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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. Moon Dog
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      3 more defcons and Salah(C) would get 4pts...

    • Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      All of these were in my team at some point, so...

      + dropped Frimpong
      + dropped VvD
      - dropped Ekitike
      - dropped Gakpo
      ? dropped Wirtz
      ? captained Salah

      Standard opening day fare, I'd say.

      1. fantasyfog
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        And everyone else's fella, standard, next week, rinse repeat

        1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 14 Years
          4 months, 17 hours ago

          Not as many permutations short of a WC, in all the other weeks.

    • Sharkytect
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      This new phone format is rubbish.
      Can't see the individual player scores.
      Been struggling with flicking through the player list as you have to select a player then choose remove and then choose select replacement. Too long

      1. AIRMILES
        • 14 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        Yes you can, just click Player Stats in the fixture.

    • FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Petrovic has looked confident and good with the ball at his feet too

      1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        Was brilliant on loan last season

      2. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        I had him with Perri rotation but changed to Verb for BB this week

    • Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Salah keeps reverting to that weak, lofted cross with his left foot. Try something else FFS!

    • TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Gravenberch sorely missed. Szobo not good enough

    • Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      OK, Semenyo - frustrating last season, please prove me wrong

      1. Pariße
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        How was he frustrating? He’s one of the best wingers in the league, 3.5 shots per game despite not being on penalties. Based on underlying stats one of the first names on the teamsheet.

    • Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Chances of Areola getting benched tomorrow?

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        High, Hermansen bought to first choice imo

    • WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Everything was telling me Salah is done and to go Bruno over Wirtz, bottled it due to ownership!

      1. boombaba
        • 12 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        Weak

      2. Dank Squid
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        What if Bruno was also the wrong choice?

      3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        Lol

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          4 months, 17 hours ago

          Bicycle man with 1.5 itb

    • Capocannonieri
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Game clock said 60-Min! They better correct this for Frimhaul!

      1. Kodap
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        no it didn't haha, he went off at 59:30

        1. Bluetiger1
          • 3 Years
          4 months, 17 hours ago

          crap should have stuck with VVD

        2. Capocannonieri
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 months, 17 hours ago

          Round me up to 60

          It's the decent thing to do

          I'm going to call my girl at FPL to fix this for daddy.

      2. AIRMILES
        • 14 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        60th minute, not 60 minutes.

      3. La Roja
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        Nope, it was just over 59.35

      4. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        It wasn’t. They were well off the field and the clock still began with the number 5. Just unlucky

      5. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        Move on

      6. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        Get a new clock Robbo was stripped & ready @56 check the posts.

    • FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      What a ball by Alisson

      1. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        Shame Salah had no end product

    • Mother Farke
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Endo looks haplessm

    • el polako
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Salah….

    • Fatface88
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      The BBC and Flashscore have the Frimpong substitution at 60 minutes rather than FPL's 59. Chances that we'll be given the cleansheet points overnight?

      1. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        This is sad

      2. AIRMILES
        • 14 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        No, he went off before 60 minutes.

      3. Bored Ape Jota Club
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        No. Clock had not passed 60 when they left the pitch

      4. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        No

      5. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        FPL’s official website has more weight than the perverts at the BBC. 59 minutes locked in.

      6. tangtastic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        desperate times

      7. Fatface88
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        Ah no worries then. Will just need to rely on the rest of the defence haha

      8. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        I’m watching the game and he went off before 60, they both did

    • Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Salah cooked.

    • Bored Ape Jota Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Cherki to Brooks in Draft?

    • PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      I thought Endo returned to Stuttgart

    • Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Salah looking rubbish again. He gets the game vs Newcastle but if he's rubbish again I'll probably offload him. I have Ekitike already at least. 14.5m is a lot of money to pay for a player that is this peripheral.

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        Nice brag

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          4 months, 17 hours ago

          Haha, classic Camwh0re stuff

        2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          4 months, 17 hours ago

          At least i have Gakpo and Ekitike and Wirtz

      2. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        Congrats on the Ekitike ownership

      3. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        Could have told you that for free from preseason tbh.

        Mind you it's early days and Salah is class so least you're in the position to make a change.

        I brought in the other 3 attackers as I think the G/As will be shared around now.

      4. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        Agree Camzy - Form not great at the moment - I'm hoping something in the last part - a goal or an assist would be nice

        I will watch similar to yourself concerns if Isak does come to Anfield will this take some of the attacking threat

        I could not drop him after last season even if my gut said something different

        I am going to stick

      5. jacob1989
        • 3 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        I dont have salah but have etikite and wirtz

    • Atimis
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Last season started with Gabriel, now Frimpong, lol at me

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        I remember starting with Gervinho when he had his debut. Red card.

    • Mother Farke
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Gomez coming on.

    • La Roja
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Keep those 3 baps Cody!

    • FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Endo at RB is asking for trouble

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        Lmaoooo

    • Sergio Giorgini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      I played my BB but it doesn't show that I did. Has that happened to anyone else?

    • ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Wirtz is awful lol

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        Yeah but he got MOTM last match

    • The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Only positive for many of us here is Salah at least is likely to get 90. But he has been very poor.

    • mattyb09
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      How does Salah has 7 DEFCON? My app says he has 0 tackles 0 int 0 clearances, all recoveries?

    • Mother Farke
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Semenyo v Wolves next! Gimme@

    • Feanor
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Bournemouth dominating

    • Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Bps
      Ekitiké (LIV) (36)
      Gakpo (LIV) (36)
      Mac Allister (LIV) (27)
      Brooks (BOU) (23)
      Semenyo (BOU) (22)
      Wirtz (LIV) (13)
      M.Salah (LIV) (12)
      Tavernier (BOU) (12)

      Def. Contributions
      Adams (BOU) (15)
      Tavernier (BOU) (12)
      Virgil (LIV) (12)
      M.Salah (LIV) (9)
      Senesi (BOU) (9)
      Brooks (BOU) (7)
      Smith (BOU) (7)
      Szoboszlai (LIV) (7)

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

        You get 2 points at 10 DEFCON?

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          4 months, 17 hours ago

          10 for defenders
          12 for midfielders?

          1. Kiwivillan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 months, 17 hours ago

            Yes

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      Wirtz is a liability out there when it gets tough, getting bullied off the ball

      1. Dank Squid
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 17 hours ago

        "Welcome to Premier League"