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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. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    The days when AWB played for a decent club and was at 4.0, the times.

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

      That paper has really gone downhill

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

    what a terrible day for FPL unless you own Salah

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

      TAA owners are the unluckiest people today

      1. Macam Dave
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I'm not watching. Why so? Was debating downgrading ?

      2. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Only had Doherty and TAA today, feel like I got ridiculously unlucky with both.

      3. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Missed opportunities? Didnt watch...

    2. Dybala10
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Lascelles 😉

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

    United are so annoyingly inconsistent.

    Still tempted by Martial as a potential Maddison replacement though...

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I never sold Martial. Was worth keeping

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

        Stop copying Mark

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Who?

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Not inconsistent they just were without their only good attacker. Now he’s back they play well

    3. CroatianHammer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A goal, didn't play the full 90... if he could score a spotkick, etc, etc

  4. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Beautiful Norwich goal to wipe out Man Utd CS

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      People have united defence?

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

        AWB is quite highly owned

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

    Two losing keepers on max baps... funny old game.

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

      Has someone played better than Krul?

    2. Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      When a team can't score two penalties in a row then that's what you get

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

    Auba goal coming

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

      Still?

  7. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    That VAR decision is utterly, utterly atrocious.

    Officiating would be better done with chimps.

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Ridiculous

      VAR designed for Man U it seems

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

      Agreed. Chimps would give the benefit of the doubt

  8. COLLIN QUANER
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Need a Kane equaliser!!!

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

    What a save Henners!

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

    Son xG

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

    Alright then. That's Connolly starting against Norwich for me in GW11. CHO on the bench

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

      Could be risky with Chelsea up against Watford.

  12. Superflymonk
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Phew! Thanks, Hernandez for wiping that utd cleanie. Yes, we'll drag all those casuals to our cleansheetless levels Lol

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

    Well held.

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

    Grab a goal mane

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

      Yes please do

  15. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Auba + Laca > Luiz + Sokratis

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

      Only for -8

  16. beric
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    With 0 players today im getting off pretty lightly

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

      Mane/Salah goal will have hurt

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

        Not too badly though, just a graze

  17. rambo.
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Bury that Son

  18. George Sillett
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Apart from the penalty Salad a very poor FPL asset atm. Complete waste of money. Sterling much more points potential

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

      Ugh

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        The expected reply from the simpleton

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

          Cool

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      He’s a good asset because of the penalties though

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

        This

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Not for that money

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

    Pretty awful day with Son, Auba, Tierney and Jiminez…

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

      Son not too bad I guess

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Another low scoring week...

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

      Son in points, and you complain 🙂

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

        I was hoping for more like 20 points + lol

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

      Pretty awful week again with Aguero Wilson Abraham Mane KDB Mount TAA Robbo Ota Lundstram Pope

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

    Firmino spotted.

  21. puhd
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Why did Matip not play today? Thinking of doing Otamendi to Matip. Thanks lads.

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

      Injured

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

        Does it look like he’ll be OK for next GW? Thanks mate

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

          Unknown. Meant to be close, but who knows what that means.

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

    How many blanks is that now for Pukki?

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

      Too many.

  23. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Mane awarded MOTM

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

    Lava wrestling our players, wtf. This is football.

  25. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Can have a refund on my WC, please

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

      Toilet leaking?

    2. puhd
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      That bad?

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

    Anyone tempted by Lacazette?

    Would you go for him over Vardy?

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

      No.
      No.

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

      Lol

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

      Nah - Arsenal are waayyy to hard to predict

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

      Nope. Laca is benched too often.

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

      No

      Hell no

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

      No and no

    7. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I was considering it but Emery will randomly bench him, not worth it.

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

      Was but Arsenal playing too awful. Was thinking of swapping Callum for him but need to raise funds. too much work. Have Vardy already.

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

      lol no

    10. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      The striker for the in-form club who already has 9 goals... or the one who plays for the team with little consistency (plus he’s benched half the time).

      Honestly, some people on here definitely ‘over-think’ things...

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

    54.8 Top 10 K average....47.9 Overall.

    Another major slide for me.

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

      At least I am beating the Top 10k average this GW.

      1. tisza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        me too by 0,2 pts 🙂

    2. EMERGING STAR
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I am on 55 !

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

    Poch & Spurs made a show of themselves with their tactics and antics today.

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

      Lol

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Their antics have always been their tactics.

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

    this season really is total cack

  30. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    F off Auba..did he even have a shot on target today?