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Salah and Firmino benched as Taylor returns for Burnley at Liverpool

The Double Gameweek 19 benching spree continues at Anfield as Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) misses out on Liverpool’s starting XI.

The Egyptian is currently on a run of four blanks since his 16-point haul against Crystal Palace.

However, it must be said that his massive score at Selhurst Park came in the last Premier League match that he was benched for.

Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) finds himself among the substitutes for Liverpool too as Jurgen Klopp opts for a front-three of Sadio Mané (£11.9m), Divock Origi (£5.2m) and Xherdan Shaqiri (£6.4m).

Jordan Henderson (£5.4m) is missing but the Reds are boosted by the return of Joel Matip (£5.4m) at centre-back.

He starts alongside Fabinho (£5.4m) with Andrew Robertson (£7.4m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.3m) fixed in their usual stations among the back-four.

The big news for Burnley is the comeback from injury for Charlie Taylor (£4.5m) who has been absent since sustaining a muscle problem against Sheffield United in Gameweek 16.

Dwight McNeil (£5.7m) and Robbie Brady (£5.0m) provide the width either side of Chris Wood (£6.2m) and Ashley Barnes (£6.0m) tonight.

Liverpool v Burnley Line-ups

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Robertson, Matip, Fabinho, Alexander-Arnold; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Wijnaldum, Thiago; Mané, Origi, Shaqiri.

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Pope; C Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; Brady, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil; Wood, A Barnes.

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1,889 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Everybody's talking about our penalty taker?!?!?
    As if we would get ANY penalties in 20/21 😀

  2. FPL Focus
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Well I'm happy just hope he doesn't do a repeat from the bench like last time!

  3. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Fed up of hearing Zambian doctor lol

    1. Bielsa Murderball
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This.

    2. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      but it is really happening

  4. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    So FFS delete light-hearted comments about magic witch doctors but pump out gambling and pyramid scheme articles on the daily...

    1. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What a time to be alive

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

      Gambling brings in money / misery

    3. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I'm PC. are you PC?

      1. JohnnyRev7
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Nope Mac. Never looked back.

    4. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I completely agree. It’s a disgrace. This site has become farcical. Utter disgrace to freedom of speech.

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

      lol@FFS

    6. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Light-hearted comments about magic witch doctors that came true!

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

      THis

    8. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      absolutely bang on

    9. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Lol :mrgreen:

    10. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Harsh, but true

    11. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The site is in the wrong hands, I am afraid. No wonder Mark is not a part of this business anymore.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Absolutely bang on. I am so angry. Useless cretins. God I’m angry.

        1. Rolls-Royce
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yup, I am logging off for a while. This was supposed to be fun but the site has become a travesty.

    12. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It’s bloody mental. Everyone will remember this day. Idiots.

    13. RedLightning
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It was deleted in error and has now been restored.
      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/23058865

      1. aleksaa2
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        In error lol

      2. BenDavies
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        cheers mate, all resolved.

        1. RedLightning
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Thanks, Ben.

  5. jammie26
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    TAA back to form tonight, 20 point haul incoming. Who needs Salah (c) anyway.

  6. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Burnley will fancy a set piece goal with how small that team is.

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

      Tarkowski

  7. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 2 months ago

      So is Salah the Egyptian

      A) Obertan
      B) Aaron Lennon
      C) something funnier you can think of

      1. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        D) BeBe

      2. REDMOND IN SANDALS
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I prefer Redmond in sandals and Pyramid townsend.

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Haha

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

          The Egyptian Fraud isnt funny but its the most fitting

      3. Pulp Minion
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        What do the Amish and Burnley have in common?

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Everything

          • Paqueta Rice
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Nobody likes either?

            1. Paqueta Rice
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Joking btw

              1. Paqueta Rice
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                I’m sure Burnley have some fans 😆

          • Pulp Minion
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            They both are dependant on Wood 'n' Barnes.

            I'll get my coat ...

            1. Supersonic Marv'
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Sorry, I got impatient.

              1. Pulp Minion
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Lol

          • Supersonic Marv'
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            For heavens sake post the punchline!

          • Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            They eat worms

        2. Jindaljain
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Penalty scenes after half time when Salah is in just imagine this thing can happen

        3. mixology
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Tough year for captaincy

          No point worrying about this DGW but it looking ahead, it doesn’t seem so straightforward anymore

          1. Mr. O'Connell
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            I've had Salah perma captain after his CPL haul and haven't even got an assist. I'm just gonna leave it on him til he scores.

            1. mixology
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Unlucky! Of course I brought him in after Palace and haven’t gotten a return yet

        4. Jon Snow
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          got buried in the witchdoctorbenching frenzy so posting again. any help appreciated 🙂

          McCarthy, Johnstone
          Dias, James, Justin, Coufal, Mitchell
          Salah, Bruno, KdB, Saka, Soucek
          Vardy, Bamford, Adams

          BB is gone but lots of fires need putting out especially if De Bruyne is out for a few games. Will probably use spare cash for Kane in GW21. 0itb 1FT

          A) KdB >>> Gundogan
          B) KdB + James >>> Grealish + Cancelo (-4)
          C) James >>> Stones
          D) something else?

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

          Alisson is on pens

          1. Jindaljain
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            This

          2. Naby K8a
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            imagine thinking these refs will give Liverpool a pen lol

          3. Gazwaz80
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Nah, Robertson 😉

        6. Evil Greg
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Ferkin love Klopp, what a legend. (not sarcasm).

        7. George Agdgdgwngo
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Vardy or Kane?

          1. Jindaljain
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Kane

          2. Jon Snow
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Kane. Leicester players seem to be actively avoiding passing to Vardy

        8. MGD
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Wood to score 3

        9. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          What is this utter madness of the Zambian Witch Doctor post being removed? What is this? North Korea?
          Unforgivable. We all know what you’ve done.

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 2 months ago

              I genuinely don't get why it's been removed

              1. HNI
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Promoting witchcraft lmao

                1. Rupert The Horse
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Yeah exactly. Scum.

              2. Rupert The Horse
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                What the hell are they doing. There’ll be some backlash on this one. Membership subscriptions down the toilet. Well done.

            • Nightcrawler
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Its ridiculous

              Are they actually wprried he might take buiness away from them?

              1. Rolls-Royce
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Hilarious if this is the case, lol

            • Rash
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              What post was that?

              1. Rupert The Horse
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Mate. It was this chap who put something up, very innocent, a few weeks ago saying Salah would blank 5 weeks in the trot. He’s almost right If Salah does indeed blank and now they’ve gotten rid of him. Putin or Kim style.

                1. Rash
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Wow 😯

            • Tinkermania
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Has it gone? Even us Zambians see the funny side.

              1. AC/DC AFC
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Ultimate witch doctory...

                He made it disappear into the stuff of legend!!

            • Rolls-Royce
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Absolutely pathetic.

            • Don Kloppeone
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              This one still works at least!

              https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/23143422

              Freedom to the people!!

            • HNI
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Hope they dont take your this post down too for promoting 'North Koreanism'

              1. Danno - Emre Canada
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                #freethewitchdoctor

              2. Rupert The Horse
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Hardly promoting it. Or maybe in their eyes I am. Something so fun and playful removed. Insane pirates.

            • HNI
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Hot topic this :p

            • Evil Greg
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Is this a site for real people, or agenda? Oooooh I like rebellion.

              1. HNI
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Studs out biatches, we going on a march!...with VR glasses

            • OverTinker
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              People might subscribe to him instead of FFS - Genuine concern.

            • Brosstan
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Our Chinese overlords are very adverse to dark magic, voodoo, skeletons etc

          2. HNI
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Klopp after Manutd match 'I trust my front 3, they will score'
            Benches Salah Firmino at Burnley

            1. Gobigorgohome
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              he is clueless
              wich he lose tonight

              1. HNI
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                If he draws tonight I might start taking Rooney belief in Manutd going all the way seriously

          3. Rash
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Pieters owners in tears

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

            Klopp the new Fraudiola?

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

            FFS sold Taylor for Stones and captained Salah lol

            1. Paqueta Rice
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              What Taylor to Stones got to do with you captaining Salah?

              1. Sloane426
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Just a virgin trying to brag

            2. HNI
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Brilliant move mate. Stones went really crazy this gw

            3. Evil Greg
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Yeah you got one thing right, I got 112 points with a captain blank from vardy, who cares really haha.

          6. asdf_1
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            i need a doctor

            1. OverTinker
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              which one?

          7. zon
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            I'm sorry for rubbing salt in the wounds lads but I'm having most jammy GW ever.

            140 points with BB, Robbo left to play

            Transfers this GW were Salah/Adams/Dallas -> KDB/Antonio/Stones (-8)

            1. Gobigorgohome
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              go away 🙁

            2. TRIPOS TOPPER
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              well done for taking the plunge

              how much rank gain?

              1. zon
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Cheers. Rank from 275k to 62k

            3. Whazza
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Good for you. Hope you feel better now that you shared.

            4. Bring the Cavalry
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Well done mate great score

            5. Gazwaz80
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Piss poor 90 with Robertson and Martinez...

              1. Gazwaz80
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                But hey, we’ll done, fantastic G/W

            6. Threat Level Midnight
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Wow. I am on 98 with some good trannies myself. Kane/Son/Dier>>Mane(C)/Robbo/Trent

              Well done!

              1. Threat Level Midnight
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Excuse me...Trannies were Mane/Coufal/Antonio. I have those 3 left for today.

            7. Danno - Emre Canada
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              That’s certainly a lovely feeling seeing Salah benched eh

              1. Gazwaz80
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Saying nowt, karma and all that 😉

            8. zon
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Cheers lads, overall comments much nicer than expected tbh 🙂 best GW ever for me so naturally wanted to share

          8. Jindaljain
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Wijnaldum will take penalties in absence of Salah I think

          9. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Best kdb replacement?

            Have Bruno, Rashford; Salah

            1. Gudjohnsen
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Why get rid off KDB?

              1. RamaJama
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Hear he’h out for weeks

            2. Jindaljain
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Son

          10. The Train Driver
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Was playing basketball, just seen the lineups no Salah and want to lol @ my rival for lolling @ me for KDB (C). But I think I'll wait, know how it went last time he was benched.

            1. Fred54
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Yes its all gone a bit Kobe Bryant.

              1. The Train Driver
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Too soon bro

          11. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Salah been subbed on yet?

          12. Naby K8a
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            2019 Klopp started Origi and Shaqiri vs Everton in the league, resting Salah, Firmino & Henderson. Liverpool won 5-2.

            Nil nil banker tonight then

            1. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Last time Mane, Origi & Shaq started wasn’t too bad either.

              1. Naby K8a
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Barca ain't a patch on Dycheball

            2. Whazza
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Last time Salah was benched they scored 4 before HT

          13. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Salah didn’t want to play in the rain.

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                3 years, 2 months ago

                In other news Ty from arsenal fan TV is now Salah's agent

            2. TRIPOS TOPPER
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              hope Liverpool go 3 down now, Lowton hattie

            3. Jindaljain
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Salah warming up for half.time