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Firmino benched but Klopp otherwise names strong side for the visit of Aston Villa

5 July 2020 1937 comments
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Jurgen Klopp has named a strong starting XI for Liverpool’s first home fixture as Premier League champions.

Aston Villa are the visitors to Merseyside, with kick-off at Anfield at 16:30 BST.

The Reds’ head coach has made three changes to his team following the 4-0 thrashing at Manchester City but there is no wholesale rotation and most of their highly owned Fantasy Premier League assets retain their starts.

Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) and Sadio Mane (£12.4m) both make the cut in attack, while the back four is at full strength as Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.8m), Andrew Robertson (£7.0m), Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) and Joe Gomez (£5.3m) line up in front of Alisson (£6.2m).

Roberto Firmino (£9.4m), Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.4m) and Jordan Henderson (£5.3m) drop to the bench, with Divock Origi (£5.1m), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (£6.1m) and Naby Keita (£5.8m) taking their places.

James Milner (£5.3m) misses out with a “tight muscle”.

There are five changes for Aston Villa following their 1-0 defeat to Wolves.

Pepe Reina (£4.2m) replaces the benched Orjan Nyland (£4.3m) between the posts, while Neil Taylor (£4.2m) is in for the injured Matt Targett (£4.3m) at left-back.

John McGinn (£5.3m), Anwar El Ghazi (£5.3m) and Trezeguet (£5.2m) also return, with Conor Hourihane (£5.7m), Marvelous Nakamba (£4.4m) and Mbwana Samatta (£5.4m) only among the substitutes.

The ‘out of position’ FPL midfielder Keinan Davis (£4.3m) leads the line as Dean Smith moves away from a two-man strike force to what looks like his regular 4-3-3.

Jack Grealish (£6.1m) was the most-sold midfielder of Gameweek 33+, with Salah also among the top ten FPL players for transfers out.

The Egyptian is nevertheless the most-captained Fantasy asset of this weekend, both overall and within the top 10k.

Villa pushed Liverpool hard in the reverse fixture back in Gameweek 11, with the Reds running out 2-1 winners.

Nevertheless, the Villans haven’t kept a single clean sheet away from home this season and have conceded more goals on the road than any other Premier League team.

Liverpool have scored 44 goals in their 16 home fixtures in 2019/20 and no club has conceded on fewer occasions on their own soil.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Keita, Salah, Origi, Mane.

Aston Villa XI: Reina, Konsa, Hause, Mings, Taylor, Luiz, McGinn, Trezeguet, Grealish, El Ghazi, Davis.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 33+

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  1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Got Lundstram, Elmohamady and Button to sort.

    12.7 to spend, best trio of replacements?

    Need to sort ready for BB

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    1. The Red Devil
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Martinez Taylor boly

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Can’t afford that, if it’s Martinez then have 4.2 apiece for the defenders

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    2. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Holgate, Arsenal keeper. That's 2.

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers, leaves 4.1 for last defender

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    3. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, Martinez+Holgate+somebody 🙂

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers, looking like Jack Robinson or Lamptey are my best bet

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        1. Pipermaru
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Lamptey and rest looks good for 36/37 as bench.

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    4. Nomar
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Martinez, Lamptey Taylor.

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks all!

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  2. Ha.
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Salah > Sissoko done

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    1. The Red Devil
      6 years, 3 months ago

      For -4?

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  3. Niho992
    6 years, 3 months ago

    At this stage im happy if Salah makes 60 minutes with CS

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  4. Cok3y5murf
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Salah hatty this, Salah hatty that... Lol

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    1. The Polymath
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      6 years, 3 months ago

      It ain't over till the fat lady sings.

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      1. Geriatric Unathletic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        6 years, 3 months ago

        She's warming upher vocal chords :(.

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    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Totally jinxing any chance of him scoring

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    3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Could easily still happen, I would wait first!

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  5. SouthCoastSaint
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Keita and Ox awful. Origi pretty naff too

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    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 3 months ago

      This. Awful play in the midfield. Fabi obviously more CDM so cannot blame him on the attacking much.

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  6. BigBillyBass
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Absolutely no sympathy for Salah cappers. Did they not see the City game? Liverpool are on the beach now, no interest anymore. Bruno was the obvious choice. In the form of his life

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    1. Weasel Boy
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      6 years, 3 months ago

      LoL

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    2. Glad He Ate Her
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Captain Hindsight.

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    3. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Didn't ask for any. 😀

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    4. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Don't think anybody saw that game and was like yeah I hope this crap performance happens again I'll cap Salah. I expected a response from Liverpool but too many players are not at the races sadly

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    5. GreennRed
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Of course that's who you picked...

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    6. Cok3y5murf
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Plus they completely ignored the fixture. Villa have been solid since the restart and Liverpool were going to be fatigued

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      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks Ole

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      2. Kindness
        6 years, 3 months ago

        People said this about Palace

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    7. GOTHAM City F.C.
      6 years, 3 months ago

      BIGBILLY knew it

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    8. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I just can't wait to find you hiding in the reeds when Pool win this 3-0 .

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    9. BigBillyBass
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I’m just genuinely baffled at the amount of surprise with Salah and Pool’s performance so far. They have nothing to play for anymore

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  7. Henning
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Salah and Rashford out for Kane and Martial. Gives me 2.6 m to spend the gw after

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

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    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      6 years, 3 months ago

      No sure about that one

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  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Get out of my team mane

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    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      6 years, 3 months ago

      And back in when he scores?

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  9. Gentle_Turks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 3 months ago

    How did they calculate only 3 minutes extra time? Two Grealish injury breaks plus the drinks break... five minutes easily.

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    1. Davido989
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Had the viewers lack of entertainment in mind

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  10. mad_beer ✅
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Just this morning I suggested Pool may be at the beach and got laughed at.

    0-0 would be a great result.

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  11. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 3 months ago

    4th capt fail in a row confirmed

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    1. FPL Daniel
      6 years, 3 months ago

      🙁

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    2. Babelcopter
      6 years, 3 months ago

      3th for me. Season over..

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      1. mad_beer ✅
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Is 3th even a thing?

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        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          6 years, 3 months ago

          3rd is a thing but never heard of 3th

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        2. Zimo
          6 years, 3 months ago

          With a lisp yes

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  12. Sotamendi84
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Son or sterling for salah?
    i have mahrez and kdb already

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    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling

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  13. FPL Daniel
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Nice way to celebrate a title after 30 years. By mediocre display against Vilaa

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Celebrating 30 years of crap in the league

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    2. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 3 months ago

      More failures to come I suspect...

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    3. GreennRed
      6 years, 3 months ago

      They don't need to celebrate with great football. Just celebrate.

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    4. El Presidente
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Villa has improved their defensive process a lot. It's no longer the happy go camper people were used to.

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  14. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Pool more concerned with avoiding injuries for next season, given very short turn-around

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    1. Marvin.
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Would seem pretty sensible if true.

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  15. have you seen cyan
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Get Salah off at half time I reckon, been awful, needs a rest

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    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 3 months ago

      You wish

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    2. TAT
      6 years, 3 months ago

      If he plays even close to full 90 mins, I expect he'll be rested next GW.

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  16. Babelcopter
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Shoking first half.. Post-corona games turned my amazing fpl season into a sh*t show.

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    1. TAT
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Same here. Close to a 100k rank drop and counting. No way of getting a good OR now.

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  17. diesel001
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Liverpool right to be on the beach. Get the rest in now and while CL is on during August. Then be ready for new PL season in September. All the while, Chelsea, Man Utd, Leicester, Wolves running their players into the ground in pursuit of CL football.

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    1. Threat Level Midnight
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Only difference—

      Man U, Chelsea both have better benches and academy talent. So in the long run, none of this will matter

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      1. diesel001
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Damage already done if the first team players are screwed and have no time to recover.

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  18. el polako
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Hope they will scrap drink breaks from new season.

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    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      6 years, 3 months ago

      They will

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    2. Marvin.
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I think they are just because they are having to play in the summer.

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      1. el polako
        6 years, 3 months ago

        I get that.
        Should be based on weather not time of the year, ref to decide before game if needed.
        Doubt it was more than 18 degrees in Burnley today.

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  19. Threat Level Midnight
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Suppose they’ll bring Mo on at half time?

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  20. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Get salah off

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  21. Nomar
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Martinez, Lamptey, Saka?

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    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 3 months ago

      What’s the question ?

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    2. Nomar
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Reply fail to Kaptain Kane

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  22. TRIPOS TOPPER
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Aaaaaaargh

    Planned my restart team immaculately and scored 138 (BB) despite Egan red card and Leno injury

    Week later small red arrow but ok that happens

    Now my rival brings in Egan and he scores. And brings in Sarr but gets him off off bench!

    Rival has low TV and cannot afford Salah..so he (C) Bruno...

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    1. The Train Driver
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I have Salah and C Bruno, like plenty others...

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  23. Slim25
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Is this worth a -4 hit?

    Doherty > Holgate,
    DCL > Kane.

    Current team, (2.5m in bank)
    Pope (3.9m)
    TAA Doherty Aurier Ritchie (4.0m)
    Bruno Martial Mane Pulisic Mahrez
    DCL Jimi (Nketiah)

    Cheers!

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  24. FISSH
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Hmmm.. So Liverpool are crap again haha

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    1. The Train Driver
      6 years, 3 months ago

      One season wonders.

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  25. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Needs Henderson Firmino on for second half for Origi Keita

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 3 months ago

      A man can dream

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  26. Davido989
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Liverpool played better vs City

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    1. mad_beer ✅
      6 years, 3 months ago

      That says a lot. lol

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  27. FlyingWithoutIngs
    6 years, 3 months ago

    We are dreadful

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  28. Sailboats
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Mane > Martial done

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    1. Cok3y5murf
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Too late. Martial blanks next week

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  29. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Can’t wait for next season to begin

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Nah, the thrill is gone with no supporters in the stadiums.

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  30. Sailboats
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Take Salah off at HT please

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