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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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  1. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    SALAHH (C)

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

    Salah punishes.

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Boom

  3. Party time
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Salahhh

    • Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yesssss, standout pick like I said, go home casuals

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

      Capitano!!!

      My blunder pays off

    • BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      SALAH CAPTAINERS
      RAISE
      YOUR
      HANDS

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Hi o/

      2. Nimby
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Right here! O/

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

        By complete accident o/

      4. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        O/

    • NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Oh captain my captain Mooooo

    • Easy Cheesy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Would you wildcard this lot? Kane, hames, sterling, saka, doucoure, kwp, mccarthy
      Yep. I did.

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

        D'oh!!

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

        At least you didn't have Son.

      3. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Delete it pal

      4. OneDennisBergkamp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        why thought? mad decision even without hindsight too

    • Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Salah Hatty Incoming

    • ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      As a non-capper, does a Salah haul benefit my rank?

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        No.
        It'll hurt a bit. Not a lot though

    • FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Can we just start over? Please?

    • sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      So it is. Mo permacap and end trying to foresee anything in this game.
      Doing my head in.

    • HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Nice MO. Give us more...

    • Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      WTF is this Liverpool defence all about?

    • Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Salah captain. About time something went right.

    • have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Casuals who cap Salah in an away game, rewarded

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 5 months ago

          No mane, you are more casual

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            rofl, you didnt know that until after deadline

            1. Third Eye Vision
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Yes, we did. That’s why I changed c.

            2. @persecuted_by_mods
                3 years, 5 months ago

                ROFL clown

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

          Could crack 2m OR finally

        • Bounce
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Hilarious seeing the casuals that didn't captain Salah celebrate. His EO is above 100% so his points hurt your rank.

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

            Top 10K EO.

          2. FPL.team
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            What's the point of playing this game if I'm not allowed to celebrate my players goals.

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

              You have to do the maths before you celebrate.

              1. FPL.team
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                Forget that, this is a game for fun.

        • subhojit123
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          If you need to remove one of sterling and KDB to get in Salah..who wud it be and why?

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

            KDB because he's playing CDM

        • Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Adrian lucky

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

            Adrian unlucky

        • Greenbackbøøg…
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Whats Salahs expected ownership?

        • ivantys
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Barkley weak finisher as always

        • FPL_Devil
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Perma cap Salah done.

        • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          OMG McGinn

        • _Ninja_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Mcginn goal

        • Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Lol

        • Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Dross Barkley...

        • g40steve
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          McGinn G

        • TRIPOS TOPPER
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          shall we just permacap Salah?

          none of this rubbish captaining based on fixtures

          1. FPL_Devil
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            I’m doing that now. I’ll take 1 or 2 blanks but don’t expect many more then that.

        • WVA
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Hahahaha what the hell