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.

Become a Member and access our data

Memberships for the 2018/19 campaign are now available for the price of just £15.

Join now to get the following:

  • Plot your transfer strategies using the fully interactive Season Ticker.
  • Get projections for every Premier League player provided by the Rate My Team statistical model.
  • Use Rate My Team throughout the season to guide your selections and transfers.
  • Get access to over 130+ exclusive members articles over the season.
  • Analyse our OPTA-powered statistic tables specifically tailored for Fantasy Football Managers.
  • Use our exclusive tool to build custom stats tables from over 100 OPTA player and team stats.
  • View heatmaps and expected goals data for every player.
  • Use our powerful comparison tool to analyse players head-to-head.

CLICK HERE TO BECOME A FANTASY FOOTBALL SCOUT MEMBER

7,029 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Doherty or Digne on WC?

    1. Doolittle
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Digne edges it for me.

      1. Shakshuka
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Both for me

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Wish I could. Other defenders are TAA, Laporte, Schindler and AWB

    2. SonOfSteven
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Both! Great values.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Wish I could. Other defenders are TAA, Laporte, Schindler and AWB

        1. SonOfSteven
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Go Ederson in goal and Laporte to Digne?

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            That does work. Only thing is I’m a Fabianski fanboy and he has insane fixtures!

    3. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Doherty

  2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    is Zanka worth 0.1 more than schindler?

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I would choose Schindler even if the same price

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

      Nah.

  3. Doolittle
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    How much of a rotation risk is Kiko Femenia?

  4. InTommyWeTrust
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    68 🙂

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not bad.

      1. InTommyWeTrust
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        69 would be ideal 😉

    2. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Link says 48

  5. Abby
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Best replacement for Arnie?
    Got 7,8m, I don’t want Wilson.

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Crazy to not want Wilson. He can score against anyone and after Pool he has 2 good fixtures.

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Why not

    3. madame shelly
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Jimmy then or mitro
      Why don't you want Wilson ?

      1. Abby
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Everyone in my mini league got him

    4. SonOfSteven
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Looks like Mitro is in good shape. Jimenez has proved himself to be a steady provider of points.

    5. Abby
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      What about Perez?

  6. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Planning ahead! How does Alonso + Martial > VvD + Son look for a -4 next week?

    1. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I don't like it at all. What's the rush dropping Alonso? Martial has Fulham and Son might not even start.

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Not reading are you... It's not for this week. It's for next week. Son gets BUR and Martial is up against liv.

        1. _figu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Oh, right. Better for that GW assuming everyone stays healthy.

  7. jia you
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Noticed Siggy was subbed off in the 70th min, no injury I hope?

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

    A) Anderson Lacazette

    B) Armstrong Aubameyang

    1. SonOfSteven
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

    3. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

  9. AFC49
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Patricio
    Doherty, Laporte, Alonso, Digne
    Salah, Sané, Richarlison, Murphy
    Kane, Wilson

    Button, Arnie*, AWB, Højbjerg

    1FT, 1.3 ITB

    Salah > Mane
    Arnie > Auba? -(4)

  10. bigbudgie
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What's the average likely to be?

  11. Jimjam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Fabianski (Stekelenburg)
    Alonso, Robertson, Laporte (Bennett, Wan-Bissaka)
    Hazard, Mane, Martial, Richarlison (Stephens)
    Aguero, Arnautovic, Wilson

    2FT, 2.3 in bank

    Exact funds for the following (which would mean switch to 3-5-2):
    Arnautovic --> Kamara
    Stephens --> Sane
    Aguero --> Aubameyang

    1. Jimjam
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sorry no question (!) - yay or nay?

      1. Catsandhats
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Looks solid to me

  12. Sancidino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Arnie and Hazard to Laca and Eriksen considering I have Aubameyang?
    Or should I find a way to get Kane instead?

    1. HD7
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kane

    2. Catsandhats
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      To Kane and Anderson instead?

  13. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Do you think Sterling will rise with more than 0.1 before Chelsea?

    1. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Doubt it.

  14. Saka Rice
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    aubameyang worth the extra money over Lacazette ?

    1. Doolittle
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Depends what you do with the cash I suppose, but I'm getting Auba on a WC.

      1. _figu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Captain him vs Hud?

    2. SonOfSteven
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It's a tough one. If you can find the cash without much of a mess go Auba, or else be happy with Laca.

  15. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ik most if not all will skip but...
    My team:

    Fab
    Dunk VVD Doherty
    Rich Haz Salah Fraser
    Kane Arni Jimenez

    (4.0, Alonso , AWB, 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. Catsandhats
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I’d be happy to have you team and take the -4 this week

  16. Bad Butcher
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    On WC:

    A) Snoodgras and 1.8 itb
    B) Fanderson

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. InTommyWeTrust
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

  17. AdamJ91
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A) Tripper/Robertson + Lacazette
    B) 4.7 Def + Auba

  18. gryffsonofarthur
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Mitrovic or Jiminez as an Arnie replacement?

    1. Abby
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wilson

  19. Bees4Lyf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Best midfielder for the next 2 gw that’s under 9.9m?

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Eriksen

      1. Bees4Lyf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Only concern is their big champions league game mid week will tire them out. But he’s a contender right now

  20. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Should I WC this:

    Fabs Hamer
    Alonso Robertson Doherty AWB Duffy
    Salah Richarlison F.Anderson Fraser Camarasa
    Arnie Auba Murray

    Thinking:
    Fabs Hamer
    Trippier TAA Doherty AWB Schindler
    Sterling Sane F.Anderson Fraser Camarasa
    Kane Auba Mitrovic

    Have already pulled the trigger on Salah + Arnie -> Sterling + Kane

  21. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A- Doherty
    B- Kolasinac

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

      1. barracuda
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Like him a lot.

    2. InTommyWeTrust
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

  22. Wizard of Ozil
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Please FPL responsibly .... not me
    Just booted out Annie and Salah for Aubameyang and Richarlison

    Leaves
    Def - Alonso, Robbo, Docherty, Awb, Laporte
    Mid - Fraser, Sterling, Richarlison, cough.....Paterson and cough again Dale Stephens
    For - Kane, Aubergine , Jimenez

    Gk - Pickford and Foster.

    Was that purely knee jerk or good to avoid the inevitable price fluctuations!!

  23. madame shelly
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wanted to wait 1 more week to wc but all these price changes to players I want are going to ruin it .

    Do it a week early ? Means losing Salah this week

    1. Ghost86
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah I’m in the same boat wanted to WC on Saturday.

      I also have 2 FT really don’t want to waste so I’m not sure too

      1. madame shelly
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Mmm..think I'll be leaving it. Team ok ISH this week...will take the prices on the chin

    2. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Do it, I am fwiw. My TV sucks though so all these price changes would really hurt.

  24. Number 5
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    On WC

    Richi or Wilson

    I have Fraser

  25. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Is Chicharito nailed with Arnie out?

  26. TerryVenables
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Appreciate any help, Martial ruined my transfer plans.
    -Fab-
    -Alonso-Laporte-Robertson-
    -Salah-Sane-Martial-Richarlison-
    -Kane-Jiminez-Arnie-
    Wanted to do Salah > Sterling next week and upgrade Martial > Mane with the funds. Can’t do that now.

  27. asquishypotato
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard and Annie out to Anderson and Aub/Laca?

    Laca gives more cash but can do either

    1. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Same transfer plans.

      Where would that extra money go? For me it would give enough to do Ings to Wilson next GW. Makes it really tough one.

  28. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Fabianski (Hamer)
    Robertson Laporte TAA Doherty (AWB)
    Salah Sterling Hazard Fraser (Diangana)
    Aubameyang Arnautovic (Kamara)

    Which move is best?
    A) Arnautovic+Diangana+Robertson>Success+Son+Digne
    B)Arnautovic+Diangana+Robertson>Success+Sane+Peltier
    C)Arnautovic>Jimenez
    D)Arnautovic+Diangana+Robertson>Jimenez+Anderson+Balbuena

  29. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    41 be enough for LMS? 🙁

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'm looking at 34 and expecting it to be 35.

  30. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Auba to be rested against Huddersfield?

    1. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Why? No game midweek, and arsenal dont play till the sunday after, dont think he needs 11 days rest. He’ll start.

      1. MTPockets
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Lacazette?

      2. asquishypotato
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Rumours