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

    I genuinely think WCing this heap of steaming sh*te is probably the best move now. This bunch of wasters are going nowhere in FPL.

    Sels, Dubravka
    Porro, Konsa, Keane, Munoz, Rodon
    Wirtz (puke), Saka, Palmer, Reijnders, Bruno
    Watkins, Bowen, Piroe

    Absolute masterclass in picking the most inept team in FPL you could possibly ever choose without literally picking 15 players with red flags next to their name.

    1. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Time to WC with that lot I think

    2. Farteta
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      My team is just as turd-like. 72 points in the last two game weeks.

      Wirtz was the wurst !

  2. Twisted Saltergater
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Ekitike and Gakpo rescuing my gameweek. 53 all out.

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

      52 here. Was on a halfway decent green arrow until that assist... ah well.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Salah is just inevitable.

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

      Gakpo and Ndiaye for me 😛

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Noice!

    3. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      71 on BB with a hit. Take it all day and no worry about 15 starters now

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Definitely, a few BB’s would’ve been caught out by the Palmer injury.

        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          The one downer but cant legislate

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

      50. After yesterday's shite show I'm happy with that mind

    5. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Gakpo and Calafiori here. I'll take 50 pts thanks to super-genius here captaining Haaland.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Calafiori must’ve scored half your points!

        1. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          True dat.

    6. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      59. Tarkowski, Gakpo and Pedro big heroes.

  3. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Which combo?

    1. Salah & Wood
    2. Gakpo & Haaland

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

      2

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

      Salah Gakpo Wood

  4. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 12 days ago

    Liverpool vs Arsenal is going be such a riveting game next weekend

    1. Moon Dog
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Anfield will be rocking

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

      Writz > Johnson/Kudus?

      1. Canarinha
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Kudus easy. Brennan subs out every game at 70th minute

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

      Salah (C) at home v ARS? 😆

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

        Might as well if you don't have Haaland or United

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

          Will have Cunha, may captain him

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

          Pedro and Wood are options for captain too

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

            How do you think Fulham are gonna show up?

    4. Stevie B
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Is this crazy?

      Frimpong, Palmer and Guiu -> Cucurella, Semenyo and Wood for - 8?

      Thank you!

      1. klopp it guys
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        3 great players but -8 is harsh

        1. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          True, but makes for a better weekend viewing.

      2. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        I would do it

        You are shifting deadwood

    5. Nazz
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Sorry bottomed

      Having an awful start

      Petrović

      N. Williams, Dorgu, Van de Ven
      Salah (VC), Palmer, Reijnders, Dewsbury-Hall
      Haaland (C), Watkins, Füllkrug

      Subs:
      Dúbravka, Estève, Diouf, King,

      2 transfers
      Füllkrug to Ekitike
      Palmer to Eze or Gakpo???
      Not sure who to ship Palmer for
      Anything else??

      Thank you

      1. klopp it guys
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Elanga

      2. Nazz
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Palmer to Elanga

        Fullkrug to Pedro?

      3. Canarinha
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Palmer to Kudus
        And Watkins to Pedro
        Dewsbury to Semenyo...thank me later

    6. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Wirtz a sell?

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

        Yeah big time, can see his price falling soon.

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          Cheers thinking palmer watkins wirtz out

      2. chocolove
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Will drop in price but unsure about the replacement

        1. Canarinha
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          Kudus

        2. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          Thinking Johnson, nodoye or senenyo

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

        As you wirtz

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          Ha ha has to go

      4. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        A give away even.

    7. klopp it guys
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Anyone else thinking elanga for Palmer, could gave Leeds a horrid time, plus he might get striker role

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Yep, well Wirtz for now but Palmer probably going to someone too, maybe Sarr.

    8. Khalico
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      On Free Hit and need one more mid - I’ve went with mids consisting of Mbeumo, Elanga, Cunha and need one more

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

        Kudus or Johnson

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

        Johnson Sarr

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

        Neto

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

      Which 2 would you have from these 3?
      A Wood
      B Mateta
      C J Pedro

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

        AC

    10. theodosios
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Bye bye Mo, you are FPL and PL legend, but this season not a captain material. Wirtz also waste of money and space

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

      Play one:

      A) VDV (BOU) - double up with Porro
      B) KDH (wol)

    12. Skout
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Get rid of Palmer or Wirtz? How long is Palmer likely out?

      1. theodosios
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Some reports suggest 4 to 6 weeks

        1. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          Source?

    13. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      I need to survive one more game without Salah

      Phew….

      1. Qaiss
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        I’d assume you’re up on points from it though?

        1. pundit of punts
          • 12 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          Yep

          121 points

          Had him GW 1 though

          WCed out and back again with in GW 4

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

      I’m on the below team, 2FT, £0 ITB.

      Thinking Palmer, Wirtz and Watkins all need to go for a minus 4, but no idea how to spend the money.

      I could do Haaland, Johnson, Sarr? Not sure that I fancy Haaland at that price tho.

      Sels , Dubravka

      Porro, Murillo, Cucurrlla, Tarkowski (Rondon)

      Palmer, Salah, Wirtz, Rejinders, (King)

      Pedro, Watkins, (Guiu)

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

      Salah got 5 points and people are crying like he got at least 15 from a poor game. Funny.

      1. Canarinha
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        10 p if captain

        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          Salah + Watkins (c) = 9
          Salah (c) + Watkins = 12

          Who cares

      2. theodosios
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        For 14.5 very impressive

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

        Can't handle the pain from blank capt 😉

      4. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Non-Salah owner (but a big fan), if you told me at the start that he would only get 5 points I would've signed up for that.

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

        Injury time points always create a loss of perspective

    16. Manani
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      choose 1:

      A. Semeyno
      B. Kudus
      C. Johnson
      D. Ndoye

      1. theodosios
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        A

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

          feels like could wait 1 more week with Spurs being in form?

      2. Tonyawesome69
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        A

      3. Canarinha
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        B...Tottenham is playing great right now and he is the main creator

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

        C

      5. 1justlookin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Semenyo

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

      46 all out. Saved by Ekitike and sorta Salah.. Garbage GW

    18. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Where is all the love for United and Cunha coming from, even with Burnley up next?

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

        Brace is coming, that's why

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          You really think? And the following fixtures aren’t a concern?

          I do actually think as a United fan we can get at City though in saying that!

        2. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          Starting Debravka to rub it in. :p

    19. The Mandalorian
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Salah at NEW 2024

      2 goals, 1 assist, 4 shots

      Salah at NEW 2025

      1 assist, 0 shots

      Mmmm

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

        still scored more than everyone i have that is not JP

    20. Ginola
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Wirtz > Cunha (C) tonight?

      1. Mother Farke
        • 1 Year
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Get Cunhs by all means but (C) before he's scored a goal? Punty.

        1. Ginola
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          Don’t know who else in all honesty. J. Pedro?

          1. Mother Farke
            • 1 Year
            3 months, 12 days ago

            Well, he has the form for his club. No Palmer likely so could be on pens.

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

      Best 6.5 replacement Wirtz?
      Midfield
      Salah, Bruno, Rutter, Palmer, (x)

      1. EDEN THE MAN
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Grealish differential!

        1. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          He just wants to hear it from us: Grealish!

    22. EDEN THE MAN
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Who to shift first? Both falling tonight.

      A) Mitoma
      B) Wirtz

      and for who?

      1) Semenyo
      2) Kudus/Johnson

      1. Canarinha
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Semenyo-Kudus

    23. Tonyawesome69
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Set Piece FC part 2 next weekend for Liverpool

    24. Toked
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      77 points in total, sitting comfortably at 7.5mil overall.

      Sanchez
      Pedro, VDV, Williams
      Salah, Palmer, Bruno, Wirtz, Anderson
      Watkins, Fulkrug

      Dubravka/ Esteve, Anderson, Guiu

      Wildcarding to:

      Kelleher
      Pedro, Cucu, Munoz
      Salah, Semenyo, Johnson, Cunha
      Wood, Pedro, Richarlison

      Dub/ VVD, Reijn, Esteve

      g2g? Any changes?

      1. EDEN THE MAN
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        Double Spurs attack is still a scary prospect, otherwise gtg

    25. RedKev81
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Who would you guys rather have for next gw?

      A-Dango or Schade(sun)
      B-Cunha or Mbuemo(BUR)
      C-Ndoye, Hudson-Odei or Gibbs-White(WHM)
      D-Elanga or Barnes(lee)

      Cheers

      1. EDEN THE MAN
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        B, Cunha

        1. RedKev81
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          That was my initial thought…just like the form of Dango and Ndoye atm

    26. 1justlookin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Could do with a couple of players leaving my team but there doesn't seem to be any decent options out there atm.

      Very odd

    27. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 12 days ago

      Just going to have to take the price drop on Wirtz I think
      Need news on Palmer and really struggling with the best replacement, Semenyo maybe but Spurs away isn't great

      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 12 days ago

        No way Palmer plays. Him missing the game. Would enable Chelsea to pull him out of the internationals.

        Just shift Wirtz

        1. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 12 days ago

          For who is the headache!