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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. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    How does Salah get so jammy, been absolutely nowhere all game once again & still gets a return

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Are we still saying this in 2025? Some people never learn

      1. Zalk
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        8 years later...some never learn

        1. Riverside Red
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          Are you saying he's been lucky for 8 years?

    2. HadiSLIM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      How?? as usual mate thats how... almost a decade of evidence..

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

      xGI 0.08 Defcon 1 before that assist

  2. Puntillimon
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    What a sick dummy by Szobo and sick composure to finish that by Rio!!!

  3. The Hunt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Ngumoha ESSEEEEEEEEEEENTIAL!!!!!!!!!!!

  4. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Still time for Salah on the break (open goal)

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

    Salah bads saved again

  6. oi no professionals
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Salah assist might just save me

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

    What a RioT

  8. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Salah you beauuuuty!

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

    Screw Salah. Owners beyond lucky

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

      Again!

    2. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      8 years straight

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

    Salah is so jammy

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

    please kick the ball up to salah

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

      *oh he got subbed, my bad

  12. Vinyl78LP
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Always thought dummy's like that deserve a 'special' 3 point assist

  13. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    How on earth is that a Szobo assist? He didn’t touch it!!

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

      Don't give me hope

    2. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      They’ve corrected it now

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

      Deserves it more than Salah...

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

      It isn’t

    5. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      It isn't

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

    Salah with something out of nothing at the death again two games in a row

  15. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Wirtz -> Ngumoha
    Yes or No

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

    Salah is inevitable. FPL = Salah. The GOD of the game. Get INNN KING MO

  17. Ninja Škrtel
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Szobo is a football genius.

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

    Up the pool.

  19. riot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Salah was the worst player on the pitch

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

      Wirtz worse

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

    gakpo minutes under threat with that impact

    1. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Nah, he's still 16. Will come off the bench for couple of minutes from time to time.

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

      From the 16 year old? No, I don’t think so. Gakpo had a decent impact too you know!

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

        just from early subs from time to time. if you're good enough, you're good enough

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

    Robbery at Tyneside

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Yeah it's a robbery that Newcastle didn't go down to 9 men

  22. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Feels like Newcastle always been unlucky against Liverpool the last few years.

  23. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Newcastle unlucky. Liverpool are not going to have it as easy next week v Arsenal

  24. Tomerick
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Another dissatisfying end to a Liverpool game with a jammy Salah return.

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

      Boo hoo

      1. Tomerick
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        No, I think they’re sponsored by Standard Chartered.

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

    Surprised FPL didn't give Salah 3 bonus + DEFCON too

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

    Hugo hangs onto 3baps 😎

  27. TOLV TUMS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    What a match. Can't even imagine having been there for it, sounded like absolute madness.

  28. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    At this rate, Salah can have his own religion. He is the MESSIAH

    1. Riverside Red
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      He certainly has miracles in his locker

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

    Salah non owners in absolute tears.

    1. Riverside Red
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Wirtz owners in tears

  30. Moon Dog
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Fantastic match. The Newcastle fans were incredible.