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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. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pukki C id paying of

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

      wp

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

      Very nice

    3. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      why did my balls have to be so tiny... swapped armband just before kickoff 🙁

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

    At least Pukki is only owned by 6.4%

    1. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Will be 36% this time next week.

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

        Good, he will hopefully start blanking now

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

        56% more like

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

      Who are all now in the top 10k 😮

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

      Can he score 10 or 12 🙂

  3. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pukkuuuuuuuuu

  4. Ed
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Link to contributors league?

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

    Pukki essential. Ferk.

  6. Shultan
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kicking myself for not doing Moura & Kane to Pukki & Sterling!
    Thought id be patient as its only GW1

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

    Cantwell 2 assists madness

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Gold for 4.5

  8. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    My god Pukki is on fire

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

    Someone somewhere was saying something about people who did king to pukki?

  10. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    grealishhhh yes I own him, don't ask :c

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

    cantwell looking like the best 4.5

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wonder if two is viable with him and Donck.

  12. TAT
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Saving transfers is overrated. Playing it safe kept me from getting Pukki. Can never get these things right.

  13. Budgies
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    And everyone called me mad for putting Pukki & Buendia in before Gameweek 1!

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

    Not 1 person mentioned Pukki in preseason lol

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

      All because of his first fixture!

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

      Was one of the many on watchlist. Bit of luck if you pick the right one

  15. The Pesci challenge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pucking fukki

  16. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Salah got to go

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

    Spuds v Newcastle next week might have to buckle and get Kane

  18. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Wow Pukki is gonna rise again ain't he

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

    So he will be 6.8 by next week

  20. PogChamp
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Would never have owned Trossard if it wasn't for this site. Talked about loads pre-season.

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

      Same

  21. TRE2
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Lord

  22. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    ^^

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

    Puuki I love you you beast.

  24. 1zverGGadeM
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Well done Pukki owners/cappers!

  25. hnmfm
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI
    PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI
    PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKIPUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKIPUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKIPUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI PUKKI

  26. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    shite, played Moura over Cantwell, tears

  27. DeathoftheParty
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Love owning people who score hattricks and not captaining um...

    That's 6 in two years and 2 in two weeks...

  28. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    4.5m Cantwell with 2 assists today

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

    Robbo almost scores

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

      Some save

    2. Bees4Lyf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Almost isn’t good enough

  30. ENZO SZN™
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Moura & Stones benched for me. Bring on GW3 and mini wildcard!

    1. ENZO SZN™
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wait Stones not even on the bench lol. Big wildcard then.