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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.

1,244 Comments Post a Comment
    1. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      "I'm so so happy. More than you believe."

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

    Stop whining Klopp FFS.

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

    Salah goal Mané assist please.

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

    Something wrong with the World Mamma
    People acting like they got no Mamma

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

      Father Father, Where is the Salah?

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

        😆

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

      Sumfin sumfin sumfin drama
      Tryna stop terrorism
      But we still gat terrorism

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

        Yer

    3. 420king
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What a rhyme. Is that you, Wiz Khalifa?

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

        Where is the love?

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

    To be honest, Liverpool don't deserve a win here. A fluke penalty and nothing else. They will be lucky to get a draw.

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A fluke penalty??

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

    Keita proving German football is a lot easier than PL football.

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

      Judge him as an individual. That doesn't make sense because Sane also arrived from the Bundesliga.

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

        Couldn't have put it better plus the guy has been injured quite often

  6. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    We all know Salah is gonna score right at the death.

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

      Nice jinx.

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I hope so.

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

    Do one Liverpool you knobheads

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

    Keita having a mare

  9. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    When you see how awful the Liverpool midfield has been tonight, you wonder how they've done so well this season.

    Keita is dreadful, when you cost that amount, you have no right to take this long to settle.

  10. KLOPPTOMANIA
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah to Feilani?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That spelling 😀

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

        There's a diving joke in there somewhere 😀

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

        It’s been a long day my friend

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

      Puncheon and bank the extra quid.

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

      Fellaini is a great Plan B IMO. How many times did he get Utd out of trouble?

  11. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pool is out of form..time to get rid of Firmino at least. Salah and Robbo still have value.

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

    I'm not sure Keita is a footballer.

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Doesn't even show glimpses of ability.

  13. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    For most people, salah doing nothing tonight is a benefit. Most have him, so only those who captained him would benefit from returns

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      People will sell too.

      1. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        True, right in time for a brace versus Bournemouth

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      EO 106.6 imo

  14. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ok as a spurs fan! Come on West Ham!

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

      That's the spirit.

      1. jimmyabs1987
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        It’s bad when you want fantasy to prevail over your own team haha

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

    Masuaku's turn to pocket Salah.

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

    Anderson off - MOTM IMO.
    Masuaku on

  17. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anderson+Haz out going well 😀 great at this game me

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

    Keita is not good enough. Hope I look back in 2-3 years and have been proven wrong.

  19. MGD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fab 11 pointer if it wasn’t for that offside goal ...

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Good

  20. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Yesterday i was being destroyed for saying liverpool pumped the brakes after NYE and that i'll go auba over salah next week for c....still sure liverpool gonna hammer Bournemouth?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah I reckon so.

  21. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What a joke.. no nothing for mings.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47119805

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

      Death to Mings

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        that is extreme sorry.. ban is enough..

    2. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Mings the Merciless

    3. Old Man Willow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He did something similar to Ibrahimovic

  22. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bayern will be the happiest seeing this Liverpool performance.

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Kyle Walker might be enjoying it.

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

    Sit tight Hammers.

  24. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    oh andy

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

    Why dont they just lump it in the box

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

    That Allison is dodgy

  27. Bullet Eder
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    12 points combined in two games for Salah, Robertson and VVD. Appalling return against Leicester and West Ham. Hate this game sometimes.

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

    Alisson, your aim was almost untrue!!

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

    Allison 😆