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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

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

    What is with fatso Moss?

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

      I bet he gets more tang than you cuz.

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

        ooooh yeaaaaah

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

    C 😮 utinho

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Lovely bit of skill. Don't see many tricks like that anymore.

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

    Got to be Salah on at HT.

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

    You knob Nabi

  5. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Omg Keitaa

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

    Come on Villa lol

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

      if you want to sell your liverpool assests

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

    Pressure on Liverpool telling last few weeks, defensively looking very very vulnerable all of a sudden, I'm feeling a bit sorry for them

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

      I don’t like them to be completely honest

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

      They've always looked at the very least a bit vulnerable against the right teams that know how (and have the players) to expose their high line

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

    Jon Moss needs subbing!

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

      More like a trip to Subway at HT

  9. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    John Moss a Liverpool fan?

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

      Aren't all the refs?

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

      I think so - absolutely hates Utd too.

  10. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    How is Moss still a referee? Like there needs to be some sort of legit yearly review of these clowns.

    1. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      He is 50+, thought refs usually retire by then

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

        Target weight is 45 stone

        1. lilmessipran
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          😀

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

      His boss is his mate, they aren't held accountable. Bad decision this week, don't worry, get a game next week...

      It'll never improve as it is!

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

      Refa need a proper back up team as well, everyone on here could do a better job of var, rugby have got it sorted, you can hear refs reasoning, someone in their ear will tell them what they miss, at least then we'd know why they are making some strange decisions (shite)

    4. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      At least Mike Dean is finished this season

  11. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Why are refs fat, unfit and losing their sight? Doesn’t make much sense….

    If they weren’t so incompetent, there wouldn’t be such an outcry for systems like VAR… which unfortunately are once again controlled by ageing men who are losing control of their crucial senses

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

      He will retire, relax.

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

        There’s not an excuse. When there’s so much riding on games in the prem in terms of revenue and more importantly history for fans, can’t just let these old codgers have one last run out for the sake of nostalgia

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

      So who would you have referee matches - give me a profile of the perfect ref (and I'll show you a fallible one).

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

        Username checks out

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

        Ex pros if you could pay them enough

        1. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Top refs have many years experience before reaching PL level. Ex pros would be about 50 before they started.

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            1 year, 10 months ago

            They come out with total nonsense all the time, often with the hindsight of having seen a slow.mo replay!

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

          Howard Webb was exceptional but standards have really gone backwards since him

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

            Yes he was, missed

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

      Digne YC soon

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

        That is his default setting

    4. ANGRY PERSON
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Awful referee

    5. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Moss keeping Pool in the title race

      1. AleksaMaster
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        What did he do? Not watching

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

      Soooo who's your money on for 1st red tonight? Can the ref send himself off?

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

        Whoever Klopp tells him to send off 1st

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

          You really don't like them lols

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

            Haha nope I do respect them but I don’t like them

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

        Would be on Digne, but he didn't get even yellow, so no chance of RC.

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

          He has issue with balls atm...

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

            He is rather testi

    7. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Which footballer's surname would be best with the first name Marvellous?

      Koch is a fairly obvious starter.

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

        Butt?

      2. No Kane No Gain
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Marvellous Bendtner

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

        Seaman

      4. lilmessipran
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Nakamb, just the way it should be

        1. lilmessipran
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          a*

      5. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Matip, Marvellous

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

        Marvellous Mee?

      7. BUZZBOMB
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Jesus

        Mee

      8. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Marvellous Tsimikas has a nice ring to it.

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

        Todger

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

      "... a block at some personal cost." Hahaha, ouch!

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

      Have exact cash to do Saka to Zaha on a free transfer. Would you do it?

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        See how he looks on thu. I'd be tempted.

      2. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        That was my planned move until I was priced out last night, go for it

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

        Not now. Zaha has already risen in price and price changes expected anytime soon for either.

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

          NO price changes near... Still time for other players to get injured. Wait.

      4. BUZZBOMB
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Yeah. Its gw37. Why not. Zaha scores more.

        On Scrabble. Can you not just buy a couple of letters?

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

        No.

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

      Klopp running down the tunnel because he needs a wee 🙂

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

        Bet the ref does nothing in response

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

          Wow lol so definitely a utd fan 😉

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

            Lol that one was actually a reply fail from me - I don’t really want him punished for needing a wee 😆

            1. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
              • 3 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              That would ge a bit harsh lol

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

                Haha definitely! Not even I could bring myself to dish out a card to him for that

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Gerrard chasing after him as he needs a number 2

        • sulldaddy
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Shouldnt that be a yellow card?

      3. Milk, 1 Šuker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        What price Haaland next season? I’m going 11.5

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Above

          • AIRMILES
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            I was thinking 12.0

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

            I think maybe 12.5

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

              My guess too.

          • Arteta
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            11.5 or 12.0

          • im1974
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 3 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Same as Kane IMO so players can easily switch btw the 2 early doors. All about keeping active players

        2. GoonerGirl
          • 4 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Aww thank you Matip, helped saved my BB, slightly lol

          1. Firminooooo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Same.

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

          I'm starting to be worried about Liverpool rotation. If they drop points here they could be out of the title race and if they play 120 mins in the final, rotation comes back to become a problem.

          The other issue is that they play the FA Cup final before GW37 so any injuries that happen we can't prepare for. If Salah or TAA get a knock they'll probably not play and that's a significant amount of our budget on FH gone.

          Maybe just Salah is enough...

          Pickford
          Cancelo Digne Konsa
          Salah KdB Son Gordon
          Kane Richarlison Watkins

          1. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            I'm thinking I'll sell salah to fund kane for gw38.

            1. THFC4LIFE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Thinking the same.

              Gw37. Salah to Zaha

              Gw38 Broja to Kane and Coutinho to Kulu for triple attack

          2. CheesyZoot
            • 4 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            It’s a touch decision because Southampton are pants.

            Klopp has now rested Salah and won’t want him rusty for the big games.

            It’s a blessing we can see the cup final before deadline… let’s see what happens on Saturday then decide

          3. EL_FENOMENO
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Salah to Kdb for me easily

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

            Don't win tonight, City win tomorrow & those who didn't rest tonight may do vs Southampton.

            Deadline after the final could be huge for FH. 120 mins for Salah or Trent, with them results, means avoid!

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

            Isn't the deadline for GW37 after the cup final (i.e. Sunday)? Sure you won't get the pre-match press conference, but you won't exactly be picking players blind.

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

              Forget that. See you obv meant before the fixture, not the deadline.

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

              Oh yeah didn't realize that...

              I'll probably pick up either Jota or Diaz then - whoever doesn't start the final.

              1. Salan
                • 14 Years
                1 year, 10 months ago

                Diaz must start in Final.

          6. Salan
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            I am even considering to remove Salah this season

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

          For the "biggest" DGW of the season, I'm on for my lowest score of the season. 25 points with just KDB, Son and Cancelo to play if Salah doesn't get on here.

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

            Salah will be on so prepare yourself for the dizzy heights of 26/27 points.

          2. Scots Gooner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            That’s got to be some terrible luck. What’s your team?

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

            If Liverpool haven't scored soon he'll be on fairly quickly.

          4. TomSaints
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            It’s been a horror show, like much of this season haha

          5. Salan
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            You have KDB, Son, Cancelo, but only 25 points now?

            I can't get this.

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

              -20 to start with because of hits?

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

                A -8 plus a load of duds (Tavares, Pukki, Krul, Alonso). Best part was removing Sterling.

        5. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Get Salah on klopp ya whingbag
          Does Villa's footy meet with your approval?

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

          Excellent, I see talk of people selling Salah before sou. Muhahaha

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

            We haven’t lost 9-0 this year (yet…)

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

              You always turn up vs Liverpool though. Wasn't Ralph crying one year?

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

                That’s true, but we’re ok the beach and just awful this year so easy 3-0 win

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

            Let them!

        7. CheesyZoot
          • 4 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Keita nutting himself is one of the silkiest things I’ve seen all season

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

            He's definitely being moved on after his last few performance's, Klopp will definitely move him on

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

            I can see Keita getting pulled off

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

              *I can see Keita getting substituted

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

                No happy ending for him

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

                  😆

            2. BUZZBOMB
              • 9 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Does that help?

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

          4 more goals and Liverpool go top again

        9. Firminooooo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Get Salah on!

        10. Casualspotted
          • 1 Year
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Where is VAR when Liverpool play? Watkins 3 metres in offside

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

            City have the rights to VAR this season.

            1. Casualspotted
              • 1 Year
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Yup. Everton, Arsenal and Wolves game. They gain 7 points in that games

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

                Touche mon ami

          2. lilmessipran
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Was 30 metres off, think you missed it

        11. Walter White (WW)
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Late to the party but wow Salah benched.

          What a f season

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

            Username doesnt check out