Dugout Discussion

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. Party time
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Really happy for Dyche after that tunnel incident

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

        What happened?

        1. Party time
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Klopp was stubborn

      2. Charlie&TheLads
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        What was the unbeaten record at home for the Pool?

        1. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          68 games

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

          2017 no loss at home

        3. Shatner's Bassoon
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Losing that record to Burnley is just embarrassing

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

        Can I be happy with the 3 points from Robertson and Salah to get me to 100?

      4. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Trent has been so disappointing this season, looks like he's forgotten how to pass

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

        Thanks for nothing Robbo

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

        I feel sick 🙁 wood and robbo owner

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

        Salah > Bissouma?

        1. Stormbringer22
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Only for a -4

        2. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          nice

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

        Going to have 5 mins Klopp time.

      9. Camino Aleatorio
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Fight is going to break out soon.

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

        Wait, was Barnes always on penalties?
        I THOUGHT WOOD TOOK THEM

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

          Wood takes but barnes won it lol unlucky m8

        2. thegaffer82
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Barnes hasn’t missed one I believe

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

        Liverpool will do well to get top 4.

        1. Botman and Robben
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          At this rate, yes.

      12. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        WOW. This week turned my whole season around

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

          Same. Probably not in the way it turned yours around tho.

      13. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Wood not even on pens. GTFO! What was I thinking???

      14. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        How in gods name is that a pen. I’ve said before and I’ll say it again. Serious investigation is needed into the FA and VAR. The amount of decisions that go against Liverpool and City and go towards the challengers like Utd and Spurs is ridiculous. They’ll do anything to get a title race going

        1. Lev Yashin
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Nice bait

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            He's not clever enough for that.

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

          City got 2 joke decisions against Villa

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

          Oh bore off with that nonsense 🙂

        4. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          What utter nonsense from the rose tinted supporter incapable of impartiality.

        5. Homer21
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Lol

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

          How can you argue against that being a penalty?

      15. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Manchester wins PL!

      16. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Delighted for Klopp.

      17. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        everyone bitches about Ole, but he doesn't bench Bruno

        1. AzzaroMax99
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          He did once vs WH 😀

      18. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Matip yc

      19. AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        73 (-4) with Watkins to go. Awful dgw!!!!

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          That is pretty bad

      20. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Matip 1pointer

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

        Matip yellow.

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

          You should get that checked mate

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

          LOL @ your GP tomorrow.

      22. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        What a -12 this week 🙂

        1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I'm on a -20.

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

            Given my relative GW score I've effectively taken at least a -48

      23. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        LETS ALL LAUGH AT LIVERPOOL

        1. STEP rOVERS
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Love to see it

      24. jonnybhoy
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Anyone at a loss with what to do with their team at the moment?

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

          Jurgen Klopp apparently.

          1. jonnybhoy
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Hahahahaha

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

          It's become slightly clearer that I need to get rid of Salah and Robertson.

        3. Stormbringer22
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          o/

        4. Lord.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          No, I’ve got KDB and Sterling stinking it up.

        5. Do I Not Like Orange
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Leaning towards deleting it.

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

        robertson ownners in mud hahaha

        1. Lev Yashin
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yes, it must suck to own the highest point scoring defender .

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

        Grab a goal Erik Pieters and I’ll love you forever mate.

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

          Same

      27. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Salah > Pereira for a hit?

        1. Duke Silver ☑
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Fleck better value imo

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

        Klopp has officially lost the plot.

      29. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Lolpool

      30. Charlie&TheLads
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        If only Keane was in the studio to make a statement about Pools performance...