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Erling Haaland carries the weight of 700k+ Triple Captainers’ expectations on his shoulders as Gameweek 6 continues with four more matches:

TEAM NEWS

With fears around a back injury eased on Friday, there’s no surprise that Haaland starts for Manchester City this afternoon.

Pep Guardiola does make some alterations from Gameweek 5, two of which are enforced as Abdudokir Khusanov is injured and Rodri is “not fully fit”.

Bernardo Silva also drops to the bench as Matheus Nunes, Savinho and Nico Rodriguez get Premier League starts.

Burnley boss Scott Parker reverts to last weekend’s starting XI after making wholesale changes for the Carabao Cup defeat by Cardiff City.

Man City old boy Kyle Walker makes a return to the Etihad.

Down in south London, Alexander Isak gets his first league start of the season.

He’s one of two changes from the Merseyside derby as Florian Wirtz also returns. Cody Gakpo drops to the bench, while Hugo Ekitike is suspended.

Oliver Glasner’s one change from last Saturday sees Ismaila Sarr return from injury to take the place of Will Hughes.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has had his hand forced with his two Gameweek-to-Gameweek changes, due to injuries sustained by Cole Palmer and Wesley Fofana.

Andrey Santos and Jorrel Hato come in.

Diego Gomez, who scored four goals in midweek, ousts Brajan Gruda from the Brighton and Hove Albion side.

Finally, at Elland Road, unchanged Leeds United take on a Bournemouth side showing three alterations from the 0-0 draw with Newcastle United.

Ryan Christie, Justin Kluivert and Amine Adli all come in, with David Brooks, Marcus Tavernier and Alex Scott dropping to the bench.

LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, James, Chalobah, Hato, Cucurella, Santos, Caicedo, Estevao, Fernandez, Neto, Pedro.

Subs: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Gusto, Badiashile, Lavia, Gittens, Garnacho, George, Guiu.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Gomez, Mitoma, Rutter.

Subs: Steele, De Cuyper, Boscagli, Coppola, Wieffer, Milner, Gruda, Tzimas, Welbeck.


Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Pino, Mitchell, Sarr, Mateta.

Subs: Matthews, Lerma, Nketiah, Uche, Clyne, Hughes, Canvot, Sosa, Devenny.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Wirtz, Isak, Salah.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Gakpo, Robertson, Frimpong, Ngumoha.


Leeds United XI: Darlow, Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Longstaff, Stach, Aaronson, Okafor, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Meslier, Justin, Bijol, Gruev, Tanaka, Harrison, James, Nmecha, Piroe.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Christie, Adams, Adli, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson.

Subs: Dennis, Scott, Kroupi Jr, Soler, Gannon-Doak, Hill, Brooks, Tavernier, Milosavljevic.


Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Nico, Reijnders, Savinho, Foden, Doku, Haaland.

Subs: Trafford, Stones, Ake, Kovacic, Bernardo, Bobb, McAidoo, Mukasa, Lewis.

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Laurent, Ekdal, Esteve, Hartman, Florentino, Cullen, Tchaouna, Anthony, Foster.

Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Humphreys, Flemming, Pires, Broja, Hannibal.


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Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:



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  1. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    7 months, 18 days ago

    Thinking of getting Anyone to replace Bruno. Grateful thoughts.

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Wait and see does Amorim go first!

    2. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Rub salt in the wound and get Stach.

    3. z13
        7 months, 18 days ago

        Foden

      • Mom, Butters just gave me a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        Bruno still great at def con and extra points for complaining, winging, poor body language.

      • My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        Earthy

    4. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      Was already on a hit this GW, it’s a bit more now. Thanks, Bruno lol

    5. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 18 days ago

      We have to load up on Liverpool if Amorim stays. They go to Anfield GW8.

      1. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        United will lose 5-0 and he’ll get the sack after that.

      2. MJF
          7 months, 18 days ago

          Aye that’s why I want to keep Salah.

      3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        If Salah hauls vs Palace I’ll cry

      4. Letsgo!
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        Should have went for eze or enzo

      5. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 18 days ago

        On WC would you keep

        A Sarr : yes/no
        B kudus: yeslno

        Cheers

        1. z13
            7 months, 18 days ago

            Sarr i can see smashing it GW10 onwards

            1. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 11 Years
              7 months, 18 days ago

              Cheers 🙂

        2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 9 Years
          7 months, 18 days ago

          Make Amorim Great Again. Should stay.

        3. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          7 months, 18 days ago

          A lot of Bruno vice TCers happy to see Haaland start.

        4. wiseguy
          • 4 Years
          7 months, 18 days ago

          Who will be more rewarded for their patience?

          A. Watkins owners
          B. Man Utd owners

        5. GoonerSteve
          • 16 Years
          7 months, 18 days ago

          Went Salah over Bruno/Saka. So far so good.

        6. faux_C
          • 13 Years
          7 months, 18 days ago

          Why do so many people own Bruno anyway??

          1. z13
              7 months, 18 days ago

              Defcon, penalties and open play threat. (And a lot of the pros have him) (I don't)

            • DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
              • 9 Years
              7 months, 18 days ago

              Clueless

              1. Nomar
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                7 months, 18 days ago

                I have him and my OR really, sadly, speaks for itself.

            • Gandalf
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              7 months, 18 days ago

              Almost an 11 pointer today

          2. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 11 Years
            7 months, 18 days ago

            How nailed is chalobah ? Cheers

            1. Von Lipwig
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              7 months, 18 days ago

              The most nailed of any of the 5 options Chelsea have to play his position... but rotation is a risk

          3. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            7 months, 18 days ago

            As if he finished 1 defcon short as well, F this game

            1. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 11 Years
              7 months, 18 days ago

              To be fair the time it took to take the pen didn't help. It was a bit mad...

          4. Bonus magnet
            • 9 Years
            7 months, 18 days ago

            Anyone noticed any glitch ?

            The player with the arm band on the app is not th one I selected on the desktop

            1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
              • 5 Years
              7 months, 18 days ago

              Change I made on mobile yesterday didn't work, had to do on desktop

            2. All Hail K
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              7 months, 18 days ago

              Both of mine line up.

          5. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 months, 18 days ago

            Give me the respect I deserve:

            https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/27343371

            1. The Knights Template
              • 12 Years
              7 months, 18 days ago

              Nailed it!

          6. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            7 months, 18 days ago

            Cringe worthy that all the CCs have the same WC team

            1. MJF
                7 months, 18 days ago

                What is it and please tell me it involved Salah to Bruno.

              • Count of Monte Hristo
                • 13 Years
                7 months, 18 days ago

                Yeah they are a bunch of gimps. FPL Harry, FPL Raptor, Boobakar. They might aswell just do a joint team, a joint channel and a group live stream because they don’t offer anything different.

                Groupthink morons.

              • chocolove
                • 15 Years
                7 months, 18 days ago

                Bruno -1 pretty nice entry point

              • Sting
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                7 months, 18 days ago

                can you name the team? i don’t really follow them that much and intrigued

              • Mr. O'Connell
                • 13 Years
                7 months, 18 days ago

                Fear rules the roost in FPL these days. And a smattering of AI.

            2. chocolove
              • 15 Years
              7 months, 18 days ago

              Isak, the next bandwagon

            3. Sandy Ravage
              • 10 Years
              7 months, 18 days ago

              will Gakpo outscore Bruno.F?

              1. Gandalf
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                7 months, 18 days ago

                Well obviously

              2. Moon Dog
                  7 months, 18 days ago

                  I'm outscoring Bruno this GW.

                  1. Count of Monte Hristo
                    • 13 Years
                    7 months, 18 days ago

                    😆

              3. Count of Monte Hristo
                • 13 Years
                7 months, 18 days ago

                Could United get a new manager, buy a new team and still be a joke? Feels like they are destined to be doomed.

                1. The Knights Template
                  • 12 Years
                  7 months, 18 days ago

                  Fraser from Dad’s Army - dooooooomed!

                2. x.jim.x
                  • 11 Years
                  7 months, 18 days ago

                  The team is more than good enough to fight for a top 5 place - the problem is the manager neutralising players' strengths by fitting them into a terrible system that's far too rigid to succeed.

                  Any decent manager comes in, shifts to 4-2-3-1 with Maguire dropping out for Mainoo, and wins that game.

                3. Magic Zico
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  7 months, 18 days ago

                  It’s MUN so yes

              4. chocolove
                • 15 Years
                7 months, 18 days ago

                Protect Amorim at all cost

              5. marpy016
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                7 months, 18 days ago

                Honest question, was looking to sell Salah to fund upgrades. But after that Bruno miss, is there any viable premium midfielders to consider at the moment?

                1. Bobby Digital
                  • 8 Years
                  7 months, 18 days ago

                  Saka possibly

                  1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                    • 11 Years
                    7 months, 18 days ago

                    Yep saka

                2. tiger
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  7 months, 18 days ago

                  Saka.

                  But Salah could be wanted again from GW8

              6. Ajax Hamsterdam
                • 11 Years
                7 months, 18 days ago

                Is treble arsenal too much on WC with one Def/mid/forward? Who do you think is the best mid/forward to own? Saka or gyo? Cheers

                1. Bobby Digital
                  • 8 Years
                  7 months, 18 days ago

                  I'm probably using my two FTs on Saka and Gyokeres

                2. Thicksolidtight
                  • 3 Years
                  7 months, 18 days ago

                  Not sure about a treble up but would consider a triple up

              7. TafOnTour1
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 1 Year
                7 months, 18 days ago

                ALL Man United assets are completely useless. Biggest hard avoid in FPL history.

              8. Tonyawesome69
                • 7 Years
                7 months, 18 days ago

                Sold Kelleher on WC and a missed Bruno pen, FPL is fun right...

              9. el polako
                • 8 Years
                7 months, 18 days ago

                I think they should give Amorim time and gazillions of pounds to spend.
                Then we can all watch and laugh.

              10. el polako
                • 8 Years
                7 months, 18 days ago

                Since it is already second penalty butchered by Fernandes this season, any chance Mbuemo takes the next one?

                1. Bobby Digital
                  • 8 Years
                  7 months, 18 days ago

                  Think it takes at least another miss from Bruno

                  1. el polako
                    • 8 Years
                    7 months, 18 days ago

                    At the current ratio shouldn’t take too long.

                2. MJF
                    7 months, 18 days ago

                    Should do.

                  • F4L
                    • 11 Years
                    7 months, 18 days ago

                    mbeumo did miss the pen vs grimsby. dont think bruno gives them up yet

                    1. F4L
                      • 11 Years
                      7 months, 18 days ago

                      *well at least i guess amorim will leave it up to bruno to decide whether to hand them over or not. like when cr7 was around

                3. chocolove
                  • 15 Years
                  7 months, 18 days ago

                  Has TC scored?

                  1. JBG
                    • 8 Years
                    7 months, 18 days ago

                    No, huge fail

                4. maltasi
                  • 16 Years
                  7 months, 18 days ago

                  I’ve been playing this game for 15 years now, I’m nothing special but have had a few good seasons. But this time omg lol, I’ve never had such a terrible run of bad/unfortunate captaincy choices. I saw Palmer go off early last week, Saka off before 60 minutes v Leeds (although he did score at least), I had another one pointer as my gamble on Eze backfired as he didn’t start, but I woke up this morning feeling a little more hopeful my bad run might end.

                  But actually it got worse.

                  It’s so bad I’m actually laughing now.

                  1. tiger
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    7 months, 18 days ago

                    Same here mate, never had such a bad start...it is laughable now 😀

                  2. GoonerSteve
                    • 16 Years
                    7 months, 18 days ago

                    It happens.

                  3. have you seen cyan
                    • 6 Years
                    7 months, 18 days ago

                    Bruno cap?

                    1. maltasi
                      • 16 Years
                      7 months, 18 days ago

                      Yes. Minus points. Missed penalty, yellow card and then one def con away from the points there.

                5. Sting
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  7 months, 18 days ago

                  do we think this is the Liverpool system in ‘tougher games’? Szobo no10 and Wirtz from the left with Kerkez overlapping to provide the width?

                  1. tiger
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    7 months, 18 days ago

                    Could be, Wirtz comes inside more than Gakpo to make it more bodies in the middle...

                6. Sandy Ravage
                  • 10 Years
                  7 months, 18 days ago

                  Sarr FTW

                  1. Sandy Ravage
                    • 10 Years
                    7 months, 18 days ago

                    BOOM!