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

    Matt Ritchie wagon derailed

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe he plays oop

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

        hmm could do yeah

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

          Shelvey injured!

  2. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Dcl to Auba for a hit.

    Yes or no

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'd keep DCL for 2 more gws ( my plan anyway)

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

      Not unless you want to captain Auba

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

        Salah it is this week
        Next 2 maybe Auba depends on how he performs this week

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

          Auba blanks in GW 28 as well...

    3. LIARS POKER
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, will pay off over the next 3

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

      People losing DCL but fixtures not as bad as being made out imo plus Carlo wants him goalhanging more

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

        Looks like a hold then

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

      No way, certainly not worth a hit with their fixtures this week. I’m planning that switch after DCL’s next two

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

        That's my plan also. -4 and DCL scoring and Auba blanking wouldn't be acceptable imo. Yes, Auba is more likely to score, but -4 equals one goal.

  3. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Best move here? . 1FT. 1m ITB. Cheers

    A Kelly->Fernandez/Stevens
    B Mane/Kelly - > Grealish/Robbo

    Ryan
    TAA - Soy - Lundy
    Salah - Maddison - KDB - Traore
    Vardy - Ings - Maupay

    Button Mane Tanganga Kelly

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

      A hit for a player that will blank in 28gw?
      No for me
      Just kelly to Stevens

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

        Cheers

  4. Mini Mahouse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    bottoed:

    Have literally no idea what to do - Quite happy with my team but few players that I want to ship (Marked with *). I have 1 FT
    Any suggestions?

    Pope (Button)
    TAA - Robbo - Lundstram* (Rico, Soyuncu*)
    Maddi* - Martial - Salah - KDB - Cantwell
    Aguero (Ings, Greenwood)

    0 ITB

    Was thinking Maddison to Graelish

    1. Old Bull
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I’m thinking the same as you. Similar situation with me. I’m thinking Mahrez to Grealish

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

    Let's talk FPL (Andy) is outside the top 900k

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

      Shows even the pros can have bad seasons

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

        he is way too conservative, his team is like in slow motion. The game changed, if he doesnt realsie that then he will have a shocker next season as well.

        1. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          This is so true. Can’t lie the hacking killed him but he’s been so safe and so conservative that he’s never going to gain rank

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

            yep, the game is so popular now and people are hitting so much, and alot of those hits or enough are starting to pay off. In the old days patience was key and you always did good, now I dont think thats the case. If you get lucky with your original picks then dont take hits but your in the minority to hit that luck.
            Looks to me that new meta is take hits early on if you didnt get it right originally, then soon as you secure a good base rank then reign the hits in.
            People like Andy giving players like 6/7 weeks, which is far too long. Dont get me wrong we all guilty of it sometimes but to do it regularly is highly damaging. His team right now looks ok but his rank.. How can he catch up? Impossible, will be lucky to get a top 100k finish

            1. El Presidente
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              I agree with you on the securing a good base atb but I still think over hitting is always damaging long-term because its so so so tight at the top right now. My OR is 8324 and 4 pts less and I would be 12k....

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

                Not too many hits, but enuf to get the players bang in form. It depends team to team, im on 48 points worth of hits and at 66k which isnt a bad rank.
                Thats basically an entire GW of hits and I went overboard for sure, but I cant work out how much those hits actually benefitted my team in the long run. Im sure im largely positive vs it tho.
                Some people just made great picks and got some luck and at 2k with no hits, but thats not the case for all. I guess just be responsive to whats going on and make the right call. Next season tho at the start im going to be so much more liberal with hits if I didnt get it right originally.

                I predict Magnus is irrelevant next season

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

          Spot on.

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

      Patreon purchasers seething

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Punter ‘I want my money back’
        Pro ‘But I made you better than me’

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

        For mugs. Bot like Wile E Coyote buying Acme gear

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Loonies

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

      Check out Stuart Wright:
      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/31376/history

      5 previous finishes:

      Season Points Rank
      2014/15 2423 7
      2015/16 2276 6109
      2016/17 2391 1076
      2017/18 2354 2897
      2018/19 2411 5025

      ...which is incredible. However this season: 1.2m OR

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

        They all have the same strat, pick a player and have patience. They all hate hits

    4. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Game is a lot tougher than it used to be 3, 5 seasons ago.

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

    Double Newcastle defence (Lascelles+Dubravka) too much?

    Dubravka will rotate with McCarthy in fixtures

    1. Onana Whatsmyname
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Def some value - not a bad double

    2. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I really like it. Its a good move to replace Henderson if I decide not to play FH GW31....

  7. Onana Whatsmyname
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Richarlison likely to play or ship for Jack G?

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

    who would you buy in longish term

    A: Traore
    B: Grealish

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

      B

    2. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A all day

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

        just realised I can get him next week. Grealish vs Bou might be better this week then have both soon

    3. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      damn lads... 50/50... like me

    4. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

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

        Even with blank?

        1. FourLokoLeipzig
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah, I’m just not sold on Traore as an FPL player yet. I think most of his points have come in games I would have benched him in... and I’ve had enough of that already from Cantwell this season!

  9. Andy Mac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Think I’m settled on my WC team! Any final improvements required? Welcome your thoughts guys...

    Pope - McCarthy
    TAA - VVD - Stephens - Lascelles - Tanganga
    Salah - KdB - Mahrez - Perez - Traore
    Aguero - Jiminez - Ings

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

      Williams over Tanganga

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Could do but think Shaw has replaced him so unlikely to feature so wanted to save the 0.1! Cheers though mate.

          1. Andy Mac
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers mate! He’s back in!! 🙂

    2. Karhumies
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Tanganga is significantly less nailed than Williams or Hanley.

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        May switch still. Have 0.2 itb so doable!

        1. Karhumies
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Since you have 4.2, you could just pick Lascelles then. Williams is a punt, while Norwich and Tottenham are bottom of the league for CS.

          Newcastle 6 CS
          ManU 4
          Norwich 3
          Tottenham 3

          https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/clubs/clean_sheet

          1. Andy Mac
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Already got lascelles mate!

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

      Good team. Little bit of a benching head ache but good for bb later.

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I agree but think decent bench is a good time right now plus will downgrade once Mane confirmed back and fit

    4. Mortal.Swinbat
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Tan > C.Taylor of Burnley maybe if he is nailed?

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers. Already got Pope so don’t fancy the double up. Going to go with Williams and hope he holds his place I reckon...

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

    Wc team:

    Henderson, McCarthy
    TAA, Robbo, Lundstram, Lascelles, Williams
    Salah, KDB, Grealish, Traoré, Hayden
    Auba, Ings, Vardy

    Thoughts?

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

      Vardy!?

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

        Plays for Leicester. Quite good.

    2. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Decent!

  11. Riggs
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ryan Button
    TAA Soy Kelly Rico Lundstram
    Salah KDB Maddison Mane Cantwell
    Vardy Ings DCL

    2 FT.
    A) Rico and Mane OUT - Robertson and Son IN
    B) Mane and DCL OUT - Fleck and Auba IN (That will give me funds for bringing Robbo next GW)
    C) Other transfer/s

  12. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno to United confirmed.
    Should boost Martial's appeal, I guess.

    1. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Too soon. Good player but....

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

        Guess it's a case of wait and see

  13. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    So my team is woeful but I have 5.0ITB and 1FT
    Mane to Salah the easy decision - is there anything worth a hit? e.g. upgrade Greenwood?
    Ramsdale
    TAA Gomez Lundy
    Mane Alli KDB Zaha
    Vardy Greenwood DCL
    (Chalobah Rico Kelly)

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

      Definitely Mane to Salah. Leave it there

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

    Wtf has happened to Lanzini...

    1. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He got WestHamed...

  15. Fernando Torres
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Which teams have games guaranteed in the blank gameweek?

  16. SomeoneKnows
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Salah or Aguero as captain next week?

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

      Salah

  17. Bleh
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who scores more until the end of the season?

    A. Aguero, Gomez
    B. Auba, VVD

    1. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

  18. ZAWAd25
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Soy to Robbo for a hit? (Have TAA and Salah)

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, you'll easily make that hit up over the coming weeks and more.
      However consider going for vvd, I expect he'll score a couple more goals before season is done

    2. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nah, trickiest Liverpool fixture of this easy run so I’d leave it a week

  19. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Planning a controversial move of Son & Robertson > Mane & Lascelles in GW27. Of course it doesn't always quite work out as you plan.... but I wont hesitate if I have 2 FT's

    I feel there's a lack of premium midfield options when you take fixtures into consideration. Plus Mane's ownership is dropping like a stone and he'll be too tempting if he gets to the 20's.

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

    Aguero or Auba and why.?

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

      Aguero - more explosive

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Depends if you want safe and steady or risky and exciting.

      Aguero for me

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

        Thanks both.

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

    That was a brill Mo assist

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not seen it but YEAH!

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

    Salah had 22 shots this GW!
    Non-owners lucky

    1. I Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I haven't looked at the stats I'm confident that's incorrect.

  23. FPL Theorist
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Why have only 32k managers sold Lundstram this week with him no longer nailed? Waiting for press conferences?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Fixtures, price, may just have been rested

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        And far more important things to worry about. Those sellers will be wildcarders

        1. FPL Theorist
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          True, I just thought a lot of people were on WC and would definitely sell.

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

      nailedness inconclusive

    3. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Because it is not clear if he really has lost his place to Besic. Waiting for teamsheets more like.

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

        He can go back to being fodder anyways. A bargain in GW1.

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

      Other priorities.

  24. Gman
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Henderson Button
    TTA VVD Lundstram Kelly Stephens
    Salah KDB Grealish Fleck Traore
    Ings Auba Aguero

    Any suggestions, wildcard active with £1m in the bank?

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

      Looks very good
      Is lundstrum gonna play 90? Maybe change to Baldock or other def

    2. Am sorry to say again it�…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sexy team tbf

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

      Thanks, will have a think about lundstrum. Noticed he hasn’t been playing 90 mins recently but wasn’t sure if it was due to injury or something else.

  25. Am sorry to say again it�…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Please can someone explain what's happening in gameweek 28, I've clearly missed this.

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

      blanks for the LC finalists

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

      BGW for Sheff Utd, Villa, Man City, Arsenal

  26. osceola31909
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is Brandon Williams nailed? Looking for a replacement for Kelly.

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lascelles is your man at 4.2 and great fixtures

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

      Good 5th defender

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      not nailed

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

      It looks to me like he is,first in LB pecking order and can even play alongside Shaw as LM like today

  27. Lignja
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    A. Jimenez, Son, Robertson
    B. Auba, Grealish, Robertson

    Pope
    Taa, Lundstram,xxx
    Salah, Kdb, Traore,xxx
    Vardy, Ings, xxx

    Martin, Rico, Kelly, Dendoker

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

      B

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

    That TAA post incident what must TCers of felt?

  29. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Would you take a hit for this team? If so where (got 0.6m):

    McCarthy
    TAA • Dunk • Lundy
    Salah • KDB • Lucas • Maddy
    Vardy • Firmino • Ings

    Bench : Kelly, Dendonker and Soy

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

      No.

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

    Are either of these moves worth a -4 this week?
    (A) Aurier > VVD
    (B) Abraham > Jiménez