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Adams, McCarthy and Vestergaard absent as Saints host Liverpool

Che Adams (£6.1m) joins a growing list of inactive Southampton players as he misses out on a Gameweek 17 meeting with Liverpool.

The striker took a kick to the head against West Ham and is absent on Monday night due to a concusssion.

Meanwhile, Oriol Romeu (£4.5m) has suffered some issues with his calf, bringing Ibrahima Diallo (£4.5m) back into the Southampton team at central midfield.

Those two absentees join Alex McCarthy (£4.7m) and Jannik Vestergaard (£4.8m) in watching tonight’s game from the stands or sofa, who miss out due to self-isolation and a knee problem respectively.

The second-string nature of Southampton’s line-up is sure to encourage those who handed the captain’s armband to Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) in Gameweek 17.

The Egyptian is the most-skippered asset in the game for the current round of action although has blanked in each of his last two.

Liverpool are not without key players missing either. Following Nathaniel Phillips‘ (£4.0m) outing at Newcastle, Jordan Henderson (£5.4m) fills in at centre-back.

Southampton XI: Forster; Bertrand, Bednarek, J Stephens, Walker-Peters; Djenepo, Ward-Prowse, Diallo, Armstrong; Walcott, Ings.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, Fabinho, J Henderson, Alexander-Arnold; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Wijnaldum, Thiago; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

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  1. Garth Marenghi
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Outdoor team sports will not be permitted, but professional sports, including the Premier League, may continue.

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/04/england-to-enter-toughest-covid-lockdown-since-march

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

      Don't post this, let them panic.

      1. Pulp Minion
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Playgrounds also allowed open - so elite playtime as well

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

          Haha, that's a good one.

  2. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Even though football will continue it's still wise to wait until nearer the deadline to activate FH right? In case of postponements etc.

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Anything can happen after deadline anyway. Might as well get that team in order just to not get priced out.

    2. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Absolutely.

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

      It would be naive to do otherwise.

  3. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Okay sorry i was wrong

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Shocking

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I’m embarrassed for you

    3. Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Season over?

    4. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sky was wrong mate

    5. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The guy is literally raising his hand and admitting a mistake, cut him some slack

  4. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ings vs Leeds and Leicester in the DGW. Straight back in my team

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Apparently no Salah is suicide

      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Heard reports of FPL teams auto self destructing when Salah is removed. Will have to test it out later this week

    2. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I wish I had the funds for this

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

      Kane > Ings looks like a no brainer to me now.

      1. Babit1967
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        DCL to Ings for me

  5. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    #prayforBenCrellin
    Poor guy must have thought hours of planning gone to waste

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Crellin is an elite nerd

    1. Party time
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Beautiful

    2. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I think fudgy deserves an apology for the stick he took. Sky did indeed report that football was off.

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I get booed off the website under every post

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Be considerate with what you post otherwise you'll soon earn a reputation

          1. Duke Silver ☑
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            That ship has sailed 😆

      2. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Found Fudgy's 3rd account.

        1. thegame983
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          lol

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

        the day i apologise to fudgy for fudgy being wrong is the day i log off forever

        1. Supersonic Marv'
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Look at some the things that were said to him though. It's bullying.

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

      Will the FA cup matches go ahead?

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Elite sport, yes.

    4. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cancel Sky Sports!!!

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        They do employ Jamie Spittle Carragher

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        It was Sky News i heard it on...

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

      Imagine paying 7m plus for a Liverpool defender 🙂

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

      What was the highest number of consecutive GWs where Salah blanked?

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

      5th captain blank in a row confirmed.

      Served me right for not captaining a Spurs player.

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Have you gone

        Bruno v Sheff U
        Kane v Leicester
        Salah v West Brom
        Salah v Newcastle
        Salah v Southampton

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          How is that 5 blanks. If you captained Son/Kane/Bruno this week you have more points than listed captains combined for those 5 weeks.

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

        30mins gone, still plenty of time

    8. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Somebody put Trent out of his misery and bench him.

    9. Nimby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Tell you what. A gameweek 18 wildcard is looking better and better with this Liverpool performance.

      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        If Salah blanks today it may just push me towards it. Can make a fantastic team without him

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

        Why? Only one transfer to ditch Salah for KdB. TC Bruno looks like an option now.

        1. Nimby
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Perhaps. But I would probably build a bench boost team that I don't have right now.

      3. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        It's only up to 3 transfers to sell them.

    10. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Absolutely no where to hide for Salah captainers

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        The "absolutely no where to hide" thing is so cringe.

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          They don't need to hide yet and they may have a big sofa 😉

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 2 months ago

            We move to hide and love to see it

            1. Flair
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              You love to see it, we move! Nowhere to hide.

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

          Mental to cap him anyway when there're better fixtures.

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

        For double would you rather

        A Cancelo and Dias
        B Robertson and Dias

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Why list Dias?

          In a straight shootout I honestly would prefer Cancelo over Robbo. The fixtures are better.

          1. dunas_dog
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Good point- needless reference. Thanks

          2. Lucky Z
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            To indicate that it is doubling up on ManCity defence

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

        21 bench points 😀

        1. Zilla
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          ouch

        2. Monklane
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          22 for me

      4. Kodap
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Anyone know is Mane has had any shots on target yet?

        1. Pukki Party
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          No

      5. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Is Carabao cup elite sport?

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Nah

        2. FPL price manipulators are …
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          😆

        3. BobbyV
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Not a chance lol

      6. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Liverpool only 2 away wins and 5 draws so far and a loss... and tonight.

        11th in the away league table.

        1. FPL price manipulators are …
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Good thing their DGW is at home

      7. jonnybhoy
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Absolutely crazy us being no further forward in the UK- actual in a worse position than March 2020. Then you compare us to Dubai etc no masks no social distancing and things back to normal. Absolute joke

        1. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Really makes you think doesn't it

        2. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          In Dubai they do as they are told

          1. Bolivian Seaman
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            I knew I should've stayed there, but came back on 20th dec. Everyone wore masks, and people were tested coming into the country. It was so easy and covid safe

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

          What better way to showcase the benefit of sovereignty our British government will bring!

        4. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Because we have a culture full of selfish idiots believing conspiracies and not doing the simplest of things like wearing masks and distancing or obeying lockdowns

            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Exactly. Our leaders are shite, but some of our citizens are far worse

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

                True

          • Stormbringer22
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Dubai's population density is a lot less than your average UK city though. That helps a bit I suppose

            1. jonnybhoy
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Could name about 10 countries who have overcome it dubai was just an example of a country where life is normal again. Unlike the sham we have in this country

              1. Stormbringer22
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Not arguing with you btw, just thinking out loud. I do think that some of the decisions by our government have been terrible

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

              Dubai's population density per square km = 118
              London's population density per square km = 5, 701
              Quick Google.

          • BenDavies
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            How can you compare the densely populated UK to the sparsely populated Dubai? Please make sense.

          • Scholes Out For Summer
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            they are back to normal because they had a harsh lockdown in the beginngin. western countries refused to do that and citizens broke rules to socialize. no sacrifice in the beginning means you suffer the consequences early on. Australia, NZ, China, Japan, Duabi all had harsh lockdowns now theyre fine.

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

          Salah touched the ball yet?

          1. Flair
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Amusing

          2. Steve The Spud
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            So many fear monger planks

          3. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Take 20 mins or 40 mins then do something else

        6. Steve The Spud
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Quite worried about just how happy I am that football is continuing

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

          No shot on target for Liverpool.

          Southampton have come a long way since that drubbing against Leicester.

        8. Party time
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Where is that funny chap who called free hitters casuals because elite sport will be postponed?

            “Scotland in full lockdown, England to follow”

            What a numpty

            1. BeaversWithAttitude
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              His crystal ball is rubbish!

          • LewanGOALski
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Getting more and more tempted to go with Dias/Cancelo/Stones over Robbo for DGW19 and onwards

          • lordkippe
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            my strategy is atm no chips.

            If I decide to wc 18 and BB 19 I will probably lose some points to my original team in 18, but will probably gain points against my current team in 19. thoughts ?

          • Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            What are you doing Mane, Robbo was on the overlap

            1. Bushwhacker
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              His best Salah impression, without the right boot to match Mo's left.

          • Arctic monkeys
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Mané shot waaay off target

            1. Bushwhacker
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              He's like Salah but without the talent