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Pressure on Salah captainers as Lovren returns on Liverpool bench

All eyes turn to Anfield today as Liverpool host Burnley in the noon kick-off.

There will significant attention on Gameweek 30’s most-captained player Mohamed Salah (£13.4m), who has blanked five times in his last six Premier League outings.

With armband rival Sergio Aguero (£11.9m) registering just an assist for Manchester City on Saturday, there is an opportunity for the Egyptian to help his backers make up some ground.

They will be hoping for something like Raheem Sterling‘s (£11.4m) hat-trick against Watford, which has already set the bar for success in Gameweek 30 very high.

Salah will today operate alongside usual attacking colleagues Sadio Mané (£9.8m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.2m).

Adam Lallana (£6.9m) comes into central midfield for a first start since Gameweek 25 to sit between Fabinho (£5.5m) and Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.5m).

Virgil van Dijk (£6.6m) and Joel Matip (£4.9m) are once again the central defensive pairing but there is a welcome return on the bench for Dejan Lovren (£4.9m).

Meanwhile, as expected, it’s Andrew Robertson (£6.9m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.5m) at full-back.

Burnley have rolled out the usual 4-4-2 formation with the in-form Ashley Barnes (£5.7m) and Chris Wood (£6.2m) hoping to stop Liverpool earning an 18th clean sheet of the season.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

Burnley XI: Heaton; Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick; Wood, Barnes.

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  1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Welp, that decision to move the armband from Sterling to Salah looks like it's working out well.

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

      Calling it early. Salah(c) fail. Playing right wing and that isn't good for points.

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Dropping after this GW. Enough.

      2. Mambino
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        brace imo

    2. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      After 14 min Sterling was dong no better

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He wasn't losing to BUR at home, to be fair.

        1. antis0cial
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Fair enough, but points wise, maybe had a clean sheet! Salah c Sterling vc here, gotta have a little faith!

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

      16mins only mate.

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

    Liverpool cm getting bullied

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

    Firmino close

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

    Firmino should have passed to Mane

  5. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    This can possibly be my worst gw ever ....2 points yesterday....treble pool..... Westwood and boric on bench .....

  6. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    5 team battle for top 4!!!

  7. KOKAK
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Watching EPL games these days seems like watching injustice happening before your eyes! 😀

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This is actually true.

  8. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Funny how Pool fans are saying that refs are trying to give the tittle to City. It's like they forget how many offsides goals they score this season lmao.

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

      I'd argue the refs have been helping pool challenging City.

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This - it all balances out in the end. Cash back for all the soft pens

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

          It's incredible how easily they've got pens this season. Would they've even been second in the table without them?

          1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Check pen stats for Liverpool for last 2 years.

            Uninformed drivel ...

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

              Number of pens is one thing, but you can't seriously think they've deserved all of the pens given this season.

              1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                I think that one of the most attacking teams in europe deserved far more pens at anfield tham spurs last season who only played there once and still managed more pens than Liverpool

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

                  Spurs are FA favourites, so nothings surprising about that.

                  1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    Pens at anfield last season in pl:

                    Spurs 1 game played 2 pens received

                    Liverpool 19 games played 1 pen received

                    Liverpool get normal amount of pens this season. Your response: would not even be second because FA are handing them pens for nothing

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

                      If only Pool defenders were competent then Spurs wouldn't get pens

                      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
                        • 6 Years
                        5 years, 1 month ago

                        There is nothing wrong with giving any team two pens in 1 match. You misunderstand the statistical anomally along with everyone else complaining about liverpool pens this season

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

                        Newcastle and Brighton fans might feel different.

                      3. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
                        • 6 Years
                        5 years, 1 month ago

                        Two very attacking teams you have named there.

                        Liverpool 7 pens in 2 seasons puts them in the middle of the pens received table.

                        "Incredible how many pens liverpool have received this season..."

                        Pointing out teams who have less pens hardly qualifies this statement

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

    Liverpool playing with Beardsley down in the box holding his face

    Poor sportsmanship

  10. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    *logs on to Twitter to watch all the liv fans tweeting stats about how Allison is still by far the best gk who ever lived.

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

      Not really a relevant comment but whatever.

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

        *Quite* relevant though

      2. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Just stating facts pal. Every time a goal is conceded it happens.

  11. F_Ivanovic
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Burnley goal is good if you only have one Liverpool defender? I remember seeing someone in the Mod league who WC and brought in triple Liverpool defence... ouch!

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

      It's bad news if you own a Liverpool defender

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

        How is it? The EO of Liverpool defenders in the top 10k is surely over 100%?

      2. Mambino
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        clearly

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

      Yes. Own only TAA and like it.

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

    Mane head-butted Bardsley and got away with it

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

      Retrospective ban?

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lol. You only saw his head and not Bardsley holding him? Do you have filters in your eyes?

      1. Lets Talk About 19 Baby
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This...

    3. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      purely accidental

    4. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      it was a bad call by the ref imo but these pool fans crying bias is nonsense

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

    Player just punched to the ground by a fan in the Birmingham derby.

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

      Jack Grealish. So many idiot fans.

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A hold my beer moment to Hibs fans

  14. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mane again poor. Always losing possession in the final third and selecting the wrong option

  15. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Can not wait until GW 34 and transfer Salah out. I might even do it in gw 33.

  16. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool fans complaining that city get all the calls, and now one goes against them

    Anyone forget to remind them of Salah's 500 penalty dives given earlier this season?

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lol. You only make a fuss if its Salah.. but never when Kane or Sterling dive.

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

        Their dives weren't given several times, and there also weren't many/any of them

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

    Matip is getting destroyed

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

      Lovren back on the radar then

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

      Should have worn protection.

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

      Humble Pie involved ?

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

      Get the fool off

  18. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mane header out for a throw in (essentially)

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

      Christ

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

      Pray for Jack

  19. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    So who will be the chief scape goat on Mersyside if Liverpool collapse?

    A. Klopp
    B. Salah
    C. Referees
    D. The Wind

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

      Westwood

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

      Getting boring now

  20. NestorC
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    The week I got a double Pool defense, they concede a goal in 6th minute. Don't hate me lads.

  21. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    To put a positive spin on having Robbo and TAA they aren’t looking any worse points wise than say Pereira ...

    No that hasn’t made me feel any better!

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

    Firmino G
    Salah A

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

    OMG firmino

    No assist could be salah

  24. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino G
    Salah A

  25. KOKAK
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Referees role in the outcome of many EPL matches is a fact. They are to manage the matches, and not decide the outcome of any one of them.

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

    Is that Salah assist?

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Should be if Kun was awarded worse than that yesterday

  27. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah assist

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

    No assist

  29. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino goal, Salah assist!!