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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. YEAH PITCH!
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Yes Kdb. Captain Fantastic

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Perks cap

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        *perma

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

    Thank you thank you big KEvin. Saved the gameweek.

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

    KDB, Mané and Salah owner.

    Of course I had to captain Salah.

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Same here. FFS 👿

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

      Same, Salah is getting the boot

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

    Rage transfer out Salah?

    He single handedly dumped me out of the Cup.

  5. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I can only field 9 players. 5x 1point and 1 minus 1 lol

  6. Jolly Good
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    8 from 6 yesterday and now hitting 71pts with this KDB goal....

  7. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Woohoo! I'm over 70 this week

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

      Happy Birthday

      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        😆

  8. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Now we all have loads of points, brag time and door scores?

    On track for 75 ere

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      50...

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

      38

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

      81 bro. I deserve to bag after a disastrous 40 last gw.

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

      Wish i could brag, ever, when a great score comes i think i’ll melt FFS

  9. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Any good teams out there that include TAA, Salah, Mane and KDB ?

    Just doesn’t seem balanced with those 4 all included.

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I have something planned. But will only have all of them come GW24.

      1. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        what's the plan Camzy our teams are very similar. I have the below and not sure how to do it?

        Guiata
        TAA Soy Lunds Rico Targett
        Mane KDB Alli Richarlison Cantwell
        Tammy Vardy Rashford

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

      Have all 4, team isn't good though.

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

      Yep

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

      Have got that now, getting rid of Salah on WC

    5. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Have all 4 for next week

    6. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I have all four plus Aguero, but with McCarthy and no Vardy or 7th attacker.

  10. aborg
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    DeBruyne should have given that free kick ! Mahrez greedy !

  11. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    KDB stop now or I'm out of the cup

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

    Bah, 62 and looking like a small red.

    Started 30k, made up to 19k yesterday, back to 30k now.

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

      Don't have mane?

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

        Nope. Well I do since yesterday, for next week!

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

    Comn KDB, go for another goal/assist!

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Well done sir

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

        Danke!

  14. XabiAlonso
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    KDB saving my bacon

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Kevin de bacon

  15. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Finally break 50 points after Salah c fail, thank god

  16. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Still haven't captained KDB once this season 🙁

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

    My joint highest scoring gw all season with 81 points. Bit disappointed predicted rank from 280k to 148k. Thought it'll be closer to 100k.

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

      Bugger off

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

        My time to brag after all those taa 24 points braggers

    2. Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Loser

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

      81 for this week is incredible, no need for disappointment

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

        Quality score

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

      Team ID

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

        It's linked

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

    KDB was rested and I overlooked him for captaincy.

    Fool!

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      You captained Salah? Why do you even have him?

  19. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Even possible to catch up Almost 100 points?

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

      At the moment, yes, but luck needed. I need nothing short if a miracle

  20. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    KDB on 6 BAPS now?

  21. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    KDB with a juicy 28 pointer for captainers. Massive.

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

      Indeed.

  22. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    It is funny that as an non-captainer KDB owner my rank dropped 10% after KDB goal.

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

      Worse after vc change

  23. Blunder fc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    So despite owning him I drop every time KDB scores.... the joy of captaining salah

    1. BellyKlopp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Lol - see my comment - same boat

      1. Blunder fc
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        could be worse could not have him

  24. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    ML rival on 84 already!

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

      Must be super casual, bet he has Auba

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

        He's in top 5k now, I'm in danger of losing my 5 year rain as champion

  25. BellyKlopp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Despite owning KDB, not captaining him is making my live rank drop with every point

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

    Thanks to KDB for the grey arrow

  27. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hate the captaincy aspect of the game this season.

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

    How is everyone’s scores so high now????

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

      Mane or KDB c

    2. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Though just realised I’m on 65 somehow

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

      I'm only on 71

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

    Just 8 points off top 10K. Kevin can one more please.

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

    KdB goal and assist gave me 200 K of red arrows

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Best get him in

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

        i will have to