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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. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Ndiaye 10 DCs, come one son another 2!

  2. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Wirtz blows another chance

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Too slow

  3. F4L
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    salah how can you chose to pass to wirtz over isak there

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Liverpool have to use up all their luck soon surely

    1. HadiSLIM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      luck?

      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        You heard!

  5. Under my Cucurella
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Which Liverpool players are people planning on owning going forward? Is No Liverpool a viable option?

    Seems there will be a lot of point sharing and rotation and Salah not living up to his price point.

    1. SINGH
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Isak.

      I want to remove cucu, any suggestions with who?

      1. Under my Cucurella
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Maybe in the future. But he's not even played 90 yet.

        Depends on the rest of your team. Gabriel a popular option going forward if same price point. Plenty of good options at a lower price point if redistributing the funds would help your team elsewhere. I'll be keeping Cucu for now unless Wildcarding as I have bigger fish to fry

    2. Seanigula
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      I think none is a viable option until one steps up as a weekly points machine….Salah is still a decent option to get some points every week and possibly Captain

      1. Under my Cucurella
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        I'm considering going without from next week and losing Salah as part of getting Haaland in and TC against Burnley. Feels wrong being without a player from the current Champs and top of the league. But there doesn't seem to be a standout right now for weekly points as you say

    3. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      For £14.5m you get an assist, no BPs and no clean sheet. Salah is just not worth it BUT a sneaky penalty in the last 10mins and I will disagree with myself!

      1. Under my Cucurella
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Yep, this time next week he is out of my team as it stands and there's a chance I have no Liverpool. It feels wrong though.

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    That’s a goal for wirtz in the Bundesliga. Don’t get that space in this league

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Germany has never produced a defender the likes of Tarkowski

  7. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    So who is with me on Captain Mateta 😉

    1. SINGH
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Hakuna Mateta

      1. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Would be lovely if by the end of it I can say hattrick Mateta 😆

  8. SINGH
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    What a block by grealish. He should be on 50 defcons for that

    1. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Lol

  9. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Is an assist enough for captain Salah to stay in our teams?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      No

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Not even with another pen goal

      1. Fat Frank
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        If he gets that it’s max bonus and a haul 😆

      2. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Imagine if he gave a pen to Isak as a welcome gift

    3. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      No

    4. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      If we were talking about a 7m player possible, not at 14m

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

    Wood masterclass today and he stays for another week in my team

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Salah invisible

    1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      He only comes out after midnight around 90+5

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Wirtz is playing

    3. #1 Salah Hater
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Grass green
      Water wet
      Sky blue

    4. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Again, had his assist, not good enough for captain

    5. fantasyfog
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      You spelt inevitable wrong

  12. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Where Salah pen?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Too early

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Had his assist, so no more captain points to come

  13. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    So LIV assets will become like MCI? Either Salah Haaland or no other attackers worth including in WC?

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Pretty much

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Yes, done a city and crowded the attack

  14. Tonyawesome69
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Still 14 mins to go before Salah gets involved on again...

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Involved again*

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Hope so, but fear he’s done his points today

  15. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Grealish's calf just burst

  16. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    KDH is a card magnet

  17. adstomko
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Benched Xavi in GW4 thinking he won't start.
    Started Xavi in GW5 thinking he won't be benched.
    Can't write it.

  18. Captain Mal
    • 1 Year
    2 months, 17 days ago

    4th yellow card for Dewsbury Hall

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      5 and he misses a game? Jeez the season just started

  19. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Almost did Johnson > Xavi. Got Enzo instead. Small wins

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      None of them have played yet...

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 12 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        True, but Enzo should get more game time

  20. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Konate 11 - 9 Virgil... VvD stuck now 🙁

    1. adstomko
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      just got his 10, unless towers finishes early like for Palace vs Villa

  21. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Wirtz yc

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      0 pt

  22. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Anyone still got Wirtz?

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Liverpool unfortunately

    2. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      16.4%

  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Wirtz is awful

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      People believed the hype of the Insta crew they even held through two price drops!

  24. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Senesi autosub for Wirtz, nice

  25. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Wirtz Zilch

  26. NoOneCares
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Salah non owners really are a bunch of embarrassing cry babies.

      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Rich

      2. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Makes your choices, need to own it.

      3. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        You've just insulted a lot of people.

      4. Yes Ndidi
        • 6 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Don’t be embarrassed for us.
        Be embarrassed for the ones paying 14.5m for an assist.

    • Graziano
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      It’s a perfect Salah situation. Liverpool is leading, Everton will soon go all in attack. You know what will happen.

    • JBG
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      The Warts that continues to give

    • Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Grealish lucky not to get booked

    • Tonyawesome69
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Tark and Ndiaye hit the DC threshold

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Awesome, my BB works ... so far