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

    Owning TAA is embarrassing.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      7.5M is criminal for this defensive performance of LIV

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

    Only good thing about this gameweek is I had Bissouma in my starting team by mistake

  3. Party time
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Hahahhahahshshshhahhahaa

    • Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I love Jack Grealish

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

      Absolutely pathetic defending

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

      2G 3A for Grealish. Unbelievable

      1. The Mighty Hippo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        And only 2 BAPS

      2. Party time
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Kevin de Grealish

      3. Meinhoff
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        TAA deserves another -2 for this performance

      4. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Villa 7 heaven

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

        Ah here leave it out. 😆

      6. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        We want 10 !!!

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

        Never seen a season like this and I am playing fpl for 13 years...

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

          Same. You usually get freaky results at the end of a season, not at the start

      8. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        this is a bit mental......

      9. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Honestly the worst defending champions we’ve had in a while

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

        VVD BEST DEFENDER IN THE WORLD 😆

      11. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I admire people who are doing bad and still not WCing after today

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

          I’ve been looking at it but can’t even put a WC team together! Surely this week is just an anomaly?

          1. Sgt Frank Drebin
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Surely it is! but most of players who hauled today actually seem to be good options. Couldnt they wait with hauls untill I get them in...

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

              They are good options but I think it would be a case of point chasing. Will just wait it out and hope I’m right!

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

        Yess... United are better than Pool this season 😛

      13. C'mon the Fylde
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        How the heck am I supposed to pick a team, when the likes of Man Utd get hammered 6-1 and then Liverpool, currently, being hammered 7-2?

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

          All blue shirts

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

        GW score: 36

        JRod 18

        the other 10: 16 combined + 2 KDB (C) = 18

        Might drop down to 17 soon if Liverpool keep conceding.

      15. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Grealish to Manchester United by 100M pound tonight I think

      16. PlayPercentage
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        This is embarrassing for Liverpool.
        Conceding six against the Villa.

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

          7

      17. Sahil.....
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Hahahahahha 1st time PL champions have conceded 7 goals in PL history....hahaha

      18. riot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        wtf

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

        GREALISHHH

      20. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Lol benches Grealish in fan team. Sold son in fpl. What a great day.

      21. Mario Balofail
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        7

      22. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        A Liverpool loss at Anfield is surely incoming very soon

      23. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Another player gets hattrick without 3 bonus ))

      24. zdrojo187
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Lincoln City?...

      25. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Karam on for a -12 defence lol

      26. El Matador
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Sold Grealish part of a hit this GW. Never once thought he would end up with 20 plus points!