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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. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 3 hours ago

    Told y’all. Salah is inevitable. Get in King Mo(C)

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

      1 return for 14.5m. I'll take that L.

      1. gswc1
        • 2 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Haha

      2. Pumpkinhead
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Coooooool you’re so smart you knew Salah would only get one return ✅ ✅ ✅

    2. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      See what happens in the long run, for Salahs price its 2 players versus 1 really

      1. Pumpkinhead
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        No… that’s not how it works. Even if you’re saying Salah cost is/could be the same as two other players you still have to factor in the second player.

        It will always be Salah + X vs Y + Z

        Plus you have to factor in captain. That said, who cares. You don’t want him, don’t have him.

        1. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          4 months, 3 hours ago

          Salah plus a 4.5 fodder is still more expensive then Saka and Ekitike

        2. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          4 months, 3 hours ago

          Captaincy is the challenge hence why the premiums are premiums

  2. tangtastic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 3 hours ago

    Semenyo - 3 baps
    Ekitike - 2 baps
    Salah - 1 bap

    Provisional

  3. windowview
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 3 hours ago

    Knee jerk Semenyo in

    1. gswc1
      • 2 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Not a knee jerk, good player TBF

  4. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 3 hours ago

    Two defcon points for Salah, as well?

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      needs 12 defcons

    2. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Needs 12?

    3. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Forwards need 12 not 10

    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Nope, 12 would have been needed

    5. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      No, mids need 12

    6. nanxun
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Mids need 12.

    7. Bambi
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Needs 12

  5. mr messi
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 3 hours ago

    Why is the new FPL website so crap? Can't click on a player to see their points breakdown and the fixtures/scores are right at the bottom? What were they thinking?

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      It's a bug. They will repair it.

  6. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 3 hours ago

    Tonights price drops

    Frimpong - 31.8% owned
    Wirtz - 35% owned

    1. ResultatFar
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Do you have a link to the price change predictions? Can’t find it anywhere

  7. #1 Salah Hater
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 3 hours ago

    If Salah gets more BPS than Gakpo then it's proof that this game is rigged, exactly the same as last year.

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Towers tweaking

    2. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Game is rigged lol Global conspiracy! Lol

      1. #1 Salah Hater
        • 1 Year
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        I mean there's literally zero other explanation for it. Salah's every touch was a misplaced pass. Gakpo was Liverpool's best attacking player by a mile.

        Both scored 1 goal. No other explanation for him getting a higher BPS score.

        1. Lanley Staurel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          4 months, 2 hours ago

          OK so lets for one moment assume you are right. What is the motivation to do this, the monetisation, whos doing it, why etc.

  8. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 3 hours ago

    Wirtz the only failure

    1. Moon Dog
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        He had chances. And taking all the corners. We hold of course...

        1. Feanor
          • 16 Years
          4 months, 3 hours ago

          He's going to de dumped in droves

      • 824545201
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Frimpong?

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      I didn't see second half, how did Wirtz do? Good to see not even an assist from him.

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Wasn’t impressed by Wirtz at all, seems a bit lightweight.

      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        ok, but looks a tad lightweight. sometimes dropping deep to link play, that might frustrate owners, on all corners. had 1 shot just wide

      3. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        ok thanks guys

    3. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Damn Salah needed only 2 DC more. Getting back to the thing I raised yesterday: I don't get why the rules were set in a way that player cannot get 1p from DCs.

      1. 2EyedTurk
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Maybe to stop Salah hoovering up even more points!

    4. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Salah showing 10 DefCons in the stats but hasn’t been awarded the 2 points yet? Do they get awarded later?

      1. _Greg
        • 15 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Needs 12

      2. Utopsis
        • 5 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        12 needed for non-defenders

      3. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Ah 12 needed

      4. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        10 for defenders, 12 for others

    5. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Don’t forget… this was their easy fixture

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Yeah I’m still dubious about Salah, have been all preseason. Impressed how close he got to defcons when he was anonymous 95% of the game, and played poorly overall. Looks like heavily investing in, and captaining, mids is the way to go

    6. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Salah showing 10 defcons for me

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Ahhhh he needs 12 ffs nevermind

    7. Bambi
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Tavernier looks solid for 5.5

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        yeah very impressive today

    8. Ballistics
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Semenyo in for Witrtz

      1. JT11fc
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        This haha

    9. T C
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Top defensive performance by VVD according to the new rules.

      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Made Tarkowski proud with the number of clearances made

      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        not surprising given he was basically the only Liverpool player actually doing any defending lol

    10. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      So defenders need 10 dc and mids and fwds 12 to get 2 pts?

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Y

      2. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Feels the wrong way round

      3. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 5 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Yes but recoveries are added to the mix for mid/fwd so in some ways it's easier for them to reach their target.

    11. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Wirtz and Frimpong. No one else. Have to say that went well.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        :/

      2. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Ouch

      3. Dank Squid
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        "Marathon, not a sprint"

    12. Dunster
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      FPL points page is rubbish as redesigned - all that league nonsense before you have to scroll down to fixtures and points

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Is brutal. The garbage generate team badge should be at the bottom of the pile not the most important information.

      2. _Greg
        • 15 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Yeah agreed.

    13. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      I had Semenyo in my first three drafts on spreadsheet before abandoning his price-point. Naturally.

      1. _Greg
        • 15 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        I was shunning Semenyo like crazy in pre season myself.

      2. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Haha same. He was in my very first opening day draft.

      3. Dank Squid
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Just wait, Semenyo vs low blocks/"parked bus"

    14. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      I feel like Salah is really feeling the passing of Jota, I’m sure all his teammates are but Mo’s face is telling a story.

    15. el polako
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Still happy with my no Salah team.
      14.5m for a lots of bad touches and a jammy goal is bit steep for my liking.

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Nice

      2. Salarrivederci
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Obviously no Salah looks okay at this point.
        Ekitiké captainers should be very happy with this.
        Palmer and Haaland (C)'ers will be hopeful (I am).

        From 2 -> 8 points out of nothing is annoying, but I am even more annoyed with the 59 min subbed Frimpong.

      3. #1 Salah Hater
        • 1 Year
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        You must have never watched Salah play football before?

        That was literally a carbon copy of every performance last season. He'll still get gifted BPS regardless of how atrocious he plays.

    16. fantasyfog
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      I AM INEVITABLE

    17. 824545201
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      FPL site crashed for anyone else?

    18. Bambi
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Happy with Petrovic. Looks like uphill from here in a good Bou team

      1. Dank Squid
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Isn't "uphill" a struggle?

    19. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Wirtz to Semenyo
      Forward to Gyokeres

      Will be popular

    20. Skout
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Why are the fixtures/scores right at the bottom of the points page on FPL site now??

      1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 15 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        They decided to ruin it.

        1. Old Bull
          • 12 Years
          4 months, 3 hours ago

          If it’s not broke don’t break it.

      2. Thicksolidtight
        • 3 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Such a bad site re-design

      3. Cheeky Reijnders
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        FPL site redesign is some shite, really.

    21. lespaul
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      My stream froze at 93 mins ffs

    22. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 3 hours ago

      Ahwell, still up on the Ekitike captaincy..

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 3 hours ago

        Plus your money elsewhere likely to make a difference.

        1. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          4 months, 3 hours ago

          Hopefully, captaincy is the real challenge