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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. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    sokratis scores lol

  2. Ser Davos
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Time for some aggressive hits and bye bye Norwich players. Apathetic if it backfires at this stage

  3. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sokratis wtaf

  4. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Trent filling in at RW for salah

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

    Solaratis Goal

  6. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Damn, Salah off again!

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    OMG sokratis.

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

      VAR no goal

    2. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not a goal.

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

    Sokratis bandwagon

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Derailed.

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

    Auba A or C?

  10. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Rashy, get another return and grab the last bap my son

  11. jblakes
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Just a quick question. If somebody has taken a - 4 this week does it come off the monthly score? Three of us very close on points, if the - 4 comes off I win I think

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      yes

      1. jblakes
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        When it happens or will come off tonight when all results are in?

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

    Some aria essential?

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Samaria ?

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

    Come on, where's all the Trent to Sokratis for -4 posts?

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

      They will come, don't you worry.

  14. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sokraris should have been the captain of Arsenal and not this Xhaka

  15. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ota --> Sokratis

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

    Salah > Sterling and Otamendi > Robertson

    Yes or No?

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

      No

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

      No

  17. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Trent goal so badly needed. Mane A

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

      Running out of time for that.

  18. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What happened to Salah?
    Did he just stop playing or was he tackled?

  19. RealVirg
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Says goal cancelled by car on sofa score regarding sokratis

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

      Confirmed by in game commentary

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

    Ruled out Arsenal

  21. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Got 2 FT and nothing pressing to do except getting rid of Pukki as Norwich are woeful

    Pukki -> Connolly a good move? That would allow me to do Aguero + Hayden -> Salah + max 6.4 next week.

    Current team:

    Gazza
    TAA Tomori Lundstram
    Sterling KDB Son Mount
    Aguero Abraham Pukki
    __
    Button; Soy Kelly Hayden

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

    Lol whats a Sokratius?

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

    Sokratis > Aubameyang

  24. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Yes VAR hahah too bad Arsenal

  25. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    VARcraris

  26. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    disallowed lol

  27. Lev Yashin
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    VAR-ha-ha

  28. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sokratis goal overturned

  29. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Arsenal goalscorers truly comical.

    Maybe play auba in defence.

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

    Var lol