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

    City have given up 😆

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

      Looks that way. Pep needs to knock some heads together or use it as a chance to blood Foden

  2. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    7 pts or more from Sterling n I'm put of the cup. Damn...

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

    Var lol

  4. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mousset coming off that bench LOVELY

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Lol

    2. jonnybhoy
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ohh well that was fun while it lasted

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      *brokenheart*

    4. teneighty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Same! Put him last so I don't deserve them but I'll gladly take them!

      1. teneighty
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Haha, I got what I deserved!

  5. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Massive points left on the bench all year and the first time I need them I got squat.

  6. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What a joke

  7. luk46
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    this shite again... fck var zzz

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

    I once owned Mousset

  9. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Var no goal

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

    Come on Kevin my son!
    Save my week.

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

    V A R

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

    No goal

  13. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Why can't we have nice things, VAR?

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Given or not?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Nope

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Arm oit time again

  15. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bald Fraud has more value on his bench than the entire Blades squad

  16. Dont give a fuchs
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wow. Just look at the scout picks this week

    1. fantasyfog
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      link please

  17. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Another VAR nonsensical ...

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

    Disallowed?

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

      Another disgrace.

  19. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    City losing

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

      Not

  20. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Offside... KDB cappers can still hope to get their 2 extra CS points. Such a GW this!

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

      I need a goal from him. Don’t really care about his cs point :/

  21. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    toe nail

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    VAR again, ridiculous

  23. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mane 3
    Trent & Gomez 2

    🙂

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Excellent
      Thanks Rainer 😀

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

    Bravo & Otamendi in the scout squad is tragic

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      This

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

    For those who moaning, this one was a tight but clear offside

  26. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    That extra KDB point is important this week however why an earth have the scouts doubled up on City defence!?

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

    How are people watching this?

  28. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sad to say but right decision

  29. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    LiVARpool and all that

  30. fantasyfog
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    as it stands I'm only dropping 3k, I'll take that all day long...

    any risers out there?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Only when the Mrs is around

      1. fantasyfog
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        what my mrs, doubt that very much