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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. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Salah captain 8 points
    not so bad then

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I’d be disappointed with that for sure

    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah. Really depends on kane and son though

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Masuaku made the mistake, but Salah is on pens, so fair play.

  2. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Happy with my Salah captaincy points 🙂 could be worse

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

    Salah capper with Kane and son non cap... not sure how to feel

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Fearful hehe

    2. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Feel good atleast until Spurs play!

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

      Felling good! Points locked, Son & Kane points are still imagination

  4. Marcin the Pole
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ultimately, we won't know whether Salah captainers have got it right until Son/Kane have played will we? I wouldn't be counting it as a 'fail' just yet. And I've captained Son.

  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Son and Kane to pile the hurt on Salah(c)?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Defo

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

      Definitely Kane De Bruyne especially

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

      Going by how the season is going that is exactly what I expect.

    4. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Defo

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

      Nah

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

    BP as it stands.

    Formals 3
    Jota 2
    Salah 1

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Jota you pesky little creep

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I think he's great

        1. beric
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          He cost me two points - he can burn in hell

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

      Formals 3
      Casuals Winners!

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

      Fornals was very good

  7. andres
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How do i use my 2 FTs wisely? Change the defence? Add Che players?

    Nyland McCarthy
    TAA konsa lamptey justin mitchell
    Stephens Salah Son Podence Hamez
    DCL Kane Jimi
    0.1, 2 FT

    Still have WC, hence a few dead players.

  8. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Oh dear Mané captain fail 🙁

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

      Got mane rather than Salah too. Very unlucky today. Not just goal that was ruled out thought he had more of a pen than Salam’s dive and also just played better, tackled less, gave ball away less than Mo. Last week was when to captain him I guess like I did!

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

    West Ham looking pretty toothless without Antonio, not sure I’d be investing in any of their forwards, then again... Fulham

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Without Antonio their points are spread and I don't trust Haller.

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

        Haller was so lazy, I think Yarmolenko may get the nod up top next week

  10. adstomko
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How many points have you have so far and how many players are yet to play?
    I'll start: 48, six

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nobody cares pal.

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

        You must care if you replied

        1. el polako
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          No, I still don't care about how many points some random bloke scored.

    2. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      49, seven

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

      Subtle

    4. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Less and less

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

      Let us know when you are done with the bragging!

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

        Not bragging. Just your perception

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

          Don't know what the motive of the post was. Probably an issue with my understanding!

      2. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        7 and 7
        I finished bragging.

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

          A little birdie told me only half of that is true Old Man...hahaha!

    6. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I just noticed how many times you mentioned Ziyech today lol

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

      Link your team

      1. Plant Based FPLer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        This ^. Anyone who doesn't doesn't want their previous seasons' records to be known.

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

      Green arrow from 3.5 million to 3 million for you. Congrats!

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

      Anyway, 28 of 5. Podence 8 pointer on the bench! Tough this year.

    10. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Some points; some players

    11. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      31 from Semedo-Werner-salah(c)

  11. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Nat Phillips definitely double rising this week with that MOTM performance. Van Dijk won't be walking back into this defense now

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

      Matip might next week though!

  12. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    So the huge scorelines of a few weeks ago are a thing of the past?

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

      Yes, but TAA owners still suffering!

  13. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Guaranteed Kane and/ or Son to absolutely haul now. Own but capped Salah of course

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Likely but not guaranteed, although fact that Ryan have lowest percentage of stopped shots out of all gk's this season is worrying.

  14. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Lawro score line. Normality restored.

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yep - bloody typical.

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

      He’s doing well the last two weeks .. weird year

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

    Can live with salah 8pt. Was scared of more as i chose kane over him...

    1. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      7

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

        1 BP

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

        8*

  16. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    even if Kane score 2 goals it will be only 5 points difference for Salah cappers

    1. Plant Based FPLer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      That's how the people who win win, though.

    2. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Could you do the Son two goals calculation for me? Without CS, but add me Maupay goal and 1 bap to that, please.

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

    What are the final Baps?

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

      Forn, Jot, Salah

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

    Son (c) here he may struggle to beat 8 points I think

    1. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Lol

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

      Then why did you captain him?

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

        because 8 points is a good score... i would captain any player that i knew was a banker for 8 points in a GW.

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

          He’s saying he (C) a player he thinks will struggle to get 1 goal

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

            No he said he thinks he'll struggle to beat 8 points. ie. score more than 1 goal.

  19. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Right which West Ham defender are we getting then?

    I'm thinking Coufal...

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

      Looks best shout. I’ll be looking at their attacking assets though.

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

      Tough one
      Leaning Masuaku
      Averaging 0.18 expected goal involvement per game vs. 0.10 Cresswell and 0.07 Coufal

  20. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Kane (C) will destroy Brighton

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

      Wishing hard hey

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

    TAA + Foden + Podence to Coufal + Bruno + 4.5 mid. Ok? Podence was on bench.

  22. My Name Is Prince
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno or KDB now?

  23. villa_til_i_die
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    We ain’t keeping any clean sheets today!!