wat) carroll (burnley)and kane
      I can't drop any of them so must be one of the liverpool boys.

  20. Wouter
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Hi guys. Anyone know if there's an idea of what the safety score is gonna be for LMS?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      30 something probably. Too early.

      1. Wouter
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Oh ok, thanks! Should be alright then.

      2. ozloc
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Any chance of re-entry?

        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 16 Years
          9 years, 9 days ago

          😆

          1. ozloc
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 9 days ago

            worth a try 🙁

        2. The Overthinker
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 9 days ago

          How to register in the first place ? Would love to play in next season

  21. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    😐

    Firmino ➡

    A) Lallana (mid,eve,STK,MCI)

    B) Antonio (BUR,HUL,swa,lei)

    C) Sigurdsson (wba,mid,WHM,BOU)

    1. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      C

    2. ANON.
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      C

    3. Concrete
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      C

    4. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Cheers all 🙂

  22. Jay_
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Feeling a bit stuck with Anichibe and DeRoon as my 7th and 8th attackers. What looks best for now?

      ---------------Foster-----------------
      -----Alonso Cedric Pieters------
      Sanchez Hazard Payet Siggy
      -------Kane Costa Anichibe-----
      -------------------------------------------
      Pickford DeRoon Holebas Amat

      0 FT, 2.5m ITB (FT used, Firmino > Payet)

      Even though Anichibe has CHE this gw and highly likely he blanks, he then has WAT home on Saturday. Also, Sunderland at home seem way more confident and attacking.

      A) Good to go.
      B) DeRoon > Antonio -4 benching Anichibe but then have a benching dilemma the weekend
      C) Anichibe > 7.1 fwd (Carroll/Origi)
      D) Something else?

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Just get a better defender Jay and go 442 for this week. A Spurs defender should pay back the hit.

      2. Concrete
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        A

    • Emiliano Sala
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      With bailly and maybe smalling coming back to team will rojo or jones be nailed ?
      Jones or rojo ? Which is more nailed ?

      1. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Neither. Both should drop

      2. Here's Tom with the We…
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        I think both could play. Rojo switching to left back and Jones partnering Bailly

    • dwain100
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Hi Guys.

      Firminio to:
      A. Walcott
      B. Antonio
      C. Stick with him

      I already have Sanchez.

      1. Wouter
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        C for me

      2. Concrete
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        C

      3. HVT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Ali/Eriksen?

        1. dwain100
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 9 days ago

          Have Eriksen too. Hazard and Siggy my other two mids

    • glufs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Do we know when Austin is back?
      Still dont want to transfer him out.

      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        That's the spirit! Keep the faith!

        1. glufs
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 9 days ago

          Im not relying on fate, just wonder if anyone have information so that I can do the reasonable choice.

          1. Camp No No
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 9 days ago

            Right below you. And in the scout tweets. 😉

    • Evs
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Austin out for 3 months it seems.

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 16 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Snail mail?

        1. Evs
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          • 16 Years
          9 years, 9 days ago

          Im just going to state the bleeding obvious from here on in.

          Mickey Teary Ann is injured.

      2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Thank god I did the Kelchi transfer for a hit last week or I would have ended with + 3 points .

      3. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        First Doosra and now Evs is here....whats happening 😯

        1. Evs
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          • 16 Years
          9 years, 9 days ago

          I may frequent these shores a little more again...

        2. Geoff
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          • 13 Years
          9 years, 9 days ago

          Doosra is back?

    • Concrete
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Mustafi and Austin to Ake and Benteke -4

      Yes or no

      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Certainly better than no transfer.

    • pstokes2010
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Anyone think Sterling is worth a punt for the next two home games?

      1. HVT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        😆

    • Lightbody
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Hey team, best Austin replacement following this weekend's fixtures?

      A) Origi (susceptible to rotation with Coutinho/Sturridge returns in a few weeks)
      B) Iheanacho (" " with Nolito making a case for the lone striker role)
      C) Carroll (yet to complete 90 mins, but beautiful fixtures)
      D) Llorente (" ")
      E) Anichebe (money saved can be reinvested in midfield)

      Thanks in advance!

      rest of team:

      Karius (Pickford)
      Alonso Kos Cedric McAuley Amat
      Mane Sanchez Hazard Allen Redmond
      Costa Benteke Austin

      1FT, 0.1 ITB

      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        E for me. All are a bit crap, but he would be essentially your 8th attacking player, enabling a strong midfield.

    • HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Ali Or Eriksen lads?

      1. Concrete
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Erik

      2. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Not convinced with either. Alli maybe. Eriksens deliver isnt the most consistent from set pieces. Unless its a direct free kick