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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. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Soon as I bring in Auba and Wilson their goals dry up.

    Get rid for Vardy and who? Other striker is Abraham.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Don't get vardy and get rid of Abraham

        So i can have vardy and Abraham points

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

        Please leave Vardy alone

    2. tambourineman
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      McTominay goal

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

      Son essential?

      Ran riot at Goodison last season.

    4. Totally !rre!evant
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Man Utd Goal!

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

      I predict it will be Norwich - 2 Manchester United - 0.

      1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        United have just scored LOL

        1. Lanley Staurel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          No way!

          1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Yes that’s why I said it?

            1. Lanley Staurel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Hahahahahahah

      2. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        You’re wrong

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

        Nice

      4. Totally !rre!evant
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        ...

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

        Timing.

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

        Stick to nerdly pursuits

      7. TheBrazilianRonaldo
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I predict your timing will be spectacular

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

        In that case, it will be Norwich 2 - Manchester United -1

        1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Nice response, but really.......

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

            really....

            1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Now what do you have say ?? Would do a hand gesture at this point but the point is made.....unless you predict a 3-2

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

      Lovren really bad

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

      Yessss

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

      OMG mctominay

    9. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Liverpool are cracking up, niceeee

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

      McTominayyyyyy

    11. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Mctominay g

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

      Son really is a greedy son of a mother aint he.

      Even his assists are shots.

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Ideal FPL then .... 🙂

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

        Got the license to be greedy when u have crrative mids lile erilsen and kane behind u

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

          Creative mids like

    13. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      McTominay goal

    14. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      McSauce goal, after Krul denies Martial point blank.

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

      Ole at the wheel

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

      Mc Tom G

    17. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      As a Liverpool fan, I have this feeling were going to bottle it again this year. Losing a lead in the PL is in our DNA unfortunately 🙁

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Early days - where is your faith?

        1. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          “Liverpool fan”

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

        Hopefully youre right

    18. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Pepe Auba and Saka triple up working out gloriously so far

    19. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Lacazette Vardy Jimenez/Tammy frontline looks nice GW12 on

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

      Spurs are back

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

      Pool on the ropes.

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

      Liverpool defence really bad

    23. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Will Son keep the assist?

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

        Obviously

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

        STOP!

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

      Phew almost 0-2

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

      Pool look horrendous today

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

        Liverpool are dominating the game...

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

          You must be watching a replay.

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

          Spurs have already scored

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

          They've got a lot of possession but definitely not dominating.

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

      Pukki, score or gtfo of my team. Too much faith is too much.

    27. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Pepe you are a worthless git. There, I said it.

    28. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Vardy to Kane?

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

        For -4 yes.

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Is a -8 too much?

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

      McTomminey is genuinely United's best player of late.

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

        What a glorious time.

    30. Rik Waller
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      How is Lovren getting picked ahead of Gomez?

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

        Gomez has been worse.