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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. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Most people have Salah out of fear , not respect.Myself included.

    1. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He was 'absolutely essential' three weeks ago. Now people just own him 'out of fear'.

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

      Also the fact that he has 13G 4A in 16 games this season? Lmao.

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

        Loads of jammy pens and lucky defenders errors, or he would be similar to his last season tally of 18 goals.

        1. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Exactly.

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

            That Coady mistake was funny. He probably makes that once in 38 games.

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

      I mean he is still the greatest fpl pick ever points wise

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

      I'm afraid of not owning, been very lucky he has blanked so far since I sold...

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

      Was the highest scoring mid 2 weeks ago in the game with a great run of fixtures, why would you be scared?

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

      West Brom(H) and Newcastle(A) was simply fearful to go without
      But people have still done well in ranks since they already owned Bruno and no other big hitter was popular for captaincy in those 2 blanks. Spurs vs Fulham postponement was extremely lucky for Salah cappers including me

      But it is this week if you captained Salah over Son/Kane/Bruno, then a massive red arrow would follow
      1 half to go though

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

    Wasn't expecting my jinxing was powerful enough to neutralise Liverpool. Also, I wonder what the odds of capping Salah 3 weeks in a row and making him blank in all 3, are. Whatever it is, I am ready to cash in.

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

      He already overachieved huge this season, getting loads of jammy pens and lucky defenders errors. He only had 18 goals last season.

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

        Yes, was finally able to end it by purchasing him + capping him for 3 gw's.

  3. Teahupo'o
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Best option on FH18?

    A) Laca Rashford Stones
    B) Wilson Sterling AWB

    1. Effe
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I prefer B

      1. Teahupo'o
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks

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

    Forster hauling on my bench. Brilliant. Urgh... ffs this game hates me.

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

      I wonder how many played him

      1. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        A few McCarthy - Forster combos in my leagues.

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

      Every Mccathry owner getting his points

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      My sub keeper. McCarthy my number one.

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

      I often find your “woe is me” posts a bit much, but as a Liverpool fan who transferred Forster out to cover Ederson this week, I really will feel like giving up if he keeps a clean sheet!

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

    Feel sick. 33points and Salah(C), Mane and Robertson. Would have been better off if the game was canceled with Soucek 11points on the bench.

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

      725k season over buddy 😀

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

      Your username is Firminoooo yet you don't own him?

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

        noooo

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

    I take a TAA 2 pointer if Salah blanks muhaha

  7. balint84
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A) Justin to Coufal
    B) Adams to Antonio

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

      A

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

      A for me

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

    Salah cappers better sell their sofas becuase there Absolutely NOWHERE to hide for them

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

      worst post i've seen since a few minutes ago

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

        Hope nobody has already used my catchphrase

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

        That long?!

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

        Made me laugh

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah...cringe comment.

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

      If you had Son or Kane then capping Salah was pure incompetence tbh

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        BRUNO

      2. Party time
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Lol

        • MagicMessi
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Agreed:( thought having both is case for captaining Salah or Bruno tho 🙁

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

      Phew, dodged bullets by not signing Sancho and Thiago

      Also Bruno is player of the season so far

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

        Bruno is the best in the world right now

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

          For about a week till the wheels come off again

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Wheels off or on, he's never stopped delivering

          2. El Presidente
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            He's definitely the best in the PL that's for sure...

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

            Nobody can put a jump cheat peno (that was never a foul) away like him.

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

          What’s Thiago done wrong?

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

            Injury prone

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

              How dare he get injured.

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

          He is until he has a bad half, then just read the comments on here

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

        Anyone else thinking of wildcarding instead of using a fh?

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Not only thinking but absolutely going to do it. Just waiting for the mid week matches. The fact that my team is not set up for 18/19 at all well is helping to make my mind up.

          1. Lev Yashin
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Bold move. Hope it works out.

            1. Old Man
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Cheers!

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

          Not me

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

          Thought about it briefly, for about 5 minutes and then decided against it. Definitely wouldn't work for my team

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

          Very tempting to get Liv defenders out and beef up elsewhere

        5. milanista10
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Did it in GW17 to jump on City lads before all people do & to save the FH & get 2 FT for GW19 - no regrets!

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

        Rob Holding the only man we can rely on in these dark times

        1. Pacer.
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          So funny seeing it swing from people mocking owners to people recommending him in a fortnight

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

            Not sure about that one, I just brought him in because I needed a Taylor replacement and he played in the blank

          2. Lev Yashin
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Don't worry, we can mock him next week.

      4. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        A good man manager with a grasp of basic psychology would start just one of Salah and Mane. If whoever starts hasnt scored during first half, hes off for the other. If he hasnt scored a second within 75 minutes, hes off for the other. If the other scores within the last 15, he starts the next game. Rinse and repeat.

        Klopp doesnt understand the psyche of these two selfish babies

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

          Long winded plagiarism

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Very true WR, you were the first person in history to claim Salah and Mane dont play well together. My apologies

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

            Just read this on anither site. Poor copy paste

            1. BUZZBOMB
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Hahahaha. I love it.

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

          You don't watch a lot of football do you? Oh and Jota's injured.

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

          Which clubs have you managed? Send me your resume

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            I won the league with Dagenham and Redbridge on Championship Manager. Thats better than Fat Frank for instance.

        4. Pacer.
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I always said you were wasting away your talents managing a lowley fpl ten when you could be drunk on a roundabout shouting at cars

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Cars dont stop and shout back

        5. Teahupo'o
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          This community would love it if you left it to go earn coaching badges.

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

        Liverpool last 6 away games:

        v Newcastle 0-0
        v Palace 0-7
        v Fulham 1-1
        v Midtjylland 1-1
        v Brighton 1-1
        v City 1-1

        Surely another 1-1 incoming?

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

          Who's scoring then?

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

            Most likely a 90min Salah pen

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

          Liverpool should have spread 5 of the 7 goals scored against Palace equally amongst the other 5 games listed above. Simple!

        3. Leonard hatred
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          according to that they're due a 7-goal drubbing.

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

        My cup tie is nicely poised and we both have Salah , I was 26 points ahead with Trent but he has Robbo and Ings so down to 22.... nail biter

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

        Just saw that Ings goal, wtf?! He's incredible

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

          Link please if not too much of a bother?

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

              Thank you

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Most clinical striker in the league, great player could easily play for any of the top teams. Can assist, score, dribble, works hard just great can't knock him at all

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Also that finish on someone's stronger foot is deadly, to do it weak foot is insane

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

                  His finishing is just incredible. Lost count of the amount of times I saw him cut in and bend one in the far corner last season

            2. g40steve
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              More like what was Trent doing 🙁

            3. El Presidente
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Ings is amazing bit right now super difficult to fit him in....

            4. Pacer.
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              JWP again doing for southampton what he could be doing for england who can't play football but can get to the semi finals of world cups from set pieces

          • Vazza
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Please pardon my ignorance but Klopp has decided to play AOC ahead of Coutinho-esque player so this defeat will be fully deserved in my humble opinion.

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

              Rotation mate.

          • Naby K8a
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Guess who played in the middle of the park in the 7 nil vs Palace and hasn't played since

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

              ^This guy.

            2. DA Minnion (Former great)
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Roy Hodgson?

              1. Naby K8a
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                can he play centre back?

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

              Riedewald...

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

              Naby

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

              Jones

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

            Playing Hendo as a CB is an awful move.

            Not only he is not a natural CB but also makes the attack worse without him in the midfield

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

              Agree

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

              Playing Trent is the awful move

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

              I think the worst move is playing Salah who's already in Madrid.

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

              There isn’t another option. Phillips and Williams aren’t good enough

              1. Plant Based FPLer
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Phillip's isn't great but I think it just sows discord to not play people in their positions. And then they lose focus on their original positions, then the manager needs a replacement for those positions, it's just stupid. Just play Phillip's. Give Shaqiri and Origi a game. Bringing back Ox and Tiago and then Henderson oop plus tired legs all around and this lineup is a joke.

                (I'm not watching the game tho so I could be wrong.)

          • acidicleo
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Hatrick blank incoming....

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

              Witch doctor.

          • Nightcrawler
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Almost Forgot Ox was playing

            Chanpionship level player

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

            It won’t happen but if saints keep a clean sheet. McCarthy being out will hurt

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

            FFS comments then: Oh, man in the stand gave 3 bonus to someone who came on for 20 minutes and did nothing? No problem, at least my captain got an assist!

            FFS comments now: Robertson got a yellow, can the clowns at PL cancel the league?

          • Party time
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Zambian witch doctor about to cash out again

            • King Kohli
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Decent chance of Mitchell rising and Vaedy falling in price before next gw?

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

              The FPL price system for TAA is odd
              He went up this GW with just 517 net transfers in
              He's only 0.2m below his starting price despite losing two thirds of owners, falling from 3.2m teams at the start of the season to 1.1m today

              1. Big boy Bowen
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Yeah defo something weird going on, it’s the same with KdB too

            • Hect.OR 98th
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              This is making the Salah to KDB transfer or next week much more palatable.

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

                I'm more concerned about whether I want him back for the DGW or if I should focus elsewhere

              2. Leonard hatred
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                blank game week, will come back rested.

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

                Would you really go without Salah in the double though?

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

                  I would and I am

                2. Paqueta Rice
                  • 3 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Yes I plan on it

              4. Lev Yashin
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Did it earlier today.

                Laughing now, might cry later.

            • Gudjohnsen
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Liverpool will not retain the title.

              City will win it for sure.

              What odds are they giving City?

              1. Leonard hatred
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                shorter than they were 45mins ago.

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

                Don’t think it’s even playable

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

              Salah was close to getting on the end of a Robbo cross 🙂

              1. Lev Yashin
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Does that mean I win my cup tie?

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

              WBA, Newcastle and now Southampton have sussed out how to play against Liverpool

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

                Let them have chances and hope they don't go in?

              2. Paqueta Rice
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Hopefully united are taking notes for the 17th

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

                As long as they don't tell anybody else I'm ok with it.

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

              Right, who's good at captain picks? I need to copy someone from now on