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Liverpool v Arsenal team news: Tsimikas starts as Robertson misses out

Seven down, one to go: the final Premier League match of the day sees Liverpool play host to Arsenal at a rain-soaked Anfield.

Kick-off on Merseyside is at 17:30 GMT.

The Reds scored three goals home and away against Arsenal last season and have found the net on 28 occasions in their last eight home league meetings with the Gunners.

Mohamed Salah personally has six goals and four assists in eight fixtures against Arsenal since joining Liverpool in 2017, averaging 8.13 points per match.

The Egyptian is part of an unchanged front three this evening, taking his place alongside Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane.

Jurgen Klopp has been forced into two alterations elsewhere, however, with captain Jordan Henderson only fit enough to make the bench and Andrew Robertson absent entirely.

Thiago Alcantara and Konstantinos Tsimikas come in to replace them.

Mikel Arteta’s only change from the 1-0 win over Watford in Gameweek 11 is a predictable one: Thomas Partey returns from a muscle injury at the expense of Ainsley Maitland-Niles.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is also fit enough to feature despite some cryptic comments from his manager in Friday’s pre-match press conference.


GAMEWEEK 12 LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Thiago, Fabinho, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Jota, Mane.

Subs: Kelleher, Konate, Beck, Bradley, Phillips, Morton, Henderson, Minamino, Gordon.

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tavares, Saka, Sambi Lokonga, Partey, Smith Rowe, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Subs: Leno, Tierney, Cedric Soares, Holding, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, Pepe, Odegaard, Martinelli.

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  1. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    come on trent

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yes I concur.

  2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Here we go guys. Arsenal win today xx

  3. Lord of Ings
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    The better option out of these 2?
    A)Gallagher
    B)Jimenez
    Jimenez has 2 really good fixtures coming up..

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      B

  4. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    LMS safety score currently 16 with autosubs.

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I can beat that. Shame I'm not in it anymore.

  5. CRAZY TRAIN
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Havertz to...

    A) Gallagher
    B) ESR
    C) Cornet

    1. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      A

      1. CRAZY TRAIN
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        That’s who I was favouring. Cheers

  6. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    This ones 4 Ole, bye bye

  7. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hmm burnt a ft this week, and still don't know what I want to do!
    It's either
    A) duffy and toney to James and davis (money to do mbeumo to gallagher next week)
    B) Mbeumo and toney to jota and davis
    What do you reckon?
    Cheers!

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Plenty of games before you need to decide.

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

    That bench 😆

  9. ‘Tis the Season
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Missed the wat v United game. What was the score…

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      4-1, Ronaldo did ok.

      1. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers TM. Good day to be alive

  10. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Worried about Ox in this one

  11. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Jota save the GW please!

  12. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    27 from 5 that's around average

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      im on -4 from 3 lol

    2. CRAZY TRAIN
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      28 from 6

    3. jackruet
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      46 from 7

  13. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    knew I should have played foster 😉

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

    A few edits:

    Liverpool is hosting Anfield at a rain-soaked Anfield

    Arsenal is fielding 10 men: Tavares is missing

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers, passed it on.

    2. Skonto Rigga
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      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Fancy a job?

  15. CRAZY TRAIN
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I just knew Wilson was a trap....will I ever learn!

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      five him till norwich

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Same here

    3. fusen
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      He'll score over the next couple of games.

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        One more YC & he’s out

  16. Bruno Commando
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ran out of patience waiting for Mbeumo since GW8. Have 2 FTs and 0.3 ITB and thinking if I should ship Toney out as well. Which is the best move?

    1) Mbeumo > ESR
    2) Mbeumo + Toney > Cornet/ESR/Gallagher + Hwang
    3) Mbeumo + Toney > Jota + 4.4 FWD and play 4-4-2

    Ramsdale Foster
    TAA Cancelo James Rudiger Livra
    Salah Foden Raphinha Brownhill Mbeumo*
    Kane Antonio Toney*

    1. gellinmagellan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      1

  17. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Antonio > Benteke looking tempting

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Or to Jimi

    2. gellinmagellan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah, too much value in Antonio but not looking worth it right now with other forward options emerging again

  18. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Foden Wilson out, Gallagher Kane in?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Maybe if Foden gets injured.

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Didn't you just bring Wilson in lol?

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

      Thats seems very knee jerk.

    4. jackruet
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yes.

  19. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    A) ASM or b) pukki

  20. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Impressed by OR#257 deciding to do Vardy to Dennis this GW!
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/6334353/event/12/

    1. gellinmagellan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Was it to fund another move?

      1. fusen
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        that's the only logical idea

      2. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        4.3 in bank. Sissoko to Gallagher with other transfer.

    2. fusen
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      "impressed" or amused?

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      He understood it was one of the easiest games Dennis would play this season.

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        lol

  21. Werner Bremen
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Whom to get for next week?

    A Gallagher

    B James

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      A

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      James.

  22. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    De Gea: “It's easy to blame the manager or the staff but sometimes it's the players. It was embarrassing to see Man United play like we did today. It's not acceptable - the way we were playing and doing things”, he said to @RichFay.

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

      How many of his cat lives does Ole have left?

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        258 lives left.

      2. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Shooosh

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Looks like the rest of his team mates disagree with him.

    3. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Tomiyasu Man of the First 12 mins

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

        Oops not meant to be a reply

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

          Name slips in

  23. jackruet
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Arsenal aren’t terrible anymore

    1. fusen
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      they haven't been bad since they got all their players back from injury around GW 4

  24. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Who would you guys downgrade to fund Jota and Cancelo in :

    A) Toney --> King
    B) Antonio --> ASM or Benteke
    C) Foden --> Bilva or Gundogan
    C) Mbeumo --> 4.5M (2x 4.5M and play 433 most games)

    1. gellinmagellan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I'm personally considering B but you could go with A too

      1. Original Sin
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Why king and not Dennis?

  25. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Now that Norwich and Watford have new men at the helm, the period of the whipping boys in the Premier League has ended.

    Oh wait, there's still Man United!

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Miss those QPR days.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Believe me, I do not! 🙁

    2. fusen
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Although you're most likely just making a joke, 'new manager bounces' often are short lived. Bad players are bad players.

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah United will stay bad

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Indeed I am.

        But the point is that usually every season you get whipping boys at the start of a season who will give your captain a healthy haul when he plays them.

        But eventually they get up to speed and stop being whipping boys any more.

        Obviously couldn't resist the dig at Man U whilst I was at it.

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Quite often teams have a good start and then go on losing streaks

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      United, Brentford, Norwich and Newcastle can always implode any given Gameweek, United though are the tastiest snack out there though right now

  26. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    United still blaming the players lol

    Lot of good players out their the system is a complete cluster f***

    1. jackruet
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      They still can't forget their 2nd finish last season

  27. jackruet
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Are you keeping antonio? Budget forwards like benteke dennis king are doing great.

    1. fusen
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Use your bench and keep him till the fixtures turn in a couple of weeks.

  28. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ronaldo and Antonio to Kane and Auba?

    1. jackruet
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Auba? No

  29. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Freck fantasy football 😛

  30. Lord of Ings
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Which looks better for next week?
    A)Start sarr/Antonio and roll the transfer
    B)Get in Gallagher/Jimenez for one of these 2.