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Gameweek 1 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway shortly, with champions Liverpool at home to Bournemouth.

Kick-off at Anfield is at 20:00 BST.

Most FPL interest will be in Liverpool.

Their starting XI is the same one that lined up against Crystal Palace in the Community Shield, with one exception – Alexis Mac Allister is deemed fit enough to start in central midfield, so Curtis Jones makes way.

Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo and Hugo Ekitike make up the front four.

Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez are part of the backline, with no sign of Conor Bradley, who missed the end of pre-season with a muscle injury.

Ryan Gravenberch is suspended as a result of his red card on the final day of 2024/25.

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola includes new signings Djordje Petrovic, Bafode Diakite and Adrien Truffert in his starting line-up.

£4.0m FPL defender James Hill is benched.

Justin Kluivert remains out, so David Brooks joins Antoine Semenyo on the flanks behind Evanilson.

LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Frimpong, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo, Ekitike

Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Elliott, Robertson, Nyoni, Ngumoha

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Adams, Scott, Brooks, Tavernier, Semenyo, Evanilson

Subs: Dennis, Araujo, Soler, Kroupi, Hill, Traore, Billing, Winterburn, Rees-Dottin

  1. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 1 hour ago

    2 points from 2

    Any good

    1. fantasyfog
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 1 hour ago

      Um

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 1 hour ago

      good luck next year 😉

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 1 hour ago

        I'll try harder

  2. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 1 hour ago

    Truffert is in for a long night

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 1 hour ago

      So are Salah Cers

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        4 months, 1 hour ago

        He says from behind the sofa 😆

        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          4 months, 1 hour ago

          I'm one of them

          1. TheBiffas
            • 5 Years
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            Captain fail already?

    2. Gazwaz80
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 1 hour ago

      Smashing the Baps though…

  3. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 1 hour ago

    Wirtz looks a little lost at the moment

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 1 hour ago

      Welcome to the PL

  4. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 1 hour ago

    Salah really just chills and jogs in preseason, doesn't he?

  5. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 1 hour ago

    Not sure what to make of Wirtz, a bit meh so far

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 1 hour ago

      Werner vibes, IMO

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 1 hour ago

      Agreed. Needs to get the ball more often

  6. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 1 hour ago

    Most transfer in is currently Gyokores at about 4,000. Who is making transfers this early, though?

    1. gswc1
      • 2 Years
      4 months, 1 hour ago

      When Gyök ping's hammy in first half v utd it'll be funny

  7. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 1 hour ago

    Wonder what time the Bournemouth fans coaches will get them home tonight.

    Last stop to Weymouth at about 4am I reckon.

  8. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 1 hour ago

    How do I see team of the week on the FPL app?

  9. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 1 hour ago

    How is that not a YC for Kerkez

    1. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      4 months, 1 hour ago

      The refs old school.

  10. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 1 hour ago

    Can someone forward me on the fplwire guys fpl ids please?

  11. gswc1
    • 2 Years
    4 months, 1 hour ago

    Might be early days but Iraola is a good manager tbh

    (Just trying to scud Liverpool riot)

  12. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 1 hour ago

    Salah captain fail.

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 1 hour ago

      Surely no capped Salah with his form

      1. NoOneCares
          4 months, 1 hour ago

          People really do make clown comments on this site. It is cringe inducing.

          1. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            Agree

          2. Sun God Nika
            • 5 Years
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            Yep gets worst every year

      2. fantasyfog
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 1 hour ago

        Should have gone to specsavers mate

        1. fantasyfog
          • 10 Years
          4 months, 1 hour ago

          Oh sorry that was your other post

          1. Amartey Partey
            • 6 Years
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            Relevant here too 🙂

            1. fantasyfog
              • 10 Years
              4 months, 1 hour ago

    2. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 1 hour ago

      I have Wirtz and Gakpo…doesn’t look promising

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 1 hour ago

      are long throws the new shiny tactical toy this year?

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        4 months, 1 hour ago

        Thomas Frank weapon of choice
        something all teams can benefit &
        alternative against a low block

    4. windowview
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 1 hour ago

      Would absolutely love a Salah blank

      1. AAAFootball
          4 months, 1 hour ago

          Yes please

      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        4 months, 1 hour ago

        Wirtz looking weak. Needs to bulk up to compete in the big boy league

        1. Feanor
          • 16 Years
          4 months, 1 hour ago

          getting Nkunku vibes

        2. JBG
          • 7 Years
          4 months, 1 hour ago

          Let's hope he ends up like Mudryk

        3. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          4 months, 1 hour ago

          Lets see if he falls to the same fate as 90% of other attackers transitioning from the Bundesliga to the PL (losing half or more of their assists and goals). Based on the averages, Wirtz will likely get about 6 goals, 7 assists this season.

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 6 Years
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            If those are his returns, he is massively over-priced.

            1. Yes Ndidi
              • 6 Years
              4 months, 1 hour ago

              He won't be by next week.

      3. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 1 hour ago

        Diakite looks involved so far, is he farming those defcons?

        1. AAAFootball
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            2.
            Tavernier on 10, leading the pack

            1. lilmessipran
              • 13 Years
              4 months, 1 hour ago

              Wait 10 already, how? Have hardly seen him

        2. AAAFootball
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            Well I still have one sofa hour left

          • Feanor
            • 16 Years
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            game's gone

            1. Feanor
              • 16 Years
              4 months, 1 hour ago

              game's back

          • F4L
            • 11 Years
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            tavernier 10 defcons jeez. nearly there already

          • Thanos
            • 4 Years
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            Why has pep stopped the game?

            1. Feanor
              • 16 Years
              4 months, 1 hour ago

              Semenyo reported a racist insult from the crowd

              1. Thanos
                • 4 Years
                4 months, 1 hour ago

                Awful if true

              2. FPL Blow-In
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                4 months, 1 hour ago

                Lifetime ban would be great

                1. Thanos
                  • 4 Years
                  4 months, 1 hour ago

                  Put up a shame board at the ground

                2. King Carlos
                  • 10 Years
                  4 months, 1 hour ago

                  Him/her being not alive would be great

          • lilmessipran
            • 13 Years
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            What's Salah's EO? Livefpl doesnt seem to be working right now

          • Bluetiger1
            • 3 Years
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            The emotions of Jota lost/first game of season not
            sure if Salah was correct Captain choice.

            Predicted 4-1 against Bournemouth

            I wish Chelsea had kept Petrovic last
            season & this & get rid of Sanchez
            his a much better keeper

            Come on Liverpool

            1. Glasner Ball
              • 13 Years
              4 months, 1 hour ago

              Maybe losing to us on Sunday impacted them as well? They don’t seem to be clicking right now.

              1. Bluetiger1
                • 3 Years
                4 months, 57 mins ago

                Great win by Palace beating the favourites in the last two matches

                Man City - FA CUP deserved win

                Liverpool - Community Shield deserved win

                My only concern is linking for two of you better
                players in Guehi & Eze.

                My beloved Chelsea play you on Sunday which will be extremely
                hard London derby - I'm hoping Estêvão starts down the right his
                a player gets you out of your seat & Neto down the left.

                Glasner Ball - wishing Palace & yourself in the FPL all the best this season

          • FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            It looked like someone in the crowd was given Semenyo grief a few minutes ago. Looks like it may have been racial abuse.

            1. keefy59
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              4 months, 1 hour ago

              Yep when he was about to take a throw in .
              It certainly caught his attention because he turned to face the so called "fan"

              1. FPL Blow-In
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                4 months, 1 hour ago

                Yeah, earlier in the game he turned to some Liverpool fans and smiled it looked like they were joking so I wasn’t sure when he turned to him in the crowd. He should have dropped the ball and reported it there and then. What a scumbag

          • lilmessipran
            • 13 Years
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            Liverpool fan was blasting racist comments towards Semenyo, awful stuff

            1. JBG
              • 7 Years
              4 months, 1 hour ago

              That doesn't sound like something a scouser would do??

            2. Bluetiger1
              • 3 Years
              4 months, 1 hour ago

              I'm shocked - always thought Liverpool better than that
              but one idiot does not respect the majority - hope the arrest
              him & get on with the football

            3. Pep bites Kun
              • 9 Years
              4 months, 44 mins ago

              Chuck him out - lifetime ban. Disturbed individual. Ridiculous carry on

          • Babit1967
            • 9 Years
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            Don’t worry fellow Salah captainers, he will haul.

          • King Carlos
            • 10 Years
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            For some people it is really REALLY hard not to be an a$$

          • ☈☾
            • 8 Years
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            Pool missing TAA and Robbo

          • Amartey Partey
            • 6 Years
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            Early kick-off curse is back.

          • TheBiffas
            • 5 Years
            4 months, 1 hour ago

            Congratulations Tavernier owners on the first ever defcon points in FPL