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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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  1. ☈☾
    1 year, 1 month ago

    The only good and consistent teams actually are Palace and Bournemouth this season

  2. F4L
    1 year, 1 month ago

    not a foul on gomez?

    1. F4L
      1 year, 1 month ago

      *might be chalobah rc

      1. F4L
        1 year, 1 month ago

        *confirmed

  3. Drizzle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Liverpool will not lose this game. Unfortunately. They exist solely to torment me and spit on the graves of the inventors of xg

  4. a wat di rass
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I transferred in Chiesa this week for KDH. Man, I must have been drunk

    1. The Philosopher
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I brought in Semenyo when I was drunk. Don't blame the holy liquor, mate 😉

  5. The Philosopher
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Haaland TC fail

    1. tbos83
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Massively so

  6. ☈☾
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Chalobah red lmao.

    Chelsea players want Enzo out

    1. GoonerSteve
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Ouch

    2. The Philosopher
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Would've brought in Chalobah if I'd WCed. Saved.

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      But Collins got a yellow because Mbuemo wasn’t in control of the ball 🙄

  7. Thanos
    1 year, 1 month ago

    FML

    Last week Sanchez and Reinaldo
    This week Bruno and Chalobah

  8. F4L
    1 year, 1 month ago

    looks like it'll be another gw with not many clean sheets about

    1. The Philosopher
      1 year, 1 month ago

      No CSs, but I have Kelleher and Rodon. I might survive.

      1. F4L
        1 year, 1 month ago

        elite 😎

  9. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Leeds goal...
    Longstaff G

  10. Sgt. Schultz
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Chalo RC?

  11. ☈☾
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Haaland TC Fail

  12. F4L
    1 year, 1 month ago

    leeds second

    longstaff g

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Stach A?

      1. F4L
        1 year, 1 month ago

        blocked shot, not sure sorry

      2. F4L
        1 year, 1 month ago

        aaronson

  13. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Pen?

    1. The Philosopher
      1 year, 1 month ago

      is

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Not given

      2. Sam Jammers
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Down

  14. F4L
    1 year, 1 month ago

    longstaff doing what stach did last gw...

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Ain’t it, hate how random the season is getting

      1. JBG
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Very

  15. Pep Roulette
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Wood starts

  16. Da Kril
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Haaland OWT! Thiago essential.

  17. g40steve
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Cucu is so gone tonight

  18. tim
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Come on Haaland! Need that stupid goal!

    1. a wat di rass
      1 year, 1 month ago

      he's become a bit of a troll for me, only grabs his hatties when I bet against him

  19. Da Kril
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    ^ ( preparing to kneejerk like a muppet )

  20. JBG
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Doesn't Haaland have a poor record when Foden starts? Or am I mistaken?

  21. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I swear it’s Wirtz who’s broken Salah, Salah was through there if he actually looked up

    1. Livinginapool
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yeah, Salah's really missing Alexander-Arnold, I think. He was put through so many times by him.

      Wirtz will come good, though

  22. Old Bull
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Why is it that I can never understand that the obvious choice of treble Captain is obviously never obvious.

  23. Hughes Your Daddy
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Come on Palace, we need that second!

  24. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 year, 1 month ago

    As predicted last week, Burnley just frustrating City

  25. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I triple captained Haaland vs. Southampton last season too
    Didn't learn!

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      1 year, 1 month ago

      He scored at least

  26. RICICLE
    1 year, 1 month ago

    What a poor poor GW this is so far

  27. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    City goal...
    Nunes I think

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Robot A

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Reijnders looks like to me

  28. JBG
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Haaland assist to Reindeers, get in

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      1 year, 1 month ago

      not Reindeer sadly

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Darn they look the same!

    2. JBG
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Oh it was Nuno, anyways, TC points. Now get a goal Haaland

  29. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Haaland assist I think

  30. F4L
    1 year, 1 month ago

    nunes g