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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. Bigbars
    • 15 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    sky just confirmed Haaland is not in the squad

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

    Feck, any news on why Haaland is not in the squad?

  3. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Someone asked for Haaland no-show earlier LOL

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      hmmm I mean he has been terrible since early December. One goal in open play in 3 months (two pens and three assists)

  4. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    No haaland

  5. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Haaland captainers, who is your vice captain?

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

      Nunez!!

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

        Nunes from City?

        1. Lanley Staurel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          29 days, 8 hours ago

          Darwin ie nickname for Hugo!!

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Captained Bruno anyway lol

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Bruno

    4. Punned It
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Thiago. Come on, couple more, please!

      • diabydoesgallas
        • 12 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Mbuemo lol. Don’t remember putting it on him

      • snow pea in repose
        • 5 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Captained Bruno, Rice first on the bench

      • Gobigorgohome
        • 14 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Thiago

      • Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        didn't make sense to captain Haaland, so I captained semenyo.

      • DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        29 days, 8 hours ago

        Bruno

    5. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      KDH is such a good player

    6. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      probably proof that Haaland is fatigued.

    7. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Need a couple more goals, Thiago!

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

      Chinese or more beer?

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

        Why not both

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

          not enough room for both

        2. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          29 days, 8 hours ago

          Tsingtao

    9. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      What a comeback from burnley 3-3

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

      FLEMing G

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

        Lanisters Fight back

      2. Moon Dog
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          Beautiful play by Hannibal. 2 assists for him now.

      3. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Leeds 2-2 City...but...Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea

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

        Burnley Brentford 3-3... wow !! thank god i didnt jump on the brentford defence bandwagon

      5. Moon Dog
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          Completely different Burnley 2nd half. They've been insane.

          Hannibal's out for blood; he's been incredible.

        • Hughes Your Daddy
          • 13 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          Burnley are doing to Brentford what they did to us the other week, great at these come backs.

        • Sailboats
          • 10 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          Burnley comeback

        • DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 13 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          Haaland spotted at the birth of Kellehers wifes baby !

          1. el polako
            • 8 Years
            29 days, 9 hours ago

            To eat the placenta.

            1. Ignasi M
              • 8 Years
              29 days, 8 hours ago

              no, that's Van Persie (old joke...)

              1. Brosstan
                • 11 Years
                29 days, 8 hours ago

                He never ate it, it was just rubbed on his skin. Haaland eats cow hearts and donkey placenta

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

            lolz

          3. Monklane
            • 16 Years
            29 days, 9 hours ago

            Hope he's not wearing The Joker gear again.

        • Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          Liverpool have zero control of this game. It's a mess.

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

          Bournemouth Brentford Goalfest next week

        • Chalobah's Witness
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          I think I’m quitting at this point. Chasing my ML and tried to choose a decent differential captain Thiago against all the Haaland cappers. Thiago scores and of course Haaland is completely out of game and they all get their VCs like Bruno, who’s not in my team as I’m chasing with Palmer.

          This game is so dead. The brave choices will always fail.

          1. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            29 days, 8 hours ago

            The past two seasons have been so difficult to predict. I've been playing this game for twenty years or so, and the past two season have been bonkers.

          2. Chalobah's Witness
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            29 days, 8 hours ago

            Ah another assist for VC Ekitike I am chasing.

            Team basically deleted.
            It’s been nice talking to you all.

        • Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          29 days, 8 hours ago

          Some names I somehow still remember: Salah, Bowen, Gordon

        • Effe
          • 15 Years
          29 days, 8 hours ago

          Bowen with def con off my bench for Haaland 🙂

        • Kaneyonero
          • 9 Years
          29 days, 8 hours ago

          Captain Assist

        • Sgt. Schultz
          • 9 Years
          29 days, 8 hours ago

          Eki A?

          1. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            29 days, 8 hours ago

            Sounds like it

        • Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          29 days, 8 hours ago

          Any CCs or elite managers who actually removed Haaland? That would be definite proof that there is a cabal of people with info no one else is privy to. This wasn't a matchday leak... it's clear inside information

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

            Most (c) Bruno no? It was said because of some bs algorithm favouring Bruno, dunno

          2. DARE TO BISCAN
            • 7 Years
            29 days, 8 hours ago

            Lot of them capped Bruno over Haaland

        • Effe
          • 15 Years
          29 days, 8 hours ago

          Another Thiago return would be lovely now he’s switched from my vice captain to my actual captain

        • Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          29 days, 8 hours ago

          Someone in my ML with Haaland (c), Ekitike (vc) lol

          1. Sgt. Schultz
            • 9 Years
            29 days, 8 hours ago

            crazy score

          2. Qaiss
            • 10 Years
            29 days, 8 hours ago

            Is it me?

          3. Sailboats
            • 10 Years
            29 days, 8 hours ago

            Thats disgusting

          4. DARE TO BISCAN
            • 7 Years
            29 days, 8 hours ago

            Good management, that.

        • Atimis
          • 9 Years
          29 days, 8 hours ago

          All these mids fire Tav Schade Szobo but my Rayan lol

        • FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          29 days, 8 hours ago

          Not another Ekitike assist ffs 4 goals and nothing for Salah C

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            29 days, 8 hours ago

            And here I am with Watkins still stinking my team

          2. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            29 days, 8 hours ago

            salah's had like four touches all game

        • Kaneyonero
          • 9 Years
          29 days, 8 hours ago

          Imagine 4 goals no Salah involvement

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

            Worst season ever for premium players.