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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
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I remember Bavies, he was great for awhile.

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

      Don’t you mean B Davies ?

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

        He does

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

        *Bavies

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

    Spurs bring on a defender 🙁

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

    come on liverpool!

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

    If this result holds, is the chance of an fpl family divorce more or less likely than if there is a winner?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Oh dear

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

    Hope it stays like this. Perfect score for Free Hitters without Liverpool players and without Kane.

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

      Other than that pesky Robertson fella

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

      I bought Kane for Palace game

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

        That's fine. But Kane could punish people who have Sterling, Pogba, Hazard etc who have already flopped. If he flops here then at least it is a one game shootout.

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

    Haha

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

    Sissoko. What a clown. Pass it to Son!

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Defender did a great job.

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

        VVD knew Sissoko can't score

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

    Sissoko row Z

  9. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    More like Sissucko, amirite?

  10. G-Whizz
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    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Missoko...

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

      Ban

  11. Paul Psychic Octopus
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    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sissoko.... will he do the right thing?

    Lol.

  12. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sissoko has to lay that off

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

      Pass was cutoff but his shot was that of a mid. He should have gone for placement like Kun did v Fulham

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

    Virgil ignored Sissoko and just covered Son, correctly identifying the threat.

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

      Or correctly identifying the plonker.

  14. Annie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sissoko donk

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

    Sissoko there and not Kane, what the F

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

    Sissokno!

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

    Godsake Sissoko

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

    Wasting Son assist + not passing back to Son

    Take the massive L, Sissoko

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

    Virgil limping, cancel everything 🙁

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Friday night looking harder by the minute.

  20. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    wtf sissoko

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

    VvD struggling

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

    Son looking bright.
    Very little time left though.

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah hour more daylight does that.

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

    Season over for pool if vvd is injured

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

      Matip will need to stand up.

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

        A good matip joke for once!

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

    Alli almost curling it top corner

  25. adibo
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs just missing east chances

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      West ones too.

      They scored the South one.

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

    Spurs fitness once again playing a big part - they are tireless in the last 20 minutes of matches.

  27. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Son with a late winner would be fabulous

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

    Liverpool fans everywhere praying.

  29. Kasper the ghost keeper
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A) Salah -> Mane
    B) Anderson -> Maddison/Mili

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A.

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Tielemans?

      1. Kasper the ghost keeper
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Very good option also

  30. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Congrats Man City...

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

      oh boyyy noope

    2. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Timing