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.

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1,030 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 hours ago

    Gayle loves Liverpool...

  2. fusen
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 hours ago

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

    1. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 hours ago

      Don’t curse it

  3. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 hours ago

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

  4. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 hours ago

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

    1. evilfish
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 hours ago

      ok

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 hours ago

      Lol lottery numbers please

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 hours 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
    3 years, 4 hours ago

    Salah no more bonus?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 hours ago

      Nope, as always expected

  6. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 hours 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
      3 years, 4 hours ago

      8

      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 hours ago

        yep sorry 8

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 hours ago

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

      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 hours 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
          3 years, 4 hours 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
    3 years, 4 hours 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
    3 years, 4 hours ago

    Dubravka on fire

  9. Going Home
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 hours 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
      3 years, 4 hours ago

      Already in play

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 hours ago

      Already included

    3. Guru Mediation
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 hours ago

      Included already as I understand it

    4. The Invincibles
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 hours 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, 12 months ago

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

  10. Party time
      3 years, 4 hours ago

      Leicester had better smash Palace.

      Vardy hatty & 2 og

      1. Party time
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          2 og from Iheanacho

        • Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          Palace win probably

          1. Party time
              3 years, 4 hours ago

              Should be an entertaining encounter

        • Eh, just one more thing ...
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          Shocking from Fabinho

        • g40steve
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          Fab YC

        • King Carlos
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          Fabinho with some NFL stuff there

        • Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          Klopp you should be ashamed

        • fusen
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 hours 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
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          Salah baps wiped, of course

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 4 hours ago

            Oh of course, were never his

        • Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          Here we go...

        • Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          Robertson has been incredible.

        • g40steve
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          Curtis is poor

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

          Please keep the cleanie

        • Eh, just one more thing ...
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          1-1

        • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          OMG Wilson

        • Shark Team
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          ASM man of the match for me

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

          Arghhhhhhh

        • tbos83
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          Never understand why they give MOTM before game has finished

        • Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          F**k OFF Liverpool.

        • My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          Salah cappers bailed out

        • It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          Lolerpool

        • Jebiga
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          Yeeees yeeeews yeeeeeeeahahhahahahs yeeees hahahahahahahaha
          Looserpool !!!

          1. Cilly Bonnolly
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 4 hours ago

            Hahahahahahahahahaha. Disallowed.

        • Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 hours ago

          Liverpool get what they deserved.