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Salah and Gomez benched as unfit Robertson misses out on Merseyside derby

The penultimate match of Double Gameweek 30+ is the 236th Merseyside derby, with Liverpool aiming to move within one win – or a Manchester City defeat – of the Premier League title.

Kick-off at Goodison Park is at 19:00 BST.

Mohamed Salah (£12.7m) failed to make Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI in the reverse fixture in December and is among the substitutes again this evening, along with Joe Gomez (£5.3m).

Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) misses out completely, meanwhile, with the Reds’ boss saying ahead of kick-off:

Some players couldn’t train in the last week – they trained, but not with the team – like Mo and Robbo, but yesterday they were in training and both looked really good. That’s why Mo is in the squad, Robbo not yet but on Wednesday [he will be] again.

For Robbo, it was better to have a proper session today and then be in for Wednesday, and for Mo it is the right thing to do it like this.

James Milner (£5.3m) starts at left-back in Robertson’s absence, while Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) and Sadio Mane (£12.5m) are joined by Takumi Minamino (£6.0m) in the front three.

Joel Matip (£5.2m) partners Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) at the heart of the defence, while Alisson (£6.2m) returns from injury and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.8m) starts again at right-back.

The team news for the blue half of Merseyside is also intriguing, with teenage forward Anthony Gordon (£4.5m) handed a start down the left flank and Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.3m) benched for the first time in the league under Carlo Ancelotti.

Richarlison (£8.3m) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.5m) start up front as usual, however, for the injury-hit Toffees.

Calvert-Lewin was among the top four most-sold players of Gameweek 30+, while Salah suffered more transfers out than any other FPL midfielder.

Not one Liverpool or Everton asset was among the top 30 most-bought players of this current Gameweek.

Mane’s joint-highest FPL score of the season (15 points) came in the reverse fixture, which ended 5-2 to the Reds.


Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Keane, Digne, Gordon, Gomes, Davies, Iwobi, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Milner, Fabinho, Henderson, Keita, Minamino, Mane, Firmino.


Double Gameweek 30+ FPL Lessons Learned

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  1. fusen
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Quite a weakened Liverpool team compared to their normal starting 11

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      klopp has done this on more than one occasion against Eve recently.

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Might backfire might Klopp doesn't rate Everton much. This is probably the third time he's doing this.

    3. Shah G
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      It doesn't seem weakened to me except Salah ofc..

      1. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Yep. Not weak at all.

  2. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Last Man Standing Update (279 teams)

    Current safety score = 80
    Top score = 117
    LMS average = 88.38
    Players played = 9.69/14.6
    Captains played = 1.43

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

    2 games left

    1. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      That average is pretty high.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Majority used BB

        BB 64.52% 95.06
        FH 21.15% 78.44
        No chip 12.19% 71.74
        TC 2.15% 80.33

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Are the samples reflective of the top 10K FPL or totally different?

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            *these

          2. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            BB 42.14% 91.80
            No chip 41.36% 64.12
            FH 10.60% 77.56
            TC 5.90% 79.36

          3. Amey
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            They are Actually
            Teams who are so far in LMS means they are having a great season (told by Ragabolly 😛 )

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      6 points deficit

  3. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno(C)?

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Potentially the yeah

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I'm going DCL©

      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Nice

        Considering TAA here

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          I'm not touching Pool boys vs you guys 😀
          I am bringing in Mane though. After another sh.tshow by Jack

          1. pingissimus
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            It’s a win win for me 🙂

            Half a mind to put Guaita in goal 🙂

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 10 months ago

              Ha ha
              Enjoy free hitting GW bro

        2. Rains of Castamere
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Can see a TAA booking up against Zaha

          1. pingissimus
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Snap. Thought just crossed my mind too.

    3. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Considering it. Although the way Bournemouth are playing, strongly considering both Jim and Doc.

  4. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Pick one for week 31+

    A Rashford
    B Son

    1. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      B, just

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Toss a coin, Son probably

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Sonny boy

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

      Rashford

  5. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Disappointing day with Egan, Lundstram, Basham, Grealish, Luiz and now Salah on the bench.

    Need a masterclass from KDB(c), Aguero & Ederson!

  6. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Shameless repost: thoughts on Saint-Maximin?

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Nice and quick. Decent.
      But need to quality his performance today with the fact it was vs 10men

    2. mrodgers91
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      3 decent fixtures coming up so not a bad idea. Would still rather have traore for similar price

    3. jungle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I'm a huge fan - I think he's an absolute terror. Has been very creative influence in an otherwise fairly dull team this season and with great fixtures he could really shine.

  7. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    RMWCT? 0.5 ITB. Cheers boys. Benching headache as it stands though!

    Pope (3.9)
    TAA Doherty Lascelles (AWB Ward)
    Mane KDB BrunoF Bergwijn (Saka)
    Rashford Jimenez DCL

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Or alternatively Son and Ings over Berg and Rashford... requires 0.1 shaved off elsewhere though

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      AWB over Lacelles IMO

    3. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Personally I'd go,

      Pope
      TAA Doherty AWB
      Mane KDB Son Fernandes
      Jimenez Ings DCL

    4. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I’m not convinced by the united defence. Also believe you should find a way to get son in mate.

      My team for comparison...

      Pope Button
      TAA Doherty Saiss Fernandez Aurier
      KDB Son Salah Fernandes Saka
      Rashford Jimmi DCL

  8. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Klopp pre-match saying Salah May get a few minutes. Seems questionable that he will definitely start vs Palace.

    1. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      FH now feels decent adding in Mane - or is he going to be as template as Mo was? Suppose so

    2. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Let’s see how he does.

      We will know more in a while.

  9. CroatianHammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    -1 for the day... pure gas... thought I was golden.

    FH time!

  10. Amey
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I can do with another Taa 20+ pointer tbh.
    😀

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yup me too 🙂

    2. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      This

    3. _Gunner
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      This

    4. Shah G
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      So much this, need to balance Doherty pick of all free hitters..

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Double in the making

  11. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    TAA double figure haul would be lovely

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Dial up 😛

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Lol

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Come on Trent!!!

          1. Over Midwicket
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Ew

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      TAA is completely irrelevant for FPL

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Not this GW.

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Exactly

        2. james 101
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          True

        3. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Thats insane if true

      2. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Ok

      3. Rains of Castamere
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Odd thing to say

      4. Firminooooo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        70% EO in top10k.

      5. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        It's never a bad day for fishing they say !

      6. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Yes he is. May as well just have 10 men and with Bruno and KDB going that way

        Zzzzzz

  12. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    59 minutes and a YC, please TAA

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

      Make it a red and 1 og too :p

  13. Arsenal97
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    On WC :
    A) Alonso Bergwin DCL
    B) Aurier Richa Ings
    C) Aurier Pulisic DCL

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Anything that doesn’t have Aurier

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      A

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

    Perfect Sunday before a (K)un hatty tomorrow!

  15. Fpl_Juggernaut
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Anthony Gordon at 4.5, an absolute steal

    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Good performance tonight and he'll be in everyone's Gw31 team vs Norwich

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      who is he?

      1. Rains of Castamere
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Everton youngster, highly rated, starts right wing tonight

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      B-B-B-But he's POO!

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

        Wrong way OOP.. Lol

  16. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    WC team complete?

    Pope
    TAA Doherty AWB
    Mane KDB Son Fernandes
    Jimenez Ings DCL
    3.9 Lascelles Guendouzi 3.9

    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Looks bloody good.

      1. Rains of Castamere
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Got an Ings plan for GW33-35?

        1. WVA
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Lascelles great fixture 33 then he'll score v Everton

    2. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Nice

      I’d question AWB. Maybe go cheaper and upgrade gue to Saka?

    3. Manani
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      oh i just posted a RMT below and is practically same starting 11 bar AWB>Aurier

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Solid in my opinion

    4. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Really good. Might copy if I have the money.

  17. FreddyP3
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Rmwct 0.0itb

    Patricio (Martin)
    TAA Doherty Aurier Söy (Alonso)
    Mane KDB Son Bruno (K.Davis)
    Rashford Jimenez (Greenwood)

    Will switch in Alonso after city game and didn’t really feel the team got worse with having him

  18. james 101
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    How has this week adjusted your WC plans? (Not suggesting you should knee jerk, but all other data is several months old...)

    For me I’ve lost some faith in Tammy and cantwell (even as a 5th)

    I’m also now somewhat doubting Sarah as an immediate option, though we will learn more soon

    Aurier rose in my eyes, as did Saka (as a 5th)

    I also learned more about Newcastle defenders (and specifically that I prefer Fernandez to lascelles)

  19. Skorr
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Just checked my score and found that while Egan was sent off on 49 minutes he is also credited with conceding three goals?
    Is that a mistake, or is it an additional penalty applied to anyone who is sent off?
    Cheers!

    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Feels fair as it was at least partially his fault.

      But I get you.

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yes. If you get a red card you are still penalized for goals conceded. Its valid logic. You are responsible for the team conceding.

      It has been since always like that

    3. FreddyP3
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yes it’s somewhere in the rules. If you’re sent off you still get the goals conceded

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

      You get punished for goals your team concede if you're sent off

    5. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      hahaha people still asking this

      1. Skorr
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        yeah, and be prepared that if it happens again next season I'll probably be right back to ask again! 😀

    6. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Works as intended.

    7. Skorr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Not great news for my score, but I can see where the rule is coming from. 🙂
      Thanks for the clarification.

  20. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Pretty much everybody’s midfield is going to be Kdb-Mane-Son-Bruno next gw isn’t it

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Not Son probably

    2. FreddyP3
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Either that or with Salah

    3. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Not on FH 🙂

      Richa and Martial feature for me

    4. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Looks like it. Salah big diff.

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

      Nope likely Martial for a Pool mid and spend 4.5 million all around the squad

    6. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I have salad just now.

      Watching the game before I decide

    7. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yep. Boring as f.....

      Im going without KDB and maybe Son

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Big risk

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Yer nowt to lose really. I am not much of a template player really mate. I tend to do the odd crazy thing 🙂 Just feel i can spread it around a bit for a week or 2

    8. Skorr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I might be cheap-skating Son down to a Bergwijn

  21. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Have no players in this game, come on Everton. Stay quiet taa

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      7 points from 6 players, a TAA Red Card would cap my day.

  22. Manani
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    thoughts on this WC team?

    Pope Button
    TAA Dohetry Aurier Holgate Kiko
    KDB Mane Son Bruno Saka
    Ings Jiemenz DCL

    0m ITB

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Amazing

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Besides Holgate. Is he assured starter ?

        1. Manani
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          I think so, but can switch to Lascelles easily if is not anyway

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      No way of squeezing a 3rd Wolf in? Pat in goal? That’s a very full bench

    3. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Nice

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

      Aurier frightens the life out of me with those wreck less tackles

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

    Come on Bobby you grab the points today for your 23 owners

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Liverpool using Anfield dressing rooms.

  25. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Here’s my FH 31+ draft. Thoughts?

    Dubravka
    TAA Doherty Digne
    Mane Son(C) Fernandes Richarlison
    Vardy Rashford DCL

    Darlow K.Davis Schelotto J.Robinson

    1. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Here’s mine

      Pat
      VVD TAA Doherty
      Son Martial Rich Mane
      Rashford Jim DCL

      Not sure on captain. Bournemouth were wretched in attack and that’s the clearest chance of a cs I see.

  26. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Thoughts on the missing players here. Impossible to get Doherty, Son and an extra Utd attacker in the same team 🙁

    Pope Button
    Taa XXX XXX -- Kiko Robinson
    Kdb Salah Bruno XXX -- Guenduzi
    Jimmy DCL XXX

    A: Doherty + Aurier + Son + Jota
    B: Saiss + Holgate + Son + Rashford
    C: Maguire + Holgate + Son + Martial
    D: Doherty + Aurier + Sarr + Rashford + 1m

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

      Be brave drop Salah

  27. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    My WC draft. Any suggestions?

    Martinez Martin
    TAA Doherty Maguire Taylor KikoFemenia
    Salah KdB Bruno Son Guendouzi
    DCL Rashford Jimenez

  28. james 101
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Shameless...

    How has this week adjusted your WC plans? (Not suggesting you should knee jerk, but all other data is several months old...)

    For me I’ve lost some faith in Tammy and cantwell (even as a 5th)

    I’m also now somewhat doubting Sarah as an immediate option, though we will learn more soon

    Aurier rose in my eyes, as did Saka (as a 5th)

    I also learned more about Newcastle defenders (and specifically that I prefer Fernandez to lascelles)

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

      Saka is a great 5th mid i think better than Nketiah as 3rd forward

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Agreed

        It’s smart to take advantage of all the great mid priced forwards anyway. I’d hate to lose one for Nk

  29. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    That revving sound... What...

    1. mrodgers91
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Probably a helicopter to get aerial views of both grounds and stanley park

    2. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Killer drone?

    3. bosungeorge
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Good to hear it's not just me it's getting to! Sounds like a giant wasp...

  30. Reg83
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I was all set on getting tammy on wc. Is Giroud an option or just will they 2 rotate?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Trust me, you don't want Tammy on a WC.

    2. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Drop the idea for now mate

      Rash jimmy dcl ings or even Vardy will do fine.