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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. SweeSwee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Robbo looking like he’s about to score a hat trick anytime soon?

    1. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nice grav

  2. HamezMace
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    West Ham actually looking pretty good tonight

    1. Planet Head
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      So inconsistent

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

      No, Liverpool just can't pass.

    3. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Must be torture for their fans, such a Jekyll-and-Hyde team.

      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        True, like Everton in that respect.
        Just never sure if the players fancy it.

      2. BoleynWin
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        It will never change unfortunately, play out of our skin against the big teams then travel to Wimbledon thinking we are Barcelona, the inevitable happens.

        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Could be worse, when Northampton play Wimbledon they play nothing like Barcelona, or West Ham, and exactly like Northampton

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

    Felipe running the show.

    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He's acing his audition for the BGW27

  4. Pierce34
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool should sign Felipe Anderson.

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

      Tonight. Hand him a Liverpool shirt

  5. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah(C) still outscoring Sane(C)

    1. i am jose mourinho
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Post of the for sure

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Captain obvious has arrived

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

    It’s City’s year.

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

      ... Spurs? 😮

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Huddersfield are a town not a city.

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

    This game needs more Shaq

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

    Friggin awful. Cheers all my players.

  9. Make Arrows Green Again
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Felipe is a great player. Shame he costs too much to bench for every away game.

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

      Before last 5 blanks his previous 4 away scores 9 10 6 15

      1. Make Arrows Green Again
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

  10. i am jose mourinho
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is it to cold for Salah to dive ?

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

    @Mysterion - this is why man-marking should be in the game. Look at Anderson - he's being allowed to run the game for West Ham.

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

    Will Salah come on in the 2nd half?

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

    Ogbonna boss.

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

    Hope Boby can complete 60min., he is terrible

  15. Planet Head
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Can't believe Liverpool's passing, they look like a knockout-stages England

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

      Horrible

  16. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Felipe will soon score a goal

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

    Teeth having a shocker

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That's Dr. Teeth to you, sir.

  18. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    West Ham prob go and lose 3-0 to Palace at the weekend now

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

      exactly.

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

      This

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

    C'mon Virg!

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

    Who’s worse on the night ?
    Mo or Bobby?

    Get them off and get Origi and Sturridge on

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

      Firmino. Should have been hauled off at HT. Milner and Matip need more defensive protection. Liverpool are missing a focal point in attack. Firmino not creating anything.

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

      I think Bobby is worse

  21. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Little Pea gets a YC

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

    Hello, Mo.

    Nice to see you!

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

    Flappy turning it on 😎

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

    The game needs Shaqiri

  25. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    It's the Fab show

  26. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I thought Liverpool had no blanks..

    1. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nice

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

    Salah finding it difficult to breathe inside Ogbonna's pocket.

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

    You know things are difficult when Robertson is shooting from 25 yards.

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

    Shaq warming up.

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

    Robertson aiming for the sky 😎