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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

    Kane usually dribbles on his chest but I didn’t know he face was there too.

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

    Henderson Goal

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

    Come on Pool!

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

    Hendo G

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

    Hendo G

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

    Henderson G

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

    Robbo limping

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

    Apologies Capitano

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

    Watching this rugby world cup has seriously questioned the amount of enjoyment I get out of watching football. Modern day players absolutely ruining the game.

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

    Looks like a Fabinho A

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

    Hendo goal
    Fabinho assit

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

    Oh as if, no Salah or Mane involvement

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

    Useless goal from FPL perspective

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      My Gazz haul gone!

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

    Maybe Fabinho assist

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

      Perfect

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

    Henderson haters btfo. Hendo > KDB

  16. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Great

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

    Hendo owners unite.....

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

      I remember that FFS article.

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

      funny man :>

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

    How to fit Henderson in ?

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

      Are his goals impressing you?

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

      Son > Hendo

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

      You are right he does sound like an old fashioned piece of furniture.

  19. Gnu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Hendo, what a guy. 😆

    *logs off*

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

    Henderson bossing the game

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

    Just need a non-Pukki Norwich goal and today will have gone well.

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

      I concur

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

      OG mean pretty quiet for Man Utd...

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

    Salah close

  23. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Good finish tbf

  24. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    There goes my Aurier CS

    1. Am sorry to say again it�…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      lol

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

      Damn - still own Aurier.

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

    YES AYEW!!

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

    OMG ayew

  27. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Mane > Henderson -4??

    1. Am sorry to say again it�…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      100%

    2. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yeb, do it before rise tonight

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

    AYEW!? third on bench !

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

    AYEW GOAL

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

      Yes!

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

    LOL @ Arsenal. Still haven't sorted out their defence. What a joke Emery is. Number 1 thing any new Arsenal manager should be doing is getting the defence sorted.