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There are four Premier League matches kicking off simultaneously at 15:00 BST this afternoon, with Liverpool and Manchester City both in action on home soil.

Crystal Palace and Southampton are the visitors to Anfield and the Etihad, with Burnley v Arsenal and Norwich City v Watford the other two games taking place.

Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola have both rotated heavily from their midweek UEFA Champions League fixtures, with some damaging omissions from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is ill and Andrew Robertson is benched, with James Milner and Kostas Tsimikas getting the nod at full-back. Ibrahima Konate is also in for Joel Matip at centre-half.

There are six changes in all for Liverpool from their win over AC Milan on Wednesday, with Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane back in the side following midweek benchings.

Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah keep their places in attack, with the Reds’ opponents, Crystal Palace, unchanged following the 3-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola makes five changes from the side that hammered RB Leipzig, with Kyle Walker, Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling coming into the side.

Kevin De Bruyne, Ferran Torres and Riyad Mahrez are benched, with Oleksandr Zinchenko and Rodri not in the squad.

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl makes three alterations from the team that drew 0-0 with West Ham last weekend, with Kyle Walker-Peters, Jan Bednarek and Che Adams in for Romain Perraud, Mohamed Salisu and Moussa Djenepo.

Sean Dyche keeps faith with the same Burnley XI that lost 3-1 at Everton on Monday evening.

Both of Mikel Arteta’s two changes are in midfield, with Emile Smith Rowe and Thomas Partey in for Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Albert Sambi Lokonga.

Aaron Ramsdale again lines up between the posts.

Norwich hand full debuts to three summer signings: central midfielder Mathias Normann, centre-back Ozan Kabak and forward Joshua Sargent.

Billy Gilmour and Milot Rashica also come in as Daniel Farke makes five changes from the 1-0 defeat by Arsenal.

Lukas Rupp, Andrew Omobamidele, Pierre Lees-Melou and Christos Tzolis drop to the bench and Kieran Dowell misses out.

Daniel Bachmann is only on the bench for Watford, so budget FPL goalkeeper Ben Foster gets a start between the posts.

Xisco Munoz has made four alterations in all from the Hornets’ 2-0 loss by Wolves, with Kiko Femenía, Tom Cleverley and Craig Cathcart promoted to the starting XI.

Jeremy Ngakia and Peter Etebo are benched and Francisco Sierralta is out.

GAMEWEEK 5 LINE-UPS

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeill, Wood, Barnes

Subs: Hennessey, Cork, Lennon, Rodriguez, Cornet, Collins, Pieters, Bardsley, Vydra

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Smith Rowe, Pepe, Odegaard, Saka, Aubameyang

Subs: Leno, Lacazette, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Soares, Tavares, Mari, Sambi Lokonga, Martinelli


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Fabinho, Van Dijk, Konate, Thiago, Milner, Mane, Salah, Henderson, Jota, Tsimikas.

Subs: Kelleher, Keita, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Minamino, Robertson, Origi, Phillips.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Mitchell, Guehi, Kouyate, Ayew, Zaha, Anderson, McArthur, Benteke, Gallagher.

Subs: Butland, Milivojevic, Tomkins, Olise, Hughes, Clyne, Edouard, Kelly, Riedewald.


Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Ake, Sterling, Gundogan, Jesus, Grealish, Bernardo, Fernandinho, Cancelo.

Subs: Carson, De Bruyne, Torres, Mahrez, Foden, Mbete, Palmer, Lavia, Wilson-Esbrand

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Stephens, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Adams, Redmond, Livramento, Elyounoussi, Bednarek.

Subs: Forster, Lyanco, Perraud, Broja, Djenepo, Salisu, Tella, Diallo, Valery.


Watford: Foster, Rose, Ekong, King, Cleverley, Cathcart, Sissoko, Femenia, Sarr, Dennis, Kucka.

Subs: Bachmann, Ngakia, Etebo, Louza, Masina, Sema, Fletcher, Kabasele, Hernandez.

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Hanley, Gilmour, Kabak, Normann, Rashica, Williams, Pukki, McLean, Sargent.

Subs: Gunn, Gibson, Rupp, Cantwell, Tzolis, Lees-Melou, Giannoulis, Idah, Omobamidele.

ENTER FANTASY5’s FREE-TO-PLAY £10K GAME BEFORE KICK-OFF

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  1. jam
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Really confident with my TAA & Matip Liverpool defence double up this week...

    1. hueycho
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Stay positive son

    2. Ze_Austin
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No attacking returns, sadly, but at least they can't possibly concede

    3. FOO FIGHTER
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Damn lol

    4. FPL Pillars
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Shame there’s no delete team button on FPL. If there was the “total players” would take a massive hit 😆

      1. Zimo
        5 years, 1 month ago

        There is. Your account just closes

        1. FPL Pillars
          5 years, 1 month ago

          No there’s not, I would have used it otherwise last season 🙂

          1. Zimo
            5 years, 1 month ago

            U can delete your entire account. With all your gameweek history gone too.

            1. Piggs Boson
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Yep can confirm. I did it last season when I quit FPL forever.

    5. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Look on the bright side, at least you were not confident enough to captain TAA and VC Matip!

  2. DA Minnion (Former great)
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fully expect zaha to score today.

  3. Rainer
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Milner fouling Zaha already 😀

  4. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    It’s the kind of gameweek that Mane scores a brace. Also loves facing Palace

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Commentator on premier sports just after saying that.

      1. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Heard me all the way from Sydney, impressive

        1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Just added more detail Mane has scored 8 games in a row v Palace.

          1. FPL_Crisis
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Had to be. Make it 9!

            1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Haha

  5. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Only Jesus can save me now.

    1. Fish up a tree
      5 years, 1 month ago

      God help you,

    2. Drexl Spivey
      5 years, 1 month ago

      NHS shrink will no doubt have a look first.

  6. Rainer
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Alisson off the line...

  7. Scotty Dog
    5 years, 1 month ago

    So Brighton, arsenal, man u clean sheets & Liverpool to concede shouldn't be too difficult should it

  8. Rainer
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool all over the place without the defensive stalwart Trent...

  9. DA Minnion (Former great)
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Palace have hit the post twice already.

  10. Ginkapo FPL
    5 years, 1 month ago

    So I do need to think about where Tsimi is on my bench then

  11. Hughes Your Daddy
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Palace! Get amongst them!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      They are.

      It's end to end already.

  12. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Palace hit both posts either side of a corner.

  13. Rainer
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Palace all over Liverpool.

  14. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    5 years, 1 month ago

    palace causing pool a lot of trouble already lol

  15. Postman Ty
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Really enjoying Gallagher taking 100% of the set pieces.

  16. Hughes Your Daddy
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool rough housing our players, have a word ref 😀

  17. Ginkapo FPL
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Trent Essential

    1. Gudjohnsen
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Stupid comment

    2. Harry the Hack
      5 years, 1 month ago

      where's our mate Maximus stupidus

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Indeed

    3. Mozumbus
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I was also one of those suggesting him as essential, a proxy to a nailed firing mf/f. Would need another such absence to change the view.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He's ill.

        Hardly predictable.

        1. Harry the Hack
          5 years, 1 month ago

          People get ill. Hardly essential.

  18. Amartey Partey
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gallagher for Torres is the easiest transfer I will ever make.

  19. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    5 years, 1 month ago

    why is this so shambolic

  20. Rainer
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Jota misses from Tsimikas pass...

    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      5 years, 1 month ago

      takes real skill to put that out for a corner from the position he was in

  21. DA Minnion (Former great)
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Why have I got Jota?

  22. TheDragon
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any chance of a Brownhill hattrick?

  23. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Apologies for asking but where can I watch the liverpool game? Reddit not working for me. I fing hate living in England sometimes.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      On Twitter

      1. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 1 month ago

        i cant sign up to that. any other options? Pleeeease?!

    2. Scotty Dog
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hesgoal

  24. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Captained Jota.

    I deserve a haul for not being a sheep.

  25. Gunneryank
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal with nice build up play with Tierney in the box twice already.

  26. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Okay … who’s scoring the first goal from the 3pm games … and in what minute?

    Jota … 19 minutes …

    1. Fish up a tree
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You got him then

      1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hope springs eternal …. But he’ll need two more misses before he is allowed a goal ….

    2. Gudjohnsen
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling 21st minute

    3. TheDragon
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Brownhill - 17 mins

  27. Hughes Your Daddy
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Where is the YC for Tiago? Oh we playing at Anfield.

  28. Bobby Digital
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Let's go Salah, do something!

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      5 years, 1 month ago

      (S)ALAH HERE!!!

  29. jack88
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Palace please score so that tsimi Doesn't get cs. And jota brace please with salah blank.

  30. Gunneryank
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I thought all the Tsimikas owners thinking he would start were being silly. I'd like to formally apologize!

    Casuals must be so confused lol.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Me too.

    2. BENOIT
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It was desperation for the most part, just happened to get lucky.