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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. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Salah GTFO of my team .. blank against WestBrom and Newcastle and Now this ish Feck off you fraud

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You sell, he hauls.

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

        I sold 3 gws ago 🙂

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

          Wise man you

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

        Let him haul I can't stand even watching him playing

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

      Premature?

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

        No even if he scores his price is ridiculous for waiting anxiously for a jammy return

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Zambian Witch Doctor......

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

        Beginning to think it's real .. he said 5 games !!!

      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Lest you forget:

        "I know a powefull witch doctor in Zambia, paid him about 5£ Salah is gonna blank 5 games in a row."

        https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2020/12/27/new-dad-coufal-starts-alongside-soucek-and-cresswell-as-lamptey-misses-out-for-brighton/?hc_page=14&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_23058865

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

    Will the cups continue as well or just the PL?

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

      Is it just the efl continue? didn't see mention of fa cup

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

      Good question. Would imagine so, surely professional level clubs are considered ‘elite sports’

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

    Werner > Salah

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

      Salah is the worst player you could get in at the moment.

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

        Ones also an attacker and the other a midfielder

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

    Mark is having a shocker GW. I don't think his WC was good but to be fair the main thing that will sting him is the United and City fix scheduled in BGW and DGW

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

      Soucek off bench

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

        Still not a good score

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

      Have you got a link to his team mate?

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

        id is 194

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

        Cheers both

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

          That is a strange WC team indeed

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Looks to be a classic case of focusing on the DGW over everything else

      1. umerlfc
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I specially don't get it when he has specifically mentioned on Blackbox to focus on the fixtures around the double as well
        And now he has triple Pool + triple Leeds
        Many brought in Kane/Son specifically for those 2 games against Fulham and Leeds
        It's only lucku for non-owners that the Fulham got postponed

    4. umerlfc
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Going without both Kane or Son was a mistake, best captaincy option this week
      Plus triple Leeds attack is not great too

    5. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Strange wildcard. Trying too hard to be a smarty pants i think.

  5. Neves say Neves
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    For dgw19

    Is Vardy + Rashford + Taylor > Ings + KDB + 4.3 def -8 madness?

    1. Kane and Ablett
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      More exciting than mad, smashes up last weeks temple

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

    Suggestion: Can posting any of the following inane phrases lead to an instant two week ban?

    “nowhere to hide”
    “we move”
    “we feast”

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

      If Neandertal could post on an online forum, thet would be the result

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

        that*

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

      this. keep the cancer that is football twitter lingo off this site

    3. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Couldnt agree more. One user springs to mind!

  7. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    At this point we won’t need Liverpool players. I hope their bad form continues.

    COME ON YOU SAINTS

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

      I agree

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

    Salah to Andy carroll?

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

      You get Walcott too

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

    Is Ings playing in midfield or are my eyes deceiving me

    1. afcblegend
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      right wing

  10. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    No shows from Matip, McCarthy, Wellbeck, Romeu & Reguilon ... 7 no shows last week too

    damn this is a tough gig 🙂

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

    Liverpool look really bad.

    Worst since Klopp took over.

  12. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This game arghhhh Zzzzz. Golf and chess still on?... asking for a friend...

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

      Online versions.

  13. Iwantmorepointsthanks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    At this rate Salah will become a differential for DGW.

  14. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If Liverpool lose today.. things gets even more tight, what an exciting season! Anybody's game

  15. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    no YC for that disgusting Salah dive?

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

    WC18 so tempting now. Go all in on United, City, Villa

    1. Neves say Neves
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah I’m without city Spurs and villa, very tempted

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

    Salah's BPS hitting negative

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

      Nothing new

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

    salah diving as per

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

    Zambian Witch doctor curse carries into the DGW, perfect time to get rid

    1. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Who is he?

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

      This. Shipping for City mid and then prob getting Mane or someone else from pool for DGW

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

        Mane's an even more horrible buy.

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

          Might be you never know. Pool still leading PL so I quess there someone worth bringing in for DGW

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

            He'll be the one to get loads of blanks then double digits, just never consistent enough for fpl

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

    Salah stonewall pen denied

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

      Hahahaha

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

    Man, what hurts even more with our recent form is that United are breathing down our necks with a game in hand...

  22. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Salah to KdB for BGW confirmed?

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

      Yes

  23. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    liverpool are playing so bad that salah even tried to pass to mane

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

    Need another yellow for Robbo 😀

  25. Samwise
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    if Salah doesn't score I will be out of the cup having scored 74 points.... I feel that's pretty unlucky

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

      It is, cup is all about luck

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

      That's very unlucky

    3. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      quite. I need Salah to gain 2 pts to give me 62 pts for a win

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

      I’m on low 80s and out...

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

    Have teams worked out how to nullify Liverpool .. High pressing game working against them

  27. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Should be 2! lucky pool!

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

    TAA looks like a 4.5 defender atm.

  29. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Will there be offer for half price membership come GW19? Need it to decide whether to keep Salah

  30. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ffs... Almost 2-0. They have to score, Pool will punish them.