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Newcastle v Liverpool team news: Szoboszlai at right-back

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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. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Every 50/50 going NewC's way

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  2. Magic Zico
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    • 7 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Noisy spectators ... massive game 😛

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    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Toon fans are great...

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  3. didas
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Newcastle getting some soft free kicks

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    1. Bored Ape Jota Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      And no one to execute them.

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  4. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Slobz the weak link

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  5. NoOneCares
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Only 1 dud in my team, Sesko. Can't drop him before Burnley, surely. No guarantee he starts but I would be annoyed if he did and got a goal.

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    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Surely no serious manager owns Sesko.

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      1. NoOneCares
        10 months, 23 days ago

        Amorim does, not sure if he is a serious manager though.

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    2. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Howd he get in there?

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      1. NoOneCares
        10 months, 23 days ago

        Some complete fud picked him.

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        1. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          10 months, 23 days ago

          To be fair he should be starting and fit, dunno whats going on there

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        2. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          10 months, 23 days ago

          You're in light spirits, no longer trolling?

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  6. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Livramento looks good

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  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Liverpool look atrocious

    Wirtz is a lightweight, getting bullied around again. A good player when the teams on top and he can do what he wants like at Leverkusen

    Not going to work the same way here

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    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Doesn’t even need a shoulder push. That may break him. Just a nudge and he goes all Neymar.

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    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Wirtz goal guaranteed

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  8. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    That GK time wasting rule is farcical - ref wastes more time and slows the game by trying to sort each time...

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  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Trippier to be sent off?

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

      This just a hope?

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        Nah, just a reflection

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  10. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Arsenal has their best chance this time. They look the best at least on paper. If they bottle this time, Arteta should go.

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    1. NoOneCares
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Arsenal will bottle it, trust me. They are a group of bottlers.

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      1. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        Yeah, they are the South Africa of cricket 😆

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  11. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    So many fouls - going to be defcons galore!

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  12. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Kon YC

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  13. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Newcastle fans clearly salty that Ekitike rejected them

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  14. NoOneCares
    10 months, 23 days ago

    As soon a Strand goes to Newcastle, he is in my team.

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    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      They had £50m rejected right? Don't think he's worth much more than that but you never know anymore

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  15. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Linton took it off Schar lol

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  16. EffPeeEll
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Rio Ngumoha coming on second half-gets a goal - breaks FPL

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    1. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Nice!

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  17. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Gordon roof of net

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  18. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    If anything, looks like Isak downing the tools has galvanised the Toons. Free flowing footy!!

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    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      I don't know about that but they're certainly not falling apart like some thought they would

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      1. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        That’s what. They are playing like they belong. Love to see that spirit and top marks to Howe.

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  19. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Why Bradley not start?

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    1. EffPeeEll
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Coming back from injury-second half most likely

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    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Not fit

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  20. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Oh mattee! Gordon...

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    1. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      And agaain

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  21. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Gordon close, it’s coming

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  22. el polako
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Gordon my favourite 80s player.

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    1. Ball Ake
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      He looks like the kid that nicked my BMX in 1982

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  23. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    elanga looks really good

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  24. Bored Ape Jota Club
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Isak wants to play for the lesser side..

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  25. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Liverpool toothless and lacking physically. Those signings are not looking good at all.

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    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Let's not judge after 30 minutes in an extremely raucous atmosphere

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      1. Kaneyonero
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        They're being bullied off the park

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        1. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          10 months, 23 days ago

          That's what Bruno and Joelinton do to everyone. Liverpool just need a moment of quality and they've got the players to find it

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  26. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Gordon could be my Palmer replacement, been brilliant so far

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    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Thinking the same. Looks very sharp.

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      He’s highlighting the need for a striker

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  27. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Gordon and Livramento are ready to enter my team 😛

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  28. Bored Ape Jota Club
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Liverpool playing like they are 3-0 up in the 80th minute

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

    Konate is useless

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  30. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Oh Tonali what the heck

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