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

    Any news on Schar expected return date?

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

      Well I guess soon, initially sounded like a long time but then Bruce said to wasn’t at all serious

  2. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ryan Button
    TAA Söy Tomori Boly Lundstram
    Salah Sterling KDG Mount Cantwell
    Abraham Wilson Greenwood
    Already use ft to get Vardy, would you WC to fix Boly, Cantwell, Greenwood and maybe Wilson and Salah(if injured)?

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

      Oops Wilson is already Vardy...Salah and Boly injured, Cantwell and Greenwood useless.

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

    Streetwise Mane or diver?

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

    Roy Keane on Aurier: 'This guy is car crash.'

    Alonso smirking at home.

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

    54 pts, average, I'll take it.

    Son is annoying though. Pukki a disaster.

    Son+Pukki > Mount+Vardy ?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wouldnt want to get rid of Son

    2. Ribus
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nobrainer

    3. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Great fixtures would keep him

    4. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      You have no choice but to take it

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

    Dirty Arsenal.

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

    Emery clearly lied on his CV

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

      He didn't. Just Arsenal keep appointing coaches who don't want to sort out the defence. Emery hardly known for keeping it tight at the back.

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

    Gazza 3(39)
    Hendo 2(33)
    Kane 1(26)
    ———
    Salah & Robbo (25)

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

      Can you delete that last line

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

      Salah’s winning goal bps to be added?

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

    Pool! Its our year bois!

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

    Did Cantwell to Martial today.

    Major benching headache next week with Connolly and Jimenez fighting for last spot.

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

      think i'm going Connolly but Arsenal defence makes you wonder.
      (did cantwell to Martial for this GW so just ahead after that pen miss)

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

    This is football not rugby

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

      Observant

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

      Thanks for confirming

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

        Yep, glad you saw the Arsenal rugby tackling at the end as well 🙂

    3. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      *soccer
      (please don't ban me)

  12. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    60 from 4 by sat.

    15 frm the rest. Useless.

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Humble brag ? Great score this gw

  13. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Salah penalties are average but somehow he manages to score

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

      Wouldn't that make them above average tho?

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

        Of course the result counts not the execution

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

          Than Salah penalties aren't average, they're actually very good.

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

      He's a pretty good taker. That penalty vs Arsenal was top drawer.

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

    YESS!! well done Palace!

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

      *Well done VAR

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

    57 points, should be another small green

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

      47 got me a big red...strange

  16. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    That martial penalty miss is sickening.

    He’d have got 16 points instead of 6!

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

      15 but yeah.

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        16* - he had a clean sheet point

    2. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      How was he today? Except that he missed PK. Looked lively or not?

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I couldn’t watch it Live unfortunately!

        Will watch it this week at some point though.

        Happy owner anyway that’s for sure!

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

      No. It was awesome as a krul owner.

  17. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Some big ginger wrestler is singing you’ll never walk alone to a crowd of drunk Texans on NBC sports

    You really don’t get this on sky

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

      Beats Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe droning on.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        They still have that too. And crowd surfing. Yes The two robbies were actually crowd surfing at half time. Along with Kyle Martino, who was also dressed in a skirt as Rebecca Lowe at the time

        It’s mental

        But good

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

          Ha ha fair play to them!

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

      It sounded like the American fans didn't know what he was singing lol.

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

      Americans are a joke

  18. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    https://twitter.com/AFC_Sean/status/1188521134729453569?s=20

    This is the 'foul' from which VAR ruled out the Arsenal winner.

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

      Rightly disallowed.

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

      whoops

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

      lmao. Whose goal was disallowed?

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Chambers was adjudged to have fouled Mili there.

        1. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Sokartis scored as the ball came out from that melee.

    4. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Loooooool

    5. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      That’s corrupt

  19. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pukki owners, holding or selling? The next two fixtures do look decent.

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sold him 3 weeks ago. Got Wilson. Pfff.

    2. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I will probs WC13 so hold for now

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

      Selling i think.

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

      Selling for a hit. Just thinking for who. Have Tammy and brought in Vardy for kun for next week. Thinking Jimenez

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

      but Norwich don't, he's just not getting the ball

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

      Sold him last week for Vardy. Good bit of business.

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

    So disillussioned with my premiums, all of them useless. The only good forward is Vardy. Make a team worth 70mil and it will outscore a 103mill team

  21. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Krul saves me! Yes i have krul.

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ggwp

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

    The Etihad was probably quiet after the pen.

  23. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Really unsure what to do.

    H-Odoi, Wilson, Tierney and no Sterling the main issues. Hmmm

  24. CroatianHammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Finishing on 69 for the week after the start I had seems anticlimactic. For all of the Bill and Ted riffery I really thought I could run close to 100. Ceba and Saka let down once more... but they're cheap and allow me more oomph elsewhere in the squad.

    That's also me 9-1 in the FFS HU league! Still tied with Thomas Saelen in that regard.

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

      cool

    2. Superkitten
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      78 all out for me.

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

        Some savage cabbage right there... I'm hoping to be stable in the top 200K when the dust settles today. I don't think the way scoring went that I'll necessarily suffer. 6 points from my final 4 when I could have had 30 on another day.

        Feeling very confident for GW11. I have my 'bus' team set in Mike Bassett fashion, 4-4-2, and will probably be okay with 0 transfers made. Just depends on the Rumbellow's Trophy on Wednesday.

  25. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    There is absolutely no way they rule out that goal if it’s United or Pool

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

      Lol

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

    Thank you Mr. xA for 1 point.

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

      He’s a rollercoaster

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

        Digne...

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

    Looks like I am 65 (-4) all out.

    Not sure if any bonus from Salah, Mane or TAA incoming.

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No bonus from them.

    2. Superkitten
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      78 all out here. I think that's ok?

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

        Embarrassing post.

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

    What to do with this...

    Pope, (button)
    Aurier, Rico, Digne, (Kelly, Lund)
    KDB, (s)terling, Mahrez, Mount, (hayden)
    Vardy, Pukki, Tammy

    Sort out defence? Ditch Pukki? -4 for Mané in?

  29. chilli con kone
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    How dangerous did Aubameyang look today gents?

    Playing LW?

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

      lol - not dangerous at all.

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

      oh boy

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

      tumbleweed

    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I didn't watch but to be fair he's the type of player that doesn't always looks dangerous but pops up with the goods anyway. A bit like Vardy.

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

      Essential, even at LW.

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

    FPL royalty returning to the dream team