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2pm kick-off team news: Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Jota + Firmino all start for Liverpool

Following the postponement of Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal, there are now just two Premier League matches taking place on Sunday – Liverpool v Brentford and West Ham United v Leeds United.

Both games kick-off at 14:00 GMT.

Jurgen Klopp makes six changes from his side’s 2-2 draw at Chelsea, with Alisson, Joel Matip, Andrew Robertson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Curtis Jones and Roberto Firmino coming in for Caoimhin Kelleher, Ibrahima Konate, Kostas Tsimikas, James Milner, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.

Harvey Elliott, Nathaniel Phillips, Divock Origi and Thiago Alcantara remain on the injury list, whilst Salah, Mane and Naby Keita are at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

For Brentford, wing-back Rico Henry returns to the starting XI in place of Sergi Canos, in the only change from Tuesday’s 4-1 loss at Southampton.

Josh Dasilva, David Raya, Charlie Goode and Zanka are still out, while Frank Onyeka is on AFCON duty.

Elsewhere, David Moyes sticks with the same team that defeated Norwich City in Double Gameweek 21.

That means Manuel Lanzini should continue in a deeper-lying role alongside Declan Rice, with Tomas Soucek and Mark Noble still absent from the matchday squad.

Meanwhile, with Vladimir Coufal and Aaron Cresswell the starting full-backs once again, it does look like Ben Johnson’s stint in the first-team is over, at least for now.

Angelo Ogbonna and Kurt Zouma are on the sidelines, while Said Benrahma is at AFCON.

As for Leeds United, Pascal Struijk and Daniel James replace Diego Llorente and Tyler Roberts, who are both suspended, whilst Patrick Bamford isn’t in the squad despite recovering from injury.

Kalvin Phillips, Liam Cooper, Jamie Shackleton, Charlie Cresswell and Joe Gelhardt all remain out through injury.

DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 22 LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Jota, Firmino

Subs: Kelleher, Konate, Milner, Gomez, Minamino, Tsimikas, Gordon, Williams, Morton

Brentford XI: Fernandez, Ajer, Jansson, Pinnock, Roerslev, Janelt, Norgaard, Baptiste, Henry, Mbeumo, Toney

Subs: Lossl, Canos, Jensen, Forss, Wissa, Ghoddos, Bidstrup, Bech Sorensen, Stevens


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Cresswell, Rice, Lanzini, Bowen, Fornals, Vlasic, Antonio

Subs: Yarmolenko, Areola, Fredericks, Masuaku, Johnson, Kral, Okoflex, Alese, Perkins

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Koch, Struijk, Firpo, Forshaw, Dallas, Klich, Raphinha, Harrison, James

Subs: Klaesson, Rodrigo, Bate, Hjelde, McKinstry, Jenkins, Moore, Kenneh, Gray

1,163 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    OX needs to be in really good form to be good enough for this Liverpool team.

    1. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      He is not atm.

      1. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        This aged well

  2. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Lets try this again …

    Can we have a thank you and goodbye goal from Jota please?

  3. fplgaruda
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Vlasic is so slow

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

    Mbeumo very close

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Post?

  5. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Harrison hatty

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

    Raphinha assist

  7. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Hatrickson

  8. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Harrison X3

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Hattrick hero

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

    Ox is so bad. We lack a real sharpshooter. Nobody knows how to hit a proper ball these days...

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Not gonna happen but we need Chiesa

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Need ACON to be over

  10. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    3 Leeds

  11. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    FINALLLLYYY raph

  12. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Someone out there has TC'd Harrison this week.

  13. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Huge assist from Raph

  14. Kaneyonero
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Harrison (TC)...... If only

  15. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Harrison cappers in heaven! 🙂

  16. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Harrison cappers in dreamland. All three of them.

    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      If only his name sounded rude he'd have had about 20

  17. Eze Really?
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Seems Jack is back!

  18. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Vlasic subbed off for Masuaku

    Not the lad I'd bring on when leaking goals, but here we are

  19. fplgaruda
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Why I don't think of Harrison as the obvious captain pick this GW?

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

    Where the f was Coufal

  21. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    My Butland, Idah and Harrison punts working wonders!

  22. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Really bugs me when people say "an historic"...

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      "a historic". Much better ?

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Yes, thanks 🙂

  23. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Leeds are just such a random team

  24. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    This some woeful defending.

  25. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    SGW player outscores DGW options

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      As expected

  26. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Raphinha Just played an Outswinging pass with his instead. Incredible.

  27. Kaneyonero
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Cmon Dennis now it's your time to grab a hatty

  28. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Looking forward to seeing some madman triple captaining Harrison

  29. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Jota hits post from TAA assist

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

      Dont say that ffs

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Raph raises him by hitting post from free kick

  30. Dammit_182
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Just logged in. Thinking ‘what did I miss’. Jack. Harrison.