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Fantasy managers backing goals for both Liverpool and Palace

The most captained and most transferred in player of Gameweek 2 will both be at the heart of the action as the latest round of matches draws to a close.

Sadio Mané (£9.7m) was snapped up by 487,000+ Fantasy Premier League managers after his brace against West Ham in Gameweek 1, and he is in the starting line-up tonight.

Liverpool face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park having won 2-1 on their last visit back in March. The events of that meeting bode well for Mané and the 54 percent owned Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) who both found the net.

Not surprisingly, the Egyptian is the most captained player in Gameweek 2, with 1.4 million managers handing him the armband.

Andrew Robertson (£6.0m), backed by 17 percent of Fantasy managers, also registered an assist during his last trip to Selhurst Park, as well as in Gameweek 1 of 2018/19.

There will also be much interest in the exploits of each side’s forwards tonight with Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) the second most-owned option in this encounter, his 35 percent following second only to Salah. Wilfried Zaha (£7.0m) is not far behind the Brazilian in third place with a backing of 31 percent.

After emerging as a fantastic budget option in Gameweek 1, Aaron Wan-Bissaka comes into his second match of the season now priced at £4.1m and in 22.5 percent of squads.

Tonight’s Monday night match should definitely have a big impact on the outcome of Gameweek 2.

CRYSTAL PALACE XI (4-4-2): Hennessey; van Aanholt, Sakho, Tomkins, Wan-Bissaka; Schlupp, McArthur, Milivojevic, Townsend; Zaha, Benteke.

LIVERPOOL XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Robertson, Gomez, van Dijk, Alexander-Arnold; Milner, Wijnaldum, Keita; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

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7,898 Comments Post a Comment
  1. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    AWB 1 match ban or?

    1. 420king
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah.

    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah

  2. The_Adam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Joel Ward gets his chance to win his spot back!

  3. Parm
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Wan-Bissaka's rivals have Salah captain. Respect.

  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Get him off the benches for Peltier 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

    1. datamunkey
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Haha, sooo this 😉

  5. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Is it possible that all this time Salah is in fact NOT WORTH it?

    No pens, no baps

    Lot to ask for 13m when he wont score 4 every week

    1. Goat
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      He might

    2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      He didn’t have pens or get baps all last season and was the highest scoring player in the game.

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Good point

        1. Citizenkane91
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Here comes another good point for you: he wasn't 13 million.

          1. Stupendous
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Even better good point!

  6. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Oh no.

  7. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    WTH

  8. the snazzy viking
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    thank you Obi-Wan, Salah would've scored 🙂

  9. hannibalos
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Extremely tough on Bissaka. He did not deserve that

    1. Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Agreed. Liverpool fan here, minimal contact, sympathy for him.

      1. hannibalos
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Extremely unlucky after a great performance. One to one vs an extremely fast footballer like Salah when you are behind him is always a super difficult situation.

        1. Kellz86
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah I can understand his frustration on that - especially because I've been there in my Sunday leagues

  10. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Curse of the 4.0 defender

  11. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

  12. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    OMG! My only player gets sent off.

  13. Jarnathan
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Clear dive by Salah

  14. Mysterion
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    RIP auto subbers

  15. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    WILDCARD

    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Having pushed the WC button not looking bad now.

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Yep. I got no bench now

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Salah control 😆

    Just terrible

  17. Dr. Rog
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    well that throws a spanner in the works

  18. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Fair play to AWB. Had to make that challenge.

  19. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Salah shooting

  20. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Glad I benched him for Peltier

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      I've got baaad news for you.

  21. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    1 game ban.

  22. Adro3
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    See you AWB

  23. Ange Ball
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    My gut feeling was Salah blank so far im right. Missed out on big points on Aguero this will shape my season now fighting for top 100k finish.

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Too early to give up

    2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      He has an assist. He hasn’t blanked.

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        It’s all relative.

  24. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Of course I benched him last week and played him this week

    1. Eden Wizard
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      If only you were actually good

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Says the guy who finished way below me last season

        1. Eden Wizard
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          If you weren’t a lying turd, you’d link your team 😆

    2. Eden Wizard
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Lol at playing AWB 😆

  25. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Reminds me of the Kevin Long own goal

  26. Ghost Gooner
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Salah diving again smh

  27. stuarto
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Ohhhhh AWB say it ain’t so

  28. Teahupo'o
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    AWB Peltier Stephens. Oh my bench.

  29. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Wan B red!

  30. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    AWB took one for the team...

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Exactly. None of the Palace team are going to criticise him for that.

    2. Eden Wizard
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Not helpful to my lineup next GW