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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. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A Abraham and Alli to aguero and Traoré
    B Abraham and Alli to maddison and firmino
    C Abraham and Willems to maupay and Robertson
    D Abraham to Jimmy and save transfer

    Thanks a lot

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Lundstram to who?

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Baldock.nailed and in form...

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

    Need Jimenez to play to get 11 players this week. KDB to haul, Mane and TAA too, Salah to stay quit... Awful week, if not the worst in my 12 seasons of playing FPL.

  4. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Don’t care about the Liverpool vs Wolves game as everybody has at least 2 players.

    Don’t care about KDB as everybody owns him.

    My Mahrez (C) however will make or break my Gameweek.

  5. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    TAA on 3 baps as things stand. Same as my bench.

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      My bench has 1pt with 2 players not playing and 2 non-starters too 🙁

  6. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Guys what happened to lundstram?

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Kidnaped by Arsenal or united I think.

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

      The Lord doesn't work on Sunday.

  7. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    0 pts still better than captaining a penalty miss or red card

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

    Trent shattered.

  9. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ah Trent what was that with the left foot 🙂
    It’s ok you can have 1 per match 🙂

  10. N00B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Best Jota replacement?
    - DCL
    - Maupay

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

    If the 1st half ends 0-0. Will Nuno bring in any of his forwards Jimi/Traore in the 2nd half or keep the team as it is.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Keep as is I’d imagine. A draw would be an amazing result for them

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He will bring them on late in the second half

      Bigger games to come

  12. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    No Digne, Lundstram, Soyuncu, Vardy, Jesus, Button(obviously), and Cantwell, Rico and Maddison gave me 1 point cameos. Oh and Aurier -1. ‘Was a great week 😆

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Join the club. Currently on 14 from 9 including captain and subs

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Lallana disrupting style of play, mane hardly been in the game

  14. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    So funny looking back at all the posts saying Liverpool were going to destroy Wolves. People posting scores of 4-0 or more. LOL.

    1. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Still could happen

    2. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      It's also funny when people post things like this before the halfs even finished. Same as all the boring captain fail posts.

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I posted 10-0 and I still stand by it. Scoring 10 goals in 45 min is doable. 1 goal every 4 min

  15. Bobby
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Surely wolves cant get a result here, surely...

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

      They might. They look organized

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Probably the most exciting team to watch after Liverpool and City to be fair. Close call between them and Leicester. I doubt they will get something but they could

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

    KDB EO above 100%?

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Probably close to 200% with VCs

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

        Yeah VC should be considered too . Damn that means I will need to get behind the sofa since he is not my captain

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      106%

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

        Thanks Magic

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

    This is rubbish.

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

      What exactly?

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

      What exactly?

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

        Everything

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

    Next gameweek will be just as bad I feel

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

      Looks to me that there is enough rest time. Same as CL PL week

  19. Bob_the_builder
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Wolves looking good so far. Showing their squad depth.

  20. Sgt. Schultz
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mane Cappers - Halftime huddle!

  21. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    trying to think of a scenario in which otamendi comes on so i dont end up with 10 players

  22. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Trent is shattered looked like last 10 minutes of last game too.

  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Liverpool have been poor going forwards. Expected them to cause so many more problems

    Mane to Mahrez is tempting, looks off the pace

  24. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    No goal. Mane.

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

    Mane G

  26. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Please do not count....

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

    Handball VAR

  28. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    VAR review for Mane goal?

  29. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I will get less points today than the infamous Snowmargeddon many seasons back.

  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Lallana 😆