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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. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Sigh of relief there (just in to see score)... Salah Mane Robertson (and Tomkins I guess) giving some much needed points. Thanks lads!

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

      Aguero(c) though

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Lol, a week too late for this haul but I have him now, shhh

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      And no issues from this game (other than AWB red - how things change GW to GW lol), see no need to WC!

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

    Milner you utter shower of!!!!!!!;!;!!;!;

    99 not 100 now.

    I hate you!!

    1. Typo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Wow, calm down. Cry baby

  3. Neto
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    My best start of the season:
    GW1 92pts
    GW2 101pts (-4)
    Over the moon!

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

      105 gw 1
      93 gw 2
      2nd season playing I'm very happy with the good start but there's a long way to go 🙂

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

        shut up show offs!

    2. Essan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      nice!

    3. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Red arrows for the next 36 GW's then 😛

      1. Neto
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I love comments by fpl community members.

    4. Beatle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Fair play. 87 & 91 for me

    5. grumpyman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      98 and 106. This is not the FPL I remember.

      1. Neto
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Wow. This has to be insideTop500 score.

  4. Gringo Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Pity for Wan Bissaka, amazing young player

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

      Hope its only 1 game out and doesn't lose his place

    2. Bruin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Looks a great player

  5. KLOPPTOMANIA
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Fpl app working

  6. ZaZaZu
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Wan Bissaka is now on -2. Does that Mane goal count then even though he wasn't on the pitch??

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

      Yes, red cards don't stop that

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Yep, goals against keep counting if it's a red.

    3. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Yep

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

      Yep 🙂

    5. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      wasn't subbed, so aye

    6. Dont choose VW. Pickford
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Don't think so, will probs change when everything gets updated fully

      1. FPL_Gyarados
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        It wont change

  7. Four Hit Wonder
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    69 pts here despite capping Sterling (Eriksen VC). Not that bad I guess. I've made awful mistakes yet I escape with a decent points haul.

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

      respect from me for posting a score when you haven't had the best week

      Sterling(c) on another week could've been a golden move but you were just unlucky with rotation

      1. Four Hit Wonder
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Sterling should be fresh for the next one!

    2. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Same sterling captain and Arnautovic vice...also,get Fraser 6 points from bench 🙂

  8. PL Ball
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Top 10k average jumped from 56 to 85.

    Damn..

    1. AriseSirGiggsy
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Always gonna be very very tough to be in top 10k after 2 GW!

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

      82.3pts according to FPL Discovery

    3. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Mane had a big EO in the top 10k.

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

    after winning goal baps:

    Milner 3
    Mane 2
    Robbo 1

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

      Damn

    2. AriseSirGiggsy
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      VVD and Salah not getting bonus is so unfair

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

        And again VvD got less points than Robertson. What a great pick from me.

  10. MAD OVER FOOTBALL
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on Keita? I felt he was better than Mane and might be a better doubling up option with Salah instead of Mane. Thoughts?

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

      Defo keep Keita for another week - he had a great game - just needs that goat to kickstart his confidence in front of goal!

      1. MAD OVER FOOTBALL
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        dont have him yet. Have salah and contemplating whom to get in from Mane, Keita and Pedro. Depending on who comes in will be able to upgrade or not another player in the team. Hence the dilemma.
        Current team:
        De Gea
        Mendy Robertson Mee AWB Peltier
        Salah Richarlison Gudmundson Stephens Sane
        Arnautovic Zaha Aguero

        WIll be taking out Sane to fund the move.

    2. Bruin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      He looked the pick for me. Had chances and should have had an assist or two

    3. zes
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Defo a class footballer but an FPL option? Naa. There's much better use of your 3 Liverpool places than Keita

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

        At 7.5 he offers great value - a gamble for sure - but with 9 goals last years + many more assists and in a team that will score a lot of goals he will deliver - the question is WHEN!!?

        ..... Speaking as an optimistic owner holding strong 🙂 haha

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

          If that's your basis you might as well go Wijanldum who scored 40 in 109 in the same league. 2m cheaper too 🙂

  11. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    This has to be the best combined start "non-casuals" have ever had?

    1. Neto
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Defo

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

      Amazing! Surely it means it will all fall down!

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

      there are lots of spoon-fed casuals on here trust me

    4. Gashead9
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Not playing chase the casual for once is nice

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

      Yeah. Most template start probably. Most will still lump on Salah (c) next weekend too I guess

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

        You have a plan to do otherwise?

    6. Capitano
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      180 point casual here:)

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

      Calling people 'casual' is just a weak way of justifying your bad picks imo - I've seen Richarlisson, Trippier and Alonso all called casual picks so far, when they're anything but!

      If they're really casual, you've got nothing to worry about because they'll stop playing in 3 weeks. If you're getting beat by a 'casual' in week 20, then have a look at your own picks I say.

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I don't get beat by casuals

      2. Capitano
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Well said. Also...maybe casuals have a life.

    8. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      199 in 2 weeks, no chips

    9. Honeyman07 42
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      But when the big names are producing that's what will happen.

  12. Greyling
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    2FT. Is it worth doing B. Silva to Mkhitaryan?

    With B. Silva on the wing, do we see rotation?

    I have Aguero and Mendy.
    Plan is to do B. Silva, Daniels, King to
    Mkhitaryan, Alonso, Kamara.

  13. Shrimpy
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Hmm, can do Alexis, Bilva & Adam Smith > Mane, Mkhi & Alonso for a -4, tempting.

    1. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      I would

    2. Bruin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Yesss

    3. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Got to be done!

  14. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Luiz or PvA -> TAA?

  15. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Those making the decision of Auba over Salah...you’re mental. You can have Aguero Salah, Mane, Alonso, Robertson, Mendy still. You’re picking Auba over salah. Good luck with that.

    1. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      I haven’t got aubemayang but next week he ll come good

    2. Bruin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Mid for forward. Let us see you team to decide if your info is worth listening to

  16. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    The FPL website is a disgrace.

    They know how many people are playing the game.

    Why haven't they invested in half decent servers?

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

      Because in two weeks half the players won't be playing

      1. Kun Tozser
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Auto scale!

    2. Scratch
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      They spent all their funds on the mouth watering prizes

      1. Aldershot Gas
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Brilliant 🙂 🙂

    3. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Sell Aguero lol

    4. HNI
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Because its free to play so not worth spending so much business wise

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

        Except it's a website that has millions of people logging in several times a week and there are several advertisers there

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

          It's not a great advert for the premier league brand - reckon some IT department somewhere is getting a kicking. I know I would.

          It's what cloud providers are for!

    5. inoxxxxx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Yes, what do they do with all these registration fees? Oh wait.

    6. TokyoRed 東京赤
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Also the vast majority won’t be sitting here hitting refresh after every rite of passage like we do 😉

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

      I blame everyone with 2 or more accounts.

  17. FPL Mentor
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Aguero cappers are Suppper Gased this week.

    Dont be coming back to Salah with the armband. You've made your bed. Haha

    On a serious note, well done to you all. Onto the next!

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

      Definitely jumping back to Salah next week. Both this week and last week he's come close so many times, there's a haul coming

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

        wolves cant defend though..

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

          It's funny to see this after all the hype about their defence pre season ( not a dig at you, everyone was shouting it).

          It's a tough call for sure but I fancy Salah at home for now - he's been so unlucky the last 2 games, especially tonight.

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

          They played very well v City last year. Salah is at home aswell, gotta back him

  18. KenyaDigIt
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Keita - a great player just waiting to start smashing them in!

    Gotta hold for one more week at least.

    1. AriseSirGiggsy
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Have to hope it comes soon...

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

      Do you think maybe he's one of those that's a great player but not a great FPL player

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

        He has goals in him... All the players around him speak so highly of him as well, he just needs time to gel.

  19. AC Me Rollin
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Mane more essential than Salah

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Not to say more than Firmino - see you in my team later , Bobby...

  20. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    FPL site is dead and gone

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      My wife will be pleased.

      Just not by me.

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

      When people give up in a couple of weeks it'll be better

  21. banskt
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Think I will pull the trigger for a -8 hit.

    Eriksen + Austin --> Mane + Ings

  22. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Very bad gw. Not having Mendy has been my downfall, and not captaining Kun this gw.. Will have to quit and set the perma-captaincy to Salah. Leave it til near end of the season and come back to see where i am 😉

    1. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Think you’ve just learned that you shouldn’t permanently captain Salah this season mate 🙂

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

        He wasnt in his best but somehow managed to get 2 assists. I think he is a solid captain option in most games.

    2. Bruin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      You are around for a while - Kun against a terrible Huddersfield or Salah against a tough/good Palace team. Salah every week is daft

      1. Bruin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Its called playing the game

  23. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Play next GW:
    Tomkins or Kamara
    Hughes or Jota

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

    Klopp postmatch "Run or I'll kill you."

    Hahahahaha Top man.

  25. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    If someone offered me 150 points after 2 gws I would rip their hand off before the season. Now it feels kinda mediocre. Not trying to brag or anything but the average among experienced players seems through the roof so far.

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      200 is the benchmark for us superior non-casuals

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        😆

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

      I've had a great start but I'm still kicking myself for getting KDB over Mane in GW1 at the last minute! I would have been in the top 10k last night

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

      Should have got Richardson 😉

    4. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      180 is around a solid score in these first 2 gameweeks.

    5. Beatle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      It is mediocre

    6. zes
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Tbh assuming the average based on what people say on here you'd think 300pts was average. You've got to remember that only the people who have done well will broadcast it.

      Surely 150pts is top 100k? That means you're in the top 2% an beating Ronka :). Don't be hasty

  26. Harmonica1967
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Sanchez to Mane and then either:

    a). Davies to Alonso
    b). Jota to Mkhi
    c). a)., plus a -4 for Jota to Pedro

  27. davies
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Will Kamara start this week?

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Who knows. That's why I avoided him

  28. lespaul
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Was firmino just cramp ?

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Yep

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

      Yeah, bit tight after a short pre-season.

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

      He wasn’t that bad!

    4. Critical Observer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      looked like it, with 2 plonkers offering their assistance for stretching

    5. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      *crap

    6. Gazpilicueta
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      *crap

    7. Bruin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      He looked terrible, a passing midfielder at best

  29. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    So I have already taken a 4 point hit. Ive had a great start to the season but I own Firmino over Mane and Im worried about being priced out of him, a mistake Ive made many times.

    Seriously considering wildcarding so that I can get Mane. Over the top or is Mane essential? Im not taking a 12 point hit at this stage.

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

      No, he hasn't actually played that well in either game

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

      Definitely not essential, Firmino is a class act and he will come good.

    3. ashkroft
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      I would refrain from taking too many hits, but I have a very strong feeling Mané will outscore most- if not all midfielders this season. He´s been great all pre-season and looks like to only player of the top 3 to control the ball and take the initiative in the first 2 matches. He´s workrate is up, he links up great with Robbo and Keita aswell. After getting the no.10 on his back, he looks refreshed and determined to sement himself as the top dog in the squad.

  30. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    FPL down all the time, EMBARRASSING

    1. French Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      This

    2. TheWhiteDiaby
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      I know, it's ridiculous, all the money we pay for it....

      1. This!
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        My thoughts exactly. It’s free mate. Get over it.

    3. Jumbosausage
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Bit gutted about the Wan-Bis red card but 100 points for the week ain't too shabby. 229 total keeps me right up there