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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.

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  1. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    People with Mane vice are jammy

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Nah, you're just salty.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Vardy could have had a 1pter.

        1. Bilbao Baggins
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          No he couldn't he wasn't in the squad ha

    2. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      As jammy as Mane VC and Ings C

    3. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Why?

  2. Unfathomable Ruination
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    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Traore decides to foul someone else for a change

  3. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Salah sort your feet out!

  4. Hybrid.power
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Salah big time fail

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      subbed?

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Nope but hasn't scored yet

  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Origi needed.

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

    Vardy cappo against NewC looks good.. should start and will be hungry for goals...

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I hope so. He is my first cap choice for next week.

  7. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Does Salah not do anything other than lose the ball?

  8. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Will Salah still be first choice when Minamino is available?

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Lol

    2. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Or if shaqiri is fully fit?

  9. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    TAA 3 baps at this stage

  10. Jon Snow
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Not really gaining much having players come off the bench if they all get 1s.

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      1 pointers more important than ever

  11. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    3 - Alexander-Arnold (32)
    2 - Gomez (30)
    1 - Mané (28)

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Mane winning goal to be added if stays the same

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Lol

    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      VVD on 1 too..

  12. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Mark brought Salah and captained Kane. Just saying

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      What’s his OR?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        It doesn't matter now. Check it at the end of the season

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      and doesn't own Vardy

      #preparedforgw20

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Probably. He knows

        1. Eat my goal!
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          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah sure

        2. TorresMagic™
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          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          You care about his team a lot.

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Baby Keith time!

  14. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Abraham gets 1 bonus point! Glad i held onto him.

  15. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Kieta coming on

  16. Hybrid.power
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I don't want to play this game anymore

    1. Gaffers
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Dont tell us, tell the person making you play it :p

    2. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Don't give up. Last gw i got just 40 points when many got 24 only from taa.
      This time i have 60 pts + bonus to be added when many are struggling

  17. Mo Salah No Mane
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    TAA bossing the BPS

  18. mad_beer ✅
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Can we get TAA off to lock in his CS?

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      For who?

    2. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      It would be nice. And then Liverpool to concede.

  19. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Robbo no longer an attacking threat.

  20. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Just needed 2 more minutes from Dendonker on the pitch *sigh*

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Lucky he didn't get a yc

      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Hahahah yeah could have gone either way I suppose. Still, doing better than most this week (assuming Liverpool keep their CS)

  21. Hybrid.power
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Wolves goal comin

  22. Bilbao Baggins
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    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Salah to me has looked the last few matches like he's on a line between world class and terrible.. it's weird. He's so lively but he's so wasteful.

  23. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Mane denied a clear pen

    1. Hybrid.power
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Not really

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Lol

    3. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Specsavers.

    4. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      That is good. Salah would take it 😀

    5. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Lol

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Haha. Come on. No near

  24. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Come oooonnn Salah !!!

  25. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Traore impresses me

  26. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Lallana off nappy on

  27. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Llama face coming off for Keita

  28. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Salah will brace if Naby comes on for Lallana.

    1. tm245
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Here we go.

  29. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Decent Lolly!

  30. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Lallana is a changed player. Ball winning midfielder ... who would have thought that.