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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. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Used to score them for fun

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

      one season wonder?

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Finding his form or not will probably decide whether Pool win the league

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

        City dropping points will.

  2. micsway
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Selfish from Salah. Should have passed to mane.

  3. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    So glad he didn’t pass to mane there

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

    No man we can't be having a Robbo 12pter ffs

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I bloody hope so, coming off bench for Fanderson:)

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

        Why would you start fanderson over him. Madness.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Had a feeling Fanderson would give me a parting gift, not my best decision this season, just got lucky

          1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            You must have been smoking some strong stuff

            1. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Just golden virginia haha!

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

            Not impossible I'll admit but if robbo is in the squad he's in the eleven. Worked out fine in the end though for you 🙂

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

      Him and Pereira's points haunting me from the bench

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

        *from my regular team whilst I'm on FH with dross like Pogba, Sterling, Hazard, Higuain, Duffy 😉

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

          Next season I might just ignore the dgw tbh and FH in a blank gw rather

  5. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Somthing going on between Mane and Salah. The last few games I saw they dont pass each other

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

      Salah not passing to him the whole season!

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

      A real hatred brewing there

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

      Pretty bad for Liverpool title aspirations then tbh.

    4. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Would you pass to Salah atm?

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

        My badt, eriksen assist.

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

      They are both selfish and greedy players.. Not team players. Can get toxic with several players like that over time if they stop winning games.

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

        Think they wanna kill each other tbh

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

          Nah but they surely want to piss in each other's cereal

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

    Nice of salah not to troll

  7. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Robbo on 3 baps 😎

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

      Good for all the non free hitters this week.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Oh yes

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

      He's the best FPL asset this season without any doubt imo

    4. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      not anymore lol

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

    I like how the commentators are checking Queens Park (Scottish 4th divison) results from 6 years ago and how many fans where at the match just cause Robbo played for them

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

      V random of them lol

  9. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Was that Salah pass back a shot on target?

  10. Licky
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    How many times does Salah have to be in that exact same position before he learns to pass it to Mané? Definition of insanity.

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

      There's nothing for him to learn. He is just selfish

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Mane wasnt passing him before, now its his turn to be selfish

    3. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Competition for the Zero Assist Boot.

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

        This... definitely haven't assisted each other all season, not even once

  11. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs goal and Salah one more shot on target plez

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

      Spurs goal would be nice for FHers for sure

  12. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Tottenham the only team to drop out of the title race without actually ever being in it.

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

      😆

      their bottling powers never cease to amaze me. yet Poch is still so highly regarded and linked by the media to every big club job...

      I get that he's improved Spurs a good bit, but still.

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Or to come third in a two horse race 😉

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

    Liverpool need a 2nd, time to step up, Mo!

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

      no no no nooo. spurs can equalise to wipe the CS, then a nice winner for Firmino, no assist

  14. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Come on spuds and wipe out that highly owned clean sheet

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

      Really, truly

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      United fan in you need that more ?? 😉

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

        Maybe plays a part 😉

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

      Thank you Moura

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

    I'm staying away from the next Scouts pick. Bad week for them

  16. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sonaldo on

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

    Llorente and Son warming up

  18. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah is awful... Need 2 shots on target. That could've been it fs

  19. Patch
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Please score spurs, I will donate Maddy to Satan if that happens - pretty please!!!!

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

      #Patch

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

      😆 Patch timing impeccable

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

        Would love a Kane Penalty but too salty too allow Robertson to shine, will forgo the penalty

  20. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Get in. Eriksen assist, Moura goal

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

    Yes

  22. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    TF4 That

  23. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lucas g, Eriksen a

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

    Moura G
    Eriksen A

    It was coming.

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

    Pretty horrendous week for Scout Picks again so far... hoping that changes a little bit, esp w/ regards to that middle3+Foster.

    and as long as Aguero can play again... 🙂

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

    That's not Kane

  27. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Terrible defending

  28. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool are chokers Liverpool are chokers!!!

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

    Non free hitters btfo!

  30. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Tripier assist the aaaiater

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

      the huh?