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Five more Gameweek 5 fixtures take place this evening, with Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City among the teams in action:

The question on many Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers’ lips ahead of the release of tonight’s teamsheets was whether Erling Haaland would start or not, and the Norwegian striker does indeed make Manchester City’s line-up for the fifth straight league match.

Julian Alvarez and Ilkay Gundogan are also included in Pep Guardiola’s starting XI as Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez make way.

Perennial title rivals Liverpool are meanwhile unchanged from their 9-0 win over Bournemouth.

City and Liverpool are up against Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United respectively, who make seven changes between them.

New Magpies signing Alexander Isak is among four players brought into Eddie Howe’s line-up, with Jamaal Lascelles, Matt Targett and Ryan Fraser also getting recalls. Chris Wood, Fabian Schar and Sven Botman are benched, while the injured Allan Saint-Maximin misses out altogether.

Steve Cooper’s three alterations see new signings Renan Lodi, Cheikhou Kouyate and Remo Freuler oust Harry Toffolo, Jesse Lingard and Steve Cook.

Spurs’s only change – Yves Bissouma for Rodrigo Bentancur – is enforced, which means the usual front three and Ivan Perisic keep their places.

Hammers boss David Moyes makes three changes to the side that beat Aston Villa, with Michail Antonio, Vladimir Coufal and Said Benrahma starting. Ben Johnson, Emerson Palmieri and Gianluca Scamacca make way, while Lucas Paqueta is on the bench.

Albert Sambi Lokonga for the injured Mohamed Elneny is Mikel Arteta’s only alteration for Arsenal’s clash with Aston Villa.

Steven Gerrard makes four changes to the Villans’ side from Gameweek 4: Tyrone Mings, Emiliano Buendia, Leon Bailey and Jacob Ramsey come in as Douglas Luiz, Danny Ings, Calum Chambers and Philippe Coutinho drop to the bench.

Interim Bournemouth manager Gary O’Neil makes four changes to Cherries’ line-up as Neto, Lloyd Kelly, Philip Billing and Dominic Solanke are promoted to the starting XI. Marcos Senesi, Kieffer Moore, Jaidon Anthony and Mark Travers are benched.

Opponents Wolves are unchanged.

GAMEWEEK 5 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tierney, Sambi Lokonga, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus.

Subs: Turner, Smith Rowe, Nketiah, Holding, Soares, Tomiyasu, Vieira, Marquinhos, Smith

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Ramsey, Kamara, McGinn, Buendia, Watkins, Bailey.

Subs: Olsen, Luiz, Ings, Chambers, Augustinsson, Young, Coutinho, Archer, Iroegbunam


Manchester City XI: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Stones, Cancelo; Gundogan, Rodri; Alvarez, Bernardo Silva, Foden; Haaland

Subs: Ortega Moreno, De Bruyne, Sergio Gomez, Mahrez, Palmer, Gomes, Lewis, Knight, Wilson-Esbrand

Nottingham Forest XI: Henderson; Worrall, McKenna, Kouyate; Williams, O’Brien, Yates, Lodi; Gibbs-White, Freuler; Johnson

Subs: Hennessey, Biancone, Cook, Colback, Awoniyi, Lingard, Toffolo, Surridge, Dennis


Bournemouth XI: Neto, Smith, Mepham, Kelly, Zemura, Cook, Lerma, Billing, Christie, Tavernier, Solanke

Subs: Hill, Fredericks, Marcondes, Lowe, Moore, Anthony, Senesi, Travers, Stacey

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Jose Sa, Semedo, Collins, Kilman, Jonny, Nunes, Ruben Neves, Joao Moutinho, Goncalo Guedes, Jimenez, Pedro Neto

Subs: Sarkic, Toti, Ait-Nouri, Ronan, Dendoncker, Podence, Traore, Hwang, Campbell


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Kehrer, Zouma, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Benrahma, Fornals, Bowen, Antonio.

Subs: Areola, Randolph, Ogbonna, Coventry, Emerson, Downes, Lanzini, Paqueta, Cornet

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Royal, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Perisic, Hojbjerg, Bissouma, Kulusevski, Son, Kane.

Subs: Doherty, Skipp, Richarlison, Sessegnon, Forster, Spence, Tanganga, Sarr, Lenglet.


Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Elliott, Fabinho, Henderson; Salah, Firmino, Diaz

Subs: Adrian, Davies, Milner, Jones, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Matip, Bajcetic, Phillips

Newcastle United XI: Pope; Trippier, Lascelles, Targett, Burn; Willock, Longstaff, Joelinton; Almiron, Isak, Fraser

Subs: Darlow, Botman, Schar, Ritchie, Lewis, Manquillo, Wood, Murphy, Anderson


GAMEWEEK 5 RESULTS SO FAR

Leeds United1 – 1Everton
Southampton2 – 1Chelsea
Fulham2 – 1Brighton and Hove Albion
Crystal Palace1 – 1Brentford

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  1. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Take the Trent haul at the weekend and run!

    1. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      *I should have

    2. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      That’s why you have him though. He’ll get 5-6 hauls a season like that. Another 5-10 6-9 points as he’s a bps magnet and suddenly he’s 200+ Points

  2. gibson1314
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Haaland capt, kept Cancelo but transferred Walker out for B. Silva. Carlsberg game week for me.

  3. meenabakery
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Jeepers. Trent sometimes looks like a Sunday league player.

  4. windowview
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Ward
    Zinchenko Perisic Dunk Saliba
    Diaz Salah Rodrigo De Bruyne
    Haaland Jesus

    Iverson, Da Silva, N Williams, Stansfield

    Salah out lets me upgrade Stansfield to Isak and have 10.8 mil left over. Who else do I get?

    1. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Sterling?

  5. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    No KDB cameo please Pep

  6. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Gundogan has done nothing

    1. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Just knocked a corner kick out of play.

    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Disagree. He was very involved in the first half and on another day the outcome could have been different

    3. That Was Easy!
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      The first 15 or so looked promising, but he's certainly fallen off since then. Think I'll look to bring in Zaha or Diaz for him now

  7. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Newcastle going to win the league

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      10x better here.

      1. TheTinman
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        We gave City a hell of a game too. Just ran out of steam

  8. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Instead of Pearson to Longstaff I did Greenwood to Stansfield.

    James and KDB no shows means I would've had Pereira and Longstaff had I got my spare transfer right. Dang.

  9. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Saliba close

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Come ooon Saliba

  10. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Might just head out to the pub for a bit. Sitting here capping Salah the fraud while Haaland has gone bonkers is getting a bit too much with each passing minute.

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Cancelo penalty box touches and he won a corner. To be taken by Gundogan

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      We are watching

  12. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Need a Villa goal and a Martinelli goal here

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      ha, a villa goal, keep dreaming 😀

  13. Vlad Tepes
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Gonna activate WC now and get Haaland even if he does not play this weekend.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Go for it

  14. Tomerick
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Is Toney, Salah, Rodrigo, Martinelli > Darwin, Diaz, Zaha, Odegaard worth a wild card?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Above -8 it is

    2. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yes especially this season

    3. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      wouldn't go for Darwin, we're so bad this season

      1. Chalobah's Witness
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        would rather go Mitro

  15. Not again Shirley
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Of course my ML rival has Haaland VC (KDB cap). I have Salah. FML.

    1. Tomerick
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      KDB is on

  16. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Hoooooold Collins.

  17. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Should I rage transfer Salah out now or wait for FT?

    Captained Salah last two that's my season f*ked

  18. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Arsenal still reliable for clean sheets at least

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      prioritized list of desitres for the Summer Santa

      1. Collins CS
      2. Odegoal, Marty assist
      3. Diaz goal, Trent assist
      4. KDB appearance (and involvement?)

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Oops

  19. They are eating the dogs
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I listened to experts for last 2 weeks and I had the worst two GW. When I stopped caring what they say, I captained Haaland despite their efforts to turn me into a sheep.

  20. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Gundo with 2 terrible corners in a row. Not our night Gundo owners

  21. Ballistics
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Liverpool missing Thiago, all of their passes go from Defense to Attack nothing created from Midfield.

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Bang on. That midfield is very short of what is needed to win the PL.

    2. meenabakery
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Not sure anything on the floor will make it through that defence. What they need is Andy Carroll back...

    3. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Thiago wouldn't change anything. We just can't get the players Klopp wants and needs. No Tchouameni, no Bellingham, no Haaland,

  22. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    KDB warming up

  23. PogChamp
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Never even though about TC Haaland the last 2 games. Just one of the many reasons I'll never finish top 10k

    1. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      It's the breeding nature of "TC in DGW" from the past 5-6 seasons

  24. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    White CS confirmed

  25. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Will Martinelli do something soon ?

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      He’s been good today, almost scored a beauty.

      Much better than Saka

  26. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    This will be the last game that any Haaland points are gains because he is a perma captain from here on in.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Sadly true. Season over for chasers

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Imagine if you had him back to back captain

        1. Zenith UK
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Every GW except GW1

        2. Granville
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          you know many of us had him back to back.

    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yep. Gains will only be found betting against him

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      200% EO from here

    4. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Will he start next week though 😉

    5. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      He won't start every game.

  27. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Arsenal have been absolutely fantastic today. Should be a few more goals up.

    Come on Jesus

  28. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Ben White off?

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

  29. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Alvarez goal

  30. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    5-0