Dugout Discussion

Jota and Tsimikas retain starts but Robertson among subs after injury return

Fantasy Premier League’s third-most popular defender, Kostas Tsimikas (£4.1m), starts again as Liverpool take on Burnley in the Gameweek 2 curtain-raiser.

This may be the Greek left-back’s last league appearance for a while, however, as the ominous figure of Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) is back among the substitutes after making a swift recovery from injury.

Diogo Jota‘s (£7.5m) longer-term first-team prospects are much brighter than those of Tsimikas but he’s another Liverpool asset who is a week-to-week rotation risk.

He does start against the Clarets, however, keeping Roberto Firmino (£9.0m) out of a starting XI that shows two changes from the side that defeated Norwich City in Gameweek 1.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (£6.0m) is unavailable for personal reasons and James Milner (£5.0m) misses out with a minor knock, so the returning Jordan Henderson (£5.0m) and promising youngster Harvey Elliott (£5.5m) get a chance to impress on Merseyside.

Curtis Jones (£5.0m) and Thiago Alcantara (£5.5m) are back on the bench but Fabinho (£5.5m) misses out for personal reasons.

Sean Dyche also makes a couple of changes to his Burnley side after their opening-day defeat by Brighton.

Josh Brownhill (£4.5m) and Ashley Barnes (£5.5m) start in place of the benched Jay Rodriguez (£5.5m) and the absent Ashley Westwood (£5.5m).

Westwood has a toe injury, while Matej Vydra (£5.5m) is also missing with a knock.

GAMEWEEK 2 LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Alisson, van Dijk, Keita, Mane, Salah, Henderson, Jota, Tsimikas, Matip, Alexander-Arnold, Elliott

Subs: Adrian, Kelleher, Konate, Thiago, Firmino, Gomez, Jones, Minamino, Robertson

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Taylor, Cork, Tarkowski, Mee, Gudmundsson, Brownhill, Wood, Barnes, McNeil

Subs: Hennessey, Norris, Rodriguez, Collins, Pieters, Bardsley, Thomas, Richardson, Dodgson

GET IN-GAME DATA AT LIVE FPL

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

1,732 Comments Post a Comment
  1. alfast1c
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    omg 1st first.

  2. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Haha this is brilliant!

    https://mobile.twitter.com/FPLMarcin/status/1428962286962630657

    1. alfast1c
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      n1ce haha

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Pah!
      Baby yoda can do things mandelorian can only dream of.

  3. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    C'mon Mane! ...Your turn.

    1. Elfozzie 42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Fully expecting some Mane returns today, unlucky last time, definite HODL...

    2. Podge
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      expecting a big haul for him

  4. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Don't think I've ever seen mini Leagues with as few transfers after GW1...

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Mine looks like a ghost league, hardly anyone's changed a thing.

      1. Sharkytect
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        1 transfer made across 12 teams in my league. Mostly same line ups and same captains as gw1. Did they all forget?

  5. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    All on Salah in my ML except me. Tears incoming?!

    1. Elfozzie 42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Depends who you backed? I think Fernandes could easily outscore him, Mahrez too.

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        On Bruno

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Same here. On Bruno (c)

      Hopefully FPL gods have mercy on us

    3. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Same dude, cmon Bruno.

  6. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Top 10k EO

    Salah 155
    Bruno 133

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Shame. Now want a Bruno blank.

      1. Ephurion
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        (C) Salah
        Still want Bruno to get something.

        Top 10K like 100% Bruno owners after that first GW

    2. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Closer than I expected.

  7. Dannyb
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Salah penalty miss and sending off too much to ask?

    1. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      you can always ask

    2. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Hope so, capped Bruno and really want Son next week.

  8. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Burnley squad for the game are #1 to #11, you love to see it.

    Classic Burnley lol.

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Brexit XI*

    2. Lovren an elevator
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Most reliable line up ever. Maybe Leeds are closest 2nd

    3. Haa-lala-land
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      That really is amazing, no joke! So great and reassuring to see.

    4. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      A proper British team. No messing about with kit numbers or haircuts or celebrations or Tiktok. Put in a shift today and be back down the mines tomorrow morning working at the crack of dawn.

  9. Lovren an elevator
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Last week for tsimikis then?

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah mate, Livramento replacement?

      1. Lovren an elevator
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        I'd love him to stay nailed. Great kid

    2. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Bit of luck he’ll get a CS and attacking return to cause a price rise as a parting gift

      1. MIGHTY JOE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Would be amazing

  10. TSN
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Start one:
    A. Ayling
    B. Antonio

    Thanks

    1. Ephurion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      B.
      Unless his hamstring acts up against Leicester

    2. TSN
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Damn i miss the deadline

    3. Haa-lala-land
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Im pretty sure the team selection has passed already

      1. TSN
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah lol

  11. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Any chance Klopp goes with Robbo AND Kostas

    Like Cash and Young???

    They don't really play that way do they, but it's a thought.

    What a left side that would be!!!

    1. Sanchit
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Definitely they won't be putting in Tsimi in place of Mane.

    2. Lovren an elevator
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I'm hoping Klopp grows a pair and plays Mane, Salah, Jota and Bobby all at once! Atleast for the smaller teams

    3. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Highly unlikely

    4. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      A much worse one than robbo and mane

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Shift Mane more central behind Bobby

        Just a thought but yea

  12. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Who wins:

    A. Son, Barnes, Amartey, 4pts

    B. Pogba, Raphinha, Toney

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      B

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        That’s me 😯

        You reckon Diesel, how so? I reckon A has it in the bag….

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Barnes blank. Amartey 1pt cameo and Son blank.

          Toney goal and Pogba assist will see you through.

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            You just went up in my estimations again…..quality poster 😎

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Probably A. Amartey backup?

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        White 😛

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Negative points for him should help you 😀

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            See below vv 😉

        2. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Change to B and get an upvote 😛

          1. Holmes
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            I have 2 players in B and only 1 in A. Going for B will jinx it 😆

            1. Jafooli
              • 12 Years
              2 years, 8 months ago

              😆

              1. Jafooli
                • 12 Years
                2 years, 8 months ago

                Have an upvote anyway 😎

                1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
                  • 10 Years
                  2 years, 8 months ago

                  Up votes should count as cryptocurrency

                  1. Jafooli
                    • 12 Years
                    2 years, 8 months ago

                    They will one day….

    3. LarryDuff
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      A

    4. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      B

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Up vote given 😉

    5. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      B

  13. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Jota owners keeping or selling ? Thanks

    1. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Perhaps ask again in 2 hours time?

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      He is likely to get Leeds game after IB, I would keep if you can bench him vs Chelsea.

    3. Podge
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      keep

  14. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Two frees!!! Let's get tinkering!

    1. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Mmm...how do I get Son in? is my first thought.

  15. Cruyff's Eleven
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Another crazy stat - Bruno is my biggest "threat" in terms of points against - and he's in my team....

    He scores, I drop in rank... He blanks, the rest of the world will catch me...

    Hmm...

    1. Ephurion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      As long as Salah > Bruno he may score at will

  16. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Elliot starting means more points for Salah. Well done Salah cappers

    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Really like him starting here. But we'll see.

  17. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Having started with Diogo and having sold him because of Firmino 🙁 But, hey. Since I know how this is going to end, perhaps I can make little real life cash 😉 Last season it worked almost every time.

  18. Grounderz
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Hi folks,

    Just to let you know, I will be hiding under the sofa. Good luck to all Bruno captainers.

    Yours sincerely,
    Bruno captainer

    1. Thanos
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I'm joining you!!

    2. Gunneryank
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Room for another?

  19. Puntillimon
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Anfield not full apparently due to ticketing issue with long queues outside the stadium. Already regretting my Salah capt!

    1. Puntillimon
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      It sure looks dang full on screen though

  20. Fabreghastly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Here we go then

  21. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Hello?

    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Who's Zimo?

      1. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        I am

        1. Nanoelektronicar
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          I know, but the other guy didn't 🙂

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Z(iyech)imo Werner

    2. Podge
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      ?

      1. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Hello

    3. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Is it Mee you’re looking for?

      1. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        🙂

  22. Gunneryank
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Not English, never been to Anfield, not a Liverpool supporter...but hearing the song echo throughout the ground gave me chills. Kind of awesome.

    1. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Have they ever played Burnley there on a mild summer afternoon though?

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Went there in 2003. Chest reverberating stuff.

  23. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Brownhill down to business

  24. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Trent + bps

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Liverpool all over the place

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Timing 😀
      Burnley almost scored

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      They’re not in London currently, so false statement, unless you mean Liverpudlians

  26. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Burnley almost scored yo

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Twice

  27. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Trent save

  28. Nanoelektronicar
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Burnley numbered from 1 to 11, noooiece.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Nice

  29. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Cleanie bust inevitable.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Looking shaky

  30. Modest Bob
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    I am at the shopping preceint