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23 August 2026 108 comments
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There’s one more Premier League match to come on Sunday.

It’s Newcastle United v Liverpool, where the action gets underway at 4.30pm BST.

There are two new managers in the respective dugouts this afternoon, of course.



TEAM NEWS

There are no surprises in the Liverpool starting XI.

Jeremy Jacquet partners Virgil van Dijk at the back.

Dominik Szoboszlai lines up in central midfield, Rio Ngumoha plays off the right, while Alexander Isak make his St James’ Park return up top.

As for Newcastle, Amar Dedic makes his debut at right-back.

Fellow new boys Lukas Hornicek and Sean Steur also start.

Further forward, Yoane Wissa will likely play as a No 10, with Will Osula leading the line.

LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Hornicek, Dedic, Thiaw, Botman, Hall, Miley, Steur, Elanga, Wissa, Barnes, Osula

Subs: Jaouen, Schar, Bamba, Toure, Murphy, Woltemade, Willock, Ramsey, Shahar

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Frimpong, Jacquet, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Ngumoha, Wirtz, Gakpo, Isak

Subs: Mamardashvili, Endo, Mac Allister, Tsimikas, Munoz, Araujo, Nyoni, McConnell, Koumas


LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE + MATCH CENTRE

You can follow all the day’s action via the Live Gameweek page, which you can find in the all-new FPL Toolkit section.

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.

And there’s also the all-new Match Centre to explore.

A snapshot of this page can be seen below; it’s basically a condensed version of the one you can find in the Members Area.

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FPL Stats Centre

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  1. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    12 mins ago

    Kerkez YC

  2. Thanos
    • 5 Years
    12 mins ago

    Kerkez yc

  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    12 mins ago

    Frimpong YC

  4. Thanos
    • 5 Years
    11 mins ago

    Ping pong yc

  5. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    11 mins ago

    Ref's lost his head

  6. Bada Bing
    • 9 Years
    10 mins ago

    Kerkez and ping pong are the worst left and right backs in the history of football.

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      just now

      Just a teeny weeny bit of hyperbole there .....

  7. I Must Break You
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    10 mins ago

    The top 17 points scorers so far this game week cost $6.5M or less, and 15 of them are $6.0M or less

  8. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 mins ago

    Ref loves a yellow

  9. LarryDuff
    • 10 Years
    7 mins ago

    This ref gives his wife yellow cards

  10. JBG
    • 8 Years
    6 mins ago

    Amad out for a while, means Mbuemo as RW going forward. Hopefully Šeško ST and Cunha LW against Ipswich.

    https://x.com/SullyTalkz/status/2091551912940204519?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2091551912940204519%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 mins ago

      Sesko went missing from time he came on

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 mins ago

        Yeah, Cunha left and Rashford number 9 or vice versa

      2. JBG
        • 8 Years
        just now

        They stopped crossing the ball or even creating something forward as soon as he came on.. so, difficult for him to do anything.

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      1 min ago

      Yeah was ridiculous seeing Dorgu at the end of every ManU attack in the first half. He's no striker...

  11. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 mins ago

    Ref moron. And watching Kerkez makes me want to break the tv

  12. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    6 mins ago

    Van Dijk is still class

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 mins ago

      As an owner, if he can turn that class into fpl points it will be greatly appreciated!

  13. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 mins ago

    Truffert would be playing over Kerkez if they were both at BOU, no?

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      4 mins ago

      Wasn't it Iraola who "made" Kerkez?

      1. The Philosopher
        • 6 Years
        just now

        Iraola looks too young to be Kerkez' biological dad tbh.

  14. fantasyfog
    • 11 Years
    just now

    18 with szob playing and only JP to go, anyone lower than that?

  15. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    just now

    Is isak looking any better than Haaland or bruno?