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

    benrahma misses a sitter

  2. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hmmm Lingard looking mighty tempting now especially with those fixtures

    1. o0Ash
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Soucek is cheaper and in great form, though?

      1. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        It’s a tough choice between Lingard and Soucek

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

    Thats enough Antonio.

    (On my bench).

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

      No its not

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

      ... why?

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

        Played and got returns from Bruno, Gundo, Maddison, Grealish, Bamford and DCL...

        Just Salah (c) letting me down.

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

      I’ve got a perfect (perfectly bad) record of benching Soucek for his goals and starting him for his blanks

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

    Ha I had a Zaha blank, Richarlison blank, Salah c blank Martinez blank, everyone on huge scores wtf

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

    United going to recall Lingard now? 😀

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

      He’s always been a good player, huge attitude problems

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

    Bench point counter:

    112 bench points after 5 GWs.

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

      Haha why I go with Johnstone Coufal KWP Brewster, never miss many points

      1. Muchentuchel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I'm really considering wildcarding to a team without hardly any nailed bench players.

  7. Party time
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lingard going for the hat trick

    • Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Origi is shocking

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        That's putting it nicely

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

          Touche

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

      Grealish
      Justin
      Maddison
      Soucek
      Robbo (in a reverse kinda way)

      Anyone got the number of a witch doctor who specialises in voodoo curses?

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

      Can’t remember the last captaincy call I got right...

      Still, most other bits have gone right this week at least - but it looks like the same for everyone else. High scoring week incoming !

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

        GW11 for me. This will be 11 blanks in a row now.

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

        Honestly have you seen lots of people where everything’s going right?!

        Maybe I’m the only one on a shocker!

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

          Just looking at my MLs and a few on here, most of my scorers (City defence, Justin, Bruno, Gundo, DCL, Antonio, Watkins) are covered by others! Didn’t captain Salah last week but did this week!

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

      Return of the Lingard?

    • F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Salah blanks and I'm out of the cup.. he scores and I'm probably through

    • tbos83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Literally anyone else in my front 8 would've been a better cap option that Salah

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

        He is absolutely useless this season

    • The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Every player except Holding scored higher than Salah in my team, and I just got him in and capped.

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

        I went Cancelo as a safe bet... feeling a bit gutted too

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

        In my team everyone so far...

    • Samwise
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      SALAH --> LINGARD. DONE.

    • Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      West Ham match aside, it’s been drastic watching Liverpool since Dec.

      Absolutely nothing dangerous in the final third and no urgency to move the ball forward allowing teams to simply sit deep and stay compact.

      Completely figured out. Need something to change here Klopp

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

        Dreadful*

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

        True

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm genuinely tempted on Salah to Soucek with those fixtures? Already have 6m ITB lol will be over 10 with that move. 2FT.

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

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

        I did the opposite this week

      2. Here's Tom with the We…
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah I’m doing Salah to Grealish.

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

        Vardy and Kane are back soon. I’ll probably want 1 so need to lose one of sterling / Fernandes / Salah

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

          I can afford Kane or Vardy without selling Salah, when are they back?

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

      Still safe to have double MCI defense next week vs LIV?

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

        Yep

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

        Absolutely.

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

        I just put Stones back in alongside Cancelo at the expense of DCL. Mad bench headacke next week.

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

      Wow, imagine the score line in last nights game if Lingard was still playing for United!

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

        Probably 4-0

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

        6-0?

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

        0-1 😉

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

      Turned it over to watch the rest of Villa, can’t stand to watch yeah pool anymore.

      Seriously what is wrong with them?!! Can’t even score against Brighton, let alone win! Wtf!

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

        It’s been all wrong since Dec.

        Zero urgency moving the ball in transition which is allowing teams to get back and sit deep. This has blocked all the usual channels that Liverpool operates in. Now it’s just control the ball and pass around the box with absolutely zero ability to get a clear cut chance

      2. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Same. Awful watch liv

    • Rash
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Brought salah in for a hit.. think I may move him straight back out.

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

      Everyone in my team has delivered + Soucek on the bench. One exception though...

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

        Salah? If so, I know the feeling......

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

        Same for everyone

    • Salarrivederci
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Right bench order?

      Martínez
      Cancelo - Dias - AWB - Coufal
      Fernandes - Sterling - Maddison - Barnes
      Antonio - Watkins

      (Areola, Justin, Salah, Brewster)

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

        Brewster should be 2nd.

    • gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Painful painful evening. Hate this game sometimes.

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

        Grotesque gameweek, sooner it’s over the better

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dan Burn for England!

    • tafrère
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Fantastic to see Liverpool cry babies crying again.

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

      Need a penalty for Liverpool. Only way they'll score here.

    • tbos83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What on earth has happened to Liverpool?

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

        Back to their standards.

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

        They’re dreadful, just.......dreadful.

    • Jose-Saaa-Dude
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      My mum's better with a potato at her feet than origi is with a dang ball

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

      Mane spark and Jota creativity clearly missing