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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. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Gazza = brick wall

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

      Although he has conceded one.....

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

      If Henderson can score?

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

    AFTV priceless tonight!!

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

      Southampton Fan TV was decent the other night too 😀

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

        Yeah, although saints fans aren’t as delusional!

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

    Can these garbagemen stop wasting Trent assists? My god.. so bad

  4. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Premium defenders offering absolutely no value this season

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

      Come back in May

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

        None of them worth a horse’s ass right now

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

    Expecting to see something like this in the Member Zone later:

    Alexander-Arnold -----------------------------------------------
    [All other players] --------

  6. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pass me that hat...I’ll eat it if Liverpool don’t score again

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

      Hat on the way.......

  7. Rik Waller
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    So many goals, so few fpl points.

  8. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Roy send on Martin Kelly for the winner, you know it makes sense.

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

    Origi needed here for Salah

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

      Mane

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

    Score pls Pool.

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      this

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

    why do I have an Arsenal double up in attack? What was I thinking

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah, strange one - until today we had one of the best defences.

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

    Liverpool gameplan is basically just pass it to TAA to cross it in.

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

    Trent strikes the ball so sweet

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      SWEET DOESN'T GET ME FPL POINTS.

      Ahem.

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

    Trents crosses are actually too good.

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

      Messi > KDB > Trent?

  15. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Trent is amazing

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

    Is Salah ever going to score ffs

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

      Nope and will be taken off....

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

      i sold his ass so probably.

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

    TAA YC

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

      Oh ffs.

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

    Trent yc lol

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

    Trent you plonker.

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

    Stupidity by trent

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

    LOL

    All the xG & xA....

    0/1 pointer.

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

    TAA YC for the lols

  23. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Let's go Salah, need a goal now!

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

    rofl TAA yellow, ofc why not!

  25. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Xhaka off. Emery saves the day again.

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

    xA xA xA xA xA xA xA Yellow card.

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

    This screams Milner peno winner :>

  28. syke63
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Kane dishing out the yellows

  29. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    TAA is going to get a 0 Pointer isn’t he.

    It’s unbelievably frustrating as he could / should have had a huge haul today

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

    Trent so amazing ......currently on 1pt