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

    Isak G ruled out? SS still has 0-0

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

      Nvm updated now

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

      No. But he's been booked for celebrating

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

    C'mon Erling so something...

  3. PartyTime
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Semenyo G Cherki A

  4. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Will that Cherki assist count?

  5. DRIZ ✅
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Haaland flick?

    1. Bobby Digital
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Nahh

  6. TheBiffas
    1 month, 20 days ago

    4 City goals with nothing for Erling is not ideal

    1. iFash@FPL
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Apparently, Haaland has never scored nor assisted against Sunderland.
      Where was this all important information before I triple captained him????????? 🙁

  7. SpaceCadet
    1 month, 20 days ago

    That should be a Haaland assist for leaving it for semenyo

  8. Zalk
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Semenyo you beeeauty!

    1. Bobby Digital
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Yaaassss

  9. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Semenyo and Isak saving my disastrous game week.

    1. TheBiffas
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Not disastrous anymore then

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

        Still sh1te

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

    What a joke…

  11. DeSelby
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Why Haaland?!? Why'd you let that go?!

    I didn't need Semenyo's 18 points anyway.

  12. RICICLE
    1 month, 20 days ago

    of course it's Semenyo again, with cherki involvment, of course

  13. pundit of punts
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Semenyo and Isak on FH

    Woop woop

    Just need some DCL points now and a Leeds CS wipe out and it’ll be a grand week

  14. Hughes Your Daddy
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Semenyo again? - just glad I kept him

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      1 month, 20 days ago

      very well played and deserved mate

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

    Semenyooooo.

  16. PartyTime
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Brobbery x3

    1. PartyTime
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Angulo A

  17. The Philosopher
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Semenyo -> Rogers last GW has ended my season.

  18. Feanor
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Brobbey hat trick

  19. TheBiffas
    1 month, 20 days ago

    4-3 what the hell

  20. DeSelby
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Haha.

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

    Brobbey hattie

  22. DRIZ ✅
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Brobbey essential

  23. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 20 days ago

    City are terrible at the back

  24. Cojones of Destiny
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Andy ltfpl said if citeh score two goals Erling is definitely involved in any of them lol

    1. TheTinman
      1 month, 20 days ago

      Hehe he. Silly him Hehe.

  25. TheTinman
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Come on Erling....

  26. fantasist
    1 month, 20 days ago

    If this was GW1 or GW2 I'd have cleaned up with Semenyo and Brobbey

  27. Feanor
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Guess Semenyo is a garage touch then MGW

    1. Feanor
      1 month, 20 days ago

      *better pick

      1. Dannyb
        1 month, 20 days ago

        What in the spell correct is that lol

  28. TheSteel
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Lmao Anderson. They need to reform VAR.

  29. Hughes Your Daddy
    1 month, 20 days ago

    Kept Semenyo and sold Brobbey, some balance at least.

  30. Ribus
    1 month, 20 days ago

    No Cherki assist?

    1. have you seen cyan
      1 month, 20 days ago

      no