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Winner takes Alexander Isak?

The Swede will be watching his potential future employers take on his current ones in the final match of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Gameweek 2 tonight.

Newcastle United v Liverpool gets underway at St James’ Park at 20:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

While the off-the-field events are very chaotic, the Magpies’ team news is routine.

In fact, Eddie Howe has named an unchanged side from the 0-0 draw with Aston Villa nine days ago.

Anthony Gordon will be leading the line for the hosts again.

New signing Jacob Ramsey is in the squad for the first time, joining fellow summer recruits Malick Thiaw and Aaron Ramsdale among the substitutes.

Arne Slot is forced into two alterations this evening.

Jeremie Frimpong misses out with a hamstring injury, while Alexis Mac Allister is attending the birth of his child.

Curtis Jones and Ryan Gravenberch, the latter of whom is back from suspension, come into Slot’s starting XI.

With Frimpong sidelined and Joe Gomez and Conor Bradley only fit enough for substitute duty, the Liverpool boss has confirmed that Dominik Szoboszlai will start at right-back tonight.

New boy Giovanni Leoni takes his place among the substitutes.

LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento, Joelinton, Tonali, Guimaraes, Elanga, Gordon, Barnes.

Subs: Ramsdale, Hall, Botman, Thiaw, Osula, Murphy, Willock, Ramsey, Miley.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Szoboszlai, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Jones, Gravenberch, Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo, Ekitike.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Bradley, Endo, Chiesa, Leoni, Elliott, Robertson, Ngumoha.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE

New to Fantasy Football Scout this week is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:


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  1. el polako
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Hopefully we will see a Wirtzuoso display tonight.

    1. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Nice.

      Anything to distract from Carragher prancing about like he's on the edge of a soft play area in Bootle.

      1. Moon Dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        1 year, 1 month ago

        I found footage of Carragher prancing about: https://youtu.be/xr5Y5zy7rBc?si=0_rCxbE_RX9Epep1

        1. Jordan.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          magic,made me laugh that

    2. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Or perhaps some technical Expertike?

  2. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Need a Salah blank

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I don't.

  3. NotsoSpursy
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Palmer -> Kudus seems the obvious move this game week.

    Or is Semenyo a better purchase?

    1. jayzico
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Me too. For me he's a better pick for a number of reasons:
      Assured more minutes
      Assured more games
      Cheaper, allowing me to put my 'get Salah' as well as Haaland plan in place
      Generally believe he'll get more points over the next 10 GWs

      1. jayzico
        • 15 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        *Sorry, meant to say a better pick than Johnson

  4. DeSelby
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I don't like Anthony Gordon.

    1. jayzico
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Horrible int he

  5. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Please delete that ridiculous picture of Anthony Gordon.

    Why are scout taking such pleasure in deliberately triggering people?

    1. Punned It
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Oh, go on, he looks like he's fronting an eighties post-punk band ie. pretty cool.

    2. jayzico
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      lol

    3. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I thought that it was Bono. I wondered why he would be watching and why they would have used a photograph from 1988.

  6. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Curtis Jones starts. We're so F'd 😥

    1. JT11fc
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Who is we?

  7. rhysmd
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Imminent wild card with Ait-Nouri, Saka, Palmer and Rutter all injury doubts. Top three picks for defenders/midfielders/strikers!?

    1. nonaynever
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      the way this season is going....you could WC every week for the next month, and still be unsure....wait till after IB

    2. nonaynever
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      in case they are all doubtful come Friday, plan a FH team to get you to IB?

  8. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Atmosphere 🙂

  9. JT11fc
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Can a rusty Graveberch, out of position Sloboz, and no Mcallister do the biz?

  10. Nutmeg Ninja
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    2-2 Liverpool:

    Goals - Wirtz, Gakpo; Gordon (pen), Barnes
    Assists - Wirtz, Salah; Hall

    1. Nutmeg Ninja
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      *2-2 Draw

  11. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    How come Wirtz hasn’t dropped yet?

    1. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Price changes have been fixed for years mate

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        I swear he’s been sold so much as well, bizarre why they would fix it for certain players though, unless definition of algorithm is something like new players to the league have higher thresholds to increase or decrease.

  12. Gubby-Allen
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I have Salah but not as captain.

    If he scores twice or say scores 15 points tonight, wouldy GW rank likely go up or down, given a few teams do not have him?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Depending on your current OR

    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Would expect overall for Salah to have more than 100% EO after Palmer captains shift to him, so if not captaining I'd be wanting a blank

  13. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Salah looks tiny compared to Dan Burn 🙂

    1. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Everyone does.

      1. ITS AMAD WORLD
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Peter Crouch would beg to differ

        1. Goro Majima
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Fair.

  14. Gubby-Allen
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    This will be a horrible game to referee

  15. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Ref-Cam, WFT - looks like one of these YouTube 'auditor' tools...

  16. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Wirtz down

  17. MetallicaJack93
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    How does this FH look?

    Sels
    Cucu Milen Porro
    Salah Bruno Gordon Kudus
    Haaland Pedro Wood

    Not sure if Haaland, Bruno or Pedro are the best shots but unsure on richarlison too

    1. MetallicaJack93
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Got like 3m itb

    2. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Pedro is. Not sure about the other two.

      It doesn't seem the easiest week to free hit and pick out nailed on big wins or high scoring matches.

      1. MetallicaJack93
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Yeah true, just wanna do some catch up in MLs ahead of IB, can then WC

  18. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Grav YC

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Dirty from gravenberch that

    Liverpool rattled

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Toon out to prove they don't need AI...

  20. Kaneyonero
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Don't see how that's a yc when the other too challenges from NewC weren't

    1. Kaneyonero
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Two*

      1. Don Fabio's gut feelin…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        This!

        1. Don Fabio's gut feelin…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Home advantage.

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Through the back of a player?

      Vs

      Catching toe & high boot?

    3. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      That one was a bit worse

    4. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Typical United favouritism

  21. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Guesses on who gets the first RC here, cause there will be atleast one, at this rate?

    1. JT11fc
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Sloboz

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I was going to say similar

      Doesn't look like it will be 11 v 11 by the end

  22. Marvin.
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Is it possible to refresh the page without being whizzed back to my last comment or is that how the site works now?

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Would also like them to ditch the membership pop-up, the early bird deal is closed, so they can ditch it now...

  23. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Liverpool should bring on Salah...

  24. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Linton miss

  25. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Scrappy so far.

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Also preferred Scooby, more mellow...

  26. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    thats never a foul on gordon

  27. TheSteel
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Wirtz looks good. In DMF.

    1. Don Fabio's gut feelin…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      DMF - Defensive midfield?

      1. Riverside Red
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Derby's Mid Field

  28. JT11fc
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Tonali going for territory

  29. Bored Ape Jota Club
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Lol at that Tonali free kick.

  30. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Hugo twice kicked ball away?