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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. The Left Duke #3
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Football is officially broken today lol...crazy day

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

      No top 6 definition for a while ...

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

    Foden and Havertz to Son and Grealish -4?!?!?! Ha

    Martinez
    Saiss Semedo James Lamptey Mitchell
    KDB Foden Salah Havertz Barnes
    DCL Jimi Brewster

  3. stu92
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I know freak results happen and I’m not one for making panic transfers, BUT is this worth a wildcard? 2FT, 0ITB, averaging 52 points per week (target of 60)

    McCarthy - Nyland
    TAA - Robbo - Doherty - Holding - Johnson
    KDB - Bruno - Hames - Pereira - Soucek
    Jiménez - Martial - Davis

    Martial is definitely going, debating between upgrading Davis or transferring Doherty with the other free transfer. Open to taking hits but also open to using the WC.

    1. stu92
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Or do I use the 2 transfers as 1 week punts, and then pull the wildcard? That way I could get DCL after Liverpool, and assess how Pulisic is doing after the break.

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

      tough one, am normally against WC with 2FT cos seems a waste.

      Martial out obviously yeah, would go for DCL as the obvious option. Doherty could be rotated back in next week so give him a week imo - maybe Bruno to Son honestly (was Bruno injured or subbed tactically?)

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

      No one has a clue right know. Lad from my league with almost the same squad scored 108 two weeks ago and 26 this week.

    4. Crystal Pulis
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      You`ll lose a lot of value and some nice price rises to catch atm. I would WC this GW personally with your team, Just an opinion.

  4. Fletch365
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    What one? Rashford & Werner to:

    A: Roddy & Kane - then Mitro > Wilson GW6
    B: Son & Wilson - then Podence > Roddy GW6

    Current team:

    McCarthy
    TAA-Justin-Saiss
    Rashford-KDB-Salah-Podence
    Werner-DCL-Mitro

    Nyland-Taylor-Mitchell-Biss

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

    Grealish 24 points!

    Who needs Son

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

    Average 49?

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

    I have 0 clue what to do. Im gonna end up keeping Werner at this rate.

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

      I was pretty convinced I would until Son did that today.

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

    Keep Podence or Foden?

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

      See below

  9. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Keep Foden or Podence?

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

      Podence

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

      podence

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

      Snap

      1. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Lol 😛

        What are you thinking?

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

          Get rid of Foden for the money, although I think Neto may be preferred to Podence right now.

          1. Karan14
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Wolves attack looked pretty blunt and I'm assuming you have Jimenez too. Always risky selling an attacker from the best attack in the league. I feel there more routes to exit by keeping Foden.

  10. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    OUT : Mitro, Werner, Richarlison
    IN : Maupay, Kane, Wilson

    Exact money, should I take a hit...?

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

      No!!!

      Keep Richarlison!!!

      Think Mitro is worth keeping as well

  11. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Martinez
    Semedo - Saiss - James
    KDB - Foden - Havertz - Barnes** - Salah
    Jimenez - DCL

    Button - Lamptey - Brewster - Mitchell

    A. Barnes to Son
    Or
    B. James to Robertson

  12. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Werner and Soucek -> Son and Wilson (-4) ?

  13. El Magico5
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Going to get Kane in for Jimi, got .1 spare so going to have to do it sometime over the IB.

  14. Strange season!
    Silver_and_Gold
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Strange season...
    1. KdB - must have! world class! assured points each GW!
    2. Liverpool - stats showing very low xGC. Defense will come good
    3. Southampton after Spurs game - whipping boys! Target their defense!
    4. Son - BUY! SELL! BUY!
    5. Werner key for Chelsea attack
    6. James Rod - assister of the assister, they said...
    7. Leicester demolish City, than get demolished by West Ham
    8. Jimenez - consistent delivery 6-8 points each gameweek
    ...what next in this strange season? 🙂

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

      Still agree with 1, 8 could still happen

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

      Brewster and Mitro hattricks

    3. Chris Maudsley
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      THIS IS NOT FAIR.

      I AM SICK AND TIRED OF BIZARRE RESULTS HAPPENING OUT OF SPITE.

      CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN WHY THIS IS THE CASE????

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

        Get rid of the caps first of all.

        secondly, grow a pair 😉

      2. Drexl Spivey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I think it's great.

      3. POLSKA GOLA
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Farmers league

    4. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Benteke top goalscorer.

      1. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        You're pushing it...

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

      Haha i would've enjoyed this season a lot more if i wasn't a FPL manager

    6. BUZZBOMB
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I think that all points are valid. Mad times. Over a season tho, I think Werner and SOT are the only faults.

      Goodbye Mr MacKenzie.

    7. im1974
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Pin the tail on the donkey time

      1. Chemical76
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        You calling Andy Carroll a donkey?

    8. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      3 and 8 were unrealistic from the outset and 6 wasn't an unreasonable assessment. It's definitely the most bizarre first month for a very long time though.

    9. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Number 2 surely not correct. LFC were leaking goals at the end of last season. 3 CS in their last 18 games before this season started.

      Number 8 still holds true. He won’t score 38 goals but will continue to score 1 per game frequently.

    10. FPL Xylophone
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Stand up comedy

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

    And to think Villa were 10 minutes away from relegation less than 3 months ago.

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Weren't they a functioning goal line camera away from relegation?

  16. Neto
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    What Messi would do after losing 7:2 to Villa? 😉

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

      Retire or request to leave probably.

  17. aapoman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    A. Son and Maupay
    B. Kane and McGinn

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

      A

  18. Lilac Breasted Roller
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Perhaps time to shift early before all the rises

    A) Jimi / TAA -> kane / Chilwell
    B) Podence / Foden -> Hamez Rodriguez / 4.4
    C) KDB/Jimi -> Kane / Hamez
    D) Foden / James -> Grealish / KWP

    1. Lilac Breasted Roller
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      E) Jimi/Foden -> Maupay / Rodriguez

  19. Hairy Potter
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    FT done and team set for next GW. Time to forget about the mindflukc that is FPL. See you on the other side of the break.

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

    Hitting the WC, had enough this season!

    McCarthy
    TAA/Justin/Vinagre
    Salah/KDB/Bruno/Foden/Podence
    Jim/DCL

    Steer/Brewster/Bavies/Mitchell

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

      No Son?

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

        It’s my current crap of a team

    2. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Wolves are toothless...

  21. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    What happened to India's 1st place FPL Manager Lateriser?

    Haven't passed 45 points in a single gw so far

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Team ID?

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

        97129

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

          Sorry wrong id

          Real one is 55085

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

      The Eggdonk effect. Start thinking youre a lot more clever than everyone else and actually believing it because of all the positive comments on twitter etc. Leads to making dumb punts like going Salah-less

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

        Tripling up on city and wolves in gw2 wildcard was a strange tactic

        He wants upside chasing but its too nany eggs in one basket id say

        1. im1974
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          If Citeh & Wolves had performed as everyone expected Lateriser would be lauded for his ballsy moves.....s**t happens especially this season

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

      There are no patterns and 0 logic

    4. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Tough start. But it’s been total lottery so far

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

    Just wait for all the games to end 0-0 or 1-0 after the internationals

  23. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Dream team or 'kings of the gameweek'

    McCarthy: 27,560 net transfers in
    Chilwell: 7,687 transfers in
    Zouma: -23,094 transfers out
    Cresswell: 77 transfers in
    Grealish: -8,464 transfers out
    Rodriguez: 345,974 transfers in
    Jorginho: -44,619 transfers out
    Son: -1,308,054 transfers out
    Watkins: -21,395 transfers out
    Wilson: -33,427 transfers out
    Kane: -37,357 transfers out

    Hamez the only player where the 'crowd' worked
    Amazing (but horrible) season for FPL

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

      That Son one for a -4 has destroyed so many people's GWs lol (mine included).

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

      I don't know what to believe anymore.

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

      Lots of those Sons went to JRod

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

    40 pts on a WC. Lol hahahah. Have to laugh really. Freaking season, totally unpredictable

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

      beat my WC last week!

    2. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I got 34 last week. Think yourself lucky

    3. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Nearly double my WC score last week 🙂

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

      I got 25 on mine last week

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

      It was payback for the Salah comments you were making earlier.

  25. AC Yew
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Trent owners still keeping?

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Could go on a wildcard.

  26. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Joe's on 37 after a WC.

    Yikes!

  27. The Left Duke #3
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    So my Saka & Werner —>> Foden & Jimenez (C) for a -4 whilst taking armband off Salah has worked out well

  28. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Is this the best day ever in football?

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

    Think I'll just pull the trigger on Werner Foden to DCL Son (2FT) tonight, tbh - any major objections / other thoughts?

    Martinez Steer
    Robbo Saiss Lamptey* Taylor Mitchell
    Salah KDB JRodriguez Foden Podence
    Werner Jimenez Davis

    🙂

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

      No, good team otherwise and they're two biggest issues. Not sure about Wolves double-up and KdB I think needs to go to Sterling asap though.

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

      Apart from the fact that literally anyone in the game could get injured or contract Covid in the next 2 weeks?

  30. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Everyone just leave your team's how they are unless someone gets injured, there are no longer any logical moves. Eventually those you keep faith with will score a hatrick of their own.

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

      Yes and no, fixtures usually tell you what sort of GW you're going to have.

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

      I tried to leave my team but someone got injured... and look how that turned out!!