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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. adstomko
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    If United look good and he's forward a lot:

    Bruno Fernandes Triple Captain GW3?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Why not.

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

      Man U fan?

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

        Nope

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

      No way

  2. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Semenyo now going to be 7.2m for the good fixture run

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

      Still great value.

    2. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      He will be lucky if he hit 7.1 m before GW 2 deadline

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

        That’s fair actually, 7.1 definitely though with all the Friday night transfers

        1. chocolove
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 23 days ago

          Years of playing. Price changes getting slower. dont forget about WC and FH gw 2 taking place as well

        2. Mirakuru FC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Where can we find the expected price changes this year?

    3. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Good fixture run = Semenyo facing a low block, shots from bad angles, bad conversion rate... "He won't play Liverpool every week"

    4. Mirakuru FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Where website shows the price changes this year?

  3. RichRover
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Anyone having trouble logging in?
    I can't sign in, just goes blank.

    1. luk46
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      ye same here, request limited it says
      absolute shambles that

      1. RichRover
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        Same for me.
        Request exceeded the allowed rate limit.

    2. trebor500
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Yeah app forced log out now cannot get back In.

    3. DeSelby
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Site is banjaxed. You'd think they would have their act together. Of course then you'd be wrong.

  4. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Your kindly words are out of place on this site sir and may I say out of character too. But I shall accept them graciously and wish you the jolly best of British also.

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

    The new FPL site is truly pathetic

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

      It's free. It'll settle down after GW1.

    2. Teahupo'o
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      They're skint. Not enough for a competent site.

      1. pjomara
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        The site is worth £200K a month in advertising

        1. Teahupo'o
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 23 days ago

          Not enough. Add a couple of zeros and they might care.

          1. GreennRed
            • 14 Years
            3 months, 22 days ago

            Contact them and ask for your money back....

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

      It use to be a lot worse. It's a completely free service they provide and you still manage to complain. Incredible.

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Such comments in today's world, so funny!

  6. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    8m overall rank. Haha

    1. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      2023/2024, my overall rank at the end of the season was 7.7m (had to abandon the game after the first 8 GWs). I'm sure you'll beat that, at least

  7. CoracAld2831
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Still unable to log in to FPL.

    1. RichRover
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Same

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

    The old saying 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it' must have eluded our genius friends at FPL HQ

    This new website is a crock of poo

  9. Ruinenlust
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Why hasn’t Salad’s defcon point been added yet ?

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Because he didn't get any.

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

        2

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 23 days ago

          No, he got 10 points, midfielders need 12.

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

            Oh! Cheers. Forgot to check the backs/mids/forwards threshold.

    2. Teahupo'o
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Hold on, I'll ask my neighbor. Though, he may call the police if I say that phrase verbatim.

    3. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Midfielders need 12. Salah got 10

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

    Reijnders quote has me excited:

    https://x.com/City_Xtra/status/1956478508084941240?t=0EAyMlaL3qvkLr4wfJKVvA&s=19

    Perfectly set up for a Pep troll.

    1. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Calling Pep "it" is a bit harsh, imo

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

      What’s the code please TM?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        skotto

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

          Cheers

    2. nanxun
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      So much defcons, eh? (Cheaped out on his entire defence.)

      But why tf does he have Isak in there???

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        Next GW.

        1. nanxun
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          9 days to get it done.

  11. Yossi
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 23 days ago

    Time to get rid of Salah before drop?

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

      He scored though?

    2. NoOneCares
        3 months, 23 days ago

        LOL

    3. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      How are Frimpong owners feeling?

      1. CheesyZoot
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        Likely that they should have gone VVD... or no Pool defence whatsoever

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

          I’m glad I avoided their high value defence. Just need Cucu to deliver now.

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

        Tight hammy

      3. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Better than Kerkez owners.

        1. Mother Farke
          • 1 Year
          3 months, 22 days ago

          How so? Kerkez owners don't have an injury to deal with.

      4. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Last year I had Kwanzie, so I'm not too disappointed.

    4. Zoostation
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Is the app and site down again?

      1. CheesyZoot
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        Yep, shambles

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

          Absolute 5h1t show, devs need a wake up call

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        Working fine on laptop.

        1. CheesyZoot
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 23 days ago

          Not for me unfortunately - app also down

    5. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Wirtz to semenyo seems worthwhile given WOL next

      1. CheesyZoot
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        Very knee-jerk, no point chasing now

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Agree maybe

      2. Crispo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Definitely
        Then next week when Wirtz scores a brace and Semenyo blanks I suppose Semenyomto Wirtz will seem worthwhile

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Ha ha its just semenyo could haul again

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

      F’in FPL down again, change for the better, 84lls

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

        Cry into that pint, and go on about how much your team is worth in about two weks?

        1. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Are the trolls back?

    7. ZimZalabim
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Fpl site is a joke

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

        {"code": "REQUEST_LIMITED","message": "The request could not be completed. A rate or quota limit was reached. Please try again later.","details": [{"code": "LIMIT_EXCEEDED","message": "The request exceeded the allowed rate limit."}]}

        Absolute rubbish in 2025

        1. Leelas legs 11
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          I have the same msg (mobile)

      2. BeDreamin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        It's totally free to use. How can you complain about a completely free service they're providing you. They don't have to do it. Your team points aren't going to magically change. Go to bed and check tomorrow.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          "The site is free" to use is such a weak excuse. They spam adverts at us and make millions off of FPL each year. If you make an AI badge, you sell your data to adobe etc. Nothing is truly free.

          That's like saying you can't complain about the NHS. Sure most working people contribute to its upkeep, but some don't.

          The site was fine, and they made garbage ill-informed changes to it and made it worse. People have a right to complain and point out that it is trash.

          1. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            3 months, 22 days ago

            Agree.That excuse is BS

          2. BeDreamin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 22 days ago

            Being free is a totally legitimate excuse. If you really can't stand the occasional outage vote with your feet and don't use the site. The site has been considerably worse in the past. Every year complain it's getting worse. It's always like this after the first GW when people literally can't bare the idea of not checking their score after the first game. Get a grip and go to bed. Your score isn't going to be any different tomorrow morning.

            1. have you seen cyan
              • 6 Years
              3 months, 22 days ago

              Considering how defensive you are, I suspect you probably have some type of link to FPL, because honestly, only someone that did would have such a view IMO. I don't care that its down, just pointing out your argument is very weak and non-sensical. You are the one getting all worked up about it, maybe you should go to bed.

              1. g40steve
                • 7 Years
                3 months, 22 days ago

                Or fix the problems, both sites are not fit

          3. g40steve
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 22 days ago

            100%

            The sites free, give your head a shake.
            Adverts everywhere, spam, selling your data, lalala

    8. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Wow Salah nearly got the DC points haha. Top value for 14.5m!

      (Still thinking of maybe selling in a few weeks)

      1. Dank Squid
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        "Salah to Semenyo -4". On a serious note, you have Ekitike - brilliant ("new Firmino/dropping deep" fooled me)

    9. froodle
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Anyone explain why VVD doesn’t get double DC points for getting 20? Is 2 the max? Does someone who gets 40DC points get same bonus as someone who gets 10?

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        Yes 2 is the max

        1. froodle
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 23 days ago

          If you’re gonna reward them - properly reward them - surely someone who gets triple the DCs deserves more?

          1. NoOneCares
              3 months, 23 days ago

              Read the rules.

              1. froodle
                • 11 Years
                3 months, 22 days ago

                Sure - my point is it seems a bit odd it wouldn’t scale, that’s all

                1. GreennRed
                  • 14 Years
                  3 months, 22 days ago

                  Agreed. In UCL game recovered ball points have no ceiling. 1 bonus point for every 3 RB.

                  1. froodle
                    • 11 Years
                    3 months, 22 days ago

                    Weird it’s capped - doesn’t then favour an exceptional performance over other ok/good performances - thanks!

                    1. GreennRed
                      • 14 Years
                      3 months, 22 days ago

                      Handy in UCL for cheap fodder. Some mid or defender could be poor attacking wise but bring you 3 or 4 extra points from RBs.

            • Bennerman
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 22 days ago

              What is going on in your brain? You can't just think up the rules now. As one of 11 million players

              1. froodle
                • 11 Years
                3 months, 22 days ago

                Why not? only just seen it play out in a real situation… 🙂 just stating an opinion - what’s wrong with that?

                  1. froodle
                    • 11 Years
                    3 months, 22 days ago

                    Got it - thanks

              2. froodle
                • 11 Years
                3 months, 22 days ago

                Besides the way the rule reads it, you might think for every 10 DCs you get 2 points… I don’t even had VVD so asking for a friend

      2. pjomara
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 23 days ago

        So finally Liverpool have beaten a team ahead of them in the table. Only took 20 months

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Ipswich last season?

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

        FPL site not working again.. What an absolute joke.

        1. _Ninja_
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          I'm stuck on a white screen with "Logging you in..."

      4. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        The site is down so they can bump up Salah to two baps.

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

          give him the assist for the 3rd and a cheeky 13 pointer

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 6 Years
            3 months, 22 days ago

            Yea we demand justice, robbed!

      5. El Presidente
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        It's absolutely unbelievable how unprofessional and absolutely horrible FPL site & app has become! How in the world the amount of money and exposure the Premier League has worldwide and this game is managed by absolute incompetents and utter useless people.

        1. BeDreamin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          It's totally free for you to use. They don't have to provide this service for you. Not sure how you can complain when they're doing all of this for free. Just go to bed and check in the morning. How pathetic do you need to be that you can't sleep without checking your FF score. You practically know how many points you have already. Get a grip and go to bed, it will be waiting for you in the morning.

          1. CheesyZoot
            • 6 Years
            3 months, 22 days ago

            The premier league owns the rights to tv broadcasting if I am not mistaken? This means they sell to the likes of Sky Sports etc.

            The cost to watch football for fans is astronomical - and that is just on tele - try buying a ticket and going to a game... yes clubs set prices, but it's all tied into the rights and the premium you pay to literally just watch a match.

            FPL is there to promote the prem and encourage the average person to watch more than just their team - for example, without FPL I probably wouldn't be interested in watching West Ham V Brighton (random choice don't get mad) - so in essence FPL is a huge advertisement and incentive to pay-to-watch throughout the season.

            To think that FPL should be excused for poor service is just silly - any other global site / service / app that fails on launch is a massive no no - don't excuse incompetence because 'it's free'... this is essential a tool to advertise and incentivise people to dedicate time beyond their team. So far this is a awful.... the UX alone is pants...

            Sorry for rambling but surprised at the desire to jump to the defence of a multi-billion pound enterprise that fleeces fans left right and centre.

            1. Bennerman
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 22 days ago

              Yes, this, is the basis of it – should help some of our less enlightened souls.
              Well, it won't

            2. BeDreamin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              3 months, 22 days ago

              Let's say I'm launching a new product and I'm want to give out free tasters to get people interested on my product. I go to the street and spend my own money getting the standard hiring some helpers. I give out free samples and then someone takes a free sample and then complains to all of his friends about how crap the the sample was. His friends inform him, a) it was free b) you don't have to eat it if you don't want to and c) the recipe is being amended and will be improved in literally 12 hours time. Yeah seems reasonable. The FPL is always super busy on the first GW because some people can't go to bed without obsessing about their points. We all know this, it's like this every year. All you have to do is remain calm and literally check in the morning

          2. fedolefan
            • 11 Years
            3 months, 22 days ago

            All those sponsors are there for free doing charity work as well? Yeah, let them charge to play this game and then let's see how many of the 11 M players play. Silly lack of understanding.

        2. CheesyZoot
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          It's not like they had months to prepare to be fair to them...... oh wait

      6. Saka White Rice
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Fpl website sucks. Shame on them honestly

      7. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Based on today's game, my first takeaway is that 4.0m-4.5m CBs are going to be real value this season.

      8. OverTinker
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Can't you guys wait a little?

      9. OverTinker
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        How was Wirtz and Gakpo today?

        1. Bennerman
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Will never understand this question.
          Go and watch the game re-run or the highlights.

          1. OverTinker
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 22 days ago

            Why can't you stay silent?

            1. Bennerman
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 22 days ago

              Nice sentiment

            2. g40steve
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 22 days ago

              Do not feed the troll

        2. tutankamun
          • 16 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Wirtz poor, could be a Modric type FPL player, assisting the assister.

          Gakpo decent, scored, unlucky not to get more.

          1. GreennRed
            • 14 Years
            3 months, 22 days ago

            Can't do a lot on his left side.

      10. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        At least raggabolly’s sites working, seems I have several differentials?

        Sels, Porro, Cucu, Diouf, Bruno, Reijnders, Sarr

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Tosin for me is 99.2%.

          1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
            • 14 Years
            3 months, 22 days ago

            Yeah, same. Milenko 90.5%, Reijnders 85%. 7 differentials total.

        2. tutankamun
          • 16 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          I’ve got 9 differentials according to LiveFPL. Most I’ve ever had I reckon, come on!

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

        vvd's defcon total got me worried about picking 3 attacking full backs instead. i know unusually high today for vvd but jeez. good chance dc's just win out in the long run.

        1. Dank Squid
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          VVD vs Bournemouth 20 DCs, imagine Pool vs Arsenal and Manchester City. Shame they capped it (max 2 points), all that work for nothing

      12. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Pretty sure I captained Ekitike in Challenge, but no way to verify. Keeps crashing.