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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. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Wirtz 8.0 in a couple of weeks

  2. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Wirtz vs Gakpo is brutal

  3. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    So Palmer to Gordon then?

    1. 420king
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      umm

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      What have you got to lose 🙂

    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      It was all the rage an hour ago 😆

    4. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      🙂

  4. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Wirtz to whom?

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      I reckon Cunha, at least for me anyway

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 1 day 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
        4 months, 1 day ago

        Grealish will be in the top midfielders this season easily.

    3. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Grealish? Bj?

  5. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Wirtz has been a wirst pick

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Silly sausage

  6. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

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

  7. mattyb09
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Wirtz → Cunha done.

    1. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Why Cunha???

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

    Salah scores now, unfortunately.

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Always does at this sort of game state

  9. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

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

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

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

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 1 day ago

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

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • 9 Years
          4 months, 1 day ago

          Semenyo

  10. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

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

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

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

  11. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    another vvd header there

  12. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

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

  13. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Bradley YC

  14. DennisTheMenace
    • 3 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    What order to get these lot out?

    A) RAN
    B) Wirtz
    C) Bowen

  15. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Is Salah even playing?

    1. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Worse than wirtz

  16. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Yos G

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Osula g

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 1 day ago

        Burn A

      2. SammyD
        • 12 Years
        4 months, 1 day ago

        Loveleh

  17. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Loooooooool

  18. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    So all premiums failing

  19. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Tenacious Toon G

    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Konate A

  20. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    osula g

  21. mattyb09
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    2-2!

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

    2 - 2

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

      Tutu

      A Desmond?

  23. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    oh dear liverpool, this is a shocker

  24. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Liverpool defensive shambles

  25. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Wow, ffs Lpool

  26. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Pool defence -1

  27. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    John Osula Cena

  28. JJO
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Is everyone getting those defcons for heading ball like Virgil?

  29. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

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

  30. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    pope assist