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Liverpool at full strength but Martial, Trippier and Richarlison fail to start

Six Premier League matches take place at 15:00 GMT today and there was mixed news for Fantasy owners upon the release of the teamsheets an hour before kick-off.

The good news for those FPL managers backing Liverpool’s most-owned assets is that Jurgen Klopp has named perhaps the strongest side available to him, with Xherdan Shaqiri joining Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino in a 4-2-3-1 for the for the visit of Newcastle United.

Trent Alexander-Arnold returns from injury to start, while Andrew Robertson and Virgil van Dijk also make Klopp’s starting XI.

The 11.7% of Fantasy managers who own Anthony Martial were left disappointed, however, as the Frenchman misses out on the visit of Huddersfield Town through illness.

Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford all start, however.

Richarlison drops to the bench for the first time this season as Marco Silva deploys a wing-back system for the trip to Turf Moor, though Lucas Digne keeps his place.

Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane line up either side of Sergio Aguero for Manchester City as Riyad Mahrez once again has to make do with a place among the substitutes, while there is a start for Kevin De Bruyne in central midfield.

Kyle Walker drops to the bench as Danilo starts at right-back, while Leicester City are unchanged.

Harry Kane, Son Heung-min and Christian Eriksen all start for Spurs at Wembley, meanwhile, though Dele Alli fails to recover from a hamstring injury and Kieran Trippier is rotated to the bench.

Ryan Fraser returns to the Bournemouth starting XI as Josh King makes way.

Rafael Benitez and Neil Warnock have made six and five changes to their sides respectively, with Salomon Rondon and Callum Paterson among the casualties.

Jeffrey Schlupp drops out of the Crystal Palace XI as Cheikhou Kouyate returns.

Sean Dyche sticks with a 5-3-2 for the visit of Everton, while David Wagner has made three changes to his team for the trip to Old Trafford.

Burnley XI: Hart, Lowton, Gibson, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick, Barnes, Vokes.

Everton XI: Pickford, Keane, Zouma, Mina, Coleman, Gomes, Sigurdsson, Digne, Walcott, Calvert-Lewin, Bernard.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt, Milivojevic, Meyer, McArthur, Kouyaté, Zaha, Townsend.

Cardiff City XI: Etheridge, Peltier, Morrison, Bamba, Ecuele Manga, Bennett, Harris, Camarasa, Ralls, Hoilett, Reid.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Morgan, Maguire, Chilwell, Choudhury, Mendy, Ndidi, Albrighton, Vardy, Maddison.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Danilo, Stones, Laporte, Delph, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Sane, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Shaqiri, Salah, Mane, Firmino.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Yedlin, Fernandez, Lascelles, Dummett, Ritchie, Diame, Hayden, Kenedy, Muto, Joselu.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Dalot, Lindelöf, Jones, Shaw, Fred, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Lingard, Rashford.

Huddersfield Town XI: Lössl, Kongolo, Zanka, Schindler, Hadergjonaj, Durm, Billing, Mbenza, Depoitre, Pritchard, Kachunga.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Walker-Peters, Alderweireld, Foyth, Rose, Winks, Sissoko, Eriksen, Lucas, Son, Kane.

Bournemouth XI: Begovic, Francis, S Cook, Aké, Daniels, Brooks, Lerma, Surman, Fraser, Stanislas, Wilson.

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2,273 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Halftime
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling to Salah worth a -4, have Sane as well?

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

      Probably lol.

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

      Think I'll keep. Silva is back and that could get them ticking again. Definitely binning Laporte though

    3. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Arsenal and City up next

      1. InSaneMan-e
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Not seen anything to suggest salah can't get points vs them
        And jurgen won't drop him for those

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Done this week feels good 🙂

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

      Maybe just Laporte out so, the next few Liverpool fixtures don't look great.

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

    Come on Newcastle pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee

  3. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Salah assist! And Hudder score, Shaw CS gone

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

    United cleanie LMAO

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

      Yay!!!! 😀

  5. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Time for Ederson to go! Who to bring in? Money no object

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

      Allisson

    2. bialk
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Alisson

    3. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Fab

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

      Alisson

    5. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Alisson

  6. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Richiiee cmon grab a goal my son

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

      All I saw here is grab, goal and Son

    2. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Just not happening.. sorry

  7. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Salah(c) finally in the BAPS

  8. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Man Utd CS wiped!!!! Yes!

  9. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Screw Fpl..

    Up the Pool

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

      This

  10. ol3andre
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Digne benched for Delph/Doherty/Kolasinac....auch

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

      Yeh I was hoping kola wouldn't play for the same reason

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Straight red for Delph.... 😉

      1. ol3andre
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        ffs

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

    Brought Salah in for Sterling which worked well

    Opted for D Luiz instead of Digne this week aswell. This will likely not pan out so well

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

    WC two weeks ago. Ditched Digne for Bavies. Got myself the wrong Spurs def. Ditch Bavies??

    🙁

  13. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Can Billing cover City mids?

    1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Most weeks.

  14. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Richa killing my AWB bench points.

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

    Is Salah worth 13.2m?

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nah, 15m

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No, but Son is!

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not yet. Hazard, Auba still keeping pace with him and they have a game to play.

  16. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Delph red

  17. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    My cup opponent triple captained Salah 🙁

  18. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    DELPH REDDD

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wow!

  19. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    To think I laughed off a 12 point hit to get Kun, Son, Pogba and Digne in for Success, Sterling, Fraser and Alonso is now laughing right back at me

  20. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    pog or kane captain next week though

  21. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Lossl assist?

  22. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Instead of the saying "NEVER bench Doherty", it is now officially "NEVER bench Digne"

  23. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Zinchenko bandwagy

  24. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    DELPH RED

  25. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Salah sine I sold for Sterling

    21 2 12 12

    Sterling in meantime
    2 6 2 2

    Season over

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I bit the bullet and brought Salah back in for Sterling this morning

      1. Winners900
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Same man

    2. moz_1983
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Exactly the same. That hat trick immediately after i sold him was horrendous.

  26. Patch
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Yessssss

    Delph RC!!!!

  27. Sif
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    City lost their heads

  28. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Delph RC

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

    Digne in for Doherty?!

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

      I should have done that this morning but yep

  30. FootballFanatic365
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    btw i had Son(c)

    but digne Ist sub

    im praying felipe anderson doesnt play tomorrow