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Fabianski fit to play but Arnautovic misses out through injury

West Ham United take on Liverpool at the London Stadium this evening in the penultimate match of Gameweek 25. Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT.

The injury-hit Hammers will be without Marko Arnautovic (£6.9m) tonight, with Javier Hernandez (£6.1m) being given the nod to lead the line for the home side.

Lukasz Fabianski (£4.8m) has recovered from the arm injury he sustained in the defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers, though, and maintains his ever-present record in the league this season.

Manuel Pellegrini has also made changes in the full-back positions, with Aaron Cresswell (£5.0m) and Ryan Fredericks (£4.5m) – in for his first Premier League start since Gameweek 4 – earning a recall.

Mohamed Salah (£13.6m), Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) and Sadio Mane (£9.5m) all start up front for Liverpool for the ninth league match in a row.

Jurgen Klopp has made three changes to his starting XI from the side that drew with Leicester City, as Fabinho (£5.5m), James Milner (£5.6m) and Adam Lallana (£6.9m) replace Jordan Henderson (£5.3m), Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.5m) and Xherdan Shaqiri (£7.1m).

Henderson, Wijnaldum and Dejan Lovren (£4.9m) miss out through injury while Shaqiri drops to the bench.

Lallana is making his first league start since the victory over Cardiff City in October.

The reverse fixture of tonight’s match was contested in Gameweek 1, with Liverpool running out 4-0 winners in a game that saw Salah, Mane, Firmino and Andrew Robertson (£6.8m) all deliver attacking returns.

No FPL asset scored more points than Mane on the opening weekend of the campaign.

West Ham United XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Diop, Fredericks, Rice, Noble, Snodgrass, Anderson, Antonio, Hernández.

Liverpool XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson, Milner, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Keita, Lallana, Salah, Mane, Firmino.

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  1. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lino is a joke

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I much prefer real tiles

  2. Alnair
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Linesman is hottendous

    1. Alnair
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Because autocorrect thinks being horrendous ain't enough

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Is Hottendous a word?

        1. Alnair
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Hottendous - definition: To be absolutely ****

  3. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wow these officials

  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah was on...

    Conspiracy Theory debunked!

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Has to throw the odd one West Hams way to make it a bit less obvious

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        😛

  5. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Think that Linesman needs to get subbed off @ HT

  6. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sheesh...really avg performance this by Salah...

  7. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    *removes armband from Salah and puts it back on Auba*

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

      innit

  8. el polako
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Where did they get this linesman from ? Little Britain ?

  9. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    You're either with us or with the terrorists. 😆

  10. My Name Is Pepu
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Klopp running inside the tunnel to gather some more quids for the refs.

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      They will pay in alloys.

  11. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Linesman desperately going for redemption.

  12. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Linesman having a shocker

  13. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    This lineman’s been down the boozer all day!!

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If Liverpool don't get the win here and City beat Everton on Wednesday I feel it'll be done 🙁

    Nice while it lasted I suppose.

    1. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That’s the spirit!

  15. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Linesman’s haircut is horrendous and even worse than his performance

  16. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Rashford an intriguing captain option for GW26. Away to Fulham.

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

      or Pogba

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        For sure. I need to look into how many penalties Fulham give away

    2. Belsunz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Certain to score against that Fulham defence.

    3. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Aye, don't let them know about it just yet.

    4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, or Salah(well..), Auba or Pog. So many good options next week...

    5. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not if Lukaku also starts.

  17. Runaway
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Tbh, I have never seen City playing this terrible in last 2 seasons. Pools second half attitude will tell us whether they have the quality to win the league or not.

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

      I've seen City play terribly on occasion.

  18. Meinhoff
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best league in the world, worst referees in the world

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      All the fuss when none of them were selected for the World Cup...

      At least one big mistake in every game, wanting attention instead of reffing.

    2. DROP IT LIKE IT'S HART
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Well said, Chaz Austin. Back to you in studio.

  19. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Maybe people should sell Salah again so he can start bloody scoring points again.

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      All he does is blank since I got him 😉 he’s fun to just own and hope he blanks

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

        Not really fun hoping he blanks, no

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Well I was told I’m mad to not own. Had the Kane funds free. Followed the crowd. Fun game FPL

      2. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        His scores since gameweek 16 have been incredible. He has blanked for 1.5 games in a row - hardly a crisis!

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

          Is insanely frustrating when he's your captain for those games though

          1. TheDragon
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            It’s always frustrating when your captain blanks but if you’d captained him last 8 weeks you’d have a lot of green arrows.

            Also...it’s only half time!

  20. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lineman's ruining the game

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He has had a stinker

  21. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Just got home from work,did Rainer changed his grav to Aguero

  22. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mane better than Salah?

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

      better at what? for what?

  23. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    what are appropriate FPL names for Felipe Anderson?

    A. Anderson
    B. FAnderson
    C. Fanny Anderson

    I like C

    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Fando

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Anderson or Felipe, don't see the need for FAnderson - is he not the only Anderson?

      C works though

    3. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Just Anderson.

      1. Belsunz
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Just Anderson. Like that. Creative.

        1. My Name Is Pepu
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          More creative than Liverpool's midfield 3.

    4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A and C both fine, B is stupid

    5. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You like Canderson?

  24. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Going Guaita > Alisson 3 weeks ago just sums up this crud season. Double Pool defence letting me down 3 times in a row.

    From 30k to 200k in a 10 week period or so, just keep on going down.

    1. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      From 10k before Christmas to 330k right now. 😎

      It's okay.

  25. dvdguy
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah's been average for past 2 games

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No dives no points.

  26. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Get Firmino off and Shaqiri on. Drop Fabinho deeper and switch to 4-2-3-1

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not off before Keita.

  27. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    HT: WHU 1-1 The FA

    Still time for Salah to buy a penalty.

    1. Runaway
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      And for Fab to save hopefully 🙂

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Given Salah has EO over 100%, as a Salah owner not capper, I think I’d benefit from negative Salah points?

        1. clodhopper
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Everyone has salah only people missing out if he blanks are his captainers

  28. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What players are you eyeing up to bring in for the blanks in 31 and 33?

    Got my eyes on Chillwell, Fraser, Wilson/King, Yedlin

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

      Playing FH so will see when it comes. Likely be similar, though I'm looking at Pereira over Chilwell given he plays OOP sometimes

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That's like six months away

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      3 Pool and fodder fillers.

      Think more value can be gained out of using the FH in GW32.

    4. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Haven’t even looked yet. I genuinely dunno! TC used so can just FH and WC my way through

    5. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Chilwell looked far better than Pereira v United. Much more interested in him, but if Pereira plays OOP there’s no contest.

      Chilwell
      TAA
      Mane
      Maddison

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe Vardy if the time comes to sell Rashford.

        1. TRIPOS TOPPER
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          no thanks. would rather have Quaner

  29. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Am fuming currently.

  30. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool have not turned up

    Interesting to see if Klopp makes a change

    Keita or Lallana off and Shaq on

    1. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure why he’s not been playing him. He was really good.