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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. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    Etik G
    Gakpo A

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 11 days ago

      Feck sake, could it not be absolutely anybody else, Christ

  2. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    Messing around with potential transfers, but…

    Palmer, Wirtz, Guiu > Elanga, Sarr, Wood for -4 is looking mightily tempting, leaving 2.4 itb

  3. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    Ah fekitike

  4. sirmorbach
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    Palmer to
    A) Semenyo
    B) Kudus
    C) Fernandes
    D) Cunha

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 11 days ago

      A

  5. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    Wer back!!!

    1. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 11 days ago

      Hah

      1. JT11fc
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Shouldve gone with Gak

  6. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    Nice, Ekitike (C) goal

  7. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    Do Pool really need Isak?
    Will Toon now even let Isak leave?

    No and no

  8. bialk
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    Rivals - Gakpo and Ekitike, me - Salah and Wirtz 🙁

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 11 days ago

      Identical here, f**k me

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 11 days ago

      Same

  9. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    F my f life, I just want to WC

    1. Timanfaya
      • 2 Years
      3 months, 11 days ago

      Every week?

  10. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    Why couldn’t Wirtz have been sitting around that spot

  11. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    Got the wrong Liverpool attack then

  12. tim
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    Watkins to Ekitike, needs to be done.

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 11 days ago

      Gw 4 v burnley

      1. tim
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Going with form over fixtures, was thinking about the move already last week

  13. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    Thanks Gakpo!

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

    In spite of the fixtures, Watkins to Ekitike is looking ever more attractive, especially as a non Salah owner

    1. tim
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 11 days ago

      Im doing it

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

        May even go that step further and do Saka to Gakpo (Kneejerk alert)

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

      I'm keeping Watkins. I think Villa are typically strong against next week opponents Palace.
      Someone else pointed out that Watkins, during his career, has never scored in the Leagues opening two fixtures in any given season. This means he should be due!

  15. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    Wirtz attacking return to silence the haters

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 11 days ago

      Where?

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 11 days ago

      Too little too late, if it comes

  16. HadiSLIM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    Slot was taking a dump 😀

  17. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    In Ekitike, Liverpool have a player who personality and actions are screaming he wants to replace Salah as the man. Good for Ekitike, bad for Salah.

  18. Moon Dog
      3 months, 11 days ago

      If Liverpool don't sign Isak, he's going straight into everyone's team 😆

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Wife captained him. Same as last match.

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Ekitike, ofc.

        2. Moon Dog
            3 months, 11 days ago

            Your wife needs to teach me how to play FPL.

      2. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Why did I have to go for the new shiny toy Wirtz over proven Gakpo!

      3. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Gakpo over Wirtz gw1 was so close.

      4. jacob1989
        • 3 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Happy i got ekitike from start but really need to do wirtz to gakpo

        1. Thanos
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          I need to do Wirtz to Etik.
          Got Gakpo 😆

      5. Aye
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        3 need to go, but only 2 free transfers.

        Wirtz, Palmer, Evanilson

        Which 2 would.you ship? Or take a -4?

        1. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          -4

        2. Miguel Sanchez
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Palmer if injured, Wirtz next, no rush for Evanilson unless you don’t have JP

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 11 days ago

            This

            1. Timanfaya
              • 2 Years
              3 months, 11 days ago

              Aye

      6. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Ml rival Gakpo ekitike , me Roger’s Watkins !

      7. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Is the level of tension in this game partly because Newcastle players are angry at Pool for destroying their team (Isak)? I dont recall Newcastle and Liverpool having any kind of fierce rivalry

        1. Marvin.
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Entirely.

        2. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Yep. Also riled up by the fans

        3. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          As well as taking Ekitike from under their noses

        4. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          They did beat them in the cup final

          It's been a decent game for a while but bitter blood with transfer feuds

      8. Supersonic_
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Getting buried in my leagues currently

        1. Thanos
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Comn, let’s blame the casuals.
          The liberals of FPL 😛

      9. Kaneyonero
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        May activate WC and balance my team out for long term

        1. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          I must admit, I’m tempted

      10. MetallicaJack93
        • 2 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Best midfield for fh?

        Bruno Kudus Grealish Reindeer?

        Money not an issue. Bruno, Cunha or Mbeumo?

        1. SalahFingers
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          For FH, I would go 3 Notts Forest since they are against West Ham.. So Wood, Williams and Ndoye probably

      11. ow00019
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Best suggestions to avoid using a wildcard? Makes for pretty rough reading

        Current team:
        GK: sanchez dubravka
        Def: Ait - Nouri (injured?), Murillo, Lacroix, De Cuyper ESteve
        Mid: Wirtz, Georginio Rutter (Injured?), Palmer (injured?), Saka (Injured), B. Fernandes
        Fwd: Watkins, Ekitike, Guiu

        2 FTs

      12. JT11fc
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Games good as won, give Salah a rest

        1. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Needs a goal for confidence hehe

        2. Thanos
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Absolutely, don’t want him to get injured

        3. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          I endorse this message

          They won't of course

          He'd be v unhappy about it

      13. EWH2020
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        banked my FT last week. Feel like I need to WC this crap.

        Is it right we get 5x FTs for AFCON and a a Free Hit in the 1st half of season? If so, I don't see the point of not using wildcard