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Jota benched as Robertson returns to Liverpool XI

A mouth-watering clash at Anfield sees Liverpool take on Chelsea in the Saturday evening kick-off.

The action on Merseyside gets underway at 17:30 BST.

Jurgen Klopp has decided to make three changes to the Reds side that beat Burnley at Anfield last weekend, two of which are significant from a Fantasy perspective.

Kostas Tsimikas (£4.2m) and Diogo Jota (£7.6m) are both benched as the fit-again Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) and Roberto Firmino (£8.9m) are recalled to the starting XI.

Klopp’s other alteration sees Fabinho (£5.4m), back after missing Gameweek 2 for personal reasons, come in for Naby Keita (£5.0m) in midfield.

Teenager Harvey Elliott (£5.5m) keeps his place in the centre of the park.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has kept things simple, making just one, predictable adjustment after the 2-0 away win over Arsenal last Sunday.

That change sees N’Golo Kante (£4.9m) come into the midfield for Mateo Kovacic (£5.0m).

Marcos Alonso (£5.6m) once again starts at left wing-back, with Ben Chilwell (£5.8m) still without any game-time since May.

Romelu Lukaku (£11.5m), transferred in by over half a million Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers ahead of the Gameweek 3 deadline, is again flanked by Mason Mount (£7.5m) and Kai Havertz (£8.3m) in the Chelsea attack.

The sale of Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) was perhaps used to free up funds for the Belgian for many Fantasy bosses, with the Egyptian the most transferred-out midfielder of this Gameweek.

He is still the third-most captained player of the round, however, with just under one million of us handing him the armband.


Liverpool Xl: Alisson, Fabinho, Van Dijk, Firmino, Mane, Salah, Henderson, Robertson, Matip, Alexander-Arnold, Elliot.

Subs: Kelleher, Konate, Thiago, Keita, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jota, Minamino, Tsimikas.

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Rudiger, Alonso, Christensen, Jorginho, Kante, Lukaku, Mount, James, Azpilicueta, Havertz.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Silva, Kovacic, Werner, Loftus-Cheek, Chalobah, Hudson-Odoi, Chilwell, Ziyech.

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  1. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Unlucky James

  2. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Oof

  3. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Oh wow! Penalty and a red card

  4. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Get James in

  5. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    James X2 price drop incoming.

  6. sambyy
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    WHAT

  7. George Sillett
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Very lucky Scousers.

    1. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I'm not sure whether you already know that in football you're not meant to prevent the ball with your hands from going over the line, if you're not a keeper.

  8. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    James essential haha

  9. KAPO KANE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Sold Salah & Pukki.

    Feel like puking

    1. Konstaapeli
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      You mean Pukkin?

  10. Rankbajin
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    James train just came off the rails.

  11. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    I'm sorry why a red?

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

      Would've been a goal

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Goal scoring opportunity apparently

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

    😆 only took him .5 seconds to give the pen

  13. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Harsh red but clear pen

  14. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Unfair on James

    Liverpool fan here

    1. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      How is that unfair?

  15. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Salah taking pen?

  16. One More Hit
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Not comfortable with that being a red sorry

  17. AIRMILES
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Ooph. Red card. Brutal.

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Desrved, dirty cheating by Chelsea

  18. Blues for Salah
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Reece James doing his part to keep his price under control between now and week 7.

  19. jia you
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    That is some BS! RC lol

  20. Reeker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Liverpool are so jammy. Chelsea were dominating.

    1. Licky
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I wouldn't say dominating, but everything was going according to plan for sure.

    2. BirdyRob
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Behave

  21. Licky
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Oof.

  22. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Don’t agree with that at all

  23. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Where are the James bummers?

  24. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Chelsea will appeal the James RC and good chance it gets overturned, IMO

  25. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Isn't double whammy not allowed?

    Red + Pen?????

    1. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      No it's the rule.

  26. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Salah goal

  27. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Pls miss salah

  28. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Fully deserved red

    (Not watching the game)

  29. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Never a red

  30. Cheeky Onion
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Right when we were beginning to think James was essential...