Dugout Discussion

Jota, Williams and Phillips start as Liverpool host Saints side with Forster in goal

8 May 2021 633 comments
DavidMunday815 DavidMunday815
Share:

Liverpool are forced into a second-string defence as they host Southampton in Triple Gameweek 35.

Ozan Kabak (£5.0m) and Ben Davies (£4.7m) both miss the Saturday-evening encounter which makes for a centre-back pairing of Nathaniel Phillips (£4.1m) and Rhys Williams (£4.0m).

Andrew Robertson (£7.1m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.6m) retain their starting berths, meanwhile.

Roberto Firmino (£9.0m) finds himself on the bench tonight which allows Diogo Jota (£7.0m) to start up-front, flanked by Mohamed Salah (£12.7m) and Sadio Mané (£11.7m)

James Milner (£5.3m) and Naby Keita (£5.2m) are also absent which means Thiago Alcantara (£5.5m), Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.3m) and Fabinho (£5.4m) form the central-midfield trio.

Southampton come to Anfield in their usual 4-2-2-2 shape although most of the Fantasy Premier League attention is on their goalkeeper position, tonight occupied by Fraser Forster (£4.0m).

It is his first start since Gameweek 31, ending a run of two successive starts for Alex McCarthy (£4.4m).

Triple Gameweek 35 Line-ups

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Robertson, R Williams, N Phillips, Alexander-Arnold; Thiago, Wijnaldum, Fabinho; Mané, Jota, Salah.

Southampton XI (4-4-2): Forster; J Stephens, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Walker-Peters; Tella, Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Redmond; Adams, Walcott.

Triple Gameweek 35 so far…

Edouard Mendy (£5.2m) was the latest Triple Gameweek 35 option to punish his Free Hit sellers on Saturday.

He was the beneficiary of a woeful Sergio Aguero (£10.3m) penalty as Manchester City hosted Chelsea.

The centre-forward did manage to get an assist for Raheem Sterling‘s (£11.0m) first-half goal but is struggling to convince many of his worth between now and his Gameweek 38 bow.

Hakim Ziyech (£7.9m) netted the equaliser for Chelsea, allowing César Azpilicueta (£5.9m) to extend his lead among his colleagues for points since Thomas Tuchel took over (79 pre-bonus).

Marcos Alonso (£5.7m) finally delivered on his admittedly dwindling Fantasy appeal in the dying stages.

Making just his second start since Gameweek 32, the left wing-back netted his second goal of the season.

Provisional bonus points

  • 3 – César Azpilicueta, Edouard Mendy
  • 2 – Hakim Ziyech
Willock and Wilson on FPL radar ahead of Newcastle’s favourable fixtures
How the top 10k FPL managers set their teams up for Triple Gameweek 35

GET IN-GAME DATA AT LIVE FPL

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

633 Comments Login to Post a Comment
  1. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Jota has to produce big in an hour to win another start v United.

    Open Controls
    1. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Goal & assist should be enough.

      Open Controls
    2. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Brace and 3 BP is the absolute minimum after fail after fail for him.

      He has to deliver big.

      And he will

      Open Controls
      1. BRFC1883
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Daniel - why are you always so miserably wrong?

        Open Controls
  2. TorresMagic™
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Last Man Standing Quarter-Final Update (15 teams)

    Current safety score = 17
    Top score = 34
    LMS average = 19.93 (-2.4) = 17.53
    Players played = 4.13/25.86

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

    Open Controls
    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Who will win this year me or you?

      Open Controls
  3. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I am so happy with my mega hit so far.

    Sold:

    Kane = 2 pts
    Cancelo = 1pt
    Fabri = 0pts
    Davis = tbc (probably 1 or 2

    Kept Son too.

    Replacement to play for my team in next 3 games to recoup the hits:

    DCL Watkins Henderson Digne

    How is your hit going on ?

    Open Controls
    1. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Son bamford Dallas alosno out for -8

      Benteke robbo digne pogba IN

      Open Controls
      1. FPL Daniel
        • 17 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Unbelievable you sold all the scorers. Write on the rough hot topic for the scout cast

        Open Controls
    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      The hits not started yet....

      After this match we're a third into the game week.

      Open Controls
    3. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Azpi -> Shaw .. 1 assist with maximum bonus
      Bamford -> DCL .. 1 goal with maximum bonus

      🙂

      Open Controls
      1. FPL Daniel
        • 17 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Ouch

        Open Controls
  4. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Which 2 would you keep until the end of the season?

    A. Bruno
    B. Greenwood
    C. Maguire

    Open Controls
    1. Bob_the_builder
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A and C if nailedness matters. A and B for potential explosiveness.

      Open Controls
    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B or none

      Open Controls
  5. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Early thought on BGW36. Should I take -4 to filed 11 or play FH?

    Martinez
    Dallas - Phillips - Digne
    Son - Salah - Jota - Lingard
    Kane - DCL
    Bench : Bruno, Shaw, AWB

    A: Take -4 hit .. AWB -> Coufal
    B: Play FH .. no idea for the team yet

    Open Controls
    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'd free hit into a blank but you're well covered it seems.

      Open Controls
      1. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        My original plan is to FH and get the best from BGW. I'm now hesitated though.

        Open Controls
        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Injuries may come into play too.

          Open Controls
    2. Nerdlinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      When else would you use the free hit to maximum effect? I have a feeling the fh is the way to go here and go into the bgw with nailed on form players

      Open Controls
      1. Nerdlinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        *with optimal fixtures

        Open Controls
      2. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I think you are right, Immediate effect is +4 point.

        Open Controls
        1. Nerdlinger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Plus you will have a full bench for the inevitable rotation

          Open Controls
          1. NATSTER
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Very good point on rotation. Cheers.

            Open Controls
    3. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'd free hit personally.

      Think it's the last opportunity to take full advantage of the chip.

      There are some good fixtures to target as well - City, Pool, Everton and possibly Spurs could make up a great free hit team.

      Open Controls
      1. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah. I'm confident now that FH is the way to approach BGW36. Thank you.

        Open Controls
    4. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Curious 🙂 Why didn't you play it this week to capitalise on good fixtures/doubles and line up for 36? The trip fixtures of 35/36 were there to play.

      Open Controls
      1. Nerdlinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        The triple fixtures are a trap! 😉

        Open Controls
        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Less of a trap on a free hit tho if you are in good shape for the blank.

          Open Controls
          1. Pep bites Kun
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I read the OP as a WC rather than FH - apologies 🙂

            Open Controls
        2. Pep bites Kun
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          How does that work? There is one trip. Whether it works out or not is yet to be seen. Are the doubles a greater or lesser trap based on that hypothesis?

          Open Controls
      2. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I feel okay with the team for TGW35 without FH.

        I did two transfers with my 2 FT and it turned out like this.

        Azpi -> Shaw .. 1 assist for Azpi and maximum bonus
        Bamford -> DCL .. 1 goal for Bamford and maximum bonus
        Plus Dallas on the bench 😀

        I cannot imagine what would happen if I played FH to TGW.

        Open Controls
  6. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Time for another 9

    Open Controls
  7. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Need points from my two £4m players in this game.

    Open Controls
  8. Pep bites Kun
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    How does Wijnaldum get the cap armband? I'm figuring it's a strategic decision - shouldn't be a forward, more a def mf?

    Open Controls
    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Age/experience + club tenure

      Open Controls
      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Performance?

        Open Controls
        1. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          To a much, much lesser extent I think - most clubs have top 5-ish captains decided at the start of the season That's why captains know who to pass it onto when they get subbed.

          Open Controls
  9. Hig1990
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Whats the current WC template tor the run in? Any good differentials to consider?

    Open Controls
    1. Rassi
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe build your team by yourself? Just a thought.

      Open Controls
      1. Hig1990
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Lol 7k rank just now mate. Doing just fine, ta

        Open Controls
    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wilson and the Arsenal loanee...

      Open Controls
      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Wilcox

        Open Controls
      2. Hig1990
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Wilson is a shout for those last 2 games

        Open Controls
    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      target Sheffield Utd, get some Newcastle and Burnley players. Leeds, Liverpool, West Ham and Everton players all great too.

      Open Controls
  10. Babit1967
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Just popped on to say Alonso is the biggest troll in fpl, have a good day

    Open Controls
    1. Bob_the_builder
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Had him for weeks and did absolutely nothing moved him out for Digne this week and he scores 😛

      Open Controls
      1. Babit1967
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Sold him on fh he will be back next week for me to score 1 or 0

        Open Controls
        1. Bob_the_builder
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Bummer.

          Open Controls
  11. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Salah - none of my ML rivals have you. I'm barely keeping up with the leader.

    Please, can we have the GW14 Mo Salah? Just one more time, before you run off to Madrid.

    Open Controls
    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Amen - gave the priest an extra fiver for a quick prayer - we're quids in mate 😉

      Open Controls
  12. Bob_the_builder
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    So far the hits (-16) that I have taken make sense:
    Maguire for Dias
    Guaita for McCarthy
    JWP for Gudo
    Zaha to Lingard (still can work out)

    Open Controls
    1. Bob_the_builder
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      *Zaha for Lingard

      Open Controls
  13. Party time
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What a job Tuchel has done at Chelsea

    Open Controls
    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Oh yes oh yes!

      Open Controls
    2. FFSbet.com
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Insane stuff,beat most of great teams away

      Open Controls
    3. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      What went wrong for him at PSG?

      Open Controls
      1. FPL Daniel
        • 17 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        He won the league and played the CL final. This Year Lile are the champions
        That happened

        Open Controls
    4. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Marvelous

      Open Controls
  14. FFSbet.com
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Next season still taking knee or maybe on both knees for more impact?

    Open Controls
    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sarcasm?

      Open Controls
      1. FFSbet.com
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        No,its ok now they put it next to scoreboard so everyone can see.

        Open Controls
        1. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Sounds like it really upsets you

          Open Controls
          1. FFSbet.com
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            On contrary,it should be bigger than scoreboard and bolder

            Open Controls
        2. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I'm convinced you'd never have noticed / commented on / cared about any other message next to the scoreboard.

          What a world.

          Open Controls
          1. FFSbet.com
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            You got something against the movement?

            Open Controls
            1. Utopsis
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              You're hilarious mate

              Open Controls
    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Both knees plus bending down and kissing the pitch

      Open Controls
      1. FFSbet.com
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        That would be good especially for womens football

        Open Controls
        1. Dennis System
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I've heard it's both knees and holding up placards of known and obvious racists

          Open Controls
        2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Genius

          Open Controls
          1. Dennis System
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Will also be featured on next black mirror, how absolute racists literally now be racist on fantasy football websites

            Open Controls
    3. The Train Driver
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      It takes a special kind of a-hole to ridicule something that is there to fight against injustice and for human rights and equality.

      Open Controls
      1. Rassi
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        A-hole is an understatement...

        Open Controls
      2. FFSbet.com
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Agree

        Open Controls
  15. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Jota is such a streaky player. He is either scoring everything or blanking blanking blanking.

    How he us on a blanking streak.

    I wouldn't be surprised him not to score till the end of the season

    Open Controls
  16. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    If Klopp gets UCL with this team it will be a miracle. Williams and Phillips would get exposed in League One

    Open Controls
  17. aborg
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Jota is afraid to shot now...he keeps passing the ball to Salah when there is no need to

    Open Controls
  18. Nerdlinger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Mendy and Azpi... Lucked out, ngl!

    Open Controls
    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sold Azpi and Son here. Benched Bamford. Shocking week yet again

      Open Controls
      1. Nerdlinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Ouch, that sucks. Selling Azpi was understandable. I kept Son tho

        Open Controls
      2. DycheDycheBaby
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Ouch man. I raise my pint to you

        Open Controls
  19. not_astarte
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    You know what? F this sh*t
    F Rudiger
    F Cancelo
    F city
    F my team!!!!!!

    Open Controls
  20. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Feel like I really deserve a Phillips headed goal from a Trent corner

    Open Controls
    1. Chandler Bing
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Next GW against WBA.

      Open Controls
      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I need it this week desperately

        Open Controls
        1. Phlajo
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Almost happened - not from a corner though

          Open Controls
    2. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

      Open Controls
  21. Sharkytect
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Hate it when my captain plays before everyone else's does

    Open Controls
    1. tbos83
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This is why I always try and cap someone who plays late

      Open Controls
  22. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Southampton dominating Liverpool for now

    Open Controls
    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Makes me wonder why I didn't get JWP

      Open Controls
  23. 272MK
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    With top5 ML leaders having Jota, I actually could use a Forster CS right now

    Open Controls
  24. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    no CS for Liverpool today

    Open Controls
  25. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Salah TC not looking good

    Pool playing like theyre up against prime Barca

    Open Controls
  26. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Mane one of the most out of form players this season?

    Open Controls
  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    should have started forster

    forgot how terrible liverpool are at home

    Open Controls
    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I bench boosted the week Forster randomly got dropped again. Now he starts again, what an amazingly frustrating game

      Open Controls
      1. Setpiecemad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        The manager said Forster would play so it should not have been frustrating

        Open Controls
        1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I mean more when he was dropped in the former, can’t recall what week it was

          Open Controls
    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Can't help thinking of the amount of chances they missed at home to Newcastle

      Open Controls
  28. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Rack em up Trent

    Open Controls
  29. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Jota denied

    Open Controls
  30. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Don't Southampton often make it tough for Pool in revenge for nabbing all their players?

    Open Controls

You need to be logged in to post a comment.