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Abraham fit to start as Martial misses out for United

There are six Premier League matches taking place this evening, with all bar the Merseyside derby kicking off at 19:30 GMT.

Liverpool v Everton gets underway at 20:15 GMT, meanwhile.

Perhaps the headline team news comes from Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea take on Aston Villa.

Frank Lampard is able to call upon Tammy Abraham (£7.9m) as the England striker makes a swift return from the hip injury that forced his absence in Gameweek 14.

Mason Mount (£6.6m), Christian Pulisic (£7.5m) and the recalled Willian (£7.1m) make up the attacking trident behind Abraham but there is no place in the starting XI for Fikayo Tomori (£4.9m), who is replaced by Andreas Christensen (£4.9m).

Jorginho, Emerson (£5.5m), Olivier Giroud (£6.6m) and Pedro (£6.8m) also drop out of the team, as N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) and Cesar Azplicueta (£5.9m) return.

Dean Smith has made three changes, two of which are enforced.

Douglas Luiz (£4.5m), the suspended Frederic Guilbert (£4.4m) and the injured Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) make way, with Marvelous Nakamba (£4.4m), Ahmed El Mohamady (£4.2m) and Trezeguet (£5.2m) taking their places.

The swirling media reports that suggested that Anthony Martial (£7.7m) would miss out have proven to be accurate, with the Frenchman not in Manchester United’s squad.

Speaking to MUTV before the game, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said:

Anthony got a slight injury on Sunday so he’ll be out for a little while.

Brandon Williams (£4.1m), Juan Mata (£6.2m) and Andreas Pereira (£5.0m) all drop to the bench, meanwhile, as Jesse Lingard (£6.3m), Ashley Young (£5.4m), Mason Greenwood (£4.3m) and Scott McTominay (£5.1m) come into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s starting XI.

Jose Mourinho is back at Old Trafford after a 12-month absence and has made two changes to his Spurs team, with Harry Winks (£5.3m) and Lucas Moura (£7.0m) replacing Tanguy Ndombele (£5.8m) and Eric Dier (£4.9m).

There were shocks at Anfield, too, with Jurgen Klopp making five changes: two of which see Mohamed Salah (£12.2m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.4m) drop to the bench.

Xherdan Shaqiri (£6.3m) and Divock Origi (£5.2m) come in, while Adrian (£4.2m) replaces the suspended Alisson (£6.0m).

Everton are unchanged.

Brendan Rodgers has made only one change to his Leicester City XI, with Christian Fuchs (£4.3m) replacing the absent Ben Chilwell (£5.9m).

Chilwell reportedly has a minor groin injury.

Hayden Mullins, in temporary charge of Watford, also makes a sole alteration, with Troy Deeney (£6.2m) in for the injured Jose Holebas (£4.7m).

That would seem to indicate a change of shape, with the 3-5-2 abandoned for a back four.

Continuing that trend, Nuno Espirito Santo has only made one tweak to his Wolves starting XI: Romain Saiss (£4.4m), who was banned for the 1-1 draw against Sheffield United, ousts Max Kilman (£4.0m) at centre-half.

West Ham’s only change sees Sebastien Haller (£7.1m) come in for Michail Antonio (£6.9m), who failed a late fitness test.

There is just one alteration at St. Mary’s, meanwhile: Norwich City are unchanged, while Shane Long (£4.6m) starts in Michael Obafemi‘s (£4.9m) stead for the hosts.


Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Christensen, James; Kante, Kovacic; Pulisic, Mount, Willian; Abraham.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Elmohamady; Hourihane, Nakamba, McGinn; Grealish, Wesley, Trezeguet.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Fuchs, Soyuncu, Evans, Ricardo; Ndidi; Barnes, Maddison, Tielemans, Perez; Vardy.

Watford XI: Foster; Masina, Mariappa, Cathcart, Femenia; Capoue, Doucoure; Hughes, Deulofeu, Sarr; Deeney.

Liverpool XI: Adrian; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Milner, Lallana; Shaqiri, Mane, Origi.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Keane, Mina, Holgate, Sidibe; Sigurdsson, Davies; Richarlison, Iwobi, Calvert-Lewin.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Young, Maguire, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka; Fred, McTominay; Rashford, Lingard, James; Greenwood.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Gazzaniga; Vertonghen, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Aurier; Winks, Sissoko; Son, Dele Alli, Lucas Moura; Kane.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, Stephens, Cedric; Redmond, Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg, Djenepo; Ings, Long.

Norwich XI: Krul; Byram, Zimmermann, Godfrey, Aarons; Trybull, Amadou; Hernandez, McClean, Cantwell; Pukki.

Wolves XI: Patricio; Saiss, Coady, Dendoncker; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Doherty; Jota, Jimenez, Traore.

West Ham XI: Martin; Cresswell, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Fredericks; Rice, Noble; F. Anderson; Fornals, Snodgrass; Haller.

3,820 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Going for Salah over Mane was awful.. hate this season

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

      Completely ur fault. If u actually watch football matches, u can see Salah just like sterling have no form whatsoever with their 12m price tag.

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I was looking for differential. Yea i made mistake so what

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Worldie pass from Trent

    1. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah deserves 1 pts for assist the assister

  3. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Trent's pass to Mane was world class.

  4. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What a Liverpool team this is.

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

    What a ball from Trent 🙂 🙂 🙂

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Scholes-esque.

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

    10-0 scoreline. You heard it here first

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

    No need for the Egyptian or the Brazilian. The Belgian and the Swiss assisted by the Senegalese is all Liverpool need.

  8. fantasyfog
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    TTA just wow

  9. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    It looks like you previously posted the same comment?

    Yeah i did for his Mane's first assist.

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

      Very annoying site.

  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Imagine not owning Mane.

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

      Never owned him this season.

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

    Mane VC for Vardy yay

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Same mate 🙁

      And Soy, Mount YCs on top

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

    Pool cs bow

  13. nolard
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mane the playmaker.

  14. Je suis le chat
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Was feeling sorry for Magnus and his Mo captaincy, has Mane on VC, could be mint.

  15. Mo Salah No Mane
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What a goal by Liverpool
    Shaq G
    Mane A
    TAA brilliant AA

  16. Mikeharbrw
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Liverpool are really good.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Everton below par

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

        Their par isn't that good either

  17. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mane doing a KDB.

  18. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Silva just looks gonna cry ...

  19. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mane showing how unseflish he is

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

      Only passed cause it wasn't Salah coming from the right 😉

  20. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    That TAA pass... that Mane pass 😯

    Wonderful goal

  21. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I never choose the right captain...

  22. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Surely Salah won't come on now.

    Those ankles needs rest

  23. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Alright, think I should ditch Salah. Better late than never, innit

  24. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    WC time

  25. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mane saving his assists for when Salah isnt on the pitch. Just lol

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

    Klopp knows

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

    Get Tomori on Frank!

  28. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Can't help but feel if Salah started this game, he'd be in the points. I'm sad and salty 🙁

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah and I have Cantwell to come in first sub with Aurier and Rico stuck behind him

  29. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Damn you WR I only read Shaw goal and thought united had scored