Dugout Discussion

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. Jaok
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on this wc?

    Fabianski Patricio
    TAA Laporte Doherty Awb 5.1(dont know? Fernandez?)
    Anderson Son Sterling Richarlison Høybjerg
    Kane Aube Jimenez

  2. My Name Is Prince
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Arnie/Salah/Hazard --> Kane/Sterling/Anderson -4

    Yay or nay?

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

      yay

      I think Salah will definitely play though

      1. My Name Is Prince
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah I know but I need to sell Arnie and I have two options, Kane or Wilson, if I go for Kane then Salah needs to be downgraded, it's a long-term move anyway, not really happy about selling Salah before BOU but what can you do.... 🙂

    2. Jaok
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yes, I would

    3. Lrf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I like it.

    4. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      big moves...but I like it, was thinking of something similar myself until Martial injury happened

  3. The 5% Team
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    So I'm guessing both Martial and Trippier won't start/play this weekend?

    1. Lrf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Probably not for Martial atleast. Did not watch spurs.

      1. The 5% Team
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Kept Martial for his Fulham match...might transfer him out to F Anderson then tonight and at least catch his price rise

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

    Am i Insane?

    Robbo(have TAA)-Salah-Arnie -> Doherty(or Bellerin)-Sané-Auba (-8)

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 4 months ago

        -8 is optimistic for another potentially rotation-tastic gw

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

      Lost on the bottom of the page, sorry for repost.

      Need some help deciding today before price changes.

      Salah, Martial and Arnie to:

      A) Sterling, Erikssen/Sane, Wilson
      B) Sane, Fraser, Kane

      Both for a -4

      Cheers

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

      Anybody else feel Martial's game time is about to be super managed?
      Similar issue to earlier in the season, and the fixtures come in thick, with other options actually available to Mou

      Thoughts?

    4. Fantasyamateur
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      80 points after bonus and bench points. Decent.

      2FT and 1M ITB, what should I be looking to do before the weekend?

      Fabianski
      Laporte - Alonso - Robertson
      Salah - Hazard - Richarlison - Kenedy
      Kane - Jimenez - Wilson

      Bench: Norris, Doherty, Camarasa, Yoshida.

      Maybe Wilson and Alonso to Laca and 4.8M defender..?

      1. Simply Loveleh
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Salah to sterling

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

      Which one?
      A) Arnie to Chicarito (free)
      B) Arnie & Hazard to Auba & Anderson (-4)

      Auba/Laca minutes too risky?

      1. Federico
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I'm going with B, but there is every chance it could backfire. Not so worried about the hit, but Haz can punish in the coming weeks.

        1. PascalCygan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah, that's another part of it. Proper 50-50 call!

          1. Federico
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Did you see Auba today? The next GK he faces won't save that.

            1. PascalCygan
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Yeah, big fan of his. Just slightly concerned with how he and Laca have been rotated. But with Europa League on the horizon, Auba should be ok in the Premier League.

    6. Federico
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      If Martial is out for the weekend, would you
      1) Get Anderson for -4
      2a) Play Bennett (new)
      2b) Play AWB (whu)

      1. The 5% Team
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        1. if he's really out, then you swap a non-playing mid for a playing mid...justifies the hit imo

      2. PascalCygan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Veering towards 1 but wouldn't mind 2a

        1. Federico
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers. Bennett first on the bench as of now. If there's a chance Martial will play I think I'll leave it.

          Originally planned to get a Spurs mid next week, but can't do that with a single transfer.

    7. Woody01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A = Arnie > Wilson
      B = Arnie > Mitrovic

      1. Woody01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Seen Mitro is on 4 yellows too..

      2. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        A

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

      Robertson owners what are you doing with him?

      1. Nascimento
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Nothing

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

          Same

      2. DantheManinaPan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Much bigger fires

      3. Federico
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Keeping

      4. Doolittle
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Selling for TAA on WC, but would keep if I didn't have my WC

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

        Considering ditching for Bellerin, but i have TAA also.

      6. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Sold

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

          For whom?

    9. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hoping to wake up to 7 price rises

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

      ditch Hazard or Kane first?

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

        meant Salah or Hazard sorry

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

          Salah after this week

      2. Nascimento
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Kane

      3. Federico
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Auba

    11. wildnothing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Who to transfer in for Arnie and Martial? I have 2.7 itb and will take a hit to do it.

      Fabianski 4.0
      Doherty TAA Robertson Balbuena AWB
      Salah Sané Sigurdsson Martial Kenedy
      Kane Arnautovic Jimenez

      1. The 5% Team
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Wilson and Anderson would be what most would say I guess

      2. wolvesmad
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Chicarito + Richarlison

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

        Anderson and Laca.

    12. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Is bringing in an Arsenal defender daft?
      Their defensive record isn't great but their fixtures are

      1. Bob B
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I'd only look at Leno

      2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I'm giving Coca-Kola a try

    13. semiconductor
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      To get in Kane I have to sell salah at least until I use my WC. Was planning on playing it this week but thinking of waiting next week with salah against Bournemouth at home and city plays Chelsea where Alonso has a bad fixture and one of D.sliva or sane be benched

      Should I WC now or wait another week for more analysis and get Lacazette as a punt this week instead of arni?

    14. Ole.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      5.9 to spend, Demarai Gray, don't ask... Suggestions?

    15. Fin
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Anybody captaining Laca this week? Lack of options and surely he gets the start on Saturday

      1. DantheManinaPan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Probably

      2. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I think he'll start vs Huddersfield. Auba on the left of enjoying a rest.

        They both seem to start against the weaker teams.

      3. The 5% Team
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        It's between Sterling and Lacazette for me

    16. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Best move? Quite tempted to go with a front line of Kane - Auba - Laca for the next 4!

      a. Arnie > Chicharito
      b. Arnie + Martial > Lacazette + Cairney (rotate with Brooks)

      Patricio - Hamer
      AWB - Rudiger - Pereira - Dunk - Vinagre
      Sterling - Richarlison - Martial - Sané - Brooks
      Kane - Aubameyang - Arnie

      1. _figu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I'd go for Wilson.

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I probably should...

          1. _figu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Having Kane and Auba that seems like a no brainer for me.

      2. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Is Cairney nailed? Not sure myself, but B is more exciting

    17. Chilli2k
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Aboubakar Kamara OR Isaac Success?!?

    18. tarantino2005
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      would you go for kolasinac or bellerin?

      1. aborg
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Definately Bellerin

      2. Gooner97
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Keep an eye on Licht

    19. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Latest non-Alonso WC draft. Gone for a ‘Pool defensive double up to try and get some of their attacking points but could go Laporte especially as I have 2 BOU attckers lol. Thoughts appreciated:

      £0.3itb
      Fab
      TAA, VVD, Digne
      Sterling, Sané, Fraser, FAnderson
      Kane, Auba, Wilson

      (Hamer) (Gunnarsson, Schindler, AWB)

      What do you think?

      1. PascalCygan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Looks really strong. Good bench for a hectic December too.

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Thanks. Double LIV defence or Laporte?

          1. PascalCygan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Good point. Considering the fixtures, Laporte over VVD seeing as you have TAA.

      2. Doolittle
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Looks great, I'd get Laporte over VVD. Your TV must be high!

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers. Laporte does make more sense. Just TAA will be rotated and VVD is consistently great

          It’s actually really low 102.7! Lost a lot through WCing. Hoping to gain a few back over next couple of days. Lots look to be going up tonight

    20. tarantino2005
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Can somebody advice how long Foyth is expected to keep his place in the first team?

      1. Art Vandelay
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I would t be surprised if he gets ousted by Vert next GW.

    21. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      West ham swapsies Obiang and Arnie to Snoddy and Chica

    22. KingOllie
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Alonso + Arnie -> Bellerin + Auba -4 worth it? Way too scared to not have Auba for HUDs

    23. aborg
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Who has more chance to play more minutes this weekend....Auba or Laca?

      1. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Laca unfortunately I reckon

        1. aborg
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Why unfortunately?

      2. _figu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        No idea tbh. Which makes it a tough call. Auba has played a lot lately but we don't know the reason why Laca still starts on the bench. Might not be fit for 90 yet, who knows.

      3. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Lacazette, I reckon. Both hopefully.

        1. aborg
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          thanks

    24. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      My team:

      Fab
      AWB VVD Doherty
      Rich Haz Salah Fraser
      Kane Arni Jimenez

      (4.0, Alonso , Dunk, Diangana )

      Was going to wc to get in Aubam, Sterling and get rid of Fraser, Dunk through bad fixtures... but now tempted to do Haz, Arni to Aubam and Felipe A/ Dilva (-4) and reassess for wc next week... thoughts much appreciated

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Not exactly the same team, but similar questions. Tough decisions, really.

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Yup. Super tough... Might just stall wc tbh. Wanted it mainly to bring in Auba but getting rid of Haz against city makes that quite easy which i dont mind doing

          1. jdp219
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            I'm suddenly hesitant to sell Haz after looking at the fixtures after City.

            1. Tsparkes10
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Exactly... so may sell for city and then bring back on wc for sexy fixtures

    25. Warbling Wendy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Balbuena rested? Due to start the next one?

      1. Steinburg FC
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        interested to know if Balbuena is worth the extra 0.1 over Diop??

      2. Gooner97
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I prefer Zabaleta

        1. Steinburg FC
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          really? more attacking threat from the CB's no?

    26. Poison Apple
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A. Eriksen mitro
      B. Auba snodgrass

      1. Sane paterson
      2. Son fraser

      1. Stevie B
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Maybe Aubameyang will bench on the weekend. But Arsenals fixtures are great (Huddersfield, Southampton, Burnley). I would bring a Arsenal striker in (Aubameyang or Lacazette).

    27. Ruinenlust
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Are you guys sure Anderson and Auba will start this weekend after playing 180 mins this week already?

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        no, not at all!