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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
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Brentford 3

  2. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Jesus Burnley are awful

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

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

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 18 days ago

        Same with pool 1-1 !

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

    Like a Sunday league team

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

    Congrats to Schade cappers

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

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

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

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

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

      They 100% won't

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

        You are not watching I assume

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

          No. Just attempting the reverse jinx.

        2. Gazwaz80
          • 6 Years
          4 months, 18 days ago

          😀

  7. #1 Arne Engels Fan
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 18 days ago

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

    1. Bigbars
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      His wife was in labour

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

        Exactly. Was HE in labour?

        1. Bigbars
          • 15 Years
          4 months, 18 days ago

          Classic Roy Keane line that

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

    Schade's goal was from another Brentford long throw

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

      Kevin Nolan or Rory Delap style?

  9. Nightf0x
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 18 days 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

  10. Drizzle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Agh that VVD goal hurts. Oh well.

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

      Felt that pain 20 minutes ago

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

      Wait til the defcons, CS and bonus points are added

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

      Painful fpl season 🙁

    4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 18 days 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
      4 months, 18 days ago

      I benched him for his 17 pts...

  11. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

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

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

      van heck

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

        Van Bronckhorst

        1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
          • 5 Years
          4 months, 18 days ago

          van der vaart

          1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
            • 5 Years
            4 months, 18 days ago

            white van man

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

    MacAllister G

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      Ekitike assist

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

      Eki assist

  14. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

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

  15. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 18 days 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
      4 months, 18 days ago

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

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 18 days 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
      4 months, 18 days ago

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

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 18 days 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
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 18 days ago

        True!

  16. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

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

  17. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    my kingdom for a West Ham goal

  18. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 18 days 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
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      Salah is just washed.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 18 days ago

        Yep…

    2. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 18 days ago

      Expecting a penalty are we?

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 18 days ago

        Expecting nothing

  19. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

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

  20. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Another red coming

  21. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Does Wilson take corners for Fulham?

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

    Burnley goal

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      Good

    2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      Dubravka?

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

        Got a good chuckle out of me

  23. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Salah TC fail

  24. Mumfie
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Kayode OG, no Brentford CS.

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

    Burnley G

  26. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Kayode OG

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

      Nice finish from a Jaidon Anthony cross

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

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

  28. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Haaland not in the squad

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

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

      Wow.

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

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

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

      O wow

    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

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

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

      Yikes

    6. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

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

    7. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      finally something gone my way!

  29. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Best I’ve seen pool in awhile

  30. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

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