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Gameweek 1 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway shortly, with champions Liverpool at home to Bournemouth.

Kick-off at Anfield is at 20:00 BST.

Most FPL interest will be in Liverpool.

Their starting XI is the same one that lined up against Crystal Palace in the Community Shield, with one exception – Alexis Mac Allister is deemed fit enough to start in central midfield, so Curtis Jones makes way.

Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo and Hugo Ekitike make up the front four.

Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez are part of the backline, with no sign of Conor Bradley, who missed the end of pre-season with a muscle injury.

Ryan Gravenberch is suspended as a result of his red card on the final day of 2024/25.

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola includes new signings Djordje Petrovic, Bafode Diakite and Adrien Truffert in his starting line-up.

£4.0m FPL defender James Hill is benched.

Justin Kluivert remains out, so David Brooks joins Antoine Semenyo on the flanks behind Evanilson.

LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Frimpong, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo, Ekitike

Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Elliott, Robertson, Nyoni, Ngumoha

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Adams, Scott, Brooks, Tavernier, Semenyo, Evanilson

Subs: Dennis, Araujo, Soler, Kroupi, Hill, Traore, Billing, Winterburn, Rees-Dottin

  1. Geriatric Unathletic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    C'mon 🙂

  2. yousunkmybattleship
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Omg omg omg!!! Football!!!

  3. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Kerkez to run Bournemouth ragged.

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

      Upset on the cards 😉

  4. Geriatric Unathletic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    First for first comment = Long season 🙂

    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      First to reply about first comment

  5. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 5 days ago

    *wags tail*

  6. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Game is updated

  7. el polako
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Ekitike get me a hattricke

    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      One for me too!

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

    With haaland captain and no Salah I think I am in extreme minority

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Palmer captain, no haaland, no salah

      1. ameisin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Ditto. Ekitike & Wirtz tho

    2. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      You and me. Good luck mate!

    3. zdrojo187
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Haaland ()C
      Wirtz
      Gakpo

      No Salah

    4. Tomerick
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Same boat here. Let’s manifest a Mo blank together.

  9. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Truffert masterclass incoming…

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      With goal from Rees-Dottin off the bench to win it for Bournemouth…

  10. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Kroupi named in squad, get in lads!

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

      I can see 4-5-1 becoming a thing later this season. But either Guiu or Kroupi will have to get more minutes than only 2 minute cameos.

  11. sirmorbach
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Quite happy with my team actually.

    Sels (Dúbravka)
    Frimpong, Porro, De Cuyper (Rodon, Estève)
    Salah, Palmer, Wirtz, Rogers, Reijnders
    Gyökeres, João Pedro (Guiu)

    Let's see how it goes. GL everyone.

  12. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Can prices rise for GW2 or are they frozen for first week or two?

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      They can

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Cheers Jimmers, for some reason thought they were frozen to start with…

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

          Before gw1 😉

    2. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      If Wirtz or Ekitike hauls you'll see a rise tonight.

      1. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Not tonight you won't.

        1. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          10 months, 5 days ago

          If there are sufficient transfers will it still not take effect until after tomorrow?

          1. chocolove
            • 15 Years
            10 months, 5 days ago

            Won't happen

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

          Tomorrow I think. Getting Ekitike can be difficult. Newcastle and then Ars aren't exactly plum fixtures though. I had planned to start Wirtz and sell him for Bruno to afford Watkins, but didn't like a booked transfer and feared Wirtz haul.

      2. chocolove
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Bruh 15 years. Lol

        1. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          10 months, 5 days ago

          I'll get there.

  13. el polako
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Season over.

    1. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Agreed

  14. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Sels (Dubravka)

    VdV, Kayode, De Cuyper (Dorgu, Hartman)

    Mo, Palmer, Wirtz, Reijnders, Anderson

    Haaland, Fullkrug (Marc Guiu)

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

      Landed on this. Good luck everyone

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

        GL! (you may need it.)

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

          Ouch

  15. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Off to a great start. Have 3.5m ITB and a lot of placeholders in my team since I thought I could tinker tomorrow morning. 26/27 can’t come soon enough.

  16. Random Name
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Some absolutely shocking teams this year. KDH, Reijnders or Andersen as 4th midfielders, in some cases even 3rd

    1. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      No gems this year

    2. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Dewsbury-Hall is a beast. A well knows fitness demon so will get 90 every game. Set pieces. 12 goals 14 assists in the Championship under Maresca. Very good for defcons which will be boosted in an Everton team that is generally a defcon magnet. He'll be insane value, mark my words.

      1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        where was this 2 hours ago?1

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

        He still plays for Everton. They don't have striker good enough to score many.

    3. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Bit early to start writing players off.

      Think all of those have potential.

      Let’s face it you ain’t paying those prices for a 5th midfielder

  17. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    All players at home this week, all away next week….didn’t think that through lol…

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      FH

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Oh, yeah, maybe….

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

        Then comes gw4 😉

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

      I have Esteve and Andersen home next week. But does it really matter?

  18. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Salah hatrick tonight. Quote this post.

    1. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      You're a fantasist.

  19. yousunkmybattleship
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    How did my team look good 2 hours ago but now looks sh*te

    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Beer buzz wore off.

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Reality bites.

    3. el polako
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      That’s how I feel about my marriage.

      1. Goro Majima
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        That's not great if you only got married 2 hours ago.

      2. yousunkmybattleship
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        I feel your pain

  20. Stevie B
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Was it a huge mistake to pick this team?

    Sanchez
    Fripong, Pedro Porro, Aina
    Salah (C), Palmer, B. Fernandes, Reijnders, Anderson
    Watkins, Joao Pedro

    Dubravka, Konsa, Marc Guiu, Esteve

    Good luck too all!

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

      It's pretty template. Can't really go wrong

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

        Frimpong, Aina and Rejnders could become issues though.

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Need to have some conviction in the team you pick at the very least.

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

      Strange post.

  21. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    why can't I see my rivals teams? when I click their GW1 link in the GW history, it just says that I'm not allowed to view the page...

    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      You've been kicked out of your ml already.

    2. Chelsea Dagger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      wait until the update tonight

    3. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Seems different this year. Typically you could see them right after the update.

  22. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Frimpong already kneejerked in by 327 people.

    1. Mother Farke
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Time travellers.

  23. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Any captaincy stat for this gw?

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

      Judging by this website
      Salah - 99%
      Rest - 1%

      1. chocolove
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Salah blank what I wish

        1. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          10 months, 5 days ago

          Granted. Haaland capper here.

  24. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Benchboost, Triple Pool attack, no Salah, Wirtz (C)

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

      Good luck!
      Went with Etikite in the end myself but have Wirtz and Gapko to support.

  25. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Updated?

  26. tangtastic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    I've gone no Salah, no Haaland. Anyone else?

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

      Yes

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      I have Salah and Haaland.

    3. NoOneCares
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Poor FPL players I imagine.

      • Strike me a Gakpose
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Yes, Salah too expensive

      • IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Yes

      • chocolove
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        No one

    4. Pedram
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Salah will score three goals and two assists tonight.

      1. chocolove
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Wow, your crystal ball is so clear

        1. Pedram
          • 12 Years
          10 months, 5 days ago

          Drop the sarcasm. just having some fun

          1. All Hail K
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            10 months, 5 days ago

            Seemed like a harmless joke to me

    5. Strike me a Gakpose
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Last minute switched kelleher, pedro, saka & king -> Sanchez, Evanilson, Bruno & Reijnders

    6. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      You all slept on Kerkez.
      He's the one.

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        1. The Night Trunker.
          • 2 Years
          10 months, 5 days ago

          Shut that door.

      2. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 14 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Anyone else “slept on” yellow carded / 59min subbed Kerkez?

    7. Feanor
      • 17 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Gyokeres captain GW2 looks nice on my Pick team screen

      rest of the team not so nice

      1. Feanor
        • 17 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        2277 transfers in already