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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. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Oh ffs Tony 🙁

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

    Fecking hell how many points will krul get

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

      He is with 10 already

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

        12*

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

    7 added mins, surely

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

    Can´t score penalties lol

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

    Lol

  6. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Martial 🙁

  7. *sigh*
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Time for Krul McGovern double up.

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

    lol. Just foul Mun players in the box. It's fine. They'll miss and be demoralized. An easy winning play.

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

    Cantwell having a stinker

  10. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Martial why?! That would have been so perfect and u’ve had to ruin it D:

  11. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Do you get +bps for pens won if they are missed?

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

      no

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

      I would imagine so

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

    Egyptian Krul TCer in heaven

  13. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pogs on pens when he comes back?

  14. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Krul 16 pointer

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Thank god no one in my ML has him.....however plenty have Rash and Martial......yay

  15. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Brought Martial in this week 🙂

  16. dark91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Son trying so hard to get booked!!!

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Hardly ever gets booked.....dont know why

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        He looks to innocent and polite to get booked 😀

        1. dark91
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Too

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

    Martial was a terrible pick btw

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

    AWB yellow

  19. The real slim shady
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    So I got Rash and Martial.

    1. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Ouch still 45 min left more goals in this

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

        And more penalty misses!!

      2. The real slim shady
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I also took out kane for Aguero and capped him. This week is the best 😉

  20. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I take it McGovern doesn’t cover Krul?

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

    Regretting not starting Gazzaniga over Pope now. 6 saves already

  22. Dannyb
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Just put De Gea on them from now

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

    United looking in danger of losing their CS?

  24. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Krul get out

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

    United are so bad they are given pens they cant score. #bringbackmou

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

    Ffs pick a corner, smash it hard and just above shoulder height. Why is it so hard?

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

      This isnt backyard footy

    2. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      This, surely just welly it as hard as you can.

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

      Smash it down the middle. Safest way. It's proven.

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

      If every player did that then keepers would know how to save pens at a higher rate.

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

        Krul would disagree.

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

    Biggest mistake on my WC was going Mane over Sterl. Ahh well

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Must be almost perfect then

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

      Wildcard or Free Hit?

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

        Wildcard

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

    Should just let Red take the penalties...

  29. Crouching Tiger
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Put James on penalties ffs... And United are supposed to practise penalties.

  30. Lilac Breasted Roller
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I made a terrible mistake in going Jiminez instead of a complicated 3way transfer to get Vardy in.

    Couldn't catch the wolves game, keep faith in Jimmy or catch up on the Vardy train? May cost me a Salah

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

      Keep