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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. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Pool 5

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

    Burnley no goal VAR

  3. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Burnley comeback complete

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

      almost

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

    Bruno EO set to rise above 100% with Haaland's no-show

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

    Burnley Goal ruled Offside

  6. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Frimpong assist OG

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

    Newcastle 2-2. Finally a GW with lots of goals again.

  8. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    didn't look offside to me

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

      Brentford CB in the middle had his arm out playing him on with his shoulder is what I saw

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

    Everton def -1

  10. #1 Arne Engels Fan
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 18 days ago

    F*** VAR

  11. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    VAR ruining one of the greatest comebacks in PL history. Piss off!

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

      agreed

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

    Dawson is such an ignorant gobshite. Shouting like a lunatic regardless of who is talking. So rude

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

      At least better than merson who can't string a sentence together

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

    Everton score again. wtf is happening.

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      just a better away team

  14. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Liverpool very jammy

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

      Are you good?

  15. JBG
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Barry and Beto scoring, that's when you know Newcastle defence is awful

  16. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Some of the most entertaining premier league games we've had all season and we can't watch any of them

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

      Hopefully the blackout goes for next year

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

    KDH G

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

      sorry KDH A

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

        Barry G

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

        Subbing in for Haaland

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

          and ur VC Bandit?

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

            Bruno

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

    First assgoal for very, very long time.

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

      For Barry. And he was tackled to slide on the grass 😉

      Gordon benched.

  19. TyroneGAA
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Looking forward to match of the day

  20. JBG
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Szobo YC

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

    That Andy LetsTalkFPL guy on TT, he’s got some mental issues?
    I saw like dozens of his posts how he went Bruno (c) over Haaland but maybe shouldn’t have maybe should have etc etc

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

      Basically he's 769th in the world and someone was copying him. So he showed his choice Dango/Wilson with 16 seconds to go, and he went Wilson and the copycat went Dango. So in the mess he accidentally captained Bruno

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

        Surprisingly he has only one copycat.

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      What's TT ?

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

        X

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

      Trick to get viewers. He doesn't have a system for his decisions. Nothing to worry about 😉

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

        Let's be real he's in the top 1k

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

          Well done considering he has 400k followers who all could have copied him.

  22. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Ekitike worth buying or too inconsistent and expensive?

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

      Best striker along Pedro

    2. Thicksolidtight
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      11 goals and 4 assists in 19 starts.

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

    18 goals so far in three games , finally some entertaining games ))

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

      Anyone remember the last 3pm thrillers? Not like this since before this year, although GW13 was quite good

  24. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Need another goal from VC turned C Thiago here.

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

      who is ur 1st Sub btw

      1. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        4 months, 18 days ago

        Mane the fker

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

      computer says no

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

    Burn YC

  26. Effe
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    I’d love a Thiago winner here

    1. FPLCEO
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      Second yellow would be my preference

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

        🙂

    2. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      Would be a 14 pointer as captain.

  27. JBG
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    I wonder if the content cucks got noticed about Haaland injury or whatever it was, right before deadline. Considering so many of them where on Haaland C before that.

  28. FPLCEO
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Well that was very fortunate. Was planning to do Eki to Thiago but went Enzo to Schade instead.

  29. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    KDH 6 pointer first on bench for Robot. Will take that

    1. FPLCEO
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 18 days ago

      Looking to get him back in. Class player

      1. Jet5605
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 18 days ago

        Defo. I'm starting him next week at home to BUR

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

      First on bench for me too but more robot and everyone else stinking up my team

  30. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 18 days ago

    Got Enzo coming in for Haaland. Guaranteed 1 pointer inc.

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

      Same here