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Salah benched as Mane and Robertson miss out altogether

Six Premier League matches take place this evening to bring Gameweek 15 to a swift close, with many Fantasy Premier League captains – and vice-captains, following Sergio Aguero (£11.0m) and Raheem Sterling‘s (£11.5m) no-shows at Watford – set to be in action.

Mohamed Salah (£13.0m), Harry Kane (£12.4m) and Eden Hazard (£11.0m) are the second, third and fourth-most popular captaincy options of this midweek round of matches – but just two of these in-demand players start for their respective clubs tonight.

Salah is only among the substitutes for Liverpool tonight as Jurgen Klopp rings the changes at Turf Moor, with injured pair Sadio Mane (£9.8m) and Andrew Robertson (£6.5m) not in the match-day squad and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.3m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.2m) also dropping to the bench.

Xherdan Shaqiri (£7.0m) lines up in a front three with Divock Origi (£5.0m) and Daniel Sturridge (£5.8m).

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.2m), who has experienced price rises in three consecutive days having been transferred in by over 525,000 FPL managers ahead of last night’s deadline, also lines up for Arsenal as the Gunners head to Old Trafford.

Alexandre Lacazette (£9.6m) is named as a substitute for the third match running as Unai Emery perseveres with a 3-4-2-1, while Jose Mourinho has dropped Romelu Lukaku (£10.7m) and Paul Pogba (£7.9m) to the bench as he matches the Gunners with a three-man backline.

Hazard is named in Chelsea’s starting XI along with Marcos Alonso (£7.1m) as the Blues head to Molineux, though there are five changes elsewhere in Maurizio Sarri’s starting XI.

Morgan Gibbs-White (£4.3m) replaces the suspended Ruben Neves (£5.0m) for Wolves, while Ryan Bennett (£4.2m) is recalled to Nuno Espirito Santo’s line-up.

Dele Alli (£8.9m) is among five players dropping out of Mauricio Pochettino’s starting XI for the visit of Southampton, with Kieran Trippier (£6.1m) fit to play at right-back.

Kane and Christian Eriksen (£9.2m) retain their starts after Sunday’s north London derby defeat.

Kelvin Davis has made four changes to the Saints side in what will be his only match in charge, with the south coast club reverting to a flat-back four.

Richarlison (£7.0m) is back on the left wing for Everton as Cenk Tosun (£6.6m) returns up front, with Rafael Benitez going ultra-defensive with a 5-4-1 at Goodison Park.

Jamie Vardy (£8.9m) is absent through injury as Leicester head to Craven Cottage, with Tom Cairney (£4.8m) dropping to the bench for the hosts.

Back to the fixture where we started this round-up, Sean Dyche has made five changes to his Burnley starting XI as James Tarkowski (£4.7m) returns in defence.

Burnley XI: Hart, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Cork, Westwood, Brady, Barnes, Wood.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Gomez, Van Dijk, Matip, Moreno, Henderson, Milner, Keita, Shaqiri, Sturridge, Origi.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Zouma, Mina, Digne, Gueye, Gomes, Lookman, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Tosun.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Yedlin, Fernandez, Schar, Lascelles, Manquillo, Ki, Diame, Atsu, Rondon, Murphy.

Fulham XI: Rico, Christie, Odoi, Mawson, Le Marchand, Kamara, Chambers, Seri, Sessegnon, Vietto, Mitrovic.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Soyuncu, Chilwell, Mendy, Ndidi, Albrighton, Maddison, Diabete, Iheanacho.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Rui Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Moutinho, Saiss, Vinagre, Gibbs-White, Jota, Jimenez.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Christensen, Alonso, Kante, Fabregas, Loftus-Cheek, Willian, Morata, Hazard.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Dalot, Bailly, Rojo, Smalling, Darmian, Herrera, Matic, Lingard, Martial, Rashford.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Sokratis, Holding, Mustafi, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Torreira, Ramsey, Iwobi, Aubameyang.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Foyth, Rose, Dier, Winks, Eriksen, Son, Lucas, Kane.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Cedric, Yoshida, Stephens, Targett, Hojbjerg, Davis, Redmond, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Gabbiadini.

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7,029 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Bobby Digital
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Wooo go Kane and Son!

  2. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Hazard and Aubam cheers!......

    1. FPL Dakes
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      lol same

  3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Leicester goal!!!!!!!!!!!

    1. Old Man
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      You're on the ball very quickly tonight MBP - nice work.

  4. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Love a bit of fight in a Liverpool team 🙂

  5. 420king
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Spurs the only CS left.

  6. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Need Kane RC. And Salah captain hattie ASAP

  7. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Before kick off chilwell had more points than the whole Fulham defence ....

  8. R.C.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Only clean sheet in tact is for SPURS!!!

  9. FPL Daniel
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    maddison

  10. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Only one CS surviving - Spurs

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Time to reinvest funds to mid and attack?

      1. Tempestic
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Last week was the complete opposite tho, lots of people getting a full house of clean sheets.

    2. Tempestic
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Come on Lloris!

  11. Niho992
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    I think Kane will play till 70 minute

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      90 min

      1. Niho992
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        i doubt it

  12. Jimjam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Best Arnautovic replacement for similar price? (Already have Wilson)

    1. Merlinsnose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Jiminez or Mitrovic

  13. KGFC
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone knows how is Mitro playing?

  14. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    leicester goal?

  15. Bubz
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Basically just never sell anyone this season

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      This

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Thats fpl

  16. FPL Daniel
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    % ownership of maddison?

  17. Vinyl78LP
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    -21pt potential hit for Salah on - Wilson vc and Kamara staying benched.

    1. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Tough one

    2. J T
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      13m well spent

    3. Zladan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Ouch.

      Salah again proving his lack of value.

  18. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Kane looks tired

  19. pjomara
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Vvd more assists than Alonso, Robertson, Pogba, Sanchez in last 10 games

  20. FPL Dakes
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    oh my days

    1. Zladan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      ?

      1. FPL Dakes
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        everything

        1. Zladan
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          It is mayhem this gameweek!

          Only a single clean sheet.

          1. TOPCAT1960
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            Great leveller imho

  21. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Where is Auba?

  22. Non-template FPL is for Kin…
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Foyth anyone?

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      May the Foyth be with you

  23. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Maddy you gem

  24. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Alonso awful

  25. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    assist for maddison?

  26. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    More points needed or it’s a (K)ane fail.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Why? He is on for 12pts (=24pts as captain). That is good.

      1. Roy Rovers
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        9....

    2. grumpyman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Ridiculous post.

  27. FPL Dakes
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Felipe Anderson or Richarlison

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Both

  28. Regin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    I am an absolute fool getting in auba ahead of kane! Dumbest move in t my entire life!

    1. pjomara
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      even dumber then you moved that marble up your nose when you were 4?

  29. Limbo
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    cashed out 80% of bet. £233.00...

    It's been a hell of a season.

  30. Tsparkes10
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Bruh... I'm buzzin... Capt kane, Haz, VVD, Jimenez, Rich.... just salah and Alonso left