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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. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Serves Liverpool right for all those hammy late wins

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

      Would never be sustainable ...

    2. Cojones of Destiny
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      this

  2. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Palace Justice Served

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

      Deserved victory (watched City so don't actually know haha)

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

      Winner

      The radio commentators said they could have been 4 or 5 up in the first half

      18 unbeaten

      1. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        I watched on TV can confirm this. We should of scored more.

  3. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Fpl scamming us Gakpo owners by giving that assist to Grav.

  4. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    I fkin hate Kerkez. Why the f would you put that as throw in and not kick that to the midfield?

    1. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      5 lucks in a row not enough for you?

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Palace deserved the win but that was a mistake from Kerkez.

  5. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Frimpong and Kerkez got to be the worst signings to replace TAA and Robbo

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Frimpong the biggest flop so far. Looks more out of place than anyone in the PL. Needs some confidence and football lessons

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

        Wirtz has been worse than both of them as a signing.

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

    Will anyone get the assist for that Chiesa goal?

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Gakpo should, they have given it to Grav who was nowhere near..ridiculous

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Strange

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

    Messy sheets all over.

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

    would you keep perdo on wc? which chelsea attack would you go for?

  9. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 18 days ago

    Absolutely dream gw!! Haaland tc, doku owner and have no one of Liverpool! Just need differential Richarlison to haul later

    1. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Same same same, cmn richy

  10. Moon Dog
      6 months, 18 days ago

      I was planning on Sarr in GW10 but he's going to be difficult to resist...

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Might get him for Grealish, I’m slowly undoing my WC 😆

    • Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Halcyon days. 18 games unbeaten, only unbeaten team in the league and go up to second.

    • ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Isn’t Palace like top of the table in terms of points in last 10-20 GWs?

    • BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Gravenberch, mi backfoot! Lol.

    • ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Guehi assist lmao

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

        First on my bloody bench

    • ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Senesi and Guehi are absolute ballers this season

      1. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        I might do Reinildo to Guehi tonight before he goes up again

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

          Thing is though, how much are we really going to play Palace defenders in the future? I have Senesi, VDV, Timber, and Lacroix, and honestly, Lacroix makes the bench most weeks. He is only going to be rotating in for VDV. Not sure he is worth keeping, think I might downgrade him to Rodon.

          Reinaldo my other.

          1. Feanor
            • 16 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            I think we should play 4 or 5 defenders every week

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

              Ah that's not for me, I'll never bench someone like Reijnders.

          2. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            And we should be playing Rodon every week too, really.

    • BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Could Glasner's kecks be any tighter? Haha.

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Lol. Glasner the real AM king

    • Feanor
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      On 66 with 6 to play

      Vicario, Gabriel, Tarkowski, Kudus, Grealish, Wood

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        That's pretty good

        Im happy with 65 with 3 to play (no tc)

      2. Pino
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Im on 66p with Wood, Grealish, Tarkowski, Van der Ven and Sels to go.

        1. Pino
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          and having Sarr, Lacroix and Antony on bench for total 21p. Played Cocurella who got 0p, he needs to go.

      3. tutankamun
        • 16 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        74 with 5 to play (come on Porro)

        Only Pedro and Cucurella let me down.

    • Pornchef
      • 2 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Salah blank
      Liverpool fail
      Ekiteke back next week they need their top scorer

    • Quality Quality Qualit
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      I am cheesed off at bringing in Donnarumma for Kelleher this week but feel slightly less annoyed when I see that 5,800 teams triple captained Bruno.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Out of the 11 million plus

        A drop in the ocean

        They're probably in a betting league for the early game the most of them

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

      If Wood doesn't brace, I will be shocked. I should put a bet on it.

    • Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Mateta blanking there is so unlucky!

      1. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Yep, should of scored a couple

    • Unliklinho
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Guehi now the top-scoring Palace player this season. Imagine if that last-minute transfer had gone through...

    • Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      As a pool fan deserved Palace win. Can’t keep getting away with it. Slot as much of a genius as he is has to stop trying to find a spot for Wirtz. Bring him on for 10 or 20 mins for a few games. Kerkez just has to hit it with his right foot and there is no problem game over. By hitting it with his left he could had given it away never mind gives the throw it. Kerkez and Frimpong not good enough so far either.

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        For a positive 97k OR 🙂

      2. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Yeah Kerkez and Frimpong not looking ready for the big time yet it seems.

      3. One Bee's Saka
        • 2 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        So well said. I would like to add, TAA's transfer is the worst thing that happened with Liverpool this season, the game seems broken without him.

        1. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          Yeah not good losing TAA but I really like Bradley

      4. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        I agree. Palace deserved but I am still fuming at Kerkez.

        1. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          This

    • One Bee's Saka
      • 2 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      Absolutely amazing game slot
      Not only for FPL
      I didn't see so many drama moments so far

    • Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 18 days ago

      The Palace back line and Marco Senesi were born to DC.

      1. Moon Dog
          6 months, 18 days ago

          + Anderson.

          Expecting DefCon and an assist tomorrow.

          1. BobbyDoesNotLook
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            Andersen?

            1. Moon Dog
                6 months, 18 days ago

                Yeah Joachim Andersen.

                8, 11, 10, 12, 15 so far

        • Manani
          • 14 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          sell gakpo?
          or give it 1 more week considering chelsea is not too good right now?

          1. Unliklinho
            • 12 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            I don't think Chelsea are much worse than Pool right now. There were only 10 of them in the second half.

          2. Pariße
            • 11 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            Gakpo shoots…but not on target. He creates…misplaced
            crosses.

            He has some good numbers but the eye test doesn’t lie, he’s not a very good fantasy prospect.

        • RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          Anyone with me selling Salah?

          Proven over the top after 6 GWs?

          1. Manani
            • 14 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            if you can use the fund straight away without taking hit

            1. RamaJama
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              6 months, 18 days ago

              Think Salah 2025 will score better than this away against Chelsea?

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

            Nothing to spend the money on though.

            1. RamaJama
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              6 months, 18 days ago

              Saka? Let’s see how he fares. A 6-7 mill mid could do better and spend the rest later

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

                Yea, Saka is the only option really. Maybe its a good idea, I am getting Gyokores, an Arsenal triple up may just be the ticket. Can get Pope then in goal.

                Can't help but think Pool will click soon though and Salah will be flying high. But for 6 weeks or something, maybe Saka is the play.

          3. Hughes Your Daddy
            • 13 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            I know Liverpool wont play us every week but Salah looked well of the pace, was terrible. Think he is a sell now.

          4. Feanor
            • 16 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            Sold in GW3

          5. Pornchef
            • 2 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            Lol people still have him?

        • Stimps
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          2FT

          Salah, Cucurella -> Saka, Gabriel?

          1. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            It’s a YES from me

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

            Do it

            6 hours ago

            Or take the rough with the smooth

        • FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          Liverpool complaining about the added time is funny

          1. Hughes Your Daddy
            • 13 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            haha yeah, Slot was going mad at the end.

            1. RamaJama
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              6 months, 18 days ago

              Skot had lost the grip. Had to happen, not sustainable getting 3 points every week for their performances so far this season

              1. FPL Blow-In
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                6 months, 18 days ago

                Palace should have been 4 up at half time

                1. Hughes Your Daddy
                  • 13 Years
                  6 months, 18 days ago

                  We should of, I really feared the worst when we went in only 1-0 up

        • Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          Keep Ekitike and lose Virgil for awhile til they sort the defence out?