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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. Kodap
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    So, Robbo still needs to be shifted out my team.. if you have a budget of £12.2m for a forward & a defender to bench, who you picking?

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Depends who you else have currently. And if you want to chase the template or go for a differential.

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Isak/Toney/Mitro, and then depends who you have already

      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 19 days ago

        This. I have had Mitro from the off, but Isak looks an interesting differential. Need to see what happens when Wilson is fit again.

    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Please just sell him so we don’t have to hear anymore about Robbo!!!

    4. Yes Ndidi
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      The Isak train is currently standing on platform one and will be departing shortly. I'm very nearly on board. As for benching defender, one of the Brighton lads? Someone good for a steady point or two who shouldn't go negative.

      1. Haalander
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 19 days ago

        Mitro on platform 2

  2. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Baps bizarre. Salah has in the past scored one, even two goals and not even got near the Baps. Now he flunks two assists and gets 2x Baps. Mad.

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Created a few chances, wasn’t selfish strangely

      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 19 days ago

        I preferred the selfish Salah.

    2. Flying Dutchman
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      He didn’t lose the ball nor had any shots sailing over the bar

    3. Zenith UK
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      He usually misses like 75% of his shots.

      1. Zimo
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 19 days ago

        And this too

        1. Zimo
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 19 days ago

          Not getting enough chances to miss

    4. Zimo
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      I think he's not getting tackled as much maybe. Or corruption. Whichever u prefer. Could be both.

    5. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      he only got 28 bps tbh, normally there's 3+ Liverpool players beating that.

      assists are solid for bps as well, you get the added bonus of chance created etc i think

    6. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      He's on 28 BPS:
      2 Assists = 18 (2*9)
      90 Mins = 6

      Brings him to 24 BPS alone

      He created 6 chances (more than any other player this GW). Plus some other positive and deductions.

      Not really his fault others didn't do more.

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 19 days ago

        Hazz have you got Cancelo breakdown please?

        Looks way off on 31

  3. I Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    10 vs 17. Not as bad as it could've been.

    1. jack88
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Could have been 2 vs 17

      1. I Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 19 days ago

        Exactly.

      2. jimmyabs1987
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 19 days ago

        Should have been, it’s absolutely BS

      3. Mr. O'Connell
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 19 days ago

        Could have been 2 vs 45

    2. Zimo
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      I'm kinda glad. People will keep Salah. He's an awful pick right now.

  4. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Bps
    Firmino (LIV) (39)
    Salah (LIV) (28)
    Isak (NEW) (26)
    Carvalho (LIV) (25)
    S.Longstaff (NEW) (25)
    Pope (NEW) (21)
    Robertson (LIV) (18)
    Targett (NEW) (18)

  5. OverTinker
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Finally a Good GW. 50% rank change although I am still a millionaire (From 3 million to 1.5 million)

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      I've gone from 1m to 2m 🙁

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Wow. Hit 100?

  6. GoonerGirl
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Lovely Salah assist there at the end. Feel much better captaining him now.

  7. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Jammy jammy points for Salah - and I’m an owner! Might still sell… money could be used well elsewhere

    Not nice to see Klopp taunting the Newcastle dugout, either.

  8. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Salah Assist crashed the site. Only an assist

  9. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    What happened to Isak?

    1. InsertPunHere
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Subbed off

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 19 days ago

        Cheers, people were saying he was crippled

    2. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Fatigue

  10. dshv
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Anyone thinking to swap ramsdale?

    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Yes, he's good for nothing atm and a waste of 5M.

  11. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    78 points with Trippier coming off my bench for Zinchenko 😆

  12. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    all Joelinton had to do was fall over when Diaz slid in at the end

  13. Well you know, Triffic
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Rodrigo replacements anyone?

    1. Bubz
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Zaha

      1. Well you know, Triffic
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 19 days ago

        Does Zaha take enough shots though?

    2. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Zaha if you can afford. I need to do -4 for this move.

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Trossard

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Tempted by a Rashford punt.

      But Gross probably sensisble.

      1. Well you know, Triffic
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 19 days ago

        If Cron stays i'm not sure Rashford is nailed.

        Antony and Sancho are cemented in the team but Rashford hasn't convinced as a CF imo.

    5. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Carvalho

  14. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    87 all out. Roll on the weekend.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Only 85 here.

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Well done

    3. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      77 here and feeling pretty bad. Congratulations tho!

    4. ZimZalabim
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      I cracked 50 any good ?

  15. Union_Jacks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Salah ruins you Haaland captainers big chance for a big gain hahaha

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Not completely

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Nope. Salah EO clearly below 100%.

  16. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Wow

    I am a lucky Salah capper

    Somehow only a 7 points loss

    1. Union_Jacks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Was looking season ending at one point

    2. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      It really shows how worth it it is to cap midfielders ahead of forwards

  17. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    I feel I got away cheaply with bad decision of Salah captain over haaland

    Salah captainers, we got very lucky tonight 😀

    1. Well you know, Triffic
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Yes 7 points i'll take that and run!

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      How many times will you tell us all tonight do you think?

  18. Kaneyonero
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Trippier's 0 in for James' 0... Nice

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Better than Neco -1 😀

  19. jack88
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Big fat 90

  20. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    81 with 1 to go!

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Haaland not C either!

  21. Mona Lisa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    If you were offered before deadline, 10 points from Salah guaranteed, or knowing Haaland starts. Who would you have captained?

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Haaland

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Salah

    3. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Who's making this offer? God?

      1. Yes Ndidi
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 19 days ago

        He would have backed his boy, surely

  22. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Only 7 points difference between Salah and Haaland in the end

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Considering a Hattie for Haaland it really goes to show the merit it captaining a mid/defender

  23. Robson-Canoe
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Hey guys, got 2 questions:
    1. Would you get Trippier or Perisic for James?
    2. Is Ward-Prowse worth a shout as a Rodrigo replacement?

    Cheers

    1. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Why would you get rid of James? I would have Perisic but not over James.

      I have just sold JWP tonight. He is always good for me, but I can never get it right when to play him. I was 1/3 him, Aaronson and Martinelli as my 1st sub, with the other two playing. Took a punt on Martinelli being rotated for 10pts and played JWP who got one.

      He is good, but so difficult to predict games that he will score in.

      1. Robson-Canoe
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 19 days ago

        Thanks for the info! Thought James was still a doubt for the weekend, but might just keep him then! Probably gonna take a punt on JWP with those fixtures and hope for the best 😀

        1. DycheDycheBaby
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 19 days ago

          I think it's a good punt. Fixtures look good and Southampton are playing really well.

  24. GoonerGirl
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Pretty sure you're not allowed to celebrate there though Klopp. Those are the rules now.

    1. Vote Joke
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      You’d probably be fine if Arteta did it though, so don’t worry about it.

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 19 days ago

        I think you got the point... but think you came up with it yourself... 😛

  25. g_jannyg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    As a Salah owner you absolutely have to take those points. Flukey as anything but reduces the loss to Haaland

    It’s clear Salah is not captain material at this moment

  26. Ballistics
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    You can tell the kid Carvalho is special

  27. Gubby-Allen
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    I have just had the games on the radio

    Were the Salah and Kane assists right? They never mentioned Salah in the commentary at all and the Tottenham goal, they gave on the radio to Son and then said it was an own goal.

    1. InsertPunHere
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Spurs was an own goal from a Kane cross. Liverpool was from a corner, Salah got a weak header on it and then Carvalho smashed it off the crossbar and in.

      1. Zimo
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 19 days ago

        It hit Salahs shoulder. He didn't head it.

        1. Haalander
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 19 days ago

          I couldn’t care if it hit his arse he got the assist

  28. InsertPunHere
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Looking like my first 80+ score this season! Get in!

  29. GoonerByron
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    2 FTs and not sure where to use them… Might just do Ramsdale -> Pope or downgrade to Henderson or Iversen?

    Ramsdale
    TAA - Cancelo - Trippier - Neco
    Salah - Martinelli - Diaz
    Haaland - Jesus - Toney

    Ward - Almiron - Andreas - Patterson

    0.2 ITB

  30. Xna
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Salah(C) vs Everton locked in 😀