Newcastle United Vs Liverpool FPL: Who Hauled And What It Means
The call — Newcastle 2 Liverpool 2 — the receipts from St James' Park Gakpo played 90 minutes, scored, and took all three bonus points. Ten points at £7.0m. Fewer than 1 in 10 managers own him. That is the line from Saturday, 23 August.
Szoboszlai scored too. Eight points, one bonus, 90 minutes, £7.0m. About 4 in 10 own him. His owners got paid at the first deadline. He plays, he attacks, he stays.
Newcastle's returns came cheaper. Elanga scored in 75 minutes and matched Gakpo's three bonus. Ten points at £6.0m, owned by fewer than 1 in 10. Willock scored in 34 minutes off the bench for six points at £5.0m. Wissa played 90, assisted, was booked. Four points. Osula assisted in 55 minutes before coming off.
Now the side the reader came for. Isak, £9.0m, owned by nearly 2 in 10, played all 90 minutes on his return to St James' Park and blanked. Two points. Wirtz, £7.5m, owned by just over 1 in 10, came off after 62 minutes with two points. Virgil, £6.5m, owned by about 2 in 10, played 90, was booked, and lost the clean sheet. Two points. Kerkez played 90, was booked, and finished on zero.
Munoz assisted in 27 minutes for Liverpool. Mac Allister also logged 27 minutes for one point. Hornícek made five saves for Newcastle, conceded twice, was booked, and finished on one point.
What the deadline demands. Isak played 90 minutes. A striker who starts is not sold after one blank. Hold. Szoboszlai scored and completed the match. Hold and start. Wirtz owners have 62 minutes and two points to weigh — one match is one match. Hold.
The transfer case is Gakpo. £7.0m. Ninety minutes. A goal. Every bonus point on offer. Owned by fewer than 1 in 10, so a return most managers do not have. One match does not make a season. But the facts on the table say he started, finished, and out-scored team-mates who cost more. Buy Gakpo.