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Alisson missing for Liverpool as heavily-backed captain Salah starts

Liverpool are without their first-choice goalkeeper for their Gameweek 22 meeting with Brighton.

Alisson (£5.9m) misses the Wednesday-night encounter with an illness, as reported by the Reds before kick-off.

That makes for a second Premier League start of the season for Caoimhin Kelleher (£4.5m) with Adrian (£4.2m) named on the bench.

With Sadio Mané (£11.9m) still on the sidelines, Mohamed Salah‘s (£12.6m) start in Liverpool’s front-line could see him drift into a more central role with Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) with Xherdan Shaqiri (£6.4m) earning his fourth start in the last five league games.

None of Liverpool’s new centre-backs make it into the starting XI just yet, leaving Jurgen Klopp to pair Jordan Henderson (£5.4m) with Nathaniel Phillips (£4.0m) once again – although Ben Davies (£5.0m) is on the bench tonight.

Joël Veltman (£4.3m) is the latest defensive absentee for Brighton, who are forced to deploy Ben White (£4.4m) as a right wing-back with Tariq Lamptey (£4.6m) also on the sidelines.

Dan Burn (£4.2m) and Adam Webster (£4.4m) join Lewis Dunk (£4.8m) in the back-three while Steven Alzate (£4.3m), Yves Bissouma (£4.4m) and Pascal Groß (£5.8m) are the central midfield trio.

West Ham have shuffled the pack for their visit to Aston Villa with Jarrod Bowen (£6.2m) dropping to the bench as Jesse Lingard (£5.9m) makes his debut for the Hammers.

Ryan Fredericks (£4.2m) comes into the side but not at the expense of Vladimir Coufal (£4.7m), suggesting he is joining Lingard and Saïd Benrahma (£6.0m) in an attacking midfield role behind Michail Antonio (£6.6m), who has registered attacking returns in three of his last four matches.

Aston Villa are almost exactly as they were, with the exception of Anwar El Ghazi (£5.6m) coming in for Bertrand Traoré (£5.9m).

Leeds and Everton are already in Gameweek 22, their game kicking off at 19:30 BST.

Gameweek 22 Starting Line-ups

Aston Villa XI: Martínez; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Cash; D Luiz, McGinn; Grealish, Barkley, El Ghazi; Watkins.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Dawson, Coufal; Lingard, Soucek, Rice, Fredericks; Benrahma; Antonio.

Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Robertson, J Henderson, N Phillips, Alexander-Arnold; Thiago, Milner, Wijnaldum; Shaqiri, Firmino, Salah.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: R Sanchez; Webster, Dunk, Burn; March, Alzate, Bissouma, Groß, White; Trossard, Maupay.

Leeds United XI: Meslier; Alioski, Cooper, Struijk, Ayling; K Phillips; Harrison, Dallas, Klich, Raphinha; Bamford.

Everton XI: Olsen; Digne, Godfrey, Mina, Holgate; A Gomes, Doucouré; Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Iwobi; Calvert-Lewin.

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1,813 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    This Everton team is really not what you'd expect on paper.

    They're playing basically 4-2-3-1.

    Olsen
    Holgate Mina Godfrey Digne
    Doucoure Gomes
    Iwobi Sigurdsson Richarlison
    DCL

    It looks like this on the field.

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      That exactly how I would expect them to look

    2. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      They are going to be very exposed down the left flank with that crazy right indent

    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What is unexpected about that?

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

        Holgate, Mina, Godfrey are all CBs by trade.

        It would be more expected for the team to play a 3-5-2. Something like:

        Holgate Mina Godfrey
        Iwobi Doucoure Gomes Digne
        Sigurdsson
        DCL Richarlison

        At least to me, that's what I would've expected with that personnel.

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          We’ve been playing 4 centre backs most weeks.

    4. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Awful looking team

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

    Phew, dodged a bullet benching DCL. Looks terrible and tired.

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

      C'mon all he needs is one header. Way early to be saying something like that.

    2. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks for feedback
      Looks like l will bench vs utd

    3. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He'll score in this game.

    4. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not yet out of the woods.

  3. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I don’t think this Everton team are fit enough for this....blowing out of their Arsenals already.

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCL is awful

  5. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Even if DCL scores, nobody can be happy as Fudgy will still moan.

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

      You're mistaken. I quite enjoy Fudgy tears. I benched Bamford for DCL. Realistically, they'll both probably blank..

  6. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    There can’t be that many scabby auto subs, only 19 pts difference between live rank before and after subs

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      *places

  7. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    32 of my 64pts from AWB and Justin lol

    1. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Presume you're still on triple Villa?

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Only Martinez and Watkins

    2. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      34 of my 56 from (B)runo

  8. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    They've got the "authentic crowd" sorted in that LeeEve game. Actually sounds properly reactive and not canned.

  9. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kane -->DCL -->Kane

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      When is he likely to return?

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

      https://twitter.com/BenDinnery/status/1357056502721347584?s=19

      -Probably- back for City.

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

      Brewster > DCL > Brewster.

      Not even joking

      1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Why?

  10. Roy Hudd
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundogan on 2 bonus for 1 assist. You've really got to just laugh.

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

      He put in a MOTM performance. Had a fantastic game.

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It's possible he did other things in the game?

    3. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He deserved all 3

      1. AIRMILES
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        He deserves all three for that chested lay off. Move of the match.

    4. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He was great all game creating umpteen chances for his teammates

    5. JELLYFISH
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      As a (assumed) non owner you should be relieved he didn’t get a bigger haul. Clear city pen not given

    6. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Thought he’d get all 3 after that performance

    7. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      The only joke I see i that he didn't get all 3. Easily the best player today.

    8. Roy Hudd
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm an owner btw but the bonus system is poor man. Don't agree with how it's worked out at all. Sterling scores an important second goal to kill the game and gets nothing. We move on.

  11. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Might play 4/5/1 next week

  12. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Dcl awful!

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCL with a terrible shot, 1 on 1

  14. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What the hell was that, DCL !

  15. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Calvert-Lollin

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCL close

    1. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lol close

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

      To the corner flag

  17. Kaneyonero
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCLol

  18. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Poor finishing from DCL

  19. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Think I'm doing DCL to Cavani...

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not a bad shout but Dcl has doubles incoming

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Double 2pts.

  20. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Justin is rank demolisher!!

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      AWB more so actually

  21. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Genius decision to bench this donkey

    1. aleksaa2
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Fudgy, you genius!

  22. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Dcl 😆

  23. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Carlo absolutely furious, King might be on at HT.

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      😆

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Miles better than Iwobi

  24. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Donkey Calvert Lewin

  25. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Why did I get DCL?

    1. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      The sheeple got to you

    2. djman102
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same reason I did. Everyone was back, so Everton would be back to their start of season form.

      1. djman102
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Like I said... 😀

    3. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Followed the crowd like me and rest of the sheeps

  26. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is Hamez injured?

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He’s on the bench so probably not

    2. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      On the bench. Probably rested for United.

  27. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Just bought DCL for the first time this season last week. Shouldn't really have bothered.

    1. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Loads of minutes for him to score tbf

      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I'm very impatient, I agree.

  28. Simon69
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Daryl Craig-Lebowski with the touchdown

  29. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pick one for DCL:

    1. Martial
    2. Cavani
    3. Rashford

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      2

  30. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCL is terrible player. English Ighalo

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      English Kamara

    2. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He should have passed it to Richy

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

      Singing his praises now as an owner?!!!!!!???