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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. Francescoli
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    2FT and 0.3 in the bank.

    A) TAA and James -> Robertson and Chilwell
    B) James and Saiss -> Chilwell and Lamptey
    C) James and KDB -> Robertson and Son
    D) James -> Lamptey
    E) Something else

    Ryan
    TAA Saiss James Taylor
    KDB Sterling Salah Podence
    Jimenez DCL

    Walton; Brewster Burke Mitchell.

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Why Robertson?

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

        He’s matching TAA and eventually I’d like the TAA and Robertson double up. Today’s game was a blip.

        1. Dirty Harry
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          You want a double up so your first option is to sell TAA for Robo?

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

          This season is a blip !

  2. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Kane and Son share the 3 bonus in the end

  3. villian-ty
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Souness so bitter

    1. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      blaming the grass length at half time, clearly inspired by koloppo

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

        Loved Evra’s response though

    2. JELLYFISH
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Just waiting to hear what Danny Murphy comes out with.

  4. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    8 pt hit done. Sometimes it has to be done for health issues. Now I am relieved and will enjoy the 2 weeks gap without tinkering. Feels awesome.

    Welcome new boys to my team.

    Cheers

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      What moves did you make?

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

      Who did you bring in?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Kane Son Salah

        1. Danstoke82
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Which big hitter did you drop to bring them in?

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

      good luck danny.. hope it works out for you..

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers Chucky. Freaky season anyway... That means we can catch up in 1 GW if needed 😉

    4. stat sifter 888888
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      So risky to do it now, anything could happen in the internationals.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I know. I agree. My bench is strong. If needed they can do the job. Told ya it feels good

    5. Goonsquad245
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Who have you sold? Please don’t tell me you’ve taken out Sterling, KDB, and Jimenez?

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

    Gonna wildcard, 2 weeks of tinkering and might get some double price rises.

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

      Same here

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah yeah. Perfect time to do it

  6. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bruno owners are you keeping? Those that already have Son anyway

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

      Unless I wildcard, for sure. United got battered today and he still got his penalty.

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

    Villa fan and Salah owner....happy days

  8. Will J 256
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Shall I do Mahrez to son now?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yws

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

      Yes

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

    Played wildcard, dropped Son (Thanks Jose) and Grealish to fit De Bruyne and Mane in.

    Worst move I've ever made in FPL.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Same with Son on a WC

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

      stupid keeping mane on WC, no sympathy for that. news broke before deadline

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

        It broke late Friday night as far as I can tell. If it had been an hour or so earlier I'd have seen it but I set my team and was then up early Saturday.

        Also, given the international break, he'd miss one week of games.

    3. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Sorry to hear, devastating, on paper it looked wise.
      The season is mad so don’t look too much into it

    4. threeputt
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I played the wc after gw1 and ditched Son before he got 4

  10. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Early thoughts?? WC available, 0ITB. Martial out.
    (A) Jimenez in
    (B) +Rashford out for Son, Jimi (-4)
    (C) +Mitrovic out for Brewster, Kane (-4)
    (D) +Rash out to Kane, Hammez (-4)
    (E) +Bissouma out to Brewster, Hammez (-4) (3-5-2)
    (F) +Ramsdale, Bissouma out to Brewster, Son, Meslier (-8)

    team:
    Ramsdale/4.0
    TAA Semedo Justin
    Salah KDB Rashford Podence
    Martial DCL Mitro
    (Bissouma KWP Mitchell)

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      No WC needed

      Martial to Kane
      Rashford to Grealish

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

    Who would you keep from Foden Havertz and Barnes?!

    1. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Barnes>Havertz> Foden

      1. The Senate
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        This

  12. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Watching MOTD 2 later is going to reminiscent of the opening scene from Saving Private Ryan.

    Honestly, this FPL season has very much mirrored the year 2020 in general... absolute sh*te!

  13. cravencottage
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    No idea , but
    Werner, Auba > Kane, Salah? (-4)
    Yea or nay

    1. Kip
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I would

  14. dando89
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I've just done TAA And Podence to Chillwell and Son. Risky but I want to ride some price rises over the break. Let's see how bad this goes in 2 weeks 😀

  15. Jdpz
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Whose price will go up tonight?
    Kane and Chilwell only? not Son?

  16. Kip
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Would you Wildcard this lot?

    Mc Carthy 4.0
    Trent Robbo VVD Taylor Mitchell
    KDB HRod Greenwood Barnes Reid
    Vardy DCL Mitro

    1FT. 0.8 ITB

    My main reason to WC would be that I feel like it is the wrong season to invest heavily in (pool) defense.
    Alternative is to upgrade greenwood to Son by downgrading VVD.

  17. Will J 256
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    What should we do with podence?

    1. Monklane
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I think you know

    2. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I'm keeping. too many other issues and he's got fixtures at least.

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

      I'd stick if I had him. Good value at that price.

  18. Biggsy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Wanna lose Mitro before the price drop. Wilson sound bet? Reeling utd defence then a decent run.

    1. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I like Wilson as a pick aye

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

    Downgrade TAA to whom though?

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

    I'd tried to keep faith Werner, I really did. But see ya (Foden too)!

    Hello DCL (finally) and Son!

    (Cue Werner hattrick v SOU)

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

      And Mou rest Son after 45 min

  21. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Am I the first ‘Pool fan to brave my face here tonight? What a hilarious shambles of a match. More than happy to take it on the chin tbh.

    Villa took full and ready advantage of our weaknesses and I have to massively congratulate them for that. A sickeningly good performance from them. Watkins looks a great prospect and Grealish seems to be hitting form. Martinez excellent as ever.

    Clearly Adrián vs Alisson was a massive impact but I certainly won’t be putting all the blame there. An overall shoddy display. Fortunately we have Klopp and he will now have the time to bounce us back.

    I won’t even start on my FPL team. That’s a shambles for another post!

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

      Don't dissect it. Accept it and move on.

      This season is absolutely wierd

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Didn’t you get the accepting tone in the post? Honestly I’m fine with it. That was a freak match and a freak scoreline in a freak GW!

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

          Everything is freak right now.
          😀

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Absolutely!

            At least you picked the right captain. I switched back to KDB last minute 😆

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

      Liverpool is looking good. This game was just mad. Don’t know what to think about FPL. My team is now 3m OR. Red arrows every week. WC played GW3 an the team looks even worse now.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I somehow managed a green arrow this week with 57 (-4) from 3.6M to 3.0M lol.

        I haven’t played WC yet but I have a front line of Werner, Jimi, Brewster so I think I need to make some transfers!

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

    I'm sitting on this for after the international break. 1FT and 0.4 itb :
    McCarthy (che)
    TAA (eve) - Mitchell (BHA) - Saiss (lee)
    KDB (ARS) - Salah (eve) - Fernandes (new) - Pereria (BUR)
    DCL (LIV) - Mitro (shu) - Jimi (lee)

    Steer - Bissouma - Lascelles - Johnson

    On paper, it doesn't look that bad at all, but can't help wanting the likes of Bamford/Wilson/Grealish/Chilwell and tempted to WC. Any thoughts?

    A) WC
    B) Stick
    C) Make 2/3 changes for -4/-8

    1. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I think your team looks fine.

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

      I'd say Mitro gotta go. In fact, that's pretty much why I'm here tonight! Wilson for me good run of fixtures

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

      C) for me. Team structure is fine

  23. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Son rising in price tonight?

    Any reason to hold off on Podence>Son(-4)?

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

      Son might be close. If not tonight, tomorrow I'd have thought.

    2. Goonsquad245
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Apart from the 3 international games each and the increasing risk of COVID? None at all.

  24. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    People on here really asking if they should WC.

    Believe me when I say, it won’t make any difference 🙂

    We are in luck territory

  25. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Didn’t watch the Wolves game today. Can someone please tell me how did Podence play?
    Keep Podence or Jimi? Could do Jimi -> Kane or Podence -> Jrod/Gre

    1. dando89
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Barely involved at all, I've taken him out

  26. threeputt
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Poser:

    When was the last time Manu and Pool both got beaten by 5 clear goals on the same day

    Never I suspect

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

      They have never before both conceded 6 on the same day

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

    Hammers could make it difficult for Spurs at this rate...

  28. Barnabus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Jimi, Mitro, Greenwood & Zaha > Kane, Son, Wilson, Bissouma for a -12 done. First hit of the season, feel much better.

  29. Neo-Viper
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Vardy to Kane

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

    Grealish was at the heart of everything today and is on penos

    Might have to get him and also double up on Son/Kane!

    1. The Handsome Hunk
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      is he on pens surely? or watkins?