Dugout Discussion

Jota joins Salah, Mané and Firmino in Liverpool front four for Newcastle clash

Diogo Jota (£7.1m) is fine after all, afforded a third successive Premier League start.

Crucially, his latest appearance has not come at the expense of Liverpool’s headline attackers.

Mohamed Salah (£12.6m), Sadio Mané (£11.7m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.0m) all feature as Newcastle come to Anfield.

It is the first time the quartet have shared the pitch together since the second half of the Gameweek 30 win over Arsenal and just the third time all season they have featured together from the beginning.

The last two times were the Gameweek 8 draw with Manchester City, two matches after a Gameweek 6 win against Sheffield United. Across those matches, Firmino, Jota and Salah got the goals for Liverpool.

“There’s a moment where we can do that (start all four of Jota, Salah, Mané and Firmino). All the boys are fit and in a good shape so we have to give it a proper try.” – Jurgen Klopp

Thiago Alcantara (£5.5m) and Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.3m) provide support as a two-man central midfield while Fabinho (£5.4m) remains at centre-back in the absence of Nathaniel Phillips (£4.1m).

Ozan Kabak (£5.0m) makes his fifth-straight Premier League start while Andrew Robertson (£7.1m) and the in-form Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m) retain their full-back berths.

Steve Bruce is still urging caution with Callum Wilson (£6.5m) following his recent hamstring injury.

The centre-forward has featured as a substitute in each of his last two Premier League outings and is on the bench for a third match in a row today.

That sees Joelinton (£5.7m) lead the Newcastle line supported by Miguel Almirón (£5.6m) and Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.1m) who has produced 18 points across his last two appearances.

Blank Gameweek 33 Line-ups

Liverpool XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Robertson, Kabak, Fabinho, Alexander-Arnold; Thiago, Wijnaldum; Mané, Firmino, Salah; Jota.

Newcastle United XI (3-4-2-1): Dúbravka; Dummett, Clark, Fernández; Ritchie, S Longstaff, Shelvey, Murphy; Almirón, Saint-Maximin; Joelinton.

Elsewhere in Blank Gameweek 33

GET IN-GAME DATA AT LIVE FPL

Check your own rank and in-play FPL stats on LiveFPL.net every Gameweek

1,030 Comments Post a Comment
  1. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Jota to add another one.

  2. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Newcastle will score...

    1. KAALI_DAAL
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Fingers crossed

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Nooo!

    3. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      TOON

  3. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Jota has definitely misplaced his shooting boots recently ...

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      2 decent chances in a minute for Jota ... another one of those days maybe for the Otter.

  4. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Jota keeps wasting chances

    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Back to his Wolves days.

  5. Nanoelektronicar
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    That was not very clinical from Jota, Tiago useful for once there.

  6. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Do something Salad

  7. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Would 1-0 with Salah and Trent be a green arrow?
    No captain

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      This won't end 1-0

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Just saying bro

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Gray imo 🙂

    2. HaveYassineChikhaoui
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Would depend on EO around your OR, but points gained from TAA probably just offset those lost from not captaining Salah, maybe even a red arrow if Salah gets all 3 bonus.

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    This high line with Fabinho & Kabak is ridiculous.

    1. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Fortunately Newcastle's forwards aren't good enough to capitalise.

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        They’ll be gifted enough chances to get one.

        1. Marvin Moon
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          They'll need a fair few.

  9. F_Ivanovic
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    My luck with Salah this season has been shocking. I didn't have him week 1 which already gave me a bad start. Brought him in - fair enough he did well here. But then I take him out when he's out at Leicester and miss his insane 5 game streak of points. Then I bring him back in for Fernandes when he had WBA, NEW and SOU and he blanked all 3 and I've kept him throughout that time when he's done pish all. Now he's finally done something but it doesn't matter anymore because every one has brought him back in!

  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Salah creating.

  11. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Greedy Mane ... Jota was free for the square ball .... Grrrrrrrrrr ...

  12. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Mane has been Championship quality this year. Shocking is an understatement. Don’t understand how he’s still a regular

    1. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Yeah. Has been awful most of the season.

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Jota is broken.

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      3 very good chances, ultimately wasted.

  14. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Jota seriously ... if you can’t finish then stay out of the box. Jota is becoming seriously frustrating to own.

  15. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Jota looking like an easy bench next week

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Definitely. His finishing is woefully bad.

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Hat-trick confirmed.

  16. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Feeling incredibly lucky as a non Jota owner atm

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      He’s so wasteful...terrible watching.

  17. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Jota so wasteful. Salah shud have so much more as a captain already

  18. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Seppukucastle

  19. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Jota awful again

  20. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Jota gets a lot of chances

  21. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Jota will score, patience

  22. BremerHB
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Saint-Maximin could become a decent player. Looks strong & dynamic, great dribbling and seems like he can play a pass too.

    1. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Looks great indeed.such a threat. A one man forward line

      1. BremerHB
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Would be interesting to see him play for a more attacking/proactive team.

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      He's a bit lazy though

  23. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Jota just cannot finish...I have to bring Lingard in

  24. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Bench jota watkins bruno or salah

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Jota all day ... especially if you start Salah .... to be honest, I think Klopp will bench him anyway. So wasteful again today.

  25. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Should've sold jota for trossard

  26. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Jota's been useless after I got him in my team.

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    I’m selling jota

    It’s time to go

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      So frustrating I agree ... so many good midfield options, he is under review and it doesn’t look positive ...... unless ......

  28. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Salah misses a 1 v 1

    NOOOOOOO

  29. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Poor effort Salah ... 1 on 1 .... Grrrrrrr

  30. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Salah SoT

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Firmino assist