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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:


Dango debut

price change predictions
  1. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    i see wrestling in the box is allowed again today...

  2. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Can VVD get 5 more in 25 minutes?

    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      3 more

    2. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      3 more now

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      hopefully liverpool just pass the ball around

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

    Atleast one Wirtz plus Gakpo combo needed and Salah blank.

  4. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Slot need to freshen the team now and tire Newcastle down

  5. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Guiu & Salah > Hugo & Gakpo will be popular

    1. Dreaming of glory
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Still don't rate gakpo and not sure why, just inconsistent output maybe

      1. iFash@FPL
        • 1 Year
        4 months, 8 hours ago

        I think this year is diferent. He should come into my team after the international break.

  6. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    This game needs 30mins of Murphy

  7. Dreaming of glory
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Had a in my head but b would give 343 and forwards haaland/pedro/ehi

    A) Richarlison & semenyo
    B) Ehitike & Dango

  8. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Who goes to get Ekitike from my current front 3? Haaland, Pedro, Gyokeres

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Gyokeres

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      I would wait for news on Isak.

    3. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Nobody

    4. Dreaming of glory
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      No1, nice 3 and can't have em all

    5. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      You can't have them all. But out of those I'd say Gyokeres.

    6. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Wood Ekitike Pedro would be my picks

    7. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Gyokeres on fixtures I guess

    8. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      I’d stick with that great 3

  9. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    If Salah and Wirtz blank, JPedro and Cucurella are the only returns for me this GW. Awful.

    1. SUPERMAN
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Only Porro for me…

  10. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Liverpool don't know how to pass a ball it's so frustrating and the passes they make aren't even intelligent

  11. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Ekitike poor in build up play. Wasted a 4v3 counter there.

  12. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Joe Linton down

    1. tutankamun
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Joe Lintoff

      1. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 8 hours ago

        *Limpoff

        1. Deulofail
          • 9 Years
          4 months, 8 hours ago

          **Gimpoff

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 8 hours ago

        Joe Limpoff

  13. el polako
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    I may treat myself to BJ or Cunha for Wirtz.

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      I see what you did there

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      BJ for wurzt sounds good

  14. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    An absolute sh*t pass from Jones

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      no one interested in passing out to Mo today, frustrating

      1. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        4 months, 8 hours ago

        Worst off from the field and my team as well.

        1. Thanos
          • 4 Years
          4 months, 8 hours ago

          Oops

  15. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Think I’ll need to WC, have all blankets Wirtz, Palmer, Bruno F and Watkins

    1. SUPERMAN
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Same 4 I have. Thinking of hitting the wc button too

    2. Pedersen
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Great minds thinks alike

  16. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Don't think that counts as.a DefCon Virgil...

  17. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Looks like a poor start from what I would call 'non-casuals'

    They mainly gone with Wirtz, Salah, Palmer, Watkins, Forest defence. Only ones who seemed to have worked out for them are Pedro and Cucurella.

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Only have Cucurella from them

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      All of those you listed are casual picks..

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 8 hours ago

        Nah. Casuals have Ekitike, Gyokeres, Saka, Haaland, Kudus

        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          4 months, 8 hours ago

          Watkins and Forest def is as casual as it gets.

  18. Heavy Cream
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Will Palmers “no show” mean I get some points from my bench? Or is it a zero?

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      You'll get a sub to come on

    2. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Of course you'll get points from the bench

      1. Heavy Cream
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 8 hours ago

        Why “of course”? If it was obvious I wouldn’t have asked.

    3. Stoic
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      10 years!!!

      1. Heavy Cream
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 8 hours ago

        I don’t know what this means

  19. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Wirtz off

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      they will let him drop now

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Sold him now. He will drop tonight after his blank. FPL were waiting for him to play again before the price drop took effect.

      1. OverTinker
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 8 hours ago

        For whom?

        1. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          4 months, 8 hours ago

          Grealish

    3. The Hunt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Non essential

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Many are not happy here

  20. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Hugo off

  21. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Must be at least 20 minutes to be added on here lol

  22. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    VVD needs 1 more DC in 15 minutes.

  23. 420king
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Ok so those with Saka, Palmer & Wirtz power combo, what are you doing?

    1. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      FH

      And I have RAN as well

      1. 420king
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 8 hours ago

        Not worried about Wirtz's price come GW4?

        1. Deulofail
          • 9 Years
          4 months, 8 hours ago

          Yup. But my other option is WCing this week instead of next, as I only have 1FT to deal with all these issues. But it's not a good week to WC and there are quite a few opportunities on a FH. Hopefully make any money I lose back from the WC team

          1. 420king
            • 11 Years
            4 months, 8 hours ago

            Yeah, the stage is really set for a FH, it's just the price(s) that worries me. Think I will do the same.

    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Palmer out if injured, otherwise roll.

    3. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Dealing with their defence of

      Ballard - RAN - White - Frimpong

      1. 420king
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 8 hours ago

        Ouch. Don't tell me you bought Ballard after GW1 though!

  24. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    All set for salah to score now

    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      *Chiesa

  25. Free Hat
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Really not impressed by Wirtz.
    Such a lightweight, looks lost out there.

    1. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Should have stayed in the place where he was a superstar.

  26. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Has Vertss done anything good today so far?

    1. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Nothing

    2. Mainoo Magic
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Nope really poor not impressed

  27. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Salah up top...

    1. The Hunt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Oh dear. Maguire time.

  28. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    If I'd gone with Gakpo over Wirtz

    And Semenyo instead of Bruno

    All my FPL troubles would be so far away ...

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      I went for Gakpo and Ndiaye, not too bad ... sorry teasing 😛

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 8 hours ago

        No worries

        The rest have done okay

        Except a couple!

  29. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Goodbye Wirtz, you shall never come into my team again

  30. JJO
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Goodbye Wirtz