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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. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    On 73 + kdb potential more points. Think I will save a free transfer since gw5

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

      Great

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

      Absolutely killed it then
      Great job

    3. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Interesting

  2. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    How long is Lord Lundy ruled out for?
    Seems like he missed today's game due to an injury.

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

      He won’t play again this year.

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

        Lundstram out!

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

        You don't say

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

      3rd on bench again next week anyway

  3. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Still hoping for a Mousset tap-in

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

    Walker isn't a good player.
    Lacks the killer pass.

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

      Not his job. 10 times better player than taa

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

        Completely disagree !

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

        Hahahaha

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

      Walker was never good going forward, just fast

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

        Yep

  5. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mark doesn't have KDB that's why no baps for him.

    1. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yawn - Do people ever grow out of making comments like ?

  6. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A) Aguero + Traore
    B) DCL + Sterling
    C) Kane + Traore
    D) Kane + 7.1*

    *who?

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

      Not really keen on Kane, nor Aguero.

      But I guess, C.

  7. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero on three baps!

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

      Including deductions?

    2. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      +3 bps for winning goal as it stands.

      And another goal to come as well.

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

    KDB deep ffs

    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Looking dangerous?

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

      You got an assist!

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

    55 vs cup opponent dead team of 57. KB I need one more assist plssssss

    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Could happen

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

      Goal would be even better

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

    Plan:

    A: Upgrade to Jimi as 3rd striker, play 3-4-3
    B: Lose Chilwell and get Leicester D or Doherty, but then I need to downgrade another player, like Alli.
    C: Swap Pope out after next game
    I am staying away from Martial, always gets injured after a run and is too inconsistent.

    What do you think?

    Pope
    TAA Chilwell Lunds
    KDB Mane Alli Grealish
    Vardy Rashford

    Button, Kelly, Rico, DDonker

    2 FT
    1.2 ITB

  11. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    All things considered, I’m fairly happy with 59 this GW.

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

      Good score this gw.

    2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Subtle brag?

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

        Not too much subtle about it. Managed to come away well compared to many others.

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

      😆

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

    46 points so far and going out of the cup, to an active team at least

  13. HellasLEAF
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Tammy or Ings.

    Hesitated on it this time but both scored so cancelled each other out.

    Would be nice to use the difference on Ings though..

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

      Vardy Rashford Jimenez
      Mane KDB Alli Willian
      TAA Soyunca Sidibe
      Fab

      1. HellasLEAF
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        pretty solid

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

      I got both plus vardy

      1. HellasLEAF
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No Rash?

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

    both teams looking tired

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

    Kev FK?

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

    here we go ...

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

    Garcia mucho goodo

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

    KDB FK just wide

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

    close

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

    Besic subbed

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

    3 - Zinchenko (32)
    2 - Agüero (28)
    1 - Garcia (26)

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

    Kevin pissing BPS

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

    What to do here?

    Pope
    Kelly, Soyuncu, TAA, Rico, Lundstram
    Salah, Mane, Alli, KDB, Grealish
    Ings, Abraham, Greenwood

    1ft, 0.8itb

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

      Save or lose Abraham/Alli/Grealish

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

      Save, great team

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

    ah forgot about the cup, scraping through (4 points) vs 100k team. I can no longer complain, great to stay in the cup.
    Especially since I got knocked out of LMS on my only bad GW of the season (prior to this one) 😀

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

      damn 1 point beating him by, miscalculated. Phew that was close

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

    KDB playing DMF

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

      Cheaper kane

  26. aborg
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KDB closeeeeee

  27. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    GTG?

    Ramsdale
    TAA Chilwell Kelly
    Mane (c) KDB Alli Moura Zaha
    Vardy Rashford

    McG Rico Lunny Mousset

    1FT £1m itb

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

    Teams should be given a 'bonus point' if they lose only by one against city and wolves away by only 1 goal. Agree? And 4 points for a win away to these 2 clubs.

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

      * city and Liverpool I mean

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

      Nah

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

    KdB taking a rest in front of the back four and letting Mahrez do the running

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

    32 pts and still through in the cup funalky some luck