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Mane fit to start with Liverpool unchanged from Gameweek 30

Fulham face Liverpool in the first of two Premier League matches to take place on Sunday afternoon.

Kick-off at Craven Cottage is at 14:15 GMT.

Having been the source of much discussion after his absence from Liverpool’s training ground photographs on Friday, Sadio Mane is fit to start for the Reds.

Jurgen Klopp has made two changes from the side that defeated Bayern Munich in midweek, with Fabinho and Adam Lallana replacing James Milner and the injured Jordan Henderson.

That means Liverpool are unchanged from Gameweek 30, when they defeated Burnley 4-2.

Of the most-captained Fantasy Premier League players who are “active” in Blank Gameweek 31, three of the top four are Liverpool assets: Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino.

The Egyptian has been handed the armband by over 1.7 million FPL managers, while Mane has been captained by just under 725,000 Fantasy bosses.

Firmino has been trusted with the captaincy by almost 200,000 Fantasy Premier League managers.

Mane was the most-bought midfielder of Gameweek 31, having been transferred in by just under 250,000 FPL bosses.

Salah, perhaps surprisingly given the reduced number of top-flight fixtures this weekend, suffered a net loss of 37,072 transfers.

Firmino, Salah and Mane’s away record in the Premier League is identical in 2019: all three have scored just one goal in five appearances on the road and haven’t registered a single assist between them.

Fulham’s unwelcome record of conceding two or more goals in every Premier League match this calendar year continued last weekend, however, and they have recorded just two clean sheets all season.

Scott Parker has made four changes to his starting XI from the team that lost to Leicester City, with Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Jean Michael Seri, Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Floyd Ayite replacing Kevin McDonald, Ryan Sessegnon, Denis Odoi and Havard Nordtveit.

Calum Chambers looks to have moved back to centre-half, with Parker sticking with a 4-2-3-1 set-up.

Brighton and Hove Albion are also in action this afternoon, meanwhile.

The Seagulls face Millwall in the FA Cup quarter-finals, with a win for Chris Hughton’s side meaning that their Gameweek 33 clash with Tottenham Hotspur will have to be rearranged.

Albion already have matches against Chelsea and Cardiff City yet to be rescheduled and would have potentially have three Double Gameweeks if they progress in the 14:00 GMT kick-off at the Den.

Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Rico, Fosu-Mensah, Chambers, Ream, Bryan, Seri, Anguissa, Babel, Cairney, Ayite, Mitrovic.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Matip, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Lallana, Salah, Mane, Firmino.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI (4-3-3): Ryan, Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo, Kayal, Stephens, Propper, Jahanbakhsh, Murray, Knockaert.

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  1. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    They also put a man on the moon.

    Virg broke these team news ages ago.

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

    Captain Salah...let's do this!

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Yes plez

    2. La Vida Latte
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Tripple captain even!

  3. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Thoughts?

    Foster
    Luiz Lindelof Valery
    Delu Sterling Haz Pogba
    Kun Lukaku Zaha

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Lukaku -> Rashford
      Spend money to upgrade Delu + defence imo

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Like Delu as a punt and prefer Lukaku over Rash 🙂

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Alright, GL :}

        2. Ruth_NZ
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Seriously, don't go neat Deulofeu or Deeney. They won't start twice. Even Foster may not (and I'd have liked him myself).

          1. Ruth_NZ
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 12 days ago

            *near

  4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    FH32. To fill the gaps, A or B?
    A) Luiz + Jimenez
    B) 4.6 + Rashford

    Guaita
    Laporte XXX Valery
    Sterling Hazard Pogba Son
    Kane Agüero XXX

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      A

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Ty

  5. thekingiii
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Anyone tempted with TC on Aguero instead of playing the FH chip this coming GW?

    1. HNI
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Most will Captain him so upside his 8-10points. While fh if played with all 11 dgw, upside is 18poimt my case as have only 2 dgw

      1. EL tridente
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        I Will TC him or Hazard

      2. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Only 18pts? :0

        1. Alnair
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Minimum, assuming the floor for a player is 2 pts

      3. thekingiii
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        That's a really good point actually, thanks Reckless!!

        1. Pass
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          I am still thinking of playing my TC. With a few transfers I might have seven DGW'ers attackers.

  6. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    TC Salah, let's gooooo

    1. HNI
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Enjoy your short lived entry to top 5k this GW 🙂

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Anything’s better than Sane or HK?

  7. Lukakwho
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    How’s Salah and Jimi > Silva and Aguero for a -4 this week?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Why would you get rid of Jimenez?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Minutes worry ahead of SF.

    2. FPL Mentor
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      D Silva or B Silva?

  8. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Kind of wished I'd TCd salah now. Mane doubts put me off.

    1. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Me too

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      uwotm8

    3. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Why would Mane doubts put you off? I’d prefer Salah for points with Mane off the pitch as Mane virtually never assists him.

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I'm the opposite. Mane will take all the points today IMO.

  9. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    No VAR in Brighton game, cue a dodgy penalty awarded and the winning goal scored by a player who was offside

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      That rule only applies to City.

    2. HNI
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Brighton is a epl team. All epl teams have VAR due to high standard clause of new FA rules

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        ...and then there’s Milwall.

      2. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Game is at Millwall tho.

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Good to see full strong team none of the City rubbish.

  10. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    LMS safety score currently 7

  11. FPL Mentor
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    GW32

    Kepa
    Luiz Doherty AWB
    Sterling Hazard Pogba D.Silva
    Aguero Rashford Jimènez

    Hamer / Bednarek / Romelu / Simpson

    0.0 ITB

    Thoughts?

    1. I Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Not sure about the Wolves boys personally. Surely they'll rest players ahead of the FA Cup semifinal.

      1. FPL Mentor
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Jimi 》 Zaha perhapd then?

      2. Ruth_NZ
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        And Watford certainly will.

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Solid template

  12. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    whoever chooses the pictures that go on the header for the article needs to fired

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Reason?

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Whatss wrong with that picture?

      Love the deranged pic of Mitrovic they keep using though.

    3. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Fired? Tad harsh! Not the best of pictures to be fair but it’s only a photo.

  13. Mark-O
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Repost

    In a same gameweek, once you have activated FH, can you change your mind and deactivate FH and activate WC instead?

    1. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Once committed there is no going back.

    2. I Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      No you can't.

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I don't think you can, no.

    4. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      No

    5. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      No

  14. andrewe63
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Mohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

    expecting a brace today. put a bit of feel good factor into a Game week

  15. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Did we look close enough on their training pictures?

    https://imgur.com/a/jlPhXGN

    1. EMERGING STAR
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      lol

  16. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Potential FH any changes you'd make?

    Foster
    Lindelof Luiz laporte
    Sterling hazard pogba delufeau
    Higuain/kaku aguero Jimenez

    Boruc valary peltier bacuna

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      V similar to mine :). Love it

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      What's value mate

      1. Rash
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        SV is 104.4.. going kaku over higuain would leave .8 itb

    3. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Kane plan?

      1. Rash
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Liverpool away puts me off spurs assets for 32

        1. Zladan
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          I don’t think I could go without Kane in a double gameweek.

          For me it means Higuain + Rashford to Kane + Deeney in my FH draft.

  17. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    I'm so scared.

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Trip to DFS?

  18. Lokako
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Only need salah hattrick. Allison all assist. Mane red card. Pls Pls Pls

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      +TAA and Robbo assists

    2. TAT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      This!

  19. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    I smell a Babel goal today

    1. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      *Own goal

    2. andrewe63
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      You're listening to Arlo on illegal stream too 😉

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Nope, watching it on sky. Just the red head on him, it would be poetic

        1. andrewe63
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          I'll settle for 6-1 then

  20. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Salah(c), Robbo and VvD.
    Boom.

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      ... Head shot

  21. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    BLOODBATH TIME

  22. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Is City players such a good option for week 32. Seems ripe to rest Aguero and Sterling for Cardiff game

    Sat 30 March (ful)
    With Cardiff playing Sun 31 March rearranged game v City most likely to be
    Wed 3 April
    Sat 6 April (fa Cup)
    Tues 9 April (CL semifinal away to tot)

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Only pep knows. I'm picking three players and just having my fingers crossed

  23. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Mane blank today would be glorious

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I hope so. My main rival captained him

  24. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Fulham has really baffled me this season. On paper, the players they have should be doing well.
    And yet, theyre they are, barely hanging on to 19th.
    100m well spent.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Most of the team isn't the team they got promoted with.

      Also, they spent all this money without really thinking about defence.

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Agreed, too.mich changes ruined the cohesion.
        Defence, they got Bryan, Rico, Fabri, Mawson, Chambers, Nordtveit last summer.

  25. Gt1996
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Salah (TC), Mane, Robbo lets goooooooo. Hopefully a bloodbath

    1. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Exactly same here, knowing my luck Salah pen miss triple negative points!

  26. adibo
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    I capped salah and i want him to blank tbh because my ML rival triple capped him

  27. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Salah (c) Mané TAA

    Robbo remaining very quite would be nice today.

  28. antis0cial
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    On FH, this team leaves 1.2 itb, where should I look to upgrade?

    Kepa
    Laporte Luiz Doherty
    Sterling(vc) Hazard Pogba Son
    Aguero(c) Rashford Jimi

    Hamer Valery Simpson Hojbjerg

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      The wolves and downgrade Son

      1. antis0cial
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Thanks, I could do son to Mili and get Higuain but Jimi is on fire.

  29. Lokako
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Salah looking lively? Mane soon yellow?

  30. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Give Babel a red card for that hairdo.....