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

    OMG rodrigo

  2. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    What a quality couple of minutes

  3. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Ederson fail....the shock.

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

      Rodrigo with the inevitable

      Decent strike

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Why did Haaland not take the pen

  4. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    That’s now 3 bad things as Ederson loses his clean sheet

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

    Lol

  6. mcginnntonic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    bought chilwell this morning, hamstring gone cheers

  7. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    FO Ederson

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Oh the shock...

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        True

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

    Unbelievable pahahaha. Poor Gundo

  9. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Troll match

  10. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Rival of mine has Gundo so at least I get some benefit from that miss

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

    Every flippin time

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

    lol

  13. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Get in!!!! Come on leeds

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

    Incredible. Just Incredible

  15. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    F this game.

  16. SirWenger
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    EDERSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON

  17. UKG
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Love that cs wipe

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

    Should have been Mahrez to score the pen 😉

  19. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    No cleannsheet for you mci defence

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

    Haaland hiding on the pen

    Pep going nuts wanted him to take it

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

    Imagine if Leeds manage to get a point, that would be hilarious and Allerdyce would be over the moon.

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

    Who had 84 minutes for Ederson CS wipeout?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I was between 77 and 81. So close.

  23. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Hahahahahahaha. What a guy. Ederson. The GOAT.

  24. GK
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Did Ake’s injury look serious?

    1. SirWenger
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I need him next few weeks at least so hope not

      1. GK
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Same!

  25. JJO
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    FO Ederson you waste of space

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

    How many penalties have Man City been given this season? 30?

  27. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    That's hilarious

  28. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Lol Arsenal fans everywhere on the edge of their seats

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

    Ederson is remarkeably consistent.

  30. Gubby-Allen
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Silva coming on