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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
    4 months, 18 days ago

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

  2. Babit1967
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Chalobah to VVD yasss

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

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

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      Same here 🙂

  3. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

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

  4. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

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

  5. z13
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 18 days ago

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

  6. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Damsgaard haul

  7. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 18 days 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.

  8. JBG
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Nooooo 2 worst goalscorers for my rank

    1. Josh.E
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      Ekitike for me, benched Tarkowski too.

  9. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 18 days 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.

  10. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

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

  11. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Gabriel stops performing and VVD starts

  12. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

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

  13. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 18 days 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.

  14. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

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

  15. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Tavernier or Wilson if you had to choose one?

    1. Goodfeathers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      Wilson

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 18 days ago

        Cheers

  16. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Agaetis byrjun

    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 18 days ago

      Bless you

    2. FFS ManU
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      Cat on keyboard?

  17. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Becker wtf

  18. #1 Arne Engels Fan
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 18 days ago

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

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      He’s not exactly Diogo Jota

  19. FOREST FOREVER 2
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Allisson doesn't have VVD in his team.

  20. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Allison wtaf

  21. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Liverpool are so bad

  22. Cojones of Destiny
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

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

    1. FOREST FOREVER 2
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 18 days ago

      Has wilson even played yet?

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      What did Wilson do?

      1. Cojones of Destiny
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 18 days ago

        nothing yet but the logic is clear now ))

  23. FOREST FOREVER 2
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 18 days 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
      4 months, 18 days ago

      Salah's done.

    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

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

    3. fedolefan
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

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

  24. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

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

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      Raya

      Timber Gabriel VVD Andersen

      Bruno Semenyo Dango

      DCL Haaland Thiago

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 18 days ago

        The son over the sen for me here

  25. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Ramsey G
    TOON

  26. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Everton CS gone

  27. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    BOOOOOOOO!!!

  28. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Everton goal. 1-2

  29. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Beto G for everton

  30. z13
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Newcastle 1-2 Everton, double goal

    Goal Brentford, Schade oh no