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Firmino absent again as Liverpool face Newcastle

Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) is absent from the Liverpool match day squad yet again as they travel to Newcastle.

The Brazilian missed Gameweek 36 through injury but did play some part against Barcelona midweek.

Daniel Sturridge (£5.6m) gets a second consecutive start in the Liverpool attack, which might not necessarily be great news for owners of Mohamed Salah (£13.3m) and Sadio Mané (£10.2m).

Against Huddersfield, the Englishman was a little selfish in possession, opting to shoot more often than he looked to pass to his colleagues.

With Newcastle expected to try and stifle Liverpool, it will be interesting to see what effect Sturridge will have on those around him.

Those invested in the Reds’ defence will be happy to see the usual suspects lining up after some changes were made in the Champions League.

Virgil van Dijk (£6.7m) is paired with Dejan Lovren (£4.9m) at centre-back, flanked by Andrew Robertson (£6.8m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.7m).

Newcastle continue to be very much out of the Fantasy picture with only Salomón Rondón (£5.9m) currently above 5% ownership.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Dummett, Lascelles, Schär, Manquillo; Ritchie, Hayden, Ki, Atsu; Rondón, Pérez.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Lovren, Alexander-Arnold; Henderson, Wijnaldum, Fabinho; Mané, Sturridge, Salah.

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  1. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Omg 8 mins. I can’t watch

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Odd time to turn the game off but go ahead. 😀

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        😀

  2. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Still time, Mane...

  3. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    8 mins stoppage time OMG

  4. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Son to Shaqiri GW38

  5. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Mane goal TAA assist would be the icing on the cake

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      :pray:

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      You’be got two bloody assists don’t be greedy

    3. TAT
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Robbo assist* 🙂

    4. Party time
        4 years, 10 months ago

        More like Trent assisting Sturridge

    5. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Irritating there are so many Liverpool pundits considering they didn't win much and have tedious accents.

      1. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        He won the champions league.

        1. Je suis le chat
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          I personally don't rate winning the CL without winning ones own league. Also of course he shouldn't be on the airwaves after launching his foul saliva at a young girl.

          1. Supersonic Marv'
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            Fortunately lots of people do rate winning the champions league.

            1. Je suis le chat
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 10 months ago

              I really don't, English league much more difficult with Pep in opposition.

              1. how now brown cow
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 10 months ago

                Pep was opposition in CL too.

    6. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Man City will not beat Leicester tomorrow and Liverpool will win the league next week.

      You heard it here first.

      May even lay City tomorrow as odds will be so short.

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Well, City do play on Monday

      2. adibo
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Lol sorry cant see it... wolves at home wont be easy and with no salah i cant see them winning probably a draw

    7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Well done Liverpool.

      Good win

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Poor jinx attempt

      2. OldBenKenobi
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Shh plz

    8. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Milner yellow incoming

      1. Werkself
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Could have been 2.

    9. Salarrivederci
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Lascelles first goal this season claimed by Kane.

    10. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Surely Salah gets rest midweek, back for Sunday?

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Unless he's out through injury.

      2. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        If he's fit to play on Sunday yeah, otherwise no.

      3. The 5% Team
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        probably has to

      4. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Is there concussion protocol in Premier League?

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          7 days

      5. DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Salah rest may depend on city score tomorrow. City slip up you bet he rests a few players for wolves game!

    11. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Milner the thug.

    12. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Not sure it was a free kick in the first place?
      https://twitter.com/kieran702/status/1124773634856357888

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Blindsman

      2. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Camel dive

      3. Critical Observer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Pretty sure it wasn’t, but them dippers are entitled so I guess it’s fair.

    13. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Surely everyone knew this was a 4-3 result, it's kind of a tradition.

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Collymore, legend.

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Stanley Victor Dogger Collymore.

          1. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            Victor!!! Really?

            1. George Sillett
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 10 months ago

              Yep . It was added to provide something more embarrassing than Dogger.

              1. Gnu
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 10 months ago

                Knew it wasn't too subtle for you 😆

        2. Dannyb
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Tell Ulrika that

          1. Epic Fail
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            I'd do more than tell her that if I had her number.

      2. Optimus.
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        I remember when he beat Newcastle with that last minute goal and then went on to beat Ulrika Johnson

    14. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Well done pool second place looking nailed on

    15. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Fantastic entertainment this

    16. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Scores?

      15 from 7

      Berserk I’m not out of either h2h

      1. DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        23 from 7 pre bps. Likely 25

        1. TOPCAT1960
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          me too ! But for me TC Sterling to save the day ?

      2. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Looking like 18 from 6, thanks to Son Mane Robbo Jimenez doing bugger all 😆

      3. Monkey Hanger
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        18 from 7, captain Son.

      4. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        39 from 7

      5. antis0cial
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        15 from 7

      6. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        35 from 8

      7. Party time
          4 years, 10 months ago

          17 from 5 inc captain shtménez

        • El Matador
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          39 from 5. Sterling (c) to go. Fraser and Patricio on bench

        • FPL_Gyarados
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          25 from 8 (+bonus)

        • The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          40 from 8
          Hazard (c), Aguero,Lacazette left.

        • DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          My ML leader has 60 from 8 and Son was one of those

      8. Tsssst
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        12 from 6, not chuffed

      9. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        So Salah's injury was a blessing in disguise

        1. TOPCAT1960
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Think we all wish him well (non owner)

      10. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Epic Fail is my favourite poster here.

        Probably not even top ten on Nirvana 😉

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          What's Nirvana?

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            Nevermind

            1. Gnu
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 10 months ago

              😆
              All getting subtle t9night. Age thing maybe?

        2. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          He's a funny chap

        3. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Cheers, sparing our modesty 😉

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            🙂

        4. the axolotl
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Left winger?

          1. Epic Fail
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            FFS this immediately made me go and check the trivia.

            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 10 months ago

              Still RW for now 😀

          2. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            😆

      11. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        3-2 FT

        1. _Ninja_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Or 2-3 i should say

        2. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          A dive won it.

      12. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        AGUEROOOOOO the 2nd still on the cards.

      13. Make Arrows Green Again
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Wp Pool. That was a tough fixture

      14. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Awful officiating yet again on show. Holy god the standard is unbelievable

      15. OldBenKenobi
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Over to Brendan....

      16. drughi
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Yeeeeees, feels like it was a title winning goal

      17. XabiAlonso
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Well done reds that will do

      18. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        At least Liverpool fans can delude themselves that they have a chance of winning the PL for another 48 hours.

        1. XabiAlonso
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          This reeks of insecurity

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            No reeks of reality.

        2. Dr Van Nostrand
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Bodgers owes us one

        3. Optimus.
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Cmon mate, I like you 😀

      19. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Arnold on 3 baps atm

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Or is it Bernard?

          1. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            I see what you did there.

            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 10 months ago

              Worthy of a bottom of page 🙂

              1. Royal5
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 10 months ago

                Got relegated >:(

          2. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            😀

      20. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Strange that we didn't get any replay of the "foul" on Fabinho at all

        1. Van der Faart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          For anyone wondering, this is the "foul"

          https://twitter.com/ianolawlor/status/1124773907528081409?s=19

          1. Critical Observer
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            Bent f*ckers, right in front of the linesman too

          2. Wilshere Knowledge
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            I particularly enjoyed Carragher describing this cheating as 'clever'...

        2. MTPockets
            4 years, 10 months ago

            Particularly stupid considering where the linesman is

          • Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            The amount of offside goals they scored too mate it’s insane

          • Sun Jihai
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            Leg breaking tackle almost, clearly a FK https://twitter.com/Tvvittergod1/status/1124774708787011586

          • MrZ
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            Mo has a pupil now

          • Punty McPuntface
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            Hehehehe