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

    I can’t be the only Salah (C), TAA and Robertson owner, right?

    1. some witty pun
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      wow thats me

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

      Same but TC Salah 😎

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

      no. my ML leader had that.

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

      Chesney hawks

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

      Even worse here
      Same but TC

    6. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Same.

    7. ritzyd
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      o/

  2. Albert_Luque
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah TCer here. Still think it was a reasonable call in terms of probability, it’s just such a hard chip to get right. In any given gameweek captaincy is a tough choice, the fact you get one week a season to bet that one player is going to absolutely, 100% explode, it adds more luck to an already heavily luck-based game

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

      Normally I’d agree but Salah has been in no form
      (I captained Salah)

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Wilson's been in-form. He scored 2, too.

        Pot luck.

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

          I don’t think anyone was advocating triple captaining Wilson this week

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            5.5 PPG

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

      Not unreasonable, but a reminder that at least with a DGW you extend the chances.

      Gutting but after a TC fail last year, it doesn't hurt quite as much as last years, when I had Kane TC the season before.

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

        A couple of years ago I TCed Andy Carroll on a DGW for a two pointer, which I think probably felt worse. I feel with bench boost and free hit, the risk is reduced because it’s diversified over four players/the players you change. TC definitely the riskiest chip.

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Even me TC. But that was shite...

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

      I dont agree. Salah is not in form. I would not TC a player not on a run. Easy to say in hindsight, but I am still have mine and will put it on someone that has scored the week before, at least.

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

        Yes but that’s the hot hands fallacy. A player that has just scored is statistically no likelier to score again than a player that hasn’t.

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

      RIP

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

      It was not, TC is the chip with the most potential and should be prioritised.

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

        It may have a lot of potential, but it’s full of uncertainty. Say you captain Aguero on a DGW, you might get a 9/17 and get a 26 point boost. Or, you could get a blank and a Jesus start over the two matches for a 2 point. Both are likely scenarios, which is why it’s so risky. It’s highly unpredictable

    7. Bilbao Baggins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I don't think Salah triple.was a good shout. Put in on a form player in a good fixture. Salah is in shocking form really.

      It's a very weak chip anyway so I wouldn't worry

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

    So, how many people here moved the captaincy off Mane due to the not training news (or didn’t bring him in)

    Virg gone into hiding?

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

      moved the captaincy aye

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

        Me too

    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Had it on Mane and moved it 😡

      Virg must be in protective custody 😆

      1. Party time
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Hahaha

        • jtreble
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Alisson’s error not VVD’s.

          1. Dr Van Nostrand
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Milner played the initial bad ball all 3 were to blame

      2. Dirty Harry
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Moved the TC. I'd say kill me but I'm dead already

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

          Aghhh that’s gutting

          Moved it to Salah? 33 point swing?!

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

        Needs to 😉

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

        Loads. Me too.

      5. sunzip14
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Me

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

        Bought Salah in for -8 and captained him! But still owned Mane. So still on -8 with Azpi and Higuain left to make the transfer come good.

      7. threeputt
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        No choice, didn't have Salah
        And all that worying beforehand

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      VVD won’t make the Swansea team

    4. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What's going on with Milwall Brighton?

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

        2-2. HT ET.

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        2nd half extra time about to start 2-2

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

      29 points all out. Shite?

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

        did even worse

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

          still got 2 more though

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

        Red arrow but many on here will have worse!

      3. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Depends on Chelsea.

      4. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Bout avrage. Depending 8n Hazard.

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

        Yeah - you're in trouble. Particularly if there is a Chelsea CS or Hazard haul.

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

        ill probably be worse. 25 with higuain left

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          27 all out then.

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

        Chelsea cleanie and Haz goal and you will drop like stone. I got captain wrong with Salah C and still on 35 pts with azpi and haz to go in a fairly poor gw. Thankfully dgw next so u can make up quickly

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

          That’s a decent score

      8. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Beats me

      9. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        28-4 here.

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

        Poss 46 if Chelsea keep a cleanie

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

          Huge green

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

            Hopefully

      11. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Same as me, and I used TC chip and planned this GW for over a month. 🙂

    6. Football Heaven
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah just needs to get out of my team but I’m fh so it has to wait another week!

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

        Back for more at Southampton in 33

    7. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Milner, "Gaffer asked me to come on and calm it down, so first thing I do is slice it over the top and put Virg under pressure."

      😆 😆

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

        ffs 😆

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

        Not so boring Milner 😀

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

        I dread to think how many points Milner has cost me today between the two CS and no Salah pen

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Around 20 points if you went Salah(c).

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

            I did. Thanks!

            1. Twisted Saltergater
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              snap!

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

            Salah would have missed.

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

              And then scored the rebound, to rob Mane of an assist. Cause the hatred...

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

      Lets go Gonzalo

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Relax

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

          😉

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            2 pointer now.

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

              Stop it. Get in the bin.

      2. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        My last hope.

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

      Need a brilliant FH to get me out of the mini league mess I'm in. Will no doubt pick the wrong players.

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

      VVD, Milner and Klopp all laughing about that goal slip up

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

        eejits.

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

        They shouldn't be. Shows they are afraid of losing the title.

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

          Umm.. I don't think they have the title to lose yet.

    11. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Just saw the Brighton equaliser

      Oh dear what an error by the keeper

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

        Match fixing at its finest.

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

        I thought Alisson's was bad 😮

        1. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          It should be an OG

    12. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What a god awful week. All down to if you had 2 liverpool defenders or Mane and of course they cant even keep a clean sheet against fulham. Again, this game can piss off.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Last season?

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

          No, but all these close decisions going the wrong way is starting to become very tedious

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Fulham were always going to score fwiw.

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

              lol

    13. Melvin Udall
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Is it reasonable to bring in Sterling at the expensecof Salah now?.

      It was going to be Hazard to go.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hazard has a DGW.

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

        Wait until after the Chelsea game. What if Hazard gets injured?

      3. tucaoneo
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        When you have two trolls sell the more expensive one.

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

        there's likely to be a mass exodus so it's an idea

    14. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      what a nightmare week 🙁

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        *season 🙁 🙁

    15. Gt1996
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      To get over the TC disaster.. FH planning. RMFHT?

      Ederson
      Luiz, Lindelof, Duffy
      Sterling, Hazard, Pogba, Mili
      Aguero, Higuain, Batshuayi
      (Fodder Bench) - 0.0itb

    16. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      MO SALAH, MO SALAH, BLANKING DOWN THE WING!

      SALAH LA LA LA LA LA LA LA, THE EGYPTION FRAUD!!

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

        NO Salah NO NO NO More No Salah

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        A story by Rafa The Gaffa aged 5 3/4

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Hehe 😀 I love you grumpiness on here

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I am happily consistent. ☺

        2. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Your* haha

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

      Hazard looking good and Pickford looking pale..

    18. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Bye Bye MO!

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

      In all seriousness I think we all need to avoid whoever FPLGeneral brings in like the plague. Pretty much all his decisions lately have backfired!

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

        I should know this earlier. I will keep eyes on him.

    20. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      As if Milner took the pen.

      On the upside, Spurs DGW back on!!

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

        It needed to be scored!

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

        He always does when on the pitch.

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I know, it's just the chances they got a pen after he came on

    21. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Played my Free Hit. Decided to go with 2 defensive Liverpool players over Mane who 'probably won't play'. Gutted.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Worth a try.

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

          Perhaps. My score is 10+ less than a lot who only fielded 7 or 8 players this week.

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Probably still beats me.

    22. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Odd posts people complaining switching Captain from Mane to Salah based on injury rumours?

      You still could have captained Mane and VC Salah anyway...

      If he was injured he wasn't going to play at all I think

      1. Gt1996
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        The last 2 words of your post sum up why.

        Very likely could be a late sub, his injury was never serious so him missing the entire game just didn't really make sense

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

        Yeah good point.

      3. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Well said. It's just the usual "woe is me it's FFS fault" garbage.

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

        That's luxury. I don't even have Mane. 🙁

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

        Yes right & risk a 1 point cameo, wake up.

      6. MTPockets
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Indeed

      7. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        What BPS did Salah finish on?

        Has to be minus

      8. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Relieved this is the last time this year the Millwall mutants will be on my TV screen

      9. Ross From Friends
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Can someone explain to me what Brighton winnings this means? for doubles and blanks?

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

        So what is the condition for what to happen in the brighton game for fpl?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          If you want Brighton to play in GW33, they need to lose.

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

            Thanks TM

      11. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Keane, Richarlison, Higuain

        Can this crock of shite save me from Mo (TC). I don’t have any hope 🙂

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

        @TM
        Have 16 points atm. How many do I need from Haz and Luiz combined to stay in Last man standing? Or am I fighting a lost battle?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Don't know, safety score was only 7 yesterday.
          Add 4 for Salah and maybe 4 for 2 Pool defenders so far from over.
          Ragabolly site is dead and not bothering to have a look this early in the morning.

      13. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Played FH this week so I could TC a DGWer next GW. And barring Mane captain, I've got a team filled with 1's and 2's.

        Going to have to play a bit smarter with chips next year

        1. The Tinkerman
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I’ll FH next week and have a TC Salah this week plus a team of 1s and 2s. Your strategy could easily beat mine 🙂

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

          Even better don’t log on here as I would be well up.