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Jimenez, Doherty and Adama benched as Klopp keeps rotation to a minimum

The final two matches of Gameweek 20 overlap one another, with Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers kicking off at 16:30 GMT and Manchester City v Sheffield getting underway at 18:00 GMT.

Despite having threatened to utilise his peripheral squad players in his pre-match press conference, Jurgen Klopp has kept the changes to a minimum for the Reds’ final match of 2019.

Klopp’s only alteration sees Adam Lallana (£5.8m) replace Naby Keita (£5.8m) in central midfield, so there are starts for popular Fantasy assets Mohamed Salah (£12.3m), Sadio Mane (£12.3m), Roberto Firmino (£9.2m), Virgil van Dijk (£6.4m), Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.4m) and Andrew Robertson (£7.0m).

There isn’t such positive news for owners of some of Wolves’ most-owned FPL players.

Having beaten Manchester City in a five-goal thriller less than 48 hours ago, Nuno Espirito Santo has understandably freshened up his side for this trip to Anfield.

Raul Jimenez (£7.5m), Adama Traore (£5.5m), Matt Doherty (£6.1m) and Romain Saiss (£4.4m) all drop to the bench, with Pedro Neto (£5.0m), Ruben Vinagre (£4.2m), Ryan Bennett (£4.9m) and Max Kilman (£4.0m) all drafted into the starting XI.

Diogo Jota (£6.1m) keeps his place up front, however.

Adama was the fourth-most-bought FPL asset of Gameweek 20.

Salah and Mane were both among the top five most-captained players this weekend, with the Egyptian second only to Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) for armband duties among the top 10k.

Wolves are unbeaten in their last seven away league games, although Liverpool have, of course, only dropped two points all season.

The big news at the Etihad is that the most-owned ‘defender’ in FPL, John Lundstram (£5.1m), has failed a late fitness test and misses out.

Mo Besic (£4.4m) replaces Lundstram in midfield, with Lys Mousset (£4.9m) and Callum Robinson (£5.0m) getting starts up front in place of David McGoldrick (£5.4m) and Oli McBurnie (£5.7m).

The Blades are, remarkably, still unbeaten on the road this season.

All three of Pep Guardiola’s changes are made at the back.

Teenage centre-half Eric Garcia (£4.5m) replaces Nicolas Otamendi (£5.0m), while Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.2m) is in for Benjamin Mendy (£5.5m) at left-back.

Claudio Bravo (£4.8m) starts in goal in place of the suspended Ederson (£6.0m).

It’s the same front six that started at Molineux on Friday, meanwhile, with Sergio Aguero (£11.7m) leading the line.

Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) is back on the bench after recovering from illness.

City have scored in every match over the last 11 Gameweeks, averaging 2.27 goals per game in that time.

Kevin De Bruyne (£10.5m) is the second-most-popular captaincy option in Gameweek 20, having been handed the armband by 764,890 FPL managers.


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson, Lallana, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Wolves XI: Patricio, Jonny, Kilman, Coady, Dendoncker, Bennett, Neves, Moutinho, Vinagre, Jota, Neto.

Manchester City XI: Bravo, Walker, Garcia, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Bernardo, De Bruyne, Sterling, Mahrez, Aguero.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson, Baldock, Stevens, O’Connell, Basham, Egan, Besic, Norwood, Fleck, Robinson, Mousset.

3,724 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Aaaaand WC activated

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Why you looking to WC?

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Mate, do you really want to know the full story? Season is gonna in total abyss freefall. Season and gameweek from hell. Somethibg needs ti change fast, and if i left the WC until DGW’s the ground i could make up would still be too small.

  2. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mark my words, this lax defending is going to cost them DEARLY in Champions League.

    1. Am sorry to say again it�…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      The premier league is more important

  3. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I was in doubt for Mane start should have captained mane because he played whole last game still happy with ings..wait for Mane brace

  4. FPL_Sponge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    As a Salah captainer and TAA owner, I’m glad Wolves have equalized!

  5. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    VAR? Armpit offside.

  6. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Off

  7. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Armpit offside

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Offside

  9. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Trent and Salah gtfo...

  10. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What's more likely to make players walk off the pitch?
    A - Aggravation due to a dodgy VAR decision
    B - Racist abuse from the crowd

  11. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    It’s offside.

  12. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Oh FFS! Ridiculous! As a Trent owner.

    1. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Don't worry, about to be called Offside

  13. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    VAR about to give offside... VAR again at it

  14. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Oh snap, he's offside!!!

  15. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wolves meltdown if they get VAR'ed.

  16. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hand off side.

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

    Jimmy eye-assist ?

  18. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    This is a joke

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I’m laughing 😀

  19. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Nuno -1

  20. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Total fix

  21. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Giving up football until VAR stops. See you all later.

  22. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Offside

  23. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Left pinkie toe off

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Offside

  25. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    No goal hahahahaaaa, his lace was offside 😀

  26. SB8
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    The way VAR is used in EPL is a joke!

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

      Agreed.

  27. CMJC
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Love his celebration absolutely hate VAR

  28. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Haha offside Jesus that VAR is mental

  29. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Football is finished.

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

    The holy spirit yc.