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

    Ekitiké owners team hug!

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

      Yes. I c him in fpl challenge too

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        VC for me

        With Haaland C

    2. Cojones of Destiny
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Yay!

    3. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Wish I captained but hopefully Watkins hauls

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

    Anyone remember Darwin Nunez?

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

      Who?

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

      I remember him missing sitters

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

    Lovely tribute to Jota. Ekitike will fit in well here

  4. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    No assist due to the clear ricochet?

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

      I think so

  5. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Lucky goal

  6. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    *hastily does Fullkrug to Ekitike*

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

    I considered him at one point 😆

    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      How many points you get for consideration ?

  8. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    ame off defender - no assist?

    Damn well took out Ekitike this afternoon {-(

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

      Everyone did.

      1. Slartibartfast
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Not everyone 😎

  9. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Ekitike is everywhere!

  10. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Wicked ricochet there for Senesi

  11. Sun God Nika
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Hugooooio

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

    Carragher is as thick as two short planks.

    Ektike holds up a 2 and a 0 for Jota and Carragher “2 0 for two goals in 2 games”

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

      He is a window licker

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

      He wasn't referring to that mate

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

        He said it as he was doing it, it was exactly what he thought Ekitike was referring too

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

          Don't know if your audio is slow but he said that before Ekitike's gesture

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

            Possibly, I’m watching on a fire stick

          2. Marvin.
            • 9 Years
            10 months, 5 days ago

            It's always fun when someone calls another person thick while getting something completely wrong isn't it.

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

              Welcome to fantasy football scout....

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

              Yeah, if and when I’m wrong I’ll own it and hold my hand up though. It wasn’t said before Ekitkies gesture at all as implied above. Whether the audio is slow on the stream is out of my control.

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

                What was said before the gesture was “he has had two big chances in a Liverpool shirt and scored two goals”

                That is not the comment I was referring to

        2. Marvin.
          • 9 Years
          10 months, 5 days ago

          It wasn't.

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

    couldve left that for salah mind

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

    Feeling pretty smug about my only Liverpool player.

  15. Pariße
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    The second coming of noodle hair Ronaldo 😀

  16. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Imagine having Watkins when you could have picked Ekitike

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

      Why not both?

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

      Cool kids have both

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

    Ekitiké VC 🙁

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

    Darwin Nunez would have missed the goal

  19. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Lucky goal really, poor defending from the Bou defender. Not been that impressed with Eti at all so far. Same with Wirtz (sadly, as an owner)

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Give them time

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Yeah of course. Not writing anyone off, just my observation of almost a full half of footy

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

      What match are you watching?

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

      His hold up play is good. Hope he gets even better over time

  20. Sliver
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Well that's it. My season's over. See you all next year!

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

    Well done, Ekitike. Now Gakpo and Wirtz, let's go!

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      😆 well done!

  22. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Ekitikeeee let's go

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

    Mark Sutherns must have Mac Allister

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

      New A rule?

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

    My captain!
    Thank you guys! (You know who you are)

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

      I do 😉

      Shame I chickened out, but Palmer (C) for me

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

    Should we be able to see the teams of other players at this stage? Still getting used to the new UI, app and desktop.

  26. SINGH
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Hi, change rules to allow 4 strikers please.

    I went with Watkins after having Ekitike in drafts.

    Season over.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      The season begins

      Not over at 8.43

      Give over

  27. Sting
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    isn’t this playing out what people predicted - that Liverpool would score a lot but the points would be more shared around

    Salah surely doesn’t hit 300+ pts this season

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

      He’s really going to miss the space Trent afforded him

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

      Gakpo and Ekitike have looked better than Salah and Wirtz so far.

  28. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    6 points from 2

    Any good?

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Awful mate

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

    My captain in FPL Challenge at least!

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

      Same here. But have him in main fpl too..

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

    Dont like the new assist rules. Thats never a mcallister assist.

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

      No one has Mac A. Why does it matter

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

        Bcoz others will get these Fluke assists too

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

        Rules matter. Next week it's Anderson.