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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. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Alvarez post

  2. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Poor Mark

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

      Poor we, Mark is done

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

      It was truly stupid going without Haaland tbh

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        He’s gonna have to rectify it gameweek after next but yeah was pretty reckless

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

          He won’t, because he can’t gain any ground bringing him in now. He will have to just hope for the best

    3. JamTart
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      One of those seasons for him it seems.

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

      He's not alone

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

        True, there's 1,66% in the top 10k not owning him

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

      Granville needs to come on Blackbox and sort him out!

      1. The Mighty Hippo
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Exactly this. He needs to stop listening to and caring about all of those Twitter experts. Granville would have taken the piss out of him if they did their old style podcast and he'd then have made better, less risky choices.

    6. A. PRISE
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      He is the proof that fpl is mostly luck and a bit of skill

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

      I really do feel for him with probably the most eyes on him out of any fantasy football content creator, feeling the pressure to go against his gut and then losing out again!

    8. Josh.E
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      mudded

  3. Ten Hag of Bud
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Capping Jesus these last two weeks. Feels like season over. I had to try and make up the points tho.
    This man Erling is a beast! He will score 50 goals this season

  4. TOBY1
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Alvarez post. Looks some player... Good with both feet. Hope he can get regular starts

  5. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I need a Robbo & Salah masterclass to save me now

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

    Play Haaland Alvarez, and it's 4

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

    Saka another sitter . Wow

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

    Alvarez post

  9. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Perma captain.

    Bye Salah, thanks for the memories

  10. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Arsenal should be out of sight

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

    Lol cancelo

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

    Brutal 45 mins for non Haaland owners and captains

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

      Brutal

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah it's no fun!

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

    Red arrow . This is pain, I agree with the lad on the previous page

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Twas I

  14. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    The amount of Haaland TC’s in my ML is actually mental.

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

      Would rather wait for a dgw

  15. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Can't sell o .
    Yes I can.

  16. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    What happened to Cancelo?

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

      He's drunk

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

      Been shite after picking #7

  17. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Liverpool are sh*te! (Yes I didn't C Haaland).

  18. Coupes
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Cancelo out on the piss last night or what?

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Taking the piss more like.

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Dunno but I sure will be after this

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

      As long as he gets this cleanie and BAPs I’m happy!

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

    Do Villa look like scoring? Really need the Arsenal cleaning gone

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

      And spurs....

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

    Everyone's gonna sell Kane for Haaland now and watch Kane score 2 and Haaland be benched

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

      Feel like a masterstroke having both

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

    Question, not sure if Raga is about. Jesus is 98.7% EO in top 10% & 102.4% "near me" why will him hauling hurt me? I get that near me people will gain more, but I'll gain on the top 10K at least? Balances out, no? Sorry, still trying to learn these metrics. Any help appreciated!

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

      You gain on the top 10K, yes.
      Only issue is that if those "near you" move into the top10k, you all of a sudden lose points compared to "the new top 10k".

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

    Even with Salah (c), I'd take 0-0 in the 'Pool match.

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

    Haaland was the one and only lock in my FPL team before this season started. I’m not sure we watch the same beautiful game if any of you thought otherwise! 😉

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

    I think I'm gonna rage transfer Salah out of my team tonight

  25. Khark
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Who got haalands assists? Foden and?

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

      Neco Williams

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Stones and nobody

    3. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      stones

  26. HNI
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Why did no other football team bid higher for Haaland? 60mn for him was always bargain considering even Nunez cost 80mn. Is it because greedy Raiola wasn't circling anymore?

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

      Maybe they did. But footballers aren't slaves

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

      Guessing City moved fast. Hit the clause and just ran with it.

    3. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Massive wages, signing-on fee for his Dad.

  27. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Salah no longer needed Haaland perma captain and spread the funds I guess on WC

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

    Cancelo off, what??

    Time to sell, methinks

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Off at half time?

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

      Is he?

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

    Salah do something god damn it

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

    Which match is Peter Drury calling in the U.S. today? Is it the Arsenal one?