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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

    Doucore everywhere. Great player

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

    Martinez is this year's Pope.

    I, of course, have Pope.

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

      One of the few decisions I've unequivocally gotten right this year. Martinez on GW3 WC and never let go.

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

    DCL @ 3BAPS. Another goal to cement those points pls.

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

    That’s another awful var decision. Maybe this game week will finally be the death of VAR

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

      What happened

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

        Ayling blatant hand ball, arm unnatural position. I just don’t understand the rules anymore

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

          So what you should do is stop blaming VAR and ask yourself why you don't understand the rules.

  5. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hows Salah looking? Got him in for Raphina this week...

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

      Invisiible

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

      Brighton sitting really deep and Liverpool not creating much. If they score though it’ll likely be him

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

      Not good..

  6. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Great team on paper. Nice chunky red arrow.

    Stop the pain!!!

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

    someone tell me again why arsenal sold martinez?

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

      Just Arsenal things...

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

      Very bizarre decision

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

      we wanted to play a keeper with comedy value

    4. STEP rOVERS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Clueless!!!

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

    Salah, one goal and one assist will do

  9. X Trapnel
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    RMT Big Boys:

    Pope
    2 x City 2x Villa

    what i do now?

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

    Incredible save by Olsen

  11. Cruyff Turn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is Hudson-Odoi worth a punt for Gundogan over the next few weeks?

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

    Pickford no longer first choice

  13. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    If you can't decide which game to watch I highly recommend Leeds Everton. It's end to end!

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

      Done.

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      More Leeds dominating and chasing the equaliser

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

    We’ve been completely found out. Especially at home.

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

    another great save by olsen, leeds going crazy

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

    Olsen the hero

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

    DCL reminds me a bit of Bambi on ice.

    1. RedAlpha10
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Can i introduce you to Tammy Abraham

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

    Pickford could never! Great from Olson.

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

    jordan who

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

    Olson > pickford

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

    Everton GK is trash.

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

    😆 Leeds games

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

    Honestly thought Tiago was a bit better player.

    Don't get me wrong he's a good player but a little overrated imo.

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

    I wonder how Pickford would of fared through that passage of play! ? Hmm

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

    Pickford will never play again

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

      Yes he will.
      For Accrington Stanley.

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

    olsen injured

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

      Still on

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

      Half an Olsen is still better than Pickford.

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

    Sweet lord I am bad at this game. Wrong bench every week. Raphinha tonight, Bamford last GW, Soucek 15 pointer before that. Just never get them subbed in because all I ever have are non-starting defenders. 86k to way below 500k in a heartbeat

  28. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bamford, DCL, Wilson, Antonio, Watkins

    Can't remember the last time we had this many mid priced good options in strike

    1. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Grealish

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

        😆 strikers?

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

    Ah well, I suppose 3 points can be considered a captain haul these days.

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

    Liverpool game so boring