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Can Liverpool v Newcastle United live up to the match that preceded it?

Following on from the five-goal thriller at Stamford Bridge, the final Premier League match of the day kicks off at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Arne Slot makes two changes from the midweek win over Qarabag.

Ibrahima Konate is back for the Reds after his recent absence, which was due to a family bereavement.

He replaced the injured Jeremie Frimpong.

That’s presumably going to mean a stint at right-back for Dominik Szoboszlai.

It’s a straight swap at left-back, meanwhile, as Milos Kerkez ousts Andrew Robertson from the side.

Eddie Howe keeps the surprises coming as he makes three changes for the trip to Anfield.

Nick Woltemade drops out of the side but it’s not Yoane Wissa leading the line, with the responsibility seemingly falling to Anthony Gordon.

Gordon is brought back in following his midweek breather, as are Kieran Trippier and Harvey Barnes.

Lewis Miley and Sven Botman drop to the bench, which also contains the aforementioned Wissa and Woltemade.

It doesn’t, however, feature Bruno Guimaraes. The Brazilian returned to the Newcastle squad at the Parc de Princes in midweek, remaining an unused substitute. But he’s absent entirely this evening.

LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Szoboszlai, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo, Ekitike.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Robertson, Nyoni, Ramsay, Nallo, Ngumoha.

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall, Tonali, Ramsey, Willock, Elanga, Gordon, Barnes.

Subs: Ramsdale, Botman, Wissa, Osula, J. Murphy, Woltemade, A. Murphy, Shahar, Miley.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

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. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    8 days, 9 hours ago

    Bruno to Enzo seems obvious, no?

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      8 days, 9 hours ago

      yeah or rice . rice has the more favourable fixture next week

  2. Stoic
    • 9 Years
    8 days, 9 hours ago

    F off Garn-hato

  3. JBG
    • 7 Years
    8 days, 9 hours ago

    West Ham deserve to go down for this match alone

  4. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    8 days, 9 hours ago

    Got in Joao Pedro this GW 😎

    I deserve this after his horror show earlier in the season

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      8 days, 9 hours ago

      Don't think I've ever got an attacking return from him at Watford, Brighton or Chelsea. Time to put that right....

      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        8 days, 8 hours ago

        He was decent for me when at Brighton

        Hence the love

  5. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    8 days, 9 hours ago

    Saka to

    A. Mbuemo
    B. Cunha
    C. Palmer
    D. Wilson
    E. someone else

    1. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      8 days, 9 hours ago

      A

    2. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      8 days, 9 hours ago

      Not before midweek, and probably not Palmer to start with

  6. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    8 days, 9 hours ago

    Starting from now, I will just go on with every most casual move I see for my team, probably the only thing that can work out

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      8 days, 9 hours ago

      Rank is just a number on a screen

      The day I use FPL review is when I’ll stop playing FPL

  7. FantasyClub
    • 5 Years
    8 days, 9 hours ago

    Did Palmer look good?
    He had double the XG of Enzo...
    Their Xa the same

  8. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    8 days, 9 hours ago

    Cunha to Boomo for free if Boomo plays more minutes than Cunha tomorrow and starts at 9?

  9. Machine Gun Skelly
      8 days, 9 hours ago

      Got JP in this week and Kroupi's coming on for Saka!

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 days, 9 hours ago

        Yuck

    • fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      8 days, 9 hours ago

      Chelsea better beat Arsenal and get me to wildcard. Watkins, Saka stinking out my team and I don't have Pedro, Bruno etc

    • Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      8 days, 9 hours ago

      if saka is out for longer and arsenal get a dgw anyone considering madueke?

      WCed but kept saka for the potential dgw. annoying but have 3 FT to deal with

    • SomeoneKnows
      • 9 Years
      8 days, 9 hours ago

      Help me decide on my 1FT in order to catch the price rise...

      A) Guimaraes > Enzo
      B) Saka > Enzo
      C) Wait with transfer

      Roefs
      Gabriel, Chalobah, Lacroix
      Saka*, Rice, Bruno, Wilson, Guimaraes
      Haaland, Eketike

      (Dubravka, Andersen, Gudmundsson, Guiu)

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      8 days, 9 hours ago

      Let's go Mo

    • pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      8 days, 9 hours ago

      I have made up my mind

      Triple Arsenal defense + Triple Chelsea attack for the run in for me

      Palmer + Pedro + Enzo

      Gabriel + Saliba + Raya

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        8 days, 9 hours ago

        even if palmer was the same price as all other mids he's a bad pick with so many good mid options around

        1. pundit of punts
          • 13 Years
          8 days, 9 hours ago

          That’s okay

          I will keep till 27 in the hope for a big haul

          Don’t have anywhere else to spend the money

          Gotta to buy a ticket to win the lottery

    • The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 days, 8 hours ago

      Just got up, where is my Saka hattie?

    • Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      8 days, 8 hours ago

      Forgot I had a horse in this race.

      In my mind I've already transferred Ekitike out.

    • Kodap
      • 8 Years
      8 days, 8 hours ago

      4.5m in the bank, 2FT.. what are my moves here if any?

      Sanchez
      Chalobah - Tark - Gabriel - Timber
      Enzo - Rogers - Wilson - Bruno - Rice
      Haaland (c)

      Dubravka - Alderete - Kroupi - Mane

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        8 days, 8 hours ago

        Mane to Pedro Shirley

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          8 days, 8 hours ago

          Or Bowen as you have 3 Chelsea already RIP

        2. Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 days, 8 hours ago

          4th CHE is illegal

      2. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 days, 8 hours ago

        Roll.

        This was the plan from the WC24. You're committed with these Chelsea assets.

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 days, 8 hours ago

          *Early WC

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      8 days, 8 hours ago

      does gordon want another red card

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 days, 8 hours ago

        Would be nice as a Salah owner, he might actually score

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          8 days, 8 hours ago

          🙂

          believe in the power of a jammy pen 😉

          im not really that excited by salah now hes gone back to playing RM/RW, abit of a shame frimpong cant stay fit

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            8 days, 8 hours ago

            Hall will have his number probably

    • Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 days, 8 hours ago

      Gordon to get sent off in this fixture looks a likely outcome... again. He really has no brains.

      1. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 days, 8 hours ago

        He should see a doctor

      2. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        8 days, 8 hours ago

        An attacking player chasing down a pass to the keeper has no brains?

    • The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 days, 8 hours ago

      Gordon is a moron, Gordon is a moron..

    • Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 days, 8 hours ago

      How people still own Gordon is beyond disbelief?

    • BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 days, 8 hours ago

      How is Gordon still playing. What a rat.

      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 days, 8 hours ago

        He does look like some kind of rodent.

        1. BobbyDoesNotLook
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          8 days, 8 hours ago

          That kind of tackle on gk is quite low. Okay he is on the frenzy mode with pressing but still.

    • pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      8 days, 8 hours ago

      I will rolling this team out in GW 25

      Verbruggen
      Gabriel - Saliba - Richards
      Palmer - Bruno F - Mbeumo - Rogers - Enzo
      Watkins - Pedro

      John - VdV - Reinildo - Barnes

      7.5 m is n the bank.

      GW 26 - Verbruggen âž¡ Raya
      GW 27 - Barnes âž¡ Thiago
      GW 28 - Palmer + Pedro âž¡ Haaland + KDH for -4
      GW 29 - Enzo âž¡ Wilson
      GW 30 - Richards âž¡ Anderson
      GW 31 - John âž¡ Martinez

      Then plan for the DGWs. FH 33 and BB 36 is the plan. Save 4 FTs till 36 for the BB.

      WC played. TC Gabriel in 26.

      Season sorted. 😀

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        8 days, 8 hours ago

        As if…

        1. The Knights Template
          • 12 Years
          8 days, 8 hours ago

          He’s happy because he brought in JP. I expect we’re going to be bombarded with scorecheck posts this GW!

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 days, 8 hours ago

        Whatever happens, just stick to the plan!

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          8 days, 8 hours ago

          😆

        2. pundit of punts
          • 13 Years
          8 days, 8 hours ago

          I always like a good plan

          Have a plan in place for a potential Salah return in 28 if he shows form 😛

      3. F4L
        • 11 Years
        8 days, 8 hours ago

        like the look of gabriel tc in 26

        1. pundit of punts
          • 13 Years
          8 days, 8 hours ago

          Almost set in stone now

          Only 2 other DGWs this season. FH and BB in them

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      8 days, 8 hours ago

      damn needed szobo just to put more on that pass

    • Traction Engine Foot
      • 8 Years
      8 days, 8 hours ago

      Poor from Salah

    • FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 days, 8 hours ago

      Salah of yesteryear would have been gone there

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 days, 8 hours ago

        Old man Trippier caught up to him

    • DeSelby
      • 3 Years
      8 days, 8 hours ago

      I dislike Gordon more than almost anyone. He is a dirty, sniveling cheat.

      That said, he really didn't do anything there. MacAllister should be booked for his cheating attempt to get Gordon booked by pretending to be hurt.

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        8 days, 8 hours ago

        He did swing an arm, but yep, Mac was pathetic.

      2. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 days, 8 hours ago

        So that would be almost every time a player goes down, they all taking acting lessons.

        1. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 days, 8 hours ago

          Just then Trippier acting

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            8 days, 8 hours ago

            Trippier went to ground, won the foul, and got up. Gordon pushed Maca in the chest and he stayed down holding his throat for 2minutes

            1. The FPL Units
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              8 days, 8 hours ago

              Yeah there are different acting techniques

          2. The FPL Units
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            8 days, 8 hours ago

            Barnes another one first the fk

    • Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 days, 8 hours ago

      Salah is so past it. Can't even beat Trippier with a decent head start. All he needed to do was put the ball across from him with his first touch and Trippier can't touch him. Also, he should be able to beat him for pace anyway...

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        8 days, 8 hours ago

        Didn’t even get a co4ner

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          8 days, 8 hours ago

          Corner

      2. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        8 days, 8 hours ago

        Olise to replace Salah

        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          8 days, 8 hours ago

          Think they’d spend £200m on a single player after £400m+ on flops?

        2. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          8 days, 8 hours ago

          Why would he leave Bayern for a team that could struggle to qualify for Champions League?

      3. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 days, 8 hours ago

        That was poor, indecisive from start to finish after getting the ball.

    • GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      8 days, 8 hours ago

      Alisson looking jittery on crosses.

      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 days, 8 hours ago

        He lost half an ankle earlier

        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          8 days, 8 hours ago

          Barely touched. Gordon hates losing. Won't hesitate to hack down a Pool player bearing down on goal.

          1. The FPL Units
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            8 days, 8 hours ago

            Nice chap that

    • The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 days, 8 hours ago

      Barnes so unlucky