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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. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    That kdb goal reaches me to 80 points!! Guess you shouldn't be upset about captaining mane vs kdb vice captain. Lol

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

    Nooooooooooo

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

    Thank God!! Finally serious skipper points!

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

    KDB BPS

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

    Had 6 points from 8, enter the KDB captain, mane and taa!

  6. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Another pls

  7. tambourineman
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Season keeper

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

      Next season keeper too 😀

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

    KDB(c) saving my GW

  9. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Can't love you more KEVIN the captain - You are a beast

  10. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    KDB vice captain hauls again. Just end this season already...

    1. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Me too. But my captain was mane. So only 3 points difference for now

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

    Well i think that makes my mind up to keep KDB and go without Salah on WC, cheers Kev

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

      🙂

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

        Hehe, he answered 🙂

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

      Good but obvious decision

  12. UshFPL
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    My second lucky haul from KDB as vice captain this season!

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Who was your captain? Vardy?

  13. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Gameweek saved

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

      KdB cappers happy. Me included.

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

    Getting Salah this week just spoiled everything.

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

    Great Gameweek

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

      It’s awful, but hopefully good ones ahead

  16. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Shouldn't have been in that position but great goal, atleast he's my captain

  17. Alexis Nonsense
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    After owning Mané this whole season, I went with Salah after gw18

    How did he look? Keep or get Mané back?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Get Mane, has been better than Salah for over a year now

      • Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Salah the better position, Mane the better footballer

        1. Alexis Nonsense
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Double up then?

          1. Free Hat
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Only for the dgw 24 and after I think.
            Too much putting in Salah, Mane besides KdB, Alli, Martial...

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      thank god for KDB, saving my GWs since GW14

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

      Thank you Kevin de Bruyne my son and Captain forever !!!

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

      Scenario 1. Save a transfer KDB (c) Vardy (vc).

      Scenario 2. -4 get Salah and (c) and KDB is vice.

      Went scenario 2.

      And all those who captained Vardy will get the pts. Again.

      Hate it !!!

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

        Time to retire again.

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

          Probably you are right. If I dont beat you this season I am retiring

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

        Really. My rivals have vardy cap. One has mane vc and other has kdb vc

    5. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      My captain yes!!!!!

    6. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Finally - broke 60 points

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

      Hendo -> Ryan (-4) already paying off 😛

    8. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Wouah didnt expect such a great gw 🙂

    9. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Faak, switched KDB to Salah cap.. should always keep the cap you pick first.

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

        Tell me about it

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

      We need rule change. You get only half the pts of your vice !!!!

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

        Nope.

    11. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      KdB to Salah 5 weeks ago worst move ever

    12. Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Guys, KDB broke LiveFpl

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

        Our pythons are all out for Kev.

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

        No
        It's us 😀

    13. Dacra
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      62 and should be a good green. If only I'd captained Kdb!

    14. Slow regard for silent thin…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      King kev brings me through!