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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. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    FIrmino captain fail?

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

      Tosun

    2. J T
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      More points than SaneTC So far

  2. Orion
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Should i drop Firmino and Camarasa for Son and Reid for free? Will leave me with 0.0 ITB... Have Salah and Robertson as well... Cheers

    1. BOATIES FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sounds a good move

    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      How much is Reid?

      1. Orion
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He’s 5.2

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

    Andy Carroll to end it all 😆

    Written in the stars!

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

    In the midst of Salah being crap, want to reiterate how happy I am with Jimenez. 6 goals and 2 assists since I got him for 5.6mil

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

      Raul in my team since GW 9. Remarkable first season in PL.

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

    Andy Carroll hattrick inevitable.

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

    Liverpool lost the plot. I really admired the get the ball and just drive at goal stuff earlier in the season. What’s all this hesitation lark and sideways passing....and backwards.

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Pressure. It gets us every time I'm afraid.

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

        Aye..it’s almost like they’re afraid to play quickly now. I can’t even see a game plan now.

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

      Pressure of being chased.
      Or just tired.

      1. Ghost Gooner
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Tired from what? They just had 11 days rest while City have played every 3/4 days 😆

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

      Pressure.

    4. 1zverGGadeM
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      We started to play for 3 points - not just for good performance and this is where we lost it..

      1. Ghost Gooner
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This

        Pep is an advocate of playing well because if you do that you are more likely to win any game

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

      They have probably run out of steam by not being rotated and being overplayed.

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

    Two more saves Fab, please

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

      pls no. wasted a ft on hamer to boruc and benched fab this wk lol

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

    Matip saves Pool. Felipe was close

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

    Often see players scoring against their old clubs.

  10. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Man bun on

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

    Carroll pulling Matip.

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

    Felipe on PKs 🙂

  13. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If West Ham’s decision making on the break was better they could be a few up. Some bizarre decisions made tonight.

  14. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A) Salah and Redmond
    Or
    B) Mane and Pogba

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

      well based on this performance the votes will probably skew towards B.

  15. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any baps for Salah?

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

      Only on your grav

  16. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool can’t handle the pressure. They’ve completely changed how they play

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

      Lucky not to lose vs Leicester, same tonight if its stays as is.

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

      Its all because of loser mentality instilled by Klopp after purposefully forfeiting the FA cup.

  17. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Carroll auditioning for the triple captain tonight.

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

      Isnt he on the "never again" list ?

    2. Monklane
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Still too soon

  18. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    City game aside, hammers fixtures are tasty.

    Might go for a Flappy Fanny double-up.

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

      love a good flappy fanny

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

      You'll certainly top the Thailand league..

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

        Lol

  19. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sane sterling and firm out for auba son pogba for -4??

    1. BOATIES FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. Jayv807
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      you'll want city cover again in GW28 though, maybe keep one and rely on your bench to cover the blank instead? Leicester play the top 6 teams tough, so the spurs game could be a low scoring affair.

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

    Come on Carroll, this is your moment

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

    Getting a green arrow in the Top 10k with just Fab, Salah and Firmino in this match

  22. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    As a Liverpool fan, I'd have taken 3 points clear after 25 games.

    I say, rocking backwards and forwards.

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

      Behind on GW on Wednesday, with the game in hand being at OT.

      City would have gap at 7 if roles were reversed.

  23. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    VVD shouldve done better there

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

    Screw you, Salah(c). Bloody trolls, Liverpool.

  25. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Dont let it slip

  26. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ah Liverpool. What's going on

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

    Liverpool will enjoy the weekend off on 16feb - they look tired and lacking ideas.

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

    Goal Alert

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

      Ban

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

        No Garcia but another goal 1-2 now to Leganes

    2. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ban?

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

      Vallecano 1-1

      1. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thank god

  29. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I have Fab 3, VVD 2 and Salah 2 and somehow it was enough to go from 68k to 65k... Not that bad.

    1. Jayv807
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      nobody has Antonio or Milner. and not too many have Mane or Anderson anymore.

  30. sandman58
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Scousers due another dodgy penalty , another offside goal , another keeper fumble or another deflected goal #pureluck

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

      Wrong account, ZoumasBloomers.