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Lundstram returns as Klopp names a full-strength team

The final match of Gameweek 21 – and the last of 39 Premier League fixtures contested over the past fortnight – takes place at Anfield.

Sheffield United are the visitors to Liverpool, with kick-off on Merseyside at 20:00 GMT.

Given the no-shows from the likes of Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) and Sergio Aguero (£11.7m) on New Year’s Day, some Fantasy managers may be counting on returns of some sort from John Lundstram (£5.2m).

The good news on that front is that Fantasy Premier League’s most-owned ‘defender’ is fit to start this evening, having made a swift recovery from the twisted ankle that forced his absence at the Etihad on Sunday.

Lundstram replaces Mo Besic (£4.4m) in the Sheffield United starting XI, while David McGoldrick (£5.4m) returns to the side at the expense of Callum Robinson (£5.0m) in Chris Wilder’s only other alteration.

Jurgen Klopp has also kept changes to a minimum, with his solitary tweak seeing James Milner (£5.3m) replace Adam Lallana (£5.8m) in midfield.

Naby Keita (£5.8m) had originally been named in the team but injured himself in the warm-up.

That means there are starts for all five Liverpool players who have a double-digit ownership in FPL: Mohamed Salah (£12.3m), Sadio Mane (£12.3m), Virgil van Dijk (£7.0m), Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.4m) and Andrew Robertson (£7.0m).

Salah and Mane are among the ten most-captained players in Gameweek 21, with only one of the other eight – Tammy Abraham (£7.8m) – scoring more than two points yesterday.

The reverse fixture of this match saw Liverpool defeat the Blades 1-0, with Wilder’s side one of just three teams who have not conceded more than one goal to Klopp’s troops in a league fixture this season.


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Keita, Salah, Mane, Firmino.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson, Basham, Egan, O’Connell, Stevens, Baldock, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, Mousset, McGoldrick.

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  1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Tammy and Pope to DCL and Henderson for free?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Flappy doable?

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Think I'd choose a diff keeper. WHam (tho at home) are rejuvenated, then its at Arsenal and home to Man City. Lund should be enough from SHU D imo.

    3. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yes do it

  2. el polako
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Just broke into top 50k - good Xmas.

    Still margins very thin.

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

      Very well done! Just need to stay there now mate. Keep it up!

    2. Party time
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Well played

      • el polako
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks 🙂

      • FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I just dropped down from 50k something to 100k :/ Terrible gameweek!

        1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          I am further behind lol

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

      Save ft?

      Fabianski
      TAA Söyüncü Lundstram
      Salah Mane KDB Martial Grealish
      Vardy Jimenez

      Martin Greenwood Rico Kelly

      Cheers.

      1. JJeyy
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Captain Salah

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

        Yes

    4. JJeyy
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Alli ---> Sarr or Grealish?

      1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Grealish is by far the better player

      2. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Grealish

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

        I am holding until news about Kane and also FA Cup

        1. Peter Ouch
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Kane 4 to 6 weeks out

          Tottenham better without kane

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

            I think they are too. Hence why I am reluctant to get rid of Alli despite Spurs being shite. This is so hard!!!!

    5. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Who to replace first?

      Pope 》 Hendo/Fab

      Or

      Aurier 》 Soy/Sidibe

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

        Depends if you are forced to play Aurier this GW, or not.

        1. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Will have to play him. Kelly and Hanley other defenders.

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

            Definitely Aurier to Soy/Sidibe in that case.

            Rate Sidibe's next three marginally better than Soyuncu's.

      2. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Aurier to sid

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

        Pope to Fab

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

          Why .. likely 2 pts each.

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

      Bottomed. Having a bit of a poor time rank-rise, may as well go for a risk here:

      Ryan
      TAA / Pereira / Lundstram
      Salah / KDB / Alli / Martial / Traore
      Vardy / Abraham

      Button // Rico / Aurier / Connolly

      Looking at the below:

      Pereira/Alli/Abraham > Soy/Sterling /DCL

      Two City for the Villa match, easy switch to Mané for DGW. DCL easy-ish to move to Ings from there too. Look any good, or nah? Pereira to Soy look good or a alternative? (Only 5.1m so no Sidibe...)

      1. Ragabolly
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Looking good

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

          It's even better if I pretend it's not for a -8 😆

    7. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Kind reminder. !!

      Mane faces Aurier next gw and we know exactly whats going to happen 😉

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        What

        1. el polako
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Aurier red card.

    8. Adzy
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Wow 4.6k rank after third green arrow in a row top 1k within reach. Trent, robbo and mane bringing it home again.

      1. Rains of Castamere
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Nice work

    9. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Which combo?

      A Salah mane dcl Evans soy taa
      B Madison mane auba robbo soy taa

      1. Adzy
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        B

        1. Peter Ouch
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Is Auba too punty?

          1. Adzy
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Proven in my eyes second overall striker in the game with a poor arsenal side so far, arteta will make him even better.

            1. Adzy
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              If it helps I have just put him in my team.

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

                He’s playing left wing ..

      2. jonnybhoy
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        So basically salah dcl evans v maddison auba and robbo? I would go for A

        1. Peter Ouch
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah I put the other two cause its either double pool defence with auba and mads
          or double Leicester defence with Salah mane

          1. jonnybhoy
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Purely based on dgw id go A however B normally

    10. Fozzyb34r
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      BAPS locked in now? Hasn’t changed since FT

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

        Something fishy going on...

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

          The computer went home for the night ...

    11. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      So Salah 2BP final then?

      1. Orion
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        As he’s my captain he can still loose them 🙁

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

        Yes.

    12. More Cowbell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Any chance Mane doesn't rise tomorrow night? Currently @ 51%

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        With cup games I wouldn't chase any price rises

        1. More Cowbell
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          That's good advice, forgot about the cup!

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

        Ask me tomorrow night.

        1. More Cowbell
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          *Sets reminder*

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

            An even better thing to do would be to check the percentage on http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk tomorrow night 🙂

    13. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      60, back in top 50k

    14. MafioSol
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Why TF didn't Salah get awarded an assist??!! Boo.

      1. Fozzyb34r
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Not another one.

      2. Orion
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Mane missed that shot... And get to the rebound

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

        Because Mané missed it?

      4. MafioSol
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I know, I know. Still gutted.

    15. Twisted Melon
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Rash and Alli to Ings and Salah -4?

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Why not

      2. More Cowbell
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Hold Rash dude, Nor @ home is about as good as it gets

    16. Dele
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Aurier, Traore, Dele >>> Dunk, Richarlison, Maddison for a -4?

      Yay or nay

      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah

    17. FPL Mentor
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      How many points did u all get over the xmas period (last 4 game weeks)?

      1. Fozzyb34r
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        260

        1. FPL Mentor
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          #Winning

          1. Fozzyb34r
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            How many did you get?

            1. FPL Mentor
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              I took a few hits so 271 -12 = 259 in total.

              Mainly thanks to having TAA & Robbo double up.

              1. Fozzyb34r
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Nice! Keep up the good work

      2. TOPCAT1960
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        213

      3. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        219

      4. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        199

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

        226

      6. Lord of Ings
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        189.
        It's been shambolic.

        1. FPL Mentor
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Ouch! Hang in there, this game is full of twists and turns.

      7. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        230

      8. Rains of Castamere
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        253

      9. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        A lot less than I had hoped for, but a lot more than it had looked like it would be at times.

      10. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        205...badly.

    18. grooveymatt65
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      anyone considering Son if Kane is out for a few weeks? just don't captain him hahah also would Alli to Son be too much of a sideways move?

      1. FPL Mentor
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I think the money could be used better elsewhere given Spurs face Liverpool next game. Watford away will also be a tough match I would have thought.

      2. jonnybhoy
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Reckon I will do this if I don't use my FT on anything else

    19. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Martial -> Mané this week or save FT for Martial at home vs Norwich?

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

        Gotta keep Martial for Norwich. Norwich generally don't travel well.

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

        Save, Martial a solid cap pick this week.

      3. 007 [RoboKlopp]
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Save

    20. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Who is better?
      A. ROBBO, Grealish, Rashford
      B. Kelly, SALAH, Dcl

      Have TAA & Mane.
      Cheers 🙂

      1. Effe
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        A

      2. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        A definitely.

      3. Iwantmorepointsthanks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        A

    21. Lord of Ings
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Trailing by 140 now in my minileague! Currently ranked about 750k and this season just keeps getting worse...what's the most you've caught up with in your minileagues,guys? 140 possible to track down?

      1. jonnybhoy
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        140 can be caught in a matter of weeks with a few differentials n good captain choices. Target that DGW

      2. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Absolutely it is. I’ve seen a fifty point lead overturned on the last day.

      3. Pap Le Cissier
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Still easily catchable. I’ve overturned a lot of deficits and OR improved 2m in the last 11 gws

    22. Kay317
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hendo, Button
      TAA, Pereira, Sidibe, Lund, Rico
      Salah, Maddison, Martial, KDB, Traore
      Vardy, Tammy, Ings

      Want to get a 3rd Liverpool player, what you think is the best way?
      Easiest and quickest is to do Tammy to a 5.2 or less and Rico to Robbo. Any advice appreciated.

      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Seems like a plan. 442 perfectly OK looking.

    23. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Liverpool has more points now then United will have at the end of the season

      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Prolly

    24. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A) Maddison or
      B) Mane

      Already have Vardy&Soy and Salah &TAA

      When I post it like this it has to be Mane, right?
      FOMO on Maddison points.

      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Answered own question

    25. onceuponatyne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Who's got the BPS this evening guys?

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

        As they stand hopefully... 2bps Salah and VVD would make my day

    26. teddypicker
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Greed for DCL before he rises 0.1 or wait until after the FA cup?

      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Wait if you can still afford

    27. TeddiPonza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I need a set and forget gk option for Gazza. Which option is best?

      A. Ryan (Great fixtures)
      B. Fabianski (not as good fixtures but dgw 24 and save points)
      C. Someone else

      Thanks

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

        I went with Schmeich, but then again I don't have Soy.

      2. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Fab is a monster. DGW and Moyes magic.

    28. Salah_Fingers
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I own Trent and Mane. Tempted to go without salah but double pool defence instead:

      A - Salah - Jiminez - Greenwood
      Or
      B - Robinson - DCL - Jiminez/Ings

      1. Hansel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        If Greenwood is a starter - B!

        1. Salah_Fingers
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Thanks

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

        Robertson on the B. Greenwood is bench.

    29. Lord of Ings
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Next gameweek captain mo salah?
      He's a big game player barely blanks and vs that spurs defence,I sense a brace.

      1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Mane seems to be better than Salah in away games

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

          Abraham, Vardy or any United player.

      2. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I would never captain a player playing against Mourinho. I think he knows that he has to park the bus in order to be able to get something out of the game. And I firmly believe he will

        1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Good point as well

      3. Kay317
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yea tempting me massively. Some good options again though, vardy or KDB could be good picks too

    30. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      GTG?

      Gazza
      TAA Soy Lundstram
      Salah Sterling KDB Martial
      Vardy Abraham DCL
      ___
      Button; Aurier Hayden Reid

      Will get in Mane for gw24