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Alisson and Mane miss out for Liverpool as Barkley makes Aston Villa debut

The final match of Gameweek 4 – and the last Premier League fixture before the October international break – sees two sides with 100% winning records square off at Villa Park.

Aston Villa v Liverpool gets underway in the West Midlands at 19:15 BST.

There are two significant changes to Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI, with Sadio Mane (£11.9m) and Alisson (£6.0m) both missing for the visitors.

Mane’s absence we knew about, with Liverpool confirming on Friday that the Senegal international had tested positive for COVID-19.

Diogo Jota (£6.3m) comes in for his first Premier League start for the Reds.

Alisson’s shoulder injury we weren’t aware of ahead of Saturday’s Fantasy Premier League deadline but rumours had gathered momentum about his unavailability this afternoon and the Brazilian indeed sits this one out with a shoulder injury.

Adrian (£4.5m) deputises between the posts.

Klopp shed more light on his first-choice shot-stopper’s injury before the match, saying:

Yesterday an incident in training, very unlucky – two players clash with each other, one gets up, one doesn’t. The one who didn’t get up was Ali.

So, after the first few things, we don’t know 100 per cent. But he cannot play today. We have to do further assessment but he’s injured, let me say it like this. Now we hope it will go really quickly.

It’s an international break, I’m pretty sure after that he will not be ready. Then we have to see week by week.

On Mane, the Liverpool boss added:

He’s good, he’s good. We are obviously in contact pretty often.

He is fine. Monday night, we played Arsenal, played a really good game, after the game it was a really good feeling. And then the problems started immediately. That’s how it is. That’s how life is, that’s how our life is as well, that’s completely normal.

Jordan Henderson (£5.4m) has recovered from a muscle problem but the England midfielder is only among the substitutes this evening.

Aston Villa’s starting XI shows only one change, with Conor Hourihane (£6.0m) dropping to the bench.

Ross Barkley (£5.9m) comes in for the Irishman and makes his Aston Villa debut, following his loan move from Chelsea.

Three-quarters of Liverpool’s backline and Mohamed Salah (£12.2m) boast double-digit ownerships in FPL, with the Egyptian and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m) the fourth and third most-owned assets overall.

Emi Martinez (£4.6m), who has racked up 19 points in his new club’s first two Premier League matches of the season, is Villa’s most-owned player.


Aston Villa XI: Martínez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett, McGinn, Luiz, Barkley, Trézéguet, Watkins, Grealish.

Liverpool XI: Adrián, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson, Keita, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Jota.

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2,840 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    What on earth

  2. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Adrian already

  3. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Watkins goal

  4. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Watkins G

    Adrian howler

  5. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Pickdrian lol

  6. Sanchit
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Chilwell or Reguillon

    1. Neevesy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Chill

  7. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Good, time to sleep...

  8. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    omg Adrian

  9. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Classic Adrian

  10. Werkself
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Adrian - FFS

  11. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Welcome Adrian 🙂

  12. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    wtf is wrong with Liverpool defending 🙁

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Ask the keeper!

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        they shouldn’t pass it to him in such a position and manner if he can’t distribute it well and is worried

  13. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Oh excellent TAA CS gone

  14. Bucket Man
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Worse start ever.
    GW1: Pulisic(my fault)
    GW2: Egan
    GW3: Podence and KDB -4
    GW4: Martial

    So tempted to Wildcard for heavy mid, DCL and Robertson but things can change quick I don’t know

  15. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    More lolz

  16. Pavsboot
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Whens Alisson coming back haha.

  17. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    LMAOdrian at it again 😆

    Grealish A Watkins G

  18. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    TaA iS a SeASonKeEper

  19. GoonerSteve
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Just transferred Auba and Soucek out for Son and J Rodriguez.

    2 free transfers. Solid move?

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah

  20. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    YES! Liverpool clean sheet wiped!

  21. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Name a worse keeper than Adrian

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Pickford

    2. zon
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      That Roberto guy from whu last season

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Kepa

    4. Fpl_Juggernaut
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Kepa

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

      Karius

  22. GAMBIT
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Adrian

  23. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    TAA and Robbo sales on the rise.

    1. Paulie Walnuts
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Might as well... value opening up in other positions

  24. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Aston Villa may have done some good business in the transfer window. Traore, Watkins and Barkley in and keeping Grealish. Should improve their attacking threat.

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Great moves

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

    Ffs.......

  26. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    'Alisson and Mane miss out for Liverpool as Barkley makes Aston Villa debut'

    Oh great, the only two LFC players I own, don't play!!!

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Mane was declared out a couple of days ago

    2. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Well that's great news as all LFC clean sheets have been busted. 🙂

    3. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Had to transfer Mane out but came at a cost.
      At least I have Martinez in goal as sub.

  27. F4L
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Watkins! On my bench 🙁

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      makes the drop in price yesterday even more ridiculous now

  28. Neves say Neves
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    For me, Doherty and Vinagre need to go. Not very happy with KDB or Pereira either.
    1FT 1.2 ITB.
    Would quite like Hamez. Any ideas?

  29. Homer21
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Remind me again why we have pool defenders??

    1. King Carlos
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Why is Adrian still employed??

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      The goal last GW.

    3. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      The goal and assist last week with 3 bonus for trent and 2 for robertson

    4. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      We don't (well some of us)

  30. Brehmeren
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Time to sell my double Liverpool defense. Adrian is such a terrible keeper.