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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.


LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

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

    Can't ignore this Anthony lad, can we? 😛

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

      Won't play City every week

      1. Sam Jammers
          6 months, 18 days ago

          He has 4 goals

      2. FantasyTony
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Looks great since leaving United

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

      Sarr should of had his second there

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

      Also Anthony continues his form

    4. Sam Jammers
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Sarr nearly

      • Make FPL Casual Again
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Anthony is getting hard to ignore , ofc no-one in AI fpl has him

      • Feanor
        • 16 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Looks like Haaland will get the full game now

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

        Anthony leading mid in FPL?

      • JBG
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Haaland sighting

      • Punned It
        • 1 Year
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Gakpo > Anthony 80% locked.

      • Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 18 days ago

        Is too early to squeak captain fail?

        1. Totalfootball
          • 9 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          Haaland will score

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

            Will he though?

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

        Bruno > Anthony, no brainer ...

        1. Sam Jammers
            6 months, 18 days ago

            Wait for Amorim sacking

        2. F4L
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          how have palace not scored a second

          1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
            • 9 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            Could have scored 3 easily, Liverpool ropey at the back

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

            Yeah, we could of had 3 or 4. Bad feeling we will pay for those missed changes second half 🙁

        3. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 9 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          This Anthony lad from Burnley is killing it in FPL terms

        4. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          My problem with Anthony is I haven't seen a single Burnley game so I don't know if I like what I see and I refuse to pick a player based only on stats. #oldschool

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

            He’s ok as a 5th mid, trouble is I never play him!

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

              That’s it, you buy him and bench him so you’ll never get those points. Just like Rodon owners now I imagine.

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

            Yes, made that mistake before, and the first time I actually see my brand new fpl asset play I realise he's crap.

          3. Punned It
            • 1 Year
            6 months, 18 days ago

            I think I'd get cracking and watch a game or two.

          4. Four Letter Wirtz
            • 10 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            Thing is... Burnley have had a brutal run of opening fixtures, so even if you did watch them, it would not really help too much

        5. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          6 months, 18 days ago

          Anthony is this year's Salah I guess

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

            Rogers

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

          Pep is just bang average now. Out of ideas, tired and rusty.

          1. Sam Jammers
              6 months, 18 days ago

              Well past it

            • FantasyTony
              • 8 Years
              6 months, 18 days ago

              Needs a hair transplant

          2. F4L
            • 11 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            could do with haaland getting the next goal and goal winning bps

          3. Ady87
            • 12 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            Played Rodon and benched Tosin to keep an extra FT for next GW. Silver lining to the Bruno affair.

          4. ViperStripes
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            Fingers crossed for a Porro benching. Got Rodon 1st defender on the bench.

            1. Gerry Hattrick
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              6 months, 18 days ago

              Same here.

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

            Another grim gameweek so far.

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

            Cucurella yellow and probably banked himself a HT sub

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

              Ffs, I was looking wondering why he had 0 points, what a disaster of a pick on WC. There’s about 5 changes I’d already make to my 2 week old WC

          7. Ady87
            • 12 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            Gakpo/King > Sarr/Anthony?

            FWIW I started the season with Sarr and only shipped due to injury.

            1. Ady87
              • 12 Years
              6 months, 18 days ago

              For free of course

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

              Yeah I’d be tempted to

          8. Snoop Udogie Dogg
            • 5 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            Everything is coming up Millhouse! (apart from Haal so far)

          9. Brosstan
            • 11 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            Cucurella has been a mare of a pick. He's 100% gone for an Arse def this week.

            On a yellow card again

            1. Pep Roulette
              • 8 Years
              6 months, 18 days ago

              This

          10. Gizzachance
            • 11 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            Good start to w/c
            Bruno senesi donnaruma rodon on bench !

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

              Big Bench

          11. Pep Roulette
            • 8 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            TC fail clearly

          12. tiger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            Mateta hits the woodwork, they could have had about 5 this half!

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

            Cry pal should be 3 or 4-0 up

          14. F4L
            • 11 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            mateta hits woodwork

          15. Surgical Attack
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 months, 18 days ago

            mateta post