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. A. PRISE
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 19 hours ago

    Disallow this VAR!!

  2. KAALI_DAAL
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 19 hours ago

    What is happening!!!!

    TAA owners show them tears!!!

    1. grumpyman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Owner but no tears here. Too luck fun watching Liverpool spunk their Champions League place away.

      1. BeaversWithAttitude
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 19 hours ago

        Yah, I have Trent, but fair play to the Magpies.

    2. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Here. Hate Newcastle too, so double whammy.

  3. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Right now the tears of TAA are here

    • Konstaapeli
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      😆

    • King Carlos
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Omg!!!!lolololoo

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Liverpool need Phillips back.

      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 19 hours ago

        Yes, need Fabinho back in midfield.

    • R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Justice served!!!!!

      YNWA!!!!

      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 19 hours ago

        Noicee

    • Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Liverpool are an absolute disgrace. Should have been 4 up.

      1. Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 19 hours ago

        How dare you, Liverpool are European super league quality - how dare you compare them to the lowly EPL teams.

    • Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Liverpool get what they deserve.

    • Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      What is happening?! Trying to keep up on text here.

      1. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 19 hours ago

        Final score 1-1

      2. moz_1983
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 19 hours ago

        1 -1. Goal disallowed, next play they score anyway. Willock

    • JJeyy
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      TAA IS A FRAUD

    • Jebiga
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Aaaaaaahahhahahahahshs
      Hahahahahahahaha
      Yeeees yessw yessssnshaha

      Delirium hahahahah

      LOOOSERPOOL

      1. Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 19 hours ago

        you okay there?

      2. GROBARI
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 18 hours ago

        How old are you? 12?

      3. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 18 hours ago

        You been a member for 9 years, and then this?!

        Seriously, you make us all look like idiots...

    • SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Bye bye Liverpool CS

    • A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Trent owners where you at?

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 19 hours ago

        Here. Why?

        1. A. PRISE
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 19 hours ago

          It's justice and it's looking for ya 🙂

          1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 19 hours ago

            Hardly my fault it was disallowed!

      2. moz_1983
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 19 hours ago

        Here.

      3. Pukkipartyy
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 19 hours ago

        Here. 6k or. Thx bye.

        1. A. PRISE
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 19 hours ago

          Salty much?

          1. Pukkipartyy
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 19 hours ago

            Haha:D u just dont know anything about fpl if u dont own TAA. And here u are lauging for 4pts. Camoon 😀 Sad.

    • KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Pool getting what they deserved!

      Newcastle get what they deserved!

    • EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Liverpool are really bad at home.

      1. Jebiga
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 19 hours ago

        Shete club at all, doesn't deserve top 6

    • Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      LOLOL

    • Jebiga
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Dive now against Newcastle shete Salah

    • bialk
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      What a joke.

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Liverpool are absolutely shocking

    • JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Hahaha yeeees! ML rival had TAA C.

    • FPL_Motty
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Liverpool didn't deserve to win this game. Walking around and no urgency to score, Newcastle deserved a point. I have 3 Liverpool..

    • ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      In 3 minutes my TAA(c) score went from 14 to 4 to 12 to 4...

      1. fish&chips
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 19 hours ago

        Same... painful

    • Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Deserved

    • hueycho
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      TAA cappers..i feel ya

    • King Carlos
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      What a joke liverpool!

    • HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      VARPOOL is DOOMED...double pool defence well played boys

    • A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      Knock knock!! It's JUSTICE and it's being served!

    • TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      How is it possible for defenders / goal keepers to stil have more Baps than Salah?!

      1. moz_1983
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 19 hours ago

        Salah has missed a ton of chances, meaning he loses BPS points.

      2. Life_Ban
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 19 hours ago

        Not after conceding that goal...

    • WiredWeasel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 19 hours ago

      A draw would be fair, and I have TAA in my team.