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Mane-less Liverpool face West Ham in final Double Gameweek 24 fixture

Double Gameweek 24 finally comes to a conclusion this evening as West Ham United and Liverpool meet at the London Stadium.

Kick-off in the capital is at 19:45 GMT.

There were over 625,000 Triple Captain chips deployed in Gameweek 24, 43.2% of which were used on Sadio Mane (£12.3m).

The Senegal international lasted all of 32 minutes against Wolverhampton Wanderers last Thursday and he is, as expected, missing from the Liverpool squad this evening, with some doubt over his involvement against Southampton in Gameweek 25.

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) starts for Jurgen Klopp’s side tonight, however, with the Egyptian the second-most-popular option for the Gameweek 24 captaincy among the Fantasy Premier League community.

Just over a third of those who used their Triple Captain chip in this round of fixtures entrusted Salah with the responsibility.

With Mane absent, Salah and Roberto Firmino (£9.6m) are joined in a front three by Divock Origi (£5.2m) for this evening’s encounter in east London.

The Reds are otherwise unchanged from last Thursday’s win at Molineux.

Firmino, Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.6m) and Jordan Henderson (£5.4m) were the only Liverpool players not to blank in that late victory over Wolves.

West Ham assets were much less-fancied for Double Gameweek 24 and, bar Sebastien Haller (£7.0m) and Mark Noble (£5.0m), there was little joy to be had for those backing the Hammers’ players in their 4-1 defeat to Leicester City last week.

David Moyes has made two changes to his team from that punishing loss at the King Power Stadium, with teenager Jeremy Ngakia (£4.0m) making his Premier League debut at the expense of Pablo Zabaleta (£4.2m).

Lukasz Fabianski (£4.9m), who had returned to training in the last couple of days, is fit to enough to feature, with Darren Randolph (£4.5m) dropping to the bench.

Robert Snodgrass (£5.2m) was a doubt for this match with a knee injury but has recovered in time to start.

Michail Antonio (£6.9m), who made a big impact against Leicester when thrown on at half-time, is not even among the substitutes.

Fantasy managers may also have one eye on events at the Etihad this evening, with the two Manchester clubs in action in the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final.

City, 3-1 up from the first leg, are hot favourites to progress and an aggregate win for Pep Guardiola’s side would see their Gameweek 28 clash with Arsenal rearranged.

Sergio Aguero (£12.0m), Kevin De Bruyne (£10.6m), Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) and Anthony Martial (£7.9m) are among the well-owned FPL assets who start tonight, with the full team news below.


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Cresswell, Diop, Ogbonna, Ngakia, Rice, Noble, Masuaku, Snodgrass, Lanzini, Haller.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Origi, Salah, Firmino.

Manchester City XI: Bravo, Walker, Rodrigo, Otamendi, Cancelo, Gundogan, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Williams, Fred, Matic, Lingard, Greenwood, Martial.

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  1. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    88 points with Salah(TC). OR up to 187th. Off to the airport tomorrow to see Liverpool- Southampton with my son. Happy times.

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nice! Weird to see the game at the airport though, why not a pub or just stay at home?

      1. teneighty
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe his son works at a bar in the airport?

      2. Firminooooo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ha, ha. Travel from Norway to London, train to Liverpool.

    2. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Niceee

    3. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Congrats

    4. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      your link doesnt work btw

      1. Firminooooo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Link updated now.

    5. Ian J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe it's not football as Liverpool don't play until Sat!

  2. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    68 with no TC. First green in 4 weeks and finally back into the top 50k.

  3. Sloane426
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Abraham > Jiménez -4?

  4. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I'll take Salah's 48pts all day long, best return I've had from a TC since Aguero's super show in the 1st chip season.

  5. HashAttack
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How come does Live FPL shows me rank going up between New Rank Pre Autosubs and New Rank Post Autosubs

    It only goes up 2000 or so but I do not have any subs coming on

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

      Refresh and have another look.

    2. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      The two ranks don't update together unfortunately, so it might take a minute for the post autosubs to adjust. Check now and it should be updated

      1. HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks - now showing down 12K when the subs come in

  6. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mane and Vardy > Auba and Son (-4)?

  7. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pick your captain, the hit yourself in the head with a shovel and pick a new captain. Is the strat this season

  8. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kelly > Lascelles for free?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. Kuzser
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    3. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Do we know Kelly will be dropped? Palace have good fixtures

  9. Teahupo'o
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Current team on a -8. Activate WC or G2G?

    Pope
    TAA Lundstram Rico
    Salah KDB Mahrez Traore Cantwell
    Kun Martinelli

    (Button, Ings Williams Tanganga)
    6.2ITB

    1. Reiger
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Definitely time for WC

      1. Reiger
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Rico, Traore, Cantwell, Martinelli can all be upgraded

        1. Teahupo'o
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks.

          Not keen on moving Rico and Traore (just brought him in) as they're less prone to rotation. Cantwell has been my cheapo bench 5th mid most of the season and Martinelli was an enabler for Kun before Mane got injured. The cash left in the bank is for a possible Martinelli to Auba upgrade.

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ole getting tough

    Shouting at lingard telling him if he makes another mistake he's off (in a less polite way)

    Then dragged him off a few minutes later

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

      What a leader!!!!

      Scandinavian Fergie!

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Have to say, it feels like a Mane TC fail.

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Dont be too hard on yourself even Klopp didnt spot the signs

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

        😛

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      😀

  12. Kuzser
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    So those of us with TC on Mane and no Salah- can we say that’s acceptable how today’s game went?

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I had Firmino as well so I was hoping for something from him.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Once you had double defence and not Bobby.

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      You got lucky today

  13. Tim Canterbury
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What’s with all the Mane captainers saying it’s luck lol. Mane was unlucky. Salah wasn’t lucky

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

      They want to feel better about their wrong decision, through hindsight.

    2. LE CHARO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If Mané was unlucky, how is it not luck then?

    3. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Salah got his highest away score of the season - being on penalties helped, but it was still more points than expected

  14. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    RMWCT

    Auba over Kun? Son over KDB?
    Or what else should I do as I have 6 players blanking in GW 28!

    Henderson
    TAA VVD Lascelles
    KDB Salah Grealish Fleck
    Sergio (C) Jiminez Ings

    Bench:Pope,Lund,A.Traore,Stephens

    Thanks!..

  15. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bottomed.. Guys which of these two WCT would you favour

    Team 1
    Henderson McCarthy
    Gomez TAA Fernandez Stephens Boly
    Troare Grealish Salah KDB Fleck
    Aubam Aguero Ings

    Team 2
    Henderson McCarthy
    VVD* TAA Lascelles* Lundstram* Boly
    Troare Grealish Salah KDB Hayden*
    Aubam Aguero DCL*

    Differences marked up*

    1. rhino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      1 all day long, blank game week might be an issue though.

      1. AYLD28
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks mate, well I’m planning to have 2FT and sell one of Aubam/Aguero and Grealish in 28 and then bench the remaining 3.

        I’ll likely bring in Jimenez (SPURS a) and perhaps Perez (NOR a)

        My supporting cast will then have these fixtures:

        McCarthy (WHU a)
        Stephens (WHU a)
        Fernandez (BUR H)

  16. Bobby
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bench ings or Cantwell next game?

  17. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who's everyone selling Mane for?

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bruno Fernandes

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ha

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not selling. Gotta do some unorthodox stuff. I have singular goal this season of winning my work mini league.

  18. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    making progress after a terrible start to the season........climbed 1.5m places in 14 weeks, up to 120k, pretty chuffed

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Are you talking about Man Utd?

  19. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    45k > 43k

    I'll take it. Salah (c) saved me. TC still intact

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'd rather have that than the goal and assist from Salah, 2 goals was the bear minimum I was looking for from my TC.

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I'll have to see how my TC goes later in season

  20. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ive been saying all season that this game is all about luck, but after TCing Salah and seeing the poor decisions of many this very same game week I have changed my mind. This game week was certainly not about luck, but about planning and prediction. May good decisions keep being rewarded for the rest of the season.

    1. Johnny Drama
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      XD

    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      🙄

    3. Bobby
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Is brosstan always this annoying on here?

      1. Bennerman
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Absolutely always. Total whopper I'm afraid.

      2. Old Gregg
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        It would seem so. Started to notice it a lot recently

      3. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        If you take what I write at face value, sure.

    4. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      if it feels you any better i changed the captaincy from salah to mane in the last minute literally

    5. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      😀

    6. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      ok Mystic Meg

  21. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    sat here trying to work out how 14*3 = 48 😀 forgot that monster haul vs Wolves 😀 jesus

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

      I could count my Mane TC score on two hands...

  22. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Feels like nothing I do this season works. My team and decisions look good on paper but they always fail.

    1. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Same, trying to mix it up as shown below

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      it's just luck, don't worry about it

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I'd say it will even out but that's not always the case, it's just tough shite unfortunately

  23. endy919
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    play one:
    A.Soy
    B.Rico
    C.Kelly

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

      1. endy919
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        cheers

  24. Pedersen
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool def seems awesome value recently, so are considering

    Ryan, button
    TAA, Robertson, VVD, Soy, Lund
    Bruyne, Mahrez, Son, Grealish, Traore
    Vardy, Jimenez, Ings.

    Thoughts?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not for me.

      Salah will score 20 plua goals this season.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It’s a good move for consistent points with he odd explosion

      I was on double defence from GW1 & watched incredulously as they somehow conspired to only keep 2 CS in their first 15 games, despite having the best goals conceded and XGC in the league...

      Switched to triple defence back in GW21 & it has been beautiful so far

      Absolutely nerve shredding watching the games mind you

      And with Mané out I’m tempted by Salah now that he is the undisputed talisman again

      1. Pedersen
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        You actually gave me the idea for this team. Could do mane to Salah, but hmmm. Dont know where to go from there. Mahrez getting same amount of points it seems

    3. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good. Mahrez not nailed on enough for me, class if he is. Probably have a benching headache with Traore / Grealish. See how Vardy goes and if not improving then Traore to fodder, Vardy to AgueroAubemayang or went sell Mahrez if his gametime drops off.

      1. Pedersen
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Still looking at martinelli from arsenal at 4.5. could be absolutete steal, especially if auba goes

  25. Uncle Gamst
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool have almost wrapped up the title. When the Champions League starts up again I can see likes of Salah, TAA, Mane getting a rest in Premier League matches, particularly in DGWs

    Same probably goes for Aguero, KdB and Sterling now that their challenge has failed.

    That's why 48 points from Salah might turn out be quite a sound TC; points in the bank?

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Could be. Was wondering same. Klopp doesn't necessarily need to go changing PL points or unbeaten record but doesn't want them undercooked for CL like City were after they won the league easy a couple of years ago.

      1. Uncle Gamst
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        True...I don't think they'll miss many but can see some rotation, 60 minute games or cameos off the bench.

        Might mean that a DGW TC option is more risky this year if the title is all but wrapped up?

        I had Sane TC for a massive 3 points total

  26. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is this the correct playing and sub order for next gameweek?

    Playing - Lundstram (cry)
    1st sub - Rico (AVL)
    2nd sub - Kelly (SHU)
    3rd sub - Hayden (NOR)

    Have Mane so 1st sub will probably come in.

    Thanks.

    1. XABI 15
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Correct

  27. TherryOnWii
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hi all,

    Whose position is threatened by Kyle Walker Peters arrival in Southampton? Is it Stephens?

    Thank you.

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Cedric Soares.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Cedric, who’s off to Arsenal.

      Stephens CB
      KWP RB.

    3. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not really sure. I think Cedric is joining Arsenal.

    4. TherryOnWii
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks all

  28. XABI 15
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Best ever season 101 pts into top 4k. Still have WC BB FH. How high can I finish? (sorry for the brag just feels good!)

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      1st.

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      OR 1 if you have the balls to go for it and risk finishing outside the top 20K if it goes wrong

      1. Reiger
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        That’s the question, when exactly to pull the trigger on that.

        1. XABI 15
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I think keep playing it relatively safe to get consistent scores, with a couple differentials. Use the chips wisely and entering last couple of gameweeks could strike for the top with some major punts

          1. Reiger
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Sound plan there. Good luck.

            1. XABI 15
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              and to you!

    3. Reiger
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Best season ever for me too, now under 3k... enjoy the feeling mate!

    4. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Dont die wondering was my motto in 2015

  29. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Finally finally heading in the right direction! 85 (-4) and a decent green from 209k > 122k. Just hoping I don’t bounce straight back down 😆

    Salah TC literally saved my GW. I was on for yet another huge red before tonight!

    Really do feel bad for Mané TCers. It was a toss of a coin decision. Onwards and upwards!

  30. aborg
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone tempted to bring in Mahrez for Mane since Mahrez is fit again?

    1. Reiger
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Son for me... I’m going Mane + Dunk >> Son + VVD with 2 FT

      1. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        why son? spurs weren't that good

        1. Reiger
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Part of the equation is that it enables VVD for me