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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. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    need trent to come on, only got Doherty and Livramento on my bench as defenders! damn

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

    The Site to tinker future GWs with fixtures displayed?

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

      FPL.team

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

    Schar the ledge!

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

      Injured, needs to be sold now

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

        Perfect!

  4. Pipermaru
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Schar man walking.

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

    Lascelles on so Liverpool definitely scoring again

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

    Man Newcastle will become one of the most hated teams in the next few years. Investors who work with a regime. A coaching staff including a solarium junkie who disrespects and sneers at opposing coaches all the time and tries to provoke them. Players who don't respect it when the game is stopped because of a head injury. Constant overly harsh actions and ultra low insults from the players against the referee. You can say a lot of things to a ref, but not things like this.... disgusting club.

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

      A head injury from heading the ball? Haway man

      1. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Have you ever taken a ball clean in the face?

        1. Baines on Toast...
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Or even just on the head at full pace. Don’t want to play stereotypes but I’m not sure Milner is the kind of player to fake this sort of thing

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

          Have you ever taken 2?

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

        Yes?
        I'm afraid you're not well informed, but quite a few football players die from the constant impact of the ball on the head. Concussion is also a head injury.

        1. Baines on Toast...
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Heading the ball will probably be outlawed altogether in 20 years

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

          Hahaha give over man. They have an increased chance of dementia etc. when they're older from repetive heading. But it was much worse with the heavy old balls which would increase in weight with the rain, nobody is dieing from heading Premier league penny floater

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

            Okay. You're right, I'm wrong. However, the patients I see every day, some of them very young, say something different and the problem is by no means just about dementia.

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

      Liverpool supporter by any chance?

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

        He is, yes. Whadda surprise

    3. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Liverpool played on too

    4. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Who is the solarium junkie?

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

        Jason Tindall.

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

      Not from UK but thought solarium tan is quite common in Ncastle

  7. Life_Ban
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Come on time for subs surely:

    Jota YC = Salah Cameo

    Gomez YC = Trent Cameo

    1. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Rubbish

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

    1-1 draw coming here, Liverpool wasting a few chances now

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

      toon haven't had a sniff

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

        Only need 1. If Pool don't score before 80mins it will get edgy. Crowd is up for it

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

          nah pool will win

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

      there will be a dodgy pen

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

      No chance have you seen Liverpool defensive record in PL only city scored in last 9 games

  9. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Matip hoooold

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

      Edging?

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

    wood on

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    salah coming on

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

    SALAH ON

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

    Salah coming on

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

    Robbo attacking return please, thank you in advance

  15. Mark Colonel
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    What do ya think about this FREE HIT team ?

    GK : Schmeichel
    DEF: Cancelo -- James -- TAA -- Robertson
    MID : Maddison -- Havertz -- Mount -- Salah -- De Bruyne
    FOR : Dennis

  16. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Why did Liverpool delay their subs when Newcastle brought Wood on?

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

      They weren't ready. Were still looking at clipboards.

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

    Salah enters the fray with Fabinho

  18. seanpauldcu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Looking for some guidance please. Currently just inside 1m marker and had planned a big push in the final weeks of season across back-to-back DGWs & GW38.

    I unfortunately missed the opportunity to play TC earlier in season and I had planned my transfers to have ok sides for earlier doubles. I’m now sitting on FH1, FH2 & TC with 3GW to play and originally planned to FH1 DGW36x FH2 DGW37 and TC GW38 but realised today in the small print that FH can’t be played on consecutive weeks. Team below.

    Pope | Sanchez
    Cash | Targett | Lamptey | Emerson R | White
    Mount | Salah | Coutinho | K’sevski | Saka
    Kane | Weg | Adams

    What do I do?

    1/ FH 36/38 & TC 37
    Pros: Utilises all chips and maybe gives differential in an off week 37
    Cons: Side is always well stocked for 36

    2/ FH37 & TC36
    Pros: max value in TC and best value on FH in an off week
    Cons: lose a FH chip

    As always appreciate any help.

    1. sulldaddy
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Go with 1

      TC on someone who has a double in 37.
      Prob not ideal but what can you do

  19. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    As a Salah(C)/Son(VC) owner and 50 point lead over my ML rival who has Son(C) this is bad right, Salah coming on?

    1. Futureform
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Depends what happens in the next 20 minutes!

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    mane yellow

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

      Could have been a red?

  21. hueycho
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    salah one point incoming!!!!!!!

  22. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Any chance TAA comes on now ?

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

      no

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Gutted as rubbish bench

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

      I already requested it

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Klopp must be ignoring you

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

    lol sadio

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    that's dirty from mane that

  25. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Phew no jammy VC’s

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Dont jinx it

  26. bosungeorge
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Has anybody got Wood???!

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

      Always

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

      all the time big boy

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

        Lol.

  27. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Klopp's curious hesitancy meant a silly yellow for Mane

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

    Mane yellow then off lol

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

    Mané very lucky here. Could have been a red.

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

      Really???!!!!!

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

        Not that bad. Just a bit dangerous.

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

    GUYS IT'S SALAH HE'S COMING ON

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Would have thought he was on 5 minutes ago from some of the comments here!

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

          The commentators mentioned Salah warming up about 10 times, you'd swear there wasn't a game going on at the time