Dugout Discussion

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. Dele
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Salahs touch has been so heavy today.

  2. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Salah has been bad indeed, however still the best attacking player in Liverpool today...

    1. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      9 points is ok.

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

    honestly forgot Firmino was playing up until then

  4. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Firmino has been shocking. Drop incoming.

    1. Agger
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Imagine being this stupid^

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        ?

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Can't imagine people keeping after this performance.

          1. JÆKS ⭐
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 7 months ago

            Brighton at home

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

              Firmino isn’t a short term ‘oh he’s netted a couple’ pick. Firmino is class and you take a few blanks safe in the knowledge he’ll get a brace next week. He’s the same as Eriksen. It comes down to the single greatest FPL virtue really: patience

              1. Royal5
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 7 months ago

                By far the worst option of the holy trinity.

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

                  Until next week when he gets a brace

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

    Wan-Bissaka red might get rescinded... hang fire people

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Eh?

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Nah

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

        Salah has kicked the ball left before contact and is therefore not a clear goalscoring opportunity.

        Do not be suprised if palace appeal

    3. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Why would it get rescinded?

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

        Because Salah has knocked the ball wide before contact, it’s not a clear goalscoring opportunity.

        Palace can appeal.

        1. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Chances of it being rescinded are close to 0%.
          Can't even see Palace appealing tbh.

    4. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Still keeping. He's the best 4.0 and it's only a 1 game ban.

      1. AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Direct red is 2 game ban IMO.

        1. tutankamun
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Incorrect

        2. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          It's not an opinion. It's fact. It's a one game ban for a professional foul.

        3. Teahupo'o
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Direct red being 1 game ban is not a matter of opinion.

        4. Patio Kev
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Even if it was a 2 game ban which it isn’t then he would serve the 2nd game during the League Cup next week anyway.

          So either way only misses 1 league game.

    5. Fantastisk
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      No chance, he's out for Wan match.

    6. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Ball was almost in keepers hands when foul happened.

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

        This.

        It’s not clear goalscoring. I won’t be suprised if it gets rescinded.

  6. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    king only scores when i dont have him.....

    1. 420king
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Keep him please, I sold.

    2. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Did you sell him

  7. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    luckily I have Cedric in for Sanchez rather than AWB 😐

  8. cjhewitt92
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Not watching game tonight any of these worth it
    all for free

    A) Salah and Firmino to Mane and Aguero
    B) Firmino and Bavies to Aguero and Stankovic

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Stankovic??? LOL

    2. zes
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      A) probs, but with hazard if u can manage it

  9. JÆKS ⭐
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Salah has been so unlucky today. The fact that this comes in the week Aguero goes mental is hard to take

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

      might've scored is he hadn't dived

    2. doublyG
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      By unlucky do you mean continuously unable to control a football?

  10. Bielsa's Bucket
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Red high card of being withdrawn - looks like he kicked the ball away before going down

    1. Bielsa's Bucket
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Jesus, I can't type

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Firmino injured

  12. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Can CP appeal the AWB red card?

    It should have been a yellow under the current rules

    1. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      What was the change?

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah they can but it could be extent if its rejected. It was a red.

    3. Darth_Krid
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      It's a red under current rules. It would only be a yellow in the penalty area because of the 'triple whammy' rule.

    4. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      You’re getting mixed up about the rules.

  13. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Firmino injured?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      She'll be fine. Just a cramp.

  14. LABILLETHEGOAT
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    guys need some help. I've got 2FT next week, might use 3 and take a -4 hit. But which 2 out of eriksen, king, firmino, and bsilva should I take out. Appreciate any advice, thanks.

  15. Darth_Krid
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Swapping Mane and Firmino around on GW1 deadline day was probably my best pre-season decision. Genuinely forgot he was playing.

    1. Darth_Krid
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Firmino that is.

    2. Ravager
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Same here. He was in all my drafts until the day before

    3. HNI
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      If you went arnie instead of king then yes else Rich/Fraser would have made it same

      1. Darth_Krid
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        I went Mane and King instead of Firmino and a 4.5. I had Mane most of pre-season tbf but wavered later on as I was still itching towards the 3-4-3. Glad I changed back.

    4. Fantastisk
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      That extra point could be critical come end of the season.

  16. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Going to stay 1-0 from the looks of it

  17. HNI
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    It feels super weird to have not even one Manutd/Spurs/Arsenal player still this team looks 9/10
    Foster/Patricio
    Alonso Mendy Robertson WBA Pelt
    Salah Richar BSilva Fraser Stephen
    Aguero Firmino Zaha
    Would have been 10/10 if could have had Auba instead of Firmino for next 5 but sadly not possible with 100.8mn

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I wish i didn't own DDG

      1. HNI
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Haha actually true. I panic bought Manutd cover in gw1 even though I saw stats on how lucky Manutd had been to get 19cs last season due to luck and de gea heroics. Remedied it with bailly to Alonso.
        Manutd are done for this season unless Mou is sacked quick

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Not so subtle brag

  18. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Salah (C), Mane and Firmino. FML.

    Saving themselves for BHI I hope, after that lots of diff away games. Hmmm...

  19. niko mate
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    I got Bissaka this gameweek to replace Jagielka who got a red, but Bissaka gets a red too. Who is gonna get a red next week to buy him?

    1. Fantastisk
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Alonso. Although he has a history of avoiding time for violent and reckless actions.

  20. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Bobby injured

  21. TOBY1
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Bobby to Auba for a -4 or wait until next week?

    1. 420king
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Wait.

    2. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Do it. But wait until tomorrow as Auba price is dropping.

  22. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Firmino flagged yet?

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

      Remember we asked the same about Richarlison this time last week...

  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Can't believe milner is still on 3 baps

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Why?

  24. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    What time UK are price rises happening these days? In the US and need to know when I need to get my transfers done by...

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

      4.5 hrs

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      02:15 BST
      01:15 GMT/UTC
      21:15 EDT
      18:15 PDT

      1. rainy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Top marks

  25. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    And of course Wan-Bissaka is suspended for the wan match I needed him to play... :/

  26. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Bobby has snapped his banjo string boys.

  27. Celt Abroad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Jamie Jackson’s reporting that salah has scored 4 tonight.

    1. Planet Head
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      All Konchesky assists

  28. Planet Head
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    The one single result I dreaded in this game was a 0-1 differential scorer FFS

  29. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Requiem for a dream! (fpl 2018-2019)
    Firmino pases to salah and makes him one by one to gk from the middle of pitch.
    Awb fouls and takes red card.
    This is interesting part:
    I have both firmino and salah. Salah(C) and no aguero in my team.
    I have sanchez who missed the match. Peltier on first sub but didn't play in a 0-0 game with cs. Lerma second sub and not fit to play. Awb last one.
    So 19 points(with bonuces) turns to -1 points
    Lol at my whole fpl chance

    1. FPLzebub
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Yes. That is funny.

  30. Henning
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Cant see the match.
    How was Salah and Robertson?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Wasteful & brilliant.