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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. adstomko
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Just gained 250k places by simply owning Mane (C) rather than Salah.
    Differential masterclass

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

      And it’s probably cost you 3m places up to this point in the season

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

        Brought him in last week.

    2. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      One swallow don't make a summer.

    3. Podge
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Lol at Mane owner

    4. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Well done!

  2. wildnothing
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Martinez 4.0
    Cancelo Alioski Coufal Taylor Lamptey
    KDB Salah Fernandes Mahrez Grealish
    Bamford Welbeck Adams

    No wildcard in hand. Got The exact money to do Mahrez/Welbeck to Soucek/Vardy for free. Should I?

    1. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yes but be aware Vardy may get a rest next GW

  3. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Should've benched Salah for Soucek...

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Shoulda, coulda, didn't 🙂

    2. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, but you were never gonna do that

  4. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    It's time for Kane and Son to power us owners up the ranks

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      This

  5. LochineFDC
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I think kane is going to have a worldie today

  6. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    That's SEVEN captain blanks in a row.

    No chance of beating last seasons OR and I would take top 500k right now 🙁

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Broken into top 1M?

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Nope. 3.3m atm and no chance of going up with my current luck. Been stuck here for about 15 GWs

    2. fusen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Gameweek 9 and 11 were your fault but the others are pretty unlucky

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Tbf in gw11 pep confirmed mahrez would start and from what i remember did Werner miss a tap in from ziyech assist?

    3. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It feels like it’s been a tough year for captaincy picks.

      Big players not turning up one week then smashing it the next.

    4. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It’s a joke I had Salah this week, Kane last and Bruno the week before that, 3 blanks, seem to get captain them for the wrong weeks

  7. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Matip keeps his 3 pts. Good.

    1. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Well deserved too

  8. Nimby
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    On the plus side, loads of people probably wasted their triple captain chip today. Right? Nice silver lining?

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

      Loads? Only idiots would triple captain in a single GW

      1. Nimby
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        There are over 7 million players.

      2. Homer21
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Hmmmm, newbie?

    2. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      ~100k I think it was. Although plenty of “one week” teams I’m sure

      1. Nimby
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        How do you know how many it was, please?

        1. Volley127
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          FPL on Twitter tweeted it. 102,918 in total

  9. PogChamp
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    No Liverpool. Bullet dodged.

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      There's a machine gun with plenty more on their way in the coming weeks. I don't fancy your chances of dodging them all. 😀

      1. PogChamp
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Think ill wait until after the blank.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      WHO owns no Liverpool?! Lol

      1. Homer21
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Me!

    3. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Not according to your link

  10. Thunderbahçe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Those who watched the game: how did TAA do?

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      crap

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Okay first half, rusty thereafter.

    3. F4L
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      honestly was pretty crap, just loopy crosses, didn't hit the by-line enough. Have buyers' remorse now

    4. TSILIKAFENEIAKOS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Didn't do much - some crosses but not quality. Robbo was way better in the first half but did nothing on the second.

    5. Thunderbahçe
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks all. Will await 1-2 more gws before ship him out

  11. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    LETS GO

    salah capper and Trent owner but incredible the title charge is on Idc!

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      yea buddy

    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yes!

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Let me dream man

    3. Podge
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Do you mean United title charge ?

  12. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bench one:

    A) Holding vs BRI
    B) Coufal vs SOU
    C) Ampadu vs BUR

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

    lmao Brom had 4 shots on target compared to 2 for pool, pathetic performance at home.

  14. DIMITRIS
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Hi guys. What to do with my team?
    Martinez (Forster)
    Creswell - R. James - Justin (Lamptey, Mitchell)
    Salah - Sterling - Grealish - Bruno - Bowen
    Martial - Che Adams (Davis)
    0.3 ITB, 1FT
    I am thinking of Sterling to Son or Lamptey to Stones, but I'm unsure.
    Any suggestion is appreciated

  15. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    What a disappointing day so far.

    Who are you all captaining next gw?

    1. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Salah ofc

    2. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Salah

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers and gl

    4. Igz08
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Salah most likely

  16. _Gunner
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    3 consecutive captain Fails

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah me too. Hurts. I consider KdB a fail from last week.

    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Please. I've had 10 out of 15 captain fails. Get in line.

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

        And by fails i mean they were all blanks of 2s and 3s not like 5s and 8s.

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Just 3?

      You’re doing well.

      4 for me.

    4. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      7 for me

  17. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    So you lot still gonna captain Salah against Newcastle or is Bruno or Son better options?

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

      Son is tempting

    2. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Think I'll stick with Mo. But let's see how Wolves & Spurs attackers do.

  18. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ajayi coming in for me. Great goalscoring record, DGW, in defensive team. Against Leeds next (worst team at defending set pieces)

    1. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah no brainer

  19. Cruyff Turn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Jammy Kane hat-trick without Son involvement would be nice.

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

      Ill take that ... and ive got SOn!

    2. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      THIS

  20. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    cant wait to use my 2 ft's

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Most stopping ya

      1. Podge
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Nowt
        Stupid autocorrect

  21. estheblessed
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    44 with Kane, Son and Dier to go. Green arrow or nah!?!

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

        Wow thanks for that!

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

        Why doesnt the website use such to update live!

        1. Podge
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Why bother

    1. FPL_Motty
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Grey arrow probably, if spurs score goals then probably a green arrow

  22. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Might go against the flow and now triple Liverpool by getting Mane ( Salah Robbo) already. But KDB to Son is the obvious move. Anyone dare?

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I am considering KDB to mane for the DGW

  23. Tango74
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Did chilwell to matip

    Now who we selling matip for ???

    1. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Dias

    2. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Seriously, Lampard is now universally hated by FPL fans. You British boys better boo him without mercy.

      No more honeymoon, no sympathy for past player greatness

      Now he is pure FPL enemy. Costed me at least 6 points this week.

  24. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bench 1
    A. Dallas
    B. Coufal
    C. Taylor
    D. Bednarek

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      E. Salah

  25. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Can one dare to hope for a similar fail from Pool vs Newcastle?

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

    Great PL this season.

    So many teams still in the title race.

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      True

  27. Esalman
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    In hindsight should've captained Martinez

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      So obvious

  28. Igz08
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Gtg?

    Kinda fancy starting Konsa/Holding over DCL this week... And might captain Salah

    Martinez

    Cancelo Dier Dallas

    Salah Grealish Bruno Son

    Kane(c) Bamford DCL

    4.0 Holding Konsa Burke

  29. johnbarnes
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    A) Lowton and Mane

    B) Taylor and KDB

    ?

  30. Alex_thekid
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Salah(c) bring my captain streak of 9gws to a end.
    The fear of not owning him with that EO scared me into bringing him in for a -4 Sterling & Kane to Salah & Son hope Son keeps up with Kane in this game worried more