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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. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    5 hours, 31 mins ago

    Virgil times caught up son

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 hours, 30 mins ago

      He is a sell now, but I have also Ekitike...

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        5 hours, 28 mins ago

        He’s a sell too

  2. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 hours, 30 mins ago

    Gomez injured

  3. JBG
    • 7 Years
    5 hours, 30 mins ago

    VVD and Salah should continue to play, really helps Liverpool(s opponents).

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 hours, 28 mins ago

      Laziness assumes the ball is gone out of play and makes no effort - should be stopping that coming back.

    2. king_of_bongo
      • 14 Years
      5 hours, 12 mins ago

      This game was described on BBC as a "basketball match"
      Seems quite fitting.

  4. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 hours, 30 mins ago

    VVD has never been right since he was crocked by assault from Pickford

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 hours, 27 mins ago

      That injury was significant though

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 hours, 26 mins ago

      acl injuries are horrible

    3. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      5 hours, 21 mins ago

      He was class the season they finished 92 points or something and reached the UCL final

  5. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 hours, 29 mins ago

    Smarter to go
    O’Reilly to Chalobah
    Than Wilson to Enzo
    to get to Che triple with Sanchez and Palmer

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 hours, 28 mins ago

      I don't think triple Chelsea is enough of a priority to sell good players

      That said, O'Reilly isn't nailed, while Wilson is a talisman

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 hours, 27 mins ago

        Agree. O’Reilly still needs to go due to not being nailed down Ven if Guehi will make them better

    2. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      5 hours, 19 mins ago

      Why sell harry wilson?

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 hours, 14 mins ago

        I won’t. Just looking for validation for the decision.

  6. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 hours, 28 mins ago

    There are times when I enjoy fpl, but as VvD owner and Ekitike Captainer this day isn't one of them.

  7. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 hours, 28 mins ago

    Oops

  8. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    5 hours, 27 mins ago

    Jimenez G

  9. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 hours, 27 mins ago

    jimenez g
    hill a

  10. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 hours, 27 mins ago

    Transfers in that didn’t work out:

    Virgil
    Gordon
    O’Reilly
    Etikite
    Rogers probably

    Surely I’m missing some other big ones

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 hours, 26 mins ago

      why bring in Virgil?? Liverpool have been leaking goals all season?

      1. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 hours, 23 mins ago

        Virgil in for Liverpools great fixture run, beginning in GW12, was hugely popular

  11. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 hours, 27 mins ago

    hill is 3.9, he looks good

  12. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    5 hours, 27 mins ago

    Hill A

  13. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    5 hours, 27 mins ago

    Lolerpool

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      5 hours, 26 mins ago

      Megnutts Alisson

  14. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    5 hours, 26 mins ago

    You deserve this baldy

  15. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    5 hours, 26 mins ago

    Kerkez is trash.

  16. JBG
    • 7 Years
    5 hours, 26 mins ago

    Slot deserves this for benching the better attacker for a has been, who's now better at crying to the camera than scoring

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 hours, 25 mins ago

      Ekitike was benched for fitness reasons, it seems

      Better to lose one game than to lose him for weeks/months

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        5 hours, 23 mins ago

        Pool seemingly love a "sicknote" striker

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 hours, 16 mins ago

      It’s not the attackers losing them the game

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

    How on earth did Arsenal drop points against this Liverpool team?

  18. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    5 hours, 25 mins ago

    lol

  19. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 hours, 25 mins ago

    Kerkes is currently one of the worst defenders I have ever seen.
    Liverpool are loyal to managers but probably Alonso time now.

    1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      5 hours, 21 mins ago

      Hmm. And Alonso will play himself?

      Or could he play a WC and get rid of Kerkez, Pong, Salah, etc

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 hours, 16 mins ago

        Kerkez is the main issue most of the other new ones are getting better

        He pulled one master stroke last year putting Gravenberch in.
        This year try a hundred different formation combo and players and hope something works - not good enough.
        Is the first goal his fault - no. But playing Kerkez and not making a sub quickly is on him for the second

  20. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    5 hours, 24 mins ago

    I'm not sure what is worse, the weather, the Liverpool defending or the VAR pixel checks.

    Okay, some may say Salah back on the pitch.

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      5 hours, 22 mins ago

      Slot benching Eki

  21. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    5 hours, 24 mins ago

    I didn’t bench Haaland in case the leak was wrong

    BrunoG, Senesi and Esteve on my bench

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      5 hours, 22 mins ago

      15 years huh?

    2. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      5 hours, 19 mins ago

      Well. Haaland had 20 minutes. In normal form that would have been two goals minimum.

  22. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 hours, 22 mins ago

    So 10 minutes to replace a CB who a blind man can see is crocked and concede a second during that time. Beauty management

  23. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 hours, 21 mins ago

    Virgil scores yet?

  24. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    5 hours, 20 mins ago

    Ekitike to evanilson?

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 hours, 20 mins ago

      No he is useless could only score against this defence.

      1. jacob1989
        • 3 Years
        5 hours, 17 mins ago

        He has 3 goals last 4 games

        1. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 hours, 15 mins ago

          He is useless

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 hours, 18 mins ago

      Not playing LIV every week

  25. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    5 hours, 20 mins ago

    Last def on w/c

    A Andersen
    B lacroix
    C vdv
    D mukielie
    E Dorgu
    F senesi

    Cheers all

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 hours, 19 mins ago

      F then E

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        5 hours, 19 mins ago

        Cheers

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 hours, 19 mins ago

      Dorgu atm

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        5 hours, 18 mins ago

        Cheers

  26. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    5 hours, 18 mins ago

    If Bruno G somehow ends up being fit vs Liverpool...

  27. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    5 hours, 17 mins ago

    Arsenal couldn't score against this pool team in 2 games. If the title is lost one of the major reasons will be artetas pragmatic approach to these so called big opponents

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 hours, 16 mins ago

      Tactics are related.

  28. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    5 hours, 16 mins ago

    Funny shot from Salah there

  29. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    5 hours, 16 mins ago

    Salah flol

  30. Vasshin
    • 7 Years
    5 hours, 16 mins ago

    What a terrible gw it has been.

    Anyways Foden to Bruno now or wait till United’s game

    I can still Afford Bruno if Foden drops once but not if bruno gains