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The penultimate match of Gameweek 9 sees Liverpool take on Arsenal at Anfield.

Andoni Iraola’s men are six points behind Arsenal, having beaten Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 last time out.

Meanwhile, a win for the Gunners would put them three points clear at the top of the table.

Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta makes five changes from Gameweek 8.

Ben White, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Mikel Merino, Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres drop to the bench.

Jurrien Timber, Riccardo Calafiori, Bruno Guimaraes, Christos Tzolis and Kai Havertz come into the side.

Tzolis is back from a hamstring injury, while Calafiori, Declan Rice and Noni Madueke have shaken off their respective issues to start.

For Liverpool, Iraola brings in Trey Nyoni for Ryan Gravenberch.

Dominik Szoboszlai and Victor Munoz are both back on the bench, meanwhile.

LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Araujo, Jacquet, van Dijk, Kerkez, Nyoni, Mac Allister, Gakpo, Wirtz, Barcola, Isak

Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Szoboszlai, Tsimikas, Munoz, Gravenberch, Koumas, Ngumoha

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori, Rice, Guimaraes, Madueke, Odegaard, Tzolis, Havertz

Subs: Kepa, Mosquera, White, Hincapie, Eze, Gyokeres, Merino, Zubimendi, Lewis-Skelly

LIVE GAMEWEEK 9 PAGE + MATCH CENTRE

Liverpool v Arsenal team news: Calafiori + Tzolis start

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

Here you can track 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. Here, you’ll find stats, heatmaps, rolling xG graphs and more on every Premier League fixture.

A lot is free for all, with Chief Scout Members getting full access.


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  1. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 hour, 8 mins ago

    My last shot for De Cuyper off the bench is a Barnes no show… ah well, most people won’t get him either but well done to those that started

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      41 mins ago

      Second on my bench, I need Calafiori slipping to banana skin on warm up and Hall not to get a single minute. Bench points aren't lost points. This one was impossible to predict.

    2. Does it count if I accidentally started him lol

      1. Had a brain fart and wanted to start Groß (pens) but started De Cuyper instead by accident

  2. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 hour, 7 mins ago

    Arsenals defence and midfield is stacked. Somehow they still have only Havertz and Gyokeres as options up front. If the had a clinical striker they would be hard to stop

    1. el polako
      27 mins ago

      They wouldn’t.
      They’re not creating enough chances, they look pedestrian in the final 3rd.
      Clinical striker is not the issue here imo.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        20 mins ago

        They would play slightly different with a clinical striker though, you’d imagine they would actually feed him.

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        20 mins ago

        If they had tall striker like Haaland heading crosses in, they could easily create more from the sides.

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          6 mins ago

          But if I were scouting for Arsenal, I wouldn't know who to get for that role tbh.

    2. Gommy
      17 mins ago

      I don’t see many teams wishing they had any of that Arsenal midfield playing for their club.

      The Attack is clearly very average.

      The defence is the only outstanding element to that squad and has been doing the heavy lifting for their recent resurgence to the top of the Prem.

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 mins ago

        Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka are useless footballers, shouldn't be playing even for national team 😉 Are you Spurs fan trolling?

        1. Gommy
          3 mins ago

          Calm down, nobody said they’re useless.

          If you’re choosing to change the subject, they both make the National Team

      2. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 mins ago

        Come on now. Rice, Bruno G, Odegaard, Saka ….

        The squad players are decent cover for cups etc then too.

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          8 mins ago

          I think most squads would welcome these players

        2. Gommy
          2 mins ago

          Rice, although limited, perhaps as a No.6.

          Bruno? Odegaard? Saka? No top European club is pining for those players.

          But credit to them for getting Arsenal to where they are.

  3. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    42 mins ago

    Score predictions for the game here please guys?

    1. Bavarian
      41 mins ago

      0-0

    2. 4-3

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      33 mins ago

      2-2

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      31 mins ago

      2-2

      or

      1-1

    5. Ball Ake
      24 mins ago

      0-1

    6. F4L
      23 mins ago

      0-0

    7. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      19 mins ago

      3-0 Isak hat trick
      Isak owner
      No Arsenal players

  4. Dhiggins100
    40 mins ago

    Best mid priced midfielder ?

    A- tavernier
    B- manzambi
    C- kudus

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      40 mins ago

      A

    2. g40steve
      39 mins ago

      A

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      31 mins ago

      A

      or BruNo

  5. Would you just leave my squad as it is?

    Raya 4.0

    Gabriel Konsa Muharemovic Silva Van Hecke

    Rogers Groß Tavernier Manzambi Schade

    Isak Jackson Haaland

    1. Yes def save ft

    2. FantasyTony
      3 mins ago

      Yeah. Not even sure what you’d want tbh

  6. A easy save ft? 2ft 0.9itb

    Raya kinsky
    Gabriel de cuyper tarkowski muharemovic davis
    Rogers gross manzambi tavernier slater
    Isak haaland jackson

    1. royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      3 mins ago

      Yes

  7. Dynamic Duos
    30 mins ago

    Bring in ? Rayan or Manzambi

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      28 mins ago

      Rqy

    2. Eightball
      4 mins ago

      Rayan. I have Manzambi and his xMins worry me.

  8. F4L
    24 mins ago

    another gabriel 17 pointer incoming? 😉

    1. Ball Ake
      23 mins ago

      Yes please, I've got him in my FH.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        17 mins ago

        That would be one in the proverbials!

  9. Touré De Force
    20 mins ago

    Keeping an eye on Rice. May get him in shortly

  10. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    18 mins ago

    Trey should have been booked there.

  11. Need dat quickfire Gabriel bullet header

  12. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    16 mins ago

    Little known fact
    In the first 25 min of a game, studs to the ankle are legal.

    1. F4L
      14 mins ago

      mateta 😥

  13. Would you start Groß or Van Hecke next week over anyone in my current Xl?

    Raya

    Gabriel Konsa Muharemovic Silva

    Rogers Tavernier Manzambi

    Jackson Isak Haaland

    1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 mins ago

      Needs more estrogen.

      1. Stop being weird

        1. Stop being sexist?

          1. Only if you stop being weird

            1. You know you just posted that in public, right? Like, you shared that with the world.

    2. Eightball
      6 mins ago

      I would start GroB over Muharemovic

      1. Thanks, yeah I think benching Groß is a mistake

  14. have you seen cyan
    12 mins ago

    Need Cali goal and Isak brace. That would be perfect

  15. g40steve
    10 mins ago

    Hows that not a YC

  16. Eightball
    7 mins ago

    Kelleher (4.0)
    Calafiori Konsa VanHecke DeCuyper Muharemovic
    Manzambi Tavernier GroB Palmer Gakpo
    DCL Isak Haaland

    1FT 2.5m ITB

    A) Kelleher to Raya
    B) Kelleher to another keeper (Trafford/Verbruggen/Kinsky)
    C) Roll

      1. A sexist.

  17. Digital-Real
    5 mins ago

    This is either a 0-0 or 1-1 final result

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      2 mins ago

      Its not going to be 0-0

  18. F4L
    4 mins ago

    havertz g
    rice a

    1. g40steve
      just now

      Build up was brilliant

  19. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    2 mins ago

    I sold Havertz on my wildcard 2/3 weeks back...

    Would you get Havertz or Ndiaye back in, first?

  20. g40steve
    2 mins ago

    Comical defending

  21. Feanor
    just now

    Nice goal by Arsenal’s midfield and forwards

    Guess they don’t suck after all