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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. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Enzo and Anderson ahead of that defence, very clever business from them.

    1. Unliklinho
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Did you miss the bit where Sunderland have scored three?

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

    Add my Cherki assist ffs!

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Took two deflections, not sure he will get it

      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Schades last assist had 2 deflections as well

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 9 Years
          1 day, 6 hours ago

          That was inside the box no?

          1. JBG
            • 8 Years
            1 day, 6 hours ago

            It was yeah

        2. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 day, 6 hours ago

          Was there some sort of pen area rule added(?)

      2. PartyTime
        • 5 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Madness if he doesn't get the A

        1. TheSteel
          • 14 Years
          1 day, 6 hours ago

          Troll

    2. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      No assist

      Two deflections

      1. PartyTime
        • 5 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Intended target though

        1. Brosstan
          • 12 Years
          1 day, 6 hours ago

          Not a rule anymore.

  3. FantasyTony
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    If a player scores an Olimpico, who gets the assist?

  4. fusen
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    7 goals in the city game you say?

    Haaland must be on about 50 points here...

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      That would be Semenyo

      If you'd captained him as well

  5. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    I’m tempted to get Semenyo long term now

    Unreal positions in this game and plays 90 mins

    1. TheSteel
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Doku is back. Rotation galore.

      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Fair enough

        Maybe just run with his points this GW on FH then

      2. Feanor
        • 17 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Semenyo might play striker when Haaland is rotated

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Glad I kept him for this GW but yeah not sure going foward.

  6. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Maybe Haaland is not n

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      *needed

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Think he still is. Question is are both he and Bruno needed

  7. Bobby Digital
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Foden will find it hard to take Ndiaye's place. He's been pretty good.

    1. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      +1

    2. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Foden needs to find a place in the Championship or lower PL teams

  8. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    20+m value atb for me, 2 point between the 3 off them.

    1. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      I have 25m backline who got 4 points lol.

      1. Brosstan
        • 12 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Gab/Cala/Munoz/Gvardiol

        I also have Hall who got 13p too which makes it sound not as bad

  9. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Need to bring on Sarr

  10. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Haaland is angry to not have scored yet

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      For a reason...

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Wasn't there once 9-0 for Liv without Salah involvement.

    3. iFash@FPL
      • 2 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

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

  11. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Dias off the line lol

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Did well tbf

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 14 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        And backs to the wall off the corner as well!

  12. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Fulham team news

    Fulham: Leno; Castagne, Affengruber, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Charles; Bobb, King, Iwobi; Garcia.

    Subs: Lecomte, Andersen, Sessegnon, Larsson, Angel, Smith Rowe, Palacios, Kevin, Muniz

    Man Utd team news

    Man Utd: Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw; Tielemans, Mainoo; Mbeumo, Fernandes, Rashford; Cunha.

    Subs: Darlow, Dorgu, Mazraoui, Yoro, Andrey Santos, Baleba, Mount, Lacey, Zirkzee.

  13. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Donnaruma looking dodgy

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Has been for a while, no wonder PSG was willing to sell. Not consistent enough.

  14. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Tav off at 75 is the reason people are considering Scott

  15. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Ndiaye OFF
    DoKU ON

  16. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Timber, what a player. Been a great signing.

  17. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Szoboszlai price drop incoming

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      What happened? Watching the other game.

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

        nothing, he's just atrocious

    2. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Got a yellow card.

  18. The Philosopher
    • 6 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Anyone have Brobbey's phone number? Nothing about his banging a hattie the week I sold him. I just wanna talk.

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      😀 lol - make that a conference call please!

  19. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Sarr and Nketiah on, come on!

  20. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Need another City attacker vs Ipswich

    Starting to make plans now

  21. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    New manager and hairstyle doing nothing for Haaland against Sunderland

  22. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Hume ON to block those jam...

  23. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    537.2% rank drop, and counting...

  24. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Time to sell Szobo

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      3 weeks ago

    2. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      One thing the content cucks got "right" this week. "Keep him, still a good option".

  25. FantasyTony
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Did they forget to add Cherki's assist?

  26. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Haaland G
    Gvardiol A

    Looks Onside to me

  27. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Offside Erling

  28. TheTinman
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    That is onside 100%

    1. Feanor
      • 17 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      The reason we need Var

  29. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Given

  30. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Need a goal Haaland ffs

    1. TheTinman
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Ask and you shall receive