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Mohamed Salah starts a Premier League match for the first time since November in the late kick-off.

The Egyptian gets to face one of his favoured opponents, too, as Liverpool head south to face Bournemouth.

Kick-off is at 17:30 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Salah is part of a Liverpool side that is mostly the same as the one Arne Slot sent out to face Marseille.

There is one alteration, however, with Cody Gakpo coming in for Hugo Ekitike. The French striker drops to the bench.

Joe Gomez starts again at centre-half, with Ibrahima Konate absent on compassionate grounds.

Andrew Robertson is among the substitutes despite reports linking him with a move to Tottenham Hotspur.

There’s also one change for Bournemouth tonight.

It’s an enforced one, as Adam Smith replaces the injured Marcus Tavernier.

That’ll presumably see Alex Jimenez push up the right flank, with Smith taking over duties at full-back.

New signing Alex Toth is on the bench for the Cherries.

It’s 11 goals in 12 Premier League starts for Salah against this evening’s hosts, one of which came in the reverse fixture back in Gameweek 1.

Liverpool as a team have scored 2+ goals in 16 of their last 17 meetings with Bournemouth.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Cook, Jimenez, Kroupi, Adli, Evanilson.

Subs: Forster, Christie, Diakite, Unal, Toth, Milosavljevic, Sadi, Rees-Dottin, DaCosta.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Frimpong, Gomez, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Gakpo, Salah.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Endo, Jones, Ekitike, Robertson, Nyoni, Ramsay, Ngumoha.


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Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) 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. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    5 hours, 44 mins ago

    Which option? 2 ft
    A. Senenyo in for Bruno G
    B. Bruno G and ekitike out for kroupi and bruno F or palmer

  2. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 hours, 44 mins ago

    Salah has just been outrun by Adam Smith. He’s done

    1. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      5 hours, 43 mins ago

      Quick. Sub in ekitike now

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 hours, 43 mins ago

      😀

    3. JBG
      • 7 Years
      5 hours, 41 mins ago

      Give the guy a break, he just came back from AFCON. Maybe he forgot how to play football, while playing football and also forgot his running legs there.

      1. jacob1989
        • 3 Years
        5 hours, 39 mins ago

        Get back Mane. Atleast he keeps winning afcons

  3. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    5 hours, 43 mins ago

    What are you having for dinner peeps

    1. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      5 hours, 42 mins ago

      Fried rice and chilly chicken. Had 3 hrs ago. In india

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 hours, 37 mins ago

        Give it a couple of hours to gestate ...

        Did you have ice cream to finish?

    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      5 hours, 40 mins ago

      Just had rice and chicken butter masala.

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 12 Years
        5 hours, 39 mins ago

        Rice plays tomorrow

    3. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 hours, 39 mins ago

      Fried bamboo with cashew nuts.

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        5 hours, 27 mins ago

        Be honest, it was raw bamboo

    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 hours, 38 mins ago

      Buttered ruzzian food... Blinis and caviar.

    5. SpaceCadet
      • 12 Years
      5 hours, 38 mins ago

      Chicken wings with lots of bourbon

      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        5 hours, 35 mins ago

        Mmmmm

    6. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 hours, 30 mins ago

      Doner Kebab

      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        5 hours, 29 mins ago

        Lucky sod

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          5 hours, 25 mins ago

          Had to go out in the rain to get it though!

        2. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 hours, 16 mins ago

          Hardly a difficult one

          I live in the sticks now but there's still 2 kebab shops and 2 different curry houses

    7. Chasing Shadows
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      5 hours, 29 mins ago

      Burns night supper one night early: haggis, neeps, and tatties.

  4. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    5 hours, 41 mins ago

    Another shambles of a week. No Semenyo, no Wilson. Got out Bowen for Crapetiki last week.

  5. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 hours, 40 mins ago

    Chicken tikka Mo Salaaahhhh

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 hours, 40 mins ago

      Reply fail to Qaiss

  6. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    5 hours, 40 mins ago

    Thoughts

    A Sanchez + chalobah
    B Sanchez+ guehi

    Will also have double ars def

    Cheers

  7. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 hours, 40 mins ago

    Salah isn't Saka or Rice when giving corners...

  8. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 hours, 40 mins ago

    I’ve been mugged many times by team leaks that should’ve been ignored, but today was epic. Cancelled BB (which included Haaland capt, Foden and Alderete), sold Foden for Bruno (which I was doing next week anyway), Benched Haaland and switched captain to Semenyo.

    Dedicated to Bemba Da x

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 hours, 35 mins ago

      Fair play

      I'd been checking FPL newsletter

      Best place for reliable info on X

  9. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    5 hours, 38 mins ago

    19 points behind and a 50% rank decrease, and the last game today isn't even over...

  10. JBG
    • 7 Years
    5 hours, 38 mins ago

    Wonder if Salah is starting because he was acting like a crybaby that first time he was benched. Because it's surely not on merit, this season(and end of last tbh, was bad then as well).

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 hours, 34 mins ago

      He had a decent AFCON bar the penalty miss

  11. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    5 hours, 34 mins ago

    Evanilson G

  12. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 hours, 34 mins ago

    Virg shocker

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 hours, 33 mins ago

      I'm not shocked anymore, unfortunately

    2. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      5 hours, 32 mins ago

      New low

  13. Mighty Duck
    • 1 Year
    5 hours, 34 mins ago

    Obviously Liverpool's front line's failing. It's time for Ekitike to come in rn.

  14. Il Capitano
    • 5 Years
    5 hours, 34 mins ago

    Right, time for Ekitike

  15. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    5 hours, 34 mins ago

    Pool busted

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      5 hours, 33 mins ago

      Evan G
      Brooks A

      Virgil hahaha

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        5 hours, 32 mins ago

        Correction Scott A

  16. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 hours, 34 mins ago

    Bournemouth bust Liverpool

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 hours, 33 mins ago

      Evanilson

      Senesi assist

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 hours, 33 mins ago

        Assist the assister

        Scott

  17. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 hours, 34 mins ago

    vvd.....

  18. king_of_bongo
    • 14 Years
    5 hours, 34 mins ago

    I think he's been frustrated with himself and wont admit that he has been shy8 for so long. That said, it will only take a couple of goals and he will be flavour of the month again.

  19. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    5 hours, 34 mins ago

    Justice for Eki

  20. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    5 hours, 34 mins ago

    Who is selling Haaland?

  21. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 hours, 33 mins ago

    VVD meltdown

  22. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 hours, 33 mins ago

    VvD WTF?!?

  23. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 hours, 33 mins ago

    I’m delighted, Virg constantly moaning at others for his mistakes and this one rightfully punished

  24. JBG
    • 7 Years
    5 hours, 33 mins ago

    Best PL CB ever btw XD

  25. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    5 hours, 32 mins ago

    People still have Liverpool defenders? Utterly insane.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 hours, 29 mins ago

      Or Liverpool players in general

    2. king_of_bongo
      • 14 Years
      5 hours, 28 mins ago

      Was drunk and did a wildcard last week with Allison in goals cos he was at home to Burnley. That went well.
      At least I have Kelleher this week and Im gonna replace Allison ASAP.

  26. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    5 hours, 32 mins ago

    Wasn't around for the deadline. What a shambles. We rarely get leaks for games that aren't immediately after deadline. Can't catch a break this year

    Haaland(c) Ekitike and Foden

    Even with Andersen and Wilson I expect to go out of top 25k cuz if stupid leaks

  27. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    5 hours, 32 mins ago

    VVD is such a clown. Not even top 10 CBs in PL history.

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 hours, 31 mins ago

      Hey fam! You are wrong.

  28. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    5 hours, 31 mins ago

    When is the next expect DGW and who plays in it?

    1. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      5 hours, 31 mins ago

      expected*

  29. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    5 hours, 31 mins ago

    Van Dijk needs to retire, shockingly bad this season

  30. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 hours, 31 mins ago

    and now gomez injured. bad to worse for liverpool