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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. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Etik G
    Gakpo A

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Feck sake, could it not be absolutely anybody else, Christ

  2. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Messing around with potential transfers, but…

    Palmer, Wirtz, Guiu > Elanga, Sarr, Wood for -4 is looking mightily tempting, leaving 2.4 itb

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

    Ah fekitike

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

    Palmer to
    A) Semenyo
    B) Kudus
    C) Fernandes
    D) Cunha

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

      A

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

    Wer back!!!

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

      Hah

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

        Shouldve gone with Gak

  6. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Nice, Ekitike (C) goal

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

    Do Pool really need Isak?
    Will Toon now even let Isak leave?

    No and no

  8. bialk
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Rivals - Gakpo and Ekitike, me - Salah and Wirtz 🙁

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Identical here, f**k me

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Same

  9. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    F my f life, I just want to WC

    1. Timanfaya
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Every week?

  10. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Why couldn’t Wirtz have been sitting around that spot

  11. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Got the wrong Liverpool attack then

  12. tim
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Watkins to Ekitike, needs to be done.

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Gw 4 v burnley

      1. tim
        • 16 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        Going with form over fixtures, was thinking about the move already last week

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

    Thanks Gakpo!

  14. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    In spite of the fixtures, Watkins to Ekitike is looking ever more attractive, especially as a non Salah owner

    1. tim
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Im doing it

      1. Wolfman180
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        May even go that step further and do Saka to Gakpo (Kneejerk alert)

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

      I'm keeping Watkins. I think Villa are typically strong against next week opponents Palace.
      Someone else pointed out that Watkins, during his career, has never scored in the Leagues opening two fixtures in any given season. This means he should be due!

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

    Wirtz attacking return to silence the haters

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Where?

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Too little too late, if it comes

  16. HadiSLIM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Slot was taking a dump 😀

  17. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    In Ekitike, Liverpool have a player who personality and actions are screaming he wants to replace Salah as the man. Good for Ekitike, bad for Salah.

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

    If Liverpool don't sign Isak, he's going straight into everyone's team 😆

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Wife captained him. Same as last match.

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        Ekitike, ofc.

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

        Your wife needs to teach me how to play FPL.

  19. RICICLE
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Why did I have to go for the new shiny toy Wirtz over proven Gakpo!

  20. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Gakpo over Wirtz gw1 was so close.

  21. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Happy i got ekitike from start but really need to do wirtz to gakpo

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

      I need to do Wirtz to Etik.
      Got Gakpo 😆

  22. Aye
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    3 need to go, but only 2 free transfers.

    Wirtz, Palmer, Evanilson

    Which 2 would.you ship? Or take a -4?

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      -4

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Palmer if injured, Wirtz next, no rush for Evanilson unless you don’t have JP

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

        This

        1. Timanfaya
          • 3 Years
          10 months, 23 days ago

          Aye

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

    Ml rival Gakpo ekitike , me Roger’s Watkins !

  24. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Is the level of tension in this game partly because Newcastle players are angry at Pool for destroying their team (Isak)? I dont recall Newcastle and Liverpool having any kind of fierce rivalry

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

      Entirely.

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Yep. Also riled up by the fans

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

      As well as taking Ekitike from under their noses

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

      They did beat them in the cup final

      It's been a decent game for a while but bitter blood with transfer feuds

  25. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Getting buried in my leagues currently

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

      Comn, let’s blame the casuals.
      The liberals of FPL 😛

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

    May activate WC and balance my team out for long term

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

      I must admit, I’m tempted

  27. MetallicaJack93
    • 2 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Best midfield for fh?

    Bruno Kudus Grealish Reindeer?

    Money not an issue. Bruno, Cunha or Mbeumo?

    1. SalahFingers
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      For FH, I would go 3 Notts Forest since they are against West Ham.. So Wood, Williams and Ndoye probably

  28. ow00019
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Best suggestions to avoid using a wildcard? Makes for pretty rough reading

    Current team:
    GK: sanchez dubravka
    Def: Ait - Nouri (injured?), Murillo, Lacroix, De Cuyper ESteve
    Mid: Wirtz, Georginio Rutter (Injured?), Palmer (injured?), Saka (Injured), B. Fernandes
    Fwd: Watkins, Ekitike, Guiu

    2 FTs

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

    Games good as won, give Salah a rest

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

      Needs a goal for confidence hehe

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

      Absolutely, don’t want him to get injured

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

      I endorse this message

      They won't of course

      He'd be v unhappy about it

  30. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    banked my FT last week. Feel like I need to WC this crap.

    Is it right we get 5x FTs for AFCON and a a Free Hit in the 1st half of season? If so, I don't see the point of not using wildcard