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

    Yesss KDB coming on to block rivals Haaland vc

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

    All right City keep it to no more than 7 plz

  3. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    KDB on to block those jammy Salah vice points.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Both of them

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

    Despite this I'm still thinking Zinchenko to N.Williams

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

    Cancelo banked.

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

      Read this as blanked then... Was gonna ask if you're OK mate

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

    Cancelo rested

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

    Cancelo haul confirmed

  8. CRO KLOPP
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Haaland and Cancelo off

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

    Haaland out. Phew

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

      Damage already done 😆

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

    Haaland rested

  11. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    THANK GOD HAALAND

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

    Haaland rested too

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

    Haaland useless.

    No cappers got any with one tonight!

  14. Casualspotted
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Salah is terrible. Why did I captain him ffs

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Same here. He's f***** toilet isn't he. Literally playing like Aaron Wan Bisaka

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

    Cancelo CS banked!

  16. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Isak punt anyone?

    1. Ouf
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Planning on

      Rodrigo + Greenwood to Elanga + Isak

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

      Might aswell. Can't salvage a good rank now without some punts

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

      absolutely no way to fit him in when there's Haaland, Jesus and Mitrovic

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

      Won't play Liverpool every week

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

    Time for the Salah show

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

    Well, on the plus side, at least Perreira turned up for me.

  19. Hairy Potter
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Having a 'mare at FPL with KDB (C) and double Liverpool defence.

    Never mind Newcastle are winning at Anfield!

    Might be a blessing in disguise as I could probably do with quitting FPL for a season.

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

      Do it. I did it twice . I do it every 5 years

  20. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Thank you, Erling.

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

    KDB Cappers

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

    Ok that could have gone worse

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

      Not much worse. But pretty worse

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

    Come ooon Salah at least a goal is needed to numb some pain…

    Gundogan please go in the box and score a brace

    It’s your time

  24. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Haaland off, Cancelo off

  25. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Now time for Forest to wipe away the cleanie.

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

      Cancelo CS banked already

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

    Haaland -8.90
    Jesus (C) +8.89

    Think I can live with it… break even, one more Jesus return and I’m in the money

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

      At least you don’t have Salah captain

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

        I didn’t do it on purpose. Missed the deadline; intended to pick Haaland (C)

  27. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Pls KDB score some goals!!!

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

    Haaland second half blank

  29. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Haaland damage done. Salah blank now, cheers.

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

    Rested