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

    What an end to the season this could be!

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

    I don't care what any of you say I've had enough of this game and won't be playing again until next season, sick of it

    1. The Habib Beyes
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Lol on your bike then son

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

      take a break next season. Come back the one after. I did that and I've had a very good season this year

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

      I am with you
      (So see you in september then 😉 )

    4. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      unlucky GW but still a great season

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

    Man, make it make sense

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

    Cruel!

  5. Sif
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    TAA on?!
    First Connolly bench goal blocked now Williams CS!

  6. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Set up for West Ham to score again here....can just see it.

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

    Go for Golden Goal Ings.....

  8. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Aaaaaaaannnndddd TAA 1 pointer to block Lundy points

    Just like Ota in GW11

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

      Blocking AWB here.

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

    Gotta love football

    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Football yes. FPL not so much lol

  10. Pulp Minion
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Has to be an OG for Grealish

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      no

  11. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Yamma G

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

    Break that record, Kev!

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      by assisting Mahrez

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

    Wow yarma

  14. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    West Ham freak deflected goal!!!!

  15. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Please sub Sterling Pep. Do this one thing for me.

  16. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bye Bye Wilson, Fraser, King, Rico...All in my FPL memory....

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

      not over yet

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

    Possibly the worst final day I've ever had

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

    one more west ham!

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

    Sterling one more, that's what we need!

  20. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I want Eddie Howe to stay. C'mon West ham!

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

    Is TAA on?

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

      Yes

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

    TAA on

    Hahahaha

  23. Esalman
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Where's the second kdb assist??

  24. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Sterling one more abeg

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

    The Lord stuck on my bench with that TAA cameo.

  26. dadoune30
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Mane Goal

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

      damn, there goes my last bet

  27. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Villa fans shitting it now

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

    Mane G
    Bobby A

  29. jblakes
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Come on kane you useless donkey. Should have stuck with trusty KDB ffs

  30. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    City Goal