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Five more Premier League matches follow on from Manchester City’s shock defeat to Brentford in the lunchtime kick-off:

After the Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne captaincy fails, there’s a chance for Mohamed Salah backers to make some ground today.

The Egyptian starts in a Liverpool side showing only one change from the Gameweek 15 win over Tottenham Hotspur, as Ibrahima Konate misses out and Joe Gomez comes in at centre-half.

Nathan Jones starts his Southampton reign by bringing in Duje Caleta-Car, Adam Armstrong and Romeo Lavia for Theo Walcott, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and the injured Juan Larios.

In north London, Antonio Conte makes two changes to the Spurs team that lost at home to Liverpool in their last Premier League game.

The fit-again Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski both return, replacing the benched Yves Bissouma and the injured Ryan Sessegnon.

Willy Gnonto for the injured Jack Harrison is Jesse Marsch’s only alteration.

There’s only one change between the two sides at the London Stadium and it’s an enforced one at that: Luke Thomas replaces the injured James Justin for Leicester City, who take on unchanged West Ham United.

Bournemouth’s two changes from Gameweek 15 are in defence, with Jordan Zemura and Jack Stephens recalled, Ryan Fredericks dropping to the bench and Chris Mepham suspended.

Everton also make two alterations from last weekend as Nathan Patterson and Neal Maupay replace Seamus Coleman and Dominic Calvert-Lewin. The latter is out injured.

Forest players who impressed in midweek are rewarded for their displays as Jesse Lingard, Joe Worrall, Willy Boly and Renan Lodi oust Steve Cook, Scott McKenna, Neco Williams and Emmanuel Dennis from Steve Cooper’s XI.

Palace are unchanged but the fit-again Odsonne Edouard is back on the bench.

GAMEWEEK 16 LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Travers, A Smith, Stephens, Senesi, Zemura, Billing, L Cook, Lerma, Tavernier, Moore, Solanke

Subs: Plain, Fredericks, Christie, Rothwell, Stacey, Stanislas, Dembele, Pearson, Anthony

Everton XI: Pickford, Patterson, Coady, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Onana, Gueye, Iwobi, Gray, McNeil, Maupay

Subs: Begovic, Keane, Gordon, Mina, Doucoure, Coleman, Davies, Cannon, Mills


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Thiago, Elliott, Salah, Nunez, Firmino

Subs: Adrian, Kelleher, Tsimikas, Milner, Phillips, Bajcetic, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Carvalho, Doak

Southampton XI: Bazunu, Caleta-Car, Bella-Kotchap, Salisu, Perraud, Lavia, Ward-Prowse, S Armstrong, Elyounoussi, Adams, A Armstrong

Subs: McCarthy, Maitland-Niles, Lyanco, Diallo, Djenepo, Aribo, Edozie, Walcott, Mara


Nottingham Forest XI: Henderson, Aurier, Worrall, Boly, Lodi, Yates, Freuler, Kouyate, Gibbs-White, Lingard, Johnson

Subs: Hennessey, Cook, Williams, Colback, Awoniyi, O’Brien, Surridge, McKenna, Taylor

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Olise, Doucoure, Schlupp, Ayew, Zaha, Eze

Subs: Johnstone, Ward, Milivojevic, Tomkins, Mateta, Hughes, Edouard, Ebiowei, Riedewald


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Emerson Royal, Dier, Lenglet, Davies, Kulusevski, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Richarlison, Kane, Perisic

Subs: Forster, Doherty, Skipp, Sanchez, Gil, Spence, Tanganga, Moura, Bissouma

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Kristensen, Koch, Cooper, Struijk, Adams, Roca, Aaronson, Summerville, Rodrigo, Gnonto

Subs: Robles, Ayling, Firpo, Llorente, Perkins, Gyabi, Gelhardt, Greenwood, Joseph


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Kehrer, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Bowen, Paqueta, Benrahma, Scamacca

Subs: Areola, Johnson, Coufal, Fornals, Lanzini, Downes, Ogbonna, Aguerd, Emerson

Leicester City XI: Ward, Castagne, Amartey, Faes, Thomas, Tielemans, Soumare, Dewsbury-Hall, Maddison, Barnes, Daka

Subs: Iverson, Evans, Vardy, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Perez, Mendy, Ndidi, Praet



  1. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kane cappers in heaven

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

      Sitting smug yes I am ha

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      😎

  2. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Tavernier gang

  3. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Best rotating GK’s for GW17 onwards?

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

      Ward + Iversen

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

      Ward Iversen 😆

  4. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hard to go with Haaland after the World Cup now with the form of other forwards!

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

      Is it yeah

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

      Kieffer Moore matching Haaland for goals in last 3 appearances

  5. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    No assist for the Spurs goal (@officialfpl)

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

      Not possible

  6. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mitchell YC/RC?

  7. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Firm misses from close range crazy

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Darwin A lost 🙁

  8. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Maddison injured. Time for Southgate to drop Maguire, Gallagher and Maddison and bring in Tarkowski, JWP and Tomori

    Pickford
    TAA Stones Tomori Trippier
    Phillips JWP Rice
    Saka Kane Foden

    Pope
    Walker Tarkowski Coady Shaw
    Dier Mount Henderson
    Grealish Wilson Sterling

    Extra: Ramsdale, White, Bellingham, Rashford

  9. CrouchDown
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How is that not a Perisic assist?

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

      It is and will be given

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

        It was punched out by Meslier?

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 16 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          But it was on target

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

      It will certainly be. I missed the deadline with 10-15 seconds to get him in.

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

    If Ward keeps another CS after I choose Sanchez again over him, haha

  11. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Best rotating GK’s from GW17 excluding Ward/Iversen?

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

      Ward Ortega

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

      We gave u the answer, u didn't like it 😆

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

      I have not checked the fixtures, but how about Ward/Kepa?

    4. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Iversen/Ward

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Knob

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

    Anyone else with no Liverpool attack?

    Want to hold hands?

    1. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yep hoping for Salah blank but unlikely

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

      Does Robertson count? 🙂

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

    Another two more would do nicely, Darwin.

  14. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Cancel the world cup. Premier League is too interesting to stop it now.

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

      The crap officiating carries on though. Spurs should not be level

  15. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah is defo an easy sell

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

      He'll probably score twice in the second half after you've said that!! 🙁

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      But but I just bought him

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

    This is turning out to be a epic and wildly unpredictable pl season, and all the form etc will be reset post the World Cup, fascinating

    1. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah Almiron, Summerville, Tavernier.. Will they still be gd?

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

    5th midfielder slot: Tavernier, Bailey, Andreas or Summerville?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Summer during the winter sounds good

  18. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Why is the Thiago hype everytime?
    No goal
    no assist
    no chance create
    no key pass
    no dribble
    no tackle
    no aerial dual

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

      Stats don't tell you everything.

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        stats you mean goal or assist
        but the list above are everything for a mid

    2. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe he has good banter

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

      Agree. The change of approach by Klopp to be more offensive in midfield has made them vulnerable. They were much better when they were defensive in midfield with Henderson-Fabinho-Wijnaldum.

      They should be signing someone like JWP and playing a very functional midfield three of Henderson-Fabinho-JWP with a backup of Jones-Melo-Keita

      Elliott should be backup for Salah, not playing in midfield.

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

        Elliott is running the show as we speak.

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

          Against a weak Southampton. How did he fare against better opposition? He leaves Liverpool exposed (especially when TAA is playing).

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

            He is 19. Right this moment he is the best player on the pitch. Against a weak team admittedly, but the best player on the pitch non the less.

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

              This is what Liverpool should be playing. Defence wins you championships so you need to be defensively solid first.

              Alisson
              TAA Konate VVD Robertson
              JWP* Fabinho Henderson
              Salah Nunez Diaz

              Kelleher
              Ramsay Gomez Matip Tsimikas
              Keita Melo Jones
              Elliott Firmino Jota

              Backup: Adrian, Phillips, Milner, Carvalho

              Sell: Oxlade-Chamberlain, Thiago

  19. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Those that brot maddison in for FT, unite...hes gonna deliver, so far 6pts

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

      From the bench?

      1. Total Foot 5
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Madds socred a goal, so far 6pter, not sure your pt.

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

          He got injured and has been subbed off

    2. banskt
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Injured and subbed.

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

      I did Foden to Maddison. At least only lost out on 3 points

  20. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool surely scoring atleast 2 more while conceding

  21. banskt
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah (c) no better than Haaland (c). Kane (c) and Darwin (c) wins.

  22. mdm
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Perisic corner was on target. How no assist given??

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ridiculous inconsistency by fpl towers

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

      That's my fault. I've cursed every player I own

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

      Mark doesn't own him

    4. thegame983
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Doesn't count as a shot

      1. dabber7
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Why not? It'd be a goal if it went in.

    5. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Did he shoot from the corner?

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

        Not sure if intentional, but was going in before the keeper punched it

  23. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    TAA playing Sky sports

  24. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Selling Foden and Firmino going well as expected

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

      Who were the replacements?

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Bruno and Martial

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

          We need this WC break right?

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

      Hope u bought Darwin

    3. space mercenary
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      When you do those moves, just put a fiver on each to score at any time with the bookies. Then it's a win-win situation.

  25. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Zaha pen

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

      Come on

    2. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      missed

  26. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Palace pen

  27. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bit early, just playing around with my team and seeing what can be done with my modest squad val;

    Ward - Travers/Iversen
    Trippier - Gabriel - Dalot - Castagne - Patterson
    KDB - Foden - Martinelli - Almiron - Andreas
    Haaland - Kane - Martial/Wilson

    I've lost so much potential squad val in the last few weeks!

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Get Summerville in.

  28. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Was trying to figure out who the new Pool keeper was for 30 minutes until I saw it was Allison...

  29. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pen Leicester

  30. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Leic pen

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

      Ward taking?