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The final match of Gameweek 25 sees Liverpool and Manchester City square off at Anfield.

Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Pep Guardiola makes five changes from Wednesday’s EFL Cup quarter-final.

Gianluigi Donnarumma, Marc Guehi, Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland all return.

They oust the benched James Trafford, Nathan Ake, Nico Gonzalez, Tijjani Reijnders and Phil Foden.

Ruben Dias and Rayan Cherki are also named among the substitutes.

Liverpool are unsurprisingly unchanged from the side that thrashed Newcastle United 4-1 last time out, with Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz and Cody Gakpo providing support for Hugo Ekitike up top.

LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Szoboszlai, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo, Ekitike

Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Robertson, Nyoni, Ramsey, Ngumoha

Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, Ait-Nouri, Rodri, Bernardo, O’Reilly, Semenyo, Marmoush, Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Dias, Reijnders, Ake, Cherki, Nico, Foden, Alleyne, Lewis

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) 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. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Ekitilol….

  2. JBG
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    So these players just close their eyes and shoot, just hoping it will end up in the net huh?

  3. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Enjoyable 0-0 this

  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    officials making this such a stop start game, not helping

  5. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Time to sell Haaland?

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      I'll give him one more game week. If he doesn't score at least two goals vs Fulham, then I'll sell. You?

  6. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Ekitike sitter. For real this time.

  7. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Really opening up now

  8. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Hugo miss 2

    1. DeSelby
      • 3 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      Ekitike boogaloo.

  9. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    noooo eki

  10. Il Capitano
    • 5 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Cmon Hugo...

  11. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    brilliant from salah

  12. JBG
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Ekitike is a fcking mess infront of goal

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      Very wasteful

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      It’s the noodle barnet….

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        5 months, 9 days ago

        Looks line an old ant

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          5 months, 9 days ago

          Aunt lol

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            5 months, 9 days ago

            Both work….

    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      He is channeling his inner Darwin the Dingbat

    4. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      should have bagged two from memory

  13. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Ekitike (C) coiled been unreal, instead it’s shite

  14. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Missitike

  15. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Ekitike owners only have themselves to blame in all honesty

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      Ah bigger off 😆

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 9 days ago

        I still feel Ekiitke might bang the winner. All Liverpool second half.

  16. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Thought Khusanov was out cold there!

  17. Raoul Nogues
    5 months, 9 days ago

    There has to be remains of the Darwin Nunez virus

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

    Looks like ManCity are taking tactical fake injury breaks.

    They already look a bit tired.

    But we are not even in Melbourne Australia.

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      yeah their midfield is looking tired

    2. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      Getting smashed in the face is faking?

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

        Well. Have you ever seen a hockey game in the NHL?

  19. FPLMACKEM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Raya
    Virgil, Gabriel(c), Chalobah
    Enzo, Wilson, Bruno, Rice, Anderson
    Ekitike, Haaland

    Dubravka, Rodon, Andersen, Guiu

    5ft 3.9 itb

    Next gw I'm thinking Rodon to Munoz (bench Wilson) and go 442. What we thinking?

    Yes
    No

  20. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Khusanov CS banked

  21. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Kusoff 59m

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

      Interesting one. He was off the pitch before 60, but the board wasn’t held up until after.

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

        BBC have it 61, but was defo off at 59

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

          Given as 60 on FPL

          1. Capocannonieri
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 months, 9 days ago

            Evil, I never get gifts like that

    2. Absolutely Muñozed
      5 months, 9 days ago

      61 min I guess

  22. JBG
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Might torture myself further and go Ekitike to Gyokeres

  23. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    very naughty from semenyo

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

      *if he catches him just abit higher var couldve got involved

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

    So let's see if we will get a beef jerki or some jerk chicken.

  25. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    This has city 1-0 written all over it.

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      yeah, 1-0 to someone. no way this finishes 0-0.

  26. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Will be a bold asterisk next to title winners this season….

  27. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    wirtz so close now arghhh

    1. Coupes
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      Guehi said no

    2. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      Maybe if he had actually shot the ball instead of passed it

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

    VVD is begging for a red card

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      About time he gets one

  29. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    red surely

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

    has to be red