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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. ‘Tis the Season
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wasn’t a pen. Just saying..

    1. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Was 100% a pen - what part of the ball did Allison get exactly ? He wiped Barnes out.

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

        It’s a tough call, he got his shot off and left his foot for Allison to hit. The only reason I can see for it being a pen is because he may have been able to catch the ball before the touchline

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

        Lol he didnt tough barnes. Everton fan

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

      Ha ha ha ha ha

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

    Yeeeees !!!
    Loving this big time.

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

    Thiago with the backpass at 4 minutes stoppage time sums him up. Another pathetic performance from the Brazilian Denilson. Needs to be dropped ASAP by Klopp.

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

      Italian born Spanish international.

  4. Team Bobcat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Season as a whole has been freaky so far. One shambles after another. This covid has thrown one hell of a spanner in the works. Poop badly miss the two centre halves, that and the intensity just isnt there with the workload.

    ManU, City and Leicester to battle for the league. Liv will need to get a result against Spurs now to survive a little longer. Who could have predicted it

  5. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sean Dyche crying yet??

  6. Party time
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Zambian Witch Doctor warned y’all but some still went ahead to TC Salah

      1. 'Broadsword Calling Da…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Haha love it, this!

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

      The true Klopp will come out now 😆

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

        And it does not look good

    • Ady87
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Love watching ‘obscure’ dead teams have a good week - guy in my work ML has scored over 100 with SEVEN players.

      Schmeichel (vc) getting 34 as no Richarlison(c)
      Maguire 9
      Castagne 12
      Auba 15
      Mount 13
      Barnes 15
      Wood 4

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

      Nick Pope my hero.

    • Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Crowd thought that was the final whistle. No pitch invaders though

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

      Liverpool in relegation fight?

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

        Hahaha love this

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

      Barnes training leaving the station, all aboard

    • Steirish
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Pope owners unite 0/

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

        Nice

    • FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nick Pope!!! What a hero!

    • tbos83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What on earth has happened to Liverpool?

    • fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      ML leader with Tarko outscoring Salah(c) Mane Robbo. Well, to think I was assuming making up 25 minutes on him.

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

        *points.

    • Rash
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      With 0 liverpool players that couldn't have gone much better

    • nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Disgraceful performance by Liverpool.

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

        Burnley put in a shift

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

      Used -8 to do Kane(9), Son(5), KWP(1) = 23 PTS

      TO

      Salah(4), Chilly(7), Antonio(18) = 29 pts.

      Only 4 pts gained.

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

        6*

      2. Vlekz
          3 years, 2 months ago

          work on your math brother

        • Ode
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Points are points

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

        Well, none of the alternatives I was seriously considering to Salah scored big either...

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

        My defense apart from Dias: Zouma no show, Lindelof shows up once, Pieters doesn't start the game they keep a clean sheet.

        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          It's the attacking for me. No goals in a DGW.

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

            Oof, that hurts

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

          😆

      5. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Time to rename them 'Liverpool Nil'

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

        Robbo conceding has taken me back down to 99 points.

        It’s down to the night-watchman Callum Wilson 🙂

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

        Getting Salah in 5gws ago & (c) of those gws for Kane & Staerling has probably stopped me from getting in the top 100k

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

          *3 of

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

        All the Witch doctor Naysayer Salah Cappers Thoroughly Punished

        You Love To See IT

      9. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Never in a million years did I see that coming . Mental.

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

        Be positive,egyptian sterling could end finishing with 0 points. So big 1 pointer from him!

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

        Wow!... I’m a believer

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

        Zambian witch doctor wins.