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Aubameyang misses out as Alexander-Arnold returns on the bench

Following on from Manchester United’s comfortable 3-0 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage, five more Premier League matches kick off at 15:00 GMT.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has failed to recover from illness as Alexandre Lacazette leads the line for Arsenal, with the fit-again Henrikh Mkhitaryan returning to the Gunners’ starting XI for the first time since Gameweek 17.

Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil fail to make the match-day squad, while Ainsley Maitland-Niles returns at right-back/wing-back.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is only fit enough for a place on the bench at Anfield as Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Adam Lallana in Jurgen Klopp’s one change to his starting XI.

Xherdan Shaqiri misses out through injury.

Eddie Howe is again without Callum Wilson and David Brooks for the trip to Merseyside, though Jefferson Lerma returns from injury.

Jordon Ibe and Diego Rico are handed recalls as Junior Stanislas, Dominic Solanke and the ineligible Nathaniel Clyne make way.

Gylfi Sigurdsson, Richarlison and Cenk Tosun return the Everton XI for the trip to Vicarage Road, with Theo Walcott, Bernard and Dominic Calvert-Lewin dropping to the bench.

Abdoulaye Doucoure for Tom Cleverley is Watford’s only change.

West Ham United are unchanged for their match against Crystal Palace – meaning Marko Arnautovic has to be content with a place among the substitutes.

Wilfried Zaha returns from suspension in place of Jordan Ayew, while Martin Kelly deputises for the injured James Tomkins.

Ralph Hasenhuttl brings Ryan Bertrand, Shane Long, Yan Valery and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg into the Southampton side at the expense of Callum Slattery, Matt Targett, Stuart Armstrong and the injured Danny Ings.

Harry Arter replaces Josh Murphy in Neil Warnock’s only alteration, with Victor Camarasa among the substitutes.

Jan Siewert makes four changes to his Huddersfield side: Ben Hamer, Zanka, Jonathan Hogg and Jason Puncheon come in for Jonas Lossl, Chris Lowe, Isaac Mbenza and Philip Billing.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Wan-Bissaka, Kelly, Sakho, Van Aanholt, McArthur, Milivojević, Schlupp, Townsend, Zaha, Benteke.

West Ham XI: Fabiański, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Noble, Rice, Antonio, Anderson, Snodgrass, Hernández.

Huddersfield Town XI: Hamer, Smith, Kongolo, Jorgensen, Schindler, Bacuna, Hogg, Mooy, Diakhaby, Puncheon, Kachunga.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Torreira, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Lacazette.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Milner, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Keita, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

Bournemouth XI: Boruc, Smith, Rico, Aké, Cook, Surman, Gosling, Lerma, Ibe, Fraser, King.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Valery, Stephens, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Bertrand, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Hojbjerg, Redmond, Long.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge, Peltier, Ecuele Manga, Bamba, Bennett, Arter, Gunnarsson, Ralls, Paterson, Reid, Niasse.

Watford XI: Foster, Janmaat, Cathcart, Mariappa, Holebas, Hughes, Doucoure, Capoue, Sema, Deeney, Deulofeu.

Everton XI: Pickford, Kenny, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Gomes, Gueye, Davies, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Tosun.

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  1. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Salah will get subbed if it remains 2-0

    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Why,

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      To rest for what?

    3. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Last time he was subbed it was GW14. Keep dreaming.

    4. Powers106
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Doubt it, he’s a guy that needs minutes always, maybe at 80

    5. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Shut up weasel boy

      1. Carlton_Goal
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thought this was an insult and then saw the guys username is actually weasel boy

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          😀

  2. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Past 2 weeks I've captained someone other than Salah and gained rank. Today I captain Auba hoping to be different again.

    Oh wait..

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      VC?

      1. El Matador
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Salah

        1. Duka
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          xD

  3. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Richarlison currently on 2bps

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He won’t get any unless he scores

  4. Homer21
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Gut said cap Pogs, head said Salah, come on head, don't let me down!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Same

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

      Yes, same here... 🙁

    3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Same, Pogba VC 🙁

    4. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes same here, shocking C picks recently.
      I usually take it off a better player to put on Salah last three!

    5. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Same. He does seem to look good though. I'd be happy with 1 goal

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Two goals & an assist 😉

    6. Artemis Titans
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Gut said Pog, Heart Said Pog, Head said Salah..... I always trust my gut... Fell for DGW trap. Makes up slightly.

  5. Ahmed Adam
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    it seems that Salah will blank this game

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Lot of time to go.....

    2. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      FFS

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

      Has happened before that players have scored in the 2nd half

    4. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bou will leave plenty of gaps in the 2nd half.

    5. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pathetic post, most people have captained him so why does it even matter?

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        He never said it did

        1. Burger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I never said he did.

          1. Cok3y5murf
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Then there was no need to say that it didn’t matter because he might agree with you

            1. Burger
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              It was a pathetic post, as has just been confirmed.

              1. Cok3y5murf
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                It was a prediction. Predictions aren’t pathetic. Your hindsight comment after the goal is.

                1. Burger
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  It was a pathetic prediction. I called it early.

      2. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Maybe people in his mini league haven't captained him.

        1. Burger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          True, there may be 1 or 2 out of 6m that haven't. Take it all back.

          1. Epic Fail
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Yep. Many peoples main concern is mini leagues rather than millions of strangers.

    6. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ok there "Ahmed Adam"

  6. money face bandwagon
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kun+sane -> laca+mane working well so far

  7. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Get out of my team, Salah!

  8. CarsonYeung
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ben Foster save point is the high point of my gameweek so far

  9. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Maitland-Niles nailed??

    1. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Essential

  10. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Going to one of those days where I'm left with only fabianski saves to cheer.

  11. NestorC
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Last week Hazard (VC), this week Pogba, painful to watch as my (C) blanks...

  12. Rik Waller
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    TAA is so getting a cameo isn't he?

    Should've benched him.

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Should do.

    3. MTPockets
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I want that point (yoshida)

      • Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Ordinarily I'd say no but with Milner RB there is every chance.

      • Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Hopefully.

      • Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I have AWB coming on if not, so happy either way!

      • IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I benched and still coming on loll

      • Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yes, he'll come on.

      • F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Hope not. I have Puncheon 3rd on bench coming on and he's primed for scoring a brace 2nd half.

    4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      4 G's in the last 6GW's for Laca, when will people on here actually see him as a good option?

      1. Pierce34
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I've had him non-stop since GW8 - apart from the last two weeks...

        Unless he scores 4 goals this GW it's still a net gain from Aguero 😀 But always planned to get Lacazette back for GW27.

      2. Rash
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Wrong account random name.

      3. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        And yet he isn’t

        1. Pierce34
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Yes he is.

          (don't worry Random Name, I've got this 😀 )

      4. jimmyabs1987
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I swapped Firmino to Laca for this week even with Firm fixture....I beleive in Laca and I’m a spurs fan 😉

      5. F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        But Jimenez and Rashford are both still better (for cheaper)

    5. Pishpott
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If Salah blanks today I'm getting rid, Mane will be sufficient.

      1. jimmyabs1987
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Over a season Salah will be highest scoring FPL mid, so it’s just a matter of time

    6. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Snowball is an odd autocorrect for Fabianski.

      My phone needs to have a long hard look at itself.

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

        Is that an obscure porn term?

      2. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Fabian Ski and Snow...snowball fight!!!

    7. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Crazy that Adam Smith (conceded 2, yellow card) has a higher bps score than Salah atm 🙁 https://www.anewpla.net/fpl/live/bps.php?fixture=255&gw=26&showall=yes

    8. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Salah and Firmino to Mane and Kane incoming

      1. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Looks like it.

    9. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      That was poor from Guaita to give the pen away.

      1. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Awb 🙁

    10. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      AWB coming on for Rash and Luiz 2nd sub, not my finest work I'll admit 🙁

      1. Planet Head
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Got them on my bench too. Honestly thought it was gonna be Wannabis's day

        1. Burger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I was covering a rival who has Guata, but it feels filthy and it failed.

    11. davies
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hmm....

      A) Salah King
      B) Mane Lacazette

    12. Football Heaven
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You can see by my other posts that I genuinely nearly c or tc pogba and got mane and kolasinac in and I didn't. Why do I bother anymore?

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        No such thing as nearly. Either you did it or you didn't.

      2. Zinedine Kilbane
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah you must have been borderline contemplating triple captioning him if u didn't even bother putting armband on him. Keep us updated on these could have beens Wenger

    13. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Puncheon hatty please

    14. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      45 mins for firmino to repay my trust in keeping him instead of transferring lacazette in......fingers crossed!

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

        Selling him for Auba.

    15. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Salahs stats have just been woeful. Penalty merchant. But can’t risk losing top 10k rank for the second time going without the bloke.

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        He's a very expensive Puncheon recently.

      2. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        The snowball effect of Kane's injury has been pretty horrendous. Would've been loving these Salah blanks and Mane goals.

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah exactly. Gutted I got him in three weeks back

          1. Richd
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Problem is had nowhere else to spend that Kane cash

            If I had TC I would not feel confident banging it on this guy

    16. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Antonio could be a punt playing up front. But that clown made of glass
      Arnautovic will ruin it.

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        been one of our best players recentlywould suprise me if dropped. More likely to be snodso in attack we are:
        arnie Chic
        Anderson Antonio
        Noble Rice
        Cress Og Diop Fred
        Fab

      2. Carlton_Goal
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Antonio hasn't been playing upfront in this game or the one before

    17. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hello red arrows, I've come to talk with you again.

    18. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Who thinks TAA comes on ?

      He will be blocking Valery CS. Dunno what to cheer for

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Nah

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Jurgen!

      3. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I recon you'll be aight, no show.

      4. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yes I reckon he'll be on for a few minutes. No genuine reason why - just think Klopp might want have a lok at him before the Champions League starts.

      5. BOATIES FC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Blocking Shaw 6 points of he cameos for me

    19. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Crazy that this OR #25 player switched Salah for Mane last GW - perfectly timed the change in relative form https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/2060696/event/26

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

        He needed cash for City players. Well done anyway.

    20. SweeSwee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Salah is one of those players nobody wants but everyone has to have.

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

        right now that's pretty much how i feel

      2. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Truth. My team looked so much nicer without him over Christmas, but my rank fell off a cliff.

    21. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      La-dee-da. Nae much points in these kickoffs for me so far.

      Better give me a good reason for having captained you over Pogba, Salah.

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Can’t see him outscoring Pogba now