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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. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Ekitiké owners team hug!

    1. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Yes. I c him in fpl challenge too

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        VC for me

        With Haaland C

    2. Cojones of Destiny
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Yay!

    3. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Wish I captained but hopefully Watkins hauls

  2. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Anyone remember Darwin Nunez?

    1. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Who?

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      I remember him missing sitters

  3. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Lovely tribute to Jota. Ekitike will fit in well here

  4. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    No assist due to the clear ricochet?

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      I think so

  5. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Lucky goal

  6. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    *hastily does Fullkrug to Ekitike*

  7. Moon Dog
      3 months, 23 days ago

      I considered him at one point 😆

      1. boombaba
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        How many points you get for consideration ?

    • Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      ame off defender - no assist?

      Damn well took out Ekitike this afternoon {-(

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        Everyone did.

        1. Slartibartfast
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 23 days ago

          Not everyone 😎

    • Zilla
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Ekitike is everywhere!

    • Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Wicked ricochet there for Senesi

    • Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Hugooooio

    • FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Carragher is as thick as two short planks.

      Ektike holds up a 2 and a 0 for Jota and Carragher “2 0 for two goals in 2 games”

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        He is a window licker

      2. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        He wasn't referring to that mate

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 23 days ago

          He said it as he was doing it, it was exactly what he thought Ekitike was referring too

          1. TheBiffas
            • 5 Years
            3 months, 23 days ago

            Don't know if your audio is slow but he said that before Ekitike's gesture

            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              3 months, 23 days ago

              Possibly, I’m watching on a fire stick

            2. Marvin.
              • 9 Years
              3 months, 23 days ago

              It's always fun when someone calls another person thick while getting something completely wrong isn't it.

              1. TheBiffas
                • 5 Years
                3 months, 23 days ago

                Welcome to fantasy football scout....

              2. FPL Blow-In
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                3 months, 23 days ago

                Yeah, if and when I’m wrong I’ll own it and hold my hand up though. It wasn’t said before Ekitkies gesture at all as implied above. Whether the audio is slow on the stream is out of my control.

                1. FPL Blow-In
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  3 months, 23 days ago

                  What was said before the gesture was “he has had two big chances in a Liverpool shirt and scored two goals”

                  That is not the comment I was referring to

          2. Marvin.
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 23 days ago

            It wasn't.

    • F4L
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      couldve left that for salah mind

    • The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Feeling pretty smug about my only Liverpool player.

    • Pariße
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      The second coming of noodle hair Ronaldo 😀

    • PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Imagine having Watkins when you could have picked Ekitike

      1. Puntillimon
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        Why not both?

      2. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        Cool kids have both

    • Glasner Ball
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Ekitiké VC 🙁

    • Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Darwin Nunez would have missed the goal

    • thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Lucky goal really, poor defending from the Bou defender. Not been that impressed with Eti at all so far. Same with Wirtz (sadly, as an owner)

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        Give them time

        1. thegaffer82
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 23 days ago

          Yeah of course. Not writing anyone off, just my observation of almost a full half of footy

      2. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        What match are you watching?

      3. Puntillimon
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        His hold up play is good. Hope he gets even better over time

    • Sliver
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Well that's it. My season's over. See you all next year!

    • FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Well done, Ekitike. Now Gakpo and Wirtz, let's go!

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        😆 well done!

    • Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Ekitikeeee let's go

    • Feanor
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Mark Sutherns must have Mac Allister

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        New A rule?

    • el polako
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      My captain!
      Thank you guys! (You know who you are)

      1. ameisin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        I do 😉

        Shame I chickened out, but Palmer (C) for me

    • Cheeky Reijnders
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Should we be able to see the teams of other players at this stage? Still getting used to the new UI, app and desktop.

    • SINGH
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Hi, change rules to allow 4 strikers please.

      I went with Watkins after having Ekitike in drafts.

      Season over.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        The season begins

        Not over at 8.43

        Give over

    • Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      isn’t this playing out what people predicted - that Liverpool would score a lot but the points would be more shared around

      Salah surely doesn’t hit 300+ pts this season

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        He’s really going to miss the space Trent afforded him

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        Gakpo and Ekitike have looked better than Salah and Wirtz so far.

    • AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      6 points from 2

      Any good?

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        Awful mate

    • Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      My captain in FPL Challenge at least!

      1. jacob1989
        • 3 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        Same here. But have him in main fpl too..

    • jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Dont like the new assist rules. Thats never a mcallister assist.

      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        No one has Mac A. Why does it matter

        1. jacob1989
          • 3 Years
          3 months, 23 days ago

          Bcoz others will get these Fluke assists too

        2. BobbyDoesNotLook
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 23 days ago

          Rules matter. Next week it's Anderson.