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Winner takes Alexander Isak?

The Swede will be watching his potential future employers take on his current ones in the final match of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Gameweek 2 tonight.

Newcastle United v Liverpool gets underway at St James’ Park at 20:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

While the off-the-field events are very chaotic, the Magpies’ team news is routine.

In fact, Eddie Howe has named an unchanged side from the 0-0 draw with Aston Villa nine days ago.

Anthony Gordon will be leading the line for the hosts again.

New signing Jacob Ramsey is in the squad for the first time, joining fellow summer recruits Malick Thiaw and Aaron Ramsdale among the substitutes.

Arne Slot is forced into two alterations this evening.

Jeremie Frimpong misses out with a hamstring injury, while Alexis Mac Allister is attending the birth of his child.

Curtis Jones and Ryan Gravenberch, the latter of whom is back from suspension, come into Slot’s starting XI.

With Frimpong sidelined and Joe Gomez and Conor Bradley only fit enough for substitute duty, the Liverpool boss has confirmed that Dominik Szoboszlai will start at right-back tonight.

New boy Giovanni Leoni takes his place among the substitutes.

LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento, Joelinton, Tonali, Guimaraes, Elanga, Gordon, Barnes.

Subs: Ramsdale, Hall, Botman, Thiaw, Osula, Murphy, Willock, Ramsey, Miley.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Szoboszlai, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Jones, Gravenberch, Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo, Ekitike.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Bradley, Endo, Chiesa, Leoni, Elliott, Robertson, Ngumoha.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE

New to Fantasy Football Scout this week is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:


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  1. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Every 50/50 going NewC's way

  2. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Noisy spectators ... massive game 😛

    1. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Toon fans are great...

  3. didas
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Newcastle getting some soft free kicks

    1. Bored Ape Jota Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      And no one to execute them.

  4. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Slobz the weak link

  5. NoOneCares
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Only 1 dud in my team, Sesko. Can't drop him before Burnley, surely. No guarantee he starts but I would be annoyed if he did and got a goal.

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Surely no serious manager owns Sesko.

        1. NoOneCares
            3 months, 12 days ago

            Amorim does, not sure if he is a serious manager though.

        2. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          Howd he get in there?

          1. NoOneCares
              3 months, 12 days ago

              Some complete fud picked him.

              1. JT11fc
                • 7 Years
                3 months, 12 days ago

                To be fair he should be starting and fit, dunno whats going on there

              2. TheBiffas
                • 5 Years
                3 months, 12 days ago

                You're in light spirits, no longer trolling?

        3. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          Livramento looks good

        4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          Liverpool look atrocious

          Wirtz is a lightweight, getting bullied around again. A good player when the teams on top and he can do what he wants like at Leverkusen

          Not going to work the same way here

          1. Thanos
            • 4 Years
            3 months, 12 days ago

            Doesn’t even need a shoulder push. That may break him. Just a nudge and he goes all Neymar.

          2. WVA
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 12 days ago

            Wirtz goal guaranteed

        5. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          That GK time wasting rule is farcical - ref wastes more time and slows the game by trying to sort each time...

        6. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          Trippier to be sent off?

          1. Feanor
            • 16 Years
            3 months, 12 days ago

            This just a hope?

            1. AC/DC AFC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              3 months, 12 days ago

              Nah, just a reflection

        7. Thanos
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          Arsenal has their best chance this time. They look the best at least on paper. If they bottle this time, Arteta should go.

          1. NoOneCares
              3 months, 12 days ago

              Arsenal will bottle it, trust me. They are a group of bottlers.

              1. Thanos
                • 4 Years
                3 months, 12 days ago

                Yeah, they are the South Africa of cricket 😆

          2. Fat Frank
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 12 days ago

            So many fouls - going to be defcons galore!

          3. g40steve
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 12 days ago

            Kon YC

          4. TheBiffas
            • 5 Years
            3 months, 12 days ago

            Newcastle fans clearly salty that Ekitike rejected them

          5. NoOneCares
              3 months, 12 days ago

              As soon a Strand goes to Newcastle, he is in my team.

              1. TheBiffas
                • 5 Years
                3 months, 12 days ago

                They had £50m rejected right? Don't think he's worth much more than that but you never know anymore

            • g40steve
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 12 days ago

              Linton took it off Schar lol

            • EffPeeEll
              • 5 Years
              3 months, 12 days ago

              Rio Ngumoha coming on second half-gets a goal - breaks FPL

              1. Haa-lala-land
                • 5 Years
                3 months, 11 days ago

                Nice!

            • g40steve
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 12 days ago

              Gordon roof of net

            • Thanos
              • 4 Years
              3 months, 12 days ago

              If anything, looks like Isak downing the tools has galvanised the Toons. Free flowing footy!!

              1. TheBiffas
                • 5 Years
                3 months, 12 days ago

                I don't know about that but they're certainly not falling apart like some thought they would

                1. Thanos
                  • 4 Years
                  3 months, 12 days ago

                  That’s what. They are playing like they belong. Love to see that spirit and top marks to Howe.

            • Jafooli
              • 13 Years
              3 months, 12 days ago

              Why Bradley not start?

              1. EffPeeEll
                • 5 Years
                3 months, 12 days ago

                Coming back from injury-second half most likely

              2. AC/DC AFC
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                3 months, 12 days ago

                Not fit

            • JT11fc
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 12 days ago

              Oh mattee! Gordon...

              1. JT11fc
                • 7 Years
                3 months, 12 days ago

                And agaain

            • g40steve
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 12 days ago

              Gordon close, it’s coming

            • el polako
              • 8 Years
              3 months, 12 days ago

              Gordon my favourite 80s player.

              1. Ball Ake
                • 1 Year
                3 months, 12 days ago

                He looks like the kid that nicked my BMX in 1982

            • F4L
              • 10 Years
              3 months, 12 days ago

              elanga looks really good

            • Bored Ape Jota Club
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              3 months, 12 days ago

              Isak wants to play for the lesser side..

            • Kaneyonero
              • 9 Years
              3 months, 12 days ago

              Liverpool toothless and lacking physically. Those signings are not looking good at all.

              1. TheBiffas
                • 5 Years
                3 months, 12 days ago

                Let's not judge after 30 minutes in an extremely raucous atmosphere

                1. Kaneyonero
                  • 9 Years
                  3 months, 12 days ago

                  They're being bullied off the park

                  1. TheBiffas
                    • 5 Years
                    3 months, 12 days ago

                    That's what Bruno and Joelinton do to everyone. Liverpool just need a moment of quality and they've got the players to find it

            • THFC4LIFE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              3 months, 12 days ago

              Gordon could be my Palmer replacement, been brilliant so far

              1. Moon Dog
                  3 months, 12 days ago

                  Thinking the same. Looks very sharp.

                • The Bandit
                  • 15 Years
                  3 months, 12 days ago

                  He’s highlighting the need for a striker

              2. Magic Zico
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                3 months, 12 days ago

                Gordon and Livramento are ready to enter my team 😛

              3. Bored Ape Jota Club
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                3 months, 12 days ago

                Liverpool playing like they are 3-0 up in the 80th minute

              4. Feanor
                • 16 Years
                3 months, 12 days ago

                Konate is useless

              5. Thanos
                • 4 Years
                3 months, 12 days ago

                Oh Tonali what the heck