Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Liverpool vs Everton

After a 1-1 stalemate at St Mary’s, we now move to Anfield as Liverpool and Everton square up in the first Merseyside derby of the season.

The big news is that Jurgen Klopp has named both Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino on the hosts’ bench for the 2.15pm encounter.

The Reds’ Brazilians were among the top four players for transfers in last week, with 293,000+ and 220,000+ new owners respectively.

Mohamed Salah owners can breathe a sigh of relief, though, as he’s named on the teamsheet up front along with Dominic Solanke and Sadio Mane.

Second only to Harry Kane for the Gameweek 16 captaincy, the Egyptian has been handed the armband by 15.8% of Fantasy Premier League managers on the back of three sets of double-digit hauls in his last five league outings.

Mane, meanwhile, has two sets of 10+ hauls in his last three league starts and netted twice at home to Spartak Moscow in midweek.

For Everton, the form of budget frontman Dominic Calvert-Lewin has caught the eye of late. He was the sixth most transferred in (157,000+) player for Gameweek 16 after bagging a goal and assist against Huddersfield last time out.

The youngster retains his start, though Sam Allardyce also names Oumar Niasse on the Toffees’ teamsheet for the first time since Gameweek 12.

Gylfi Sigurdsson is another to monitor ahead of back-to-back encounters with Newcastle and Swansea – the Toffees’ playmaker has served up attacking returns in each of the previous four league fixtures.

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  1. Vinyl78LP
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Hoping for a dull last 5 mins, lock in those Salah full baps.

  2. Ser Bronn of The Blackwater
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    At least Salah has a CS point 😀

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Any update from the FA on the DCL ban?

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      No chance

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Incoming ...,

    3. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Dude game isn't over yet
      Wait for tomorrow

    4. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      they will blame it on the snow

    5. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      They'll tell you after checking Mark's team.

    6. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yes, he's been given extra baps for being a jolly nice chap. Get in DCL!

    7. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Hoooof. God awful tactic.

  4. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Well Klopp, what do you expect when you rest your big players for a DERBY ...

    1. moz_1983
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Resting Cout and bringing Salah off with 25m to go and only 1 goal in it. Stupid.

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        This
        This
        This
        Salah comes off after they are 2-0 up
        Or with 10 to go for a defender if still 1-0

  5. Red Dagger ✪
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    This is why you don't rotate a team that just won 7-0. What a joke.

  6. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Klopp fully deserves this for that starting line up and then taking his most influential player off at 1-0

    1. Licky
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Salah looked gassed to be fair.

  7. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    My Silva + Jesus > Ramsey + Morata currently looks like a bad idea. Tempted to make the switch back for a hit

  8. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Should have rested Coutinho at 5:0 scoreline, not Lovren.

  9. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    CL dive again :p

  10. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Jags to win it

  11. Steve Stiffler
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    didnt even notice coutinho come on

  12. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Would love a Firmino goal.

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Another 10/10 belly flop dive

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      It was a clear Lovren push.

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah sure

      2. Scout Pics
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Yep blatant pen

      3. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        ban

  14. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Klopp resting Cout and Firm was very disrespectful to Liverpool and Everton fans a like. It will be great to see Liverpool not get 3 points today because of that reason only.

  15. Henning
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Is Kenny a good option to get in for Daniels

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    2. Scout Pics
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yes, i'm buying him

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        is he nailed on? who is a threat to his place if any?

  16. evilfish
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Happy with my 1st point from Coutinho.

    1. Steve Stiffler
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      should have kept him off

  17. Kizza_10
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Yay or nay

    Downgrade Wilson to Calvert Lewin & upgrade King to Shaqiri ?

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Oh, that King. I was going to point out that King was reclassified as a forward this season.

  18. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    My FFS Cup is between Sterling vs DDG .. Who will prevail ?

    1. Scout Pics
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Always DDG

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        🙁

  19. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Bobby 🙁

  20. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Firm misses open goal

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Hardly - you make it sound like a sitter.

  21. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Mané is today's Benteke.

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Racist

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Mane hasn't taken a penalty.

      1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Stole Salah's brace.

  22. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Whats more pressing?

    A) Daniels ---> Otamendi.

    B) Niasse ---> DCL

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      A

    2. Big P
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      B

  23. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    DCL BAPS please.

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Bonus Points:

      3 - Salah (42)
      2 - Rooney (32)
      1 - Gomez (28)

  24. Red Dagger ✪
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    If you think that was a pen clearly you have never actually played football.

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      What a stupid statement. It was a clear push and an obvious penalty. And yes I played as a centre half for many years.

  25. Sterling is £11Mill..…
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    I don’t see Klopp being at Liverpool long term.

  26. tm245
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Maybe this match wasn’t as significant to Klopp as to others - CL, three PL matches in eight days.

    1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Mmm says something that when he doesn’t rate a derby

    2. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yep alot of clueless posters on here

  27. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    So many angry men on the touchline for some reason.

  28. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Klopp MAD at DCL

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Should be mad at himself

  29. We Will Klopp you
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    DCL ban incoming

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      😆 I’d ban Klopp for picking that team

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Believe me I've tried

    2. Licky
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      It'd be nice if the retrospectively awarded us our 2 points too.

    3. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      *klopp ban

    4. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Never in a million years.

  30. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Gomez hold!!