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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. Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Mahrez yessss .... keep going!

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

    Sam Allardyce bus broken?

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

    Haaland and kdb coming off at HT at rhis rate

  4. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Darn. Held off Grealish to Mahrez because I have Watkins to sub in, and wanted 2FTs next week. Shame.

  5. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Omg Mahrez!!!!!!!!! Wonderland

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

    Deja vu!!!! MAHREZ and Gundo link up

  7. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Last mindre Grealish to Mahrez working pretty well

    1. EL tridente
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Minute

    2. Crouching Tiger
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Same! Even with -4 (Stones to Ake).

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

    Haaland assisting the assister

  9. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Chickened out from Grealish to Mahrez and played Watkins…

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

    Those assists should get 1.5 pts each

  11. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Rival brought in Gundogan this week

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

    Ederson save wtf!

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

      Did it really happen?

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

    Should've C Mahrez instead of Haaland. Was so obvious.

  14. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Armband was on Mahrez whole week, switched to Haaland tonight...

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

      He just assisted twice. Poor move.

    2. Dušan Citizen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Today*

  15. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Conceding one goal against City is unfortunate. Conceding a carbon-copy a few minutes later is ridiculous.

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

    That first touch from Gundo makes the whole defence step left instead of continuing the press. Class act

  17. Ruinenlust
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Boooo

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

    Big sam is in haalands head. He won't score for a while.

  19. DMP
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Boring. Where are my Alvarez+Halland points?

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

      You have a flop team mate.

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

    Foden Miss
    Alvarez Miss

  21. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Who to bench?

    Steele
    Trent Ake Schar
    Salah Rashford Gross March
    Haaland Wilson Isak

    (Forster, Bruno, Akanji, Lindelof)

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

      Lol

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

    Haaland cap fail.

  23. George Sillett
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Leeds getting ripped a new one. Alladyce weaving his magic

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

    I know it’s early, but this has all the signs of a captain fail.

    Haaland will be off if another goal goes in. He needs to score the next one.

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

    Ederson save 😮

  26. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Should have captained Salah as I knew fine well. Haaland going to get very limited minutes now they are 2 up already. I’d take him off at HT if I were guardiola. Not sure why he even felt the need to start him against this lot before the champions league semi.

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

    @FPL_Gundo on Twitter will be happy

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

    Haaland (c) should be worried. City comfortably winning at half-time probably means reduced minutes for him.

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

      Almost certainly but nearly everyone captained anyway

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

      99% of the game have him captained so who cares

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        The 1%

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

          Nothing worth worrying about cos they’d have captained Haaland if they were winning their leagues

          1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            I could pass my leader with a Salah haul so not am accurate rebuttal

      2. FPL Bond @ Twitter
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Many catching up have gone for Salah including the GOAT Fabio Borges

  29. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Gündoğan we want mooooore!

  30. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Leeds fan with Haaland, KDB and Alvarez. This season just needs to end.