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No surprises as Spurs host Liverpool in Gameweek 5 opener

There were no big surprises as the team sheets came out for Gameweek 5’s opening fixture between Tottenham and Liverpool.

Despite fears that Reds manager Jurgen Klopp would rotate some of his big hitting Fantasy Premier League options, Jordan Henderson (£5.3m) was the only one to drop out.

Naby Keita (£7.4m) comes in while Mohamed Salah (£13.0m), Sadio Mané (£10.0m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.4m) all kept their places in the starting XI.

As expected, Michel Vorm (£4.9m) comes in for the injured Hugo Lloris (£5.5m) while Harry Winks (£5.5m) gets the nod with Dele Alli (£9.1m) out with a knock.

There is unlikely to be much captain interest in this fixture with both Salah and Harry Kane (£12.5m) backed by under 6% in our most recent poll for the armband.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR XI (4-2-3-1): Vorm, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Dier, Dembele, Winks, Eriksen, Lucas, Kane.

LIVERPOOL XI (4-3-3): Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Keita, Milner, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

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1,767 Comments Post a Comment
  1. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    salah SOT

  2. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Vorm save magnet.

  3. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Non Aguero capper. Mendy owner. Mitrovic owner.

    Hoping for a Fulham win with Mitro amongst the goals.

    1. CloudSky
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      How come?

      1. El Matador
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        United fan lol

  4. BON
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Salah almost scored.

  5. windowview
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Sell Salah?

    1. Zladan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Unfortunately he has Southampton next so it’d be silly to. Selling him ahead of Spurs was the best time.

  6. Woy_is_back
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    TAA autosub instead of Mendy. Keep that CS Liverpoo

  7. Numb
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    I’ve seen those assists (2nd goal) given in FPL despite deflections with FPL / Mark citing “intended destination” and sometimes not given, citing deflections so I don’t know what’s going to happen.

    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Double Spurs touch is the problem. Bit annoying though, the double touch didn't matter for Alexis' 'assist'.

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        I’m sure a double touch one was given recently, can’t remember the goal though

      2. Numb
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Oh yeah, the Alexis one. You just said it 😆

    2. Salarrivederci
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      No way José 😀
      2 opponent players touching it, and alters the direction, and hit the bar.
      No way José 😀

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Sanchez got assist after 2 opponent players touching it, and alters the direction

        1. Salarrivederci
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 7 days ago

          Yes, and I was fuming and raging here for 24 hours.
          But because they strangely altered the rules regarding penalties it should not result in giving Mané an assist directly against the rules.

    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      No chance mate

      Annoying but they not even looking at it.

    4. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      People wouldn't mind if there was some consistency but there's zero

  8. Feloh
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    90 mins for mane then

  9. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Where the effing eff is Mendy

    1. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      resting

    2. Old Man
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      resting for ECL

  10. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    For those asking, Vorm only 4.9m!

  11. twoplustwo
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Glad to have spent a bit on the bench (AWB Kante Chilwell) on my WC a few weeks back, usually mine is awful this time of year

  12. Puntillimon
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    When mendy plays, sane drops out. Vice versa

  13. BobbyV
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Mendy not starting

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      47th post about Mendy

      1. BobbyV
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        48th now

  14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Come on Salah, one more chance my son

  15. OPTA FPL
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    No Mendy means Mendy come in as sub for me

    1. BRKFCTrueRover
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      No Mendy in squad

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        I have 2 Mendy

  16. Numb
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Well done to those brave enough to sell Salah

    1. DAZZ
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Please post this after the southampton game, if he blanks then, this comment becomes credible.

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Trying to jinx it though

  17. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    No Mendy! Come on Jimenez!

  18. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Come on Spurs! Wipe out those Pool cleanies.

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      This

  19. Desperately Seeking Dusan
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    One in the eye for mainstream journalism. If you listened to the journalist of a mainstream respected U.K. newspaper on Aguero you were caught out, take the advice of some random on Twitter saying he’d seen Mendy drinking and you’d have been right...

  20. Gobigorgohome
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Salah so dangerous

  21. Pep says
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    That no assist for Mane is a joke. What the fk is going on with this game. The intended direction was the centre of the box. The ball ended in the centre of the box despite a touch from the defender. How can Sanchez' gw1 assist be justified after this

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Klopp furious at salah

  23. Syd.
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Mo Salah has woken up

  24. Paulie Walnuts
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Salah is garbo 😉

  25. Critical Observer
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Harry Winks knowingly as he heads towards the substitutes' bench.

    I'll be here all week, folks.

  26. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Looks like this is the year to have a strong bench. Every week there's been a couple of no shows...

    1. twoplustwo
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Yes definitely, with some mid table nailed starters

  27. RashFraud
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Mendy not even on the bench 🙁

  28. Ted Bovis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Son will troll us Robbo subs and score...bookmark it!

  29. twoplustwo
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Are spurs back to being average?

  30. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Salah why