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

    Still planning on captaining salah for next 2.

    1. I Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Same.

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

      Lol you haven’t learnt the lesson

    3. House Frey Wedding Planner
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah most likely. Fixture wise he's the best option (unless you have Kane for gw6)

    4. Ninja Škrtel
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      yes everton are in shambles...Salah (c)

  2. Gideons Rolling Another One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts on KDB + Archer to Sterling + Mitro?

    1. C0YS
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I like it. Was looking at Sterling too but don’t have enough KDB funds left over after getting some other players

    2. Eleven Hag
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      KDB will start and best captain option next GW having had the rest imo

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

    I missed those anti Salah(c) comments. Let me scroll back to those pages now & enjoy reading them 1 by 1. 😉

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

      He was crap tbf. I (c) as well, but I won't be in a hurry to do it again.

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

        😆 Liverpool didn’t impress at all. We were lucky.

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

      Only 7 points lost if you captained Salah over Haaland. I'll take it!

    3. Vote Joke
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Fill your boots. It was still better to captain Haaland

      1. FPLMACKEM
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah by 7 points.

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

        Yeah but reading those comments now, you would think it was more than 7 points.

        1. FPLMACKEM
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Exactly. A 7 point captain swing can easily be made up from other players in your team.

  4. YouReds
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Fplstats is down/slow

    What was Rodrigo on? Anyone know

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

      1

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

    Wow what a night! Fellow Salah captainers that last gasp assist really did cushion the blow of that Haaland hat trick. I'll take the 7 point loss. Remarkably Im still on a 200k green arrow.

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

    76 all out I think with Salah captain… could have been a lot worse

    1. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      This is fine. I

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

    Haaland 1 point cameo v Villa it is then.

    Captain fails for all

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

      Not for all, Isak [C]

  8. fusen
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone else having a jammy start to the season?

    Up to 33k this week due to a 85 pointer. Each week I seem to have just the right amount of players who haul vs those that blank.

    I'm gladly taking all the luck I can as the opposite happened last season and I had a terrible start and never really recovered.

    Accept and appreciate the FPL luck while you get it as you never know when it will run out!

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

      Bad start here, except for tonight! Maybe the luck’s changing.

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

      You made good decisions too, no?

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

        I made what I consider 'sensible' decisions but then I did the exact same thing last season. Yet this season every week is a haul and last season it wasn't.

        There is only so much 'good decisions' can take you. We don't control the players on the pitch.

    3. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Good work

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

      I am also really happy at 110k but you are doing even better!

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

      Nice one, enjoy!

    6. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Everything I’ve done seems to have gone right for me so far!

      Luck, skill, what ever you want to call it I’ll take it!

  9. Meechoo115
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Just did ward. Rod. To pope. Gordon.

    Gordon bench for Neco Saturday

  10. GoonerByron
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    If you had to pick one of these to win next GW, who would you go?

    Brentford, Chelsea, Forest, Brighton, Wolves

    (For a Last Man Standing competition)

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

      Forest, but Brighton probably will as well.

    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Chelsea and not close imo

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

        I think Chelsea could easily lose.

  11. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts on Isak?

    Newcastle look the real deal this season! they have very nice fixtures coming up palace,westham,bouremouth,fulham,Brentford.

    Think Wilson will come back into the team?

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

      Considering moving straight from Toney -> Isak myself

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

        Yeah, this is looking tempting.

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

      He's class. I think he'll bang them in. 7m is a nice price also.

    3. SamH123
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      got Mitro and the other 2 striker positions are locked

    4. Eleven Hag
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Mitro for the 3rd spot

  12. House Frey Wedding Planner
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Salah doesn't look like a 13m player this season.

    Haaland does though

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      If it wasn’t for Haaland, would anyone be overreacting?

      I don’t think so, because there would be nowhere to turn too. Kane is only other one showing decent consistency. But yes, Liverpool are lackluster

    2. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      He is playing so wide

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

        He's a winger

  13. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Cancelo to the rest of Big At The Back….’where are you?’

    1. Vote Joke
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Had two 0 hauls previously, so shhhh

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        I meant tonight so shhhhh

      2. sk24
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Top scoring defender

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      TAA had a 17-pter last week, Perisic has hit 12pts.

      These types of players are inconsistent, but explosive. You can get shafted in the short-term with a series of blanks, but over the season they should be tremendous value. Wouldn't be surprised if Robbo had double-figures next GW.

  14. C0YS
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Not quite related to this GW, but who is the better player to own here?

    1) Bernardo (+Haaland+Cancelo)
    2) Darwin (+Diaz+TAA)

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

    Rodrigo to Lingard (rested today)?

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

      I wouldn't.

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

      MGW if going there.

    3. C0YS
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Nah

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

      Does Lingard take their pens or set pieces?

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

        He dances

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

    Make me feel better with your rubbish scores please

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

      I failed my driving theory test twice.

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

        1st time theory and practical 😎

      2. Jimbo74
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        You'll get it next time.

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

      67 after BAPs before Ward (so, another blank) rubbish enough for ya? Feels like it for me.

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

        Not nearly rubbish enough

    3. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Was 1 from 3 last night but up to 78 in the end.

    4. Vote Joke
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      84 with two to play

  17. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    My 3 up top strategy (Kane, Jesus, Haaland) isn’t really working sadly. Just one too many average players to make it fit.

    2FT:
    Kane, Dasilva, Patterson -> Mitro, Gross/Harrison, Cancelo (-4)?

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

      That looks good to me.

  18. COYS Down Under
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    From 7.2m OR to 2.5m in 2 weeks. What a game!

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

      Until too 1 m is easy. After that is impossible

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

        *top 1 m

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

      Great stuff, keep climbing!

  19. Total Slotball
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Can see Trent getting dropped for the derby

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

      Why?

      1. Total Slotball
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Just overall very lazy and sluggish.

    2. Vote Joke
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      No one to replace him

      1. Total Slotball
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Matip fit again. Gomez can play there. Milner also. Napoli midweek

        1. Vote Joke
          • 15 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          He won’t

          1. Total Slotball
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Well he subbed tonight for playing crap so who knows

        2. Well you know, Triffic
          • 15 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Gomez was poor himself.

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

      No chance

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

    Thoughts on this 4 pt hit?

    Salah and Gundo out for Son and Sterling. Will WC soon so I am tempted by some shorterm punts

    1. COYS Down Under
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Son???

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

        He’ll explode against Fulham

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

          He (Son) has to score sooner or later. Gundo is playing deep and can be benched. Salah can be benched too

    2. Ninja Škrtel
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      what? no. don't do that.

  21. CABAYE4
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    LiveFPL reckons inside the top 3k… dizzy heights!

    Still gutted about the 90+8 goal even if I did get the Salah points mind.

    1. rainy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Nice going!

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

    Klopp has just been arrested for celebrating Carvalho's winner.

    1. Vote Joke
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      By all fans jealous he isn’t their manager

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

    I’m seriously considering Neco (c) have been impressed by him getting SOT every game I’ve seen him.

    Bournemouth are not scoring. Haaland is benched. Don’t have Salah, don’t fancy Arsenal player c v United.

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

      What’s the rest of your team?

  24. GoonerGirl
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    What I thought was going to a bad game week for me, turned out alright in the end, especially because of that late Salah assist. 82 points all out, No1 and 17 points ahead in my ML and 6k overall rank.

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Good work

      1. GoonerGirl
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks 🙂

  25. No_Mo_Salah?
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Kulu + Archer to Zaha + Mitro for -4?

  26. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Can’t wait for that WC in few weeks, Ramsdale, Perisic, double Pool def, all looking meh

    1. Vote Joke
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Liverpool defence will rinse it in the next two weeks

  27. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts?

    A) Robbo & Archer —> Fofana & Isak (-4)

    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Not bad. You already got Mitro?

  28. Feed tha Sheep
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    So who’s the capt on this weekend then??

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

      Salah

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Haaland clearly

      1. Feed tha Sheep
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        You think he starts?

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Sure, came off at 70mins tonight

          1. Feed tha Sheep
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            I hope your right. But Champs league midweek too so hard to know

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

      The Viking

    4. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Haaland

  29. Ninja Škrtel
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Robbo out for Saliba or hold? also rotation risk with Tsimikas...

    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      He’s getting punted from my team ASAP

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

    Huge points for everyone. Top 100k average is 80.

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

      No. Top 500k average is 80.