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Four more Premier League matches follow hot on the heels of an absorbing Manchester derby.

Brighton and Hove Albion v Liverpool is the headline act, with three bottom-half scraps on the undercard:

Both sides at the Amex are missing notable names today, with Leandro Trossard out of first-team contention for disciplinary reasons and Darwin Nunez joining Liverpool’s ever-growing injury list.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in for Darwin is the Reds’ only alteration from the draw with Wolves in the FA Cup third round. Cody Gakpo makes his first Premier League appearance since his move to Merseyside earlier this month.

As for Brighton, Alexis Mac Allister is handed his first start since winning the World Cup with Argentina. Budget attacking assets Kaoru Mitoma and Evan Ferguson again get the nod, while Pascal Gross is moved to right-back as Joel Veltman is benched.

Nottingham Forest make one change to the side that beat Wolves on penalties to reach the EFL Cup semi-finals, with Scott McKenna coming in for the injured Willy Boly. Taiwo Awoniyi is still sidelined.

Leicester make two changes to the XI beaten by Newcastle in the EFL Cup on Tuesday, as Jamie Vardy and Nampalys Mendy replace the benched Patson Daka and the injured Ayoze Perez.

At Molineux, Hugo Bueno is back in the starting XI after a midweek breather. Nathan Collins, Daniel Podence, Ruben Neves and Matheus Cunha also return after being benched in that weakened EFL Cup line-up.

West Ham make three changes to the side that beat Brentford in the FA Cup last weekend with Aaron Cresswell, Vladimir Coufal and Pablo Fornals replacing Craig Dawson, Ben Johnson and Emerson Palmieri.

Alex Iwobi makes a miraculous recovery to start for Everton, who again ditch the wingers to go 3-5-2/5-3-2 with Demarai Gray alongside Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

A 2-0 cup win over Manchester City hasn’t stopped Southampton boss Nathan Jones from making alterations up top, as Che Adams, Samuel Edozie and Mohamed Elyounoussi come in for Sekou Mara, Adam Armstrong and Moussa Djenepo.

GAMEWEEK 20 LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Gross, Dunk, Colwill, Estupinan, Caicedo, Mac Allister, March, Lallana, Mitoma, Ferguson

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Webster, Welbeck, Sarmiento, Undav, Gilmour, Van Hecke, Veltman

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Konate, Robertson, Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago, Salah, Gakpo, Oxlade-Chamberlain

Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Milner, Keita, Jones, Elliott, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Doak


Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Godfrey, Coady, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Iwobi, Onana, Gueye, Gray, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Holgate, McNeil, Gordon, Mina, Begovic, Doucoure, Maupay, Davies, Simms.

Southampton XI: Bazunu, Caleta-Car, Lyanco, Salisu, Lavia, Walker-Peters, Ward-Prowse, Elyounoussi, Diallo, Edozie, Adams.

Subs: Alcaraz, Orsic, Maitland-Niles, Aribo, Adam Armstrong, Caballero, Perraud, Mara, Djenepo.


Nottingham Forest XI: Henderson, Aurier, Worrall, McKenna, Lodi, Mangala, Yates, Freuler, Furtado Scarpa, Johnson, Gibbs-White.

Subs: Hennessey, Cook, Williams, Colback, O’Brien, Toffolo. Surridge, Mighten, Dennis.

Leicester City XI: Ward, Castagne, Amartey, Faes, Thomas, Mendy, Ndidi Tielemans, Albrighton, Barnes, Vardy.

Subs: Iversen, Soyuncu, Iheanacho, Daka, Vestergaard, Praet, Brunt, Braybrooke, McAteer.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Collins, Bueno, Kilman, Semedo, Moutinho, Neves, Nunes, Hwang, Podence, Cunha.

Subs: Sarkic, Ait-Nouri, Lemina, Jimenez, Jonny, Toti, Traore, Hodge, Campbell.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Aguerd, Coufal, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Paqueta, Bowen, Antonio.

Subs: Randolph, Johnson, Zouma, Scamacca, Lanzini, Downes, Kehrer, Emerson.


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  1. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    I didn't expect Brighton to defend this well

    Maybe that's just a symptom of how bad we are here

    1. notlob legin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      I've got Dunk 3rd on my bench - he'll probably outscore all my playing defenders

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Brighton defend? They've had the ball for 60 minutes now...

    3. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      I’m WC’ing Austin, has to be done

  2. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    #KloppOut

  3. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Ffs. Ward and Robertson clean sheet gone in 5 mins. Brilliant

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Same.

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      I was depending on that Ward cleanie, just typical

  4. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Odegaard, Rashford, Mitoma, Bailey and Almiron midfield is the way to go!

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      March is turning my head now

  5. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    4.5m forward Ferguson gets the assist for the March goal too - could be great cheap one for a WC

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Bench boost hero later this season?

    2. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Got him for darwin to kane and a makeweight for Mitro, .

      Then i thought. It's Liverpool, play him anyway lol

  6. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Imagine being Gakpo watching MOTD tonight and thinking about what could have been.

  7. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    I wonder wtf klopp said in the dressing room to make us worse than first half.

  8. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Is March actually worth buying or is he a trap?

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Goals speak for themselves, De Zerbi has transformed things

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      He's the type of player to pass the xG test for a long, long time but never return. Now he's suddenly flying, I'm not sure

    3. FootballDog
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Brighton fixtures looking good

  9. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    What are we expecting from the Klopp random excuse generator?

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      The strong wind blew the ball in March's path twice.

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      "We couldn't have been aware of how good Brighton is now"

    3. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Liverpool don’t have enough money etc

  10. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    This Pool squad is done and dusted. Bang average.

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      They're too old. No way Bellingham comes to work in a Merseyside nursing home.

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        This. Obviously some injuries not helping but the core in the roster is past it.

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Give it some time, might turn things around.

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      It is not bang average. It is unbalanced. It needs defensive midfielders.

      Alisson
      TAA Konate VVD Robertson
      ????? Fabinho Henderson
      Salah Nunez Gakpo

      Kelleher
      Ramsay Gomez Matip Tsimikas
      ????? Melo Jones
      Elliott Jota Diaz

      Extra: Adrian, Phillips, Thiago, Carvalho, Firmino

      Sell / Get rid of: Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain
      Buy: Two right-sided defensive midfielders

    4. Coldplay
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      It's the same squad that won the league - Mane and Wijnaldum. Have added quite a few players since too

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Huge mistake letting Mane go

        1. Debauchy
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Yep

  11. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Chelsea being awful is the main flavour of the media this year but liverpool lowkey also having an equally disastrous year in the background

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      If Klopp had Chelsea's budget, they would be top of the league

      1. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Well nunez wasnt exactly bought for a bag of chips

        1. Qaiss
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Klopp’s first bad signing for money. How many flops have Man Utd and Chelsea signed?

      2. MrZ
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Nah.
        Your expensive purchase was Darwin

        1. Qaiss
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          I’m an Arsenal fan mate. Klopp is the best manager in the league

  12. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Salah's days are numbered in my team now. Far too much money for so little return

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      He’s gone immediately for me, I’ll be WC’ing

    2. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Took him out on a hit for KDB who's also rubbish and that's still a great decision.

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Going out for KDB this week I think

      1. Wolfman180
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        I got both Salah and Kdb on WC.

    4. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Was just gonna do him to kdb this week, but with Nunez out, had to take -4 to get Kane in
      Got salah back in on restart, no w/c etc, but not got pts in gw 17
      Time to reasses

  13. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Absolutely no chance of getting Bellingham now. We aren't even getting Europa League

    1. Salah_Fingers
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Ha was never a chance in the first place he'd go pool, will be heading City or Real

  14. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Come on WARD!

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      To do what? He’s already conceded?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Save a penalty or grab a cheeky goal or assist

      2. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        He's done his job tbf. Got himself on the pitch.

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          We can't be greedy here

    2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Too late

    3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      What has he done now?

  15. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    The March 13, 1, 11 and 14 pointers since the WC were kind of what I was hoping for with Trossard lol

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Benched him in my Bet365 (Fan Team) and he's a defender! Even worse is I benched him to play Digne...

  16. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Typical Leicester clean sheet gone typical typical

  17. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Potter spotted on his way down to Falmer to beg for Solly March as Reece James RWB cover :mrgreen:

  18. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Solly March anyone ?

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Everyone apparently

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        10 mins ago it was the JWP bandwagon

  19. Gudjohnsen
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Wolves defence solid?

    Benched Bueno

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      My bench is Bailey; Bueno and White

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Yep
      Bueno 6 pointer on my bench while Cancelo won’t start the next one so gets 1-2 points

  20. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    6, 8, 10, 1, 7 - who am I?

    1. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Carol Vorderman.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        5 little please Marv!

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Toney's winning odds in the last week?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        His five-a-side team #s for the next 6 months at GOALs?

    3. TKC07
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Nursery student..?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Some of those ages a little bit old for a Nursery...

    4. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Jimmy Saville

    5. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      It's Aurier BTW 😮

    6. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Patrick McGoohan?

  21. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Liverpool Marching to the beat.

  22. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Be interested to know what's happened behind the scenes at Liverpool. I have a hunch that the deal was already done for Nunez with the expectation that Salah would leave because the way they've changed their style of play to accommodate Darwin and nullify Salah is very odd.

    That and the fact that the new head of recruitment has already said he's leaving makes me think there's too many cooks in the kitchen and no defined recipe for success anymore.

    1. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      From what I've heard Pep Ljinders was given much more influence tactically to employ a less intensive system. It hasn't worked.

      1. Bartowski
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Ah the same chap that released a book. Yeah, that sounds like someone's ego has gotten the best of them.

        1. Marvin.
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Apparently the players all bought into it too. I think the Thiago signing was to facilitate the new system. It's fair to say it has failed spectacularly. They need to go back to Klopp's old full throttle football.

          1. Bartowski
            • 15 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            Thiago might have been fine but Henderson and Fabinho have declined and they have no one coming in for them. And yes now they're tied to that system when they needed another Wijnaldum to give them the old option as well.

  23. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Klopp brings on Elliot and. 17 year old, is Klopp ok?

  24. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Liverpool are pants

    1. Nuka Girl
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Liverpool need a world class player on the left to compliment Salah on the right.
      Someone like that guy at Bayern Munich.

      1. Tcheco
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        They have 3 left sided players now. They used to be so good at plugging holes in the squad & they have fallen into stacking players. Lopsided squad.

      2. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Surely all the left sided players they’ve bought add up to a world class one?

    2. Kane and Ablett
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Turns out it was Mane all along! How much he must have resented the other getting all the plaudits when his Uberpressing is what made everything else possible

  25. Zebras
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Brought Mitoma in for a hit and I was most excited to watch this fixture. Like Az I expected a big result like 3-2 in this one. Liverpool haven’t been able to deal with him. He’s so lively. Such a joy to watch him play.
    I’m impressed Brighton have actually been defending well so far

    1. Wolfman180
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Did the same, took Andreas out for Mitoma for a -4. Knew he'd have a field day against Trent. Just want a bit more points wise

      1. Zebras
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        His performance is deserving of a goal for sure

  26. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Would settle for a Ferguson assist but will riot if he scores one

    1. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Me too lol

  27. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Bueno very close to bonus

    1. Kane and Ablett
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      My first Choice defender this week, Saliba on the bench etc

  28. The Mighty Hippo
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    No pool....no problem.

  29. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Salah > Brighton MID incoming

  30. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    This is an absolute disaster of a gw so far