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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. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Laca xG

  2. Bees4Lyf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Auba where art thou

  3. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Salah jammy penalty again. Still happy owning Mane even if he’s outscored here cos of a penalty

  4. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Salah (c) 🙂

  5. Az
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    and here I sit with Auba like a mug 😀

    1. Bees4Lyf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Me too mate :/

    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yep.

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Thought you were anti-Arsenal

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

      You'd still be a mug without him. 😉

    5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      BUR 6
      AVL 5
      BOU 2
      CPL... 2???

      Are we witnessing the birth of a troll of genuinely epic proportions?

  6. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Tottenham Stokespur finally have to play football now

  7. Party time
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Salah, Mané, Martial in my team today 80 points looking likely now. Glory days

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Salah off pens.

    • jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      That figures. Sold Salah for Mane. I'll take the assist, but goal would have been nicer.

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

        You knew the risk of doing a sideways move. Can't complain now.

        1. jdp219
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          I had my reasons, but you're not wrong.

    • seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yes, go grab some Robbo!

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Stop trolling Trent

    • ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      That was a fantastic Goal from Martial-Rash combo.

    • Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      KDB ja Sterling still better value than Mane & Salah

    • BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Lacazette is a decent player, but he weakens Auba. Problem for Emery.

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

        The problem would be solved if Arsenal played 3-5-2:

        Leno
        Sokratis Holding Luiz
        Bellerin Torreira Ceballos Guendouzi Tierney
        Lacazette Aubameyang

    • Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Aurier is a shocking player

      1. Postman Ty
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Can't believe they let Trippier go. And how Rose is still playing baffles me.

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

        You are very perceptive

    • Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Fun fact: Liverpool's xGC in this match should be low

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

        Wow. I must follow you on Twitter immediately for gold like this

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

      KDB or Stirling
      Mane or Salah
      Jiminez or Kane

      You already know which 3 I have.

      Get a couple of assists I suppose...

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

      TAA somehow sniffing at the Baps...4 behind Kane for 1 pt.

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

        Please get at least an assist Trent.

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

          #Pray4TAA

      2. Postman Ty
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Damn yellow.

    • ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Does that son Cross count as xA?

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Kane should have been streetwise there

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      My jammy brother also has McArthur off the bench lmao gotta laugh

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

        lol

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

      Aguero and Cantwell OUT for Vardy(c) and Martial IN, looking sweet this weekend 🙂

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Lino....

      Keep the flag down, too close

    • SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Salah, Mane, Son, good points from 1 game, cant complain with my 1,9m OR 😀 Now Pukki, score some.

    • AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Auba+Cantwell+Otamendi
      to
      Vardy+Martial+Tomori

      99% done.

    • Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I was expecting the Tierney train at 6 o clock. Where is it? Delayed?

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      One more Mo

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

      Kola coming on soon

    • jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      No Leicester in my squad, so looking for even a little bit of cover. Any of these worth it?

      1) King, Jimmy > Vardy, fodder (-4)
      2) Sterling, King > Dilva, Vardy (-4)
      3) Ota, Cantwell > Perez, Willems (-4)

      Notables already in squad: Mane, TAA, Mount, Tammy, KDB

    • Postman Ty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Did Kane dye his hair or is it just the shorter length throwing me off?

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

        He's rockin that WWI style.