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Fit-again Firmino a substitute as Richarlison is dropped by Silva

The final fixture of Gameweek 29 takes place at Goodison Park this afternoon, as Liverpool make the short trip across Stanley Park.

Kick-off in the Merseyside derby is at 16:15 GMT.

Jurgen Klopp has made only one change to his starting XI from the team that defeated Watford 5-0 in midweek, with Jordan Henderson replacing James Milner in central midfield.

Roberto Firmino has recovered from an ankle problem but is only named among the substitutes, with Klopp explaining his decision ahead of kick-off:

Bobby trained yesterday and it looked really good, so he is on the bench because he could be an option. I didn’t think it was necessary to bring him immediately after the good game we played on Wednesday. We’ll try it like this. We have very good options, that’s important.

Marco Silva has also made a big call in attack, dropping Richarlison for compatriot Bernard on the left flank.

Richarlison is on the bench, as Dominic Calvert-Lewin once again leads the line.

Kurt Zouma returns from suspension and replaces Phil Jagielka at centre-half in Silva’s only other change.

The reverse fixture of this match was contested in December, with Divock Origi scoring a last-gasp winner for Liverpool at Anfield.

Origi starts for the Reds again this afternoon, with Sadio Mane once more expected to line up as the central striker in Klopp’s 4-3-3 today.

Mohamed Salah is the second-most-popular captaincy pick of Gameweek 29, having been handed the armband by more than 1.2 million FPL bosses.

Trent Alexander-Arnold was the most-bought defender of this Gameweek, while Mane was transferred in by more FPL managers than any other midfielder.

Everton XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Gueye, Schneiderlin, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Bernard, Calvert-Lewin.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Salah, Mane, Origi.

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  1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    TAA, VVD and Robertson triple up is the one

  2. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Oh my bench, Snoddy 6, AWB 5 and Digne 6/7!

    1. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Fab, Jota and Digne on mine - 25 points or thereabouts. Really wish I’d bench boosted.

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rice 3rd on bench

  3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool last 9 league games include:

    - Defeat to Man City
    - Conceding 3 to Palace
    - Draw with Leicester
    - Draw with West Ham
    - Draw with (10.5 man) Man Utd
    - Draw with Everton

    The three games prior to that were propped up by dodgy penalties

    Are there signs of a potential collapse scenario?

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Watford 5-0

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        That was a blip.

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        There are outliers in every sample

    2. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Its already happened.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Defeat to Bayern may actually play into their hands and allow them to focus on just the league, the rigours of multiple competitions do seem to be stretching them

        1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          The real Salah will show up for that one.

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            He needs to - he's now 390 minutes without an attacking return in all competitions... a blank v Bayern and that would be 480 minutes (!)

            That being said, if he's going into the Burnley match on 480 minutes without a G or A, he's probably a good captain choice

            It would be a bit like a Roulette wheel that has just came up black 480 spins in a row, and you have the bank to back red for the next 90 spins

            1. mookie
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              You're not very good at maths, are you?

              1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                How so?

              2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Maybe you're referring to 390 mins? If so that's the 390 minutes the has played since getting his last goal or assist in all competitions - try the maths & let me know if you get same answer

            2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Yep, and I don't get all that non-celebrating business.

              Definitely off it for some reason, but Pool will turn up for CL and the German's ain't all that this year.

    3. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Oh yes here we go again lol

  4. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Alisson (9) and Digne (would have played Lascelles (1)) to Fabianski (6) and TAA (9) for a hit. 1 point profit. Yes.

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I think I got 10pts profit from my -8 😀

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Allison 8?

  5. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A. Harvey Barnes, Higuain
    B. Fraser, Vardy

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I fancy Higuain, looks better week by week

  6. Canary_Kid
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Why didn't guita start?

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Google is amazing. Not sure why people with internet access don't use it

  7. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    38 pts all out. What an anti-climaxic Gameweek again haha!

    Didn't watch the games today, need some infos : Luiz rested or dropped ? Why is Vardy yellow flagged ? Useless to keep Richarlison for BGWs as he's not even a starter anymore ?

    Cheers.

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Luiz rested and yes, Richarlison is now useless in more ways than one.

    2. Superbadhine
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Vardy injured. Don't buy, don't sell imo.

      1. tafrère
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        What kind of injury ? How annoying... :/

        1. Superbadhine
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Few big hits, he'll be ok but I think he may have just been a bit away with the fairies

    3. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Vardy took a few heavy hits

  8. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Not owning salah gets sweeter every week. From 96k to 21k since beginning of gw26. Thanks for all the help, community.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nice and risky move yet paid off

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers, magic.

    2. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Until he scores 4 and makes you lose in one game all the ranks you gained in one month lmao.

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I'll take my chances. Haven't had him since week 5.

        And as people lose faith and stop captaining he becomes less of a threat.

    3. tsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I kept him but doubled up on liv def 110k to 50k 🙂

      Will leave him in tho and prob transfer out Doherty or Sane for the blank coming up

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, he'd be hard to sell before the blanks. Double defence is where it's at!

    4. mookie
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Shhh

    5. threeputt
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      same, Mane has fared better thankfully over the period

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Definitely gone well lately 🙂

    6. Superbadhine
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Same, even during his hauls (dropped 42k rank) I didn't want him. It's slip time for Pool, champions win games like that.

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Choking harder than fifty shades

        1. Superbadhine
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          That film made me wanna choke myself....And I don't mean down below.

  9. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Would I be wrong to play Deeney (mci) instead of Barnes (liv)?

    This Liverpool defence really is excellent. Remarkable the improvement they've made in the time since Klopp first arrived.

  10. St. Joseph
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who makes way for king
    A) Rashford
    B) Jimenez

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rashford

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        jimmy for me. next fixtures are chelsea-blank-fh-blank....

    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rashford.

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rashford

    4. BARIO MALOTELLI
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      will you bring king in now or wait gw 31 ¿

    5. Dead Balls
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Why are you selling King with his fixtures looking plum

      1. BARIO MALOTELLI
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        he is bringin king in not transfering out lol

      2. Superbadhine
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Other way round I think chap

  11. Rik Waller
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Jordan "defended really well as a team" Henderson

  12. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    59 points with BAPS, finally a decent green arrow

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Very nice.

    2. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      And that’s with a Sterling (C) fail

    3. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lovely mate.

      I had only 8 starters and two minus ones for the two penalty misses lol

      1. jimmyabs1987
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Ouch! That’s a tough week! Entering the interesting parts now though where people have to abandon the template and take risks 😉

  13. Come on you Kante
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If you could choose taa or vvd who would you get in? I leaning towards taa for see pieces but vvd is on fire

    I already have Robertson.

    1. tsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Taa got more going for him and is more consistent

    2. Party time
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Tough pick to be honest. VVD is a beast

      • dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        VVD as more likely to play all games

    3. threeputt
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      First season in a mini league money last man standing, wow they are so intense watching the final game of the w/e, especially when you dont have salah after a Pogba (c)

    4. Farke in hell
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looks like Morata is finally home.

    5. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You know it's a crap gameweek when I feel satisfied with a 48

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        48 here too, but with Pogba(C) I'll take it

      2. Superbadhine
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Only got 39 yet only dropping few 100 places...thank god for Pogba(c) in and around me

    6. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Which of these moves do you prefer for a team building for GW31? (FH in 32)
      A) Jimenez to Rondon this week,Son to Hazard next week
      B) Jimenez to Higuain this week,Son to Almiron

      1. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hazard due a haul

      2. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Rondon is a spud

    7. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Has it been said yet?

      1. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Die Hard is not a Christmas film. There, I said it.

        1. Superbadhine
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          IT IS A XMAS FILM

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Deleted and banned 👿

      3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        That Liverpool has bottled it yet again? Yes

    8. Rik Waller
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Play...

      AWB (BRI)
      Jimi (che)

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        AWB

      2. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Jimi

      3. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hendrix

      4. Champ
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Jim

    9. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Klopp shaizing on the Everton crowd

    10. barton fc
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      views on Aguero + Patricio > Higuaín + kepa?

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        i d keep aguero one more week

      2. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Don't trust that chelski defense

      3. norwegian-forest-cats
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I just shipped Kepa - been frustrating to own and defence isn't great. Save the cash and go for someone like Fabi.

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

      Wow , got away with it just.

    12. shearer9
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Is Jack Simpson an option? Absolute bargain if so

      1. BARIO MALOTELLI
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        hahha yea 2 seasons 2 points
        but lerma was suspended he will play next gw

    13. Modest Bob
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Game at Goodison park finishes all square at 0-0. That is 1 point for each team.

      1. Wetdream
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Nice analysis

    14. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I think the thing that has spoilt this game most for me is the advent of the sites that calculate your rank, % ownership and Captains etc. It was so much better when you could just wanted all your players to score well without caring about EO and whether a goal or clean sheet for your player may actually be detrimental. Part of the fun was waiting for the rank updates with little idea how big your arrow would be, or sometimes even what colour. Pity.

      1. Volley127
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Agreed. But you can still avoid them to a large degree anyway (EO less so because people comment it)

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

        Just dont read them

      3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        No one's forcing you to check live fpl

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I don’t but unless you avoid this site as well you can’t avoid it

      4. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah it does take the buzz of anticipation out of it somewhat.

      5. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I don't entertain those sites, so I'm in the dark until it updates.

        Of course you get a feel of where you're going to head anyway with how the heavily owned players performed.

      6. Superbadhine
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I agree, it's temptation to check though even if it does ruin the outcome a tad

    15. Tinmen
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Folks, did Digne get a bonus point? Are the bonuses finalised?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        1 or 2 it seems.

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Isn’t it updated now?

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            FFS has VVD on 31, rather him on 32 tbh.

    16. Runci
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Why is it a bad tactic to use Free Hit on GW31 and use a boost (free hit or triple captain) on GW32?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        GW33?

      2. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        It’s not a bad tactic- depends on team

      3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Because GW 33

    17. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Interviewer, "What do you think about those Salah misses"?
      Klopp "HAHAHahahahaHahahaHahaha" esctatically

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Klopp has lost the plot.

        Did you see him bite when the ballboy sarcastically applauded him off the field?

        1. LǝgleSs e|even
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Great moment indeed

    18. Benditlike
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Who to transfer out and who to transfer in?
      Have 2FT and 0.9 ITB.

      Out: Kola, Jota, Son, Pogba, Rashford

      In: Chilwell, Maddison, Barnes, Fraser, Brooks, King

      Select two out and two in
      🙂

    19. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      51 points all out.
      Got to be a green arrow this week?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        yeah