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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. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Brentford 3

  2. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Jesus Burnley are awful

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      How did Chelsea draw 1-1 at home...

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Same with pool 1-1 !

  3. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Like a Sunday league team

  4. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Congrats to Schade cappers

  5. Moon Dog
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Burnley look so bad. I doubt that'll be the last goal Brentford score.

    • Royal5
      • 14 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      West Ham will score here. Look very shaky at the back

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        They 100% won't

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          You are not watching I assume

          1. Mr. O'Connell
            • 13 Years
            29 days, 9 hours ago

            No. Just attempting the reverse jinx.

          2. Gazwaz80
            • 6 Years
            29 days, 9 hours ago

            😀

    • #1 Salah Hater
      • 1 Year
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Today of all day's Kelleher decides to be too lazy to show up for work

      1. Bigbars
        • 15 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        His wife was in labour

        1. #1 Salah Hater
          • 1 Year
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          Exactly. Was HE in labour?

          1. Bigbars
            • 15 Years
            29 days, 9 hours ago

            Classic Roy Keane line that

    • Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Schade's goal was from another Brentford long throw

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Kevin Nolan or Rory Delap style?

    • Nightf0x
      • 10 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Keleher
      Timber gabriel mukiele* (keane richards)
      Wilson bruno dango rogers (rice)
      Tiago ekitike haland

      Which ?

      A) mukiele to alderete
      B) rice mukiele -4 to vvd/konate taverner/rayan

    • Drizzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Agh that VVD goal hurts. Oh well.

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Felt that pain 20 minutes ago

      2. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Wait til the defcons, CS and bonus points are added

      3. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Painful fpl season 🙁

      4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        That Virgil to chalobah move has gone so bad. Prioritised thiago this week hence couldn't get Virgil damn.

      5. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        I benched him for his 17 pts...

    • Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Kelleher's wife had bad timing for giving birth... I can't see Burnle getting consolation goal.

    • PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      This Gordon lad sha… A success in UCL but a failure in his domestic league. I should have played injured Wirtz ahead of him. Heck!

      1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
        • 5 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        van heck

        1. PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          Van Bronckhorst

          1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
            • 5 Years
            29 days, 9 hours ago

            van der vaart

            1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
              • 5 Years
              29 days, 9 hours ago

              white van man

    • z13
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        MacAllister G

        1. FantasyTony
          • 8 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          Ekitike assist

        2. PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          Eki assist

      • Atimis
        • 9 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Got Dango but also Rayan over Szobo or Schade, not ideal tbh

      • Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Whilst not a bad move, it is a tad annoying having planned for Pedro > Ekitike this week, but changing my mind and shopping out Enzo instead. Plan was almost perfect lol.

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          I was tempted to captain Eki but thought they will do worse without Wirtz…

          1. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            29 days, 9 hours ago

            Yeah, Wirtz being out was almost the nail that made me think, oh it'll be alright. Nevermind! Got VVD this week so that's a relief.

        2. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          With how Villa and Newcastle are defending, it's hard to sell Pedro now anyway

          1. Atimis
            • 9 Years
            29 days, 9 hours ago

            Thaw why I kept him after all, so don’t have Thiago, not great not terrible I guess

          2. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            29 days, 9 hours ago

            True!

      • Atimis
        • 9 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Was going though theologians yesterday and was like, no way Mac scores again lol

      • Snoop Udogie Dogg
        • 5 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        my kingdom for a West Ham goal

      • FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Prioritised NOR and kept Watkins instead of moving to Ekitike

        Salah C must have something in the 3 goals though right?

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          Salah is just washed.

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            29 days, 9 hours ago

            Yep…

        2. #1 Salah Hater
          • 1 Year
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          Expecting a penalty are we?

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            29 days, 9 hours ago

            Expecting nothing

      • Rwilliams90
        • 14 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        My rank is getting obliterated by VVD and Ekitike. Mad how one game can destroy your season.

      • Supersonic_
        • 4 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Another red coming

      • Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Does Wilson take corners for Fulham?

      • The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Burnley goal

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          Good

        2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
          • 5 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          Dubravka?

          1. Ze_Austin
            • 7 Years
            29 days, 9 hours ago

            Got a good chuckle out of me

      • FantasyTony
        • 8 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Salah TC fail

      • Mumfie
        • 4 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Kayode OG, no Brentford CS.

      • Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Burnley G

      • Sgt. Schultz
        • 9 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Kayode OG

        1. Moon Dog
            29 days, 9 hours ago

            Nice finish from a Jaidon Anthony cross

        2. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          Jeez. WCed 10 mins before deadline and got in VVD Schade Ekitike. Rank would have been obliterated otherwise.

        3. Tonyawesome69
          • 7 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          Haaland not in the squad

          https://x.com/i/status/2027772832113885185

          1. Ze_Austin
            • 7 Years
            29 days, 9 hours ago

            Wow.

          2. z13
              29 days, 9 hours ago

              I don't have him in my team. What does it matter (secretly celebrating like crazy)

            • Cojones of Destiny
              • 8 Years
              29 days, 9 hours ago

              O wow

            • Baps Hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              29 days, 9 hours ago

              VC Bruno then. It was close between him and Thiago.

            • The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              29 days, 9 hours ago

              Yikes

            • Camzy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              29 days, 9 hours ago

              Wow. Crazy stuff. I have Pedro first sub. Could be good. Could be bad!

            • Snoop Udogie Dogg
              • 5 Years
              29 days, 9 hours ago

              finally something gone my way!

          3. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            29 days, 9 hours ago

            Best I’ve seen pool in awhile

          4. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            29 days, 9 hours ago

            Okay, now I can be happy for Caomhin becoming a father 🙂 2 pts loss only, I don't care.