Gameweek 1 · Sun 23 Aug

Newcastle vs Liverpool

Fixture difficulty, team strength and the FPL players who matter on each side. Kicks off Sun 23 Aug.

NewcastleNEW

Kick-off 15:30

LIVLiverpool

Sun 23 Aug, 15:30 · Gameweek 1

Before kick-off

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Newcastle

FDR 4 · Difficult

BarnesMID£6.0m0 pts1.1%
ElangaMID£6.0m0 pts0.8%
J.MurphyMID£6.0m0 pts0.2%
TouréMID£6.0m0 pts0.3%
WoltemadeFWD£6.0m0 pts1.8%
WissaFWD£6.0m0 pts1.7%

Away

Liverpool

FDR 3 · Average

IsakFWD£9.0m0 pts16.9%
WirtzMID£7.5m0 pts12.7%
EkitikéFWDInjured£7.5m0 pts0.2%
GakpoMID£7.0m0 pts3.6%
SzoboszlaiMID£7.0m0 pts41.7%
VirgilDEF£6.5m0 pts19.1%

Each side's most-pointed players, with price and ownership. FDR is FPL's own 1–5 rating of the fixture from that team's point of view; stars are FPL's overall team strength. Minutes, goals, BPS and bonus appear here once the match kicks off.

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Where this fits your gameweek

Bonus is the part of this page that moves after the whistle — track it live for every match on the bonus points tracker. Browse the full gameweek on fixtures and results, plan the next few weeks with the FDR planner, and compare the players who featured here against the rest of the game in player stats.