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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. Jones Kusi
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Thoughts?
    Kane, Cucho, Thomas > Watkins, Richarlison, Laporte (-8)

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

      selling kane? no

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Rough double hasn't he

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

          pool away he has scored in the past. great record v arsenal

  2. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Thoughts on this ? Son, Lamptey and Johnson to Foden, Laporte and Alonso-8?

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

      selling son before a dgw is silly

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

        Look at the other three upgrades. The second trio is so much stronger.

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

          two*

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

          nah

      2. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Fund it by doing Mount to Gordon instead?

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

    I had a feeling rotation could screw me up this gameweek and that's why I took a hit to strenghten the team in midfield and defence. I thought it'd be Chelsea, not Liverpool players though.

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

      Could be both, but i expect Chelsea not to rotate as much as many expecting

      1. Baron Saturday
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        I actually hope you're wrong. Havertz could have had a few against United. I expect him to not feature, or not feature much, this match. I sold him based on the rotation talk. I hope he doesn't play and find his scoring boots this week...

        1. Bubbles1985
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Agree with this.

          Havertz to Saka for me this week.

          And pray!

          1. Baron Saturday
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            1 year, 11 months ago

            That move makes sense, though. Saka likely to play more minutes over the next few, you'd expect.

            Good luck

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

          I hope so too. It would be nice if Mount went on a goalscoring run again.

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Imagine Havertz plays and does well / Coutinho blanks. It’s the way these popular moves often go

      1. Baron Saturday
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        You're right it's often the case. I personally don't often cave in, but it feels like now's the time to throw caution. Though I didn't bring in Coutinho

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

        It is how it feels sometimes.

        Coutinho has done nothing for over a month.

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

        I know and it was far from no brainer. I still believe he could get attacking returns against Norwich and find form at exactly the right time.

      4. @persecuted_by_mods
          1 year, 11 months ago

          It feels like every week I'm telling myself I'd have been better off had I just done nothing

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

            Exactly that, mate

    3. GRIMANDI [formerly boring M…
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      We're there rumours of salah being rested pre deadline. The one week I wasn't about at deadline for early news on Saturday lunchtime kick off?

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        We didn't get anything before deadline no

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

        No

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

      Wilock special coming

    5. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Do you think Mo and Trent will come on in the second half?

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

        Mo yes Trent no

      2. OptimusBlack
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        YAY for Mo

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

        Mo yes

      4. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Neither will come on

      5. Ruinenlust
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Hopefully

    6. PocketZola
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      How is that not a yellow? Keita took out wilock

      1. Ruinenlust
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        LiVARpool

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

          Zzzz

    7. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Come on Schar, slam it in!!

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

        Wrong site mate

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

      Mo warming up

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Been warming up all match to be fair

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

      Take Diaz off

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

      Milner the weakest link

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

      Gomez yc

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

      Salah on soon

    13. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Salah and Fabinho coming on soon

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

      40 mins of Salah hungry to prove a point is the best captain this week

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

        U said it A POINT

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

        Non capper, I'm hoping for a 10min 1 pointer please.

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

          Same that would hurt

    15. jezstatham
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Oh tits
      Salah C
      Taa VC

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

        lolz

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

      Cry more Newcastle.

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

      Mariner is having an awful game IMO

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

        He hasn't managed it well.

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Has he gotten anything wrong?

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

            no

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

            Obvious head injury to Milner and took about 10 seconds to stop play, lot of small coming togethers given as frees instead of just letting the game go even when the balls gone out of play. Small things but just not managing it well

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

        Salah warming up for ucl 2nd leg

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

        Bring on Mo

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Fabinho & Salah have just sat back down (for now).

          Could just mean they're getting stripped soon.

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

            Praying for that

            Mo chasing golden boot too

      5. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Is it me, or quite quiet on here today?

        Refreshing not having pages whiz by every 2 mins.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Early kickoff & two highest owned are benched.

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

          Labour day holiday, everyone on vacation

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

            May day.

            They'll be revolting in Barcelona and on the streets of Paris!

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

        Salah look like he’s going to come on at all?

      7. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Stay on the bench Mo and TAA! Unless you run riots last 15 mins 😎

      8. Shultan
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Liverpool & City just on another planet compared to all other
        teams
        People thought this game would be tricky for Liverpool but can't see them losing it...even if newcastle score Liverpool just go & score again

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

        Sounds like everyone warming up but Trent. Gomez yellow might be a factor though

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

          he won't come on

      10. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Schar 2 points locked in via gingerly walk

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

        Schar cs locked

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

        3rd save for Dubravka wooooop

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

        Schär gets 2 points??

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Yep, just about.

      14. Jon Snow
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Good guy schar taking a min to limp off so we get that extra point