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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. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Should've stuck with a Haaland team instead of Salah.

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

      I vote for neither

    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Season over

    3. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Last years winner didn’t own Haaland for his hat tricks x3 at beginning of season

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        one ray of light then

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

      It’s early man but I regret not sticking it out also.

      Haaland as a differential seems crazy

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

    That's the Salah we love, from the end of the last season...

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

    Anyone else captain Ekitike? 😎

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

      No, but have him

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

      congrats

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

        STOP THE COUNT

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

      Nice. Applaud your gonads 🙂

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

      Only VC sadly

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

      I did☺️

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

    Not the 4-3 I hoped for. Both teams defending well.

    Imagine playing a game where you have to predict football.

    1. AAAFootball
        10 months, 5 days ago

        What a silly kind of game

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

      People forgetting Wirtz was MOTM in the last game. Short memories....

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

        Watch the match.

        Deep lying playmaker

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

      Bournemouth look good.

      Their players surely become options from GW2.

      Truffert, Senesi, Semenyo and Evanilson all look interesting

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

        diatike is amazing, just come to the club on Wednesday

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

        Semenyo looks very very lively

        1. cravencottage
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 months, 5 days ago

          Really good player- should be in a big team

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

          Looking like a good Wirtz replacement

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

        yea, considering they've really only lost players look very good.

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

      Non Salah owner group hug!
      Half way to go

      1. AAAFootball
          10 months, 5 days ago

          Yeeeeah

          Still under sofa

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

            Lol. Let's breath freely for 15 mins

        • Nightcrawler
          • 7 Years
          10 months, 5 days ago

          He needs more than one attacking return to justify the tag. Not worried at all

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

        I f**king knew well there was know need to get Salah, I should’ve listened to myself.

        Gonna draft a 26/27 team

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

          Why didn't you? Forget about 26/27 and start drafting that WC

        2. Bored Ape Jota Club
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          10 months, 5 days ago

          Always listen to yourself. If not, what are you even doing? What's the point?

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

        6.4% of managers used a chip this gameweek, mostly bench boost I presume but still a striking amount

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

          that and tc's to get rank 1 after first update

      4. Crouching Tiger
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Wirtz has been quiet

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

          Not only has he been quiet, he’s been sh*te

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

        7 defcons for Mo.
        He will score second half goal and get 12+ points, dont worry 🙂

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

          Where are U getting that from

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

            Fpl site

        2. Bluetiger1
          • 3 Years
          10 months, 5 days ago

          how many defcons do you need to get a point?

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

            Think its 12 for 2

            1. Bluetiger1
              • 3 Years
              10 months, 5 days ago

              thanks keeping the faith on defcons/clean sheet
              & just hope he scores second half

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

              for mids, defenders just 10?

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

        Have Ekitike, Gakpo, Wirtz. OK so far.

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

          Same here. Over the top Salah cover.

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

            We are getting away with it so far...

        2. NoOneCares
            10 months, 5 days ago

            Weird definition of ok. A lucky goal and all 3 have been garbage.

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

          what is perhaps most surprising is that Salah is only a few CBIT away from the threshold...

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

            You get Salah for the defcons

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

          Well done everyone at Bournemouth, sold a whole defence and doesn't seem to have been affected at all.

          1. Bluetiger1
            • 3 Years
            10 months, 5 days ago

            Good manager & 150 million in the bank with a good scouting system

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

            Iraola is a great manager and their new signings look good, Adam Smith still solid in 2025 as well

          3. Ser Davos
            • 10 Years
            10 months, 5 days ago

            I dunno the goal was a parting of the waves

            1. Ser Davos
              • 10 Years
              10 months, 5 days ago

              but yes, Petrovic/Truffert/Senesi could be viable

        5. Billy Whizz
          • 2 Years
          10 months, 5 days ago

          Watching the game then looking at some of the comments on here just shows me how little some people who play this game know about football x

          1. Konstaapeli
            • 9 Years
            10 months, 5 days ago

            FPL has little to none to do with actual footbal

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

            Oooorr.. oooorrr.. they care about points, more than actual footballing ability. Just a thought though.

            1. Billy Whizz
              • 2 Years
              10 months, 5 days ago

              Nice thought

          3. NoOneCares
              10 months, 5 days ago

              Most people on this site don't have double digit IQs.

              1. Billy Whizz
                • 2 Years
                10 months, 5 days ago

                Starting to realise that

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

                You're a professional troll why are you talking

                1. Billy Whizz
                  • 2 Years
                  10 months, 5 days ago

                  I’m not a troll. I’m just looking at peoples comments and thinking they have no clue about what they’re talking about. Think the troll is the one calling me out lol

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

                    I was replying to NoOneCarea, check his comment history if you're interested

                    1. Billy Whizz
                      • 2 Years
                      10 months, 5 days ago

                      Sorry

                2. Billy Whizz
                  • 2 Years
                  10 months, 5 days ago

                  Lets me and you watch the second half and see how much we differ in opinion. You can go first x

                3. NoOneCares
                    10 months, 5 days ago

                    Did I hit too close to the bone for you? You can't use punctuation properly, so your post proves my point. I am also not talking, I am typing.

            • lilmessipran
              • 13 Years
              10 months, 5 days ago

              At this rate we might get Salah defcon points before goal or assist points, welcome to fpl in 2025

            • F4L
              • 11 Years
              10 months, 5 days ago

              a vvd 10 pointer is loading

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

              How many times does Salah score late goals? He only needs one moment. Long way to go.

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

                remember some of the comments at ht against ipswich gw1 last season, look what followed 😀

              2. #1 Arne Engels Fan
                • 1 Year
                10 months, 5 days ago

                That 'one moment' being a penalty after dropping a stinker of a performance. So he's half-way there anyway.

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

                  Was about to type a paragraph until I read your username, I can think of better ways to spend my Friday evening than trolling but each to their own

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

                    Careful Salah hater, he almost wrote a paragraph!

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

                      Good one

              3. Bluetiger1
                • 3 Years
                10 months, 5 days ago

                agree -keep the faith

            • You Must Be Jokin Ere
              • 13 Years
              10 months, 5 days ago

              McAllister will lost that assist yes?
              Rule - No assist will be awarded if the goalscorer loses and regains possession before the goal is scored

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

                I thought the assist rule will be less stricter this year

                1. You Must Be Jokin Ere
                  • 13 Years
                  10 months, 5 days ago

                  That's the rule in black and while. He lost possession and regained it.

            • Nightcrawler
              • 7 Years
              10 months, 5 days ago

              Saka is going to have a field day with the defcon recoveries

              Haaland needs a 30+ goal season to be worth the price with so much not in hai favour

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

                Haaland is massively overpriced

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

                  Salah too, imo

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

                    I agree. Both not worth the price over long term

                2. Royal5
                  • 14 Years
                  10 months, 5 days ago

                  Haaland will win the golden boot this season easily

            • Kaneyonero
              • 9 Years
              10 months, 5 days ago

              What was the story with Semenyo? Only got back to see the 2nd half

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

                A wheelchair guy gave him racial abuse, if I understood correctly.

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

                  they should've wheelclamped him

              2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                • 16 Years
                10 months, 5 days ago

                Racially abused but just shrugged off by carragher on commentary and game stopped for 2 minutes but then went on as usual

                Really tackling the issue

            • Corgz Dark side of the Loon
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              10 months, 5 days ago

              Wirtz looks a little lost at the moment and not involved....Gakpo looking the biz

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

                First taste of PL. He will come good around end of season and then next year he will go down as the greatest midfielder in Liverpools history

            • TOBY1
              • 9 Years
              10 months, 5 days ago

              Was between

              Wirtz and VVD
              Or
              Gakpo and Porro.

              Wish I’d gone Gakpo / Porro now.

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

                WC active

              2. TOBY1
                • 9 Years
                10 months, 5 days ago

                Damn

            • SINGH
              • 7 Years
              10 months, 5 days ago

              If Salah don't score today then he will be replaced by Isak 100%

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

                i think you might've just broken your knee with that jerk

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

                  I feel Liverpool will go for Isak big if Salah continues like this. His form has carried on from the end of last season

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

                    i think whether or not they go for isak has nothing to do with salah. and its been 45mins

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

                  Heard the *crack* all the way from Finland!

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

              People saying Ekitike has been poor are either blind, trolls, or bitter non-owners. 🙄

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

                hes been good. that header was a big chance too, position just wasnt quite right but he was there

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

                Good player. Think Arsenal should have signed him instead

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

                  i think gyokeres will do fine too tbh

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

                    Hopefully

              3. Royal5
                • 14 Years
                10 months, 5 days ago

                I’m a non owner and blind

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

              Semenyo - 45+ minutes, 1 shot? Slow start

            • _Greg
              • 16 Years
              10 months, 5 days ago

              Ekitike looking class.

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

              Does anyone know if you can enter a h2h league after the first gameweek?

            • g40steve
              • 8 Years
              10 months, 5 days ago

              Gakpo G

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

                Get in!

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

                Eti A

            • The-Red-1
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              10 months, 5 days ago

              Trying to watch on virgin media. Can't see a thing. I assume my players aren't passing the eye test