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Jimenez, Doherty and Adama benched as Klopp keeps rotation to a minimum

The final two matches of Gameweek 20 overlap one another, with Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers kicking off at 16:30 GMT and Manchester City v Sheffield getting underway at 18:00 GMT.

Despite having threatened to utilise his peripheral squad players in his pre-match press conference, Jurgen Klopp has kept the changes to a minimum for the Reds’ final match of 2019.

Klopp’s only alteration sees Adam Lallana (£5.8m) replace Naby Keita (£5.8m) in central midfield, so there are starts for popular Fantasy assets Mohamed Salah (£12.3m), Sadio Mane (£12.3m), Roberto Firmino (£9.2m), Virgil van Dijk (£6.4m), Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.4m) and Andrew Robertson (£7.0m).

There isn’t such positive news for owners of some of Wolves’ most-owned FPL players.

Having beaten Manchester City in a five-goal thriller less than 48 hours ago, Nuno Espirito Santo has understandably freshened up his side for this trip to Anfield.

Raul Jimenez (£7.5m), Adama Traore (£5.5m), Matt Doherty (£6.1m) and Romain Saiss (£4.4m) all drop to the bench, with Pedro Neto (£5.0m), Ruben Vinagre (£4.2m), Ryan Bennett (£4.9m) and Max Kilman (£4.0m) all drafted into the starting XI.

Diogo Jota (£6.1m) keeps his place up front, however.

Adama was the fourth-most-bought FPL asset of Gameweek 20.

Salah and Mane were both among the top five most-captained players this weekend, with the Egyptian second only to Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) for armband duties among the top 10k.

Wolves are unbeaten in their last seven away league games, although Liverpool have, of course, only dropped two points all season.

The big news at the Etihad is that the most-owned ‘defender’ in FPL, John Lundstram (£5.1m), has failed a late fitness test and misses out.

Mo Besic (£4.4m) replaces Lundstram in midfield, with Lys Mousset (£4.9m) and Callum Robinson (£5.0m) getting starts up front in place of David McGoldrick (£5.4m) and Oli McBurnie (£5.7m).

The Blades are, remarkably, still unbeaten on the road this season.

All three of Pep Guardiola’s changes are made at the back.

Teenage centre-half Eric Garcia (£4.5m) replaces Nicolas Otamendi (£5.0m), while Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.2m) is in for Benjamin Mendy (£5.5m) at left-back.

Claudio Bravo (£4.8m) starts in goal in place of the suspended Ederson (£6.0m).

It’s the same front six that started at Molineux on Friday, meanwhile, with Sergio Aguero (£11.7m) leading the line.

Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) is back on the bench after recovering from illness.

City have scored in every match over the last 11 Gameweeks, averaging 2.27 goals per game in that time.

Kevin De Bruyne (£10.5m) is the second-most-popular captaincy option in Gameweek 20, having been handed the armband by 764,890 FPL managers.


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson, Lallana, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Wolves XI: Patricio, Jonny, Kilman, Coady, Dendoncker, Bennett, Neves, Moutinho, Vinagre, Jota, Neto.

Manchester City XI: Bravo, Walker, Garcia, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Bernardo, De Bruyne, Sterling, Mahrez, Aguero.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson, Baldock, Stevens, O’Connell, Basham, Egan, Besic, Norwood, Fleck, Robinson, Mousset.

3,724 Comments Post a Comment
  1. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal most pathetic bunch of melty players in prem history?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No contest.

    2. Futile Tinkering
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Brilliant from Salah there.

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not good enough, we need A brace

  3. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Keep or sell Tammy?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Cheapies doing better apart from Pukki.

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm selling

    3. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I am selling but not just yet. One more week and he is out. DCL in.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Reckon DCL will carry on his good run ?

        1. AzzaroMax99
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Great fixtures after City.
          Idk, will try him and see.

    4. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I was going to sell for Jimenez but since he scored today i reckon I'll keep him. He tends to perform mostly in away matches

  4. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Tammy or Richarlison long term?

    1. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Tammy for now

  5. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This 442/433 hybrid from Klopp is so sexy.
    http://lineupbuilder.com/?sk=v2nx7

  6. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Honestly, KDB has developed into such an influential player. One minute he's attacking on the right wing, the next minute he's defending at left back.

  7. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Does Hendo ever pass forward?

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

      Yes he does. And even scores once in a while these days.

  8. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Henderson. You are my only keeper, good luck out there my friend, get a few saves in before KDB tears you a new one.

  9. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This Wolves line up suits Liverpool better.

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

    Time to go and enjoy the important things in life. This is just a game

    1. Hands Guber
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Amen my dude.

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Always was

      Never understood why people take it so serious

      1. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Tbh past season you’ve been the worst during games.

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ref giving Liverpool nothing here.

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

      Keita agrees. WTF was that!!?!

  12. Lebowski85
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Little dilemma folks...

    Fabianski & Sidibe
    Or
    Foster & Digne

    1. BrutalLogiC
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      B

    3. Lebowski85
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      That clears things up.

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

    Salah has been atrocious today. Regretting buying him

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hope that's a jinx

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Nope still atrocious

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He was worth a punt.

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He was worse last week.

    4. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Been like this most of the season, shouldn't have been fooled by two matches where Liverpool rotated

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Cant believe he became a punt

    5. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Time wasting YC coming for Trent.

    6. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      3 - Alexander-Arnold, Gomez (30)
      1 - Mané (29)

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        TAA has several dispossession so Gomez for now is in 3

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Not going off whoscored.

    7. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Haha. No penalty for Salah. Milner coming on

    8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Milner on

      Salah fail

    9. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Here comes milner. Bye salah

    10. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah off pens

    11. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah has been terrible this game

    12. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Why did I get Salah for mane fffffffsssss

      1. Railwayman
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Because you were chasing his 2 hauls.

        1. Am sorry to say again it�…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          hahaha

        2. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I wanted him before the hauls , I think that swung me

          1. Railwayman
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            In that case, it's bad timing and luck for you.

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Same. He had better stats was a differential and is on penalties were my reasonings

        1. FPL_Sponge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Same Daniel. All rational.

        2. Am sorry to say again it�…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          stats are overrated

          1. FPL_Sponge
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            ‘Laughing emoji’

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

          Same

    13. BrutalLogiC
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Losing h2h by 1 with 3rd sub Dunk coming on for Lund, come on Robbo do something matey

    14. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah became slow

    15. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ahhhhh so close for salah

    16. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah = Fraud

    17. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Long 10mins to go still

    18. Postman Ty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah has always haunted and punished me when I haven't owned him. I finally have him as a differential in my ML and he is so frustrating to watch. Side note, Liverpool don't even look like they're trying to score when I need them most.

    19. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Wolves are gonna get the draw

    20. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      FA had a word with the ref.

    21. TeddiPonza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Itching to rage transfer Salah back to Mane. Anyone with me?

      1. Hands Guber
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Don't do it my dude, stay the course, Salah will score next game I'll bet you.