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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. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Is Salah getting the 3 bps?

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

      Probably yes

      1. Blue Moon Rising
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Trent 1?

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      atm

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

      Looks that way

    4. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yep

  2. Blue Moon Rising
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Son to Bruno?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Villa are leaky :/

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

      Free? Fine if so but could still backfire

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

    Have enjoyed football with drama this weekend 😆 and just realised FPL team all out now without EVE players 🙁

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Got to take this game on chin, hopefully no big score for Dom and Digne

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

        Yeah, will watch anyway albeit EVE will likely not entertain - could be wrong!

  4. cescpistols111
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Season really going downhill and 50 points behind ML leader. Please help!

    1FT, 0.8 ITB. Jota & Coady out for a -4?

    Leno Forster
    Dallas Kabak Coady Rudiger N.Williams
    Bruno Son Jota Lingard Ward-Prowse
    Kane Aguero DCL

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Raphinha and Ritchie

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Better to upgrade Kabak to Trent if possible

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

      50pts tough to catch up on! Bruno for Salah in GW37?

      Jota > Raphina is a good shout.

      I probably would get rid of Coady unless you can get TAA or possibly Robertson.

  5. C_G
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    what to do here? 0 FTs, 0.6 ITB

    Martinez

    Holding TAA Dallas Shaw

    Lingard Salah Greenwood Son

    Kane DCL

    Forster El Ghazi Ward Nacho

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

      Looks good to me! Nacho for Bamford/Antonio

  6. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    If Chelsea win the UCL and finish fifth in the league are there five English teams qualified for next seasons UCL?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yes

      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        If Man City win the UCL and Chelsea finish 4th does 5th get UCL?

        1. DRIZ ✅
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          No

        2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          No

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

          No

  7. DRIZ ✅
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    I canni believe what i have just seen, I canni!!!!

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

    That was amazing. Shame there was no crowd for that one. Unbelievable

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Delighted with that finish! Agree - shame there were no fans, but I felt it from home - not even a Liv fan 🙂 Just love great football moments. What a man!

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

    honestly happy with 54 (-8) with DCL to go. Sad about Jota no show tho, couldve saved a -4.

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

    At least hopefully this Everton game is perhaps the last PL game we’ll ever see without a crowd

  11. 420king
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Martinez
    TAA Shaw Dallas
    Bruno Son Salah Greenwood Lingard
    Watkins Kane
    (3.9, Iheanacho, Holgate, Veltman)
    0.0 ITB, 1 FT

    Watkins to Antonio before the price drop tonight?

  12. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Atleti score, oh no - no goal

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      How can you edit comments?

  13. Supersonic Marv'
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    "Allison wonderland!". I bet David Jones's agent will be on the phone to sky for a pay raise after that little gem.

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Been around for years

      1. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        What?

    2. Blue Moon Rising
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Was probably fed it.

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

      Riffed, and sitting in a locker since Annihilator's Allison Hell. Unbelievable Jeff (Waters).

  14. C_G
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    El Ghazi ---> Raphina (-4)??

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Why not Harrison?

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

        consistency

  15. CroatianHammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Well, I West-Ham'd my FPL team this GW. Ended up with 8 players. Disaster!

    I require two returns from DCL to win my FFS HU match too - I believe I'm 19 behind, and DCL has the (C). This time next year Rodney...

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

      I had a full 11 with no hits, Ward got 0 and Jota got injured!

  16. Athletico Underachieving
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Priced out of TAA a few weeks ago so went Robbo, ML leader has TAA. All the threat coming down the left and TAA corner gets headed in. Of course

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      TAA ultimate goat last 5gws

    2. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Loòooooooool

      All the threat down the left.

      Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Ha

    3. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      What game were you watching?

  17. NotsoSpursy
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Zaha-> Son for free?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Nope, look elsewhere

    2. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      No Son looked tired today

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

      Ok thanks

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

        I would do it

  18. C_G
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    pls help, what to do here? 0 FTs, 0.6 ITB

    Martinez

    Holding TAA Dallas Shaw

    Lingard Salah Greenwood Son

    Kane DCL

    Forster El Ghazi Ward Nacho

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Nothing, good to go

    2. CroatianHammer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I have 7 of your 11 in my own starting 11... not saying that means much, but you're grand. Don't take a hit.

  19. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Jota to Mahrez or Harrison? Taking into account Mahrez may not play final GW...

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Mahrez

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

      Chasing M, leading H

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

        yup, chasing for some 40ish points

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

    Does anyone have any idea what the United line up could be v Fulham?

  21. C_G
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Looks like be entering the top 900K OR! This is after missing the first 3 GWs, feel good.

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

      I'll*

  22. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Nachoooooooooo
    Get in!!!
    If results stay like this, Real on top of the La liga table with 2 games to go.
    Vamos! Hala Madrid

  23. NotsoSpursy
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    I can’t see any decent Jota and Zaha replacements for under 10m

    Am I missing anyone obvious ? Rashford?

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

      Greenwood

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

      Raphina

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

      Thanks guys

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

    sloppy defending... wish that was DCL.

  25. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Jebbison (c). Get in.

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

    That Alisson goal was something else. Unbelievable drama.

    Then to other topics. Raphinha or Greenwood for last two (for Jota)?

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yep.
      Suarez last minute goal was amazing too.
      Raphina as i don't think Greenwood will play vs wolves.

  27. BrooksWasHere
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who to bench-

    Cancelo or
    Bamford ??

    Any decision will inevitably be the wrong one. Cheers!