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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. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Grealish. Get a goal.

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

    Benched Soucek for Kane. Jose better not be lying.

    1. Brimble82
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Did the same!!!
      Now starting to sweat it!

  3. Party time
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cup run buried

      1. F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Same. Just needed Salah to do something. Opponent had Fernandes captain

        1. Party time
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Justin, Soucek for him
            Ings, ederson for me.

            Knocked out well

      2. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        That’s it, had enough, Soucek is being sold along with Robbo tonight. What a joke this season is

        1. KUN+10
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Sarcasm?

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

        salah > lingard (c) thoughts?

        1. MagicMessi
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Easy move

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

          Only for a hit

      4. Saka Rice
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Ive lost count on the amount of times I've had Soucek on the bench when he's got points anyone else on the same boat?

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

          Unlikely

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

          Everytime here. Coufal aswell for good measure this wk

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

          I got so sick of it I just got rid of him

          1. Baron Penguin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Benched Cresswell and Soucek, played Grealish and Watkins

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

              Yikes

        4. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Missed every haul, he’s gone for me tonight

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

        Lingardinho was no joke as most thought.

      6. MikeS
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Budge midfield:

        Soucek-gundogan-saka-maddison-barnes

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

          You can get TAA & Robertson

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

            Lol..

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

          Needs Raphinha

      7. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Owning Liverpool defence is so so ridiculous. Concede less than 1 big chance a game and ALWAYS concede 1 goal

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

          13rd game they concede exactly one goal

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

        Injuries really catching up on Liverpool lately, Mane a massive miss all over the pitch.

        Can’t compete at the top with 6/11 starters injured/playing out of position.

      9. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Salah coming off ... he’s done it before?

        1. MagicMessi
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          It doesn't matter he can't score

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

          Firmino like an old granny get his leg up there 😆

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

        Now do you see why I have four red arrows in a row with this team?

        Martinez
        Cancelo Stones Dallas
        Salah Bruno Son Grealish Gundogan
        Bamford Antonio
        Johnstone Coufal KWP Brewster

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Not really. Looks like bad (c) choices.

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

            Salah Bruno Gundogan Salah aren't exactly bad choices

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

          Nope, cap pick is the problem

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

            Salah Gundo Bruno Salah KDB Son, hardly bad picks just unlucky as usual

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

          The majority if that team returned this week.

          Poor captaincy choices, thats all.

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

            See above, they aren't poor choices it's all just luck

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

              Captaincy is 90% luck.

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

        Sue Cech is better than Salah

      12. REDMOND IN SANDALS
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        liverpool the new banter fc

      13. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Oh lord ... not again .... my bench .... Justin Gundo Coufal Sánchez ....... I do it to myself, I do ...

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

          Ouch that is painful

        2. MagicMessi
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Wow that can't be happening

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

        Robbo >

        A) AWB
        B) Maguire
        C) Shaw
        D) Azpi
        E) Other

        Rest of defence is:
        Martinez Meslier
        Dias Stones Coufal Dier

      15. Jon Snow
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Took Soucek out for Grealish. Oops...

      16. Optimus.
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Bookmark it, Man City to beat Pool on Sunday..

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

          😮

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

        Coufal first on my bench, I have still never had a returning player from my bench yet my rivals have had all of Dallas and Souceks goals! How is this possible?

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

        wow off the line from villa

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

        Liverpool's flukes purple patch coming to an end. Time for some hand holding again

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

        OR 1 has Justin & Soucek on bench.

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

        Come on, Grealish and c Salah, you are the only players without attacking returns or cs this week!

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

        Playing Soucek over Watkins next week

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

          I hear you

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

        antonio denied

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

          What a surprise

      24. DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Wow pool lost at home to Burnley without scoring now doing same in next home game against Brighton. Wow

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

        Not even lucky for Brighton, they have been the better side so far

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

        Mings great clearance off the line denies Antonio.

        Eff you Mings!

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          u mean thank you ?

      27. Ange Ball
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        My gut said Fernandez my head feared Salah :/

      28. JJO
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Unbelievable
        Just unbelievable