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Robertson and Alexander-Arnold return to Liverpool XI as Jota starts again

Liverpool’s trip to Brentford is the seventh and final Premier League match of the day.

Kick-off is at 17:30 BST.

After a blank for Cristiano Ronaldo earlier in the day, captainers of Mohamed Salah have a chance to steal a march on those Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers who decided against handing the armband to the Egyptian.

Above: Gameweek 6 captaincy and effective ownership stats among the top 10,000 FPL managers

Jurgen Klopp has made four changes to the Liverpool team that beat Crystal Palace 3-0 at Anfield last weekend.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip and Andrew Robertson all return in defence, with Curtis Jones replacing the injured Thiago Alcantara in midfield.

James Milner, Ibrahima Konate and Kostas Tsimikas make way.

Diogo Jota again leads the line, with Salah and Sadio Mane either side of the Portugal international, but Roberto Firmino is back among the substitutes after a month on the sidelines with a hamstring injury.

Brentford manager Thomas Frank makes just the one change to the Bees side that won 2-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers last Saturday.

Frank Onyeka replaces Shandon Baptiste, who drops to the bench.

Ten Brentford players are ever-present starters in the Premier League this season.

GAMEWEEK 6 LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Raja, Ajer, Jansson, Pinnock, Canos, Onyeka, Norgaard, Janelt, Henry, Mbeumo, Toney.

Subs: Fernandez, Jensen, Forss, Wissa, Ghoddos, Zanka, Baptiste, Bidstrup, Roerslev

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Fabinho, Jones, Salah, Jota, Mane.

Subs: Kelleher, Konate, Milner, Firmino, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Minamino, Tsimikas, Origi

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

    James & Jota both got to go this week?

    1. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Why...?

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        James possibly screwed

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Is that good for Alonso ?

          1. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Alonso vs Chilly

            1. Stranger Mings
              • 3 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Lottery maybe Rüdiger is the way to gon

  2. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Getting rid of Benrahma and Antonio GW 8 Wildcard will be hard…

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Im keeping Antonio.

    2. dshv
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Why rid of both?

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

      He's returned in very game except Southampton (ignoring suspension).

      Who else is offering better?

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

        [Antonio]

  3. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ronaldo to Vardy worth it?

    Already have Lukaku and Antonio

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Thinking the same...

      1. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Great minds. Allows me to move White to Alonso to join Ridger and TAA in my team.

    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Lads lads, listen! The sound of thousands of knees jerking!

  4. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Too bad Cancelo is now top in the defenders table in fpl. No more flying under the radar.

    1. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Still 6 mil

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Thank God he has Liverpool next

      That's the last game he won't be in my team this season

      6.0 is going to be ridiculous for him

    3. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      1.5m less than Trent, and he isn’t labelled essential. Mad when you think about it. Had him since day 1.

  5. Playing_the_Numbers
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Chances for Shaw and Reece James to start next week? Are the injuries bad?

  6. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Jota, F.Torres, Greenwood and Benrahma seem to have run their course.

    Time to get on Sarr, Raphinha, A.Traore and Saka

    1. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Jota, Greenwood and Benrahma played well. Unlucky not to get points. Keep

      1. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Jota got points actually

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I have greenwood jota sarr raphina where do i go

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Not a fan of saka fpl wise. Arsenal are too defensive and he doesnt have goals in him

    3. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      As a Traore owner, not sure I can agree with his inclusion in your list here.

      He's got the fixtures sure, but he's incredibly frustrating to own and as yet hasn't proven to be much of an FPL asset.

      Hopefully he proves me wrong tomorrow, but I'm not holding my breath

  7. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    How did Norwich look today, any hope of them keeping a CS next week? Looks like I might be playing Williams

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Didn't watch but no chance

  8. Mighty Banana
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone know how secure Duffy and Livramento are in terms of being risks going forward?

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Liv should be nailed, I think Duffy could be prone to rotation since Burn and Lamptey are coming back to full fitness

  9. SHOWSTOPPERRR
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Guys any updates on bamford? Is he out next gw also?

  10. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Benrahma blanking with other mids doing well makes up for that fluke haul last gw

  11. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bonus added

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Tell me Mo got 3 and Jota 2

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Yea. I feel like robbed also.

  12. Devos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Current team:

    Sanchez | Meslier
    TAA | Shaw | Tierney | Duffy | Amartey
    Fernandes | Jota | Benrahma | Sarr | Ward-Prowse
    Jiménez | Lukaku | Bamford

    What's your opinion on these moves?
    GW7: Shaw & Jota >< Rudiger & Raphinha/Kovacic/Mount
    GW8: Fernandes >< Salah/KDB

    Not sure if I should triple up on Chelsea or Leeds players, especially because of the Bamford injury. I plan on WC between GW 11 and 12.

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Probably same moves next week.

  13. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Early thoughts?

    1) WC
    2) Shaw to Che def
    3) Shaw Greenwood to Che def Havertz/Gallagher/Grealish -4

    Sanchez/Steele
    TAA/Shaw/Ayling/Duffy/Tsim
    Salah/Greenwood/Benrahma/Raph/Sarr
    Ronaldo/Antonio/Scarlet

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      2

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

        Been on it now

  14. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Shaw & Ronaldo > Alonso & Lukaku -4

    Yay or nay?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Y

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Apparently Alonso had a bad game today , dropped for Chilwell?

  15. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    62 with Jimenez to go , happy with that, solid week 🙂

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Noice

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Nice! great score this week

    3. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      63 with Semedo Sanchez and Traore to go here

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Bravo

    4. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Lovely, that's a great score this week.

    5. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks all 🙂

  16. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Jota + Bamford --> 4.5M + Lukaku (c) -4

    pull the trigger now?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      If you will be priced out otherwise therein yes

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        will be exact money after Rom rise...

    2. Carefree Crew
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I've done those exact moves. We'll be very unlucky if Lukaku gets injured mid week. Captain option justifies the hit IMHO.

  17. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Crazy to go without Antonio in order to afford Ronaldo and Lukaku?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Barmy

    2. Bruno Commando
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      same dilemma..

    3. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Can only captain one, gotta think of the VFM Antonio offers

    4. Gunneryank
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Possibly. Ham fixtures take a bad turn here soon but Antonio may still be worth keeping, imo.

  18. Lord of Ings
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Assuming raphinha is fit
    Torres to raphinha using FT easy?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Easy

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      He has a huge ice pack behind his knee when he came off early.

  19. Eightball
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez vs Ramsdale?

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Ranchez

      1. Tambling5
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Make a Roster!

  20. Sarri-ball
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Better combo

    A) christensen/ 6.0 mid (double chelsea def)
    B) canelo/luiz (bench player)

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

    2. Carefree Crew
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Different values by £0.5m? With City playing Liverpool next I'd wait a week for Cancelo. Depends if you have rotation risks in your squad & which MF.

  21. Babit1967
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    41 with 3 to go not too bad considering capped Ronaldo and don’t have Antonio, What a let down Shaw has been tho

    1. Tambling5
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yep Shaw and Digne everpresent failures for me!

  22. Filthbomb
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Can I activate Free Hit after I already made transfers to cover the points loss?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yep

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Same as with WC.

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yes but the transfer is cancelled

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Incorrect info

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          How? If you activate free hit, your team reverts to your previous gameweek team, therefore the transfer made prior to activating FH is cancelled

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            It's only cancelled after your team reverts back to your original team, at the start of the next gameweek.

            1. Big boy Bowen
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              That’s what I’m saying

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Nope. It is done and dusted. Rules haven't changed this year imho.

  23. Tambling5
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Fixtures very tricky next week. Think will wait to game week after international break before wildcarding.
    Foster Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Digne Coufal Ayling
    Salah Grealish Sarr Greenwood Allan
    Lukaku Antonio 4.5
    With 1.5 itb and 1FT
    Seem fair if not too many injuries?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Fair

  24. Maeki2
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Worth WC?
    TAA + Jota + Gray + Shaw + Coufal (semedo backup)
    to
    Lukaku + Cancelo + Rudiger + Alonso + Lamptey (livra backup)

    Could i stand without TAA

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Barmy

  25. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Will you be considering any City mid for their GWs 8-10 fixtures?

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Grealish only for me

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Nope, you will be fecked over by Pep.

      Dias or Cancelo. That is it.

    3. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yes, I think Grealish will be a definite addition to my wildcard team, so added in either GW7 or GW8.

      1. The Mighty Hippo
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Alongside Dias (I already have Cancelo and will obviously be keeping him).

    4. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yep looking at Grealish

    5. Atimis
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Been thinking Grealish but see no end product, probably Cancelo can be 2 in 1

    6. Maeki2
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      KDB could be smashing soon but that is to consider between other prems

  26. Bruno Commando
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Antonio + Greenwood + Shaw -> Lukaku + 4.5 + Rudiger?

    Rest of team
    Sanchez
    TAA White Shaw*
    Traore Salah Greenwood* Raph Benny
    CR7 Antonio*

    Steele Ayling Williams Obafemi

    1. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Madness getting rid of Antonio

  27. dshv
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez foster
    Taa alonso marcal ayling tsimi
    Sarr benrahma salah raphinha greenwood
    Cristiano antonio obafemi

    0ft.
    Would tou WC this?

  28. Fish up a tree
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Who would you play next week only TAA or Cancelo?

    1. Maeki2
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Liverpool defense against brentford championship team

    2. Atimis
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      TAA with set pieces

    3. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      TAA

  29. Sharkytect
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Any word on Bamfords injury? Long term? I will wildcard tonight if he is confirmed out for at least one more week - my team is in pieces

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

      I read on here, so not sure the source, that it could be several weeks.

  30. Original Sin
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Who will score more points in the next 5 GWs?
    A. Cancelo + Raphinha+ASM
    B. Gallagher+ Benny + Vardy
    C. Cancelo + Gallagher + Jesus