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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. Party time
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah & Mané hat trick please

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        That's one big hat

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Salah brace Mane 1 assist max

      2. Unfathomable Ruination
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Ok Hakim

    • OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks Tammy for the parting gift

    • TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      LMS safety score currently 11.

      https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        😆

        lowest ever TM ?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Must be close. Should get a nice lift in this game.

      2. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Blimey

    • Siva Mohan
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      you beat TOT and ARS away but lose to WHU, BOU & SOU at home ..

      Lamps has to fix the home form soon.. need 2 - 3 signings this winter

      1. Dont give a fuchs
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Want all those teams to finish above Arsenal

    • Silecro
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Grealish,Alli > Martial, Maddison (-4) or just grealish > martial for free?

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        just grealish

    • One More Hit
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Wolves have thrown this. Still, I'll take it for a Salah hat trick and minimal Mane involvement

      1. Midlands Saint73
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Other way around please

      2. Stef rocks
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I will take the opposite:)

    • Manani
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Madness to ditch Madison before Tammy?

      Not quite sure who to replace Tammy with as I'm too thin skinned to bring back Jimenez just after I ditched him 2 GWs ago

      1. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Same boat. Thinking about Tammy to either Jimi or Ings

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Keep Maddy

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      World Champions badge looking very tidy.

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Do all clubs do this?

        Can't remember United doing this when they were World Champions...

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

          Barca, Real & Bayern have.

          Only this league game allowed, will be worn in Europe.

    • La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Is this worth 2 FT’s?

      Kane Maddison ➡ Salah/Mane Jimenez

      1. Sid1891
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I would

      2. Siva Mohan
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        yes

      3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        i would, with salah

      4. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I like Maddison, anyone else to sell?

        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Nope

    • KevsHolidayFund
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bad Gameweek? Dont be blue check mine, worst in a decade?
      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/444287/event/20

      1. One More Hit
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Many of us in the same boat, a positive Salah return and things will look decidedly different

      2. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        It was very similar for me before Rash and Tammy goals. You still have premiums

      3. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Same here! Shocking week and only salah can save it

      4. The_Fish
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Mine is barely better. Not even a bad team either.

    • Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Wolves squad has more Portuguese than Portugal national team LOL

      6 players in starting 11!

      Definitely a record in PL?!

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Dont exaggerate. Portugal National Team has more.

    • Siva Mohan
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      come on Wolves!! make the league a bit more interesting..

      1. Sid1891
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Happy with that as long as Mo hauls
        3-4

    • Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      everyones jinxing this game like leicester v norwich

      as a pool fan STOP IT!

      1. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I hope not. With him fielding 10.

    • Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah upfront by looks of it

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Lovely

    • Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Tammy no BAPS?

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Think he’ll get 1

      2. dark91
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Will be getting 1

      3. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        1

      4. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Auba 38 (3)
        Willian 34 (2)
        Jorg 24 (1)

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Not updated.

    • sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No Jimmy is a slap on the face. Shouldn’t ne surprised though. This is one those gameweeks.

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yep, fixtures have been harsh on wolves

        1. sminkypinky
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          True.

    • Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Jesus christ I need only 1 point for Traore to beat my cup rival 😀 So nervous.. Hope he gets some minutes

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Good luck. I need Liverpool to concede and Troare coming on would definitely help

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Central Mo.

      Non-owners take cover!

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        You bring sexy news all the time

      2. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Crowd needs to take cover! TAA assist wasted

        1. dark91
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          LOL 😀

    • SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah miss.

    • Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah should’ve scored from taa cross

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Wow the pool movement.

    • Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Almost Salah goal

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah big miss

      Trent +++ BPS

      1. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        What I want to hear. No Mou... fear of a haul is massive.

    • KGFC
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ufff.. that was close

    • Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Almost Salah Trent assist

    • DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah you tool

    • Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      May sell Aurier for Gomez. Bad idea? Means I will have Salah/Mane/Gomez for my triple Pool. Obviously want TAA but just can’t afford him.

    • Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      God damn

    • denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Horrible miss