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Aston Villa v Liverpool team news: Salah benched, Robertson out

Double Gameweek 36 continues this evening and there is plenty of interest in both sides from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective.

Aston Villa v Liverpool gets underway at Villa Park at 20:00 BST.

Mohamed Salah finds himself among the substitutes for the visitors, while Andrew Robertson misses out completely.

Salah is the most-captained player of Gameweek 36 both overall and within the top 10,000, with 84.46% of the leading managers handing him the armband:

The premium pair are among five players who drop out of Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI from Saturday’s draw against Tottenham Hotspur.

Also making way are Ibrahima Konate, Jordan Henderson and Thiago, with Joel Matip, Kostas Tsimikas, Naby Keita, Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota taking their places.

Roberto Firmino makes his return as a substitute after six matches out with a foot injury.

Steven Gerrard, meanwhile, makes two changes from the 3-1 win at Burnley, including a recall for Philippe Coutinho against his former club.

Marvelous Nakamba also comes into the starting XI, with Calum Chambers and Emiliano Buendia dropping to the bench.


GAMEWEEK 36 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Nakamba, McGinn, Luiz, Coutinho, Ings, Watkins

Subs: Olsen, Sanson, Buendia, Traore, Chambers, Young, Chukwuemeka, Chrisene, Iroegbunam

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Fabinho, Keita, Jones, Diaz, Jota, Mane

Subs: Kelleher, Konate, Thiago, Milner, Firmino, Salah, Gomez, Henderson, Origi

804 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Yes VVD get in mud for TAA owners love to see it oh yes I do

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Use punctuation

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        !/.

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Phew...
          ...thanks....

        2. AIRMILES
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          There was a book written and sent to a publisher once. It didn't have any punctuation in it. The publisher asked for the author to add punctuation, so he added three pages of punctuation marks at the end and said the readers will have to insert it themselves.

          1. Brehmeren
            • 13 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            I'm sure it was a best seller.

      2. NorCal Villan
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        His/her/its command of the language is mudderfudding dreadful

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Just say 'their'

          1. NorCal Villan
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            You do you

            1. Gazwaz80
              • 4 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Lack of punctuation can get you in trouble, there’s a big difference between ‘Mary helped her Brother, Jack, off a Horse and… Mary helped her Brother Jack off a Horse…

              1. NorCal Villan
                • 2 Years
                1 year, 10 months ago

                Brings to mind a great book— Eats, Shoots & Leaves, by Lynne Truss

              2. NorCal Villan
                • 2 Years
                1 year, 10 months ago

                Let’s eat Grandma— Let’s eat, Grandma

                Punctuation saves lives

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Lively start.

  3. COLLIN QUANER
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    I would describe myself as an "alpha male"

    1. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      That’s how I’d describe you too

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      An immature, undeveloped version?

      1. Grande Tubarão
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        That’s not nice bro

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          How do you define alpha?

          1. Grande Tubarão
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            He’s a strong, natural leader that we all admire

            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              We'll see what the QA team have to say about this

    3. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I would describe myself as "Air Male"

    4. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Real alpha males don't need to describe themselves as one!

    5. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Alpha males wear capes and don't play FPL 🙂

    6. That Was Easy!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      You were really good at Runescape.

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Lol!

        1. That Was Easy!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          I'm glad someone remembers!

      2. Josh.E
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Loved that game haha

    7. NorCal Villan
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I would describe myself as the one who knocks

    8. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I'm a girl.

  4. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Digne cultured left peg

  5. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    With TAA and Cash my CS hopes lasted only 6 minutes 🙁

    At least, I have Kdb C while most have Salah...

    Ok, just a matter of time for Mo's brace off the bench 🙁

    1. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Better than lasting 86 minutes before being wiped out.

      1. Boomerang V
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        true, that is much worst

      2. NorCal Villan
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Impressive stamina

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Cash first on the bench, but I started Maddison, so zero idea what to hope or not.

  6. That Was Easy!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Curious about some feedback here - Was just taking a look at how I dropped from 17k to 80k in the last 9 weeks. Realized I made the Son > Kane switch right before his hauls in 30, 31 and 32. Then, I free hit Salah out for his haul against Manchester United.

    Is the lesson here as always to not switch around premium assets? I felt pretty good about getting Kane in at the time, but previous results probably made me feel that was.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      The lesson is to get lucky

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        I think I agree. The other possibility is to get rich and afford more big hitters.

    2. Bubbles1985
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Luck of the draw with that, surely.

    3. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Dunno. Sticking with overpriced underperformers like Kane & TAA over their cheaper, more effective teammates recently has killed my season.

      1. That Was Easy!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Yeah, the switch back seemed silly, but in reality would've been smart. Those swings accounted for roughly 80 points (assuming I captained Son twice). I also had a lovely 7.8M GW rank last GW.

        9 reds in a row but hopeful for one last green into the end.

    4. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Nah, just unlucky mate. No lessons to be learned there. I prefer to shake up the premiums than anywhere else as, typically, a switch from say KDB to Salah at the right time is going to be a much bigger swing than say a KDH to Ramsay switch at the right time

    5. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Live by the sword die by the sword. You get it right you gain big rank. You get it wrong you lose that's how it works.

      1. That Was Easy!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Yep, that is the one constant for sure!

    6. NorCal Villan
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Maybe the real lesson is the friends you made along the way

    7. Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      my feedback would be to watch more live games, imo the eye test is worth more then the opinion of social media.

      1. That Was Easy!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        To be honest that's why I made the switch to Kane.

  7. Bubbles1985
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Mount to Zaha is looking tempting this week.

    No chips left for me so need to pick carefully!

  8. EDUARDO DA SILVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Fat Moss must be lpool fan.

    1. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      He absolutely despises Utd so would make sense

  9. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Mane doing Mane things.

  10. nolard
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    mings is so poor

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Alisson is bored.

  12. M2.0
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Salah > Son if Villa win is the move.

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      If Liverpool fail to win*

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Impossible for most managers.

    3. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Huh, what’s your logic? He ain’t getting benched again either way

  13. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    I recently became a free agent, because I can negotiate a better salary than if I call myself unemployed.

  14. Mighty Banana
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Fair play for him realising he couldn't pick it up lol

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

    Liverpool are scared of Watkins

  16. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    So KDB over salah FH37?

  17. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Ings doing Ings things.

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I can’t watch! Injured, or looking dangerous lol?

    2. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Ings has a nice ring.... To it

    3. NorCal Villan
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Ings doing Ings things: Did he get another tat during the first half?

  18. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Bit late but woohoo Matip got it in!

  19. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Rate my FH 37 team?

    Pickford | Fodder
    Cancelo VvD Cash
    KdB Mane Son Zaha Trossard
    Watkins Richarlison
    ¦ Amartey Tsimikas Fodder

  20. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Liverpool look like they've checked out here.

    1. NorCal Villan
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      But they can never leave

  21. The White Pele
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    worst ref in pl

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      No argument here.

    2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Love to see him do the bleep test

    3. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Retiring after this season

  22. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Presumably Salah now likely to play vs Southampton when he might have been rested otherwise

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Salah hasn't signed the contract?

      1. Earn your Spurs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Wasnt aware until now that Salah mane and firmino all have contracts expiring in 2023

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Unfortunately it was this week everyone captained him

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Unfortunate for owners and the majority, hardly for everyone 😉

  23. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Fabinho out, Hendo in

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Big blow if that is his hammy which it looks like, could rule him out of the CL final as well as FA Cup final

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Unfortunately looked like it 🙁

  24. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Why can't professional footballers wear their playing kit under warm up shirt and have their shin pads on and ready to be subbed on?

    1. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Saves on laundry bills

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Maybe it's not comfortable enough?

  25. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Which transfer for a hit:
    A - Foster > Pickford
    B - Jesus > Ings

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      B it is

  26. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Salah Benched? LOVE to see it

  27. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Trent very deep tonight

    1. NorCal Villan
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      That’s what she said

  28. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Moss is Boss.

  29. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Jon Moss having one, even by his levels 😆

  30. fantasyfog
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Is it just me or did Fabinho bottle it there, I honestly think he couldn't hack it tonight! And at least one red card coming, what an atmosphere though

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      He half pulled up after 2 mins.