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Injured Jota out for the season as Mane returns to Liverpool starting XI

Diogo Jota (£7.0m) will miss Liverpool’s match against West Bromwich Albion this afternoon with a foot injury he picked up in Thursday’s win over Manchester United.

The news gets even worse for the former Wolves man and his owners in Fantasy Premier League as manager Jurgen Klopp ruled him out for the rest of the season ahead of kick-off at the Hawthorns.

The Liverpool boss said:

No good thing without a bad thing – so, we won at Manchester United but Diogo got something with the bone. Not too serious but serious enough to end the season. That’s it.

Oxlade is not in the squad, was ill a few days. We decided not to take him here just to give him now another session today that he is ready for Wednesday. Millie hopefully could be ready for Wednesday.

Sadio Mane (£11.7m) is back at Jota’s expense, while Klopp’s only other change sees Curtis Jones (£4.4m) start in midfield in place of Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.3m).

The Reds’ head coach said of Mane’s recall:

We spoke and he apologised. That’s clear, that’s it.

Mohamed Salah (£12.8m) is the most-captained player of Gameweek 36, both overall and within the top 10,000.

Above: The effective ownership (EO) and standard ownership figures of WBA and Liverpool players among the top 10,000 FPL managers (via LiveFPL.net)

Jota, incidentally, was owned by over two-thirds of the top 10k in Gameweek 36.

As for relegated Albion, Sam Allardyce has made two changes from the side that lost 3-1 at Arsenal.

A couple of fringe players are given chances to impress with the Baggies’ fate already sealed, as Hal Robson-Kanu (£5.2m) and Grady Diangana (£5.0m) make rare starts.

Mbaye Diagne (£6.0m) and Callum Robinson (£5.2m) drop to the bench.


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Rhys Williams, Robertson, Thiago, Fabinho, Jones, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Subs: Wijnaldum, Adrian, Tsimikas, Shaqiri, Origi, Woodburn, Clarkson, Neco Williams, Koumetio.

West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone, Furlong, Ajayi, Bartley, Townsend, Diangana, Yokuslu, Phillips, Matheus Pereira, Gallagher, Robson-Kanu.

Subs: Robinson, Livermore, Diagne, Peltier, Button, O’Shea, Ahearne-Grant, Maitland-Niles, Gardner-Hickman.

SUNDAY’S PREVIOUS GAMEWEEK 36 ACTION

Injured Jota out for the season as Mane returns to Liverpool starting XI

Harry Kane (£11.8m) set a new personal best for Fantasy Premier League points in a single campaign, with his goal in Tottenham Hotspur’s comfortable 2-0 win set to take him to the 230-mark once bonus is added.

Kane’s total of 35 goals and assists combined is just one short of his record set in 2016/17.

A goal was the bare minimum he could have expected: his total of seven shots in the box was three more than anyone else managed in Gameweek 36 so far, with two of those efforts striking the woodwork.

Gareth Bale (£9.2m) made it 10 attacking returns in his last five starts at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, meanwhile, claiming the assist for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg‘s (£4.9m) goal when his saved shot fell into the path of the Dane.

In a further indictment of Jose Mourinho’s tenure, Spurs had 24 shots and 13 attempts on target in this match – both figures surpassed any amount they had in a single Premier League fixture under their former boss.

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1,100 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Jamie_GAWA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bring in Shaw or Dallas?

    Currently have
    Mendy - Meslier
    Trent - Rudiger - Konsa - Coady - Digne

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Dallas

    2. Londongeezaa
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      How many defenders do you need? 🙂

  2. Party time
      2 years, 10 months ago

      What a finish from Salah

      1. Londongeezaa
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Class. Doesn’t get the respect he deserves sometimes.

        Could well win the Golden Boot again.

        1. zotter
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Agreed. Surprised he isn’t in running for POTY

          1. Dr Van Nostrand
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Apparently not even likely to make team of the season such is how appalling poor and biased football writers are in this country

            1. panda07
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 10 months ago

              Agreed, if he was English he'd be a certainty for TOTY

              1. Dr Van Nostrand
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                2 years, 10 months ago

                Absurd Foden is even in consideration. He's played less than half the season minutes-wise

        2. Party time
            2 years, 10 months ago

            You’re right

          • JBG
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            People who underate him can't be serious. I'm a lifelong MU fan and I have to admit that he is world class.

            1. Dr Van Nostrand
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 10 months ago

              Many fans are very biased

        3. @persecuted_by_mods
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Criminally underrated and disrespected, partly because of his first season and partly because of Mane's tantrums

        4. zotter
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Sell Watkins or Lingard? And for who??

          Have Raph

          1. Londongeezaa
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            I may play one as a punt and roll the FT to the final week.

        5. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Can't believe I ask this, for GW37 play Coufal (wba) or Mitchell (ARS)?

          1. WVA
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            I'm benching them both so start them both if you can, honestly though it should be Coufal I guess

          2. MidTableFantasy
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Coufal.

        6. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          What would you do here? 1 FT 0 ITB

          Martinez
          TAA Digne Dallas
          Salah Bruno Greenwood Lingard
          DCL Watkins Bamford*

          Areola Targett Jota* Dunk*

          1. MidTableFantasy
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Martinez to Fabianski or Meslier?

        7. Igz08
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Got bottomed, what's the opinion on Bale starting next week?

          1. Pep Roulette
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            I think he starts

            1. Igz08
              • 6 Years
              2 years, 10 months ago

              I fancy it too. Home game and he started all last time they played 3 in a week

          2. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Don't see why not. Played well.

            1. Igz08
              • 6 Years
              2 years, 10 months ago

              just fitness concerns, looked knackered by the end

              1. Hazz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                2 years, 10 months ago

                It didn't look like he looked knackered to me. Nothing is impossible though.

                1. Igz08
                  • 6 Years
                  2 years, 10 months ago

                  Maybe I’m thinking in to it too much 😛

        8. KUN_DE_BRU_YNE
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Willock or ASM if you would pick one ,?

          1. WVA
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Willock

          2. dabber7
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Willock, scored in each of his last five matches.

          3. matiakez
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Willock I guess but ASM probably has the higher ceiling

          4. Geano
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Willock

        9. rokonto
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Who will top the captain poll for the next gameweek (37)?

          1. Ragabolly
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Salah

          2. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Bruno surely

          3. WVA
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            I'll probably leave it on Kane

          4. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Kane

          5. matiakez
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Bruno will top it I'd guess

          6. Avery
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Salah

        10. ManUtdFan977
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          best keeper to have until the rest of the season
          a) dubravka
          b) mendy
          c) martinez
          d) Fabianski
          e) meslier

          1. Chandler Bing
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            A

          2. Eh, just one more thing ...
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            E

            1. dabber7
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 3 Years
              2 years, 10 months ago

              A

        11. Chandler Bing
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Best differential midfielder upto 9.5 if chasing 30 points? Other than Spurs players.

          1. panda07
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Bale

        12. _Ninja_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          mane g Salah a... offside

        13. Botman and Robben
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Offside...

        14. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Salah is so good.

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            I’ll agree if he scores again

        15. Champions League Varane
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Noo

        16. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Lazy by Mane not to get back on the right side there

          1. el polako
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            This, he is clearly off form and not even trying.

        17. tbos83
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Disaster of a week. Entire hopes resting on DCL and Digne.

        18. WVA
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Why have Salah and Mane started passing to each other today?

          1. Rassi
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            They kissed and made up.

          2. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Because they need to win instead of just ******* about with each other's heads.

          3. @persecuted_by_mods
              2 years, 10 months ago

              Salah usually does, mane just throws a tantrum any time he doesn't so it sticks in the mind. Whereas mane genuinely will do anything to avoid passing him normally but you're right even he is passing today. Probably because of his poor form and dissing klopp last week on his best behaviour now

              1. AC/DC AFC
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                2 years, 10 months ago

                To suggest Mane doesn't pass to Salah is ridiculous in a professional team that's won all those trophies together.

                1. @persecuted_by_mods
                    2 years, 10 months ago

                    The avoiding passing each other didn't start until recently and is usually about the killer ball, rather than not passing in general

                    1. AC/DC AFC
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 8 Years
                      2 years, 10 months ago

                      Mane has 10 assists this season and Salah 5.

                      I'm not having it that they deliberately ignore each other. Both are strikers and in a split second the pass may not happen every time...

                      1. @persecuted_by_mods
                          2 years, 10 months ago

                          How many do they have to each other?

                          1. @persecuted_by_mods
                              2 years, 10 months ago

                              You might be surprised by the answer

                  • A. PRISE
                    • 3 Years
                    2 years, 10 months ago

                    Very good observation mate. I think they made up. When Salah scores they hugged as well

                2. ivantys
                  • 3 Years
                  2 years, 10 months ago

                  pass it pereira what the heck

                  1. Royal5
                    • 12 Years
                    2 years, 10 months ago

                    Absurd

                3. jason_ni
                  • 8 Years
                  2 years, 10 months ago

                  Jota sums up my fpl season.
                  Signed in 31.
                  Gw31 2 points
                  Gw32 3 points
                  Gw33 1point
                  34 No game.
                  35 Fh and move him out of team, scored 10 points.
                  36 need him for blank, injured and out for season.

                  1. Salah’s Sonnet
                    • 12 Years
                    2 years, 10 months ago

                    Second biggest troll after Soucek

                  2. FPL Pillars
                    • 7 Years
                    2 years, 10 months ago

                    Never owned him, wasn’t surprised when I heard he was injured. Typical Jota!

                4. WVA
                  • 7 Years
                  2 years, 10 months ago

                  Thiago out bapping Pereira lol

                5. el polako
                  • 6 Years
                  2 years, 10 months ago

                  Salah so frustrating.

                6. Royal5
                  • 12 Years
                  2 years, 10 months ago

                  Poor finish

                7. Hazz
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 6 Years
                  2 years, 10 months ago

                  Great save from Johnstone there.

                  1. Royal5
                    • 12 Years
                    2 years, 10 months ago

                    Straight at him

                    1. Hazz
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 6 Years
                      2 years, 10 months ago

                      More the fact he actually held onto it.

                8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                  • 13 Years
                  2 years, 10 months ago

                  salah has to score

                  1. Salah’s Sonnet
                    • 12 Years
                    2 years, 10 months ago

                    Best observation I’ve seen this week

                9. Salah’s Sonnet
                  • 12 Years
                  2 years, 10 months ago

                  How do you not even finish that?

                  Jesus try a chip, anything! Such a poor shot

                  1. JBG
                    • 5 Years
                    2 years, 10 months ago

                    Yeah, thought the same. Chip far corner.

                    1. Salah’s Sonnet
                      • 12 Years
                      2 years, 10 months ago

                      Yep, but just every time a boring shot right at the keeper, he really needs to widen his options for shots, because what he’s doing ain’t ever gonna work

                10. Muchentuchel
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  2 years, 10 months ago

                  That will be the end of the last spark of hope for CL football in 2021/22. It's over.
                  I fkn hate Big Sam and his style of 'football'.

                11. Magic Zico
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  2 years, 10 months ago

                  Prediction of full time score here? 1-3 too ambitious?

                  1. WVA
                    • 7 Years
                    2 years, 10 months ago

                    It is sounding very much like 1-3 Salah hattrick

                  2. Old Man
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    2 years, 10 months ago

                    Probably about spot on.

                  3. Muchentuchel
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 5 Years
                    2 years, 10 months ago

                    1-1

                  4. AC/DC AFC
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    2 years, 10 months ago

                    2 2

                12. Sandy Ravage
                  • 8 Years
                  2 years, 10 months ago

                  Why not check corners with VAR? Some teams build their attack on set pieces

                  1. jason_ni
                    • 8 Years
                    2 years, 10 months ago

                    Please no, there's already too much VAR in football.

                    1. Old Man
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 12 Years
                      2 years, 10 months ago

                      Oh I love it ... especially at about 7pm yesterday evening.

                13. WVA
                  • 7 Years
                  2 years, 10 months ago

                  Come on Pereira!

                14. Hazz
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 6 Years
                  2 years, 10 months ago

                  Salah up top now