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Salah and Jota start together as Klopp benches Mané against Aston Villa

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) and Diogo Jota (£7.0m) start together for Liverpool as they host Aston Villa in Gameweek 31.

The two players contributed to the Reds’ impressive finish against Arsenal in Gameweek 30 and were both inside the top-five most-bought players for the most recent round of action.

Sadio Mané (£11.8m) is the man to make way this afternoon, dropping to the bench for the second time in four Premier League matches.

That means Jota starts on the left-hand side of Liverpool’s front-three, spearheaded by Roberto Firmino (£9.0m).

Curtis Jones (£4.4m) misses out as a precaution which means Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.3m), James Milner (£5.3m) and Fabinho (£5.4m) are the midfield trio today.

Nathaniel Phillips‘ (£4.1m) stock remains high, earning his fifth Premier League start from a possible six alongside Ozan Kabak (£5.0m).

There is also plenty of revived interest in Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.4m) this afternoon.

Having produced 33 points across his last five matches, the Liverpool right-back was purchased by 190,000+ managers ahead of the Gameweek 31, the most new owners for any defender this week.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa are still without Jack Grealish (£7.5m) who recently suffered a setback on his return from a shin injury.

Bertrand Traoré (£5.9m) and Trézéguet (£5.2m) provide the width either side of Ollie Watkins (£6.5m) while Marvelous Nakamba (£4.3m) and Douglas Luiz (£4.8m) both feature in midfield with John McGinn (£5.5m).

Gameweek 31 Line-ups

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Robertson, Kabak, N Phillips, Alexander-Arnold; Wijnaldum, Milner, Fabinho; Jota, Firmino, Salah.

Aston Villa XI (4-2-3-1): Martínez; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Cash; D Luiz, Nakamba; Trézéguet, McGinn, B Traoré; Watkins.

Gameweek 31 so far…

Fantasy Premier League managers who swerved from their Leeds assets found their Gameweek 31 win at Manchester City hard to watch.

Stuart Dallas (£5.1m) was the second-most benched player for the latest round of action but bagged a brace at the Etihad Stadium.

To add insult to that decision, Patrick Bamford (£6.6m), the third-most sold Fantasy asset ahead of Gameweek 31, provided the assist for his opener.

From a Manchester City perspective, this match was all about Pep Guardiola once again.

Kevin De Bruyne (£12.0m), Rúben Dias (£6.2m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.2m) were all unused substitutes while Ilkay Gündogan (£6.0m) and Phil Foden (£6.0m) both emerged from the bench for one-point cameos.

Ferran Torres (£6.9m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.4m) got the only attacking returns of the afternoon.

Provisional bonus points

  • 3 – Stuart Dallas
  • 2 – Bernardo Silva
  • 1 – Oleksandr Zinchenko

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1,221 Comments Post a Comment
  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Switching off the sound now, that wow from carragher has done it for me

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Let a man come without judgement and thy shall reap the rewards

    2. Brimble82
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      He shouldn’t be allowed to commentate. He’s barely a pundit. He’s so frustrating to listen to

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Cant listen to him

        Starts nearly every sentence with “We’ve spoke about” or “Everybody has been talking about”

        Hasn’t got a brain cell in his head

        And is also a dirty disgusting scumbag who spits on families when he can’t think of a more constructive response

        1. JONALDINHO
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Bit harsh

        2. Brimble82
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          I’ll never forget the fact that he spat on a child.
          Says all you need to know.

          Every time he says he word ‘passssssss’ I can hear him spitting in a kiss face.

  2. Plagued by indecision
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Being punished for choices on a wildcard is now officially a habit. Dallas, Bamford. Ffs.

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bamford got 4 points

      1. Plagued by indecision
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah ok

      2. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        That’d be a haul for me. I was celebrating Werner’s 5 points last week. One of my highest scores

  3. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Martinez being gifted with easy saves again.

  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Wasn’t that good, Jamie.

  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    The Arsenal trap has caught soooooooo many people.

  6. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Salah gonna be subbed at HT

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      First on for sure.

  7. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    That was quite funny though

  8. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Salah having a very Raheem Sterling type of game here.

  9. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Not sure how Villa haven't conceded yet.

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Liverpool wanna replicate what City did.

  10. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    damn! underestimating this small teams is really wrong.

  11. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Watkins goal

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Oh ffs

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Hahahaha

  12. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Gonna regret benching Martinez I think

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Same. Sanchez will do naught.

  13. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Watkins G

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Allison chocolate wrists

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Standard

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Liverpool are just awful

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Is this all you exist for?

  16. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Liverpool are such a joke

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    allison 😆

  18. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Glad I didn't fall for the Liverpool defence trap.

    Watkins! 🙂

  19. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Alisson you plonker

  20. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Hahahaha Liverpool.

  21. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    So Liverpool. Should be 3 or 4 up ; sucker punched. Roll on 21/22

  22. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I give up.

  23. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Unreal, bring in Trent, jota & Salah on my WC and they look woeful, Watkins gets one chance & 1-0, clean sheet wiped, woo.

    1. dshv
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Same

  24. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    lets gooooo!

  25. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Wildcards are overrated

  26. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Casuals win again.

    1. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Casuals get triple Liverpool despite knowing Liverpool are rubbish lately . Or not knowing which makes them more casuals

  27. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Adrian needed...

  28. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    The key to success this week was forgetting the deadline

  29. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Wonderful. Watkins first on my bench haha

  30. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Alisson does a Kepa