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

    Salah keeps getting those flukey points...

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

    This is why it’s hard to sell Salah. Gets points even when crap

    1. Santi sensei
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Just dont wanna captain him again

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

    bUt DiAz CoVeRs SaLaH!

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

    SALAHHHHHHH

  5. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    How many pts for Salah inc baps?

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

      Looking like 10

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

      10 is it?

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

      Looks like 2 baps. So 10.

  6. Reacher
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Get in Mo and deserved for the geordie time wasting!!!

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

    Wait guys, pope is still trying to waste time

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

    Hello WC my old friend .

    I’ll do it live tomorrow on YouTube

    1. More Cowbell
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      What’s your YT channel?

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

        FPL Therapy

  9. More Cowbell
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Hey numbers guys,

    Is that salah assist + bonus good or bad for those who who captained Haaland (assuming they have Salah)

    1. jack88
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Bad

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

      Bad

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

      Haaland is still on way more points, so no worries.

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

        Oh. Guess I was wrong there then.

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

      Bad
      140% EO from memory

    5. More Cowbell
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Ahhhh shucks

    6. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Sorry, is points points and more points ever bad?

      1. More Cowbell
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Yes hence the question

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

      Top10k eo 60%, my local rank 200-300k 85%. So points were good for me I guess.

  10. jack88
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    One of the most disgusting display by newcastle was today. Time wasting at its best. Joelinton is shite

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

    Aaaand the game broke once more.

  12. g_jannyg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Salad two bonus cheers

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

    Fabio Carvalho sounds fully English. Portugal trying to nab him on the U21

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

      Yeah with a name like that he must be English.

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

        Why not?

  14. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Carvalho is better than Nunez

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

    The Klopp Klock robbing Newcastle.

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

    Salah 5 point assist

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

      10

  17. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Haaland cap and still a big fat red arrow coming.

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

      But how?

  18. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    That goal really crashed the FPL site 😀

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

    Andre Marriner getting 3 bonus and a brown envelope

  20. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Wow. What a game! Harsh on Newcastle but as a Salah(C) that was fun!!!

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

      No, that was pure torture

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

        Hahahaha… 😆

    2. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yea fun at the 98th min lol. I know fpl can have bad weeks but jeez this makes it worthwhile

  21. DaniCT
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Legend says that Pope is still trying to stall

  22. aWhisperer
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Thank you Saaaaalaaaaaahaaaaaa

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

      Salahbration

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

    Carvalho. I love yung lad.

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

      Salah ppg 7.0.

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

    Salah kills non-owners.

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

    Best Rodrigo replacement?
    A) Gross
    B) Harrison
    C) Zaha*
    D) Luis Diaz*

    * Means "sacrificing" TAA or Cancelo in order to get funds

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

      Ødegaard if you got arsenal spot

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

    Salah assist given and 2BP

    Juhuuuuuuu

    Finally some luck

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

      Probably should run away with those points and sell him now.

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

    10 pts from Salah is not that bad in the end

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

      The fact that it was a last minute assist makes it even sweeter.

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

    It's so beautiful I could cry - always beautiful when time wasting from the first minute on doesn't pay off in the end

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

    Salah il capitanoooo

  30. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Ok, so I will annoy you guys ... capt GW6? 😆