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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. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    What 59 !!!

  2. Maeki2
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Brutal for frimpongers

  3. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Subbing out Frimpong at 59. bro knows what he is doing.

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

      59.53... 7 seconds or something like that. Just round it up FPL tower.

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

    Can’t not laugh at Frimpong and Kerkez subbed on 59 😆

  5. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Wirtz so bad

  6. Dannyb
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    I'm done, Frimpong to VVD, I'm not having that.

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Think again.

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

    Wirtz misses a sitter

    1. Kodap
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      hardly a sitter hahah

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

      Sitter?

  8. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Frimlol leaving my team asap

  9. Mother Farke
    • 1 Year
    3 months, 23 days ago

    I guarantee someone out there has Frimpong and Kerkez.

  10. Capocannonieri
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Ekitike could boost Salah assists by a large factor

    Darwin Nunez missed about 27 big chances per season, when he played a full season.

  11. Pariße
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Petrovic makes the goal look massive.

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

    I almost feel sorry for Frimpong owners. VvD will be 6.1 soon.

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

    Semy G

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

      Boom

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

      Brooks A

  14. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    i am sure there will be someone with both kerkez and frimpong

  15. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    VVD 9 pointer loading

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Nvm lol

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Haha

    3. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Timing 😆

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

      Unlucky

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

      Only 4 now

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

      haha, jinx

    7. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Timing

    8. NotsoSpursy
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      9 points?

    9. Bored Ape Jota Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Haha

  16. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Haha, fckyou slot

  17. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Lol

  18. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Semen YO!!

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

    Thank goodness cleanie wipeout

  20. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Suck it Slot

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

    Bournemouth score

  22. F4L
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    semenyo g
    brooksa

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

      Well deserved tbf

      Looks well up for it

  23. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Softens the blow of frimpong at least

    1. Dannyb
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      This

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Not really. If he has made 60 it would’ve been great

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

    Liverpool busted

  25. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Damn I’m just a sad casual who went for Frimpong, everyone around with Cucu and Porro lol

  26. The Night Trunker.
    • 2 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    OMG!

  27. 420king
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Thats for Frimpong!

  28. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Not so bad for Frimpong and Kerkez owners now!!

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

    Cracking ball by Brooks

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

      Cheap as overlooked

  30. Mother Farke
    • 1 Year
    3 months, 23 days ago

    YESSSS. Ekitike and Semenyo.