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Mané and Robertson benched for Liverpool at Brighton

Jurgen Klopp has finally delivered on his promise to shuffle the Liverpool side, and it has big implications for Fantasy managers.

Sadio Mané (£12.4m) and Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) are the two players to suffer from that policy in Gameweek 34+ with each of them relegated to the bench for the trip to Brighton.

Neco Williams (£4.0m) gets his first Premier League start but rather than replace Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.8m) on the right-hand side, he has been selected on the left in place of Robertson.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (£6.1m) is the man to come in for Mané, offered a place in the front-three, further forward than his usual central midfield berth.

Outside of those changes, Liverpool as largely as expected, Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.4m) in the line-up, as well as Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) and Joe Gomez (£5.3m).

There is considerably less interest in the Brighton side chosen by Graham Potter, which looks tailor-made to try and cause Liverpool some problems.

Usually a fan of three conservative midfielders, the Seagulls’ boss has decided to support Neal Maupay (£5.7m) with an attacking trio of Alexis Mac Allister (£5.5m), Pascal Groß (£6.2m) and Leandro Trossard (£5.8m).

Meanwhile, it is worth noting that Tariq Lamptey (£4.0m) is starting to make himself immune from tinker-man Potter’s rotation policy, making his fourth successive start against Liverpool.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan; Burn, Webster, Dunk, Lamptey; D Stephens, Pröpper; Mac Allister, Groß, Trossard; Maupay.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; N Williams, van Dijk, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold; J Henderson, Keïta, Wijnaldum; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Firmino, Salah.

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  1. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Salah EO%?

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Around 50%

      1. BIG TONES
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        thanks mate

        1. Tempestic
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Np

    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      keen to know this also

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      50% ish

    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      50.25%

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

      50.25%

    6. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      What’s his EO in top 450k? Asking for a friend

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

    So happy I captained Sterling over KDB!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      K

    2. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      This

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

        People on Twitter were laughing at me yesterday. It really feel good!

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

      2 pt difference..

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

        3 pts

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

          So 6 for me

          1. _Ninja_
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            ok 3, if you have both its a 3 pt difference.

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

    Why the hell would Mane be benched ffs

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      becuase Salah scores better without Mane and the fpl gods owe my some points?

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Game is a joke

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Lol cmon man

  4. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Can BHA pls score one goal 😐

  5. yer old da
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    700 points these past three seasons (so far), including top points scorer in each of the last two, and people sell before Brighton away. The mind boggles.

    1. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pool hadn't scored an away goal in a hot minute though.

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      There's a lot of good midfield options out there atm. He's effectively just been gifted 11 points there by Brighton. Can't account for that esp as Brighton been extremely solid of late. One of those things.

  6. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Top 10k target back on track 😀 Cmon You sweet Mo,grab some more

  7. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Note to self: stop making changes and taking hits.

  8. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Neco Williams looks really good.

  9. FPL_Devil
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Need Rashford captaincy haul. Disaster of a Gameweek so far. 27 pts, 5 left and Egan first bench. Anyone worse?

  10. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Salah hattie just arriving 1 GW late.

  11. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Did anyone watch the West Ham game? How did Antonio & Soucek looked?

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Look**

    2. BoleynWin
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Antonio missed a one v one, hit the post when should have scored. Looked lovely but the service was so poor, would keep for Norwich at least. Souceks points have been a freak the last fortnight, he wasn’t any threat today whatsoever.

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers mate! I heard Soucek took 6 shots with 2 on target?

  12. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Handing over payment to my smug man utd mate this year after winning last 3 seasons is going to be very painful.

    £20 in 50p instalments is ok though isn't it?

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      lol brilliant

  13. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Salah played 90 minutes against Villa 3 days ago and was rubbish, swings and roundabouts innit.

    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      And still returned in that game. FPL God! 🙂

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

      Ridiculous. And Mane earlier rest but benched, makes zero sense

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Working out pretty well for liverpool though ey

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

          Probably more BHA are crap. Wish Mane was in on this ...

    3. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He is only rubbish because you obviously do not have him.

      His FPL record speaks for itself.

      FPLKING

      1. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I said that he *was* rubbish, not that he *is* rubbish. I think he only had 1 shot in the box vs Villa, which was off target.

  14. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Salah saving my GW

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

    No more for Salah please man.

    Trent goal and even Mane off the bench would be welcomed

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      totally concur

  16. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    End of my season tonight, was dreadful all along and no fun.

    1. yer old da
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      But apart from that?

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      When the fun stops, Stop.

  17. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    ‘Only’ 50% EO 🙂

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Lovely

    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      should have captained him instead of following the herd...

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Mad that Liverpool have the two best young RBs in the Prem.

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pity Neco isn't a LB. Would've sorted that issue. I'm not content with just Robbo and tbh VVD hides a lot of Robbo flaws.

    2. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nope

  19. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Salah saving the GW for those losing the season

    1. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Are you saying no one doing well has salah in their team?

  20. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I cannot see Klop benching Salah when golden boot is within his reach 🙂

  21. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    One blank and everyone forgets who you really are.

  22. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I did Salah + DCL --> Kane + Foden. For a hit...

    Help

  23. JJO
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I just knew whats gonna happen after that Chelsea

  24. Releasebreaks
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Sold Salah for Foden, of course Salah goes crazy after being in my team since gw1 and Foden blanks, im getting tired of this stupid game

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

      The game isn’t the stupid one if you sold mo for foden

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

    Jimenez assessment? Time to sell?

    Vardy beckons

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

      Defo

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Jimmy can go anytime now his job is done

    3. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Giving him one more GW then switching to Ings

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

      Agreed. Will be most common transfer of the week but doesn't mean it's bad.

  26. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    If Salah not playing 90 min today, he surely will start BUR next? Golden boots dream still on ...

  27. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Did Lamptey not get a yellow?

  28. yer old da
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What is effective ownership anyway?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      50

    2. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      % of ownership + % of captaincies, to account for the fact that you get 200% of your captain's points.

  29. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Desperately hoping for 2 Salah penalty misses and then a red card

  30. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Mo Salah. Salah Salah salah.

    Juhuuuuuu

    But we sold Coutinho.

    Juhuuu

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Juhuuu Danny,we are back 😀