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

    Wirtz 8.0 in a couple of weeks

  2. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Wirtz vs Gakpo is brutal

  3. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    So Palmer to Gordon then?

    1. 420king
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      umm

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      What have you got to lose 🙂

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

      It was all the rage an hour ago 😆

    4. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      🙂

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

    Wirtz to whom?

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      I reckon Cunha, at least for me anyway

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      I've transferred for Grealish. From what I saw vs Brighton, he is being allowed to play and when that happens he gets points. At Man City, he would never have got his first assist. Pep would have shouted at him for going to the line and crossing it.

      1. Randy_Marsh
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Grealish will be in the top midfielders this season easily.

    3. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Grealish? Bj?

  5. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Wirtz has been a wirst pick

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Silly sausage

  6. F4L
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    all game liverpool attackers cant find the pass to salah, ugh. chiesa there

  7. mattyb09
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Wirtz → Cunha done.

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

      Why Cunha???

  8. iFash@FPL
    • 1 Year
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Salah scores now, unfortunately.

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Always does at this sort of game state

  9. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Probably should transfer Wirtz out today but don't have the energy. Fullkrug, Palmer as well...

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      A finger click on a mouse or keypad doesn’t require that much energy hehe

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Can you give me the mid who scores most in next three weeks?

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          Semenyo

  10. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Mark is going to sell Wirtz now so he can finally fall in price

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      At this rate I’m just thrilled he didn’t drop in price so far, shall be removing him later

  11. F4L
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    another vvd header there

  12. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    I guess Salah is finished, can’t score vs ten man Newcastle.

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

    Bradley YC

  14. DennisTheMenace
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    What order to get these lot out?

    A) RAN
    B) Wirtz
    C) Bowen

  15. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Is Salah even playing?

    1. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Worse than wirtz

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

    Yos G

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

      Osula g

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

        Burn A

      2. SammyD
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Loveleh

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

    Loooooooool

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

    So all premiums failing

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

    Tenacious Toon G

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

      Konate A

  20. F4L
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    osula g

  21. mattyb09
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    2-2!

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

    2 - 2

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

      Tutu

      A Desmond?

  23. F4L
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    oh dear liverpool, this is a shocker

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

    Liverpool defensive shambles

  25. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Wow, ffs Lpool

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

    Pool defence -1

  27. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    John Osula Cena

  28. JJO
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Is everyone getting those defcons for heading ball like Virgil?

  29. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Senseless sub by slot.. why take off ekitike? Same thing he did vs bmouth but got away with it

  30. F4L
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    pope assist