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

    Benched Bam last week and Raphinha this week. Bloody typical.

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

      Then your team is out of balance...you shouldnt have players that good on your bench.

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

        lol what a nonsensical statement

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

          Lol all you want, its a fact. Benching headaches and rotating keepers, both bad ideas. Enjoy complaining every week about points left on your bench then.

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

            Yet, he's ranked 600k above your expertise. Must be doing something right.

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

        Right now a strong squad isn't only essential, it's pretty inevitable!

    2. Will Kane
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I did the same 🙁

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

    West Ham bartering villa but that cursed Martinez clean sheet is still intact

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

      Battering!

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

    I’m assuming that with Salah (c) but no other Liverpool, I want them to concede?

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

      Yes and I want them to concede regardless. Come on Brighton.

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

      No, because I own trent and I'm assuming you want me to do well

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

        🙂

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

      I have Robbo, but this is the last GW. need his cs this week

    4. Oi! Shadders!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      10 years

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

        Stalking proof

        1. Oi! Shadders!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Idiot proof

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

          And EO is a relatively new concept

  4. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Watkins post

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

      What did he say

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

    Just didn’t Klich for him

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

    Watkins post

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

      What did he say?

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

    Dammit Ollie!!!

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

    Liverpool not looking good.

    Can see a Salah blank

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

      Me too

      1. seanie3
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Same was said against West Ham and look what happened in the second half

  9. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Selling bamford for Kane costing me a minimum of 20 odd points, yikes!

    Need something from old Mo to make it all ok

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

    Salah has hardly touched the ball

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

      Happens every time I captain him

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

        same lol. Son will blank next game week too im sure

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

      23 touches in 33 mins

  11. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hows WHU doing, any close calls for Soucek, Cresswell, Antonio?

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

    There's no space for Liverpool between the lines... slightly concerning

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

    No idea how Liverpool will score

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

      With the ball in the back of the net

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

      Watch the good football match instead and forget about that one

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

        I'm going to do just that

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

        Might do that after half time.

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

        This!

        Switching back to Ellend Road.

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

    Iwobi is so useless need him off

  15. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Brighton are such an annoying FPL side. No players worth having, but never roll over like you want them to for your captain.

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

    One day a commentator/pundit will be able to comment on a player's performance without saying 'put a shift in'. Today is not that day.

    1. Leonard hatred
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Those commentators are really putting a putting a shift in shift in.

  17. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Barkley miss

  18. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Watkins post
    Water is wet.

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

    Come on Salah, grab a couple of goals for all the FPL lads out there.

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

      Or just stay quiet for us (B)runo.

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

    Dcl swing at fresh air

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

      Baby Giroud

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

    Another six saves for martinez for a pre-haul.

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

    Salah C fail

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

    Salah close

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

    Need DCL score one more

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

    Why oh why did I cap Salah over Bruno

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

      Chasing last weeks points.

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

      Captain Hindsight is that you?

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

      because you were scared ?

  26. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool are so bad.

  27. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Martinez getting so many free saves

  28. threeputt
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I'm guessing Milner is on pens too ?

    1. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No salah is.

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

    Everton could of had a penalty

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

    Obligatory Martinez haul incoming