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Three more Premier League matches follow on from Bournemouth’s clash with Sunderland.

Liverpool are among the sides in action at 3pm GMT:

Kelleher out

TEAM NEWS

There are no shocks with the Reds’ starting XI, with the only change seeing Joe Gomez come in for Curtis Jones.

As a result of that alteration, Dominik Szoboszlai, who started at right-back in Gameweek 27 before moving into midfield later in the game, will be back in the middle of the park.

Jeremie Frimpong is among the substitutes after recovering from injury but, as expected, there is no Florian Wirtz in the squad. Arne Slot all but ruled him out on Friday.

Visitors West Ham United are unchanged.

There is a surprise omission from the Brentford teamsheet this afternoon as Caoimhin Kelleher misses out. There’s no injury: his partner has given birth.

Hakon Valdimarsson deputises between the posts, while Michael Kayode returns from injury in defence and Kevin Schade is back in the starting XI.

Mikkel Damsgaard and Yehor Yarmoliuk also get recalls as Aaron Hickey and Vitaly Janelt miss out through injury and Jordan Henderson and Keane Lewis-Potter drop to the bench.

Lucas Pires, James Ward-Prowse and Jacob Bruun Larsen start for Burnley as Lesley Ugochukwu and Kyle Walker are demoted to substitute duty. Marcus Edwards is absent.

Finally, on Tyneside, Eddie Howe welcomes back most of his regulars after rotating against Qarabag in midweek.

Compared to Gameweek 27, there is just one change: Joelinton in for Joe Willock.

David Moyes has been unusually busy, handing recalls to Dwight McNeil, Jake O’Brien, Vitalii Mykolenko and Beto.

Michael Keane, Harrison Armstrong, Tim Iroegbunam and Thierno Barry drop to the bench.

LINE-UPS

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Esteve, Worrall, Humphreys, Laurent, Mejbri, Ward-Prowse, Pires, Anthony, Larsen, Flemming.

Subs: Weiss, Walker, Hartman, Ugochukwu, Foster, Florentino, Tchaouna, Ekdal, Barnes.

Brentford XI: Valdimarsson, Kayode, van den Berg, Ajer, Henry, Yarmoliuk, Jensen, Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago.

Subs: Balcombe, Pinnock, Henderson, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Donovan, Furo, Bentt, Shield.


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

Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Chiesa, Jones, Robertson, Frimpong, Nyoni, Ramsay, Ngumoha.

West Ham United XI: Hermansen; Wan Bissaka, Disasi, Mavropanos, Diouf; Soucek, Magassa, Fernandes; Summerville, Bowen, Castellanos.

Subs: Areola, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Wilson, Adama, Todibo, Scarles, Kante, Mayers.


Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall, Woltemade, Tonali, Joelinton, Elanga, Gordon, Ramsey.

Subs: Ramsdale, Botman, Osula, Wissa, Barnes, J. Murphy, Willock, A. Murphy, Shahar.

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, McNeil, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Beto

Subs: Travers, Patterson, Keane, Barry, George, Dibling, Rohl, Iroegbunam, Armstrong.

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. FOREST FOREVER 2
    • 1 Year
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Virgil Goal. Finally, A transfer brings me positive result.

  2. Babit1967
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Chalobah to VVD yasss

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Did the same but post deadline. At least I get him v Wolves 😆

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Same here 🙂

  3. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Wow, Thiago and newly bought VVD. Best couple of minutes of a terrible season 🙂

  4. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Van dijk seriously has to do one. How does this keep happening?

  5. z13
    • 1 Year
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Van Dijk spoiling my perfect week, went O'Reilly instead

  6. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Damsgaard haul

  7. Moon Dog
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Had a 12+ million GW rank last week - my worst ever GW in FPL. But bought VVD and Dango this week, and have Thiago.

      Hang in there strugglers, it's always darkest before the dawn.

    • JBG
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Nooooo 2 worst goalscorers for my rank

      1. Josh.E
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Ekitike for me, benched Tarkowski too.

    • Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Poor from hammers. They've been the better team but Liverpool have had two chances, two goals. Game over unless hammers pull one back quickly.

    • PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      These goals are rank killers. Heck! Hello Red arrow my loyal friend

    • fantasist
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Gabriel stops performing and VVD starts

    • Silecro
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Thiago captain here! Finally a punt that didnt turned out horrible

    • BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Of course VVD scores every game now. I only got two pointers from him for all those weeks before Arsenal game before which I got rid.

    • DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Had transferred in Kelleher. Dubravka on bench. Typical of this season.

    • Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Tavernier or Wilson if you had to choose one?

      1. Goodfeathers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Wilson

        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 1 day ago

          Cheers

    • The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Agaetis byrjun

      1. Moon Dog
          3 months, 1 day ago

          Bless you

        • FFS ManU
          • 3 Years
          3 months, 1 day ago

          Cat on keyboard?

      2. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Becker wtf

      3. #1 Arne Engels Fan
        • 1 Year
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Ekitike has to be the worst header of a football I've ever witnessed

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 1 day ago

          He’s not exactly Diogo Jota

      4. FOREST FOREVER 2
        • 1 Year
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Allisson doesn't have VVD in his team.

      5. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Allison wtaf

      6. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Liverpool are so bad

      7. Cojones of Destiny
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        VvD, Dango, Thiago, Wilson in this gw we want more !))

        1. FOREST FOREVER 2
          • 1 Year
          3 months, 1 day ago

          Has wilson even played yet?

        2. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 1 day ago

          What did Wilson do?

          1. Cojones of Destiny
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 1 day ago

            nothing yet but the logic is clear now ))

      8. FOREST FOREVER 2
        • 1 Year
        3 months, 1 day ago

        In any other season we would have 500 posts here about 2 pool goals But no Salah involvement.

        1. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 1 day ago

          Salah's done.

        2. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 1 day ago

          salah has done nothing apart from win a corner in the like the 5th minute

        3. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 1 day ago

          Don’t think the engagement is there anymore on this site anymore. Feel comments load pretty slow as well.

      9. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        For midweek leave Rogers, Hill and Anderson on my bench?

        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 1 day ago

          Raya

          Timber Gabriel VVD Andersen

          Bruno Semenyo Dango

          DCL Haaland Thiago

          1. Ze_Austin
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 1 day ago

            The son over the sen for me here

      10. Sandy Ravage
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Ramsey G
        TOON

      11. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Everton CS gone

      12. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        BOOOOOOOO!!!

      13. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Everton goal. 1-2

      14. jonnybhoy
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Beto G for everton

      15. z13
        • 1 Year
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Newcastle 1-2 Everton, double goal

        Goal Brentford, Schade oh no