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Newcastle v Liverpool team news: Salah and Alexander-Arnold benched

The day’s Premier League action gets underway at St James’ Park this lunchtime as title-chasing Liverpool attempt to keep up the pressure on league leaders Manchester City.

Kick-off on Tyneside is at 12:30 BST.

There hasn’t been a ball kicked yet but Gameweek 35 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) has got off to a deflating start for many of us, as Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold – the two most-owned players in the top 10k – both find themselves among the substitutes for the visitors.

Salah is the most-captained player of Gameweek 35 both overall and within the top 10,000, with over 40% of the leading managers handing him the armband:

The premium pair are among five players who drop out of Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI from the Champions League win over Villarreal in midweek.

Also making way are Fabinho, Thiago Alcantara and Ibrahima Konate, with James Milner, Naby Keita, Joe Gomez, Diogo Jota and Joel Matip taking their places.

There are three changes for Newcastle from the side that beat Norwich 3-0 last time out.

First-team regulars Fabian Schar, Jonjo Shelvey and Miguel Almirón, who were all rested off the back of a three-game week, come back into the starting XI.

Sean Longstaff, Jamaal Lascelles and Jacob Murphy drop to the bench.

Chris Wood also has to content himself with a substitute’s role once again, with Eddie Howe presumably tasking one of Joelinton or Allan Saint-Maximin with leading the line against the Reds.

GAMEWEEK 35 LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Krafth, Schar, Burn, Targett, Bruno Guimaraes, Shelvey, Willock, Almiron, Joelinton, Saint-Maximin.

Subs: Dummett, Lascelles, Ritchie, Manquillo, Wood, Murphy, Darlow, Gayle, Longstaff.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Gomez, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Milner, Henderson, Keita, Jota, Mane, Diaz.

Subs: Fabinho, Konate, Thiago, Salah, Jones, Tsimikas, Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Elliott.

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  1. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Why is it only foreign players that have their first names on their shirts? Would love to see Robbo with Andy on the back of his

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      And why only Joe Linton who has his full name hahahahhahaa

      1. The Mentaculus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        And Ian Nacho

        1. Forza Papac
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Ed Erson

        2. Jock Grealish
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          and Ben Rama

      2. Il Capitano
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Al Miron

        1. Gazwaz80
          • 4 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Nob le

    2. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Some of them don't even have their real names on the shirt. They use nicknames. Could you imagine "Wazza" or "Stevie G".

    3. fantasyfog
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Rich arlison

  2. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    BB 36 with this lot?

    Raya ¦ Zaha Gordon Amartey

    Y/N

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Y

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Palace double in gw37 but the home game to Watford is better for their attacking players in gw36.

  3. trick9
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Salah has a pretty poor record @ St.James Park, propably one of the reasons that he doesn't start.

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      eh no it isn't.

  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Would you BB with Guaita and Andersen in gw36 with Crystal Palace home to Watford or gw37 away at Villa and Everton?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      I'm going 36, but only have Clyne from CP

  5. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Could be a decent bench needed this week

    Glad I kept amartey all this time

  6. Gazwaz80
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Don’t want to sound greedy but another Robbo goal this week would be lovely 🙂

  7. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    I reckon Trent comes on if 'pool ain't scored after 55/60 mins.

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Yep both will come on

  8. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    "Trippier is out for the season"

    Lol when did Howe say this? He's been training this week. BT commentators really not covering themselves in any glory of late (if they ever did)

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      doubt he plays any games though

  9. lewis274
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    BB and FH left. gonna use both in next two weeks. just don’t know which one.

    i would do BB this week but my team hasn’t got a lot of players with brilliant DGW’s, only average ones

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      It's just the 4 subs that make the difference.

      BB37 may be higher risk as your team could get an injury or twonin dgw36 to sort out.

  10. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Salah warming up

    Blanket, hot cocoa and mittens

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      He's fasting, not sure on cocoa?

  11. Viper
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    I wasn't online just before the deadline, I'm just wondering was the team leaked? As in, were those online at the time aware of TAA & Salah benched pre deadline?

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      No

      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Good 🙂

  12. tokara
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Mo looked pissed

  13. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Mane G

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      no.

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Stupid flashscore. Now saying Keita

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Forgive me. Am watching Plymouth v Dons

        1. Jock Grealish
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          haha

          1. Mr. O'Connell
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 11 months ago

            What's funny?

    3. tokara
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Lmao

    4. wildebeest123
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Bit racist that

      1. tokara
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Sure is

        1. wildebeest123
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Can we get the poster banned? Have reported.

      2. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        By the flashscore operator perhaps

  14. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Naby nabs one

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Possible foul by Milner on Schar?

      1. ZimZalabim
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        all ball

      2. BERGKOP
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Clean ball. Schar knows it

  15. Jock Grealish
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    goal keita

  16. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Liverpool goal

  17. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Jota assist get in

  18. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Jota assist

  19. wildebeest123
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Jot(A)! I love this game!

  20. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Goal stands.

  21. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Schär still trying to play the injured one despite he's clearly been the fouling one here

    1. tokara
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Agree

    2. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      It was a lunge, other way round it gets disallowed

      1. BERGKOP
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        A lunge that got Milner to the ball first...

  22. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    LiVARpool back again

    Will probs end 3/4-0 anyway

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      He played the ball tbf.

      Schar partly kicks Milner.

    2. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Watch the replays with your sunnies off...

  23. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    So studs up is okay again then??

    1. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Sit down.

    2. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Schär had the studs up so it's advantage to Liverpool. Even a blind man could see this.

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          1 year, 11 months ago

          What about a Newcastle fan?

      2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        He kicked the ball

    3. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Bye Dubravka clean sheet lol

      1. BERGKOP
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        You played Dubra vs Pool?

        1. DycheDycheBaby
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Well I had Schmeichel as well but captained Kane lol

        2. DycheDycheBaby
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Turned out OK in the end 🙂

    4. Kodap
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Stay on that bench Salah/TAA

    5. HTL
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Was the Salah news leaked early? No one else in my cash league has captained him

      1. HTL
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Ignore me, LiveFPL has changed to show VC as Captain in live leagues, it seems.

        1. Ragabolly
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          There is a switch at the top to include live subs or not, turn it off if you want

          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 11 months ago

            Good feature.

      2. daveoafc77
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Na, just a game where his minutes were likely to be managed

    6. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Stay on the bench Trent

    7. Bikerz
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Salah, Trent, next week Robertson...

      1. Jock Grealish
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        v spurs? no chance mate

    8. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      How was that not a foul in the buildup? Trippier clearly got taken out by Robertson there

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Salah was clear away before that.

    9. jackruet
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      People have jota? Even with these rotations?

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Joelinton took out Smicer right before that

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              1 year, 11 months ago

              Reply fail

          2. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 11 months ago

            He's a good pick.