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Salah benched as Mane and Robertson miss out altogether

Six Premier League matches take place this evening to bring Gameweek 15 to a swift close, with many Fantasy Premier League captains – and vice-captains, following Sergio Aguero (£11.0m) and Raheem Sterling‘s (£11.5m) no-shows at Watford – set to be in action.

Mohamed Salah (£13.0m), Harry Kane (£12.4m) and Eden Hazard (£11.0m) are the second, third and fourth-most popular captaincy options of this midweek round of matches – but just two of these in-demand players start for their respective clubs tonight.

Salah is only among the substitutes for Liverpool tonight as Jurgen Klopp rings the changes at Turf Moor, with injured pair Sadio Mane (£9.8m) and Andrew Robertson (£6.5m) not in the match-day squad and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.3m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.2m) also dropping to the bench.

Xherdan Shaqiri (£7.0m) lines up in a front three with Divock Origi (£5.0m) and Daniel Sturridge (£5.8m).

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.2m), who has experienced price rises in three consecutive days having been transferred in by over 525,000 FPL managers ahead of last night’s deadline, also lines up for Arsenal as the Gunners head to Old Trafford.

Alexandre Lacazette (£9.6m) is named as a substitute for the third match running as Unai Emery perseveres with a 3-4-2-1, while Jose Mourinho has dropped Romelu Lukaku (£10.7m) and Paul Pogba (£7.9m) to the bench as he matches the Gunners with a three-man backline.

Hazard is named in Chelsea’s starting XI along with Marcos Alonso (£7.1m) as the Blues head to Molineux, though there are five changes elsewhere in Maurizio Sarri’s starting XI.

Morgan Gibbs-White (£4.3m) replaces the suspended Ruben Neves (£5.0m) for Wolves, while Ryan Bennett (£4.2m) is recalled to Nuno Espirito Santo’s line-up.

Dele Alli (£8.9m) is among five players dropping out of Mauricio Pochettino’s starting XI for the visit of Southampton, with Kieran Trippier (£6.1m) fit to play at right-back.

Kane and Christian Eriksen (£9.2m) retain their starts after Sunday’s north London derby defeat.

Kelvin Davis has made four changes to the Saints side in what will be his only match in charge, with the south coast club reverting to a flat-back four.

Richarlison (£7.0m) is back on the left wing for Everton as Cenk Tosun (£6.6m) returns up front, with Rafael Benitez going ultra-defensive with a 5-4-1 at Goodison Park.

Jamie Vardy (£8.9m) is absent through injury as Leicester head to Craven Cottage, with Tom Cairney (£4.8m) dropping to the bench for the hosts.

Back to the fixture where we started this round-up, Sean Dyche has made five changes to his Burnley starting XI as James Tarkowski (£4.7m) returns in defence.

Burnley XI: Hart, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Cork, Westwood, Brady, Barnes, Wood.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Gomez, Van Dijk, Matip, Moreno, Henderson, Milner, Keita, Shaqiri, Sturridge, Origi.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Zouma, Mina, Digne, Gueye, Gomes, Lookman, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Tosun.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Yedlin, Fernandez, Schar, Lascelles, Manquillo, Ki, Diame, Atsu, Rondon, Murphy.

Fulham XI: Rico, Christie, Odoi, Mawson, Le Marchand, Kamara, Chambers, Seri, Sessegnon, Vietto, Mitrovic.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Soyuncu, Chilwell, Mendy, Ndidi, Albrighton, Maddison, Diabete, Iheanacho.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Rui Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Moutinho, Saiss, Vinagre, Gibbs-White, Jota, Jimenez.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Christensen, Alonso, Kante, Fabregas, Loftus-Cheek, Willian, Morata, Hazard.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Dalot, Bailly, Rojo, Smalling, Darmian, Herrera, Matic, Lingard, Martial, Rashford.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Sokratis, Holding, Mustafi, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Torreira, Ramsey, Iwobi, Aubameyang.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Foyth, Rose, Dier, Winks, Eriksen, Son, Lucas, Kane.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Cedric, Yoshida, Stephens, Targett, Hojbjerg, Davis, Redmond, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Gabbiadini.

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7,029 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Salah pls mate

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      sums today up

  2. FPL DONKEY
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    13 points on the bench 🙁

  3. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Salah please score!

    Pyramid will be built in your honour.

    1. pjomara
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'll start a pyramid scheme ripping off gullible people if you score Salah

  4. EgyptianKing
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Son still on the pitch?

    1. Bielsa's Bucket
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yep

  5. Bielsa's Bucket
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    might actually break 50 pt mark

  6. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Is the average something like 65 points?

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

      Nah

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

        Only on here

    2. J T
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      6.5

    3. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Seems about right.

    4. i am jose mourinho
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      35

    5. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Nah - will probably end up mid 50s for Top 10k after autosubs and vice-captains

    6. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'm on 30 lol fml

  7. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal down to 10 men??? Injuries galore???

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

    Arsenal down to 10 men soon

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Ozil on?

    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Why?

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

        Mustafi limping

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

      9 with Auba.

  9. i am jose mourinho
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    3points yesterday from awb and walker
    42today so far without counting bp

  10. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Can’t wait for my Jimmy points in for Arnie

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

      Me too!

    2. Legendary!
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hehehe

    3. QUEN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      For arnie? Arnie played though?

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

        They're trolling.

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

    Burnley leaving plenty of space now, Sturridge & Salah playing on the last man.

  12. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard and Salah score NOW

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

      That would be one hell of an assist

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Jinxed

    3. waitinginthelonggrass
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Salah to score an OG and then get sent off

  13. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Trippier a good option?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      If you like rotation

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Hasn't been rotated though, and it's december so everyone gets rotated?

  14. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Southampton only team left to score this gameweek. Clean sheets scarce

  15. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal SCORED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  16. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Looks like another Son attacking return is needed for him to get any baps.

  17. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Martial injury ruining my Arnie and Salah to Auba and Sane plan. Think Martial is def out?

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    OMG rojo

  19. XabiAlonso
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I feel like doing some rage transfers of Salah and hazard out

    1. BUZZBOMB
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Do it.

      It's like downing 2 bottles of vodka and then sleeping with your ugly nexy door neighbour. You won't regret it tomorrow at all...

  20. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Rojo OG?

  21. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    LAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA

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

    Keita denied Keita then Salah

  23. Ravager
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Would like Salah to score cause he's blocking my Sane goal

  24. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Rojo Og
    Lacca assist

  25. J T
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Laca goal

    1. J T
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Assist*
      rojo OG

  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Laca assist

  27. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Laca dead, Arse golazo

  28. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal score

    LACA INJURED

  29. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    own goal

  30. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Laca