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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. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    VVD OG

  2. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    McGinnnnnnnnn

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

    McGinny - want

  4. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    VVD own goal please?

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

      Has to be

      1. Stockport Hatter
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        No the shot was on target so it’s a McGinn goal.

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

    Average is too high for my liking

  6. Eze Really?
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Football gone weird!!!

    1. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Everyone copying Bielsa

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

    lol this is great

    1. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Nah. its terrible (smile)

  8. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Virgil OG

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

    What is the Premier League anymore? I love it 😆

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

    #kloppout

  11. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    vvd og???

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

    VVD og??

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

    Wtf is happening this season. Amazing.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I dunno butnit renders FPL useless lol

  14. Supersonic Marv'
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    What the flip is going on?

  15. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Wanted Goal from Salah(C) wanted Pool to lose - finally something to enjoy

  16. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Yep, would be Salah that scores wouldn’t it

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

    Tbh I can’t remember when my WC team has scored over 50. This week I’ll be lucky to get 30.

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

      I brought VVD in on mine and am on 22 points

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

      Yeah same.

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

    FFS VVD

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

    Salah's EO? Presume most own but how many have captained

  20. The real slim shady
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Adrian is worse then Karius right?

    1. Licky
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      There's literally nothing he could have done about that.

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Doesn’t seem to have much luck.

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

      Karius would have conceded the one right before the corner

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

    Looked on target so probably won't be an OG.

  22. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Trent getting me a 0 point haul then...

  23. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Liverpool defenders will end up on 0 points

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

    FML no bloody way I brought VVD in on my WC what the actual hell is going on give me a break

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

      Same man

  25. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Van Dijk own goal?

  26. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    No Mané no win

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

    Had a choice to start Shaw or ASM. Guess which one I went with.

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Asm?

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

        You would be wrong

  28. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    This season is something else. I'm glad I still have my WC.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      What you don’t realise though is......having the WC no longer matters lol

  29. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Best defender in the word guys

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

    Trent replacements? (only half-joking)

    1. Karhumies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Castagne, Chilwell