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Klopp decimates Fantasy teams in mass rotation of Liverpool assets

WRITTEN BY DAVID MUNDAY AND NEALE RIGG

Jurgen Klopp has gone from hero to zero for Fantasy Premier League managers in the final Gameweek of 2019/20.

The Liverpool manager has ripped up his usual team-sheet for the trip to Newcastle, consigning Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané, Roberto Firmino and Trent Alexander-Arnold to the bench.

Andrew Robertson and Virgil van Dijk are the only two key Fantasy assets to keep their place in the side, which features Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Takumi Minamino and Divock Origi as the front-three.

After all the talk over potential rotation and midweek jollies to Saint-Tropez, Pep Guardiola has made only one change from the Manchester City side that beat Watford 4-0 on Tuesday.

David Silva returns to the team as expected, with Bernardo Silva making way.

Phil Foden, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling make up the three-man City attack, so that again means no place in the side for Riyad Mahrez.

Kevin De Bruyne also keeps his place.

Daniel Farke’s four changes are all enforced, with Emiliano Buendia and Josip Drmic suspended and Timm Klose and Alex Tettey injured.

Teemu Pukki, Marco Stiepermann, Lukas Rupp and Christoph Zimmermann all return.

Chelsea have made two changes, with Christian Pulisic in for the injured Willian in attack.

Frank Lampard has stuck with a wing-back system but has recalled Willy Caballero between the posts, with the out-of-sorts Kepa Arrizabalaga making way.

Adama Traore, Joao Moutinho and Daniel Podence drop out for Wolves, with Romain Saiss, Diogo Jota and Pedro Neto promoted to the starting XI.

Raul Jimenez makes his 37th league start of the season.

There is just the one change to the Manchester United side from Gameweek 37+, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka replacing Timothy Fosu-Mensah at right-back.

Brendan Rodgers has seemingly stuck with three centre-halves but has made three alterations nonetheless, with Hamza Choudhury, Kelechi Iheanacho and Marc Albrighton replacing Ayoze Perez, Harvey Barnes and Ryan Bennett.

Mikel Arteta perhaps has one eye on the FA Cup final as he has made five changes to Arsenal’s starting XI for the visit of Watford. 

Sead Kolasinac, Bukayo Saka, Lucas Torreira, Cedric Soares and Eddie Nketiah drop out, with Kieran Tierney, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Nicolas Pepe, Joe Willock and Granit Xhaka recalled.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang starts in attack, as does Alexandre Lacazette.

The Hornets have themselves made two changes, with Danny Welbeck and Adam Masina in for the benched Tom Cleverley and Adrian Mariappa.

All appears as it should be for Spurs, who name Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, Lucas Moura and Giovani Lo Celso as their front-four attacking players.

Those still invested in Serge Aurier can also be happy as the right-back holds his place in the side.

Crystal Palace are as depleted as expected, with Tyrick Mitchell starting at left-back and still no Luka Milivojevic in the starting line-up.

Michail Antonio owners will be pleased to see the West Ham midfielder holding down the centre-forward position for Aston Villa’s trip to the London Stadium.

Mark Noble is still in the number 10 role, supported by Declan Rice and the box-to-box option of Tomas Soucek behind him.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is the man to miss out for Everton, replaced in the front-line by Moise Kean, who plays alongside Richarlison.

Crucially, Jarrad Branthwaite gets a final start of the season in defence at just £4.0m.

John Lundstram may be out there in some Fantasy squads still as today he bids farewell to the budget defender category for good.

He starts in central midfield for Sheffield United today, alongside Sander Berge and John Fleck.

The Blades face a Southampton side fronted by Danny Ings, who has his sights on troubling Vardy for the Golden Boot.

Amid all the carnage elsewhere, there is familiarly reassuring news from Turf Moor as Sean Dyche sticks with the same starting XI that made the cut in the 2-0 win over Norwich.

Leandro Trossard, Aaron Mooy and Pascal Gross all drop out of the Brighton midfield, meanwhile, with Alexis MacAllister, Solly March and Aaron Connolly handed recalls.

Full Line-ups

Arsenal XI: Martinez, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Luiz, Tierney, Ceballos, Xhaka, Willock, Pépé, Aubameyang, Lacazette.

Watford XI: Foster, Kiko Femenía, Kabasele, Dawson, Masina, Doucouré, Hughes, Sarr, Pereyra, Welbeck, Deeney.

Burnley XI: Pope, Bardsley, Long, Tarkowski, Pieters, Gudmundsson, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil, Wood, Rodriguez.

Brighton XI: Ryan, Webster, Dunk, Burn, Lamptey, Bissouma, Stephens, March, Mac Allister, Connolly, Maupay.

Chelsea XI: Caballero, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Zouma, James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso, Mount, Giroud, Pulisic.

Wolves XI: Patricio, Doherty, Boly, Coady, Saiss, Jonny, Neves, Dendoncker, Neto, Jota, Jimenez.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Mitchell, Kouyaté, Dann, J Ward; Schlupp, McCarthy, McArthur, Townsend; Zaha, Ayew.

Spurs XI: Lloris; B Davies, Dier, Alderweireld, Aurier; Winks, Sissoko; Son, Lo Celso, Moura; Kane.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Branthwaite, Digne, Gomes, Davies, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Kean.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale, Smith, S Cook, Kelly, Rico, Brooks, Gosling, Lerma, King, C Wilson, Solanke.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Morgan, Evans, Albrighton, Choudhury, Ndidi, Tielemans, Thomas, Iheanacho, Vardy.

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Williams, Matic, Pogba, Greenwood, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Garcia, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, D Silva, Foden, Jesus, Sterling.

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Zimmermann, Godfrey, Lewis, McLean, Cantwell, Rupp, Stiepermann, Hernández, Pukki.

Newcastle XI: Dúbravka; Ritchie, Rose, Fernandez, Manquillo; Bentaleb, Shelvey; Saint-Maximin, Almirón, Lazaro; Gayle.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Gomez, N Williams; Milner, Wijnaldum, Keita; Origi, Minamino, Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, J Stephens, Vestergaard, Walker-Peters; Redmond, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong; Ings, Adams.

Sheff Utd XI: D Henderson, Robinson, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Berge, Lundstram, Baldock; McBurnie, Sharp.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; B Johnson, Ogbonna, Diop, Fredericks; Rice, Soucek; Fornals, Noble, Bowen; Antonio.

Aston Villa XI: Reina; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Guilbert; Hourihane, D Luiz, McGinn; Grealish, Samatta, Trézéguet.

4,606 Comments Post a Comment
  1. L S P
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    My only hope is Mahrez not playing...

    Auba first sub due to last minute transfer that slotted him on the bench. No time to get him in starting lineup. This is very painful.

    1. Steve McCroskey
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Lol that is brutal

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ah here

    3. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez will come on

      1. L S P
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks. I know.

    4. For Fuchs Sake
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      You benched Auba against Watford????

      1. L S P
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Read the entire post Sherlock

  2. Srv210
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ohhhhh Auubbbbaaaa....why didn't I captained him, oh yeah coz didn't trust arsenal

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

    Salah ruined my Aubameyang plans booooo

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

    I was genuinely so close to Tierney and Auba for a -8. This is torture

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      How many times are you going to post about the decision you didn't make. Drainer.

  5. Sancidino
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Brought Auba in but did not captain... Still good

  6. Shultan
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I didn't get Auba because I thought he'd be rested for FA cup

  7. Party time
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Cheaper Lacazette can match Auba

      1. Woy_is_back
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        😀

      2. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        😆

      3. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        😆

    • Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Imagine not having Auba, wow

    • DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Fail so far getting Laca over Auba so far and Aurier over Tierney. Oh well

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bruno down as usual.

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

        Can't stand him

    • thepuntmaster
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Aubameyang captain giving me a dying hope in my ML

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

      God i'm so glad today is the last day of this crap

    • TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Stanislas punt has went well

    • C'mon the Fylde
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A few hours ago, I was asking if I should ship Aubameyang for Kane!
      Thankfully, I didn't!!

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

      I have never, ever hated an FPL player like I hate Auba. Definition of a troll for me. Ridiculous

    • Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      You know what Watford...don’t ever come back....

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

        You'll be praying for Bournemouth to sign Kiko.

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

          This 😛

          1. Debauchy
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Me too

    • Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Fair play Auba owners! Anyone else still just stuck on all appearance points so far? This is depressing

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

        Auba my only player with returns so far

      2. The_Fish
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Still have my CS points possible, but 1s everywhere else.

      3. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yep

      4. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        **Non appearance points

    • The_Fish
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Top 1k hopes being destroyed here. Painful viewing

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

        I was 12 points ahead of 1k this morning and now I'm 2 ahead, it's absolutely brutal.

    • HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Worst attempt ever from Pukki 😆

    • mad_beer ✅
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Why didn't I TC Auba. Boohoo me.

    • JoeSoap
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Tierney going to lose me my ML

    • tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling doing anything?

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

        nothing

      2. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Down vs the $

    • Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Why do I own Vardy again?

    • TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Fair play Aubameyang owners - costing me my mini league head to head but was a great choice in hindsight

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

      Auba VC....why do my vice always outscore my captain?

    • BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Auba ownership in top 10k?

    • Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Had Auba and Tierney in my team only two hours ago. Incredible...!

    • Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I've got 10 points - go me!

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

      Pukki clean through... misses.

    • AlCapwnUK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Let's settle it now

      Arsenal get to win the FA Cup
      Chelsea get top 4

      No further discussions