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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. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    2 home defeats in a row oh dear

  2. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Imagine not capping Bruno at old Trafford

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

      Imagine not being Mr Hindsight after every GW.

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

        This. You made your choice based on something. Stick up for yourself. Same goes for bench. You had a reasoning behind it.

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

      Imagine being a complete clown

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

    Except gw1 all my salah cpt have been fails.

    Very frustrating cpt season.

    But scores for fun when I do put the cpt on someone else.

    Bruno perma seems the best option, but not able to do that for some reason 😀

    1. Jimmy Boy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It's been impossible for some reason. The last three times I've captained Bruno have coincidentally been the three times he's delivered two points

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

        Every cap I've picked since GW11 has blanked. Salah, Son, Mane, Fernandes.

        You'd think one of them would have gotten something, right?

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

          Yeah its been tough.

          Mostly Salah vs New, Wbrom, Burn, Brig, Sheff...

          Whats the chance of nothing in such fix.

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

        Same here.

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

    Hate Liverpool.

  5. Party time
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Unbelievable!

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

      Salah. The ultimate troll.

      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        He's gone for me now, hopefully never to return in 20/21. No point in owning a 12M player who can never be trusted with an armband.

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

          Yeah, he has to go. Wish I'd been brave enough 5 weeks ago.

          Hopefully Kane is back for next game so I have somewhere to put the funds.

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      FPL difficult because there are a lot of options. Just look at the forwards - Bamford, DCL, Watkins, Antonio, Wilson. That is without Kane and Vardy who will return from injury soon. Then there are differentials like Martial, Cavani Laca and Jesus who pop up.

    • Jimmy Boy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I hate Mo Salah

    • Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No Salah. So relieved!

    • bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just Euro spots to play for now ? PL champions and relegation decided

    • Kane and Ablett
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      To cap the week off a bonus point each for Grealish and Martinez

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

        How can Martinez be on bps???

    • Calculated Risks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      So glad Cancelo (C) paid off more than Salah. Every player I have had recently v Brighton have blanked...put me off mightily.

    • HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      BHA lost 1-0 to MCI and then have 4 CS in a row - Lee, FUL, TOT, Liv (so far)
      Next 4 fixtures Bur, AVL, CRY, Wba ... looks pretty good

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

        Watch them concede 3 to Burnley and Villa now.

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

      Salah is trolling too much now.

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

      Is lingard actually an option?

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

        Always been when he played. But i still need to see if he continues to Play

    • mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      So Son (obvious captain) will fail next vs west brom ?

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

        obviously

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

        Guaranteed because I'm capping him.

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

      It's official. 1 captain assist in 10 gameweeks. What now.

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

        You think that's bad?

        None in 11 for me, mate.

    • Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Who would have thought that salah would be worst captain option on my team. Lowest points bar gk...

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

        3rd on my bench is the only player that scored less

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

          Same here and as he (Vassilev) is loaned to Burton it’s disappointing that he would have only lost me 2 points playing him instead of Salah

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Is Thiago still an incredible midfielder?

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Through to the next round of the FPL Cup, provided Son does not score -5 points (can he even get -5 points?)

    • HuthTheMagicDragon
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Why did I captain Cancelo instead of Fernandes, so frustrating

    • KirkhamWesham
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Is Salah to Lingard kneejerk?

    • ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Such a kneejerk 610k transfers in for Salah

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Liverpool will do very* well to get Top 4 now.

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Lol serious? You were on here going mad about how good they were the other day

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

        They genuinely could struggle. This is a rancid run of form for them.

    • BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      "A night when Liverpool expected superiority, but only found sterility." Lol. Love, Jim Proudfoot!

    • The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Rashford to Salah, cap Salah instead of Bruno.
      cost myself 22 points by doing this.

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

        LOL

      2. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I did exactly the same. Never mind. I dont think it was a bad choice though, just didnt pay off.

    • DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Might just chance triple city defence this weekend.

    • Werner Bremen
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Salah to Son?

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

        Not until Kane returns

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

      Emi and Jack on 1 bap

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

      How is LIV losing such games at home???