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

    Sanchez, you dirty diving cheat

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

    Did Neto get a YC? Shows on SofaScore but not in FPL

    1. Dat Guy Welbz
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      The Bournemouth keeper

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

      Opposition keeper

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

      Bournemouth keeper Neto

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

        Aha - thanks - huge 3 points for Wolves Neto then!

  3. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Robbo, Rodrigo, Archer to Trippier, Mccalister, Isak (-4) easy as

  4. Dat Guy Welbz
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Nick Pope

  5. schlupptheweek
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    The template is too good. Think I'll just have to give in to it to get a 1m rank this season with all my punts either being sold too early (Odegaard, Sterling) or just being useless (Gundo (C) today, Son (C) x 2)

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

      lol I used the template to climb from 4m to 900k in 5 gameweeks, your loss!

  6. Ballzit
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Pope in on wildcard?

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

    Salah touch too good

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

    Liverpool with their first attempt on target

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

    Salah too unselfish!

  10. Vlekz
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Anyone beat that?
      Gw 1 spurs (4-1) : captain kane - 0 involvements
      Gw 2 city (3-0) : captain haaland - 1 assist
      Gw 3 arsenal (3-0) captain Jesus - 1 assist
      Gw 4 Liverpool (9-0) captain salah - 0 involvements
      Gw 5 city (6-0) captain kdb - 0 involvements

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

        Bad luck. I've had horrible runs with picking wrong captains

    • Dat Guy Welbz
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      FIRMINO gol
      Salah assist

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

      30 mins for Salah to match Haaland now

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

      Salah assist get in !!!

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Bobby g
      Salah a

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

      If this moron says Plaqueta again I'm muting the game.

    • g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Bobby G

    • Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Firmino essential?

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

      Finally, something from Salah.

    • Puntillimon
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Salah A firmino G

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

      SALAAHHHH!

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

      We need goal from Salah badly now

    • Kodap
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Salaaahhhh assist

    • Das Boot
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I forget his name but a big “Well Done” to the guy who was on earlier saying he had put Alvarez in his team

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

      Cresswell has knock. Emerson on?

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

      Good keeper, Pope.

      I hate him...

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

        ...and then we score! 😀

    • Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      moderate yes 🙂

    • TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Firmino can just go away. Where’s our Salah goal!

    • Puntillimon
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Thank you salah please do more

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

      Still quite can't believe how the last two GWs have played out. Absolutely killed my season. Hitting that WC this week.

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

      Salah monster haul!

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

        How old really?