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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. The Philosopher
    1 month, 20 days ago

    As these weeks Brobbey gives me nothing. And the week I sell him he goes on and does a madness.

    1. The Philosopher
      1 month, 20 days ago

      *All

    2. DeSelby
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Well you just have to be secure in the knowledge that anyone who played Brobbey this week either made a terrible decision (which obviously has turned out great) or had a messed up team and had no choice.

    3. Hughes Your Daddy
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Yep, join the club

    4. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 20 days ago

      You know how FPL works .... it is the law of The Sod.

  2. DRIZ ✅
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Haaland (C) fail?

    1. RICICLE
      1 month, 20 days ago

      absolutely

  3. Els365
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Haaland triple captain (on my end) and Semenyo (rival) ruining my monthly mini league chances.

  4. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Interesting sub plot
    Gvardiol & Man City defence currently on zero
    I'm glad I went with Tark on my wildcard

  5. SpaceCadet
    1 month, 20 days ago

    17 from 11 any good?

    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 20 days ago

      2 from 4 so far today.

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 20 days ago

      did you see this?
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtzxTd7dNfo

    3. el polako
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Amateur.

      I’m on 18 all in.

      1. SpaceCadet
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Legend

  6. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Great parting gift by Semenyo

  7. Hughes Your Daddy
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Oh no Lerma playing CB with Tomi going off

  8. Pep Roulette
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Szobo is an overhyped useless pick in FPL

    1. Over Midwicket
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Yes. Utter trash.

    2. wowo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 20 days ago

      What about Wirtz?

      1. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Downgrade from Dom

        1. Biggsy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          1 month, 20 days ago

          Bahaa, great timing

    3. RICICLE
      1 month, 20 days ago

      think i'll be selling

    4. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 20 days ago

      It does seem that he might be surplus to requirements.

    5. thegaffer82
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Imagine if we’d gone with Gross + 0.5 instead. Oh dear!

  9. Hughes Your Daddy
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Pino close there, good save from Trafford

  10. thegaffer82
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Of course Sboz gets a yellow. My team looking like binary code right now with the odd 2 thrown in there.
    If Muharemovic can somehow get a cleanie and defcons it’s going to double my score

  11. Ribus
    1 month, 20 days ago

    So nice to own Szobo

  12. Hughes Your Daddy
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Mitchell goal!!!

    1. thegaffer82
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Fantastic, my only real chance of some points this week was Muharemovic. Let my team burn!

    2. Bobby Digital
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Mitchell going under the radar

      1. SpaceCadet
        1 month, 20 days ago

        And over the line

    3. Supersonic_
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Kidding me

  13. SpaceCadet
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Leeds cs busted

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Clean sheet patched up again

      1. Supersonic_
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Goal 100% wiped?

  14. RICICLE
    1 month, 20 days ago

    well there goes the leeds cleanie, thanks lads

  15. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Mitchell is actually a legend

  16. Hughes Your Daddy
    1 month, 20 days ago

    This it going to get VARed 🙁

  17. Hughes Your Daddy
    1 month, 20 days ago

    It has

    1. thegaffer82
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Yay

      1. Hughes Your Daddy
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Boo

  18. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Literally Munoz regen

    1. Bobby Digital
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Is Mitchell playing on the right?

    2. TheBiffas
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Nah that's Khalaili

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        1 month, 20 days ago

        I mean in terms of attacking output

  19. Supersonic_
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Did it get ruled off?

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Yes 🙁

    2. Feanor
      1 month, 20 days ago

      0-0 after 55:00

  20. TheBiffas
    1 month, 20 days ago

    That Leeds cleanie needs to go asap

    1. DRIZ ✅
      1 month, 20 days ago

      And Liverpool

    2. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 20 days ago

      It will, just a matter of when. They are awful today.

  21. Supersonic_
    1 month, 20 days ago

    I dont know why I play this game, it just upsets me LOL! Anyone else

    1. RICICLE
      1 month, 20 days ago

      i cry sometimes

  22. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Isak G

    1. z13
      1 month, 20 days ago

      A?

      1. z13
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Ah, Gakpo

  23. thegaffer82
    1 month, 20 days ago

    I’m on 17 points. In 15 years of playing I think I’ve only ever done worse once when it was a blank GW and I had about six players playing cos I didn’t want to burn my FH

    1. xuwei
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 20 days ago

      I have more points on my bench. Never happened to me.

    2. SpaceCadet
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Same, hope to make it to 20 in 15 mins

    3. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 20 days ago

      15 points here, and that's after a 24 point red arrow last GW.

    4. Under my Cucurella
      1 month, 20 days ago

      I'm currently on 13 points, with 21 points on my bench, definitely the worst GW I can remember

  24. TheBiffas
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Isakkkk

  25. RICICLE
    1 month, 20 days ago

    thanks feck, now wake up Leeds!!!!

    of course Isak scores though

  26. RICICLE
    1 month, 20 days ago

    did Isak > Barry to afford MGW, gotta laugh

    1. TheBiffas
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Ripping up your team to get MGW is an interesting decision

      1. The Philosopher
        1 month, 20 days ago

        People were talking all week like MGW was the second coming of Kaka

        1. TheBiffas
          1 month, 20 days ago

          I've been saying this lol

          He's a decent pick but no more than that

      2. RICICLE
        1 month, 20 days ago

        not exactly ripped it up, was just two moves, but ah well, i guess Barry nabbed one

    2. Bobby Digital
      1 month, 20 days ago

      MGW was a trap, I almost did Semenyo to MGW..

      1. RICICLE
        1 month, 20 days ago

        indeed, lesson learnt, gotta keep now anyway

  27. Joke Insurance™
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Ugh.. Brobby was in my draft all week long and ugh…was going to triple captain him, but ugh… I ended up not getting him
    Ugh…

    1. The Philosopher
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Haaland -> Brobbey was the obvious move this GW

  28. The Philosopher
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Might WC just to sell Szobo the fker

    1. DRIZ ✅
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Will have to stay away from him then

  29. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 20 days ago

    My non WC team easily out scoring my WC team of course

    1. The Philosopher
      1 month, 20 days ago

      That's the WC rule

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 month, 20 days ago

        Rushwortj, Vvd, Galloway, Isla, Bruno yet to go… here I am with Robit c and a team full of forest lol

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          1 month, 20 days ago

          *Robot

  30. Unliklinho
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Fantasy assist given to Wirtz