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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
    1 month, 7 days ago

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

  2. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 7 days ago

    Chalobah to VVD yasss

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 7 days ago

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

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 7 days ago

      Same here 🙂

  3. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 7 days ago

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

  4. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 7 days ago

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

  5. z13
      1 month, 7 days ago

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

    • Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 7 days ago

      Damsgaard haul

    • Moon Dog
        1 month, 7 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.

      • JBG
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 7 days ago

        Nooooo 2 worst goalscorers for my rank

        1. Josh.E
          • 4 Years
          1 month, 7 days ago

          Ekitike for me, benched Tarkowski too.

      • Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 7 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.

      • PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        1 month, 7 days ago

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

      • fantasist
        • 15 Years
        1 month, 7 days ago

        Gabriel stops performing and VVD starts

      • Silecro
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 7 days ago

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

      • BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 7 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.

      • DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 7 days ago

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

      • Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        1 month, 7 days ago

        Tavernier or Wilson if you had to choose one?

        1. Goodfeathers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          1 month, 7 days ago

          Wilson

          1. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 12 Years
            1 month, 7 days ago

            Cheers

      • The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        1 month, 7 days ago

        Agaetis byrjun

        1. Moon Dog
            1 month, 7 days ago

            Bless you

          • FFS ManU
            • 3 Years
            1 month, 7 days ago

            Cat on keyboard?

        2. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          1 month, 7 days ago

          Becker wtf

        3. #1 Salah Hater
          • 1 Year
          1 month, 7 days ago

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

          1. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            1 month, 7 days ago

            He’s not exactly Diogo Jota

        4. FOREST FOREVER 2
          • 1 Year
          1 month, 7 days ago

          Allisson doesn't have VVD in his team.

        5. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          1 month, 7 days ago

          Allison wtaf

        6. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          1 month, 7 days ago

          Liverpool are so bad

        7. Cojones of Destiny
          • 8 Years
          1 month, 7 days ago

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

          1. FOREST FOREVER 2
            • 1 Year
            1 month, 7 days ago

            Has wilson even played yet?

          2. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            1 month, 7 days ago

            What did Wilson do?

            1. Cojones of Destiny
              • 8 Years
              1 month, 7 days ago

              nothing yet but the logic is clear now ))

        8. FOREST FOREVER 2
          • 1 Year
          1 month, 7 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
            • 14 Years
            1 month, 7 days ago

            Salah's done.

          2. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            1 month, 7 days ago

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

          3. fedolefan
            • 11 Years
            1 month, 7 days 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
          • 12 Years
          1 month, 7 days ago

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

          1. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 12 Years
            1 month, 7 days ago

            Raya

            Timber Gabriel VVD Andersen

            Bruno Semenyo Dango

            DCL Haaland Thiago

            1. Ze_Austin
              • 7 Years
              1 month, 7 days ago

              The son over the sen for me here

        10. Sandy Ravage
          • 10 Years
          1 month, 7 days ago

          Ramsey G
          TOON

        11. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          1 month, 7 days ago

          Everton CS gone

        12. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          1 month, 7 days ago

          BOOOOOOOO!!!

        13. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          1 month, 7 days ago

          Everton goal. 1-2

        14. jonnybhoy
          • 13 Years
          1 month, 7 days ago

          Beto G for everton

        15. z13
            1 month, 7 days ago

            Newcastle 1-2 Everton, double goal

            Goal Brentford, Schade oh no