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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. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Wrong Leicester defender, now wrong arsenal defender 🙁

    1. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      The whole season is just one big wrong ;]

  2. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Feel free to involve yourself Pierre.

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

    Sokratis G
    Xhaka A

    Luiz G
    Laca A

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      4-0?

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

        Lots were asking, putting in one place.

  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Xhaka & Laca assist.

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

      Boom Xhaka Laca

      1. SkeletONv01
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Arsenal will get relegated.

  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Arsenal 2--0 Crystal Palace

    Sokratis G
    Xhaka A

    Luiz G
    Lacazette A

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Arsenal running riot here

    Pepe running the show

  7. Totally !rre!evant
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pepe looking Quality!

  8. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Laca so sclose

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Lacazette close.

    Nearly Tierney assist

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

      🙁

  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Palace embarrassing

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      North London is their weakness.

  11. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    If you had to have one Man City defender, who would it be?

    A. Otamendi
    B. Stones
    C. Cancelo
    D. Mendy
    E. Walker

    1. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      None

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      D

    3. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      F. Pep!

      So, none

    4. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      D

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

      C

    6. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      D followed by C. A and B not so much.

    7. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Mendy

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

    Lacazette in for Kun GW12

  13. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Aurier dead

  14. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Laca dangerous

  15. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Aurier injures. Spurs confirmed to finish with 11 men

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      lol

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Aurier hurt.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Toby should be sent off!

  17. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Aurier injured

  18. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Aurier season ending injury

  19. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Vardy against Palace next week

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Palaca at home

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Or not away?

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Auba into row zzz

  21. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    VVD get out of my you useless twerp

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Aurier injured

    Bad news for Liverpool

  23. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Cant believe such a weak team like Arsenal still occupy the Premier League.

  24. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Son+Kane> Aguero(C)+ Martial (-4).

    Had jokingly called ‘watch Kun get benched and Son+Kane punish me’ and it turned true.

    1. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yes, get Kun :]

      1. sunzip14
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        This was for this gw. The moves I did!

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Ouch

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Congratulazioni!!!

  25. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Seems like Palace only go to North London for a spanking...

    1. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah. Me too. Different place though.

  26. 328345
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone else do Kane to aguero?

    Could have done vardy. Could have left him. But no. Span the pep roulette wheel and lost misrably.

  27. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How was Jota earlier anyone pls?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Abysmal

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Invisible.

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

      Bad

    4. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers. That's that so.

    5. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Nearly knocked out

  28. QUEN
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How’s this WC team look

    Gazzaniga
    Robertson Tomori lund
    Mane KDB son martial mount
    Vardy Lacazette

    Button Rico dendoncker 3.9m

  29. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Laca already started to Nick Auba’s points now

    Times up for Pierre now

    1. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Already sold for Vardy yesterday

  30. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    if Pepe doesnt get anything this game im going to go cry

    1. Ci Siamo
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Auba*

    2. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Felt the same with maddison in the 9-0 but he did eventually just like Pepe will

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        hope so!

    3. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Just do Pepe to Son

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        no I only just got rid of son