The team sheet is in:-

Mostly cheap budget goalkeepers/defenders – Alphonse Areola, Alfie Doughty (effectively playing a wing back), Pedro Porro and Pervis Estupiñan – are in place (2 of the 3 are no more expensive than 5.0), including wing backs/full backs who are in form and getting in really advanced positions (two out of the three are usually on set pieces).

Richarlison (5 goals scored in his previous 5 Premier League matches) continues to impress goal scoring wise as a ‘midfielder’ playing up front (in all probability), Justin Kluivert is a budget option playing seemingly as a number 10 for an attack minded Bournemouth side and Ivan Toney (vice captain) is expected to be available for GW21 (after recently playing behind closed doors).

Manchester City duo Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne are in the mix again (De Bruyne featured in Manchester City’s win against Huddersfield Town).

Darwin Núñez (13 attacking returns in FPL this season) may be on penalties, scored a screamer away at Bournemouth in the League Cup earlier on this season and continues to be immensely involved in Liverpool’s attacks.

Cole Palmer (13 attacking returns in 2023/24) is the captain as he takes on a Fulham side that has conceded a fair amount away from home this campaign (23 conceded away from home in the Premier League), with their squad being tested after a tough schedule in December/January and with Palmer mounting up the returns this season (3 attacking returns against Luton Town).

Bench options include Martin Dubravka, James Mcatee, Antonee Robinson and Tyrick Mitchell.

With further gameweeks ahead in mind and options of Mohamed Salah, and Son Heung-min to possibly buy back – this XI/squad would have a huge 6.1 ITB (if it were an actual FPL team in play).

[ Slightly edited at 23:02 on 11/01/24. ]