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29 December 2019 3724 comments
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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.

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

    As a mane capper and Robbo owner i am delighted! No Salah or taa

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      apart from the bonus

  2. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone watching the City game? How do they look?

    1. KGFC
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Wheels off

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

      Rubbish.

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

    Fine fine margins but not at the top of the league....great commentary

  4. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Some big club need to buy Traore he is going to be some player.

  5. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Van Dijk earnt those 3 pts

  6. Railwayman
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    I'll take this result just fine as a Mane and TAA owner. Now it's on KDB to score some points...

  7. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    LMS safety score currently 28

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

    1. CMJC
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I’m currently on 27 : ( haha

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

    Mane max bps Taa 2?

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      No 🙁

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yep

  9. beric
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Well what a dogshite gameweek this has been

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

    One day Traore, you will have a place in my team.

    1. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Might get him in this week, for Grealish

  11. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Two weeks in a row. Thanks for nothing Salah.

  12. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    C'mon Kevin! Let's gooo!

  13. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Tsoton goal

  14. drughi
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Salah brought in 2 weeks a go and 2 captain fails, egyptian king my a**. Salah>Mane me thinks, this season is all about just go with the most highly owned and dont try to be clever

  15. Lucas8406
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Alli and Maddison to Mane and Traore? (For Mane and Salah double)

    1. JohnBlack
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Thinking same

  16. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Presume those who got Salah in, and especially those who sold Mane for him last GW, don’t get to see much Liverpool games?

    1. The Mighty Hippo
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I did exactly this and I knew that Mane was the better form player. However the goals Salah got against Bournemouth and Watford convinced me that he was going to start a scoring streak.

      Question is... do I reverse it and do Salah - - > Mane for free this week?

  17. tm245
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Mousset G!

  18. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Very happy Mane and TAA owner. On to KDD(C) now

  19. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    MOUSSETTTT GOALLL

  20. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    FIVE consecutive cleansheets for Pool in league & champions league

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Since I sold Robbo and got rid of my double pool defence haha

  21. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Mouse goal

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

    I'm happy with the TAA and Mane points, but compliments to the Wolves team - they took out City and then their B side gave the Pool A-side a really tight game away from home - they look like a team on the up...will definitely be looking to Get Jimmy and Traore into my team from the new year.

  23. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Mousset goal

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

    Imagine owning Salah

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

      Love him to bits. We win together.

  25. luk46
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    LMAO

  26. Bushwhacker
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero a liability.

  27. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Offside

  28. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Right. As a non Salah and Trent and Mane owner that went as well as it could. First bit of luck this week.
    Now Come on Kdb my captain!!

    1. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      same here but not quite hopeful of KDB(C) honestly

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I am a Salah (c) and non-Trent and Mane owner. Never playing a Christmas wildcard again.

      1. sminkypinky
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I wc’ed this week. Hasn’t been easy. 😉

  29. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Lundy involved by watching TV

  30. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Where the f is Lundstram

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I read somewhere that he is injured.