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

    On 97 Salah C not going to get me to 100. Son Cresswell Digne on bench

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

      Wow, you are so unlucky.

    2. The Point About It Is
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      so sorry for you

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

      Heart bleeds

  2. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Name a player you hate more than I hate Tomas Soucek....

    No replies

    1. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

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

      James Justin 😆

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

      Mo Salah

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

      Erik Lamela

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

      Justin

    6. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      James Justin

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

      Get a grip. Hate? Seems like a nice guy

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I hate the player. Wasn’t going as deep as hating the man himself 😆

    8. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nicky Hunt

    9. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Daniel juhuuuu

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

      Salah easiliy

      1. Calderano FC
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Leigh Griffiths and Scott Briwn

    11. HuthTheMagicDragon
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dean Lewington

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

    Liverpool lucky there

  4. Kryptonite666
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thinking of Gundogan to Rashford for a 2 week punt

    Gundogan plays LIV TOT
    Rashford plays EVE WBA

    Thoughts?

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

      No.. gundogan plays loserpool, easy defence to score against. Even Brighton are winning

    2. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      are you watching Liverpool? City should be able to pick them apart

  5. PogChamp
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    The way to break the captain jinx is to perma captain. I did that with Sterling and its gone ok, despite the - 1.

  6. Party time
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I can’t believe it.

      How can Salah blank vs Brighton

      1. TOPCAT1960
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Im afraid Potter has parked the bus ...giving pool no space and lots of pressing. Credit to the segulls really. Salah (C) by the way.

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

      Well it seems I was right to not back Liverpool for this game and not cap Salah. But annoying that in a week to gain ground I picked Cancelo over Fernandes as the differential cap.

      Come on Brighton, hold out!

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

        Luckily for us all that Cancelo didn't haul

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

      OMG Watkins

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

      Brighton are beating Liverpool. I still can't believe it.

    • Parsnips
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Get in there clean sheet gone

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

      grealish assist

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

        YaaaaaS Go VILLA

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Watkins G
      Grealish A

    • JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Can people stop acting like Liverpool have all of a sudden become terrible for no reason whatsover. Their success was built on Anfield. Always struggled away from home and with no crowds it’s like that every game. The two games we had with a crowd we beat Wolves 4-0 and Leicester 3-0 comprehensively. Not only that but there missing Van Dijk, Gomez, Matip and Fabinho. It’s like City without Dias, Stones, Laporte and Ake. They’d be done out there. That’s not mentioning the constant injuries like Mane and Alisson being out today

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

        12th man

        We salute you!!

    • Salarrivederci
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      YES WATKINS

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

      Soucek and Watkins my only 2 goals players in this game - lovely.

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

        Ok?

    • MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Watkins love you ma man

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

      Villa 1

      West Ham 2

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

      Grealishhhhhhhhhhhh

    • The-Red-1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Jeez. Watkins is gash isn't he.

      Potential dgw or not, I'm looking to dump. Have Antonio and Bamford. Have up to 8.5m.

      Wilson?

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

        LOL

      2. The-Red-1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Haha, timing

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

        Do it again, do it again (Salah)

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Points for everyone!

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

      Yes Grealish

    • RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Grealish
      Watkins

      Vomits

    • Londongeezaa
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Watkins goal get in. Killing West Ham clean sheets too. Needed that 🙂

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

      Awful fpl goal

      Great real life goal

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

      The sad thing is that Brighton will win tonight then go and play some crap like Fulham or West Brom and concede 3.

    • Parsnips
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I haven’t had a single blank this gw apart from Salah!

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

      Not to appear like a smarty pant but did salah cappers notice that brighton had kept 3 cleanies in the last 4 and had conceded only 1 goal over that period?

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

        On the other hand Southampton had only 1 cleanie in their last 7

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

        I noticed that you are not smart enough to get a grav after 8 years, so you can gfy

    • MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Watkins close !

    • BeWater
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Grealish never lets me off. Ever. Him and Justin.

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

      Another player I don’t have returning.

      Goodbye green arrows. It was nice to have had your company for a few weeks!

      Fml