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Son on the bench at Anfield for Spurs’ first Gameweek 32 match

Sunday’s second Premier League match sees Liverpool take on Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield. Kick-off on Merseyside is at 16:30 BST.

The Reds only have one fixture in Gameweek 32 but this is the first of two games for Spurs in this round of matches, with Crystal Palace the visitors to north London in midweek.

Son Heung-min is the highest-profile absentee from Mauricio Pochettino’s starting XI, with the South Korea international only among the substitutes.

Lucas Moura starts alongside Harry Kane instead, with Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen also included in the visitors’ line-up.

Pochettino appears to be adopting a three-man central defence, with Kieran Trippier and Danny Rose deployed as wing-backs.

Trent Alexander-Arnold has recovered from a back injury to take his place at right-back and there are few surprises in Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI, save for perhaps Fabinho‘s benching.

James Milner – who is widely accepted to be Liverpool’s first-choice penalty taker ahead of Mohamed Salah – starts in central midfield instead.

Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino make up a familiar-looking front three, while Andrew Robertson, Alisson and Virgil van Dijk are predictable starters in the hosts’ backline.

Mane has only blanked twice in the last nine Gameweeks and was the third-most-bought midfielder of Gameweek 32, despite only having one fixture.

Salah, who comes into this match off the back of a two-week rest over the international break, was sold by well over half a million FPL bosses ahead of Saturday’s deadline.

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

Spurs XI (3-4-1-2): Lloris, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Trippier, Sissoko, Eriksen, Rose, Dele, Lucas, Kane.

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  1. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    What rubbish week so far!

    1. PrettyDick
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      why? what's your team?

    2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Yes .....I need Spurs to win 0-1 so that Loris is my only bright light.......not going to happen...

  2. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Please Sadio

  3. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Son benched. Interesting.

  4. Viper
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Azpilicueta likely to hold onto 2 bps? They're well deserved, perfectly legitimate goal I thought

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      May get 3.

    2. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      I'll take it 🙂 Cardiff deserved more from that. Well, Utd just need to win that home game vs Chelsea.

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Hopefully 3 🙂

      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        First bit of luck in a while if that's the case 🙂

    4. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Well deserved?

  5. gonzalocampos
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    67 points here, great week.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      61. 12 players (if captain doubled) to go.

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      60, was on 55 before that Chelsea game, ridiculous.

      1. gonzalocampos
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        I had 55 also but I have Azpi (I take those 9 points)

  6. _figu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Final transfers for my Free Hit side:

    Out: Son, Jimenez, Lindelof, Luiz
    In: Martial, Higuain, Schlupp, Duffy

    67 after first set of games 😎

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      I’d probably back the “out” to come back a bit stronger in DGW Part II.

      1. _figu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Probably. Especially If Martial won't start. But good start so far.

    2. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      My condolences on owning Higuain.

      The out are very likely to score more than the in over the second set of games

  7. YEAH PITCH!
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Might not be a bad thing with Son benched. He'll be fresh for Palace. Long way till the gameweek is over.

  8. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Warnock stood in front of the officials at the final whistle in the middle of the pitch, just staring them down. 😀

    Maniac.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      His anger is justified tbf.

      If I were a ref, I would probably break the rules and look at a TV replay anyway. At least I would get the decisions right even if FA, PL, UEFA, FIFA kicked me out.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      He's right, they were shocking, like the majority of them have been for a while.

      Sooner the better VAR comes in and the right decisions are reached.

    3. Party time
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Did the right thing. No need to shout like Pochettino against burnley

      • MagicMessi
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Did the right thing sir Warnock he didnt even talk

    4. Perthite
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Kane getting a decent score will greatly help me halt my ranking freefall in the last month or two.

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        He will haul. ML rival has him.

        1. Perthite
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          I'll hold you to that.

      2. boc610
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Vvd' s pocket will be nice and cosy for him

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Would love this. But feel as though some of the less calmer heads in the Liverpool team have got anxiety from the title race being so close.

          1. boc610
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 26 days ago

            Pure media spin..look at their home record.one game lost all season, best defence, most cleanies.

            1. diesel001
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              I see City put away Fulham easily and the week before I see Liverpool really struggling to create and conceding a poor goal.

              And that defence was rock solid until January time. Then they started conceding.

              1. diesel001
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 26 days ago

                The City game (which they lost 2-1) definitely shook them.

      3. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Ofc he will haul. Last time he had one though and one easy fixtures in one GW he had 31 points. Im really scared as non owner

    5. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      well that couldnt have gon emuch worse..... haz cameo, no cleanie for luiz, azpi goal
      FH already a bust 🙁

    6. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      So glad I paid the extra for Azpil 🙂

      1. Perthite
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Just before lockout I did (on FH):

        B.Silva, Bednarek, Luiz, Stephens ->
        Deulofeu, Laporte, Azpilicueta, Hudson-Odoi

    7. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Anyone got a Hazard, Pogba, Son, Sterling midfield?

      1. fc_skrald
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Yup 🙂

        1. fc_skrald
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Sorry, not Son but D Silva

      2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        **Wave**

        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Plus jimenez and Bats. I’m nailing it.

          1. TheDragon
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 26 days ago

            That’s incredibly unlucky

      3. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Me. Martial too.

      4. MTPockets
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Hazard, Pogba, Sane, Sterling

        • _figu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Thousands do.

        • LǝgleSs e|even
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          RiP

        • yakirh
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Yep

        • BobbyDoesNotLook
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Yep. On paper it sounds "quite" good for dgw.

      5. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        The only thing going my way is Camarasa points coming off the bench if Son only plays the second game

        1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          errrrrrr

        2. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Doesnt wort like that unfortunately

        3. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Camarasa sticking two fingers up at you from the bench.

        4. YEAH PITCH!
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Lol

        5. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Well put together Freddy, 7/10.

        6. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          During games is prime fishing season.

      6. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        No Azpi, no Kun, Hazard and sterling no show, and I don't have faith in Pogba. My gw is effed

      7. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        As Liverpool fan would be wonderful to LFC win 2-1 with Wijnaldum brace asissted by nobody

        1. boc610
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          See I don't get this...when FPL gets in the way of who you support its time to quit the game..i.hope mo tears them to shreds and I got rid for my FH.

          1. Niho992
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 26 days ago

            I just joke mate. When Liverpool plays i forgot fantasy.

            1. BobbyDoesNotLook
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              Let's do it. YNWA.

      8. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        need a mane masterclass to save my week

      9. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Salah hattrick incoming?

        1. Party time
            5 years, 26 days ago

            I think he is putting on the same color of boots he scored 5 with against Watford. Another 5 goals could be incoming...

        2. Emiliano Sala
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Son did not start vs saints too. has sth happened there ?

          1. _figu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 26 days ago

            Fatigue

        3. yakirh
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Son nailed for Palace game, I'll take that

        4. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          46 points ....bit gutted ...

          1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 26 days ago

            All out??

            1. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              10 to go if aguero fit otherwise 9

              1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 26 days ago

                I’d probably wait and see what happens then.

        5. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Baps final for the Chelsea game?

        6. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Would you put higuain in FH team for 33 ?? Thanks

          1. MTPockets
              5 years, 26 days ago

              no

              1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 26 days ago

                Thanks

            • wernerhedgehog
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              FH no. rather have vardy, laca/auba, wilson/rondon.

          2. Avo24
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 26 days ago

            68 for the first round, dont expect the same score for the second round as martial, dsilva, sterling, young will get rotated and CP will get smashed by spurs. Hope chelsea will perform better vs BHA.

            1. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              Great stuff we done !

            2. TheDragon
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              Should be on for 100+ though - superb start well done

          3. One More Hit
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 26 days ago

            Come on Kane

            1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              This

          4. dunas_dog
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 26 days ago

            Thinking my free transfer next week may be Huguain to ? Can afford either as week 31 squad back!

            A Lacazette or
            B Aubamayang

          5. jaybradlights
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 26 days ago

            Are baps final in the Chelsea game? Azpi on for 3 bonus if so

            1. Emiliano Sala
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              yes final

            2. diesel001
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              Looks final.

            3. jaybradlights
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              9 point swing against ML rival - life is good, thanks both

          6. Modest Bob
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 26 days ago

            And we are underway at the Cardiff City stadium.
            Cardiff playing in their traditional blue kit.

            1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              Come on Camarasa and Peltier!!

          7. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 26 days ago

            Effective ownerships so low in top ten k, might actually be able to enjoy this (once my trippier cs has been wiped). Nice to be able to just appreciate a game like this and not live in no salah fear.

            1. TheDragon
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              Mane and Liverpool defence highly enough owned to do some damage

          8. The Ejiptian King
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 26 days ago

            Anyone think Hig will start next game? I don't after watching that.

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              Hopefully 🙂
              He's in my original team too though 😀

              1. Party time
                  5 years, 26 days ago

                  Azpi on fire for you

                  Let's go champ! 😉

              2. TheDragon
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 26 days ago

                Surely he won’t. Hazard false 9 or giroud