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Salah and Gomez benched as unfit Robertson misses out on Merseyside derby

The penultimate match of Double Gameweek 30+ is the 236th Merseyside derby, with Liverpool aiming to move within one win – or a Manchester City defeat – of the Premier League title.

Kick-off at Goodison Park is at 19:00 BST.

Mohamed Salah (£12.7m) failed to make Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI in the reverse fixture in December and is among the substitutes again this evening, along with Joe Gomez (£5.3m).

Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) misses out completely, meanwhile, with the Reds’ boss saying ahead of kick-off:

Some players couldn’t train in the last week – they trained, but not with the team – like Mo and Robbo, but yesterday they were in training and both looked really good. That’s why Mo is in the squad, Robbo not yet but on Wednesday [he will be] again.

For Robbo, it was better to have a proper session today and then be in for Wednesday, and for Mo it is the right thing to do it like this.

James Milner (£5.3m) starts at left-back in Robertson’s absence, while Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) and Sadio Mane (£12.5m) are joined by Takumi Minamino (£6.0m) in the front three.

Joel Matip (£5.2m) partners Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) at the heart of the defence, while Alisson (£6.2m) returns from injury and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.8m) starts again at right-back.

The team news for the blue half of Merseyside is also intriguing, with teenage forward Anthony Gordon (£4.5m) handed a start down the left flank and Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.3m) benched for the first time in the league under Carlo Ancelotti.

Richarlison (£8.3m) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.5m) start up front as usual, however, for the injury-hit Toffees.

Calvert-Lewin was among the top four most-sold players of Gameweek 30+, while Salah suffered more transfers out than any other FPL midfielder.

Not one Liverpool or Everton asset was among the top 30 most-bought players of this current Gameweek.

Mane’s joint-highest FPL score of the season (15 points) came in the reverse fixture, which ended 5-2 to the Reds.


Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Keane, Digne, Gordon, Gomes, Davies, Iwobi, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Milner, Fabinho, Henderson, Keita, Minamino, Mane, Firmino.


Double Gameweek 30+ FPL Lessons Learned

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  1. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pick one in A and B

    A. Salah & mane
    B. Pogba & Richa

    I have rash and bruno

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Very hard to ignore DCL.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Sold DCL and Ings. Gulp.

      Kept Jiminez.

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

      Yep

    3. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Very. Just heard is the top scorer since boxing day. He looks a completely different player since Ancelotti took over.

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

    Mylan and martimez.too.risky for goal combination ? ( In terms of starts not points 🙂 )

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Looks like a GK transfer waiting to happen

  4. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lovren is hopeless

  5. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lovren is so bad

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Breaking news? 😉

  6. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Richa so greedy...

  7. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Toffees playing like champs.

  8. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Luckerpool are back

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Pickford and/or Holgate stoppage time clanger incoming.

  9. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lovren gets in, Everton dominates...

  10. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Liverpool need to put Fabinho on Richarlison. Lovren can't handle him.

  11. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Richarlison was spot on about VVD

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      What that VVD looks like a lesbian?

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yes

  12. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hmm Salah not ready for 20 min?
    Doubt he will start next game

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

      I won't take the risk

    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Indeed

    3. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      he probably would have been last sub but matip injury threw a spanner

  13. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I've been saying for a while now Liverpool have 5 outstanding players in Virgil/TAA/Robertson/Salah/Mane but today missing just 2 of these they look so ordinary . They need a big strong striker with Firmino playing CF or CAM .

    1. mrodgers91
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Or coutinho?

    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      It's not my job to tell Klopp how to pick his team but if I was in his position I'd bust the the bank to buy Aubameyang next season & let him rediscover his form

  14. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pickford has 2 saves apparently.

  15. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Trent dispossessed

  16. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Why didn't Robbo feature?

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Article title

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Precaution.

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Read the article?

  17. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lovren earns 100,000 £ a week

    life is not fair

    1. Silecro
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ozil's 350k/w bothers me even more

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Sanchez at MUN

  18. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Remember when everyone owned digne?

    1. SweepaKeepa
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I digne remember

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I remember benching him when he scored two goals

  19. Releasebreaks
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    For Salah owners, are you confident to (c) him next week ?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No way

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      not an owner but i wouldn't, no chance after him not featuring today

    3. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Bruno or Jimmy for me

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

      I will get mane in my.team instead of salah

  20. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    If this is 0-0, LIV just need a win v CRY for championship, correct?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Depends on Man City too I think

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Of course, if both win?

        1. Silecro
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          No, if City wins tomorrow, LIV win vs Palace theoretically wont be enough

    2. mrodgers91
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nope, city can still get 87 points. Draw here and win against palace puts 'pool on 86

  21. Viper
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Go KDB or Mane on WC? Wouldn't lose any value on KDB (probably not that it matters now anyway)

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Kdb easy

  22. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Origi yc. Unlucky owner.

  23. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    3 - Alisson (31)
    2 - Alexander-Arnold (27)
    1 - Pickford, Coleman (26)

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Come on pickford and coleman

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Allison? Wow

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Last minute assist for TAA coming

  24. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    A) Aguero to DCL (lots of money to upgrade elsewhere)
    B) mahrez to richarlison

    1. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Impossible to advise.

  25. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Oh boy, this has been a tough watch.

  26. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Super Sunday isn't too super anymore.

  27. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    If Barnes is benched (courtesy of FPL Rockstar) is this -12 worth it?

    El Ghazi, Barnes, Nketiah(bench) & Kun to Bruno, Jiminez, DCL, Guendouzi(bench)

  28. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Trent throwing baps away

  29. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Trent no BAPs soon.

  30. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Trent throwing bonus away.. Not that he deserves any

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Set piece merchant