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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. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    If liverpool sign isak, cant see him starting. Makes no sense to bench ekitike. Or they have to play together

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

      Drop Wirtz

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

        Wrong position for Isak/Ekitike, but the latter could play left - as per Gakpo.

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

      1 injury and they're abit in trouble though

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

    Do I need a wildcard?

    Bruno and Wirtz defensive midfielders
    Saka injured
    Palmer injured
    Watkins
    Forest defence (Sels, Murillo) in the mud

    How many of these would you keep?

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    1. FISSH
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      ive pulled the trigger

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

      I am in the same boat.

      Why wait?

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    3. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Yeah would do if Palmer out

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  3. FISSH
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    20 points this week lol

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

      Damn. I thought my 26 was bad.

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

    Bruno G

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

      Tino A

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

        My future boy, like his performance

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

      At last

      bruNO

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

      Yes!

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

    Bruno G

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

    1-2

    Newcastle GOAL

    Liverpool busted

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

    bruno g
    livra a

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

    Yes liverpool cs busted!

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

      Back of the net

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

    Giving up on Salah folks? 😛

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

      He's playing too wide. Ekitike taking his space and his shots

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

        Yep switching to eki in addition of Gakpo

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

          *to

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

        He ll score another 92nd minute goal and his owners and cappers will be happy

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    2. SammyD
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Just thinking this

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

    Bruno G 2-1

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

    Awful from Kerkez

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

      Bish

      Bash

      Boshed

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

    Kerkez 😆 😆

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

    kerkez do you want to jump?

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

    Really poor from Kerkez

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

    2 points lost for Salah c.

    Didnt want them anyway

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

    Yes cleansheets mudded!

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

    At least this Bruno can score

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

    Is Salah playing, think he’s the missing man

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

      everything down the left for liverpool

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

      Out of sympathy for 10 man Newcastle Salah is not getting involved

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  19. FISSH
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    New WC

    Sanchez
    Calafiori, Cucurella, Pedro Porro
    Salah, Grealish, Reijnders, Johnson
    Gyokeres, Ekitike, Pedro

    (Dubravka, Reinildo, King, Anderson)

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

      There’s a game on

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      1. FISSH
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        and you are clearly not watching

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    2. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      missing Timber, Semenyo and Ballard

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      1. FISSH
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        just because they hauled?

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

      Mid too light for my liking

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

      But light in mids

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

    Bugger off VVD you useless overpriced lump

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

      Might still get 2 defcon pts

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  21. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    If ya make a transfer then fee hit does the transfer you made stick still ?

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

      I’d want it to stick but think it reverts back to original team and the FT is cancelled.

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

    This refcam is hilarious

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

      Looks like a early 2000s video game. The POV is so low everything looks silly.

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    2. Bigbars
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      i like it, for the novely factor, variation on player cam that sky used to do, dont know if thats still available

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    3. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Makes me feel slightly travel sick.

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  23. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Front 3, would you have Haaland over any of these 3?

    Ekitike, Joao Pedro & Wood

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

      Ekitike Pedro Gyokeres

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

      Ekitike
      Wood
      Haaland
      Pedro
      Mateta
      Richarlison

      Plenty of choices for now

      Wissa and Isak to come etc.

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

    ohh wirtz knows what hes doing there

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    1. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Wish that was true more often.

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

    So Gakpo can play away from home.

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  26. Vinyl78LP
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Cant remember my Captain bagging any MNF points in years as so it continues...

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

    Who is playing with 10 men? Looks like liverpool a man down

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

      They are, they have Wirtz playing

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

        😆 owner spotted

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      2. Not again Shirley
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        117 million Wirtz. Looks very poor value for money thus far.

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  28. mattyb09
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Gyokeres captaincy again next week against this rubbish DEF

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

      honestly he should spend all match just pulling onto konate. will give him a torrid time

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  29. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    What was Bruno's celebration? Thought it was heroin-related at first, but doesn't look quite right for that.

    Do drug-related celebrations constitute "gesturing or acting in a provocative, derisory or inflammatory way" and so should be cautioned?

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    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      https://x.com/ballonrondfc/status/1960074656024596876

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    2. SammyD
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Deffo an injection sort of thing going off. Thought it was abit brave.

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  30. Not again Shirley
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    This is all setup for last minute salah goal for a 3:1 win.

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