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. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 16 hours ago

    Wilsonnnnn

    1. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 16 hours ago

      VARed

  2. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 16 hours ago

    Just lol

  3. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 16 hours ago

    Loooooool why oh why

  4. Party time
      3 years, 16 hours ago

      Sceeeennessss 😆

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 16 hours ago

      That’s not handball

    • Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 16 hours ago

      VAR checking for hand ball

      1. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 16 hours ago

        Disallowed

    • Louis Van Gaalstones
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 16 hours ago

      Saint Maximin either moves like he's the fittest man on earth, or like he's just survived a high speed car crash.

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 16 hours ago

      Disallowed

    • King Carlos
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 16 hours ago

      Loooooololoolooolo

    • Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 16 hours ago

      Lolorama

    • tbos83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 16 hours ago

      WILSON!!!!

    • Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 16 hours ago

      AND THERE IT IS!!!!!!!! Thanks liverpool, you absolute wasters

    • My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 16 hours ago

      No goal

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 16 hours ago

      No goal

      What the heck is this. That’s not handball

    • KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 16 hours ago

      Goal removed

    • SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 16 hours ago

      Hahahahahahaha

    • Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 16 hours ago

      Oh yes thank you

    • Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 16 hours ago

      oh no, my double Liverpool Robbo & Trent defence punt failed

      1. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 16 hours ago

        Nope

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 16 hours ago

          🙂

      2. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 16 hours ago

        Saved by VAR!

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 16 hours ago

          🙂

    • R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 16 hours ago

      You Never Walk Alone!!!!!!

    • KAALI_DAAL
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 16 hours ago

      TAA owners show your tears!

      1. Kodap
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 16 hours ago

        Disallowed bro

      2. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 16 hours ago

        Lol

      3. Gandalf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 16 hours ago

        Well this comment backfired

      4. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 16 hours ago

          Lmao clown show your tears

          1. moz_1983
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 16 hours ago

            As did mine!

        • moz_1983
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 16 hours ago

          Tears of joy, son.

          1. moz_1983
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 16 hours ago

            Ah.

        • Cruyff's Eleven
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 16 hours ago

          You must be fun at parties

      5. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 16 hours ago

        Hahaha awful rule

        1. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 16 hours ago

          He better hurry up with it then.

      6. UKG
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 16 hours ago

        Joke

      7. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 16 hours ago

        So strikers need to be without arms now!!

      8. Party time
          3 years, 16 hours ago

          Trent’s yummy cleansheet intact

        • tbos83
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 16 hours ago

          Oh come on that is ridiculous

        • seewhyaxe
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 16 hours ago

          yessssssssssssssss

        • Royal5
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 16 hours ago

          What on earth

        • @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 16 hours ago

            Best part is the people gloating even though the goal has already been removed

          • THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 16 hours ago

            Thank god for that lol. Trent and Robbo owner on FH