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

    That last corner sums it up pretty nicely. Dying seconds of game and they take it short and back pass to center back again.

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

      It's the 2nd time they did it.

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

        I can't tell if you're agreeing with me or disagreeing.

        I'm saying they needed to cross it immediately rather than take it short lest the ref calls the game before they cross it and they don't get a chance to shoot... that in this they made a bad decision yet again, which seemed similar to the way they kept passing back to the defenders.

        Salah needed to get himself open as well. At least get the ball at his feet a few times (I only saw last 20 minutes).

        And the lineup was sh_t to begin with. It looked like the threshold of the number of players who would create a dud of a side had been reached from the get go, with two players just coming back, Henderson oop, and Salah wanting out, Wijnauldum in contract dispute, Allison kind of airheaded like many other keepers right now (are the keeper coaches doing a number on them or something?).

        Congrats to Hossenhuttl I guess. I don't claim to know what he did but it worked.

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

      The Thiago syndrome

  2. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Salah cappers feasting

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

      Wonder where that guy who was mocking City defense owners losing their CS is? Must have run back to his hole

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Feasting on them 2 pts mate

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

    So gutted as a McCarthy owner, but good sign for going forward I guess

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      At least I had Forster as my 2nd keeper.

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

        Should have been the same, still got Steer from when I had Martinez

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

      Hopefully reap the benefits in the double. I'm still trying to workout why I didn't got with Forster as my back up keeper on GW16 WC!

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

        why would you have gone with a non playing keeper if youre doing a BB in 19

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

          I'm not doing BB.

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

    3 blanks in a row for Mo. No one expected that.

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

      Nope

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

      Except the Zambian Witch Doctor.

      1. Zambian FPL Addict
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        2 more blanks to go

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

          Absolute legend mate!

          1. Zambian FPL Addict
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            I'll pass my regards

            1. Catenaccio FC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              How much for a TC spell? Asking for a friend...

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

    In GW15 I had a one week punt on KWP > Lamptey. Ah well nevermind, got my WC in 16 anyway. Turned Lamptey into Balbuena. I've now got a non playing 4.4M defender instead of KWP.

  6. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Hassenhutel in tiers

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I'll show myself out

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

            Please do.

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Salah dilemma now.

        Capped him the last 3 weeks for naff all in return.

        Can’t afford him and KdB, and No has a blank next GW.

        But I friggin know the moment I sell Mo he’ll haul again.

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

          He won't. He doesn't have a fixture 🙂

          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Next game he plays.

            I’m loathe to sell him because every player I’ve lost patience with this season and gone on to sell or take the armband off has repaid me by hauling next game.

            Mo won’t blank the rest of the season, surely?

        2. gibson1314
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Exactly the same position and I changed my plan from Son captain this week. I deserve a red arrow.

          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Over the last 5 GWs I’ve capped Son, Mo and Bruno. Every one of them has blanked when I’ve put the armband on them.

            Decided not to arse around and permanent cap Mo. This is my reward.

      3. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Perfect as as non Liverpool owner

        Would scored 100 if I played KWP over Wilson 🙁

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

          101 for me and no pool players so this was a perfect end to the gameweek.

          1. Old Bull
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Great score. Well done matey

      4. Limbo
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        12 points on the bench, tra la la la lah, 12 points on the bench, and threeeee from my defence...

        1. Pitch Perfect
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I have Soucek 11pts and Bednarek 7pts post bonus on bench. And 3pts for my real back three.

          Anyone beat that?

          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            McCarthy, Robbo, Walker, Holding starting = 11 points

            Forster and Coufal coming off the bench =12 points.

      5. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Trough in the cup with that Forster cleanie! o/

      6. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Robbo now taking first place as worst transfer in of the season, just ahead of Sterling this autumn

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

          He'll probably still end up with 3 bonus somehow lol

      7. Mile Plankton
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I reckon they beat Utd 5:1 after this sh1te performance.

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

          United could well be 3 points ahead and into the League cup final by then.

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

          Find the final ball and they'll beat anyone. United I'm not terribly worried about.

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

        SuReLy SaLaH WiLl NoT bLaNk ThReE tImEs In A RoW

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

          Zambian witch doctor cursed him!

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

            Where did this Zambian witch doctor come from?

            1. Bram
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              I'm going to guess at Zambia

            2. Nomar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Zambia, perhaps?

              Just a wild guess, though.

            3. Zambian FPL Addict
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              2 weeks ago, I was in the city of Livingstone in Zambia, and came across a witch doctor selling spells in the market, said I had a dark shadow over me and for 5 pounds would bring me joy, so told him Salah been causing me pain, the rest is history

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

                hahaha

          2. Zambian FPL Addict
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Best 5£ I've ever spent

      9. Cookie Kid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cup opponent only managed 96

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

        So many jammy kwp points off the benches

        Robbed off a McCarthy Cleanie. Unbelievable

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

          I started Mendy over Forster. Thes things happen without good crystal ball.

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

          Forster?

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

        Liverpool 1 SOT xD

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

          apparently they deserved something from the game? I fail to see it.

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

        Hassenhuttle means Rabbit Shack in German

        He should call himself Rabbitshack in England, it sounds cool

        He works hard, good to see a guy that cares achieving something,

      13. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        If Saints beat Foxes they would be level on points with them... wtf is this season?

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

        Was so pleased when I saw that Sutherns had captained Mo like me. Guess he's lost his touch!

        1. Digital-Real
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          so much obsession with Mark. Leave it out.

      15. Old Bull
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        It’s nice in these uncertain times to be sure of one thing, that I’ll always be knocked out of the cup in the first round.

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

        Triple captaining Salah in gw19 confirmed.
        If you are going to sink might as well do it convincingly.

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          This

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

        Forster has 5 CSs against Liverpool in his last 6 matches versus them.

        1. Over Midwicket
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Doesn't face Pool every week mind

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

        Klopp OUT, the dressing room is lost

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

          just give him another 250mil to spend, he'll be fine

      19. FPL_Motty
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Anyone got any salty peanut butter for my sweet jammy Forster bench points?

      20. HonestBlatter
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        18p defense point staying on bench and 3 on the field. How did this end like this?

      21. Baron Penguin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Out of the cup by 2 points - opponent played Abraham, Podence and van Aanholt, is getting Grealish 7, Cresswell 11 and KWP 6 off the bench, whilst Soucek stays firmly on mine. Got to laugh!

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

        Good outcome the last few GWs, means Salah won't have 200% EO in the DGW!

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

        Already taken out Salah for KDB. May not bother bringing him back in 🙂

        KDB is the future.

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

        WE’RE GOING TOP

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

          Refs will ensure it.