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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Love Nuno but wanting the ref to have the main/final say isn’t the way forward.

    Their constant incompetence for YEARS is why VAR was introduced.

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

      It should be the way forward for any decisions within the margin of error

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

        This insentivises reducing the margin of error through improved tech

    2. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      So put the same incompetent people in charge of VAR then?....You’ve just defeated your own argument...

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

        So the refs are shite, just leave them be?

        VAR got EVERYTHING right by the RULES today.

        Two ref errors overturned.

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          It’s the refs running the VAR room is the point he is making

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

      Offside rule seems to be out of touch with the game.

      Too technical.
      They have let the technological possibilities decide the rule of the game, rather than the game.

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

    My squad :
    Henderson (McGovern)
    TAA, Soyuncu, Rico, Lundstram, El mohamady
    Mane, Alli, Grealish, Cantwell, Pulisic
    Vardy, rashford, Abraham

    i really dislike this squad now, should i go for wc or stick with few transfers, your thoughts?

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

      Frontline is good but your midfield could be better.

    2. fgdu
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      pulisic out martial in
      abraham out for jiminez
      thats probably enough to keep you going
      people are saying grealish out too

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

        This

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

    Come on City. Give Deano some shots to save!

  4. Lord of Ings
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What to do with this defence? FT used
    0.3m itb
    Gazza
    Montoya soy Kelly lundstram jannmat*
    Play Montoya/lundstram?
    Or do jannmat to Phil Bardsley for -4?

  5. nolard
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Making some moves for next month or so.

    Rank:
    A: Martial
    B: Alli
    C: Jiminez

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

      ACB

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

      CBA

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

      Well, that shows it is slim.

  6. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    How did Martial look last night? Every time I buy him he flops! Is the time right now?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He’s one of them isn’t he.

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

      Looked okay tbh
      Not too good nit too bad

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

      Looked ok – You need to get on him early though, because you only get 4 or 5 games out of him before he's injured again IMO, its possibly too late now

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

        The same was said about ings. Ings has almost single handely saved my season

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

    If a player is completely on side, but somehow he has long hairs & few of them accidentally get Offside, will it be called Offside ??

    Asking for a friend.

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

      Not completely then.

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

        Cheers 🙂

    2. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Is that you Big Andy?

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

        Shhhhh..
        😛

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

      Can score with head, hair...

      McAuley G
      Dawson A
      Brunt RAGE

      So yes, offside.

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

        Cheers Mate 😀

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

    City is looking like they gave up

  9. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KUNNNNN

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

    KDB assist!!!!

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

    Aguero g KDB a

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

    KDBBBBB ASSSISSTTTTT

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

    Goal...if VAR allows it

    1. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Of course it will allow. It is for a big team.

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

        And absolutely nothing wrong with it. Stop the bull.

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Nothing wrong with the referee getting in the way of a Sheffield player and being the sole reason he lost the ball????

          • Not again Shirley
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Just seems all decisions fall for bigger teams like spurs pool and city. Sheff united have been screwed over a number of times this season.

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

          Like Norwich?

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

          VAR is just there to help City and that bald fraud

    2. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      KDB to Kun - feels like de javu 🙂

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

      VARRRRR??????

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

      He's back.

    5. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      This goal shoudn't stood. Ball touch referee.

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

        Shhh

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

        Isn't referee 'air'?

    6. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      VAR CHECKINGGGGG

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

        ARE YOU OKKKKK MATEEEEEE

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

      Nice KDB. Now score one yourself.

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

      So apparenly the Wolves subs just after half time scraped their boots down Trent's side of the pitch. The dark arts

    9. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Goal stands

    10. Access
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Start Richarlison vs Man city or grealish vs bunley

    11. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      what a disgrace. FA pushing Man City again.

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

      What are the Sheffield players complaing about? Kdb owner

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

      Will the goal stand?

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

        Stream too slow

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

      Mane and KDB vice are killing it.

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

        Thank funk

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

      Oh KDB you sexy strawberry blonde hunk

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

      Best captain this week was Vardy

    17. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Okay time for KdB to score and get me over 60 points this week 🙂

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

      That kdb assist puts me to the next round of the FPL cup