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Salah and Alexander-Arnold fit to start as Lacazette and Martial return

The final three matches of Gameweek 10 kick off at the same time, with the games at Anfield, Carrow Road and the Emirates all set for a 16:30 GMT start.

Liverpool take on Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City entertain Manchester United and Arsenal host Crystal Palace on a busy Sunday afternoon of Premier League football.

Despite rumours to the contrary and images suggesting he didn’t train on Friday, Mohamed Salah (£12.4m) is fit to start for Liverpool against Spurs.

There is also positive news from a defensive perspective, with Andrew Robertson (£6.9m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.2m) also in the Reds’ starting XI having been minor doubts towards the back-end of last week.

Robertson had indeed been given the all-clear by Jurgen Klopp on Friday, while Alexander-Arnold has shaken off the virus that caused his non-involvement against Genk in midweek.

Joel Matip (£5.5m) misses out, however, so Dejan Lovren (£5.3m) again accompanies Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) at centre-half.

Salah is, as usual, joined by Sadio Mane (£11.8m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.6m) in Liverpool’s front three.

Mauricio Pochettino has made four changes from the Spurs team that beat Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday, with Jan Vertonghen (£5.3m), Tanguy Ndombele (£6.0m), Ben Davies (£5.4m) and Erik Lamela (£5.9m) all dropping out.

Lamela is not in the visitors’ matchday squad, having suffered a thigh injury.

Danny Rose (£5.4m), Toby Alderweireld (£5.5m), Christian Eriksen (£8.7m) and Harry Winks (£5.3m) return to the starting XI.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made only one alteration from the team that drew 1-1 with Liverpool last Sunday and it is a significant one: Anthony Martial (£7.5m) replacing Marcos Rojo (£4.8m).

That presumably means a change of system and the ditching of the 3-4-2-1 in favour of a back four.

Daniel Farke has kept things straightforward, naming the same Norwich team that recorded a rare clean sheet against Bournemouth.

Teemu Pukki (£6.9m), without a goal since Gameweek 5, again leads the line for the Canaries, while Todd Cantwell (£4.8m) maintains his own ever-present record.

Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m) makes his first Arsenal league start since Gameweek 4, replacing Bukayo Saka (£4.5m) in attack.

That likely means a return to a wide-left position for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.1m).

Dani Ceballos (£5.4m) is in for Joe Willock (£5.0m) in ‘the hole’, while Kieran Tierney (£5.4m) makes his Premier League debut at left-back.

Roy Hodgson makes just one change to the Crystal Palace side defeated 2-0 by Manchester City, with Andros Townsend (£5.7m) starting ahead of Jeffrey Schlupp (£5.5m).

Budget FPL defender Martin Kelly (£4.1m) is only among the substitutes.


Arsenal XI: Leno; Chambers, Sokratis, Luiz, Tierney; Guendouzi, Xhaka; Pépé, Ceballos, Aubameyang; Lacazette.

Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey; Ward, Tomkins, Cahill, Van Aanholt; Townsend, Kouyaté, Milivojević, McArthur; Ayew, Zaha.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Wijnaldum; Salah, Mane, Firmino.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Gazzaniga; Aurier, Alderweireld, Sánchez, Rose; Winks, Sissoko; Son, Eriksen, Dele; Kane.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Aarons, Amadou, Godfrey, Lewis; Tettey; Buendia, Leitner, McLean, Cantwell; Pukki.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelof, Young; McTominay, Fred; Pereira, James, Rashford; Martial.

2,002 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Emery out.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      He hasn't a scooby doo

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        He prefers Torreira as a 10 over Ozil. I want to smash my brains in with a brick.

        1. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I can understand your frustration, his selections and formations are just bizarre at times.

    2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Picked a good team today

      1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Laca, Tierney and Ceballos start. One step closer to our best 11.

        But still...he needs to go

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Arsenal's best team IMO:

      Leno
      Sokratis Holding Luiz
      Bellerin Torreira Ceballos Guendouzi Tierney
      Lacazette Aubameyang

  2. Dannyb
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    If Salah smashes it today I'm bringing him in over KDB

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Today is Mo’s day!

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

    Was anybody in that wolves game heavily owned?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Jimmy & Patricio are 10/11% the most.

      1. Rash
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Perfect result for non owners then

  5. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Martial, let’s have it today !

  6. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    He is playing but not in his best phisical condition

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

      Who

  7. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Jeez I’ve never seen Poch as ratty in an interview - he must be fairly annoyed at the whole situation of late

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      benching both Davies and Ndombele today are ridiculous decisions by Poch, and even Eriksen over Lamela.

      I really think his time at Spurs will come to an end soon.

  8. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What did Ozil do to Emery?

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Blocked him on Fortnite.

  9. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Alli brace today with those late runs into the box like olden days

  10. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What games we all watching, Pool & one of the others 😉

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ars

    2. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes, Pool vs the others ;]

    3. Postman Ty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Come on now, a good relegation scrap can be just as entertaining as the fight for top.

  11. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    YNWAAAAAAAA lets GOOOO

    1. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Where ? Already at the top 😛

  12. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    The differential in me wants me to do H-Odoi, Wilson to Pepe, Mousset hehe

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Pepe about 2m overpriced. Should never have been more than Martial and pulisic

  13. 1zverGGadeM
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Time for Salah to punish the doubters

    1. Postman Ty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      There are no Salah doubters, only Mane supporters.

  14. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Wonder why poch is looking ecstatic

  15. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ozil (TC) next week, too punty?

  16. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    That feeling when you need a Liverpool clean sheet and you see Lovren in the lineup.

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      😀

      1. Postman Ty
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Well that didn't last long.

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Gone

      1. Postman Ty
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Lovren had to touch it...

  17. Drexl Spivey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pukki Party resuming in 3... 2... 1...

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      GL lol

    2. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      HOPE SO :]

    3. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Could be. Finally got rid this week so...

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        same here, so the party is likely back on.

  18. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    KT, TAA and Mane. Les go

  19. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Kane G

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Lovren oh dear.....

  20. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Has Kane scored?

  21. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Looool wtf

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    OMG kane

  23. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Holy Harry

  24. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Kane goal

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Van dijk sleeping

  26. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Kane already...

  27. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sold Son and Kane as part of a minus 8.

  28. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    GET IN!!!! Liverpool clean sheet gone.

  29. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Son assist?

  30. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Son assist?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nah

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yup