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

    VAR – Ensuring that the right teams wins since 2019

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I know. Can't believe they don't run a different system for Liverpool than every other team. Why is everyone jealous of Liverpool? It's decades since they dominated English football.

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

        With VAR in place they would have won it sooner no doubt

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

    Well that was almost a jam masterclass. ML rival has Mousset 3rd bench sub against Man City away. Soy, Vardy, and Lund all play 0 minutes so he's coming on for him.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Goal disallowed mate

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

        Hence "almost"

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Oops
          My bad

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

            60 minutes left against City's gag defence.

  3. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Where's my Salah haul?

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

      Unfortunately this is casual season

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

        Salah is THE Casual King though.

      2. fantasyfog
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        haha love this casual thing, always gives me a giggle lol

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

        I know this is bait, but even so....actually no

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

    How bad a week have some of you had?

    I’m on a disastrous 34 with KDB still playing (post bps)

    Anyone worse?

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      that is actually a boast ... hate these posts

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

        I’m 11 behind top 10k average and
        Dropping 150k places from an already terrible rank!

        I’ve lost in the cup to a team with Henderson in it.

        There is no brag!

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          24

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

          Yup it is. Its not a bad score at all. Shut it.

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

            You aren’t the brightest are you 🙂

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

              Disappear mate.

        3. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          but did you seriously think that your score is so low that there may not be ‘any worse’?

          It comes over as ‘I am having a bad week so can others please tell their even worse scores to make me feel better’.

          If you were on, say 12 points, then asked ‘any worse’ it would be a fair comment, but come on fella ... 10 points off the top 10 k average or whatever means there are millions with a worse score.

          As I said, I hate these type of posts

      2. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No it isn't. Far below average and a red arrow for sure.

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          but as a guess, would you think there are any worse scores ?

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

      31 with KDB still playing.

      1. Abraham & Cheese
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Same

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      29 😎

      1. Christophe Savage
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        69 and de bruyne

    4. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Doubt i will make 25

    5. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      31 with KDB playing

    6. JohnBlack
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ban

    7. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      25 plus whatever KDB delivers!

    8. TOPCAT1960
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      FPL Live im on 40 with KDB ...so far

    9. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      26 with Hendo and KDB playing, absolute joke with a -8

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

      On 67+ kdb!! If mane holds onto 3 bps

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

        Re-read my post. This isn’t for you

        Anyone with a good score this week is clearly a casual

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

          No. It's just about not following the crowd. I captained mane, have ings, martial, tammy and dunk.

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

            Dunk as what sub or first 11?

    11. Elfozzie 42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Struggling on 58/59 unless KDB can pull something.
      Only had 10 players on the pitch in the end - robbed!

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

      40 with KDB (C) and Sterling playing. Great score

    13. Big Mac 24
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      28 with aguer and KDB, Otamendi could come on?

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

      Same result.
      36 + kdb(c) + mane & tammy bps
      10 players btw only

    15. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      55 + KdB

    16. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      35 with kdb

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

      34 + KDB (C) and Henderson

  5. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Thank god for that. Cup rival has Fleck

  6. Orion
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    VAR is destroying this lovely game

  7. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Arm pit (c) next week

  8. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    ManchestVAR City?

  9. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Come on KDB save my gameweek

  10. Klein
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Anybody heard from irbox yet?

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

      LOOOOOL

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

      he is Australian isnt he? Its like 28:00 hours there or something

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

        32:00 actually

      2. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Its 2020 there.

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

      Celebrating his Kane(c) haul

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

      You have to say his name 3 times with your back to a mirror.

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

    All VAR decisions correct today.

    Implementing the (questionable) rules very well.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Agree

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

      Nonsense

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

      Yup. Its the rules that need fixing.

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

      One guy made a good point; they're judging the line by millimetres but not the frame used for when the ball left the foot of the passer. Also find it hard to believe the lines are that accurate given the camera angles and keeping in mind humans are still picking the point the line is drawn from.
      For other decisions though (like the Liverpool goal) it's just taking way too long and the replays on TV have been disgraceful.

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

        I'm pro-'make the right decision' by the way.

  12. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Lundstram crocked or something?

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

      Failed fitness test. Could be anything.

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

      Sunday. The Lords day of rest.

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

    What an unbelievable GW! Assuming mane gets 3 bps, i 'm on 69 points plus any kdb contribution. After all subs and bps.

    1. Mona Lisa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Well played

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

      Luck is a wonderful thing. Plus 69 Duude!

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

      who the hell is in your team and how bad WAS your rank

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

        I have 60 + KDB . Inside top 10K

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

        My rank prior to this gw was 280k. (Fell 100k from the week before- no taa)

        I have mane captain, ings, martial, Abraham, Robbo and dunk.

    4. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nice

  14. Slow regard for silent thin…
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Need at least 6 from KDB and sheff to concede

    1. Big Mac 24
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Goals or pts?

      1. Big Mac 24
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I’d be content with the former

  15. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Traore ruined Mendy's career last GW then 😀

  16. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Well, i face a mighty decision:

    A) Double pool defence and one of Mane/Salah?

    B) TAA and both Mane and Salah

    Seriously cannot make my mind up.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Join me 🙂

    2. fantasyfog
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I think 2 may be enough from here on in, it's as good as done and there will be rotation

  17. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mane v salah decides the week again.

    Time to get both and put my feet up.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You answered my question above then. However, i have to lose KDB to do it. I’m WC’ing. I have to.

      1. Stockport Hatter
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Wildcard already? Bad season? I'm seriously considering it. Season been utterly atrocious. 2 or 3 captain calls right all season. Just get 4 or 6 off captain every week and it's so disheartening!!!

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/90005/history yes mate, i have to, if left until DGW's, i'd be too far behind with too much ground to make up.
          Granted, hits haven't helped, but this season has been absolutely atrocious.Wildcarding tonight for sure.

          1. Stockport Hatter
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Fair play. I'm hitting mine I think. I'm 1.4m or so. I play a similarly aggressive game to you but play it them trim the hits unless unavoidable bud. Best of luck I'm climbing the ranks

            1. Stockport Hatter
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              In not I'm*

      2. HollywoodXI
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I’m also considering hitting the WC button. I’m getting smashed in terms of OR and losing serious ground in my MLs.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yep same story here, it's an absolute joke, in my circumstance, i have to play it. People telling me not to but it's easy to say when they're having a stellar season.

          1. HollywoodXI
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            This is by far the worst position I’ve been in coming out of the festive period so I’m considering the WC as a desperate measure. The issue of course is the lack of a WC around the DGWs.

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Or just don’t get Salah

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

      Considering this as well, so frustrating

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

      Got both, and then got then captained the wrong one. 😆

    5. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Would be one hell of a captaincy headache though

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

      Yeah but then rest of team will have to be sacrificed

  18. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Fully convinced VAR is there to make sure big teams don't lose to smaller teams

    1. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Don't be absurd.

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Which team are you calling small? Man City I hope

      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Spurs 🙂

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

      It's quite clear at this point

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

      VAR is implementing the rules. Not VAR fault.

  19. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KDB(c) over Mane/Rashford not going too well so far

  20. Jon Snow
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    First time owning KdB and I've handed him the armband. I'm expecting at least 40 points

  21. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Another CS for Gomez/VVD partnership.

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

      Its the best back four Liverpool have. Gomez was Hansen-esque today.

  22. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Salah should have buried that cross from TAA. He is really not worth his hefty 12.5M.

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

      You get a discount.

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

      No he isn't. He is worth 9m at best.

  23. jez_wright
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    anything to consider here with 2FT?

    set and forgot my squad a couple of weeks ago and pretty happy atm

    Henderson McCarthy
    TAA Robbo Soy Lund Kelly
    Mane KDB Alli Mount Cantwell
    Vardy Tammy Jimenez

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

      Henderson, Lundstram, Kelly, Mount, Tammy 😉

  24. Bobby
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Well that was fairly rubbish.

  25. DontPiqueTooSoon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Are people keeping Grealish or moving onto new pastures? Villa look terrible at and in free fall the moment

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

      I will keep for now.

    2. fantasyfog
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      out on wc

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

        For who?

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

    Nuno is absolutely done with VAR.

    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Me too (hashtag)

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

      See the table changed by VAR?

      Wolves getting rode every other week.

      LiVARpool not done as well as you’d expect.

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Got a link?

  27. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    TAA has got about a third of my total score twice in two weeks

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

    C'mon KDB save my week pleaseeee. And a sneaky Henderson penalty save would be nice also 😀

  29. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    ML rival has 69 points with KDB still playing!

  30. rnrd
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Was sure to do Alli to salah before the game but thought Salah only had a good 30 mins today then faded out didn’t he?