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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. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Told y’all. Salah is inevitable. Get in King Mo(C)

    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      1 return for 14.5m. I'll take that L.

      1. gswc1
        • 2 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Haha

      2. Pumpkinhead
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Coooooool you’re so smart you knew Salah would only get one return ✅ ✅ ✅

    2. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      See what happens in the long run, for Salahs price its 2 players versus 1 really

      1. Pumpkinhead
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        No… that’s not how it works. Even if you’re saying Salah cost is/could be the same as two other players you still have to factor in the second player.

        It will always be Salah + X vs Y + Z

        Plus you have to factor in captain. That said, who cares. You don’t want him, don’t have him.

        1. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          10 months, 5 days ago

          Salah plus a 4.5 fodder is still more expensive then Saka and Ekitike

        2. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          10 months, 5 days ago

          Captaincy is the challenge hence why the premiums are premiums

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

    Semenyo - 3 baps
    Ekitike - 2 baps
    Salah - 1 bap

    Provisional

  3. windowview
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Knee jerk Semenyo in

    1. gswc1
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Not a knee jerk, good player TBF

  4. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Two defcon points for Salah, as well?

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      needs 12 defcons

    2. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Needs 12?

    3. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Forwards need 12 not 10

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

      Nope, 12 would have been needed

    5. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      No, mids need 12

    6. nanxun
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Mids need 12.

    7. Bambi
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Needs 12

  5. mr messi
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Why is the new FPL website so crap? Can't click on a player to see their points breakdown and the fixtures/scores are right at the bottom? What were they thinking?

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

      It's a bug. They will repair it.

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

    Tonights price drops

    Frimpong - 31.8% owned
    Wirtz - 35% owned

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

      Do you have a link to the price change predictions? Can’t find it anywhere

  7. #1 Arne Engels Fan
    • 1 Year
    10 months, 5 days ago

    If Salah gets more BPS than Gakpo then it's proof that this game is rigged, exactly the same as last year.

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

      Towers tweaking

    2. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Game is rigged lol Global conspiracy! Lol

      1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
        • 1 Year
        10 months, 5 days ago

        I mean there's literally zero other explanation for it. Salah's every touch was a misplaced pass. Gakpo was Liverpool's best attacking player by a mile.

        Both scored 1 goal. No other explanation for him getting a higher BPS score.

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

          OK so lets for one moment assume you are right. What is the motivation to do this, the monetisation, whos doing it, why etc.

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

    Wirtz the only failure

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

      He had chances. And taking all the corners. We hold of course...

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

        He's going to de dumped in droves

    2. 824545201
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Frimpong?

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

    I didn't see second half, how did Wirtz do? Good to see not even an assist from him.

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

      Wasn’t impressed by Wirtz at all, seems a bit lightweight.

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      ok, but looks a tad lightweight. sometimes dropping deep to link play, that might frustrate owners, on all corners. had 1 shot just wide

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

      ok thanks guys

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

    Damn Salah needed only 2 DC more. Getting back to the thing I raised yesterday: I don't get why the rules were set in a way that player cannot get 1p from DCs.

    1. 2EyedTurk
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Maybe to stop Salah hoovering up even more points!

  11. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Salah showing 10 DefCons in the stats but hasn’t been awarded the 2 points yet? Do they get awarded later?

    1. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Needs 12

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      12 needed for non-defenders

    3. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Ah 12 needed

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

      10 for defenders, 12 for others

  12. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Don’t forget… this was their easy fixture

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Yeah I’m still dubious about Salah, have been all preseason. Impressed how close he got to defcons when he was anonymous 95% of the game, and played poorly overall. Looks like heavily investing in, and captaining, mids is the way to go

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

    Salah showing 10 defcons for me

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

      Ahhhh he needs 12 ffs nevermind

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

    Tavernier looks solid for 5.5

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      yeah very impressive today

  15. Ballistics
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Semenyo in for Witrtz

    1. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      This haha

  16. T C
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Top defensive performance by VVD according to the new rules.

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

      Made Tarkowski proud with the number of clearances made

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      not surprising given he was basically the only Liverpool player actually doing any defending lol

  17. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    So defenders need 10 dc and mids and fwds 12 to get 2 pts?

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

      Y

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Feels the wrong way round

    3. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Yes but recoveries are added to the mix for mid/fwd so in some ways it's easier for them to reach their target.

  18. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Wirtz and Frimpong. No one else. Have to say that went well.

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

      :/

    2. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Ouch

    3. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      "Marathon, not a sprint"

  19. Dunster
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    FPL points page is rubbish as redesigned - all that league nonsense before you have to scroll down to fixtures and points

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

      Is brutal. The garbage generate team badge should be at the bottom of the pile not the most important information.

    2. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Yeah agreed.

  20. Sheffield Wednesday
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    I had Semenyo in my first three drafts on spreadsheet before abandoning his price-point. Naturally.

    1. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      I was shunning Semenyo like crazy in pre season myself.

    2. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Haha same. He was in my very first opening day draft.

    3. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Just wait, Semenyo vs low blocks/"parked bus"

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

    I feel like Salah is really feeling the passing of Jota, I’m sure all his teammates are but Mo’s face is telling a story.

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

    Still happy with my no Salah team.
    14.5m for a lots of bad touches and a jammy goal is bit steep for my liking.

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

      Nice

    2. Salarrivederci
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Obviously no Salah looks okay at this point.
      Ekitiké captainers should be very happy with this.
      Palmer and Haaland (C)'ers will be hopeful (I am).

      From 2 -> 8 points out of nothing is annoying, but I am even more annoyed with the 59 min subbed Frimpong.

    3. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 5 days ago

      You must have never watched Salah play football before?

      That was literally a carbon copy of every performance last season. He'll still get gifted BPS regardless of how atrocious he plays.

  23. fantasyfog
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    I AM INEVITABLE

  24. 824545201
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    FPL site crashed for anyone else?

  25. Bambi
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Happy with Petrovic. Looks like uphill from here in a good Bou team

    1. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Isn't "uphill" a struggle?

  26. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Wirtz to Semenyo
    Forward to Gyokeres

    Will be popular

  27. Skout
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Why are the fixtures/scores right at the bottom of the points page on FPL site now??

    1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      They decided to ruin it.

      1. Old Bull
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        If it’s not broke don’t break it.

    2. Thicksolidtight
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Such a bad site re-design

    3. Cheeky Reijnders
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      FPL site redesign is some shite, really.

  28. lespaul
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    My stream froze at 93 mins ffs

  29. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Ahwell, still up on the Ekitike captaincy..

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

      Plus your money elsewhere likely to make a difference.

      1. JT11fc
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Hopefully, captaincy is the real challenge