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6 May 2023 1067 comments
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The television appearances of two jug-eared luminaries who some say are paid too much money bookend the day but in between, there are five Premier League matches to bring you.

Four of them kick off at 15:00 BST, including Manchester City’s clash with Leeds United.

The headline team news comes from the Etihad, where Erling Haaland once again leads the line for the reigning champions.

Kevin De Bruyne is back in the side, too, but substitute duty awaits Jack Grealish, Ruben Dias and John Stones.

That trio are among seven players to make way from the side that started the win over West Ham United, with Stefan Ortega, Kyle Walker, Bernardo Silva and Rodri also dropping to the bench.

Ederson, Aymeric Laporte, Rico Lewis, Manuel Akanji, Ilkay Gundogan and Phil Foden join De Bruyne in returning to Pep Guardiola’s starting XI.

Sam Allardyce has named his first-ever Leeds United line-up, making four changes from the Whites side hammered by Bournemouth last week.

Joel Robles replaces Ilian Meslier in goal, while Junior Firpo, Max Wober and Adam Forshaw oust Robin Koch, the injured Liam Cooper and Crysencio Summerville.

In north London, Spurs boss Ryan Mason recalls Richarlison, Emerson Royal and Clement Lenglet for the benched Dejan Kulusevski, Eric Dier and Ivan Perisic.

Opponents Crystal Palace are unchanged, as are Bournemouth for their clash with Chelsea.

Frank Lampard, however, makes five alterations to the side that lost 3-1 at Arsenal last Tuesday.

Benoit Badiashile, Trevoh Chalobah, Mykhailo Mudryk, Conor Gallagher and Kai Havertz are brought back into the team at the expense of Cesar Azpilicueta, Wesley Fofana, Mateo Kovacic, Raheem Sterling and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Over at Molineux, Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui recalls Toti and Matheus Cunha for the benched Joao Gomes and the absent Hugo Bueno.

Unai Emery’s only change sees Leander Dendoncker replaced by Bertrand Traore.

GAMEWEEK 35 LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Neto, Kelly, Vina, Senesi, A Smith, Ouattara, Lerma, Rothwell, Christie, Billing, Solanke.

Subs: Travers, Stephens, Cook, Mepham, Brooks, Stacey, Semenyo, Zabarnyi, Anthony.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Badiashile, T Silva, Chalobah, Chilwell, Enzo Fernandez, Mudryk, Gallagher, Kante, Madueke, Havertz.

Subs: Mendy, Kovacic, Pulisic, Joao Felix, Loftus-Cheek, Sterling, Ziyech, Azpilicueta, Hall.


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Laporte, Ake, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Foden, Alvarez, Haaland

Subs: Ortega, Walker, Dias, Phillips, Stones, Grealish, Rodri, Silva, Gomez

Leeds United XI: Robles, Kristensen, Wober, Firpo, Ayling, McKennie, Forshaw, Roca, Harrison, Bamford, Gnonto.

Subs: Meslier, Koch, Aaronson, Summerville, Rodrigo, Stuijk, Rutter, Greenwood, Gray


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Forster, Romero, Lenglet, Davies, Porro, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Emerson, Richarlison, Kane, Son.

Subs: Austin, Sanchez, Perisic, Dier, Danjuma, Kulusevski, Moura, Sarr, Bissouma.

Crystal Palace XI: Johnstone, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Eze, Doucoure, Schlupp, Olise, Ayew, Zaha.

Subs: Guaita, Milivojevic, Sambi Lokonga, Mateta, Clyne, Hughes, Edouard, Richards, Riedewald.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Nelson Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Toti, Cunha, Neves, Lemina, Nunes, Neto, Diego Costa

Subs: Bentley, Ait-Nouri, Collins, Podence, Hwang, Sarabia, Moutinho, Gomes, A Traore

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Young, Konsa, Mings, Moreno, Douglas Luiz, McGinn, Buendia, Ramsey, B Traore, Watkins

Subs: Olsen, Carlos, Chambers, Duran, Coutinho, Digne, Bailey, Dendoncker, Kamara



  1. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    All hail The King

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Boo

    2. Mirror Man
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Burger?

      • DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Long live Salah

    3. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Halaand haul with assists from the likes of Gundogan & Lewis is all I ask for

    4. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Borges captained Salah
      Make of it what you want…

      1. Sun God Nika
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Hope he brings me luck

    5. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Don't know what the hell happened but I've ended up with grealish captain and Watkins vc.
      Game over.

      1. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Yikes. Hopefully Grealish stays in the bench and Watkins might surprise you.

      2. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        There’s a chance Grealish doesn’t come on

    6. romperstomper
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Punted on Alvarez

      1. Mirror Man
          2 years, 11 months ago

          What did you have for lunch?

      2. Traction Engine Foot
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Come on KDB, you owe me after last week!

      3. Arteta
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Set the stage for BFS masterclass.

        1. LarryDuff
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          I would LOVE that

        2. Mirror Man
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Breakfast Sandwich?

          • Bartowski
            • 15 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Big Fat Sandra?

        3. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Time Ederson loses clean sheet?

          1. Scots Gooner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            5th min. Shock on the cards

          2. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            90+3 min

          3. Hairy Potter
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Subbed on 59 to rest his mind for Madrid.

            1. Planet Head
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              It's such hard work standing in goal after all

        4. brixtonBob
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Oh live 3pm Saturday football on telly. That’s a pleasant surprise.

          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            The Coronation shifted League football for the EFL 72 to Sunday and Monday.

        5. Sailboats
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Big Sam masterclass coming up

        6. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Father & Son time X

          1. Freshy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Cant watch Totts since I shipped Harry for KDB

            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Ouch…

        7. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Scenes

          1. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Where?

            1. Mirror Man
                2 years, 11 months ago

                The buffet

          2. DycheDycheBaby
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            The double decker bus driven by Allardyce

          3. Under my Cucurella
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Didn't get Grealish benched in time. What are the chances he comes on for a 1 pointer do we think?

            1. Zenith UK
              • 9 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Comes on for a 6 pointer

              1. Under my Cucurella
                • 10 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                Now this I could get behind

            2. Freshy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              expected 99%

          4. Freshy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Over/Under for Bamford touches today

          5. The Philosopher
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Haaland C fail

            1. DycheDycheBaby
              • 10 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Except no one cares because everyone captained him

          6. Traction Engine Foot
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Spurs haven't conceded yet, impressive.

            1. Royal5
              • 14 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Neither have Chelsea

              1. Alan The Llama
                • 16 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                And Frank hasn't got himself marooned on the beach.

          7. Sun Jihai
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            197% EO for Haaland is crazy
            Red arrow if he scores but assisted by Alvarez, Mahrez, KDB or Grealish lol

          8. Ser Davos
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Just seems the world has moved on from this pomp, circumstance and pageantry...

          9. SpaceCoyote97
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Allerdyce looks like Jabba The Hutt now.

          10. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Did Sam Allardyce ever play football?

            1. Nomar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Yes, played for Bolton

              1. Royal5
                • 14 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                Hard to imagine. Must have been a cb

            2. how now brown cow
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Was my panini album

          11. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Leeds have never lost or even conceded a goal with BFS as manager…..

          12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Leeds looking solid as a rock here. Big Sam has done it again

          13. Sun Jihai
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Wolves G

          14. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            GOAL

            Wolves

            1. AC/DC AFC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Gomes

              Toti last on my bench!

            2. AC/DC AFC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Neves assist

          15. sunzip14
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Villa CS busted

          16. Amartey Partey
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            No goals yet. Big Sam is back.

          17. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            GOAL

            Chelsea

            1. Sun Jihai
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Must be fake news
              More than one entry for their goal of the month for May?!

          18. tiger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Chelsea goal - Gallagher

            1. Gizzachance
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Kante assist?

              1. tiger
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                yep yep

          19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            OMG gallagher