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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. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Well done Liverpool. Absolute monster of a performance this season. Deserve a GW38 finale at the least.

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

      Well said

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Will the linesmen get trophies too

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Proper gritty result that. Didn’t think they’d find it after the Barcelona result.

    4. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Well done for winning that 'fk'. Never gonna given in europe.

    5. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Don’t forget Taa who made a brilliant save tonight.

  2. Andy'81
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Could very well be Rafa's last game in charge at NUFC as well, strange night.

  3. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Is it still an Origi in FPL?

    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Origi goal*

    2. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Yes for now. Given as an OG on Sky so someone is wrong.

    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Go and have a look you lazy bar steward

      1. OldBenKenobi
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Lol 😆 I mean I’m surprised it is

  4. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Pressure in City now!

    1. SEXY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      *on

    2. Sylas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      You had four words to type out. 🙄

      1. SEXY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        I know, 75% not bad lol

  5. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Reckon I had a better gw rank yesterday with 0 pts than I do today.

    1. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      I’ve plummeted even breaking even with a hit selling Son

  6. Plymouth
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Robbo and Mané owners unite...

    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Those two costing me a cash league now.

      1. Plymouth
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Ditto

        1. TAT
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          Will be equal with my mini league rival after bonus points (if I've counted right). He has 5 players left (Sterling captain), but I only have 4 player left (Sterling captain).

          He's also on a great run where everything works out (taking a casual -12 point hit now and then – yet comes up on a massive plus margin). Just can't get anything right this season…

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Awful, awful stuff. Was leading my country league and now look to be a good 15-20pts at least behind.

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

        Where you from?

        1. Plymouth
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          Norway

        2. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          Live in Cayman

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

            Nice! I actually visited there once - had a friend who had a holiday home there, well his family did.

            What island you on?

            1. Top Lad Dakes.
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 20 hours ago

              Sorry for the late response - I was born on, and live on, Grand Cayman (the main one)

        3. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          and yes it's a small place but I'm still around 5k OR

    3. Rotation's Alter Ego
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Not a good result.

  7. _Gunner
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    7 points from 6 players

    Anyone worse?

    1. Plymouth
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      8 from 7... Will call that worse

    2. tambourineman
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      5 from 5

    3. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      5 from 5.

  8. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Will TAA get 3 bonus?

    1. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Yes, Rondon 2 and VVD 1

      1. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Sweet, cheers

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Excellent
        Cheers mate

  9. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Vardy hattrick incoming in a 2-3 win for the Foxes on Monday night (brace for Aguero, of course).

    Would be nice.

    1. vityovics
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Approved.

  10. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Robertson looked knackered towards the end. Liverpool need some quality cover at full back signed this summer.

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

      Moreno? 😉

    2. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      AWB

  11. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Robbo & Mane vs TAA & Salah

    The points difference is so cruel - negative variance seems so extreme so often

  12. Tsssst
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Mane's the easy captain choice next week then isn't he?!

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

      He loves a final day...

  13. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Shaqiri potentially a big punt if Salah is out

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Nah he's in the doghouse

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        What does that mean?

        1. Dr Van Nostrand
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          He's way down the pecking order be lucky to come off the bench.

  14. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Saw a good video from a good YouTube football guy describing Leicester now as a “mini Man City” playing in a very similar style and he definitely isn’t wrong. Will be a great game

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

      I see the similarities now that you point it out.

  15. Lazaretti
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Next week Son out for sure maybe Salah too. 1ft already have 3x city (Laporte, B.Silva, Aguero) going to be difficult to get replacements...

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

      Hazard Pogba maybe

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Hazard...

    3. clodhopper
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Salah had his hips and ankles strapped didnt look good usualy a sign of lower limb or hip injury

      1. Lazaretti
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        And most likely we wont get any proper news before next week.

    4. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Own Hazard already. Ty anyway. Ml rival has Sterling though he's also having Salah

    5. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Hazard Richarlison is where I’d go.

    6. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Might do B.Silva & Salah to Sterling & Pogba for -4

  16. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    At least with the Son sending off we know the date of the first weekend next season:

    Suspended until 24th August

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

      Isn’t he banned for 3 matches?

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

        So that’s the 3rd weekend.

        1. Rotation's Alter Ego
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          Aye, season starts 10th August.

        2. SEXY SALAH
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          Oh blimey really??

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

    Anybody else not have any players tomorrow?

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      o/

      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Me

    2. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      I have Ryan

      So that could be worse !

    3. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      I don’t. Brace yourself for a big drop.

    4. SEXY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Just Eden & Kun (C) left

    5. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Only hazard ©

  18. Plymouth
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    8 from 7, from 9k to 14k, great business end of the season.

    Tons of money lost today.

    #knackered

  19. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    -2 from 5.... fml....

    1. Rotation's Alter Ego
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Season over?

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Life over 🙁

        1. Rotation's Alter Ego
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          Still got Haz TC at least! 🙂

          Rough week though, sorry.

    2. Atimis
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      How the heck?!

    3. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      It’s not even true though is it - you have 2 who didn’t play and 7 points coming off your bench.

    4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      For real?

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

      I think you will punch me if I said ‘Just a game mate’ 😉

    6. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      5 from 5. Killing it.

    7. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Put it on a Brexit bus

  20. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Done Son Firm to Hazard (c) Rash, hope Rash starts and I will have my small victory

  21. Scotty B
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Sold Rondon for Lacazette this week. Fantastic!

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Laca brace incoming tomorrow

  22. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    The run TAA on is incredible. 4, 8, 11, 10, 10

    In GW3 I moved Robertson to TAA and thought that would mean I did the sensible money saving move.

    However really those who got both have won !!

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Robbo over TAA on wildcard has absolutely ruined me

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        I think they are basically the same level of player and it’s sheer variance/luck which does well. The only thing is TAA has been unlucky with some injuries.

        So you just got unlucky. I’d have gone Robertson over TAA if I could have afforded

        1. TheDragon
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          Yep - basically punished for spending the extra - 1 vs 10 points this week is brutal given their ownerships - destroying my end to the season

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

          Yeah overall Robertson is fine, perhaps should have both

    2. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      I recall you saying that Liverpool defense would decline 2 months back and that City were the defenders to buy 😉

      1. MrZ
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        He must've missed the official support factor

      2. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        I mean they did decline.. for quite a few weeks 😉

        Happy that I’ve had one of each all year but so think I should have doubled so yeah I wasn’t quite right about that

  23. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Those officials must be on for 3 bonus...

  24. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Anyone know the top 10k average?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      25 points

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Oh dear. Red incoming.

    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      25 (net of hits) from 7 players

    3. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      25 overall and top 10k

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Higher than expected :/

        1. TheDragon
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          It always is

  25. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    TAA owners have been lucky today..

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Yeah he was laughing about how he was lucky not to be sent off for the hand ball.

    2. Werkself
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      True. But there are lucky and unlucky owners every week. I think over the course of a season it's close to a wash.

  26. Werkself
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Just heard a quick post-game interview with TAA. The kid definitely has his head on straight.

    1. Critical Observer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Did he aknowledge he should have been off far before the final whistle?

      1. Werkself
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        No, but he smiled and acknowledged that the decision could have been different.

  27. Tsssst
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Who wins GW37?

    A - no Rashford
    Ederson, Shaw, Sterling, Pogba (A)guero

    B - no Aguero
    Laporte, Kolasinac, Lindelöf, (S)terling, Pogba, Rashford

    C - no Pogba
    Ryan, Walker, Shaw, (((S)))terling, Aguero

  28. Manani
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    origi on the bench, and he's scoring more than my whole attack so far lol

  29. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    According to fantasy football fix:
    the top 1k average is 25
    and the overall average is also 25

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