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Fulham v Liverpool team news: Darwin benched

Gameweek 1 of the 2022/23 Premier League season continues at Craven Cottage this Saturday lunchtime, where newly promoted Fulham take on Liverpool.

Kick-off in west London is at 12:30 BST.

Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) might not be the most-owned player in Fantasy Premier League (FPL) but he is by some distance the most-captained of the opening weekend, with just short of 3.3 million Fantasy managers handing him the armband.

He’s the only player whose effective ownership (EO) exceeds 100% in Gameweek 1, meaning that even if you have him but haven’t captained him, you’ll be marginally worse off for every point he scores.

READ MORE: What is ‘effective ownership’ in FPL?

(via LiveFPL)

There are plenty of other well-owned players on show at the Cottage, with Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m) in around 60% of squads and Luis Diaz (£8.0m) sitting in more than one in five of our sides.

All of these Fantasy assets start this afternoon but the 20%-owned Darwin Nunez (£9.0m) does not, with the Uruguayan forced to make do with bench duty once again as Roberto Firmino (£8.0m) leads the line.

(via LiveFPL)

Bar the recall for the fit-again Alisson (£5.5m), Liverpool are unchanged from the Community Shield last weekend.

As for Fulham, new signings Bernd Leno (£4.5m), Shane Duffy (£4.5m), Kevin Mbabu (£4.5m) and Manor Solomon are all among the substitutes.

Andreas Pereira (£4.5m) does start, however: he is, remarkably, FPL’s second most-owned midfielder, although he’ll be serving as bench fodder for over 90% of his owners this weekend.


GAMEWEEK 1 LINE-UPS

Fulham XI: Rodak, Tete, Adarabioyo, Ream, Robinson, Reed, Palhinha, Reid, Pereira, Kebano, Mitrovic.

Subs: Solomon, Leno, Duffy, Mbabu, Cairney, Muniz, Francois, Harris, Stansfield.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago, Salah, Firmino, Diaz.

Subs: Gomez, Milner, Adrian, Elliott, Nunez, Carvalho, van den Berg, Bajcetic, Chambers.

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You can find it via this link and you only have to type in your FPL ID number (so no password/email) to see the visuals.

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1,747 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Alan The Llama
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Fulham, Bournemouth and Leeds to go down

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Bl**dy know it all llamas, huh.

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      *Everton waving furiously from their new stadium*

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

      Leeds have made some really promising signings, I'm not Llama but think Ted Lasso will lead them to 10th.

      1. thegame983
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Leeds will be fine if Bam Bam stays fit

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      BT Sport pundits happily predicting the toffees to get unstuck!

      1. AIRMILES
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        I expect they'll go down. They haven't even tried to look like they want to stay up.

    5. Hairy Potter
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      So pleased that Newcastle are no longer part of these preseason lists.

    6. Top 210 Club
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Everton and Southampton say Hiiiiii

  2. The Knights Template
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Jurgen’s beard has been professionally attended to.

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Probably has one of them nut sack grooming kits?

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Do you want to tell us all about it?

      2. The Knights Template
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Professionally attended to too?

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

    Darwin on the bench seems a natural selection

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      😀

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

      He's obviously not the fittest, at the moment...

      1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        I'm sure he'll survive

    3. AIRMILES
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      That's origin(al)!

  4. Pedram
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Gotta say the new livefpl.net looks slick

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Uh, why is my ID so long. It's never been 5 figures before. Sloppy behavior.

  5. Piggs Boson
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    I like how Klopp looks after his players. Darwin is absolutely ready to start, he's just taking the pressure off him. He a good egg.

    1. I'm out of name ideas
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      I think he also likes players to learn the system for a bit. Robertson and Fabinho spent their first 6 months on the bench.

    2. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      And also doesn't want to make Firmino feel tossed aside. Nice man

  6. Neto
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Are you in
    A) Team Robertson
    B) Team Diaz
    C) Neither

    1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      B

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      A

      Trent, Robbo and Salah.

    4. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Team AB? Or is that just a blood type.

    5. SAUCY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      C

    6. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      D) Alisson, VVD & Robertson :()

      1. space mercenary
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Wow, hats off to you for your Kahunas to go with that.

    7. Shearer & Sutton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      A

    8. space mercenary
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Matip
      Diaz
      Salah

    9. Taff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Team No Goals For Fulham Please!!

    10. N1ceguyEdd1e
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Team Robbo

    11. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      A

  7. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    "He’s the only player whose effective ownership (EO) exceeds 100% in Gameweek 1, meaning that even if you have him but haven’t captained him, you’ll be marginally worse off for every point he scores."

    Can someone point me in the direction of an EO explainer? Even though they literally have explained in the second part of that sentence, I still have no idea what it means haha.

    1. SAUCY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      EO = Ownership % x No. that have captained

    2. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      You captain someone, it's EO of 200%.

      So Salah is captained by lots of people who are currently in the top 10K.

      1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks.

        Is EO only for top 10k?

    3. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Enough people have Salah (x2) that Salah (x1) isn't good enough.

      1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers. That makes sense.

        Does EO have an impact, also, on non-owners? Like, a non-captaining owner is worse off than a captaining owner if Salah scores; but does a really high EO have much effect for a non-owner? Obvs apart from hoping the player blanks entirely.

    4. Flying Dutchman
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      It means if you don’t captain him and get 2 points most others will get 4 points

      1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Ta 🙂

    5. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      It's the relative value of points against you.

      Fpl Live breaks it down well with threats to your rank. And gains.

      It's important but also boring. Don't transfer on EO. It's stifling.

      Go for expected points.

      1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks, that's really helpful context - especially re: transfer strategy.

        I started playing FPL about a decade ago but drifted away from it for ages and only got back into it last year. So much had changed in that time haha not just the sheer volume of data, but all the different metrics and ways to cut it: EO and xG (Delta) etc. are things I just really haven't engaged with.

        I'm still following the form and fixture approach haha.

    6. Piggs Boson
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      It treats captains as double ownership. So if everyone owned Salah, and everyone captained, he'd have 200% EO.,

      300% is the absolute max. That would mean every person in the game has triple captained. It will NEVER happen. Maybe.

      1. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks, this is the first time I've understood it

    7. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      It means that every time Salah scores a point, all the Salah Captainers get 2pts and overtake the guys just ahead of them who didn't so only get the 1pt

    8. SAUCY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      If you own just ignore because it doesn’t take into account who you have captained instead

      1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        This is what I'm confused about. There are 10 other players and lots of permutations of player combos. I would have thought impact of EO is relative to the rest of your team and who else you might have captained?

        1. SAUCY SALAH
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          Basically each player has an EO, most players will be virtually what their % selected by is.
          Big hitters like Salah, Son, Haaland and Kane will be higher since they are frequently captained

    9. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      There a link directly under that paragraph - "Read More - What is effective ownership in FPL"

    10. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks, all! Much appreciated 🙂

  8. PogChamp
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    0-0 please

    1. RICICLE
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Some people just wanna watch the world burn

  9. Hairy Potter
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    If Leicester are meant to be in financial trouble, how come they are rejecting £70 million for Forfana? Surely that's a more than generous offer even if they didn't have money worries.

    1. R.C.
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      They want 80m

      1. Hairy Potter
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Crazy money

        1. Andy_Social
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          That's Maguire money, and he's wayyy better.

          1. Hairy Potter
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah, comparing with likes of Maguire and also Pepe (I know different position), but for someone who isn't an international and has just had an injury impacted season it seems a lot.

    2. Andy_Social
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Their problem is their wage bill is over 100% of income, and the reason is a bloated squad on high salaries. They want to get rid of a load of non-essential players but no one wants them. The few essential ones like Fofana are in demand. If they can move on the unwanted ones, they can keep Fofana. They're still trying to reduce the wage bill in other ways; if no one leaves by TDD, I'd expect them to cave in over Fofana.

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Arrhhh, FP income vs expenses

      2. Hairy Potter
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Makes sense.

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

      How can Leicester be in trouble?
      They buy for peanuts & sell for gazillions, Mahrez, Maguire, Chilwell, Kante etc etc.
      They own the stadium & probably the best training ground facility in the uk.
      The owner is a multi billionaire.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        I just explained. Their last dealings were poor - Vestegaard, Soumane etc. They've sacked their last 2 recruitment bods and don't have anyone to do the job at the moment.

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          See above I posted as you did, FP

  10. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Mitrovicccccccccccc!

    Just getting ready!

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      In Diaaaazzzz

    2. JayKay1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      :o)

  11. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    What are expecting today from this match?

    1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      A hiding for fulham and hauls for all three players

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Mud

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      3-1

      To Liverpool

  12. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    3 skulls on live fpl ,martinelli,james,salah*waves from behind the sofa*

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Ouch!!!!!

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Jermaine Jenas and Steve McManaman on commentary. Goodness, just when I was looking forward to the game they throw the BT commentary combination at you. Well, at least it's not Owen or Hoddle

      1. DRIZ ✅
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Sickening pair of pundits

      2. I'm out of name ideas
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Are there any commentators/pundits which you do like?

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          Peter Drury, Martin Tyler, any manager...

          1. Piggs Boson
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 1 month ago

            I love Emma Hayes

          2. Piggs Boson
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 1 month ago

            Oops, wrong account

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

        LOL

      4. Piggs Boson
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Mute it and play some EPICA.

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

        Don't forget they're led by "Fletch"

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

      So scared of not owning Diaz for this game i’ve chucked a tenner on him as an anytime goalscorer to ease the pain.

    4. Pino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Not in Salah we trust unite!

    5. AIRMILES
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Does anyone have a link to Fabio Borges' team?

      1. Andy_Social
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Saw it earlier. He's gone Diaz over Robbo.

        1. AIRMILES
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          That depresses me.

      2. The Knights Template
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Nope

      3. AIRMILES
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        It's okay, I found it: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/728021/event/1

    6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Mitrovic just wide

      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        calling him fat?

      2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        😯

    7. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Mitro could have done better.

      Got the ball rolling....

    8. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Vidar Kjellsson has triple Liverpool defence, wow

      1. tokara
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Who is he

        1. Differentiator
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          Picture Mr Smith from the Matrix

        2. Siva Mohan
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          World No.1 with 96 teams

    9. tim
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Thats it, Fulham winning this game.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Ir would be funny.

        Especially on here!

    10. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Fulham burning their energy too quick

      1. The Knights Template
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Like Roy Batty

    11. Piggs Boson
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Love how Hendo covers for Trent. That's why Liverpool don't have attacking 8s. Unleashes the fullbacks!

      1. Hairy Potter
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Henderson is so underrated, but he's important to getting the best out of Trent and to certain extent Salah.

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

        And what England should be doing. If you took the top 10 most creative / attacking English players, TAA, James and Chilwell would be in there (along with Foden, Grealish, Kane, Saka, Mount and Maddison). TAA and James would be in the Top 5. So why don't England unleash their creativity?

        1. tokara
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          Dont think England got any creativity

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

        They miss Wijnaldum doing a similar job, while Thiago is a wonderful footballer, he doesn't have the defensive capabilities or nous that's always needed with the way Liverpool attack

    12. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Pereira showing some ability. Great for 4.5m in FPL.

      Fulham may just stay up this season. There is enough dross in the PL they can fight with this time round - Everton, Leeds, Southampton, Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest and potentially Wolves.

      Southampton, are a JWP long-term injury away from relegation.

      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        I think Leicester could be in trouble this year

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          Leicester City are too good.

      2. tokara
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Lol ur comment on Soton

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

          Their team is shocking. Take out JWP and they are relying on Championship players.

          1. tokara
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 1 month ago

            Totallyagree w u

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

        Not bad considering most 9f these teams haven't played yet

      4. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Haven't Forest spent £100 million?

        Sometimes sticking with a winning team works well.

        Fulham criticised for only spending £33 million by BT Sports.

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

          Forest would have probably spent that much if they'd have stayed in the Championship too

    13. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Fulham keeper wants to belt that ball as far away from himself as possible!

    14. Pino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Come on Fullham!

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

      Good start from Fulham.

      1. AIRMILES
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Ahh, seeing your name reminds me of the best post on FFScout ever:
        https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/09/09/moving-target-joleon-lescott/?hc_page=6#hc_comment_11187245

    16. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Oh great. Another Liverpool game with Steve McManaman making my ears bleed.

      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Mc
        Man
        A
        Man

    17. Fish up a tree
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      All Fulham!

    18. 824545201
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Fulham looking electric. They might have a great season.

    19. Mr Arsenal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      This will be no walk in the park for Liverpool