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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. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    McNeil nearly doubles the lead!

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

    There is no crueller fate than this for Wood owners. Miserable night.

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

    Salah TCers In hell

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

    So last stolen season coming to payment ?

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

    I give up

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

    Lost the lead in my mini league with Salah captain vs rival with Pope!

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

    I wonder if Salah knows about this ZWD, and it’s playing on his mind

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

      He did some Q&A the other day and no one asked him about ZWD... How do these people have jobs?

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

        Ridiculous right

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

    Sean Dyche did this on a transfer budget of £50

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

      Plus £5 for the witch doctor

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Goes a long way in Zambia

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

    Robbo corner

  10. COLLIN QUANER
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mane > Burke done

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

    Liverpool are done guys. 1 goal in 5 games. Liverpool players will be exiting my team.

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

      How many have you?

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

        None

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

        Salah and Robertson

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

    At least KDB(c) outperforms Salah

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

    4 minutes!

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

      < 2 min

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

    Value chasers who could afford KDB, Salah, Son and Bruno on BB in heaven

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

    At least Salah's EO will be below 100% next GW!

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

      Rightfully so

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

      It's his effective points that count

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

    Embarrassing Trent

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

    here comes the Firmino Goal

  18. Party time
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Zambian Witch Doctor smoking some cigar right now

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

      Liverpool looking to equal Brighton's 8 draws this season.

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

      well what do we do with Salah now

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

        Keep, he's going to score again dude.

        They have avalanched Burnley today.

        Just a bad month

    • Alex_thekid
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Should have went with me gut Cancelo(c) over Salah lol

    • jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Aware its not going to be all salah cappers.. but the amount of lols on here when kdb limped off at 58,can't help but feel this is a little bit of karma.

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

        This!

      2. el polako
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yep, thought the same thing.

      3. Party time
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Karma is a btch. I love her

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

        TAA looks awful
        Mane looks awful

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

        Barnes is adding to the Injury time!

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

        That sums up TAA's season. What a horrendous game he's had.

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

          He's struggled after excelling

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

        Blew it ref.

      8. jpizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Hope the Witchdoctor got some good odds

      9. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        What has happened to Trent? Been really poor.

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

          One trick pony just not performing his one trick this year.

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

          Its the whole team at the minute, its a lot easier when the team is in full flow playing great football.

          Harder to play well when the team have dropped a level.

          Not excusing his performance, but he's still a young fb, will come back strong sooner rather than later.

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

        Joe triple captained Salah