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15 August 2025 1972 comments
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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. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    FFS don’t drop the audio due to 1 racist c##t

  2. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Who gave the corner from left?

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 14 hours ago

      wirtz on all for pool so far

  3. Puntillimon
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Ekitike fits in quite well into this team, looks up for it

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 14 hours ago

      Wirtz less so

  4. boombaba
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    This is going slow, used to not be able to keep up with the pages.
    Everyone moved to X instead ?

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 14 hours ago

      It was flying before the deadline

  5. The Night Trunker.
    • 2 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Trump and Putin look pally.

    1. Monklane
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 14 hours ago

      Yuck.

  6. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Wirtz is twig strength

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 14 hours ago

      Was thinking something similar.

    2. Puntillimon
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 14 hours ago

      EIKITIKE!!!

  7. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Wirtz looks like someone who is going to assist the assisted

    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 14 hours ago

      assister*

    2. Bored Ape Jota Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 14 hours ago

      This

  8. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Wirtz loses the ball easily, killing a promising counter attack

    Can't wait to sell him for Bruno

  9. Gazwaz80
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Wirtz cap going well 🙁

  10. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    man frimpong pushes on so often, kinda is leaving defence exposed. surprised semenyo not on that side

  11. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Chiesa will come on later and score

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 13 hours ago

      I needed to put this bet on...

  12. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Tavernier essential

  13. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Eteike G

  14. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Arsenal is going to win the league and Pool will finish 3rd

  15. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Yes!

  16. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Hugo!!

  17. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Eti G
    Mac A

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 14 hours ago

      Points for everyone!

    2. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 14 hours ago

      No assist IMO

  18. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Tiktok was the one

  19. King Carlos
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Tikitaka!

  20. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    ekitike g

  21. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Eki goal

  22. The Night Trunker.
    • 2 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Goalllllllllllll

  23. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Ekitike Goal

  24. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Really wish I went Ekitike over Watkins

    1. boombaba
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 14 hours ago

      Watkins hasn’t even play a min yet man lol chill

      1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 15 Years
        4 months, 14 hours ago

        The FPL season is on!

    2. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 14 hours ago

      I did but kept 0.5 to do that transfer next week. Now thinking

      1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 15 Years
        4 months, 14 hours ago

        I actually ended up with 3m itb to accommodate all the knee jerks in the world.

    3. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 14 hours ago

      Lol

  25. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Hugo 'Boss' Ekitike goal

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 14 hours ago

      Back of the net

      Points

  26. JBG
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Nothing assist

  27. Pariße
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    What a silly goal to concede.

  28. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Hahahaha

  29. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Yes ekitike!! Who needs Salah?

  30. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 14 hours ago

    Price rise tonight?

    1. fantasyfog
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 14 hours ago

      Plenty of amateurs will rip up their plans after GW1, so yeah, why not