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Liverpool v Spurs team news: Konate and Diaz start, Matip and Jota benched

The final Premier League match of the day could be a humdinger on Merseyside as it sees Liverpool play host to Tottenham Hotspur.

Kick-off at Anfield is at an unusually late 19:45 BST.

There’s not just the title race affected by the result of this fixture but also the sprint for a UEFA Champions League qualification spot, as a win for Spurs would put serious pressure on Arsenal and even Chelsea ahead of them.

Defeat for either side, however, might all but end their respective hopes.

For us Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers, there are opportunities aplenty to kick-start the Gameweek after a fairly awful Saturday for most concerned.

No fewer than five players on show tonight are owned by at least 40% of the top 10k (see below), for example, with a certain Egyptian the most-captained player of the week:

Most of the key FPL targets start this evening but there is a first league benching since November for Joel Matip, who is replaced at centre-half by Ibrahima Konate – perhaps the latter’s extra half yard of pace was a factor considering the form of Son Heung-min.

Jurgen Klopp has made two changes following the Reds’ midweek win over Villarreal in the Champions League, with Jordan Henderson and Luis Diaz starting in place of Naby Keita and Diogo Jota.

Roberto Firmino again misses out despite a return to training.

Antonio Conte’s one change is a predictable one: Dejan Kulusevski is back in the starting XI in place of Lucas Moura after his heroics off the bench last weekend.

GAMEWEEK 36 LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Thiago, Henderson, Fabinho, Diaz, Mane, Salah.

Spurs XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Royal, Sessegnon, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Kulusevski, Son, Kane.

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748 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    get in there SOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNN

    (CCC)

    1. Dammit_182
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Played!

    2. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Amazing mate well played

  2. Dammit_182
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Scenes!

  3. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Son!!!

  4. nolard
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    great goal

  5. putana
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    SOIN CAPTAIN I LOVE YOU

  6. Feanor
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Son captain gamble looking good

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      This so far!

  7. PartyTime
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Hahahahaha

  8. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Jesus I hate that man.

  9. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Hilarity.

  10. OptimusBlack
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Sooooooonnnnyyyyyy

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

    Wow

    Sessegnon was great call

    To Son!!

  12. PartyTime
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Son non owners in the MUD

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

      Don't thing many are still active who don't own Son.

  13. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Of fkin course.

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    With the league now lost & Liverpool being a cup team, will there be mass changes on Tuesday night vs Villa?

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Steady on

  15. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Wonderful stuff - COYS

    Son (C)

    1. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Nicely done, great pick!

  16. thegame983
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Fair play to Kane. Did not see him passing there

  17. Feanor
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Serves Klop right for benching Matip

    1. putana
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      i think it was the smart choice to counter spurs counter tbf

  18. PartyTime
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Pep screaming

  19. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    did people actually cap salah over the South Korean magician

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Son nearly

  21. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Just shows Matip should be starting every game

  22. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    congrats to man city -.-

  23. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Finish your chances Liverpool FFS

  24. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Son, what a legend.
    20 PL goals, no penalties.
    Potential 11 point haul.

  25. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Kane AA. He is basically just Spurs era Modric now.

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

    Liverpool defence wide open

  27. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Compounding my misery from forgetting to confirm my BB (guess we all have to do it at some point…), Son has to be my biggest FPL troll ever.

    Always scores when I don’t have him and rarely when I do. Just haven’t been able to shoehorn him in.

    Absolutely terrible week so far 🙁

  28. PartyTime
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    This match is so sweet

  29. dshv
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Son stral the TROPHY

  30. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Get in the box Kulu!