Dugout Discussion
20 April 2025 271 comments
avfc82 avfc82
Share:

The final Premier League match of the day is the meeting between Leicester City and Liverpool at the King Power Stadium.

Kick-off is at 4.30pm BST.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, who hasn’t played since Gameweek 28 due to an ankle injury, is back on the bench for Liverpool.

Arne Slot makes two changes to his starting XI.

Dominik Szoboszlai comes in for Curtis Jones, while Cody Gakpo replaces Diogo Jota, presumably shifting Luis Diaz into a central striker role.

Leicester, who grabbed a rare point at Brighton and Hove Albion in their last outing, breaking their eight-game goal drought in the process, make three alterations.

Wout Faes, Ricardo Pereira and Bobby De-Cordova Reid get recalls, with Caleb Okoli, James Justin and Kasey McAteer dropping out.

LINE-UPS

Leicester City XI: Hermansen, Pereira, Faes, Coady, Thomas, Ndidi, Soumare, El Khannouss, De Cordova-Reid, Mavididi, Vardy

Subs: Stolarczyk, Justin, Kristiansen, Okoli, Skipp, Buonanotte, Monga, Ayew, Daka

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Salah, Gakpo, Diaz

Subs: Kelleher, Endo, Darwin, Jones, Elliott, Jota, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah

CHECK YOUR LIVE FPL RANK

If you haven’t seen it already, the beta version of our new Premium Members Area gives you a customised dashboard detailing your latest points and where you rank in the world.

You can find it via this link and you only have to type in your FPL ID number (so no password/email) to see the visuals.


271 Comments Login to Post a Comment
  1. The Night Trunker.
    • 2 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Salah row z.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      New contract effect

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        8 months, 5 days ago

        Plus Liverpool have virtually one the league. Has to be something in that, whilst they keep motivated even 1 or 2% less concentration means alot

        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          8 months, 5 days ago

          OMG Won*

    2. Waynoo
      • 12 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      He's on the beach

  2. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Salah should be on a hatty by now

  3. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Going to watch Dortmund game instead

  4. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    The guy in my league who put TC on Saliba will be the only captain winner this week 😀

  5. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    What would people say is a good score for bench boost? 20 points?

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      15

    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      21 on sgw here

    3. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      20 is a great BB

    4. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      People always score BB wrong anyway. They put someone like Salah on their bench and then say that's their BB...

      BB is a hindsight thing, its your 4 worst players that week, and you only know that after the GW concludes.

      So yea, anything close to 20 would be a brilliant score. Realistically, most people will get 7/8 points from BB.

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 months, 5 days ago

        Loved those days when it was possible to have 15 doublers and BB

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          8 months, 5 days ago

          There's quite a few people in my leagues with full benches and who have 27 fixtures this week. I wasn't expecting so many.

          I haven't done that WC in to BB strat for a very long time. Maybe 5 seasons.

          1. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            8 months, 5 days ago

            Same

      2. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        8 months, 5 days ago

        7/8 points would be terrible imo, most people will play it in a dgw with at least a couple of dgw players. If they all blank and return 2 points a game even that will sum to 12 points with 2 dgw players and 2 standard. Add in 1 return from an assist/clean sheet/goal and you're already near 20 PTS.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          8 months, 5 days ago

          People don't add it up right like I said. Show me the week where you have all 11 players return, let alone 15. You will always have like 4 blankers. 2 of them are defenders and one is a keeper too, so high chance they get 1 or 2 points if they concede.

          1. MikeS
            • 11 Years
            8 months, 5 days ago

            I don't agree with you; I always field my normal 11 and have the bench as the bench would be without using the bench boost. I have Raya on the bench and everyone else has blanked, but it has already returned 10 points with three more games left. Even if they all blank thats going to be about 16 points which isn't great imo.

      3. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 months, 5 days ago

        BB isn’t a hindsight thing. It’s clearly who you would’ve benched and hence not get those points if not used

        1. MikeS
          • 11 Years
          8 months, 5 days ago

          Exactly

    5. tim
      • 16 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      I have 21p on my bench, 56p total w 13 players to play

  6. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Come on Vardy roll back the clock & wipe this CS \0/

  7. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Benching Salah is madness, they said. So, I benched Mbeumo instead.

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      FLOL

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Both madness

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        8 months, 5 days ago

        Problem is, the underlying stats actually supported doing what I did. Look at Mbeumo's (and Brentford's) home form. And consider the alternative - Murphy, Isak (in-form, both them and their team, which did score four goals) and Wood (still with something to play for).

  8. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    If you want to troll, do it properly and get coverage.

    Which team is the worst to win the prem?

    Slot's Liverpool who clearly don't know the meaning of 'effort'?

    Pep's inherited squads given he is one of the worst managers we have ever seen?

    Fergie's bought title carried by Van Persie?

    Or any of Chelsea's in the basis I cant remember who was playing? #history

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      At least we can all agree it wasnt Kane and Son

  9. DaniCT
    • 12 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Should we expect everyone to Free Hit GW 34 ?

    1. mookie
      • 12 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      I'm not.

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Most who’s not done it already

    3. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      I am, 3 players otherwise

    4. iFash@FPL
      • 1 Year
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Sa’s potential absence through injury is now making lean towards that…

    5. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      No, FH34/36/37 are options being considered by folks that still have the chip

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 months, 5 days ago

        Yep 36 for me

    6. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      I used FH this week so no. I think I heard that around 10% used FH this week.

  10. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    High likely Cole Palmer will not make my FH34 team

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Good. People are just shoving him in to use up money.

      He has been awful. I sadly have him next week as I am not on FH.

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Mine neither I don't think

    3. tricpic
      • 16 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Same. Just switched him out for Mbuemo.

    4. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      That’s not a surprise in the slightest. Man is not even close to performing at the minute.

  11. Underdogs11
    • 5 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Why did I transfer a Wolves-defender out for Konsa? 🙂 Villa aren't keeping many clean sheets and they where facing highly motivated NEW and MCI.

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Don't ask me

  12. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    I have a feeling that Spurs are going to cause trouble for Pool next week. Pool would wrap up the title with that win. Expect it to go wrong.

  13. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    A really subdued performance from Liverpool so far
    I really thought they would have been up for this game
    With a win setting up a title winning party game at home to Spurs next week

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Since everyone gave up on chasing them, can’t fault them for relaxing a bit.

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        8 months, 5 days ago

        The most boring title race since United won it with RVP.

  14. mookie
    • 12 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Salah on -7 BPS 🙄

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Salah to outscore Saka and Marmoush combined still lol

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        8 months, 5 days ago

        He will find a way

  15. EWH2020
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    The worst thing is that Salah laughs everytime he misses another sitter.

    1. Utopsis
      • 5 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      That was not a sitter lad

  16. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Leicester keeper has done well. They deserve a CS, it will make his season.

  17. Skout
    • 6 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Ah Bradley gotta shoot there..

  18. Utopsis
    • 5 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Bradley doesn't want me to have any more points

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      YC now

  19. FFSbet.com
    • 10 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Leicester 14 hours at home without goal.

  20. WVA
    • 9 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Where r the FH teams at now? Can’t even find 11 good players!

    Sels
    Schar RAN Sess
    Salah Mbeumo Iwobi Barnes
    Isak Cunha Wood

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Watching match atm

  21. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Vardy subbed for Daka

  22. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Bradley booking

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Time to take Bradley off?

  23. Skout
    • 6 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Ffs Bradley, just take him off now Slot pls

  24. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Can I get some Alisson baps please.

    1. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      No chance.

  25. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Oh Bradley…

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      CS confirmed 🙂

  26. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    More chance of an overtake in the F1 than a goal in Leicester.

    Just

  27. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Why does it happen so often that if the majority captain option has blanked the other top 2/3 blank as well even when presented with many big chances. Anyone noticed this happen so often

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Coincidence?

  28. Wizard of Ozil
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    What an embarrassment. Liverpool can’t score against one of the worst teams
    In the prem.
    are they on the beach already? I thought captain Salah was a no brainer

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Zambian witch doctor has cursed him along with some others.

  29. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Lotts boos for Trent

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      TAA will probably score now wont he.

      1. Wizard of Ozil
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 months, 5 days ago

        Lol

  30. Skout
    • 6 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Would love a Leic goal now that Bradley is off..

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      I'd still prefer VvD goal with CS