Dugout Discussion

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

    Moyes to WHam done, interesting.

    Keeping Hammers in mind, Fabianski likely to start next game still eh

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

      yeah

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

      What a terrible, demotivating appointment.

      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Agreed, awful manager.

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

          Agree with your comment below. The dinosaurs have one thing in common though..so that's probably the explanation why they repeatedly get jobs.

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

        lol

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

        Why not get soemoen like Benitez?

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Good move, IMO. Sort out the defence. Be like Palace, Sheffield Utd etc. Be hard to beat and you will avoid relegation.

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

        Say up.

        Gone next season.

        Repeat process the following year.

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

      See how Fanny is looking come GW23 but that’d be it for me.

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

        Flappy for me. Pope replacement ?

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

          Hate their defence.

          Still like Guaita, Pope fine this week. Foster looks nice and Hendo in a few.

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

      Will be listening out for when Moyes explains how westham now have themselves a very good manager

    6. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The ability of washed up dinosaurs to continually con their way into decent jobs never fails to amaze me.

    7. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Shocking appointment. I can remember a quote re Owen Hargreaves " When he came on we all gave up"
      The same applies to West Ham under Moyes.

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

    Moura - > Martial?

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

      Yes

    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

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

    Norwich vs Palace to be low scoring?

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

      wouldn’t bet on that tbf.. Norwich must win game that. I can see goals

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

        Play Cantwell over Grealish then?

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

          that’s what I am on atm.. but not an easy call

    2. Sune
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I believe so, yes.

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm playing both Pukki and Kelly.

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

      Very tough to call.

    5. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm going so hope not!

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

      Norwich open style more likely to dictate the game flow than cpls defensiveness imo

  4. Party time
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Beautiful red arrows for me... Red Light District. Gotta love them 🙂

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

        Have fun

        1. Party time
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Hahaha...

      2. LewanGOALski
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Front 3 of:
        Vardy - Abraham - Jimenez

        is Tammy out to one of DCL or Ings worth it or rather save my FT?

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

          I'm keeping him at least for Brighton away.

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

        Moyes new WHam manager, called it within ten mins of Pelegrini being sacked 😀

        1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Uuuugggghhhhhhh, not again.

        2. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          How is Moyes any better than Pellegrini...

          1. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Will improve the defence. If there is one thing that is more and more obvious in this league is you need to not concede to stay up.

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

          Pointless pathetic appointment, same old managers doing the same average things, give someone else a chance

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

        How did Traore look when he came on? Tempted?

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

          Beast

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

          TAA had mission to guard him.

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

          Stifled 🙂

          Decent value, once he’s not on your bench every week - great 5th mid.

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

            If I bring him in, it would be for Grealish and he'd be my 4th mid.

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

              Toughie, think Grealish is the best down there but a nice replacement if the funds help.

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

        Was on 4 from 6 yday. Buzzing to finish on 55 and remain in the LMS :). Shame about VAR but city goals were quality tbf

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

          4 from 6? Wow. Fairplay.

        2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah, I was on 10 from 7, ended with 68. Major bullets dodged thanks, for once, to the big boys.

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

          Same here. 3 from 5 yesterday, now I have 62. I don't how that happened, but I am happy after all.

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

        One more bad performance from Salah.Really happy to sold him for Mane in my wc.

      7. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        From 10 points yesterday to everyone hauling today (not the least KdB (v)) and finishing on 68...whew. Small green arrow incoming.

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

        Could it be time to ditch LEI defence? Money stored in Soyuncu but he’s the easiest route to Robbo for the DGW soon

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

          Yeah worth it if no other priorities

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

            Pope to Flappy first, but Robbo in could be done with a downgrade elsewhere in a few weeks

        2. Lilac Breasted Roller
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah, will be sacrificing Tammy to get funds in a couple of gw

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

          Gomez enough until he loses his spot

      9. Totti
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        bottomed

        pope ryan
        TAA kelly söyüncü lundstram rico
        Mane KDB grealish alli cantwell
        aguero vardy mousset

        1FT 0.5 itb

        A) grealish and mousset-> traore and maupay (-4)
        B) aguero and mousset -> rashford and jimenez
        C) other suggestion

        1. Lilac Breasted Roller
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Keep aguero
          Would consider to roll ft

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

            aguero today looed not fit

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

              looked

      10. 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. Threat Level Midnight
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Grealish>>Martial?

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

          grealish -> traore

      11. Threat Level Midnight
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        My favorite thing about this site is the delusions that Salah would ever be worth that price. He’s a fraud. Period.

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

          Just like sterling

          1. Threat Level Midnight
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            10000%

            To think otherwise is daft. Way too much value elsewhere to ever come close to justifying having them. Regardless of what people that claim to be experts want to say.

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

          Trouble is if he scores a brace /haul whatever you won’t even post this. Salah was the top points scorer last season, hardly a fraud. Get a grip.

      12. Lilac Breasted Roller
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        A) guaita/ maddison -> Ryan/ Martial
        B) Maddison/Abraham -> Martial/ Maupay

        Leaning towards a) now, and b) in 2-3 gw to fund upgrades elsewhere

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

        Richa Tammy > Jimmy Martial for -4?

        Yes
        No
        Maybe if
        Only one

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

        Moyes appointment highlight of the GW :d

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

        Guys no idea what to do
        Pope/Gaz
        Aui Soy Rico Kelly Lund
        Maddi Salah KDB Pulisic Cantwell
        Kane Vardy Ings

        TAA, Mane? Maybe someone from Everton?

      16. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Ok week at 55 points

        Transfers?
        Targett,Rico,soyuncu,Richarlison.?

        Guaita

        Targett Soyuncu Rico Hanley Lundstram

        Mane Salah KDB Ali Richarlison

        Vardy Greenwood Ings

        Any suggestions majorly appreciated!..
        ..

      17. JelliedSpark968
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Need some advice, want to get Aguero but want to cover Man United attack:

        Pope, Henderson

        Soy, Lund, Rico, Kelly, Doherty

        Salah, KdB, Richarlison, Trossard, Guendouzi

        Vardy, Ings, Pukki

        5.4 ITB, 2FT

        Want to get rid of Trossard also

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

          Up to you but wouldn't bother with Aguero.

          Trossard to Martial looks the obvious - but i'd prefer Rashford from the Utd options. Maybe for Ings and there might be money to upgrade Trossard afterwards.

          1. JelliedSpark968
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I'm a little hesitant to get rid of Ings when he is in form

      18. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        What are people planning for Son? Will miss GW21, but are you saving a slot for when he returns?

        I'm looking towards my old forward line of:

        KdB Mane Son Alli (fodder)
        Rash Vardy Ings

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

          Very soon it will all be about Liverpool DGW so 1 Spurs mid is enough, maybe none

        2. Lilac Breasted Roller
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Will consider to upgrade alli to son, but I'm not sure

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

          Spurs inconsistent. No need for double up. Alli or son. 1 is enough

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

          Prefer mine,

          Mane KDB Alli Willian
          Vardy Rashford Jimenez

          1. TRIPOS TOPPER
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            No Ings no party!

      19. waldo666
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Plan was always to shift Ings to Jimenez this week after WCing the latter in last week. Stick with the plan?

      20. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Very impressed with the Moyse appointment. Haller in my thoughts now big time.

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

          why haller especially?

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

            Well if the way he coached Arnie is anything to go by, Haller will be a monster under Moyse

          2. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Perfect player for long-ball football

            Like Fellaini and Cahill did a job for Everton under Moyes.

        2. Threat Level Midnight
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Terrible hire.

      21. DavidKent
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Had a bad GW but have 2FT. Not really sure what to do.

        Any thoughts? I’d love some advice!

        Pope / Gazza

        TAA, Söyüncü, Lundstram, Kelly, Rico

        Salah, KDB Maddison, Mount, Ali

        Vardy, Jimenez, Ayew

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

        Tammy out. Who is in?
        1) jimmy
        2) Ings
        3) Maupay

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Jimmy out of those. I'm keeping Tammy myself.

        2. Coys96
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Keep for next 3

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

            Nah! Looks tired and Chelsea off the boil

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

          1 o maybe 2 if u need funds. But tammy goal means stay of execution for me

          1. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Will he start the next game?

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

              Have u seen him being rested till now if fit?

              1. Royal5
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                No. Looks due a rest imo

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

            Looks tired and Chelsea look shite

        4. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Considering 1 myself

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

            I could actually afford Tammy and Mousset to 2 and 3. Can't quite squeeze in Jimmy though unless I stay with Mousset

        5. Volley127
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          im doing 1

      23. Zilla
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        West Ham trying to secure relegation

      24. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Do we think Trent plays against SHU?

        1. Coys96
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yes

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

          Yes.

      25. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Tammy’s next three: bha, BUR, new.

        Keep or sell?

        Probably shift to DCL if selling. Thought Ings, but fixtures aren’t great.

        1. Coys96
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Keep

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

          Keep if no other problems

      26. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Best City attacker (other than KdB obvs):

        A) Sterling
        B) Aguero
        C) Mahrez

        1. Gazza2000
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          B

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

          Nobody

          A and b not worth the price.
          C worth the price but always high rotation risk

          1. Threat Level Midnight
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            How is Aguero not worth the price? What other than the potential once in awhile rotation with Jesus?

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

              Even if kun fit, pep rotates Jesus and kun regularly. Yes he got a goal but so are many 6-8m forwards

        3. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Aguero worth a punt.

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

          A

      27. Nailed Jesus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Alli > Martial for free a good move?

        1. Coys96
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Not this week

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

          No