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Liverpool without Salah as Klopp provides Alexander-Arnold injury update

An injury-hit Liverpool side missing the self-isolating Mohamed Salah (£12.2m) take on in-form Leicester City in the last of four Premier League matches held on Sunday.

Kick-off at Anfield is at 19:15 GMT.

Aside from Salah, the Reds are without the services of Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.3m), Jordan Henderson (£5.4m), Joe Gomez (£5.4m) and Virgil van Dijk (£6.3m) – among others.

Jurgen Klopp offered an update on Alexander-Arnold ahead of kick-off, saying:

Fabinho (£5.4m) is fit, at least, and the Brazilian is paired with Joel Matip (£5.4m) at the heart of the hosts’ backline this evening.

James Milner (£5.3m), rather than Neco Williams (£3.9m), is given the nod to start at right-back.

Milner and Fabinho are two of four Liverpool squad members promoted to Klopp’s starting XI, with the quartet making way all victims of injury or illness.

Naby Keita (£5.2m) and Curtis Jones (£4.4m) are the other beneficiaries of the player shortage and line up in midfield.

Diogo Jota (£6.5m) starts for the fourth time in six Gameweeks, meanwhile, joining Sadio Mane (£12.1m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.2m) in the Liverpool attack.

The Leicester team news is a little more straightforward, with Brendan Rodgers making only two changes from the side that defeated Wolves a fortnight ago.

Luke Thomas (£4.3m) and Dennis Praet (£5.5m) both drop to the bench, with Marc Albrighton (£5.3m) and Harvey Barnes (£6.9m) drafted into Rodgers’ line-up.

There is no place in the squad for Timothy Castagne (£5.7m), however, despite Brendan Rodgers declaring the Belgian fit to play on Friday.

Something will have to give this evening as 100% winning home and away records go on the line.

Jamie Vardy (£10.1m), the most-owned player in either starting XI, has been particularly potent on the road, averaging 12.75 points in away games.


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Milner, Fabinho, Matip, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Keita, Jones, Jota, Mane, Firmino.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Albrighton, Fofana, Evans, Fuchs, Justin, Mendy, Tielemans, Barnes, Maddison, Vardy.

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  1. FPL DONKEY
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Most of the players I wanted to sell on my WC this week are hauling...

    1. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Perfect, save WC

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

      When are you going to use your wildcard. I still have mine intact

  2. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jota hard to ignore anymore even with limited minutes,just enough for this

    A) Rash + Bowen ➡️ Sterling + Jota (-4)

    or just

    B) Rash ➡️ KDB

    Martinez
    Chilwell - Bellerin - Ayling
    Mane - Son - Rashford - Bowen - Grealish
    Kane - DCL

    Brewster - Lamptey - Mitchell

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

      A

    2. Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Southampton game is perfect for Rashford. I'd definitely keep.

      1. Captain Vantastic™
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        That said I'd use my transfer to just get Cancelo in.

      2. FFSbet.com
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        That was original plan Son ➡️ Sterling(KDB rice outpriced me) but after this GW not sure between Rash and Son

        1. FFSbet.com
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          rise*

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

      Problem is if Salah is back is Jota on the bench again. Risky to spend -4 for 20 mins...

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

        This

      2. FFSbet.com
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah tricky,could be fast upside or downside

  3. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    While everyone was in a rush to sell Liverpool defenders, I brought in Robbo 😉

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

      Hats off sir.
      I kept him as well

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

      Well done. But in the long run you might loose

    3. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Sometimes casual moves have to pay off

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Have you seen my history? You're the casual

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Not taking sides here but unless you've got the wrong team link that history isn't good enough to be saying lines like that

            1. Homer21
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Lol

            2. FC Hakkebøf
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              I was just trolling tbh. See my reply to Peter's comment. Regret writing it.

        2. Peter Ouch
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Why being so salty.
          Really can't understand it

          1. FC Hakkebøf
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            I just have when people use the word casual. It is quite annoying. So I fight fire with fire.

            1. FC Hakkebøf
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Hate*

      2. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I kept Robbo for the sole fact that with TAA out I figured he would take more set pieces, and be the creator on the flanks

      3. WVA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I don't get it but fair play

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          He is basically a midfielder. On all corners with Trent out as well. Great fixtures.

      4. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I kept him cause I had other fires to put out.

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

        CS not secured yet

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

      Zaha to Jota or Zaha to Torres?

      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Jota

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

        None

      3. marcos11
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I’d keep Zaha

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

      Is this the decimated LIV? Blimey ...

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

        ...vs the decimated Leicester?

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

          This is leicester's probable first team except for fuchs and Justin. Liverpool players must have

    6. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Have Firmino in Draft. Get rid right. Or just don’t play him until he finds some form as an alternative.

      1. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I’d get rid

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

        His form is excellent ; but he’s not going to score a lot of pts in FPL

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

      Jota feels like a trap.

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

        Same. Will probably prove too tempting though.

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

        I said that about DCL. I only brought him in this week.

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

          He is not a trap. Great value. He has double digit goals in him this season

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

            Yeh but you would say that

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

          DCL isn't at risk of rotation.

      3. The Knights Template
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        A honey trap

      4. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        It only gets harder and harder for Klopp to bench him after performances like this

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

        I don't think he is. This form is too good. He's undroppable atm. 4 goals in a row at home.

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

          But which 5 mids to go Camzy? It's so hard

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

          When all are fit, who makes way?

          Mane Firmino Salah
          Thiago Henderson Wijnaldum

          1. Dthinger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Firmino. Salah up front and they play 4-2-3-1

      6. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I have him, he's a nice trap I fell into

      7. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Scoring hat tricks in the champions league and goals for fun.

        Trap you say??

      8. Salarrivederci
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        The next three looks great for Jota though.

        Brighton where Salah might/might not miss out. He should start anyway.
        Wolves. Ofc Klopp is starting an inform motivated player against his old club.
        Fulham. Even 10 minutes could result in double digits

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

        great value if he starts. Seems to score or assist as a sub in any case. A bit like mahrez for the last couple seasons IMO

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

      Always wanted to get Jota since his arrival. Glad I pulled the trigger on Friday but do y'all think he's nailed from now on?

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

        Even Klopp don't know that.

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

        No

      3. FPL DONKEY
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        He's cheap so it's not that much of a risk

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

      It's just one goal and he's still not nailed at all. I don't know why everyone is already considering Jota for next week lmao.

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

        Goal

        ...

        (PLAYER WHO BLANKED) FOR (PLAYER WHO SCORED) FOR -4?!?!?!!!

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

        I got him and need to figure out whether to get rid of him again to get back Salah.
        If I was 100% sure they both were nailed I'd get Jota over Salah any day.

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

          Tbh you don't have to chose between Salah and Jota. 2 different price bracket.

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

            sure but I only want exactly 1 LFC player and I am confident that Jota will be at least equal to Salah when both are nailed. Jota could play up front between Mané and Salah and because he's so much cheaper, this will free up a lot of budget for other players.

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

        It's quite a few more goals than that now.

        Who wants to watch zaha plod round for crystal palace if they can get half 2/3 of minutes for jota

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

      Very happy so far with only DCL, Masuaku and Robertson today.

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

        Bravo

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

      If Justin gets 0 pts and Mitchel doesn't play I almost got a successful hit having in mind Rash got me 3 pts. He also had 2 SoT so it was a decent call

    12. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Midfield Salah SOn Bruno Grealish

      how to get Jota

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

        You don't have to.

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

        You don't. Can't have them all

      3. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Play 3-5-2 easy

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

        Take midfield out for jota

    13. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Salah > Jota going great.

      Half price too.

      Essential

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

        Essential lol

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

        Do you captain him?

        1. Right In The Stanchion
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Potentially yes. Not just yet though.

    14. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Liverpool look good! Any chance Salah doesn’t get in the team?

      1. alastair
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        One of the world's great players. What do you think ?

      2. The Knights Template
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Scunthorpe coming in for him

      3. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Ask Covid testers

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

        No rush to get him back so will be interesting

    15. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I think I will keep Kane/Werner/Adams attack and not try to get Vardy in but do instead Hames->Jota. Pool has also great fixtures and do not want to necessarily lose Werner or Kane at the moment.

    16. dansmusen
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      80+ points incoming and that also includes a last minute hit to get Grealish in... best GW so far

    17. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Best 4.5 defender? Except Leeds.

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

        Holding imo

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

          Target probably

    18. Naby K8a
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Keita pressing machine. Jota FPL essential

    19. Kodap
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      What’s my biggest fire to put out here? 1FT & 0.2m itb...

      Martinez (Steer)
      Coufal - Cancelo - Dallas (Taylor & Lamptey)
      Zaha - Podence - Salah - KDB (Burke)
      DCL - Kane - Werner

      1. The Knights Template
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Podence?

        1. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          this

        2. Kodap
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Who to replace him with?

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

            Need to make money.

    20. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      There is some utter crap talked on this site. Twice as much on match days

      1. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        And yet here you are posting even more turds

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

      Bonus Points

      3 - Robertson (23)
      2 - Milner (22)
      1 - Jota (21)

    22. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      If Leicester are the same in the 2nd half as they were in the 1st, is Vardy in in doubt? He is a nice captaincy option in the next few gw's particularly the Fulham game.

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

        Apples and oranges situation

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

        Leicester play a much more attacking style vs bottom half teams.

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

        A hedgehog could score against Fulham

        1. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Lol.

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

        Fulham (H) is very different to Liverpool (A).

        1. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          They gave a tired Everton side a good game tbf to them. But yeah, they cant defend although am more concerned of Lei than Fulham.

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

            They are awful.

      5. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I will most likely get him in. Fulham is a possession team, which makes Vardy a great option imo

        1. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          We said the same thing for the Pool game, but the game isnt over so lets see how the 2nd half unfolds.

    23. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Would be super harsh on Jota to be continually benched when performing consistently well like this....

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

        With Europe going Klopp will rotate the front four IMHO

    24. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I have enough money to do

      Ziyech, Kane -> Salah, Vardy for -4

      It feels wrong to get rid of those players though. What do you think?

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

      Martinez (4.0)
      Robbo - Zouma - Targett - Kilman (Lamptey)
      Bruno - Son - Jrod (Soucek - Barkley)
      Kane - DCL - Adams

      No City coverage, prefer Kane to Son, Jota allows me to keep Bruno over Salah.

      A) Son > KDB
      B) Son & Barkley > KDB & Jota (-4)

    26. Puntillimon
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Benched KDB to play Jota this week. Nice sticking to my guns and seeing it pay off. Not keeping DCL and shifting to richarlison, less so.

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

        Sold DCL before Fulham ? Wow.

    27. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      So many options, so little positions to fill. Season is getting exciting 🙂

    28. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks for nothing Vardy 🙂

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

        This tempting fate thing ever work?

      2. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Would you settle for Vardy assist Barnes goal?

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

          No

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Vardy goal Barnes assist?

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

        No way my Robertson keep a CS. Vardy will score.

    29. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Still think Vardy outscores Kane the next 4 gw

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Same

      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Still got Kane & Son does that answer?

        1. FPL_Crisis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I own both just not sure for how long