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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 Ekitike, Alexis Mac Allister, Conor 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. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Its approaching Salah time.

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Not this week, I finally captained him

    2. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Assist for Isak?

    3. Digital-Real
      1 year, 1 month ago

      inevitable

    4. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Hopefully

      Changed the armband from Semenyo to Salah just before deadline

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Salah useless

    1. JBG
      1 year, 1 month ago

      95th min pen incoming

      1. Feanor
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Only 3 minutes added time today

    2. NoOneCares
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Salah non owners, useless.

  3. Tonyawesome69
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Dibling on, Ndiaye off

  4. adstomko
    1 year, 1 month ago

    As much as I like defcon points, towers don't seem to care much about the accuracy of it.
    Lacroix lost his 2 points the other week, now Virgil should be on 10.

    1. Tonyawesome69
      1 year, 1 month ago

      FPL rely on Opta for defcon stats

  5. FFFoxy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    They’re actually cheating with the defcons

  6. chocolove
    1 year, 1 month ago

    That Tarko's block alone deserve 20 defcon

  7. Sting
    1 year, 1 month ago

    VVD 1 DC in 45 mins of football? lol

  8. The Philosopher
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Either Everton equalise or Salah score one.

    1. Sun God Nika
      1 year, 1 month ago

      im expecting salah as per usual ;(

    2. Tonyawesome69
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Both would be nice

    3. CoracAld2831
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Neither happened.

  9. Feanor
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Grealish corner volley just off target lol

  10. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Liverpool defending themselves to another slim victory

  11. F4L
    1 year, 1 month ago

    3 mins added wtf

    1. Mighty Duck
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Ref doesn't have Salah in FPL

  12. Absolutely Muñozed
    1 year, 1 month ago

    get a goal or get out of my team Salah

  13. Tonyawesome69
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Kerkez 2 DC points

  14. FFFoxy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I have complained over and over today. But the VVD defcon thing is a joke. Even if they change it after. He has had clear defcon actions this half. 5 actually. Haven’t been added

    1. x.jim.x
      1 year, 1 month ago

      “Even if they change it after”

      Hahahaha who cares then

      1. FFFoxy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Because they’ve been adding others defcon actions as and when. So it means the system is flawed and you’re really on someone to bother to recount accurately. I encourage anyone to watch 45-65 mins. He started the second half with 8 actions. In that period they’ve added multiple other defcons to other players. It’s just odd

        1. x.jim.x
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Are you that deprived of entertainment that you need to watch the number go up in real time?

          1. FFFoxy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            1 year, 1 month ago

            Nothing to do with that. Don’t even know why you’re trying to be funny. Instead of throwing sly digs it may have occurred to you that I’m probably concerned about the accuracy of how they tally it. Sort of a big deal if that’s the case lol

            1. x.jim.x
              1 year, 1 month ago

              Read your original post again and honestly ask yourself if it is “a big deal”

              1. FFFoxy
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                1 year, 1 month ago

                It’s going over your head. Not even trying to argue with you. But yes it’s definitely a problem if someone is being listed as 10 defcons when it should be 14/15. Today it hasn’t caused an ‘obvious problem’ because he’s got the 2 points, but I don’t have any faith in the system and I think there’s some clear flaws with it

      2. THE Wild Rover
        1 year, 1 month ago

        If they change it before the gw ends, he gets the points.

        1. x.jim.x
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Hence “who cares”

    2. Absolutely Muñozed
      1 year, 1 month ago

      who told him to make a mockery of his price tag

    3. chocolove
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Lol. Counting defcon is your whole life, I see. Chill bruh

  15. Uns95
    1 year, 1 month ago

    VVD was on 9 defcon and 5 mins ago he did an intercepting clearance from an Everton ball but they didn’t give him a 10th defcon from it???

    Should be on 10

    1. F4L
      1 year, 1 month ago

      did 1 more clearance at the end there anyways i think

      1. adstomko
        1 year, 1 month ago

        yep that's 10

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 1 month ago

        So do I...Not given yet though.

    2. FFFoxy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Genuinely 14. 45-65 makes 4 actions

  16. Feanor
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Shocking back pass from Virgil

  17. Thanos
    1 year, 1 month ago

    As a Salah non owner, I’ll take his 5 points or even 10 as cap as a win

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Really regret I didn’t captain Haaland, Salah out of my team

    2. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Absolutely agree.

    3. NoOneCares
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I will take your cope as a win as well.

  18. Tonyawesome69
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Liverpool Everton FT

  19. Three Pints of Schlager
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Stoppage time to short for lucky Salah.

  20. FantasyTony
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I'm glad the game introduced defcon moaners this year. More complaining is what we've been lacking.

  21. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Damn didn't give that last counter attack.

  22. x.jim.x
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Knew this defcon stuff would just be another thing for the nerds to cry about, site’s full of babies

    1. Sun God Nika
      1 year, 1 month ago

      yep gets worse and worse every year

  23. Lahm and Lallanas Llama
    1 year, 1 month ago

    What a great derby~

  24. Feanor
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Lost a point starting Gakpo and Grealish over Tarkowski

  25. tikitaka123
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Etitike will be awarded his 12th DC post match, right? He definitely had a 12th before getting subbed.

  26. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    8 pts for Ekitike is very welcome

  27. F4L
    1 year, 1 month ago

    after gakpo and wirtz didnt show much, gotta hope as an isak owner its ekitike lw next week. cant see ekitike not starting

  28. Absolutely Muñozed
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Get out of my team Salah useless. Welcome Back Mr. Haaland!!

  29. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Tarkowski wow 😛

  30. Robson-Canoe
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Glad I held onto Wirtz for this long, finally paid off today

    1. Thanos
      1 year, 1 month ago

      😆

    2. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Love it.

    3. Tomerick
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I got rid of him but he had to get his revenge by coming on for Gakpo.

    4. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Congrats