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

    Hahahahahahaha

  2. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Go on the tooooooon! 😀

  3. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    To be fair, Newcastle deserved a point.

    1. Jebiga
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Win

  4. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Willock you beautiful man

  5. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    BRING IRONS TO UCL...THANKS VARPOOL great show that

  6. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Pool lucky not to lose.

  7. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    As a Newcastle fan I'm not going to pretend we deserved that but I'll definitely take it.

    1. Im New Here
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I think they deserved it

      1. tbos83
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Do you know what you are right, I'm being hard on my team - just Pool missed so many changes

  8. JabbaWookiee
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Who says you need TAA

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

      Erm, nobody?

      1. JabbaWookiee
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Well. True. Not now!

  9. Party time
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Liverpool are pants this season

    • pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Hilarious really

      Cracking game to watch.

    • hueycho
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Jota has been below par since i got him two weeks ago! Get rid!!!

    • wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      f**k this game

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

        Football or FPL? Newcastle deserved that.

    • Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      FFS Unbelievable

    • Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Week from hell

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

      I have no words. Liverpool, you are absolute GARBAGE!!!!!!

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

      LiVARpool doesnt deserves UCL football. Send the to Conference league pls

    • JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Salah(C), Trent and Jota. Liverpool fan. Wow

    • Roy Hudd
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      TAA owners in massive fail. Mane owners in massive fail. Where are ya?! Hahaha...

      1. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        You must have lots of friends....

      2. Saka Rice
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I'm in overall rank 2k and you? TAA is not a fail he's got points last 4 gamewewks? Duh hello?

      3. Party time
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Jota owners hefty fail

      4. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        How on earth can Salah not be on Baps

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

          Because he is shocking

        2. HonestBlatter
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          He is close

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

          Wasteful

      5. jammie26
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Lol at Liverpool

      6. End of King Wilson
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I celebrated that goal too much somehow, would have been upset as I had TAA.

        THIS IS FOOTBALL!!!!

      7. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Is it just me or have Liverpool disappointed in nearly every great on paper fixture like this this season?

      8. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Will take that Salah(c) with no Liverpool DF

      9. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        How far Liverpool have fallen, clinging on vs Newcastle at Anfield.

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

        7 pts from 4 so far 🙁 Bruno better deliver

      11. Kodap
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        17 points from Trent, Jota & Salah captain, horrivleb

      12. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Robbo 2 baps

      13. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Just when I thought I had points from Trent,
        My arrow will never be green again

      14. Louis Van Gaalstones
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Wow it's been a while since I've been on here during a game, I remember why now.

        1. Party time
            2 years, 11 months ago

            😆

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

          Bought TAA for a hit so I didn’t have to start Digne vs Arsenal 😀