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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. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Whats this double GW32 posts? Is it true? When will we know?

    1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Oh no nothing to see hear. DGW? you must have heard wrong. We were talking about how 'dull' GW32 will be

    2. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      After GW31 it is predicted a few more games will be added to gw32. Same will happen to GW35.

      GW33 will be similar to 31.

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

    Mane in for Sterling it is, I think. Probably a better bet vs Fulham away than TAA

  3. fkmzcgp
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A) Mane, Wilson and Brooks
    B) TAA, Wilson and Fraser

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

    Will Salah ever score a goal again

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He will in 56th minute

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

    Breaking - Team news.
    I am at a wet and cold Stamford Bridge for todays game.

    The teams are, as predicted, Chelsea and Wolves.

    *I'll get my coat*

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

      Should be wearing your coat already or you'll catch a cold

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

        Haha, I saw that as soon as I posted - typical that you'd pick up on it.

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

          Sorry!

  6. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Robbo or TAA v Fulham?

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Robbo

  7. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    bottomed
    Some bloke in the Villa v Burnley match comes onto the pitch and sucker punches Grelish.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wut

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

      WTF?!

    3. Goat
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hilarious

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

        Really, you think so?

    4. Brehmeren
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      *Birmingham "fan"

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

      Small Heath not Burnley

    6. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Banter

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

      just seen it on twitter. Absolute melt.

      Should be a lifetime stadium ban so i hope he thought it was worth it.

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

        Should be a court case of assault.

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

          agreed, but he won't give a sh!t about that. Would only add kudos amongst his cretinous little peer group.

          But he can watch the rest of the games at the pub from now on while his mates are in the stands.

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

        3 years jail imo

      3. Kno
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        jailtime as well hopefully

    8. Pinturicchio10
        5 years, 1 month ago

        About time someone gave him a slap tbf.

      • Garlana
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Grealish is a pleb but nobody deserves this, if you saw that in the street would those who are saying haha or good feel the same? I doubt it.

    9. dansmusen
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah needs a goal. Another big C fail for me. According to gargatron i would have scored 444 if i choosed my VC. My C score is 358. Anybody here even close to those stats ??

      1. MTPockets
          5 years, 1 month ago

          It's half fking time

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

            Yes but the stats are for the whole season. Almost 100 points of my VC. I don't think a half will change that

            1. MTPockets
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Maybe, but it's not yet another big C fail

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

            We were all thinking this yesterday at half time owning sterling...give him a chance

            1. df34
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Hope you’re right , but you have wonder will it happen today as well ?

            2. 7shadesofsmoke
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              this

            3. dansmusen
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Yes but i am looking at the whole year. Gargatron stats are pretty telling

          3. Goat
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Better than Pogba -2 anyway

        • Chucky
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Spewing... Worst GW ever... got useless TAA instead of Vardy and captained Salah 🙁

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

            Raz scored a hatrick in 45 yesterday... still time for mo

            1. THFC4LIFE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              In less than 20 mins*

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

            Still 90mins to go....

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

            These half time posts are so tiresome

        • L'Aeroplanino
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Definitely going Mane next season if the huge price difference remains, not worth it over the whole season

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

            Sterling: 85% the price of Salah, 98% of the points of Salah
            Hazard: 80%, 85% (with a game to play today and another in hand rescheduled from GW27)
            Mane: 73%, 81%
            Aguero: 89%, 81%
            Auba: 80%, 78%
            Kane: 93%, 77%

            So Sterling, Mane and Hazard have been better value as big hitters than Salah so far.

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

              Good analysis.What about xG? I think Salah still misses a lot an potential points could be something that I would like to take into account even though points only matter in the end.

          2. altan8797
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            well things seemed different 7-8 weeks ago didnt they? he had 5 hauls in 6 games and no one was complaining about his price.

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

          Guess many regret already spending 2 Pool spots on defenders

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

            I took a -4 to bring in vardy and mane 🙂

          2. The Ejiptian King
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Probably not if they had them the last few weeks.

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

            Some have even triple Pool like my brother. Yet he captained Sterling...

          4. Fitzy.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I've got 45 points the past two weeks out of Robbo/TAA - no regret at all.

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

            My two Liverpool defenders have averaged a combined 22.5 points per GW the previous two GW’s. I have zero regrets.

          6. GREEN IS GOOD
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Nope, just you.

        • Rhodes your boat
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          What to do?

          Boruc hamer
          Robbo pereira taa Jonny bednarek
          Salah sterling pogba son guendouzi
          Higuain Barnes success

          1ft 2.0itb

          Can’t do son to hazard straight

        • Barca_Rover
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Will Salah be classified as a mid or a forward next season ?

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

            Doesn’t matter. He will be good value in either position after being priced back at 9m.

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

              9m ? really ? thats less than auba haz and higu this season lolz

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

                With the way Auba’s price is going he’ll be 9m this season soon.

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

          Just seen the highlights. The second goal was more a Salah assist than the first haha

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

            He didnt touch the ball the second time round

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

              Harm... 🙁

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

              I think he did actually, just before the defender.

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

            You’re probably right. Those are the rules, though.

        • rokonto
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Will chelsea have a dgw in 32?
          What's it depend on?

          1. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Depends on if that's when it is arranged for, which looks very likely.

        • joeydelucchi
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          How has Salah not got 2 assists?!?

          Is there are chance he will get awarded later??

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

            No he didn’t touch the ball for the second goal.

          2. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Because he didn’t pass the ball to the goal scorer maybe?

          3. Pasqualinho
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I wouldn’t think so. It’s pretty clear he didn’t get a touch on the second one.

          4. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Tweet FPL Towers with your protest. Google "fuzzy warbles" for a template.

        • Modest Bob
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Burnley take the lead. Westwood!

          1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Wifi a bit slow?

          2. Pukki Party
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Your stream is a bit late

          3. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Are you following the BBC Live update? They're a little slow

          4. Bury94
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I can see Liverpool turning it around before half time though. Hopefully Mane gets one

            1. YEAH PITCH!
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Lol

        • Hect.OR 98th
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Having an awful season and taken my eye off the ball a bit. Got five playing next week, 2FTs and all chips available. Worth taking a -8 to get nine out and saving the FH for Gw32?

          1. MTPockets
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Probably

            • Numb
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              In your position might be worth using FH this week.

            • SHOOTER MCGINN
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Depends if you can get from your current team to your desired GW32 team in less than 4 moves. Then I'd just do that and FH this week as most of the players are crap anyway

            • Rash
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Couple of hits will sort it

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

            Hearing that Emerson starts today

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

            With 2 free transfers I sadly think I have the to get rid of Kamara:

            Son and Kamara -> Fraser and Wilson

            a. do the move and play 10 player
            b. do the move and take an additional -4 hit to play 11 players

            Boruc
            Robertson, Diop, Pereira, Stankovic
            Pogba, Salah, Son, Mane, Hazard
            Kamara

            Foster, Doherty, Rashford, Rashford
            0.1 mil in the bank

          4. Champions united
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Chances vvd can score
            😀

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

              He’s not due

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

            Birmingham City football club....the scum of the earth. That muppet typifies everything about that club

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

            Why people are talking much about next season?
            Are you all so disappointed?

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

              Least enjoyable season i've ever played for me.

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

                Last season was a bad one for me. Ended 450k or so. On 35k right now this season. Had the best start of any year. Mot great the last 4 weeks or so though.

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

              If you have been Salah(c) recently then you probably have quite a few red arrows. Particularly with Aguero and Sterling firing.

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

                I have Salah C for some weeks and been doing great. But my green arrows would have been ever greater with my VC as C in every game.

          7. DR0GBA
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpi, Rudiger, Luiz, Emerson, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Pedro, Higuain, Hazard

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

              As expected

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

              Sad fall for Alonso

          8. Chucky
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Please start alonso...

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

              seaseon over...

            2. Lingard’s Shin Guards
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Don’t look above

            3. Red Devil Swede
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              No

          9. Avo24
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Perreira, maguire or ake?
            For GW 31 & 33 only

          10. King Sheep
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            This season is not even finished and I am looking forward to GW 1 already!!

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

            ⚽ Team News 📰
            CHE: Kepa, Rüdiger, Emerson, David Luiz, Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kovacic, Kanté, Pedro, Hazard, Higuaín
            Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Barkley, Loftus-Cheek, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi, Willian

            WOL: Patrício, Coady, Boly, Saïss, Dendoncker, Jonny, Doherty, Moutinho, Neves, Jiménez, Jota
            Subs: Ruddy, Kilman, Vinagre, Gibbs-White, Cavaleiro, Costa, Traoré

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

            Dilemma.
            I can take out Alisson/Sterling for a cheaper GK and Mané. Issue is it would be for a hit, and leave me with 10 BGW players (including Puncheon and Balbuena).

            Other option is keeping Alisson (playing double LIV def + Salah), bringing in Haz for Sterling, and Jiménez > Wilson (also for a hit) – leaving me with 11 BGW players (including Puncheon and Balbuena).

            Which option would you go for?

          13. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            OMG Chelsea 🙁

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

              No Alonso in squad, Willian on bench