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The 247th Merseyside derby gets Gameweek 5 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) underway.

Liverpool v Everton kicks off at Anfield at 12.30pm BST.

TEAM NEWS

As many suspected would happen, Alexander Isak is only on the bench for Liverpool this afternoon.

More surprising is the demotion of Florian Wirtz to substitute duty.

Wirtz and Isak are two of four players who drop out of the Liverpool starting XI from the midweek win over Atletico Madrid.

Andrew Robertson and Jeremie Frimpong also make way.

Hugo EkitikeAlexis Mac AllisterConor Bradley and Milos Kerkez are the quartet that return to the Reds’ line-up.

Wirtz’s benching will presumably see the versatile Dominik Szoboszlai play in a more advanced role.

As for the Toffees, there’s just the one change from Gameweek 4.

Vitalii Mykolenko is back from injury, so Tim Iroegbunam drops out.

James Garner had been deputising as a makeshift left-back but Mylolenko’s return to fitness means that Garner can return to his usual central midfield role.

LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Bradley, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Gakpo, Ekitike.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Wirtz, Isak, Jones, Robertson, Frimpong, Ngumoha.

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Beto.

Subs: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Barry, Dibling, Coleman, Alcaraz, Aznou, Iroegbunam.

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  1. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Pickford nutmegged

  2. #1 Arne Engels Fan
    • 1 Year
    10 months, 9 days ago

    So naive from Moyes not to go 5 ATB from the start.

  3. putana
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    cmon Slot bring on that donkey Wirtz so he can get his first return

  4. Pedersen
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    This year it is all about having the defensive mids! Caicedo, Gravenberch etc

  5. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Salah's goal involvement feels like it's just going to be lower this season
    Easy sell I think still

    1. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      What do you mean? Everyone seems delighted they’ve got an assist for their 14.5m outlay.

      1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        And they didn't even have to wait until stoppage time this time.

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

      Who's your LIV asset without Salah?

      1. Nomar
        • 16 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        Wirtz, sadly.

    3. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Salah an easy sell, are you hearing yourself

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        For those moving to Haaland I mean
        Will be a popular switch

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          10 months, 9 days ago

          Feels very good having both

  6. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    A goal and an assist from the DM Gravenberch

  7. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Floodgates open and Gakpo getting hooked at half time, typical.

  8. Sting
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    this means more chance of a Salah early sub

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      No

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      No chance

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      whats that? 😉

  9. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Is Gakpo even playing? Ffs such a useless pick

    1. fantasist
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Yep time to sell

    2. Sabz_1111
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Find it hard to believe we got rid of Diaz and kept Gakpo. Imagine Diaz in this team. But cmon Cody, you got this albeit been poor this first half

  10. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    I thought Everton are defensively solid?

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

      LIV too good?

      1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        Nutmegged Pickford just overrated.

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      cant play villa every week

    3. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      They have had poor xGc this season. Lucky to keep the cleans they have so far.

      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        You have a fair bit of work to do to restore posting credibility!

    4. King Sheep
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Brosstan knows

    5. King Sheep
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      TKT ITK

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

    EVE CF not good enough?

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Didnt they sign Barry? You've gotta be really bad if you are getting benched by Beto.

  12. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    A goal and Salah will stay one more week in my team

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      No goal & he’s gone on WC either way.

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        Have Haaland already and saving WC, but will probably sell Salah and Watkins for Palmer and Isak next GW

  13. Sting
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    i take it back on VVD - 7 defcons by HT

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      8*

  14. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Is Brooks an option in the below 5.5 category if you don't take KDH into consideration? Approx 65 mins every week so far.

    1. King Sheep
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      If you don't have Semenyo

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        I do.

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Liverpool fall apart every time they go 2-0 ahead

    1. el polako
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Entertainment value.

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      They sit back, when they should be trying to kill the game off...

      1. El Presidente
        • 6 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        It's called game management

    3. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      OMG YFOS!

  16. FplmorelikeFml
    • 2 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    I must say, Grealish looks like he has colour back in his cheeks compared to his time in Man City.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Must be sober again

  17. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Ekitike on 7 DefCons

    1. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Finished the half on 9! Mental lol

      1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        Salah had only 1 in comparison

    2. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Looks like a 9 to me!

    3. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Hey fam!

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        FLOL

  18. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Liverpool really didn't need to buy Isak

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      The squad depth will definitely get tested.

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      with so many ridiculous number of games, u need at least two top strikers in the squad

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Nonsense - competing in multiple competitions and lost/sold Jota and Darwin

    4. bring_on _the_fantasy
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      And when Ekitike gets injured?

    5. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Only if Salah keeps playing up to 45.

      And that's possible...

  19. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    van dijk will end up with most points among defs

    - def con beast
    -goal threat
    -cleanies
    -lack of yc/rc

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Still time for Pickford to crock him

    2. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      This aged well

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

    Virgil 8 DC already

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      best def pick this season

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        Prefer him to Gabriel?

        1. ball c
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          10 months, 9 days ago

          Both. I got Raya instead for Arsenal defence cover but from gw 7 I’ll likely get Gabriel as well.
          May need to transfer out Cucurella for Gabriel

      2. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        Sensible it is

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Happy hes in my team. Season keeper!

    3. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Still 8.....game's nearly over

  21. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    VVD has been such a great pick for anyone that went there
    Already on 1 bonus ahead of Mo
    8 DCs already
    Looking like another CS

    1. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Yeah.. defcon monster atm.
      Hopefully a second half goal for him to top it off

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      "Looking like another CS", another 45+ mins to go...

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

        This, Ndiaye will do something 😛

      2. Dynamic Duos
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        Well you have jinxed it now, nice one, clap clap

      3. theplayer
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        It's like when people say "easy fixture" before a player blanks against them.

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      thankfully as a non owner he's using up his goal allocation in the CL 😛

    4. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Yeah he’s definitely getting a CS here. Everton can’t hit a barn door.

    5. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      This aged well.

    6. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      This aged well, you jinxed it

  22. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Shame forwards cant get DC points..

    1. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      They can, however they'll struggle to achieve it.

      1. Jink
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        I thought it was only DEFs and MIDs

        1. Sheffield Wednesday
          • 6 Years
          10 months, 9 days ago

          "Any midfielder or forward who reaches an accumulative total of 12 or more clearances, blocked shots, interceptions (CBI), tackles and recoveries will earn 2 points."

          1. Brosstan
            • 11 Years
            10 months, 9 days ago

            Oh lol I misread in the rules. Ekitike DC points on the menu then!

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Another fail

  23. bring_on _the_fantasy
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Unless Salah has a stormer in the 2nd half I think he’s gone next week, for 14.5mil there are too many players in that Liverpool team who can grab the goals now.

    1. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      But do they?

      1. bring_on _the_fantasy
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        Do they what?

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          10 months, 9 days ago

          Hugo seems capable & easily with adding Virgil

        2. Cruyff's Eleven
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          10 months, 9 days ago

          Grab those goals?

          The fact they can, does not mean they do, innit

  24. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    I can get this team with just 1FT any thoughts?

    Sanchez
    Porro Andersen Senesi Williams Esteve
    Salah Rogers Bruno Reijnders Drewsbury
    Haaland Joao 4.5

  25. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    this match needs isak. er for some reason

    1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 9 days ago

      ??? Ekitike been Liverpool's best attacker

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        yeah sorry was being sarcastic 🙂

        maybe a good chance to get ekitike some mins at LW to see how he goes, otherwise it aint looking good for isak this gw and maybe next as well

  26. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Anyone else in the same boat as me? If Salah scores a goal here I’ll keep him but if he doesn’t he’s out for Haaland.

    1. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      It’s a ruthless game.. one way or another Haaland has to come in for gw 6. U could free hit

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

      No, he'll be gone next week, stick to the plan

    3. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Already got both & Salah’s defo not worth the £££ on current shows, relying on a pen to score when others around seem better value?

  27. El Presidente
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Wha

    1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 9 days ago

      wha wha wee wa
      my wife

  28. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Ekitike with 9 defcons, some shift in the first half.

    1. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      It's called having competition

    2. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 9 days ago

      Just 1 more to get to 10

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

        Need 12

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          10 months, 9 days ago

          3 more to get to 12

      2. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        3 more to 12

      3. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 9 days ago

        Or 3 more to get 2 DC points

  29. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    Ekitike on 9 Defcons. Hope he can stay on long enough to get another 3

  30. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 9 days ago

    beto hooked

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

      Sounds about right