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Salah returns to Klopp’s starting XI and carries captaincy hopes of millions

The penultimate fixture of Gameweek 15 sees Liverpool defend their 66-match unbeaten league run at home against a West Bromwich Albion side led by the last manager to taste success at Anfield.

Sam Allardyce, whose Crystal Palace side were victorious on Merseyside in April 2017, takes charge of the Baggies for the second time today.

Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

The headline team news sees the most-captained player of Gameweek 15, Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) return to the Liverpool starting line-up after his benching last weekend.

The Egyptian was transferred in by over 500,000 Fantasy Premier League managers ahead of Saturday’s deadline, swelling his ownership figure to over 45%.

Around 2.4 million FPL bosses handed him the armband for this fixture, with just over 100,000 of us using their Triple Captain chip on FPL’s most expensive asset.

Curtis Jones (£4.4m) is also recalled to the Reds’ team, with the benched Takumi Minamino (£6.0m) and the absent Naby Keita (£5.2m) making way.

Keita misses out with a “fitness issue”.

Allardyce’s only change from the 3-0 home defeat by Aston Villa is an enforced one.

Callum Robinson (£5.4m) returns in place of Jake Livermore (£4.7m), who is suspended.

Matheus Pereira (£5.6m) is available again after serving his own three-match ban and is among the substitutes.




Liverpool XI: Alisson, Fabinho, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Robertson, Jones, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

West Brom XI: Johnstone, Furlong, Gibbs, Ajayi, Robinson, Phillips, Diangana, Gallagher, Sawyers, O’Shea, Grant.

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2,426 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Party time
      3 years, 3 months ago

      But is Salah actually blankin here. Wtf man...

      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Insanity isn't it. Captained by an obscene amount of managers and this happens!

        1. Party time
            3 years, 3 months ago

            About to end my record & yours. Dammit

            1. Flair
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Real shame. That being said, 100% the right decision so it is what it is

      2. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Can we just get a West Brom goal please.

        1. Party time
            3 years, 3 months ago

            A goal from Ajayi would be lovely

          • Plant Based FPLer
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            It could happen. Liverpool are slow to catch up to the change in tactics 2nd half, which were most likely planned all along, so it shows Liverpool defense still isn't that good this year.

        2. ivantys
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Salah trying to get booked

        3. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Big Sam has already made a huge difference. No chance they go down.

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            It's one thing stopping goals , scoring them is another.

            1. Fudgy
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              They have the quality to grind out 1-0. Callum Robinson is a good goal scorer.

              1. George Sillett
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 3 months ago

                They have little quality. It will only be other teams faltering around them that will keep them up.

          2. Right In The Stanchion
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            pure breeze

        4. FCSB
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Play:

          1. Coufal (sou)
          2. Soucek (sou)

          1. Miguel Sanchez
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            2

        5. BeWater
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Matip gets an assist every 40 games on average.

          1. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            So he might, but he gets goals much more often.

        6. Marvin Moon
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Does anyone else find the "Unity is strength" slogan plastered around Anfield to be slightly communistic?

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            No

          2. Debauchy
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Nope , is what it is

          3. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Liverpool a strong 'Labour' city so bound to be links to the left-wing side of politics.

          4. sunzip14
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            What does a 'capitalistic' version of it sound like?

            1. Marvin Moon
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Every man for himself?

              1. sunzip14
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 3 months ago

                sounds like misogynistic

                1. Marvin Moon
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 3 months ago

                  Quite right sorry. Every person for themselves.

        7. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          My 8th captain fail of the season coming up

        8. Party time
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Salah to Soucek done

            1. Jindaljain
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Hey what?

          • Right In The Stanchion
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            I captained Robertson as I couldn’t afford Salah.

            Terrified when WBA get near the goal.

          • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Matin down

            1. Fred54
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              OMG the Shortbread

          • Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Matip injured

          • _Ninja_
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Matip down

          • Egg noodle
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Don't care about Salah, but need a Robbo goal

          • TeddiPonza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Who to captain in gw 16?

            A. Kane
            B. Son
            C. Salah
            D. Bruno

            Thanks

            1. Miguel Sanchez
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              C

          • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Not sure I can trust a player with the c ever again after he blanks v w Brom

          • Flair
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Should have handed Meslier the armband, rookie mistake

          • tiger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            57 minutes...and Matip broken

          • TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Matip in trouble.

          • KGFC
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Damn it Matip 🙁

            1. Mr. O'Connell
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              He'll make 60 anyway

              1. Niho992
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 3 months ago

                He wont

          • Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Matip holding his tip

          • KGFC
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Pls roll on the floor for 2 minutes

            1. Plant Based FPLer
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Lol

          • L'Aeroplanino
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            matip down

          • Niho992
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Matip down. Salah rescued by early sub

          • TheDragon
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Matip is hurting - any suggestions?

          • how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Can the physio get matip back upright?

          • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Get the sub out quickly

            We want this before 60

            1. Niho992
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              This

          • pakornk
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Guys what to do with Bowen?

          • Pat Bonner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Matip try and get treatment for 2mins so he can bank the clean sheet

          • lindeg
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            People don’t understand that capping salah doesn’t matter because everyone already has capped him. Capping salah is just a no gain, no loss decision.