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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. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Was that a shanked pass from Eriksen?

  2. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    And there we have it lol

  3. Iwantmorepointsthanks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    yeeeeeeeeeeees

  4. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Cleanie wiped YESSSSSS!!!!!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      No

  5. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Yes! Great help with my rank that goal. No one has Moura either

  6. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Liverpool CS gone, woooooooooooo!

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Casuals in tears

  8. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Thank goodness for that

  9. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    That Spurs goal justifies my FH now. Lovely.

  10. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Who's the biggest choker in the history of PL?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Newcastle ??

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Stevie G

    3. BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Spurs

    4. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      As in a player or team?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Liverpool

        1. Ghost Gooner
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          They've choked 3 times in a decade. The season where they drew too many circa 2009, the Gerrard slip and this season due to internal selfishness from Salah and Mane

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Klopp thinking of subbing the Egyptian Walcott

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Egyptian Iwobi, lacks the final decision

  12. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Kane involved in celebrations

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Hahaha!

    2. Rash
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Was a great ball by him to set up the goal.

  13. Iwantmorepointsthanks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    perfect result

  14. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Great FPL goal

  15. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Battle of the Bottlers

  16. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    We really do need a Kane goal

  17. adibo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    If they draw here Liverpool chocked the PL tbh...

    1. JohnnyMagrinho
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Almost like you choked your spelling

    2. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Alli playing so deep...

    3. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Im luvin it

    4. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Firmino winner needed to still give Pool the points pls

    5. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Trippier assisting the assister

    6. Alexis Nonsense
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Anyone know why Auba has been rotated heavily the last 4-5 gwks?

      Rotation risk for gw33 ?

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Laca got sent off in the EL so he was being saved for that

      2. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        EL ban for Laca meant that Auba has to play EL and Laca fresh for PL

      3. Andy'81
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Lacazette got a red card in the Europa league so Auba was being used more in them games.

    7. BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Salah is probably the worst player in the league right now on current form

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Nah. There are load of rubbish ones.

        1. BigBillyBass
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Okay fine Higuain may be slightly ahead of him but he’s up there

        2. FPL DONKEY
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Maybe not worst player, but a massive waste of £13m

    8. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Whatever Poch said on the phone did the trick

    9. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Wtf... That Moura goal made me go from 80k to 83k. You wot

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Never mind. 77k 🙂

      2. BigBillyBass
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Thanks

    10. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Come on Kane send pool into tears

    11. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      May as well hook Salah

    12. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Liverpool's midfield is so so poor, would be incredible if they won the League with that

      1. Mysterion
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Lol

    13. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      come on redmen

    14. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Robbo still on for 3 baps