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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. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Thats not Solanke 🙁

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      🙁
      Next 2nd goal for him asking god

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

    Kepa/chel so poor

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

    Come on Kane, you’re a differential for me in my cup game this week!

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

    Haaland huge miss

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

    Haaland sitter

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

    Haaland terrible

    Been poor today

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

      Hattrick incoming...

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

      Terrible a bit harsh lol.

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

    Kepa clean sheet gone. Inevitable! Come on Raya

  8. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Haaland misses sitter

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

    Huge miss Haaland

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

    Haaland on negative bps atm...

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

    Haaland stay quiet! Son captain!

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

      Lol

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

        What’s so funny

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

    What a touch from Kevin!

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

      Incredible

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

    KDB down

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

    Haaland 2 big big chances missed already. Fabio Borges has cursed this. 1 pointer it is

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

      Fabio is the FPL goat for a reason

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

        FPLuck goat

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

    KDB crunched

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

    35 game wonder. Fraud.

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

    Haaland trying too hard?

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

    Niggling tackling on Kev

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

    OMG gundogan.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      All aboard!

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

    Gundo on fire

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

    Gund G
    Mahrez A

    again

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

    Deja vu

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

      Again...

      Opposite corner tho.

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

    GOAL

    Manchester City

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

      Repeat

      Mahrez to Gundogan

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

    Gundo Mahrez agan

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

    Boring.

    Where’s my FPL points

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

    Wheels coming off the Big Sam bus

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

    Rival brought Mahrez in.. lovely

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

    DejaVu

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

    Same combo

  30. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Haha how haaland has fallen.

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

      What a strange person you are