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Three Premier League matches get underway at 14:00 BST this afternoon.

TEAM NEWS

Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola makes three changes from Gameweek 4.

Kostas Tsimikas, Ryan Gravenberch and Victor Munoz drop to the bench.

Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo come into the side.

For Bournemouth, Marco Rose brings in Ryan Christie for Justin Kluivert, who is absent from the matchday squad.

At Elland Road, Leeds United are unchanged from Gameweek 4 for their meeting with Crystal Palace.

The Eagles’ two alterations see Tahehiro Tomiyasu and Jaydee Canvot replace Honest Ahanor and Axel Disasi, who is suspended.

Finally, at the Etihad Stadium, it’s one change apiece from last weekend.

Iliman Ndiaye is in for Manchester City in place of the banned Phil Foden.

Jeremy Doku is among the substitutes – along with Nico O’Reilly – upon his return from injury.

Dayann Methalie meanwhile gets his first Premier League start for Sunderland. Reinildo, who is suspended, makes way.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert, Adams, Scott, Rayan, Christie, Tavernier, Evanilson

Subs: Di Gregorio, Cook, Soler, Brooks, Doak, Diakite, Sanchez, Toth, Jebbison

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Araujo, Jacquet, van Dijk, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gakpo, Wirtz, Barcola, Isak

Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Tsimikas, Munoz, Frimpong, Gravenberch, Nyoni, Koumas, Ngumoha


Leeds United XI: Trafford, Justin, Elvedi, Muharemovic, Bogle, Ampadu, Tanaka, Gudmundsson, Stach, Okafor, Calvert-Lewin

Subs: Zetterer, Bijol, Bard, Longstaff, Aaronson, James, Gruev, Nmecha, Bahoya

Crystal Palace XI: Benitez, Richards, Tomiyasu, Canvot, Khalaili, Wharton, Timber, Mitchell, Kamada, Pino, Strand Larsen

Subs: Matthews, Chilwell, Doucoure, Mingueza, Lerma, Osorio, Sarr, Nketiah, McNeil


Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Guehi, Gvardiol, Enzo, Anderson, Ndiaye, Cherki, Semenyo, Haaland

Subs: Rulli, Khusanov, Lewis, O’Reilly, Ait-Nouri, Bouaddi, Kovacic, Allan, Doku

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Mukiele, Danso, Ballard, Methalie, Xhaka, Sadiki, Meunier, Le Fee, Angulo, Brobbey

Subs: Ellborg, Alderete, Hume, Ahoka, Rigg, O’Nien, Talbi, Isidor, Fofana


LIVE GAMEWEEK 5 PAGE + MATCH CENTRE

You can follow all the day’s action via the Live Gameweek page, which you can find in the all-new FPL Toolkit section.

Here you can track the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out.

And there’s also the all-new Match Centre to explore. Here, you’ll find stats, heatmaps, rolling xG graphs and more on every Premier League fixture.

A lot is free for all, with Chief Scout Members getting full access.

Enjoy!

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  1. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    brobbey g
    meunier a

  2. Esraj
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Woohoo brobbery again

  3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Brobbey come on

  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    sunderland so much better than city tbh

  5. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Damn would have been Hume assist as well

  6. RICICLE
    • 4 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    get in sunderland!

  7. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Offside looks like

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Nah.

    2. Feanor
      • 17 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Nope

    3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Given according to text commentary

    4. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      It was not nearly as bad as last week's VAR gift for Haaland.

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 7 hours ago

        Absolute insanity that was, but if I’m being honest which has been virtually been confirmed by some people - they make deliberate errors on purpose for exposure and people to talk about.

        It’s becoming WWF

  8. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Brobbey bandwagon?

    1. More Tragic
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      not while in Europe. But don't let me stop you

      1. Feanor
        • 17 Years
        1 day, 7 hours ago

        Looking for an excuse to send Wissa to the pisser

  9. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Fcking xGc... tricked me, City 2nd behind Arsenal so far and yet they just concede for fun.

    Should've gone for Tarkowski instead of Gvardiol, idiot.

  10. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    knew a striker would get a brace today at the etihad 😉

  11. FantasyTony
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Bent var couldn’t save city there

  12. Brunsvigeren
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    I wildcarded out Cherki, Tarkowski, Semenyo, Thiago and benched Gross..
    Im done..

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      That is something of a full house

      I need to take the advice on here, just sold Semenyo in my points dodging this week

      Would have been on Bruno captain as well

  13. Brosstan
    • 12 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Surely people dont really own Brobbey? Would have taken the patience of a saint not to sell after the first 4

    1. TallestJohn
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Enough patience to keep him, not enough to put him anywhere but third on my bench.

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      I did own him until 5pm Friday, I just had other fires i was putting out 😀

      1. Kvarken SS
        • 2 Years
        1 day, 7 hours ago

        same here. How does this guy score 2 RIGHT after I sell. Kept losing value on him as well... He would've been 2nd on bench either way, but cmon

        1. Hughes Your Daddy
          • 14 Years
          1 day, 7 hours ago

          Yep, true - he would of been last on my bench anyway, was just getting gutted losing so much on him

    3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Some people miss deadlines and don’t have a choice lol

  14. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Brobbey ffs

  15. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Didn’t realise there was only one kick off at 2

  16. Esraj
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    City look more tired than Sunderland.

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Europe

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 7 hours ago

        Man City played Thursday night in the league cup

        Sunderland Wednesday night

  17. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    So does is what it feels like to own Cherki 🙂

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Only after five or six pints

      October fest on?

  18. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Need a Cherki goal with Haaland assist

  19. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    So this is what it feels like to own CHERKI 🙂

  20. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Bible YC, I'm sure people didn't bring him in just for that goal that wasn't actually his last GW.

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Bogle even

  21. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Brobbey dropped 0.3 and scores a brace

  22. Brosstan
    • 12 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Sunderland are quality. Brighton, Sunderland, Leeds. Quite a few teams punching above their usual weight class this season.

  23. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Wife's bench: Verbruggen, Gross, Brobbey, Diop. She will get Gross's haul for JP but she needs Bruno or Mbuemo to miss out.

    1. FantasyTony
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Lucky man to be married to a woman with deep bench

  24. el polako
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Wirtz have a upper body strength of a 5 years old with cerebral palsy.

  25. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Semenyoooooooo

    1. FantasyTony
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Two minutes until Brobbey hatrick

  26. Esraj
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    International break has already started for some.

  27. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    semenyo g

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      *no assist probably

  28. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Ouch

    Sold Semenyo due to lack of goal threat

    He'd only had 2 shots until today.

  29. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    no way city have 3 and erling is blanking, christ

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Christ, just wide from Ndiaye assist. Bricking it trying to survive this game after MGW captain

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 7 hours ago

        half way there!

        unlucky with mgw yesterday, a thomas' clearance off the line away from a solid score

  30. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    City should be 5 goals up