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

    With all these premiums failing it’s time...

    Welcome Aubemayang

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

    ML rival has Pope on BB and I have Salah

    Couldn't make it up

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

      Same

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

      Same

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

    Flopp EXPOSED by the likes of Dyche and Bruce 😆

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

    Salah to Auba?

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

    Pool def owners in the mud.

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

      Robbo's matching Cancelo, I'll take that plus an extra FT.

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

    When was the last time LIV scored a goal?

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

      It was years ago

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

      2020

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

    Holy trinity went well this week

    Blank, injured and benched

  8. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Schmickles!

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

    Not over yet people.

    Pool Magic

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

    Suddenly every poster on here’s a United or City fan.

    68 fudging game streak without a loss. Burnley. Come on you eejits

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

      Love me some Pool fans when they're losing 😀

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

    I think I'm about to burst into tears, I can't believe Wood didn't take the penalty. I got Wood in specifically because he took penalties for Burnley. Barnes has stolen my dreams from me. When Burnley got the penalty I was in dreamland, now I'm living a nightmare.

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

      Oh....dear

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

      I see its catching on

    3. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Me too re Wood, sick I didn't swap to Antonio.

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

      I did exactly this. Would have been awesome with that winning goal for Wood......

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

    Salah doesn't want to shoot

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Firmino is trash

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

      virtual fpl god

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

    A fecker on my mimi league has triple Burnley def including pope.

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

    Just 1 Robbo goal please.

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

    Need Pieters G and Salah assisting Pope OG

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

    Nothing to see here.....

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

    Something off with Salah’s body language imo.
    It does make you wonder if he’s had a fall out with Klopp or somebody, or if he’s had his head turned by Madrid.

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

      he wants out

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

      Witch doctor

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

      What is madrid going to do with Hazard when Salah arrives?

      Or does it matter, he's always hurt.

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

        They play opposite sides. He could play play them both

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

      Shouldn't need a sign from Trent to drop right. Not good.

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

      Maybe klopp not happy he didn't get an invite to that wedding he attended.

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

    What ever happened to Trent? He was gold last season

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

      Suffering from long covid

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

      One season wonder

  20. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Omg.. that was so close!

  21. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Imagine going into this DGW without Salah, Bruno and KDB

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

      Result was only 122 pts 🙁

  22. Henning
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Guess i stick with My plan to get Dias/Cancelo in for Taa.
    Dias or Cancelo?

  23. Sterling Malory
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Very tempted to wildcard this now.

    Martinez
    Chilwell Cresswell Dallas
    Salah KDB Son Rashford Soucek
    Vardy Bamford

    Vardy Rash and Salah have let me down massively.

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

      Madness. Couple of transfers maybe

      1. Sterling Malory
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Any suggestions Kiwi?

        Bench is KWP, Mitchell and Davis 0.0itb

        Salah out for Bruno?

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

    Liverpool awful

  25. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    All hail the Zambian witch doctor!

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

      Where will his gaze fall next?

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

        He said Son, but its not confirmed yet

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

    Burnley pressing for a 2nd

  27. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Team full of double gwkers and TC and can’t even hit 100 points. Pathetic.

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

    Bench one (honest question):

    A) Robbo
    B) Dier
    C) Soucek

  29. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gahhh that would have been perfect as a Trent owner. Pefect enough for me anyway

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

    Burnley not done, they want a second