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

    Rough: Salah Captain
    Smooth: 148pts (-8)

    That'll do

    1. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Did you have Dias, Stones and Justin?

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

        No Justin. Had Schmeichel on bench in BB

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

      BB?

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

        Yep, with 2 Leeds! But also Schmeichel and Lookman (!)

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

      Not a very subtle brag at all but great score

  2. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Matt Lowton 3rd on my bench got double Salah's points. What a strange week in FPL.

  3. jia you
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wildcarding in 18 and getting rid of Salah has seen me jump from 860k to 370k...take that everytime!

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      950k > 245k here 😆 WC18 BB19

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        nice one mate... weird seeing United six points clear of Liverpool too, a great morning for the race 🙂

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Thumbs up!

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

      Wc 18 crew!

      2m to 750k

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        sweet

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

    Lookman over salah captain was so obvious in hindsight.

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

      Even Dias if not Stones. And had no balls to risk it with Antonio.

  5. dsefton
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    wasn't expecting that as a Lowton owner!

  6. Valkyrie
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Klopp after United match:

    'The worst thing you can face in the world, in football, is you play against a side with world-class players and they all defend with all they have, deep in the box and only counter-attack'

    Sean Dyche: 'Hold my glass!'

    Liverpool is doomed!

    1. Who are all Lukakus
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Klopp after Burnley match:

      'The worst thing you can face in the world, in football, is you play against a side with Ben Mee and they all defend with all they have, deep in the box and only counter-attack'

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

    bizarrely got a 30k rank gain from that match with Salah C

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

      + Lowton

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

        There you go (+ Lowton)

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

          only 6 points and lots of Pope owners thought would be red arrow for sure

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

            Aye

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

    131 points before Pope bonus...

    Rock n roll

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

      so that'll be 134 wild guess

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

        Bring it on BB with a minus 4 and WC, TC and FH to play

    2. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nice, 121 points here from FH so far.

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

        Cool

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

    At least I can blame covid and Zambian witch doctor!

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

      Why?

  10. Uncle Gamst
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Well who would have thought...Pope 13 points!

    I was sweating on 95 thinking that I would miss out on 100 with Pope and Wilson to go 🙂

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

      Nice

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

      Pope!

      1. Uncle Gamst
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        England's number 1...even if he does play for Burnley 😉

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

      I was on 96 going into tonight with Salah only playing fully expecting to be comfortably past 100 🙁

      Martínez & Jack hopefully gunna get me there soon

      1. Uncle Gamst
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Easily...Newcastle were appalling last match

  11. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Can I come out from behind sofas now, no LIV in the team? Lovely, Wood = Salah = 4 pts 😆

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

      Well played, mate!

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Ta!

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

    Where's that Zambian Witch Doctor guy? Make him a Pro Pundit on here!

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

    Charlie T, how could you do that to me?

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

    Has the Zambian witch doctor removed his spell off Salah now?

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

      Yes. brace next game

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

      Season long wasn’t it?

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

        Hes owed £20 for it to carry on until end of season

  15. Bram
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Captained Salah, staring at a nasty red arrow but even so - that was funny!! Taking the only side not to lose at Anfield last season far too lightly and paid the price. Well done Burnley.

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

    As a non Liverpool owner and a United fan. Mehehehehe

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

    Kane and Son to put the nail in the coffin next week?

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

      I hope so

    2. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Liverpool will beat us. Somehow they'll find a way.

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

      Doubt it. Can see Liverpool winning that.

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

        Can’t see it

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

      It'll be a jose double decker next week.

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

      Son!

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

    There is no skill in this game. I captained Salah and my rival played Pope and he outscored me

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

      He took into account the curse u didnt

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

      Just a crap decision by you.

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

      TBH Liverpool haven't been 'all that' recently

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

      He is more skillful than you. Man Utd Burnley don't concede many goals

  19. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Three points from Salah (c) and TAA wasn't really what I was looking for tonight. Selling TAA is a pretty easy decision at least.

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

    Well that was crud in every respect

    Think I’m going to go invest in my own Zambian witch doctor

  21. Tomas_brolin
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Well that was pretty horrific

    Went Cancelo over Stones/Dias and TC’d Mo. Only a Martinez CS and penalty save can rescue this game week

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

      Nah mate. Not even that. In the same boat and I feel gutted.

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

    Rob Holding still outscored Lowton over GWs 18-19

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

    MUN BUR aRe DeCenT FiXtUrEs FoR SaLaH

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

      So we're the past fixtures. Himself and Pool attack need to get their game back.

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

    Liverpool dropped to effective 5th with Villa's games in-hand

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

      Spurs AND Everton could overtaken them soon.

  25. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Robbo to Justin ?

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

    Just booked a flight to Zambia...

  27. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Are loads looking to ship out Salah now with 3-4 tough fixtures until GW 24?

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

      Too many fires to put out. Zouma, KDB...

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

      Nah. Other transfers to do first. Not like there's a load of inform mids.

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

      A lot also have KDB who's likely out for a while

  28. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What’s all this about a Zambian Witchdoctor

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

      Poster from Zambia said that he gave 5 pounds to witch doctor to cast a spell on Salah to blank 5 gameweeks.

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

      Apparently he's behind Mo's five recent blanks. At least now on I can captain him with confidence....

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Legendary stuff

      @Mods: Can we get a witchdoctor section added to members area plz thx

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

        Will go down in FFS folklore now for sure

  29. One Man
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Was thinking of buying Salah. Having second thoughts now.

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

    The curse has finally been lifted.

    Salah (C)