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

    City will concede nect

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

    Villa look an absolute shambles at the moment

  3. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I think Everton should go all in to sign this lad Erling. Looks pretty decent.

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

      Probably has a release clause of around 60m, doable

      1. Limbo
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        £200m and a free pies. Sorted.

    2. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I would swap Gordon and take 20 odd million ..fair trade

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

    Nooooooo Odegaard yellowwww

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

    Cancelo > Stones?

  6. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Forest are going to feel this in the morning, aren't they? (As will my OR...)

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

    Seems like Salah captain is living in the past.

    Haaland is the present and future

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      10 years younger than Salah and on his way up

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

      Still an hour and a half left for Salah.

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        True

    3. Orion
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Don’t tease me

  8. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Haaland’ll be hooked at 60 mins and start for a hat trick of hat tricks next GW

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      This works for me tbh.

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

      Ever been done in the PL?

  9. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Broken the record for most goals in the PL after 5 games now. Wonder how those that constantly said he only did it in a farmer's league and wouldn't do it in the PL feel now, still seeing some here tonight

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

      Another Micky Quinn record bites the dust

  10. sirmorbach
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Perma captain.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      All season baby!

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

    Haaland is so clever already, players usually develop & getting better - Lewa & Benz - but this guy at 22...

    Wow!

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

    Season felling of a clif.

    Not captaining Haaland back to back cost us 68 pts

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

      Damn. Damn . Why I was fooled by Salah

      1. Mona Lisa
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Actually so far it's cost 26 points.

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

      Yeah imagine not even owning him! Who could be so stupid! D'oh!

    3. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Wrong way to look at it, imagine the damage Salah could have done in a 9-0.
      We were just desperately unlucky

  13. El Presidente
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Crazy

  14. Sloane426
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    If you didn’t captain Haaland, just delete your team. See you next season.

  15. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    FPL is having a stroke.

  16. Wirtzle Gummidge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I'm not sure what is more sickening.

    Seeing Haaland as my VC, or Rodrigo as my C

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

      Ouch

    2. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Surprisingly neither, Dunk coming on for James takes the crown.

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

        The rough with the... rough and rougher?

  17. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Haaland asleep there. Should've been 4

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

    perfect hatti for haaland, head, right and left. He is just trolling guys

  19. DropkickMurphys
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/25278317

    None of you cared when I wrote it pre match! Lol

    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I don't care that much now either.

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

      Should've written that yesterday before the deadline mate

    3. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      we still don't....

    4. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Still don't.

    5. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      you sooooooooo smart

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

      And you've proved what precisely?

  20. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Walker sighting. Should stay back

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

    The perks of having my worst ever start means there are probably a few people around me who don't even own Haaland.

    1. Nerdlinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I've just absolutely ruined my whole season by getting that guy. See you next year!

      1. Nerdlinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Being that guy*

  22. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    6 goals in his last 90 min

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

    Haaland is going to ruin this game as everyone will be too scared not to captain him.

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

      Like we didn’t captain last 2 Gws. We are such an amateurs

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

      Like Salah the past two years?

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

    Just feck it.

    WC active Salah out

    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Pool game kicked off 13 minutes ago...

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

    twitter.com/dakers_alex

    I tweet about sports (mainly) among other things, while studying a Masters degree in Journalism at Stanford University this year. Any follows / support greatly appreciated 🙂

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

      Whoops… that link didn’t work. This might?

      https://mobile.twitter.com/dakers_alex

      (Also sorry mods if that isn’t allowed)

  26. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    To think I nearly started the season without Haaland!!! Jeez

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

    Liverpool looking a bit meh again.

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

    having a very bad feeling Newcastle could win this on the counter attack

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

    Can Gundo get involved in this please

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

      +100

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      This please!

  30. DMP
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Painfull.