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Jota benched as Robertson returns to Liverpool XI

A mouth-watering clash at Anfield sees Liverpool take on Chelsea in the Saturday evening kick-off.

The action on Merseyside gets underway at 17:30 BST.

Jurgen Klopp has decided to make three changes to the Reds side that beat Burnley at Anfield last weekend, two of which are significant from a Fantasy perspective.

Kostas Tsimikas (£4.2m) and Diogo Jota (£7.6m) are both benched as the fit-again Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) and Roberto Firmino (£8.9m) are recalled to the starting XI.

Klopp’s other alteration sees Fabinho (£5.4m), back after missing Gameweek 2 for personal reasons, come in for Naby Keita (£5.0m) in midfield.

Teenager Harvey Elliott (£5.5m) keeps his place in the centre of the park.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has kept things simple, making just one, predictable adjustment after the 2-0 away win over Arsenal last Sunday.

That change sees N’Golo Kante (£4.9m) come into the midfield for Mateo Kovacic (£5.0m).

Marcos Alonso (£5.6m) once again starts at left wing-back, with Ben Chilwell (£5.8m) still without any game-time since May.

Romelu Lukaku (£11.5m), transferred in by over half a million Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers ahead of the Gameweek 3 deadline, is again flanked by Mason Mount (£7.5m) and Kai Havertz (£8.3m) in the Chelsea attack.

The sale of Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) was perhaps used to free up funds for the Belgian for many Fantasy bosses, with the Egyptian the most transferred-out midfielder of this Gameweek.

He is still the third-most captained player of the round, however, with just under one million of us handing him the armband.


Liverpool Xl: Alisson, Fabinho, Van Dijk, Firmino, Mane, Salah, Henderson, Robertson, Matip, Alexander-Arnold, Elliot.

Subs: Kelleher, Konate, Thiago, Keita, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jota, Minamino, Tsimikas.

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Rudiger, Alonso, Christensen, Jorginho, Kante, Lukaku, Mount, James, Azpilicueta, Havertz.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Silva, Kovacic, Werner, Loftus-Cheek, Chalobah, Hudson-Odoi, Chilwell, Ziyech.

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1,871 Comments Post a Comment
  1. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Go on Klopp, time to complain now you knob!

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Who hurt you? 😆

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Haha , who touched them*

    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      ouch. This is getting a bit embarrassing now

    3. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Log off lad, clearly too agitated to be on here 😀

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Suggest that Ronaldo isnt league better than Cavani to really set him off

        1. OverTinker
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          this

    4. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Reported

      1. Limbo
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Snitches get bitches

      2. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        For what? The comment isn't even that bad!

        1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          being drunk in charge of a keyboard

    5. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      wah cry more

    6. Tomerick
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Seek help.

    7. Yes Don
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I remember when I had my first beer

  2. EWH2020
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Why no Salah YC for dissent? Rules are rules

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      LiVARpool

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      ‘‘Twas the most obvious booking I’ve seen, the tackle itself could have warranted it

    3. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Because the refs always love to give us poor Liverpool supporters a helping hand. Haven't you heard?

  3. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Salah one more to hit a 100

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      What kind of wizardry is this?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        goals

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      He's on 99 premier league golazos

      1. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Thought you meant 100 for gw, was wondering wtf!?!

        1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          same here. i knew my week was bad but didn't think it was THAT bad!

        2. ClassiX
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          If you had Torres, Antonio(c), DCL, Wilson, Coleman and Buendia you be pretty close 🙂

  4. dabber7
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    If Chelsea don't get the card overturned how many matches does James miss for a straight red?

    Thanks

    1. noahzark22
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      one

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      1, not dangerous.

      1. dabber7
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks chaps

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      1

  5. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    What is the new hair cut fashion at Chelsea all about haha

    1. Blues for Salah
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      It's this year's version of Leeds "Man Bun" United

    2. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Apparently it's related to some advertising campaign in Brazil.

  6. merin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    WC now or wait? Want Ronaldo…

    Sanchez Steele
    TAA Shaw Coufal White Amartey
    Salah Bruno Greenwood Raphinha Benrahma
    Ings Antonio Obafemi

    1 FT, 0.3 ITB

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      i have the same team except Mahrez instead of Greenwood and 3x4m defenders.

      Im tempted to get in Ronaldo and DCL on a Wc with some Chelsea midfielders

    2. Lets jump straight into it.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Wait you dork

      1. Bennerman
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Good to see 'dork' getting a run-out

  7. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Let's go SALAH

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Let's gooo!!!

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Still see Lukaku getting one.

    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Point? Yc incoming?

  9. AIRMILES
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Who are the players who are likely to take price dives as 2 million+ managers scramble to get Ronaldo in?
    Bruno
    Ings
    Antonio?
    Salah?
    Son?

    And given this might push a lot of managers into WCing, who are the other players managers are going to be bringing in who might also get price hikes?
    Lukaku
    Torres?
    Gundo?
    Gray?

    1. Andy1
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Gray definitely will - cheap scoring(currently) midfielder. If people want Ronaldo/Lukaku/Kane, I see him getting a lot of investment!

    2. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Torres and Gray are gonna rocket.

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

    Havertz off, harsh but understandable.

    1. Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Owners just can't catch a break

  11. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Kante and Havertz off for Silva and Kovacic.

  12. Bucky Barnes
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    In no interpretation of the rules, now being able to be analysed in reply due to VAR, will someone scooping the ball back away from the goal and preventing it from going in not be pen due to a handball in the box and not be a sending off due to preventing a goal scoring opportunity.

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Your longest sentence in history award is in the post

      1. Bucky Barnes
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Tracking number?

    2. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Was this put through google translate?

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I almost had a stroke trying to read this

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Lmao

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Call a bondulance

        • Warbling Wendy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          I actually had one

      3. Bucky Barnes
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Lol phone typing at its finest

    4. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Nice of Kelly Cates to spoil the F1 qualifying results which i had recorded and intended to watch after this game was finished. 🙁

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Still worth the watch mate. Was a crazy qualifying.

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        First world problems eh

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Indeed, Maximus.

      3. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Was madness.

    5. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Brilliant Rudiger.

      1. Muchentuchel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Rudiger ending Salah's career here 😀

    6. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Firmino subbed off due to injury or tactical?

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

        Injury

      2. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        He was limping a bit. Whether that was to save face or not we don't know.

      3. Gandalf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Injury per my app

    7. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      What a cross from salah

      Best player in the league

    8. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      VVD having fun

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

      Jota is such a good header of the ball. No right at his height, lol.

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Ivan Zamorano springs to mind.

    10. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Why did DCL come off early? Injured or sub?

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

        In part because of the injury he's managing, I think.

        1. The Mighty Hippo
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Thanks. Probably just a precautionary thing then.

    11. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Alonso diving squad, learn do dive with us!

    12. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      How does Jota consistently win so many headers... makes no sense he's so good at those

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Reminds me of cahill

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Certain players have great timing like Tim Cahill, defensively Ashley Cole and evra were great at headed clearances too for shorter players

      3. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        😆 Alonso wtf was that

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

          Tekkers

      4. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        I had both Manè and Salah for the first 2gws

        1. el polako
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Mark had Ferran Torres & Mahrez...

        2. Muchentuchel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          massive waste of money - liverpool fan here

      5. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Hendo can get subbed here for Thiago or Keita...

        1. Muchentuchel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          sure we want to win this so better leave thiago out

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              2 years, 7 months ago

              *thumbs up*

        2. Baberto
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          I did toney+4.5 > Benharma+4.5 for this GW.
          Please someone tell me that I am not the unluckiest!

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            People sold Torres.

            1. Ragabolly
              • 14 Years
              2 years, 7 months ago

              🙂

              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 14 Years
                2 years, 7 months ago

                Sorry bud.

        3. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Lukaku playing?

          1. Lovren an elevator
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Never plays against the big teams

        4. Nightcrawler
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Need a TAA blank badly. He is VERY advanced today

          1. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Same here

        5. jia you
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Go away with your Fields of Athenry...lucky half wits led by a grinning fake!

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            *this is hard watching lol

        6. Lovren an elevator
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          What's up with Bobby F?

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Injured

          2. el polako
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Dentist appointment.

            1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              2 years, 7 months ago

              yup. Out til February

          3. Muchentuchel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            had a terrible start then maybe had a little knock and Jota came on after 42 mins

        7. R.C
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Rudiger is very very good. Underrated

          1. Paqueta Rice
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Yeah in beast mode

          2. jia you
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            excellent defender