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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. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    15 from 16 so far. Banging.

  2. yalala
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Kop leaker saving my gw

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

      What leak?

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

      We heard you the first 14 times

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Just end this season now

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

      only 40 min to go man!

  4. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    13 (-8) right now wow

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

      14(-4)

  5. That Was Easy!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Please take a look at my team and have a beer for me...season ruined (-16 taken to correct early
    Moves)

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1000863/event/47

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

      Oh my

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

      Main problem was the - 16

      1. That Was Easy!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        -4 to bring Mane in, -12 to get Salah/Mane/TAA out. Disaster class. Can only have a laugh!

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

      Least you took a gamble. Unlucky.

      1. That Was Easy!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yep, just went for it. Figured a -12 to bring in Sterling/Robbo/Antonio would pay off and correct my early moves.

    4. yalala
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      My condolences

    5. Mario Balofail
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Noice!

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

    Dilva or Sterling to be subbed first?

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

      Sterling

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Dilva won’t be subbed

    3. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I think Silva will play 90' ?

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

        No chance he will sub solve can’t see it

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

          Silva

    4. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Both 90 i would guess,Jesus + Foden out probably

  7. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Connolley second on bench waiting for TAA and Mahrez.

    1. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez is on now

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

      Mahrez is on

      1. Postman Ty
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Ah cheers. Mixed feelings there.

  8. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    OK 1st BHA goal was fun. Now stop.

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

      yeah my score has gone down since half time

  9. TyroneGAA
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Wood just sitting first on my bench looking at me knowing fine rightly he has no chance of coming in lmao

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

    Pieters down now.. devilish GW...

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

      Hopefully make 60mins for his CS....

      1. Mario Balofail
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        what CS?

  11. Ed
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    It's got to the point where the FH has gone so badly it's actually quite funny.

  12. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Is it me or is this gw a real anticlimax?

    1. Von Lipwig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      It's you

      1. Von Lipwig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        So much excitement!

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      If you don't have Auba (C) it's dreadful.

    3. Sasquatch Slayer
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I’d agree . Second in my ml would beg to differ

  13. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Zero pts from GK and all 3 defenders.:)

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Me too. Hoping TAA stays on the bench for Williams cs

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

    Oh no Pieters

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Triple city defence was the way to go

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

      Ederson golden boot

      1. Sasquatch Slayer
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        That would require him to score 24 goals in the next 30 mins

    2. Cheeto__Bandito
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      if you knew who started

      1. Cheeto__Bandito
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        and didnt pick garcia

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

      Just not Garcia

  16. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Shelvey my highest scorer... 3rd on the bench lol

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

    Looks like United are playing for the draw. Just don't see any urgency in their gameplay.

  18. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    So triple cheap Bur defense was best with no CS

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Could have got West Ham or Villa though.....

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

    Come ooon Sterling

  20. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Why oh why didn’t I used my transfers on Elmo, Lascelles, Button than taking out Bruno and Connolly for Antonio and Ings.

    So stupid, I never learn

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

      And you never will, because you're not clairvoyant

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        The worst thing is though I played bench boost...

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

    I wouldn't mind Leicester scoring

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

      I mean, I would love it.

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

      Vardy goal would be dreamy

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

      Nor would I!!!!!

  22. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Come on Sonny boy. Just one goal !!!!

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

    City losing their cs will cost me 5 pts even though I don’t own a defender

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      TC a midfielder?

    2. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Same here. Sterling (TC) ?

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

    Oh well done Sterling

  25. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Salah imminent

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

      He will definitely score

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

    Greenwood, Vardy, Jiminez, any of you "strikers" feel like scoring?

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

      lol have got the same bunch of twerps...

  27. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Scout picks doing decently anyway.

  28. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone else get really annoyed when Salah talks under his shirt or behind his hand. Really really bugs me..

    1. The hope that kills...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Hah! Yep, always gets an eye roll from me when I see footballers doing that. Smacks of an inflated sense of self-importance

  29. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I think he is our winner this FPL season .

    First from Bulgaria , i guess xD

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/277641/event/47

    Congrats

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Was on the scoutcast the other day

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      As if he benched Antonio, that’s big jam that is

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Getting Lundstram in for Doherty - amazing

  30. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Sterling wasting Jesus A... please just score one... Im not asking for much