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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.

2,048 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Has Klopp got the receipt for VVD?

  2. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Hilarious

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      That’s my GW over

  3. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    150M well spent there.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      I was thinking the same

      1. tm245
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Dream scenario for you.

  4. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Best defender in the world.

    Not even on the pitch with Ream playing.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Tell em Cloud!

  5. Business Cat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    WTAF 😆

  6. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    VVD world's best?

  7. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    BLOODBATH!!!! :O

  8. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    VVD assist, surely?

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

      Confirmed

  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    You have hands Alisson...

  10. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Salah TC down to 6 points 😀

  11. tisza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    knew it would be Babel 🙂

    1. Halftime
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      With his red head, very ironic

  12. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Why didn't he just catch it?

  13. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Van Dijk from 9 to 2.

  14. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Liverpool are horrendous

  15. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Hilarious mistake

  16. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    VVD Assist!!!!

  17. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    You can hand the title to City now!

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      This!

  18. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    All out Attack now. Otherwise Citeh have won it

  19. WVA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Won't score above 20 at this rate will all 11 of my players starting, horrible luck

  20. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Assist???

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Van dijk

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      You have a Fulham player!?

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Yes - Kamara on non FH team

  21. Chirsbom
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    That goal just sums up the week..

  22. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Alisson the one who did that mistake. Dont tell me it was VVD.

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Milner also

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      This. See below

  23. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    That Milner sub worked out well then 30secs later. Sometimes it’s best saying if nothings broke don’t try and fix it!

  24. adibo
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    My 2 pool cleansheets ... thanks virgil

  25. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Liverpool deserve this.

    Absolutely bottling the title away. Should be putting this team to the sword not labouring to a narrow win or draw.

  26. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Let's go, Mo - gamewinner could be worth 6 or 7 pts.

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      He is so far off bonus

  27. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    That was Milner and Allison’s fault, not VVD

    1. SH1M1
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Weak header back from VVD, all 3 were to blame, VVD is not immune to criticism

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Allison should have caught it

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      None of them come out of that looking good, certainly not VVD

  28. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Sorry for getting TAA in 2GWs ago people! Didn’t own any pool defence beforehand

  29. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Why did Babel not celebrate? He never really played for Liverpool.

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Triple pool def on fpl?

      1. Tambling5
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        LOL

  30. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Why didnt Alison just catch it

    1. Tambling5
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Tried to trap it in steadman