Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday
Liverpool host Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday 1 November, 16:30 UK time, in the Premier League (2). Four wins from your last five, and you sit fourth on 15 points from eight games.
The only wobble in that run was the one that hurt: Manchester City won 3–0 at Anfield on 11 October. Since then your team has scored 14 goals in four games, including the 3–6 win at LASK Linz and the 4–3 over Villarreal.
The false9 score pick is Liverpool 2–1 (2).
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Szoboszlai listed as out
Dominik Szoboszlai is listed as out by official FPL data for the Arsenal game, with Victor Munoz also on Liverpool's injury and suspension list (2) (3). Bukayo Saka is listed out for Arsenal on the same data (2).
Szoboszlai missing from that midfield against Arsenal is the biggest question mark in the XI.
Nobody agrees on Declan Rice
Reports are split on whether Declan Rice starts at Anfield on Sunday. Rice is flagged at 75% in FPL, and the FPL deadline for gameweek 9 is Saturday at 11:00 UK time (4) (6).
You will not get a clean answer on him before kickoff.
Talks planned over Mac Allister's future
Liverpool are reportedly set for talks with Alexis Mac Allister about his future (1). Midfield planning runs through that conversation.
The same report says Alex Scott has been told which club he should choose (1).
Wharton and Ruiz on the midfield list
Liverpool and Chelsea retain interest in Adam Wharton, with Crystal Palace worried his current form is dragging his value down (5).
Chelsea are preparing a €70m offer for PSG's Fabian Ruiz, with Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle all named as interested (7). Ruiz signed a new deal to 2028 a few weeks ago (7).
Fenerbahce away, then Palace
After Arsenal: Fenerbahce away in the Champions League on Wednesday 4 November, 18:45 CET (fixtures). Then Crystal Palace away on Sunday 8 November, 15:00 CET.
Fan reactions
The subreddit is in a light mood before Arsenal. One thread digs into Cody Gakpo's Carabao Cup record, another has fans measuring how tall this Liverpool lineup actually is, with Conor Bradley the running joke and PSG's height the real question. The height thread is the one to read.
