Dugout Discussion

Jota joins Salah, Mané and Firmino in Liverpool front four for Newcastle clash

Diogo Jota (£7.1m) is fine after all, afforded a third successive Premier League start.

Crucially, his latest appearance has not come at the expense of Liverpool’s headline attackers.

Mohamed Salah (£12.6m), Sadio Mané (£11.7m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.0m) all feature as Newcastle come to Anfield.

It is the first time the quartet have shared the pitch together since the second half of the Gameweek 30 win over Arsenal and just the third time all season they have featured together from the beginning.

The last two times were the Gameweek 8 draw with Manchester City, two matches after a Gameweek 6 win against Sheffield United. Across those matches, Firmino, Jota and Salah got the goals for Liverpool.

“There’s a moment where we can do that (start all four of Jota, Salah, Mané and Firmino). All the boys are fit and in a good shape so we have to give it a proper try.” – Jurgen Klopp

Thiago Alcantara (£5.5m) and Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.3m) provide support as a two-man central midfield while Fabinho (£5.4m) remains at centre-back in the absence of Nathaniel Phillips (£4.1m).

Ozan Kabak (£5.0m) makes his fifth-straight Premier League start while Andrew Robertson (£7.1m) and the in-form Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m) retain their full-back berths.

Steve Bruce is still urging caution with Callum Wilson (£6.5m) following his recent hamstring injury.

The centre-forward has featured as a substitute in each of his last two Premier League outings and is on the bench for a third match in a row today.

That sees Joelinton (£5.7m) lead the Newcastle line supported by Miguel Almirón (£5.6m) and Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.1m) who has produced 18 points across his last two appearances.

Blank Gameweek 33 Line-ups

Liverpool XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Robertson, Kabak, Fabinho, Alexander-Arnold; Thiago, Wijnaldum; Mané, Firmino, Salah; Jota.

Newcastle United XI (3-4-2-1): Dúbravka; Dummett, Clark, Fernández; Ritchie, S Longstaff, Shelvey, Murphy; Almirón, Saint-Maximin; Joelinton.

Elsewhere in Blank Gameweek 33

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1,030 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Gayle loves Liverpool...

  2. fusen
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Salah finishing on 8 points is almost a great outcome for us non-owners, considering the chances.

    1. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Don’t curse it

  3. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Glad I only have Jota on FH , can safely pass on him for next GW now

  4. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    8 points from Salah is nothing to worry about for Ihenacho/Vardy/Bruno cappers

    1. evilfish
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      ok

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Lol lottery numbers please

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Could have done with an extra goal buffer alright. Have Vardy & Nacho. No Bruno is the fly in the ointment.

  5. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Salah no more bonus?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Nope, as always expected

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

    Salah owners and captainers must be feeling short changed here. A goal after 3 mins and a haul on the cards but he is looking like getting only 7pts

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      8

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

        yep sorry 8

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Nope? A captain goal always a win.
      Don’t get this logic

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

        What logic? I didnt say 8pts from your captain should be considered a fail. Just feel that when your player scores after only a few minutes but then does nothing else and doesnt get bonus, there is a feeling of being short changed.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Not really no. I don’t feel like that anyway. A goal is a goal, doubled of captained, win win.

  7. Big Hands Barry
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Salah always needs 2 attacking returns for bonus very annoying but expected with the amount he loses the ball and misses big chances

  8. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Dubravka on fire

  9. Going Home
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Has Mo already got his 3 points towards BPS for scoring the winning goal? Or does that come after the final whistle (assuming they win)?

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Already in play

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Already included

    3. Guru Mediation
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Included already as I understand it

    4. The Invincibles
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      That’s what I was wondering. Scoring the goal in a 1-0 used to almost always guarantee the 3 baps.

    5. The Invincibles
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Looks like Salah did get the extra bonus in the end!

  10. Party time
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Leicester had better smash Palace.

      Vardy hatty & 2 og

      1. Party time
          2 years, 11 months ago

          2 og from Iheanacho

        • Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Palace win probably

          1. Party time
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Should be an entertaining encounter

        • Eh, just one more thing ...
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Shocking from Fabinho

        • g40steve
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Fab YC

        • King Carlos
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Fabinho with some NFL stuff there

        • Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Klopp you should be ashamed

        • fusen
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Those 'cynical' fouls are basically just using violence on the pitch to stop an opposing player.

          I never think a yellow card is enough of a punishment.

        • MIGHTY JOE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Salah baps wiped, of course

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Oh of course, were never his

        • Rainer
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Here we go...

        • Rainer
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Robertson has been incredible.

        • g40steve
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Curtis is poor

        • Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Please keep the cleanie

        • Eh, just one more thing ...
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          1-1

        • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          OMG Wilson

        • Shark Team
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          ASM man of the match for me

        • Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Arghhhhhhh

        • tbos83
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Never understand why they give MOTM before game has finished

        • Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          F**k OFF Liverpool.

        • My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Salah cappers bailed out

        • It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Lolerpool

        • Jebiga
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Yeeees yeeeews yeeeeeeeahahhahahahs yeeees hahahahahahahaha
          Looserpool !!!

          1. Cilly Bonnolly
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Hahahahahahahahahaha. Disallowed.

        • Rainer
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Liverpool get what they deserved.