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

    Come on Richarlison

  2. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah will bag a brace

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

      I live in hope, not expectancy.

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

      Doubt it somehow.

  3. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Justin - the only guy who’s been with me since GW1. What a legend @ 4.5mil

    1. In Bale We Trust
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same here. It’s nice to be on the purple side of the so called casual picks.

    2. COYR
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ditto. Keep thinking his GW's are numbered but he just keeps giving

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

      I had him for 15 or so weeks but he was a bit pants for majority of the run

      The best time to get him was right when i sold him around week 15 or something

    4. Marcin the Pole
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yep. Top player and a a top fantasy asset.

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

    Cant be long before there is absolutely nowhere to hide for salah cappers

    1. tbos83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      ...all 7million of us

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

      Too many to hide.

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

      Made my peace with the blank already

  5. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Need Son to miss out...

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

    Raphina goal Bamford assist

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

      OMG

      Digne, DCL, Raphinha and Bamford return!

      Dreamland!

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

        Well played

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

          Only partly makes up for selling Bamford & getting the Everton lot for a -8 last week 😆

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

    OMG Raphina

  8. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Come on the Leeds.

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

    Bam bam

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

    Man City with one less game played three points ahead. With Aguero and KdB out... I think they’ll win.

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

      For sure

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

      Seems obvious

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

      By 10+ points

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

      Still won’t win CL mind

  11. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Now need a Dallas goal.

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

      Every time Dallas has scored my rival has got him of the bench, he's not getting him off the bench this week so no chance he scores

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

      So much this.

  12. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Benched raphina again and bought Barnes in For Soucek n played him... Terrible management.... 🙁

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

      Fudgy levels of mis-management.

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I sold Raphinha for Barnes last GW 🙁

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        New season can’t start soon enough..

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

      I have benched him 3 GWs in a row

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Ouch lol

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

    Get a goal, now BamBam.

  14. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    bam bam party!

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

    That’s a horrible fpl goal

  16. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mark getting away with benching Justin!

  17. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Should've sold Soucek instead of Raphinha...

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

    Man, Raphinha is such good value.

  19. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    lets gooooo

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

    Raph, Bam and DCL owner. Lets go

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

      Did you sell Sterling for Son?

  21. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Raf has been a great signing.

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

      You'll do well if you manage to keep him next season. Here's hoping.

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

    Dcl winning goal baps now

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

    Raph from Bam Bam will please some

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

    And for the third week in a row my first sub returns. At least last week Bamford came in for Stones or Cancelo.

  25. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bamford and Justin rank killers

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bamford is owned by 47 pct of players...how can you not have him?

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Read your statement again. You'll get it.

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

        I’m the 53%

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

    Milner crocked.

  27. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Raphinha benched again, Son stay home!

  28. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCL getting the winning goal bps atm

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

      With the way that game is being played I don't think that will be the winning goal 😆

  29. Monya Meow Meow
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Martinez with 3 save already? That's quick...

    1. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Villa dominating

  30. Kellz86
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    But but it’s time to drop BAmFoRD