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Adrian comes through injury scare for Liverpool

Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian (£4.5m) has overcome his ankle issue to start at Southampton this afternoon.

The former West Ham shot-stopper was dealing with an injury sustained in the Super Cup celebrations midweek but will be involved at St. Mary’s.

Despite Jurgen Klopp’s men going all the way to extra time against Chelsea, he has named a very settled side for Gameweek 2.

The front three of Mohamed Salah (£12.5m), Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) and Sadio Mané (£11.5m) are all in the starting line-up, with the Egyptian the most popular captain option for the weekend, according to our latest poll.

Meanwhile, Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.0m) retains his place at right-back, with Joe Gomez (£5.5m) left on the bench.

Joel Matip (£5.5m) is chosen to play alongside the ever-present Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) and, of course, Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) remains unrivalled at left-back.

Liverpool face a Southampton side playing three-man defence of Maya Yoshida (£4.5m), Jan Bednarek (£4.5m) and Jannik Vestergaard (£5.0m).

Yan Valery (£5.0m) and Ryan Bertrand (£5.0m) are the wing-backs while Nathan Redmond (£6.5m) starts up front alongside Che Adams (£6.0m), with Danny Ings (£5.5m) on the bench.

Elsewhere, we may have already lost one of our £4.0m defenders as Diego Rico (£4.0m) drops to the Bournemouth bench today.

Charlie Daniels (£4.5m) comes in for him as the Cherries revert to a 4-4-2 formation, with Ryan Fraser (£7.5m) and Harry Wilson (£6.0m) on the flanks of midfield.

Not surprisingly, Callum Wilson (£8.0m) and Josh King (£6.5m) start upfront.

However, the strike pairing may have a tough time up against Aston Villa debutant Douglas Luiz (£4.5m) this afternoon.

The defensive midfielder was signed from Manchester City this summer to provide some grit to the Villans’ midfield.

Luiz is the only change from the side that lost at Spurs last week, Frederic Guilbert (£4.5m) and Matt Targett (£4.5m) still kept out of the starting XI by Ahmed El Mohamady (£4.5m) and Neil Taylor (£4.5m).

Those who kept the faith in Leandro Trossard (£6.0m) were rewarded as he came in for Jurgen Locadia (£5.5m) to make his Brighton debut.

The Belgian looks to be in a front-three with Glenn Murray (£6.0m) and Pascal Groß (£6.5m).

Meanwhile, West Ham are indeed without either Felipe Anderson (£7.0m) and Sébastien Haller (£7.5m). Chicharito (£6.0m) and Robert Snodgrass (£5.5m) come in for the pair.

Everton name just one change to the side that drew with Crystal Palace in Gameweek 1, Jean-Philippe Gbamin (£5.0m) coming in for the suspended Morgan Schneiderlin (£4.5m).

Gerard Deulofeu (£6.5m) shifts back to a centre-forward’s role for Watford, after playing on the left of midfield last weekend, Andre Gray (£6.0m) dropping to the bench.

Finally, there are few surprises for Norwich and Newcastle as they go head-to-head at Carrow Road.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Taylor, Mings, Engels, El Mohamady; Grealish, D Luiz, McGinn; El Ghazi, Wesley, Trezeguet.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Daniels, Aké, S Cook, A Smith; Fraser, Lerma, Billing, H Wilson; King, C Wilson.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Duffy, Dunk, Burn; March, D Stephens, Pröpper, Montoya; Trossard, Murray, Groß.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Masuaku, Diop, Ogbonna, Fredericks; Wilshere, Rice; Fornals, Lanzini, Snodgrass, Chicharito.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Mina, Keane, Coleman; Gbamin, A Gomes; Bernard, Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Calvert-Lewin.

Watford XI: Foster; Holebas, Cathcart, Dawson, Femenia; Pereyra, Capoue, Doucouré, Hughes; Deeney, Deulofeu.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Lewis, Godfrey, Hanley, Aarons; Trybull, Leitner; Cantwell, Stiepermann, Buendía; Pukki.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka; Ritchie, Dummett, Lascelles, Schär, Krafth; Shelvey, Hayden, Ki; Joelinton, Almirón.

Southampton XI: Gunn; Bertrand, Yoshida, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Valery; Højbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Romeu; Redmond, Adams.

Liverpool XI: Adrian; Robertson, van Dijk, Matip, Alexander-Arnold; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Milner, Wijnaldum; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

2,580 Comments Post a Comment
  1. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Go team Puk(K)i!
    Checking in from a dive bar in the north of China!

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Awesome captain punt, Jia!

    2. Klein
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hey buddy. We did it. Hope it ends well now.

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

      Dougie L

  2. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    get the winner Trossard you can do it

  3. niko mate
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Firmino is terrible for a second match, I'm replacing him.

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He’s not a one for fpl points

      1. Hect.OR 98th
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

      2. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        ahem! 😉

      3. Podge
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Ha ha timing

      4. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lol

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He’s mainly terrible for FF, great in reality for the team

      Reverse oop.

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lol

      2. niko mate
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Ooops, I expressed disappointment from Fimino and he scored.

    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      lol

    4. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hope you're not in the prediction business...

  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Fabinho needed.

  5. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    King a yard off meeting a Wilson cross for an open goal

  6. le flem
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    C'mon Salah!

  7. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    When will my beloved Sigurdsson score?

    1. pokern1nja09
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      3 points does count as a score for siggy

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        You are mistaken

  8. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Firmino goal

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lovely

  9. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    G FIRMINO

  10. bryant
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    who were the nubs saying digne was overpriced?

    1. bryant
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      obviously hes gonna lose his cs and baps by the end of the game though now

    2. bryant
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      that was a hard jinx

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Firmino G
    Mane A
    Salah C

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      GAC?

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Arrow R

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      C for Crap?

  12. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Bobbbbyyyyy

  13. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Good goal from Firm

  14. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Bobby goal

  15. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pool goaL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  16. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Are you removing your Bournemouth players this week?

    City, Leicester, Everton up next.

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yep

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I’ll keep Smith benched, but Wilson is going.

    3. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Removing Fraser , keeping king as higher priority changes

    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      More than likely.

    5. Supertrooper
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pondering it, got fraser and king

  17. 1zverGGadeM
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Bobby G
    Mane A

  18. andrewe63
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ty to the chap who advised me to ditch Deuloufail

  19. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mane assist

  20. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Need Mane

  21. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Well that basically confirms Salah is coming off with a blank.

  22. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    People just slagging off Firmino 😆

  23. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Bobbbbby!!!

  24. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    salah assisting celebrations

    1. Plant Based FPLer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Maybe there's bps in that

  25. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), Sterling, Bernardo, Aguero

    1. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Poor mahrez

    2. 1zverGGadeM
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Kun checked
      Sterling (C) checked

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Gundogan over Silva. Pep playing cautiously.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yes! De Bruyne released!

        1. Dr Van Nostrand
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          This

    4. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No Jesus

    5. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No Stones!

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

    Jeez Mane...

  27. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Individual errors again our undoing. Bloody hell.

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Tough start =[

    2. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Played ok but same old lack of clinical finishes

  28. LosBlancos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Digne off, injured

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Points locked in

      1. bryant
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        silver lining

    2. bryant
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      wow

  29. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I need to do about 3 transfers, at least I’ve got 2 FT.

  30. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Robertson goal yet?