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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.

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

    Our BAPS final?

    Jesus Christ I am 5 points ahead and worried

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

      I am 1 point ahead and more worried!! was ahead by 5, but Lamptey's 2 BPS gets chalked off and rival has Bruno, 1 BPS to 3 ...

  2. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Had Sterling(c), Auba, Kane, Mahrez and Ings but still getting a small red arrow at around the 48k mark.

    It's a tough auld game.

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

      Brutal, kdb affect I guess.

  3. Glad He Ate Her
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    New refresh shows even better rank than I thought..

    5.9k

    1. Glad He Ate Her
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      That sneaky Bruno 3 BAPS...

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

      Nice work.

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

      where are you getting your live rank?

  4. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Top 10k average after bruno 3 baps?

    1. Glad He Ate Her
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      66.51

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      66.51

    3. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Phew .. Thanks guys

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

    7 red arrows straight to finish the season !

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

      Chin up.

    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Consistent 🙂 Chin up

  6. Teahupo'o
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Will KDB go up in price toni... Sry, season mode still not off.

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

    My free hit team was:

    Martinez
    Van Dijk Robertson Tierney
    De Bruyne Sterling Silva Fernandes Martial
    Greenwood Aubameyang (c)

    Bet on 4 teams to do well and they did. Ending season with 100+ score for the first time ever feels incredible.

    See you all next season! 🙂

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

      Well done! You aced it

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

      Very nice

    3. Glad He Ate Her
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nicely done

    4. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Well done! Good call on C & VVD 🙂

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

    Top 10k average is 66.51

    https://www.livefpl.net/top10k

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

      Wonder if 83 will get me into the top 50k from 68k

      1. Traction Engine Foot
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Reckon it might just about, 79 is taking me from 31k to 23k.

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

          Nice man, well done

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

        Very likely.

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

          Hooray! Cheers

    2. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Phew

    3. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      100k?

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

    That last minute switch of taa, salah and greenwood to bardsley, martial and auba worked out pretty well

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

      Same here. Brought in De Bruyne and Captained him. Won my Mini League on the final day and up to 26,000. Good Last Day

  10. pablo discobar
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Read on twitter earlier that fpl will change deadlines next zeason to 2 hours to combat leaked teams. Can you see this happening?

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

      Why wouldn't it happen? It's a private organisation with the right to set its own rules

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

      Read that it will or should?

      Hopefully.

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

      It should happen

    4. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Hopefully.

    5. Manani
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      sounds like good idea. Either that or switch it to after official team news

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

      Really hope they do

      It’s getting farcical now before deadlines

    7. Glad He Ate Her
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      It'll be healthier for the game

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

      Pffft big deal, so now I'll make my transfers at 10:29am instead of 11:29am

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

      Hmm why does FPL not want us even seeing the official lineups? Deadline could be at kickoff or 30 minutes before

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

      Would help managers not living in the UK who aren't able to get early leaked team news but don't see them changing the deadline.

      Living in the USA makes it hard at times to make last minute changes especially when some matches start at 6:00 or 6:30 in the morning. Used to it now and just make sure I have a decent bench to fall back on.

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

      Hope so.

  11. Game of Throw_ins
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Klopp = Kingmaker of FPL finale

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

    Will Danny Ings or lundstram get bonus points? 2pts ahead with my opponent having Aubameyang. Assuming will lose by 1pt.

    Grr had De Gea on bench and Martinez in goal.

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

      He also has Kane, Martial & Robbie.

      1. Volley127
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Ings 2, Kane 3, Auba 3

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

      Ings easily get's 2

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

        Means I will lose if Kane gets 3pts

  13. Party time
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Been a pretty rubbish season. Ontop of some ML however OR around 200k

      Looking forward to next season. Have a great break everyone

    • Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Snuck back into the top 100k to save some face for this season. Was at 241k before the break and 1.28 million in GW 10.

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ah Bruno 3 baps, lovely

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

        Damn can’t believe I sold him and Connolly to Antonio and Ings for -4 🙁

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

      Lovely to see Martial hit the 200 point mark

      The kid has worked his socks off to stay fit this season - started 27 of the last 28 league games

      No more “injury prone” Tony Gloves

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

        😉

    • Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Terrible finale

      For 6k to 11k ffa

      1. Glad He Ate Her
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        F

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

        Sorry, that's horrible =(

    • YouReds
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Dropped from 5.2k to 8.5k today, but I’ll that that after being 66k at the restart!

    • FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Disappointing end of the season but still finished 7.3k. Glad the season is over, so stressful. I need to lighten up a bit and remember it’s just a game 😆

    • Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Thank god I didn't sell Bruno.

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

        Have ManU just beaten the record of penalties for a season?

        Hmm....

    • SHOWSTOPPERRR
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Guys was 40,723 rank before now 76(-4)..Greenarrow??any chance to get into top 20k?

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

        Green and no.

      2. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        No. Can confirm based on my rank

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

      KDB finishes top on 248pts. 11.5 next season?

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

        12m now he seems to have penalties.

      2. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        12

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

        Can’t see them pricing same or higher than Sterling

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

      Down 147 at the halfway mark, down 50 at the restart, ended up beating my main banter rival by about 40 despite having a pretty rough season overall. Thanks for all the great articles and discussion. See you all in a few weeks so we can do it again 🙂

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

        Amazing congrats

    • DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      My FT AWB > Aurier cost me my ML. Lost by 5. Devestated

      1. Traction Engine Foot
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Hard luck mate, did the same move, thankfully it didn't cost me anything. No consolation, but it was a logical decision.

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

      Transfered out Salah to Son 2min before deadline. Tried to upgrade Silva to KdB......0.1 off. The horror.

      Well. 60 points and a red arrow, down to 199 OR. At least I won two ML: 1230£ and 2000£.

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

        Jog on

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

        A small consolation then

      3. Fozzyb34r
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Niiiice! Congratulations mate!

      4. Buck The Trent
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Big money there

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

        Won £3k that's all that matters!

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

        That OR is wicked regardless, so I'd be really happy

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

        Geez, I need to join your minileagues next season!

        Well done

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

        Well played. Wouldn't call winning 3k+ a horror.

    • Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Watford relegated because of a goal line technology error

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

        Bournemouth I mean

        1. Surfeit of Lampteys
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Villa will point to late goal at palace chalked off.

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

            Oh

      2. Fozzyb34r
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        To be fair they deserved to be relegated

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

          Yeah true but still a bit ridiculous

          1. Fozzyb34r
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Yeah absolutely ridiculous with how much technology is in football

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

      Finished on 25k. Guess not too bad considering the season it was.

      Won one ML.
      4th in the other.
      And villa survived.

    • Yome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Must haves for next season? Werner, Ziyech, KDB, TAA and Salah?

      1. Fozzyb34r
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Don’t think you can count the first 2 as must haves but definitely the last 3

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

          Or one of Werner/Ziyech

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

        KDB, Bruno, TAA, Pulisic

        Will give Werner & Ziyech a few games observation first, but you’d expect them both to do well eventually

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

          Bruno definitely. I prefer Werner for Chelsea, I think he will do very well in the PL with Pulisic, Ziyech and potentially Havertz provins assists

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

            Just wary of Werner’s previous Bundesliga seasons - he’s smashed it this year, but he’s had poor seasons in him before (or rather, prior to *this* season his numbers weren’t anything to write home about)

            He mightnt hit the ground running, possibly no need to take a risk

      3. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Pope, TAA, Bruno, Pulisic, KDB, Antonio, Ings, Jiminez are basically already in my team

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

        Can't talk about must haves until we see prices.

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

      I hope they put KDB’s price to 12M next season.

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        It will be. But I'll probably avoid at that price

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

        Bargain at that price tbf

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

        never bought

      4. Glad He Ate Her
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Even if he was 13, everyone would own him

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

      TAA and Robo will be 8M.

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

        What do you think about Salah/Mane and Kane?