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

    Imagine selling kdb for d Silva

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

      My exact move 😀

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

    KDB will be an even better pick with no Dilva in the team next season.

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

    People sold the highest point score in the game before Norwich at home?

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No. Just annoyed I didn’t captain. Went Sterling over Salah at least!

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

      Sterling KDB Silva for me. 2/3 is fine with me. 😉

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

    My mate sold KDB for Antonio, ouch

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

    I think I've lost my cash league with those Mane and KDB goals. Could really use a LiveFPL refresh!

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

    KDB - never left my team since GW1
    Only 72% EO this GW too - amazing!

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

      Same

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

      Same. People say there are no such thing as season keepers, but I disagree. TAA, Ings, KDB all examples of season keepers this season. Previously we have had Vardy, Mahrez, Salah, Kane etc.

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

    kdb ruining my week

  8. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    WB on 2 bonus after I selling him to TAA for a hit

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

    Brandon YC, good for Bruno BAPs.

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

    KDB is the greatest of all time

  11. GAMBIT
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Mahrez assist?

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

      given

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

    Flipping Spurs!!!!

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

    Williams booked is good for AWB baps.

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

    KDB over Jesus success, phew!

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

    Dilva(c) KDB vice. Ow

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

    Ugh that 2nd KdB goal has lost me my ML 🙁

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

      bad luck man

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

      You don't have him?

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

    Overthought this, knew KDB would have a good game. Just assumed it would be supporting Sterling 4

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

    KDB top points scorer this season

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

      For 9.5m

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

    Assist for KDB?

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez

      1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Sweeeet

  20. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I played the wrong Williams

  21. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Blow it up all games F uck

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

    Thank god it’s over, absolute waste.

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

    And then experts said drop KdB on FH for Dilva. Thx

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

    Congrats to the new FPL champion - amazing call captaining KDB
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/277641/event/47

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

      Dayum

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

      Bravo. If I was up there would have gone for it, instead of Sterling

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

      Amazing he went into this GW with no chips left.

  25. seanie3
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    can't believe people got rid of KDB at home against Norwich..

  26. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bruno -> Son didn't really work that well

  27. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Kdb seller. Season over 🙁

  28. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Kdb to sterling for a hit. Deservedly lost my MK lead on final day

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

    Phew....City match ended

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

    Did Mahrez assist? it's showing in fpl

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

      Shot blocked by a defender.