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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.

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

    First time KDB captain going decent so far

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

      I've captained him so many times, amount of chances he creates is ridiculous

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

    Best player in league

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

      Is kane

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

        lmao

        No...

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

      Joe Gomez?

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

      Sadio Mané

  3. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hahahhaa you are joking, how has that been given

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

      Because perfectly good goal?

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Lool you can't believe that

      2. Cookie Kid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Cretin

        1. Cookie Kid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          (bushwhacker that is)

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

    No mane

    No taa

    No kdb

    No rashford

    No abraham

    Season over. See u next season

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

      You know the aim is to get points?

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

      Get a grav by then.

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

      See you next gameweek

    4. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ok goodbye

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

      Mane
      TAA
      KDB
      Rashford
      Sold Tammy

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

      Can forgive not having last 2 but wyd without the first 3? Or at least 2 of them?

      1. Here's Tom with the We…
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No point

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

        I have all the wrong players. Sterling salah robertson etc

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

          Ings and kane my only scorers

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

      No Ings, Martial, Abraham, DCL, Deeney

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

      I have all of them 😀

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

      Take care.

  5. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A Rashford Grealish ( carry transfer)
    B Rashford Traoré ( use free transfer)
    C Martial Jiménez (-4)

    Ryan
    TAA Soyünücü Kelly
    Salah KDB Alli Richarlison Grealish*
    Vardy Rashford *

    Button Greenwood Rico Lundstram

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

    Haven’t seen it, but that was offside.

    Varchester Vity.

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

      Ves.

      But Kev (c) so not complaining too loudly

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

      Disgraceful by VAR
      (Haven't seen Myself too. Was busy posting here 😛 )

  7. istanbul05
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Play 1:

    A) Cantwell (CRY)
    B) Grealish (bur)

    Pope,
    TAA, VVD, Soyuncu, Lundstram, Kelly,
    Mane, KDB, Alli, Geralish, Cantwell,
    Vardy, Abraham, Jimenez.

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

      B

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

    Thank god you guys, WC'd before last deadline and brought in Aguero (C) for a punt. Phew.

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

      Good call. Was on my watchlist and had an eye to transfer Rash out for him. But recent pts have put off that transfer.

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

    That run from Basham was awesome.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 3 months ago

        If you can't beatem basham

    2. UKG
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      KDB (c) assist. GW somewhat saved.

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

      Doubled my rank this week, stick with the team for another week or make a change? 1FT

      Foster(WOL/H)
      TAA(she/a) - Lund?(liv/a) - Aurier(sai/A)
      KDB(EVE/H) - (S)alah(SHE/H) - Alli(sai/a) - Zaha(nor/a)
      Ings(TOT/H) - Vardy(new/a) - Pukki(CRY/H)

      Hend, Mout, Kelly, Rico

    4. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 3 months ago

        That was genuinely the worst decision I've seen in a long time, insane to allow it

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

        I am furiooooouuussss as Salah captain. If I didn't do the hit than Vardy would have been the captain and KdB vice. My vice outscoring the captain over and over again.\\feckkkkkk it

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

          Furious at whom?

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

          I was convinced that Salah would return in this game. The blame is mine 100 percent.

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

          Did you sell Mane?

        4. HonestBlatter
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          You have read to many tips from here that Salah is back to his best. I'll tell you that he is tired like all of us playing in every game.

      • KGFC
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Why has KDB started to play deeper all of a sudden!!

      • Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        So what's a ok gw score this week? 50?

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

          Small green with 50.

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

          50?!

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        4.7 points coming off the Top 10k benches.

        FFS!

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

          I'm getting 2 from 2

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

            Show-off!

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

              1 from 2!

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

              Couldn't resist. 😀

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

          3 here thanks to no Vardy or soyboy

        3. Sreeraj (TKF 15)
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          it also accounts for Vardy captains being converted to VCs

      • SuperDan
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Help please. Ive got 2FT and dont know what to do

        Henderson (Button)
        TAA, Soyboy, Lundstrom (Rico, Reid)
        Salah, Mane, Alli, Maddison (Dendo)
        Vardy, Ings, Abraham
        .3ITB

      • Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Points from KDB, Mane are of no use 😀
        EO over 100%

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

          Mane 80%

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

            Cheers

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

          Mane ‘only’ 80% 😀

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

            Yesssssssss
            I didn't celebrate those 11 points
            Thanks for telling me 😉

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

          would you rather not own them and get no points off them ? 😉

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

            Not at all
            Checking the live rank so Happy realization

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

          For Kev cappers, it is. About 10% in the top 10K don't own him and of those who own him, only about 17% have capped him.

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

            Hmm
            Agreed.

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

          Top 10k stats?

          I’m just outside 100k. Will take what I can get!

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

            Ha.
            Makes us feel better about gw

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

          He is the captain. I think its different for us right??

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

            Definitely
            200 EO for you

      • Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Perma Cap Salah Fail 2

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

          Captained for last two after transferring him out and bringing him back in for his two hauls, can’t write it this season

          1. Eleven Hag
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I have also got him after the BGW and captained him

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

          Yeah, he's not the Salah of 2017-2018 that's for sure.

      • Mata of opinion
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Need a Sheffield utd goal or I'm out of the cup! Or a bravo red card. Either are possible

      • No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        My team is in absolute reverse. Even though I'm happy with it, after clawing my way up to 77k I'm now projected to be down to 250k after 4 red arrows.

        Pope
        VVD Soyuncu Kelly
        Salah(c) KDB Alli Grealish
        Vardy Rashford Jimenez

        Button Cantwell Lundstram Rico
        1ft 0.6itb

        Any ideas?

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          VVD to TAA

      • The-Red-1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Subbed in Salah.

        Have subbed him out again. FFS

      • Over Midwicket
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Thoughts on Gomez until Jan WC?! Nailed on with the injuries and bap monster. Cheap as chips too, 5.1.

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

          Waste of a Pool spot, IMO(!)!

          Trent, Robbo, Salah & Mane.

          Bobby & VVD maybe.

          Gomez is doing great but things change quickly in football. Matip not far away.

        2. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I have just bought in TAA so I can guarantee that there won't be many clean sheets in the near future from liverpool

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

          Allows a great deal of value elsewhere and looks nailed. If Salah doesn't look essential I'm getting Vvd, but have the cash for mo.

      • OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Love you KDB

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

          Goal would be peachy

      • Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Hahaha as if that goal was allowed. So much bs, didn't know ref was wearing blue

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

          It's such bs... It's supposed to be a drop ball as soon as the ball hits the ref. So much horsesh** from the refs this season.

          1. Forza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            The ball didn't touch the ref.

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

          FA are in on something with City!

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

          The original rule is referee is air or schiri is luft in German. This should have stood as the rule.

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

        Kdb way off baps

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

          He used to get baps with a single return, not anymore. Past it, FPL-wise.

      • Strchld
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Anyone else who won't get 11 players out?

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

          9’ers were about earlier.

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

          Lots of them

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

          I covered my bench by getting Webster in. Im a 9er

        4. Danno - Emre Canada
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          9 here

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

          Me, only 10.
          Söyüncü, Vardy, Greenwood and Lundstram all missing out.

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

          10 but more like 8 considering Aurier and Maddison netted 0 points.

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

        KDB points is positive apparently, get more KDB. 2 Goals

      • Erdogan
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        What’s up with Mendy? I thought if he’s fit - he would play. Or is it due to Zinchenko back, so Mendy will be dropped?

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

          Mendy has played lots of consecutive games.

      • dshv
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Pope
        Soy lund baldock rico kelly
        Sterling grealish mane alli dendo
        Ings kane vardy

        1.4 itb 2 ft

        Opinions ??

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

          Wildcard

        2. Sid1891
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Fund TAA without WC