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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. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Lollerpool

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Liverlol

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

    Wooooooo

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

    What a game! Toon ....

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

    Pope assist looks like

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

    Yes Newcastle! Get the win

  6. Attack on Brighton
    • 1 Year
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Wirtz to Semenyo or hold 2FT?

    Sanchez / Dubravka

    Williams Tarkowski Porro Richards Esteve

    Salah Wirtz Palmer Ndiaye Reijnders

    Watkins Pedro Guiu

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

      He’s a fire sell that Wirtz lad

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

    Lmao! My god pool are crap

  8. Free Hat
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Cant tell New is playing with 10.
    Poor from Liverpool this 2nd half, but kudos to New as well. What a fight they put up

  9. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Liverpool terrible defence, making me worried they will prio getting Guéhi early now 🙁

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

    Isak who?

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

    Konate disasterclass

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

    last minute Mo pen?

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Prefer RC

  13. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    People avoiding Gakpo an ekitike in case Isak joins!
    Salah averages so far, wirtz less than average so far

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

    Konate is absolutely trump

    1. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      The opposite; Konate isn’t very good

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

    11~ET

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

    Toon to win it?

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

    As a Salah non-owner, I know his game winner is imminent on the counter...

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

      Yup probably a handball penalty or something

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      As Salah -4 seller it's a certainty

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

    the reverse Darwin

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

    Plus 11 mins

    Result here

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

    at this rate it will be VVD 3 pointers all season long

    1. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      I will take that - everybody else is getting 2

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

    11mins ?

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

    VVD header for 10 defcon

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

    Got to admire Newcastle's fortitude, Bruno G has been immense

  24. michael_mac11
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Just waiting for liverpool to score a late winner here any minute now..

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

      Can’t see it to be honest

      1. michael_mac11
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Didnt have to wait long and they've somehow done it again tune in next week.

  25. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Salah with the clearance, defcon beast!

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

      🙂

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

    All NewC

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

    How do Liverpool have 11 utter trash

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

      May take a season Or two for the new team to gel.

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

      It looks the other way

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

    Garbage

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

    Kerkez not at it

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

    Useless