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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. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I feck*ng hope Pep brings Haaland off at HT.

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

    Wish Chelsea bought Haaland

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

      You’d have only destroyed him.

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

        this

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

        Loaned to wolves. Then sold to Newcastle.

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Just bought another 70 m mid that you really don’t need

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

    Martinelli almost goal of the season

  4. AD2110
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Is there a way to delete your team and end the season?

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

      Lol. Wise move

  5. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    https://twitter.com/FootyAccums/status/1564983459071905793?t=EqRPF7_tI5k9k1jZZOX67Q&s=19

    When you're bottom of the groupchat FPL table and someone asks when you're using your wildcard.

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

      Lol

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

    Would love a Forest goal second half please

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

    Expect that's Haaland done for the night, can put his feet up!

  8. dark91
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Martinelli almost scored a worldie

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

      Lovely strike

  9. rozzo
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Anybody else with KDB captain and Haaland vice?

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

      nah Salah vice...ive learnt to Vice in different games, its a great idea 😀

    2. jimmy12
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      KDB on for last 5 minutes 😀

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

      Yes, we all know how that will turn out.

  10. faux_C
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Considering the schedule and doubt over Haaland, it was the right decision not to captain him.

    Don't let the variance get you down.

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

      Really was no doubt for me. Makes more sense for a Villa benching before champions league match and Tottenham

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

      No it wasn't. It was obvious he'd start this game and get rested on Saturday.

      Don't make excuses for being wrong.

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

    Fellow KDB cappers where are you? lets have a group hug

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

      Hugs all around!

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

    Can't believe it's a 2 horse race between Arsenal and City

  13. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Kane ➡ Haaland (c). You make your own luck indeed! 😀

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

    Haaland off for the second half. He has his hatrick

    1. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Please

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

      Naaa, what about trying to get a double hat trick?

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

      Pep said a poker

  15. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    (c) Jesus isn’t that bad, seems he needs just over half the returns of Haaland to get me a green arrow atm, could be worse. At least owning the Viking cushions the blow

  16. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Only seven back to back hattricks
    since football began in 1992

    Rather than 120 years earlier

    Kane with 2.

    How many will Haaland get?

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

      He'll get another in the second half!

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Hopefully he’ll be subbed and start next week

    2. GinjaWhinja
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Any with a triple hatty strike?

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

    Can Salah do something!?

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

      He will outscore Haaland tonight. Keep watching.

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

        😆

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

        Lol

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

    Remember Haaland has a 30 min headstart on Salah, every chance he could match or outscore him still 😎

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

      Exactly, each goal worth a point more too

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

      Salah's a busted flush this season I fear. Or at least while they have this disaster of a midfield behind him anyway.

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

      Salah just needs 2 goals to outscore the 13 points of Haaland.

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

        17?

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

          Who says Haaland is done

    4. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Dream on

    5. Krafty Werks
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Haha, in what world?! Haaland sized sofas??...they don't even make them!!

  19. The Kopite
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Can someone explain how on earth Mark does not have Haaland? I could not imagine starting a season without this machine...

    1. faux_C
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Because it's boring when everyone has the same team.

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Does he not have Jesus though?

      2. The Kopite
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah, but constantly going against the tide when all the mainstream players deliver heavily is not a wise strategy.

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

      Why should someone explain it mate?

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

      Tring to be too clever/different, but if it gets him more attention/views then in a way it's working.

      It's not like Mark gets paid based on his overall rank.

  20. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    He's such a monster that it's got to the stage you need to captain him even though you know a benching is coming any game now. He's worth that risk.

    1. thegame983
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Points are for casuals

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

    Not sure what's wrong with Spurs, expected so much this season. No where near the fluid free scoring team we we're hoping for..
    They will probably win tonight but wont be by much, draw wont be surprising

  22. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Liv looking sluggish again. Bournemouth aside, they aren't starting their games well yet

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

    #GerrardOUT

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

    Nothing like captaining a hattrick

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

      And two weeks in a row!

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

    What percentage do you think luck contributes to fpl?

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

      60/70% maybe more.

      There’s certainly an element of skill however.

    2. thegame983
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      As much as poker

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

      75

  26. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I did say Haaland was going to do an Aguero against Newcastle. Four goals and off after 55 minutes

  27. jimmyharte
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    You fellas persisting with Salah are actually hilarious

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

    This is painful as a Salah capper

    Haaland VC

  29. Random Name
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Imagine picking Kane over Haaland

    (Don't tell me people have both. That's not true and statistically unlikely when 80% and 60% own jesus/salah)

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

      There's lots of people in my ML with both.

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

      I own both 🙂

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

      I own both and Jesus and also had Salah until my WC this week. Now I own Haaland, Kane, Jesus and Sterling.

  30. Flying Dutchman
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Lol rather admit we screwed it up captaining Salah

    1. Flying Dutchman
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Reply fail