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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

    Fecking Antonio being gifted assists

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

    No Antonio killing me - he was supposed to be injured by now, wasn't he ?

  3. MIDIMAN2010
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Aside from the opening GW captain of Salah...I have failed every other captain picks

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

    First bad save I’ve seen Martinez make

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

      His second this match. Was bad for Lingard's first goal too. Must be feeling charitable to Jesse

  5. Ode
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Antonio is essential isn’t he

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

    Some debut for Lingard. Great prospect for the future that lad 😉

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

      If he keeps his down and learns from the older pro's, he'll do well.

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

    this is such a bad week lol

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

    Watkins Justin Digne on the bench, love to see it 😆

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What?

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

        you heard right

  9. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    10 players played.

    I could have captained any other play other than Mo, and would have been better off! Pick the only blanker!

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

    Need to dig up the posts of people buying Firmino over Antonio

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

    Lingard essential?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Better than Salah for sure

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

    What's the point of having Salah if you can't rely on him with the armband?

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

    Antonio captain against Fulham locked in

  14. Fer Fuch's Ake
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wouldn't be surprised Lingard is put on penalty duties

  15. Wag the Drog
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    how to use my FT?

    a) Saiss->Cresswell
    b) Watkins->Antonio
    c) Bissouma->Soucek/Maddison
    d) McCarthy->someone better

    McCarthy
    Stones-Cancelo-Justin-Saiss*-Kilman
    Bruno-Rash-Son-Gudno-Biss
    Bamford-Watkins-DCL

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

    surprised by how ineffective Thiago has been. I thought he'd have been a great addition to this Liverpool team.

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

      Pool would be better without him

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

      He doesn’t fit the system imo, great player mind

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

      He's been helpful in matches when they need to hold the ball, but when they need to play direct, he reduces the effectiveness of the fullbacks

  17. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Soooo, what do we do with Salah? Right now it seems mad to keep him with that price tag, but he can punish sellers so easily.

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

      Keep and enjoy the occasional haul here and then

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

      How are you a member

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

        Mad ?

  18. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Burn could have had a hat trick.

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

    Need to do Watkins to Antonio, he's killing me not owning him

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

    Please kindly get lost Salah.

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

    The points Antonio would have if he had a bit of luck...

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

    Have 2 FT, want to save 1 until the FA Cup QFs are finalized. Do I bring in Justin or Antonio?

    1. Im New Here
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Antonio

  23. Fer Fuch's Ake
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    WHU upcoming fixtures FUL & SHU

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

      ANTONIO MUST SOUCEK MAYBE

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

      Well, that answers my question above! Thanks!

    3. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Antonio captain material xD

  24. Im New Here
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lingard bandwagon anyone?

    (Jk... Unless?)

  25. Taegugk Warrior
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Martinez
    Robertson/Stones/Justin
    Salah/Fernandes/Son/Gundo
    DCL/Watkins/Bamford

    Peacok-Farrel/Soucek/Mitchell/kilman
    2FT

    Robertson+Mitchell to Cresswell+AWB, Highly possible Bench stones
    Y/N...?

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

    Grealish goal and I'm in heaven

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

    Grealish with that English BPS multiplier when he gets an assist or goal

  28. chonks
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    questions for the math geeks

    harder to win the cup or

    become #1 epl fantasy player

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

      Not a maths geek, but harder to win the cup because Ergodicity.

      https://www.luca-dellanna.com/examples-of-ergodicity/

      Gotta survive to win.

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

    If you sell Salah for Lingard before FT do you get his points for tonight?

  30. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ox is f*cking abysmal