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Klopp reverts to 4-3-3 as £4.0m defender Phillips starts for Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp has made an immediate return to 4-3-3 for Liverpool’s Gameweek 7 meeting with West Ham United.

The Reds’ boss experimented with Diogo Jota (£6.3m) joining a 4-2-3-1 formation in the Gameweek 6 win over Sheffield United but ran into some supply problems on the right-hand side of the pitch.

Despite netting against the Blades, the former Wolves man drops back to the bench today, allowing Mohamed Salah (£12.4m) to return to the right-hand side of the front-three, joined there by usual suspects Sadio Mané (£12.0m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.3m).

Of particular interest is the fact that Klopp has turned to Nathaniel Phillips (£4.0m) as the solution to his current centre-back problem, pairing him with Joe Gomez (£5.4m).

Virgil van Dijk (£6.3m) and Fabinho (£5.5m) remain long-term absentee while Joel Matip (£5.4m) also misses out. Therefore, Phillips has the potential to string together a run of starts if he can impress tonight.

There had been some pre-match rumours in the press that Andrew Robertson (£7.1m) would feature at centre-back but Klopp’s decision to trust Phillips means he remains at left-back.

Meanwhile, David Moyes has selected Sebastien Haller (£6.1m) to lead the West Ham attack in the absence of Michail Antonio (£6.2m), who is out for at least a month with a hamstring problem.

Jarrod Bowen (£6.3m) and Pablo Fornals (£6.4m) support the attack from advanced midfield, while Vladimir Coufal (£4.5m) and Arthur Masuaku (£4.5m) are the wing-backs in a 3-4-2-1 formation once again.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Robertson, Gomez, N Phillips, Alexander-Arnold; C Jones, Wijnaldum, J Henderson; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

West Ham United XI (3-4-2-1): Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Balbuena; Masuaku, Soucek, Rice, Coufal; Fornals, Haller, Bowen.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM FPL GAMEWEEK 7

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  1. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    So Havertz is not a good option in fpl?

    Playing too deep?

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

      I'm starting to become Timo or None.
      Plus point for him is he can play LW where they have a player made of galss. So he has great chance of starting games

    2. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      on another day he gets attacking returns, i would hold if i had him, atm any of the chelsea attackers could get points

  2. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Which trio is better

    A. Kilman, Coady, Werner
    B. Zouma, Coady, Jimenez

    Thanks

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      a

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

    Did Frank mention anything about Pulisic Injury extent ?

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Would love to know the same

    2. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Hamstring could be couple of weeks

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

        Ohhh feck ...... 🙁

        Cheers for the information !

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

      Said he had minor hamstring issue so did not want to risk him

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

        Hopefully starts next 2 after which I'll bin him for the good

        1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I’m getting rud, he’s too injury prone.

          Ziyech coming in for me.

          1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Rid*

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

            Agree mate

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

        Thanks !

    4. Seanigula
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Should be back in 3, injured again in 6

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

        😆

  4. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Why cant I log in on FPL?

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Football cancelled
      Lockdown 2.0
      FPL deleted

    2. Gleys11
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Someone said earlier they were so fed with their season they were going to delete the app. Maybe they have done so.

      Forr the record I cant log in either.

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      It works on mobile where Im already logged in but I cant log in on PC

    4. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Trolls have been banned I heard.

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

      It’s saving you some heartache

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

    Thank you Lampard for bringing Jorginho in for just 4 mins after you were already 3-0 up !! I could have used a player off the bench playing a full game.

  6. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    grealish + saiss to ziyech + coufal for free ? Y/N

    1. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      never sell players that are playing for ones that aren't nailed (yet)

      1. Cojones of Destiny
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        cheers

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

    Could Werner go on a run now? Bet he does

    1. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      too wasteful

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

        if he returns again next week, he will be a very popular Jimi replacement

        1. Digital-Real
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          he needs to haul to get bonus points due to being wasteful. I would keep Jimi, he is a season keeper for me and gets max bonus when he scores.

  8. Warby84
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Tempted to get back Werner or go ziyech, my team is a little heavy on big hitters with Salah Son Kane Sterling Trent.. Tempted to do

    Ayling/Son to Chilwell/Ziyech
    Brantwaite/Sterling to chilwell/Ziyech
    Kane/Ayling to Chilwell/Werner

    Not scared of losing 1 spurs..

    1. Party time
        3 years, 4 months ago

        B

      • Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Which Spurs to lose against Brom? What's the strategy - to lose a points-maker against a team that concedes goals? In the middle of a gw to short players that haven't yet played? Will you change your mind if Spurs dominate? Well? 🙂

    2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Almost did James to Ziyech as I had exact cash.. ffs

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      If this site was a stock exchange - you'd have people selling good shares short for potentially good shares short, based on the opinions of people with a crystal ball 🙂 Let's go!!

      1. Hattrick Harry
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        This site is a proper rollercoaster, people have no idea what they are doing

        1. Seanigula
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          so true

      2. Limbo
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Sell sell sell

    4. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Seriously thinking of doubling up on Chelsea defence short term..

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

        Chilwell & Zouma/ James does look tempting particularly with fixtures

      2. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I would if reece was nailed. Not too keen on Zouma. Dont ask me why.

      3. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        2 games followed by 10 bad games

      4. F4L
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        not worth it now, too late imo.

      5. mgilbert86
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I've got Mendy and Chilwell
        Chilwell could become someone else but Mendy looks a good set and forget keeper this season

    5. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Jimmy to Haller with antonio out
      or stick with jim for the next two...

    6. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Feel a bit unlucky to have picked Chilwell in my WC instead of Zouma two weeks ago. But now I think I want both...

      Aurier to Zouma very much likely to happen for me!

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

        If you think that’s unlucky then you’ve lived a very charmed FPL life

        1. tafrère
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Well Chilwell is a solid pick but I still lost like 10 pts by chosing him over Zouma though.

    7. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      LMS safety score currently 1

      https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

      1. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        That must be do able

      2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Short!

      3. Limbo
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        1. Limbo
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Really need an emoji pack installed.

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

      Was there any info on the severity of Pulisic’s injury? Any chance he plays next week?

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

        If I sell him he will play and score 6 goals

      2. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Minor hamstring issue so didn’t want to risk playing him

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

          Oh god, can tell its going to be impossible to tell if he’ll start

      3. Jack Burton
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Frank said could be weeks

    9. niko mate
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Well, Zouma nad Cancelo were good transfers. Had to rebuild my poor defense.

    10. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Can anyone top having to make six transfer for non-playing / suspended / injured players so far?

    11. Long ago I drew a walrus
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Just broken 300 points. A whole 2 GWs behind last season

      1. Z
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Woow

    12. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Salah blank please

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

        Ban

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

        6/7 points will be dandy

        1. Champions League Varane
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I guess

    13. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Started with Zouma last season. Think I got an OG and RC in three starts.

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

        yea this is why picking Zouma is essentially like picking Phil Jones

    14. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Need Trent masterclass gift before selling and Salah blank. Lets go

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

      Come on Salah and Robbo

    16. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Repost

      Which moves are better -

      A. Saiss => Zouma
      B. Saiss, Jimenez => Kilman, Werner

      2 FTs so both moves are free. Also have Coady in the team

      1. Z
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        2.

        But be rdy to transfer out Coady next GW....with this fixtures only one Wolf is more then enought

      2. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        A

        Double Wolves defence with fixture list doesn’t appeal

    17. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ok to do TAA + Foden + Podence to Coufal + Bruno + 4.5 mid. Gives me this team:

      Martinez (Steere)
      James Coufal Lamptey (Dallas Mitchell)
      Salah Sterling Bruno Son (4.5)
      DCL Bamford Ings

      Thanks a lot!

    18. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Pulisic to Ziyech?

      1. Z
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Wait a bit...dont rush

    19. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A) Zouma, Zaha (3-5-2, Mitro first sub)
      B) Coufal, Ziyech (3-5-2, Mitro first sub)
      C) Chilwell, DCL (3-4-3, Bissouma first sub)

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        C

    20. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ziyech the real deal?

      Kept Rodriguez because of fixtures, but a resurgent Chelsea with good fixtures is more appealing.

    21. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Slightly disappointed not to get any attacking returns from my Chilwell + R.James combo, especially as they were playing like wingers most game.

      1. mgilbert86
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        this is like kim kardashian complaining about how life isn't fair

        1. Rolls-Royce
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          😆

        2. Seanigula
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Except Kim isn’t OR 4 million

    22. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Footy cancelled if lockdown this week?

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        No way

      2. Limbo
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Looks like it. Only education/health/essential services.

        Closing golf clubs too. Dammit.

    23. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Need a salah demolition job with a robbo goal for good measure here