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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
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Brentford 3

  2. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Jesus Burnley are awful

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

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

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

        Same with pool 1-1 !

  3. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Like a Sunday league team

  4. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Congrats to Schade cappers

  5. Moon Dog
      3 months, 1 day ago

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

    • Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

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

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

        They 100% won't

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

          You are not watching I assume

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

            No. Just attempting the reverse jinx.

          2. Gazwaz80
            • 6 Years
            3 months, 1 day ago

            😀

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

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

      1. Bigbars
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        His wife was in labour

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

          Exactly. Was HE in labour?

          1. Bigbars
            • 15 Years
            3 months, 1 day ago

            Classic Roy Keane line that

    • Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Schade's goal was from another Brentford long throw

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Kevin Nolan or Rory Delap style?

    • Nightf0x
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 1 day 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
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Agh that VVD goal hurts. Oh well.

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Felt that pain 20 minutes ago

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

        Wait til the defcons, CS and bonus points are added

      3. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Painful fpl season 🙁

      4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 1 day 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
        3 months, 1 day ago

        I benched him for his 17 pts...

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

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

    • PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 1 day 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
        3 months, 1 day ago

        van heck

        1. PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 1 day ago

          Van Bronckhorst

          1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
            • 5 Years
            3 months, 1 day ago

            van der vaart

            1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
              • 5 Years
              3 months, 1 day ago

              white van man

    • z13
      • 1 Year
      3 months, 1 day ago

      MacAllister G

      1. FantasyTony
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Ekitike assist

      2. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Eki assist

    • Atimis
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

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

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

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

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

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

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 1 day 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
          3 months, 1 day ago

          True!

    • Atimis
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

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

    • Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      my kingdom for a West Ham goal

    • FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 1 day 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
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Salah is just washed.

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 1 day ago

          Yep…

      2. #1 Arne Engels Fan
        • 1 Year
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Expecting a penalty are we?

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 1 day ago

          Expecting nothing

    • Rwilliams90
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

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

    • Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Another red coming

    • Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Does Wilson take corners for Fulham?

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

      Burnley goal

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Good

      2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Dubravka?

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

          Got a good chuckle out of me

    • FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Salah TC fail

    • Mumfie
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Kayode OG, no Brentford CS.

    • Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Burnley G

    • Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Kayode OG

      1. Moon Dog
          3 months, 1 day ago

          Nice finish from a Jaidon Anthony cross

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

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

      3. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Haaland not in the squad

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

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

          Wow.

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

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

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

          O wow

        4. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 1 day ago

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

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

          Yikes

        6. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 1 day ago

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

        7. Snoop Udogie Dogg
          • 5 Years
          3 months, 1 day ago

          finally something gone my way!

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

        Best I’ve seen pool in awhile

      5. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

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