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The penultimate Premier League match of the day takes place at Villa Park, where Liverpool are the visitors.

Kick-off is at 17:30 GMT.

Liverpool go into this match 15 points adrift of league leaders Arsenal, having played the same number of games.

They’ve also won only once on the road all season, although that did come in their previous away fixture in Gameweek 15.

Jurgen Klopp has made six changes to his side from the Carabao Cup fourth-round loss to Manchester City on Thursday, and it’s more like a first-choice XI from the players he has at his disposal.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is fit enough to start after illness, taking his place in a pretty much full-strength defence.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joins Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez in the front three.

As for the hosts, Robin Olsen starts in goal in the absence of World Cup-winning Argentina international Emiliano Martinez.

£4.5m midfielder Leon Bailey is again deployed up top by Unai Emery, who has won his first two league matches in charge of Villa.

GAMEWEEK 17 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Olsen, Young, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Luiz, Kamara, McGinn, Buendia, Watkins, Bailey.

Subs: Marschall, Cash, Ings, Chambers, Bednarek, Coutinho, Dendoncker, Archer, K Young.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Thiago, Henderson, Fabinho, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Nunez.

Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Keita, Elliott, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Bajcetic, Phillips, Doak.



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  1. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Robertson now has the most PL assists of any defender

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Had him in my team. Removed him foolishly

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Same, for Nunez lol

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

    Darwin will score

    1. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      All my players have returns today hence why this will happen. Relax fellow owners

    2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Don’t be silly. He’s the worst finisher in recent memory. Who was the other guy that needed 3.6 billion chances to score one goal …?

      1. Zenith UK
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Andy Cole...

        1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          That’s the lad! Darwin will never emulate him however.

        2. Hairy Potter
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Andy Cole was class.

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

        The guy scored bucket loads last season & has the ability. I think it’s just pressure.

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

    FPL more corrupt than the Tories if they allow that Van Dijk goal

    1. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nobody is more corrupt than the tories.

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

      Just watch it from behind the goal, you can clearly see it's nowhere near on target.

  4. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Content creators forgot to adjust for xDarwin!

    https://twitter.com/BigManBakar/status/1605857301822332928?t=1lvn4PcnFg7LdeGrRtYkew&s=19

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      When content creators don't watch the matches that's what happens.

  5. Total Slotball
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Liverpool struggle defending deep crosses. KDB exploited last week, Villa should've had a couple today.

  6. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Just saw. 59% template rating!

  7. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Such a memorable world cup. Now back to pathetic fpl and its frustrations. Nunez must be the worst striker in the world. To think he can cover Salah. Instead could have gone with salah and mitrovic.
    Played bb and got 5 pts from 3 players incl. Patterson who gets 0 on the most bankable fixture all season and andreas blanks against 9 men.

    1. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Shoulda coulda woulda why didn’t you? There was some form of logic behind your selections sit tight mate

    2. Goodfeathers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Sounds like you need to call it a day with fpl if it makes you so miserable.

      1. Chalobah's Witness
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        it makes everyone so fkn miserable because they're just fkn corrupt man.
        They play by their own rules and bullsh. everything. I don't see the point of playing a game if you interpret the rules the way you want them to be every time. I wouldn't even play that with my own son at home.

  8. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I wasn’t convinced by Darwin but saw Mitro was flagged. So annoyed.

  9. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Darwin is the best non scoring striker since Andy Caroll

    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      The England , Newcastle, Liverpool, West Ham goalscorer?

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      more like Chelsea Torres

  10. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    You can literally pause the vvd shot/cross just before it hits the defender and see it's going quite far wide.

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      If they cared enough to look at it they would change it.

    2. Goodfeathers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      You still going on about this?! I thought you “didn’t care either way”. Who you trying to kid?

    3. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Tell me u don't have Salah without telling me u don't have Salah

  11. DantheManinaPan
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Today couldn't have gone much better so far. Three players played: Trippier, Mitrovic, Salah. Buzzing!

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Same. Plus Almiron.

      Kulusevski letting the side down.

      1. DantheManinaPan
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah not owning Almiron is the only thing that's possibly regrettable - but we'll see how Martinelli and Rashford do

    2. notlob legin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nice - great start

  12. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Incredible how Newcastle perform given the players they have.
    Imagine if they had City’s wealth!

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      They'd be in tears.

    2. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      😉

  13. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    They just used hawkeye to show that Van Dijk's shot was actually going away from goal and towards the halfway line before it hit the defender

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      That’d be a slight exaggeration.

  14. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Comparing Darwin to Big Andy is a mortal sin.
    It's an insult to a great lad like Andy.

  15. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Darwin Núñez 1st Half Stats

    Shots - 4
    Shots on target - 3
    Big chances missed- 3
    xG - 1.08
    Goals - 0

    This guy is scary to own for both owners and non owners 😉

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      At least he'll never get bonus

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

      Crazy.
      Add in the 7 offsides!
      What could have been if he had the movement of Haaland!

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        You mean the finishing, nothing wrong with his movement he’s just not prolific

    3. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      At end of game he ll have 6 or 7 big chances and still blank.
      He is hopeless

  16. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    This one's gone. Next one. All ok here?

    Ramsdale
    Trippier Shaw Doherty
    Salah KDB Foden Saka Andreas
    Haaland Martial

    Iversen Bueno Patterson Greenwood

  17. ManofKent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I'm beginning to think the unlimited transfers scheme was a trap...

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      This game is a trap

  18. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    If Nunez misses 1 more BC then he will tie this season's Big Chances missed record currently held by Mitrovic (versus Brentford)

  19. Warby84
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Salah (c) woohoo

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nice

  20. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Damn that Pool defence is horrible even tho its offside

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      How about that McGinn chance! Why I ditched Robbo....

      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah Villa is just a team of Darwins

  21. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Probably the worst finishing I've ever seen in this game between Nunez Watkins and now McGinn

  22. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Liverpool's clean sheet saying its last prayers

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Luckiest team in the league

  23. Hairy Potter
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Only just remembered how bad my OR is. Before the World Cup, I was thinking of jacking in FPL this season. The break and unlimited transfers drew me back in. Oh well, might give it a few more weeks.

  24. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Thiago has to be the most pretentious looking player to ever play the game

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      How so

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

      Takes a good conversion though

    3. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      A game you need to ask an adult to explain it to you.

  25. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Minus baps for Salah

  26. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    First time I've not owned Salah all season, looks unreal after being crap all season lol

    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Plenty of rest probably done him the world of good.

  27. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Salah pulling a Darwin

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ha!

  28. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mo did a Darwin

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      😉

  29. Firminooooo
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    This is going well. No Mitro, Kane, Salah, Robertson….

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      You transferred them out last minute like the rest of us?

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Can’t have everyone 🙂

  30. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Salah looks like he's had a good break