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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
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Every 50/50 going NewC's way

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

    Noisy spectators ... massive game 😛

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

      Toon fans are great...

  3. didas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Newcastle getting some soft free kicks

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

      And no one to execute them.

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

    Slobz the weak link

  5. NoOneCares
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 1 month 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.

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Surely no serious manager owns Sesko.

      1. NoOneCares
        • 1 Year
        1 year, 1 month ago

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

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

      Howd he get in there?

      1. NoOneCares
        • 1 Year
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Some complete fud picked him.

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

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

        2. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          You're in light spirits, no longer trolling?

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

    Livramento looks good

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 1 month 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

    1. Thanos
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

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

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

      Wirtz goal guaranteed

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

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

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

    Trippier to be sent off?

    1. Feanor
      • 17 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      This just a hope?

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

        Nah, just a reflection

  10. Thanos
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

    1. NoOneCares
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 1 month ago

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

      1. Thanos
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Yeah, they are the South Africa of cricket 😆

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

    So many fouls - going to be defcons galore!

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

    Kon YC

  13. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Newcastle fans clearly salty that Ekitike rejected them

  14. NoOneCares
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

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

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

    Linton took it off Schar lol

  16. EffPeeEll
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

    1. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Nice!

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

    Gordon roof of net

  18. Thanos
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

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

      1. Thanos
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

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

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

    Why Bradley not start?

    1. EffPeeEll
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Coming back from injury-second half most likely

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

      Not fit

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

    Oh mattee! Gordon...

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

      And agaain

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

    Gordon close, it’s coming

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

    Gordon my favourite 80s player.

    1. Ball Ake
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      He looks like the kid that nicked my BMX in 1982

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

    elanga looks really good

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

    Isak wants to play for the lesser side..

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

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

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

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

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

        They're being bullied off the park

        1. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 1 month 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

  26. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Gordon could be my Palmer replacement, been brilliant so far

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

      Thinking the same. Looks very sharp.

    2. THE Wild Rover
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      He’s highlighting the need for a striker

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

    Gordon and Livramento are ready to enter my team 😛

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

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

  29. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Konate is useless

  30. Thanos
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Oh Tonali what the heck