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

    Kepa
    Mendy • TAA • Peltier
    Salah • B. Silva • Mkhitaryan • Richarlison
    Agüero • Aubameyang • Zaha

    (Stekelenburg • Bennett • Stephens • Wan-Bissaka) • 0 ITB

    A) Start Peltier, hope for an appearance, if not Bennett gets -2 from conceding against City
    or
    B) Peltier-> ... no one for -4 ... seems like a dead end lol

    So here I am with 0 FT remaining lmao... what to do?

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Just play Peltier and pray he starts lol

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

        Cheers lol

    2. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      this is what happens if u select 3x4.0 defenders.

  2. A Team Of James McCleans
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Why is Wan-Bissaka on -2 if he wasn’t on the pitch for the second goal?

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Straight red

      1. Stockport Hatter
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Means you still get penalised thereafter

      2. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Is this your first FPL season? Doesn't matter if it is a straight red or not.

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      He wasn't subbed.

    3. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Sent off?

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

      Because his stupid action screwed his team mates over so he gets to feel the pain too

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

        Wouldn’t be fair to reach 60 mins at 0-0 them get sent off and lose 6-0 and still keep 6pta

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

      I'd paste you the line but the rules aren't loading.

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

      Wondering the same.

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

      His red contributed to it

    8. Ibralicious
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Subbed off by the ref

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

      Goals against still count for players who have been sent off.

    10. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Long story short, by getting sent off, it's his fault they conceded

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

      Cause rules.

    12. A Team Of James McCleans
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Sent off or subbed off he wasn’t on the pitch? Very inconsistent imo

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

        you own him then?

        1. A Team Of James McCleans
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Ya, one point isn’t much of a difference, just seemed more inconsistent.

          From an owner POV I’d be more annoyed that Salah dived and from a Salah capper id be annoyed he didn’t just stay on his feet like Mane

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

        😆
        Hope this is a joke.

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

        No, he's left the team at a disadvantage by putting them a man down. Therefore, he plays a part in any goals they concede after the red card

        1. A Team Of James McCleans
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          But he didn’t actually concede the goal :hmm:

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

            But he contributed to conceding it

      4. Lewis - Sky Pod
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        He was sent off and thus his team conceded.

        In no way the same as being subbed off.

        Nothing inconsistent about it and always been the rule.

  3. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    fpl site is wack

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

    FPL back up, Mendy still only has two assists.

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

      Shouldn't have told them. Dead again.

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

      I'd be past 100 points if he'd been given it. Ah well

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

        For this week btw, not overall XD

  5. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    All the people saying Salah is allergic to baps... He get 20+ bonus last year. Calm down all.

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

      Either it's fixed or it's a flawed system. Anybody who watched the game would say he was the best player on the pitch.

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

        I watched it and I wouldnt get him into top 5.

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

        Milner, VVD, Robbo, Keita all better than him.

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

          Oh and Allison

      3. TallestJohn
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I've been there last season and I agree the bonus system is rubbish in a lot of ways, Salah not being rewarded for all his great runs which lead to chances is one of them, but he was fairly wasteful today, dived for the pen imo so was lucky to get that. Alisson, VVD, Robertson, Keita, Milner and Mane all played well too and at this stage you shouldn't really surprised when Salah doesn't get bonus.

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

      Thats basically as much as Gross, scoring 3 times more goals.

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

      From all the goals he scored that’s not really so much

    4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      ffs is not a calm place

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

    King and Jota > Ings and Mkhi?

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      This was the option I didn't take because I prioritised Alonso... But both of these are great options.

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

        I am also looking at Alonso, I could upgrade PVA to Alonso for a -4 hit... Worth it?

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

      Strongly considering making the same move

  7. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    mane/ings welcome to my team

  8. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    A) Salah, King and Azpi
    Or
    B) Mane, Auba and Perreira

  9. FPL Touches
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Weekly reminder for the serial fantasy football gloaters:

    It is illegal to let your enthusiasm for photography extend to school playgrounds, and doing so will violate the terms of your bail.

    Cheers.

  10. Lukakwho
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Is having a double up of Liverpool defense been a fail for me? I know it sounds silly after two cleanies but was the better value really with Mane?

    1. Chippo, Hadji, Aloisi.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Its not comparable.

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

    Salah Wasnt even close to baps, consisten tho

  12. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Can't wait for the usual fpl grind to begin.. everyone makes it sound so simple right now. And it kinda does seem easier than normal which isn't a good thing when u are somehow just averaging 70-80

    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      And I'm usually happy with 50-60.. but everyone else's start inclusive in my MLs makes it seem that everyone now has the same team thanks to the popularity of this site

      1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        it’s basucally due to city and Liverpool

        give it a few weeks until spurs/arsenal/utd start getting some good results and it will all change

      2. ChelseaKTBFF
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        3 city and 3 pool in every team for a reason mate. that leaves just 5 players to differentiate from.

        Add in Richa bandwagon, and no real budget forwards bar Zaha and Arnie and teams get really similiar

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

      😀 Lets see how we're all doing on the cold bleak February Saturday afternoons.

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

      This site has been overrun with “casuals”...unfortunately that’s cost of fame

  13. Texas Pete
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    It lives! It lives!

    80pts for the mid-table finish

  14. Marvin Moon
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Guys the FPL website has always had to update around the time of the end matches. Chill out.

    1. Lewis - Sky Pod
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Not in my 8 years experience it hasn’t.

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

    Bottomed.

    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. Visionaries
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      In that situation I'd be very tempted to WC I must admit.
      Mane is not going away

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

      Mane is essential but I wouldn't take a 12 point hit to get him

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

        Mane not esential but he is good but so are others

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

    AWB will drop in price 😀

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

      Doubtful.

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

      Hell will freeze over first.

  17. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    aguero (wol) or salah (BHA) (c)?

    1. FPL Touches
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Got to be Salah for me

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

      Salah.

      Wolves will smash City!!! Hahahaha! 😉

  18. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Virgil van Dijk is immense. Liverpool's most important player within the space of 6 months.

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

      Absolute colossus.

    2. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Couldn’t agree more

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

      Becker in with a shout.

  19. Scotty B
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    What's everyone's rough and smooth this week?

    I'll start us off...

    Rough - AWB coming in with -2 points as 2ns sub
    Smooth - Aguero coming in as captain as Sanchez my original choice never played bagging me and extra 20 points.
    Cook coming in as 1st sub as well off my bench for Peltier bagging me an other 14 points with his goal, assist and 3 bonus.

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

      Congrats on being Mod btw. 🙂

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

      34 points off your bench. That has to be a record.

      1. Scotty B
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        No only 14 from Cook and -2 from AWB plus had Aguero as vc but he will come in as c thanks to Sanchez no show

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

      Rough - King blanking again (now transferred out). Aubameyang also blanking.
      Smooth - sticking with my gut feeling and keeping the captaincy with Aguero (just wish I had triple captained now!).

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

    FPL back online

    I still have Kun (C)

  21. alfast1c
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Eriksen + Davies >> Mane and ???

    gotta be 5.8mil max.

    1. FPL Touches
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      PVA

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

    Never mind Salah...
    Robertson provided no telling crosses and hardly created a chance yet gets bonus ahead of VVD who won everything and didn’t put a foot wrong

    Flawed

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Robertson set up a big chance for Salah

  23. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    I'm glad I captained Salah instead of Aguero.

    As a manager you have to have the trust of your star players. Salah knows I'm backing him through thick and thin now.

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

      And how does that make Kun feel?

      1. FPL Touches
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I'd imagine he's losing sleep

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

      lol sure mate

  24. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    89 and 90 got be to be happy with that start , but my last minute decision to change Mane to Eriksen really hurt

    1. Chippo, Hadji, Aloisi.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Boohoo

  25. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    salah perma captain for me, will defo outscore kun this season.

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

      Just not this week

  26. pol
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Looking to ship out sanchez and king before their price drop:

    A- Sanchez + king > Hazard + Arnie
    B- Sanchez + king > Pedro + Auba
    C- Sacnhez + king > Hazard + Ings + 1.5M to upgrade elsewhere

    1. Chippo, Hadji, Aloisi.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      B for me

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

      B looks juicy

  27. 50shades of o'shea
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Sorry missed the chat - what are BPS Predictions for the game ?

    1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      ug 20:00CRY 0:2 LIV
      3BP Milner 41
      2BP Mané 37
      1BP Robertson 35

      1. Chippo, Hadji, Aloisi.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        As if milner was mom

  28. Lukakwho
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Will Mendy actually be credited for his 3rd assist on FPL or not?

    1. adams_6
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Let it go buddy. It’s not happening.

    2. Chippo, Hadji, Aloisi.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      If he hasnt received it by the end of the day the game was played, then he will never get it.

    3. SkyByBo
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      No chance now

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

      That ship has sailed boss.

  29. All about the Mané
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Milne (41)
    Mane (37)
    Robertson (35)

    Get in Mane 🙂

  30. Viper
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    If you own Hamer, surely this is the one gwk in the season you should start him? That's presuming he starts of course, he might not.

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Doubt he'll start, he's been poor.

      Want him to start though.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah, probably going to start him. Don't have overly much hope for either of him or DDG to be honest!