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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    GAZZA 6

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

    Gazza 8th saves already

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

    Trent xA

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

    SON HIT THE BAR

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

      Woule have been Gazza’s assist

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

    Since I sold James he's returned every week

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

    Son bar again. Pool's D is non existent

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

    😮

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

    Son hits the bar from a tight angle after rounding Alisson

    1. syke63
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nearly a Gazz assist

  9. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Gazza xA

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

    Lovren needs a bullet

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

    Son shi******

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

    Is LOLing at (C)KDB to soon? Btw wha happun? I checked yesterday i was on 18 from bruyne, todays 12 :/ Did they robbed me of points?

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

      Yes. Silva got the goal that was initially credited to KDB. KDB downgraded to an assist.

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

      Dilva given the goal
      KDB reduced to assist

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

      Took a goal from him, given to Dilva. KDB gets A instead.

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

      KDB goal was re-classified to a D. Silva goal (KDB assist).

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

      FCK

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

    Minority here still own Pukki

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

      More like Pukey.

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Still in >30% of teams

  14. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Lovren is pretty hopeless...

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

    How to fit Son in?!

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

      He's quite lean. Would imagine it'd be easy.

    2. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Are his misses impressing?

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

        I can only get so erect

  16. rambo.
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Son

  17. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    How many saves does Gaza have man?!

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

      8

  18. Modest Bob
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Umm who put the match match forward??

  19. MaRooney 5
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    nearly a Gazza assist

  20. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Son ruins Gazinga assist.

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

    Kane streetwise

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

      What street is that, sesame street?

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

    Streetwise kane

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      When it's an Englishman it's streetwise gotcha

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

    That’s a shocking yc

  24. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Cantwell done for as an asset

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Deffo. Selling him tonight.

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

    xxx hits the bar

    another to the collection of my failures of a season ;]

  26. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Cantwell subbed off

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

    Unlucky son owner here . Why is he doing crossbar challenge since last week ?

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

      Bad luck

  28. jtreble
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Kane the cheat. Embarrassing.

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

      He is a cheating bell to be honest.

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

        I expect better.

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

    Cantwell 1 pointer

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

      Bench order correct, then. Woo.

  30. SomeoneKnows
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Best McGinn replacement as my 4th midfielder?

    A) Hudson-Odoi
    B) James
    C) Tielemans (-4)
    D) Other ideas?

    1. Effe
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

    2. SEXY SON
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Grealish