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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 ⭐
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    OMG gundogan

  2. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez a gundo g

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      17 yards and sweeps it in with his side foot

  3. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gund Goal

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nice one Mahrez A , did Grealish to Mahrez

  4. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Matter of time for City

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Timing

  5. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo G
    Mahrez A

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Big Sam neck deep in mud

      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Valiant effort, nearly went 20 mins

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          True

  6. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Goal

    Manchester City

    Gundog from Mahrez

    1. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mahrezzz yes

  7. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Told you haaland flops today

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Zzzzzzzzz....

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Chenku for that

  8. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    ROmero crossbar

  9. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Always own the wrong City 🙂

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You plays roulette, you takes yers chances

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yip, it's always the way

  10. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Damn. That team leak before the deadline helping those who did a Mahrez transfer in

    1. Planet Head
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What team leak?

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Loads of news about 10 minutes before the deadline saying Mahrez, Alvarez, KDB, Haaland, Foden, Lewis, Ederson start and Grealish, Stones benched.

        1. Planet Head
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Guess I need to learn where to find such news

    2. Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cool kids had him from DGW 34

  11. Crouching Tiger
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez! -4 covered, phew.

  12. DycheDycheBaby
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    MAHREZ POINTS!!!

  13. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Haaland can be rested now

  14. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Excellent Mahrez

  15. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    KDB -> Gundogan was another obvious move this GW

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      There's like 5 City players you'd probably choose before Gundog

      1. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        But he just scored a goal

  16. OptimusBlack
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Rayaaaaad

  17. Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Now go get a goal Mahrez !!

  18. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Haaland off for Stones now please Pep 😉

  19. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Crap GW incoming.

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Going pretty well so far

  20. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bournemouth goal
    Kepa owners 😀

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Vina

  21. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bournemouth back in it

    1-1

  22. DMP
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Chelsky battling for their lives.

  23. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    007 memes back on the menu

  24. JBG
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Chelsea are so bad haha

  25. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    C’mon Bournemouth!

  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    OMG vina

  27. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lol Chelsea

  28. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Goal Bournemouth

  29. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Liking this Vina punt

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Uvavu

  30. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Goals in every game except the one I’ve got an attacking double in, of course