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Dugout Discussion January 31

Mane’s absence explained as Klopp benches Firmino for trip to in-form West Ham

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Liverpool are without the services of Sadio Mane (£11.9m) for their match against West Ham United this afternoon, which kicks off at 16:30 GMT.

The Senegalese winger, who was transferred in by over 130,000 Fantasy Premier League managers following his 15-point haul in Gameweek 20, misses out with what Liverpool say is a “minor muscle injury”.

The Reds add that the problem is “expected to be only a short-term issue”.

His manager added ahead of kick-off:

In fact, only one of the Reds’ regular front three makes Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI today.

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) is joined in the reigning champions’ attacking trident by Divock Origi (£5.2m) and Xherdan Shaqiri (£6.4m), with Roberto Firmino (£9.4m) only among the substitutes.

Along with the two changes to his front three, Klopp has replaced the injured Joel Matip (£5.4m) with Nat Phillips (£4.0m) at centre-half.

The Hammers are unchanged from the side that won 3-2 at Crystal Palace and David Moyes has even named the same nine substitutes from that victory.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Bowen, Benrahma, Antonio.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Henderson, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Milner, Thiago, Shaqiri, Salah, Origi.

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

    Sold Robbo for Cancelo for a hit. Cancelo benched, Dallas in. Nice job 😀

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

    Stones Cancelo Dier in my defense this week.

    Sterling(c) as well.

    See you all next season.

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    1. Party time
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yikes!

        Still a lot of gws to go. Please don’t quit, I’m gonna miss you buddy 🙁

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

          haha, cheers.

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    2. Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      75 with Son to go.

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

        71 with the same! Let’s have it!

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

        Call Mom and sing Pump up the Jam

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

        chin up mate, im sure you'll have better luck next week

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    3. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Who wins?

      1. Son (C)
      2. 21 points

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      1. R.C
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        24 points*

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        1. Esalman
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          2

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

        2

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

        and here I am hoping 6 points beats Son (VC) haha

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    4. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      60 pts and Son(C) to go

      Sort it out lad

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

      Thought my defense was dire this week. Turns out it's ailing.

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    6. FPL ElasticO
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Should you transfer in?

      Bamford for Brewster
      Or
      Hold my FT

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

        Bamford has chance of jam, Brewster has none

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        1. FPL ElasticO
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          That means Soucek on bench...

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

      74 with Dier left to play, what's everyone else on?

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      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        79 with 0 to go

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

        Less jam

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

        Dier was benched. Good sub coming in?

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

        Dier is benched 🙁

        I have him too - on 79 (-4) with Son

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

        Ouch, that post backfired! Probably not what you want to hear, but it’s been coming. Hope you’ve got a decent sub and a spare FT at least?..

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    8. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      62 with Son to go, 2 FTs and 6m ITB. 14 green arrows in 15 weeks and I'm into the top 1m for the first time this season. What a slog it's been.

      Happy days.

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      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Nice

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    9. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      19 points of the bench! Bamford and Cresswell.
      In my defence if Stones and Mitchell would have started that would have been 12 points anyway after their teams Clean Sheets so feel its justified!

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

        Pump up the jam

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

      So everyone captaining Salah next week then?

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      1. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        hes rested next week

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

        Looks like it

        Even With a decent chance he gets rested

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    11. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wouldnt be surprised if Salah gets rested vs Brighton

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

        Cleary Mané only missing out due to a knock.

        Salah finally has his mojo back. Klopp won't disrupt that.

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    12. CrouchDown
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      75 all out.

      Not sure how to feel - so many 1 pts

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

        Oh dude come off it.

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

        Feel good. It doesn’t matter how you get there, that’s a good score.

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

        Jamtastic

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      4. SM001
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I'm on 38 with Son left. Feel better now you complete div?!

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

        not sure how i feel. lol

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

      Does Klopp rest Salah vs Brighton?

      Seems wrong to pull him while hot

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

        I don't think so. But there's a chance with City next.

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      2. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Wouldn't be surprised

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

      41 (-8) all out. Disgusting.

      DCL (2) > Bamford (15)
      Robbo (2) > Digne (1)

      Both -4s. Yuck!

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      1. SM001
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I'm on 38 with Son left. Sold Bamford for DCL. Hug?

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

        Thanks for sharing, 32 with Son to go, did Bamford to Watkins. Salah goals are the only returns this week, what a nightmare from the start...

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

          It's easier to stomach than the knobjockeys feeling disappointed with 70+ points this week.

          Absolute state of them.

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

            Agreed!

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

        I hear ya mate
        46 - 8 all out
        Dallas/Holding/Bam➡️
        Cancelo/Digne/dcl

        Capt Digne
        Stones also benched.
        Lost Robbo cleansheet at the death

        Worst wk in a long while.

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    15. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Oh damn, Kane not playing, step up sir Patrick Bamford from the bench

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

      Coufal to Dawson?

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

      Thank God Tuesday is coming can put this dirty gw behind me

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    18. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Points braggers shave their legs

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      1. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        why stop at the legs?

        I can slide through a toilet roll tube if i grease the inside a little

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        1. Whazza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Too.. much... info!!

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          1. 7shadesofsmoke
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            😆

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

      60 points.Red arrow.

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

        Is it?

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

          yes

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

            Damn.

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

        Lots of jam this week

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

        That Cresswell assist changed me from going up to 24k to now going down to 35k, fine margins.

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    20. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cancelo, Chilwel, Stones and DDG benched.
      Wilson to DDG for a hit.
      Yet finishes with 74 all out.
      Yesterday went down to 125k from 90k and now at 58k.
      This is game is all about captaincy.

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      1. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        *wilson to DCl

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    21. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Was considering Dawson when I bought coufal, not getting these 50/50 calls correct

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    22. pjomara
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Happy enough with the gw
      Cresswell subs in for Chilwell
      Dallas subs in for Stones
      Salah (c)
      Wilson and Bamford

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    23. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Out of the cup with that West Ham goal. But given how it was looking before this game, happy to cross 50. Looked like I would be trailing by 60/70 in the ML after cutting it back to 30 this year. But it's just in the 40s now. Should be in LMS as well. So, not as bad a week as I thought!

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    24. estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      My back 3

      Stones, Cancello, Dier

      Haha! Still I think I'll end up with 73 points. Not too shabby.

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    25. dark91
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cup opponent: 56 + Son (4 goals)
      Me: 53 + Son (c) (5 goals)

      All I am asking for is for Son to play +60 mins and get a cs point

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    26. Jive Turkey
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Me: 72 -4, so 68 points with bench boost played and 5 goals scored in my team
      Cup opponent: flat 68 points no hits, 4 goals scored in his team

      I go through to next round right?

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

      Took a -4 to bring in chillwell for zouma.

      And have still somehow ended up on 88 after hits, with sonny to go.

      Bring on the ton son(for only 2nd time this season!)

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      1. The Wanton Trader
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Great score. Well played!

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

          Cheers.. its been a slow grind, but looks like I might finish gw in top 150k, after being at 1mill in gw 17!

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    28. Rollercoaster
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I'm 2pts ahead and we both have Son as C, was tight because of Salah haul, my opponent took -4, couldn't feel better

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    29. Calculated Risks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      55 points on bench last 2 weeks...anyone top that? (doesn't matter if u got the points)

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

        61 points benched this gw and last.. probably more than I've got rest of season combined!

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