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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. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Semenyo goal

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

    Semenyo bandwagon incoming

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      yes - note to self avoid

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

    wow

    semenyo golazoooooo

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

    2-2

    Slot has absolutely F’d it!

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

    Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

  6. Bihom
    • 1 Year
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Wow wow

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

    Pool’s defence is so weak this season..

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

    traore a

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

    Bloody Nora!

  10. carbonv1
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Slot has to take the blame for this. Subs have been a disaster. Frimpong owners must be livid

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

    Slot you're a bald fraud, that's what you get for subbing them off before 60mins

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

      That had nothing to do with the wing backs, that was all Konate lol

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

    Loserpool

  13. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Konate is pants

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

      Crystal Palace raising Guehi's price 10 mil tonight

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

        We should do

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

    Good news for Salah owners as he'll try to score a winner now

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

      For Bournemouth?

  15. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Semenyo (C) was the play 😆

    1. SM001
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      I knew it!

  16. fantasyfog
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Semenyo 2 racists 0

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

    Konate is poor

  18. tangtastic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    that is not surprising. well done bournemouth

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

    Goal began with a Salah turnover

  20. Moon Dog
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Pre-season is the best part of FPL. Nothing gone wrong yet.

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

      Salah gave the ball away at the other end. He is officially done,

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

        Good, makes my plan of not keeping him going forward easiee

    • just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Bou should go on to win this

    • Tomerick
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      How many have already locked in Salah > Semenyo?

    • pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Marc Guehi to be fast tracked

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

      Even more worried they going to come in for Guéhi now 🙁

    • Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Semenyo actually hit the target

    • Ray Kinsella
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Hmmm maybe having Frimpong come off is a blessing in disguise. Their defence looks weak

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

      Absolutely brilliant

      What a run and shot

      4 v 3

      Winner?

    • jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Salah gives ball away. Semenyo scores

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

      On 27pts. Haaland (C)

      😀

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

        On 3. Benchboost.