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The final fixture of Gameweek 29 takes place at Goodison Park this afternoon, as Liverpool make the short trip across Stanley Park.

Kick-off in the Merseyside derby is at 16:15 GMT.

Jurgen Klopp has made only one change to his starting XI from the team that defeated Watford 5-0 in midweek, with Jordan Henderson replacing James Milner in central midfield.

Roberto Firmino has recovered from an ankle problem but is only named among the substitutes, with Klopp explaining his decision ahead of kick-off:

Bobby trained yesterday and it looked really good, so he is on the bench because he could be an option. I didn’t think it was necessary to bring him immediately after the good game we played on Wednesday. We’ll try it like this. We have very good options, that’s important.

Marco Silva has also made a big call in attack, dropping Richarlison for compatriot Bernard on the left flank.

Richarlison is on the bench, as Dominic Calvert-Lewin once again leads the line.

Kurt Zouma returns from suspension and replaces Phil Jagielka at centre-half in Silva’s only other change.

The reverse fixture of this match was contested in December, with Divock Origi scoring a last-gasp winner for Liverpool at Anfield.

Origi starts for the Reds again this afternoon, with Sadio Mane once more expected to line up as the central striker in Klopp’s 4-3-3 today.

Mohamed Salah is the second-most-popular captaincy pick of Gameweek 29, having been handed the armband by more than 1.2 million FPL bosses.

Trent Alexander-Arnold was the most-bought defender of this Gameweek, while Mane was transferred in by more FPL managers than any other midfielder.

Everton XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Gueye, Schneiderlin, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Bernard, Calvert-Lewin.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Salah, Mane, Origi.

  1. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Mane (c)

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Should be in points

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Cant be worse than the rest of the gameweek

  2. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Seamus knock them off their perch.

  3. fr3d
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Are Higuain owners swapping for Vardy as he looks to be better value?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      And onto Origi come 6pm?

    2. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Injured players aren’t better valued

  4. Salarrivederci
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How is this team looking for GW31 & GW33?

    Boruc
    Pereira - Luiz - van Dijk - Robertson - Chilwell
    Salah - Fraser - Brooks
    Higuain - Rondón

    (Lloris, Sterling, Pogba, Jiménez)

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Gooood

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Two Leicester defenders too many

  5. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    People really need to stop bringing in mids against fulham

    Fanderson blank
    Hazard: only 1 assist

    Maddison is poised to follow the trend and disappoint us 😉

    1. Slitherene
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Pogba, Martial, JWP and Oriol Romeu scored against them in the recent past. Going by this trend (alternate matches), Maddison could run riot.

  6. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Let's go, no salah crew!

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Whoops, typo: hide.

  7. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Reckon Mane(C) & Salah (C) will shoot their owners up the ranks today

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not with Kane cappers!

  8. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Carragher commentating

    This should be coherent, articulate, insightful, and most importantly of all, neutral and free from bias

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Neville there to even it out.

  9. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    So as a Hazard(c) captainer and a Salah owner . . .

    Do I want Salah to haul or not?

    1. _Make
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No

      1. _Make
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        TBH the question is the same regardless of who you DID captain. It's the same difference

    2. fedolefan
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Always hope for your players to haul.

      1. _Make
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Surely not true. If literally everyone else has a player and captain him, and you don't, you lose position for each point scored.

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          His effective ownership is less than 100 so this isn’t the case, you want Salah to score well

          1. _Make
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            In this case yes. I'm taking issue with the "always" 🙂

            1. IRBOX ⚽
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Agree on that

          2. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            MGA was replying to Fedolan

        2. fedolefan
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          That's the good ol overthinking theory. Not everyone has captained him. And those stats you see are of the top 10k which is always changing.

          1. _Make
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            You don't need everyone to captain him though. You just need enough people below you to overtake you

            1. fedolefan
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              As I said you are overthinking. You don't know how many are going past you if he blanks. You can guess and all, but the point of the game is to score points, so be happy with it.

              1. Brosstan
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                The point is to score more points than your opponents. Im way more happy to score 40 when the average is 20 than to score 70 if the average is 75

                1. fedolefan
                  • 12 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  See you don't know whom your opponents own. This theory applies to may be an FFS league where people have similar teams in which case yeah. I have rarely seen similar teams in Mini-leagues and overall rankings. So for every Salah blanker, there is a Siggy owner going past you.

              2. Deulofail
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                If everyone in your minileague captins him and you don't, do you still think the same way?

                There are positives to be taken from your players scoring well while they have an EO of over 100%, but the effect on your score, relative to other players, is less likely to be one the higher it gets, and more likely to be negative.

                1. fedolefan
                  • 12 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  No, but it has to be ML dependent is what I'm arguing. It doesn't make sense from an OR perspective is what I'm saying. Too many unknowns there.

                  1. fedolefan
                    • 12 Years
                    7 years, 3 months ago

                    Yeah, my initial statement was lazy.

                    1. Deulofail
                      • 10 Years
                      7 years, 3 months ago

                      I'm on FSS because I'm lazy, but I do more work here than I would if I just relaxed haha

      2. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Huh?

    3. IRBOX ⚽
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

    4. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nope. On a same boat and Pool fan. Very controversial

    5. J T
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

    6. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Any positive points are good points

    7. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      EO is less than 100% do you want him to haul.

    8. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Of course

  10. _Make
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Sadio my mini differential!

  11. Salarrivederci
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    van Dijk 15 pointer would be good. Too much after last week?

  12. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Gonzo was never going to catch Jorginho in the baps. Rose already did that to Leno this week.

  13. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Cmon Everton score.. Some siggy magic!

  14. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    When will Robbo score his standard annual PL goal?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      GW32.

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        now THAT would be a sick joke given many won't own him then.

        I remember GW38 last season jumping up from the couch when the lad scored.

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Just the way FPL has been recently...

    2. TyroneGAA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Did he score last season?

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        aye, last game of the season

  15. Viper
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Are the bps in the Chelsea game finalised? Winning goal bps etc. added?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Look to be.

  16. IRBOX ⚽
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Walcott YC

  17. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Wallow

  18. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Walcott not the best signing for Everton as he has not offered much to them since he arrived.

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    That touch by Salah 😆

  20. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Looking like time to sell Alonso and Richarlison

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      That time was months ago

    2. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Only the 15 gw's too late.

    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      We should have sold Richarlison about 10 weeks ago but I'm holding on for that mammoth 1 point haul in GW31

      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        So much this - I literally can’t believe that I’ve still got him

      2. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        70 weeks ago more like

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          😀

    4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      That time was many GWs ago

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

      😆

    6. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Is this a repost from November?

    7. EMBOLOFAN
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      keep both for a laugh

  21. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How was the Vardy injury? Looking serious?

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Personally thought it was decent. 6/10

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hard to tell maybe it was something minor but we will just have to wait for news to know for sure.

    3. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks!

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Everton looking really up for this

    1. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ye they’ve started very brightly

    2. Rash
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Same can't be said about salah..

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        what game are you watching

        1. Rash
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          The one where the ball keeps bouncing off him.

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            oh dear

    3. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      They tend to show up in the derby. Still happy with Salah cap given the way this week has turned out so far.

  23. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Cracking game

  24. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Waking up!

  25. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    This is the day where Richarlison comes on and finally scores to ruin all Liverpool CS

  26. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pool been on the beers all day, touches are rubbish?

    1. TAT
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Pool will lose this game.

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Nice grav

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          😉

          Tenerife’s finest

      2. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        This

      3. Arteta
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Everton/United/City fan?

        1. TAT
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Nope!

  27. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on Rashford --> King next week?

    No value tied up in Rashford

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      seems fine. is it too early for wilson? ive not kept tabs on bmouth

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        yeah may be a bit early.

    2. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Like it.

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers.

    3. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Kaku!

    4. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      good moves but should have done it weeks earlier

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        lol

  28. Pointless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Just seen Vardy flagged - is it bad injury? Will he be OK for next match (sorry, I'm late to the party today!)

    1. Rash
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Rogers said he was ok, just precaution

    2. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wait for 3 days

    3. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      subtle vardy party pun?

      didn't see it but he was forced off. one to monitor.

      1. Pointless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        "I wondered who'd be the first to notice that."

  29. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Did premier-league teams finally figure out how to mark and defend Salah? Lol

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      It appears so. Just load a bunch of guys onto him every time he's in possession

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yep, he's back to being a left footed Cuadrado!

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      About time

    4. Delhidynamo
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      nah he just misses Firmino

    5. EMBOLOFAN
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      who has most points in fpl?

    6. IRBOX ⚽
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No, still beats multiple players with each possession

    7. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      317 minutes (and counting) since his last goal or assist in all competitions

      1. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Will be 410mins after today

      2. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        What if you remove penalty goals?

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          what if you dont?

        2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          It’s still the same, he scored from play in 48th minute v Bournemouth

          He ha splayed nearly 330 minutes since then in all comps without a G or A

          Quite the barren run

      3. EMBOLOFAN
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        who has most points in fpl? curious

        1. Rash
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          That's the same logic for people keeping Alonso..

  30. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How’s everyone’s favourite 13.5M mid looking? Likely to haul?

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Literally anything could happen in this game. It's quite frantic both ends

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      looks good

    3. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Mane looks most likely currently unfortunately

    4. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I would prefer a Salah goal or assist than a CS or haul from any of pools defensive assets.