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In their first match since the guilty verdict on their financial misconduct charges, Manchester City take on Liverpool at Anfield.

Prior to the international break, Enzo Maresca’s men secured a 5-3 win over Sunderland, a result that preserved their perfect start to the season.

Liverpool remain unbeaten, too, but have won only two of their first five matches, drawing the other three.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola makes three changes from Gameweek 5.

Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak miss out due to injury.

Szoboszlai has reportedly picked up a hamstring issue.

Ryan Gravenberch, Victor Munoz and Lewis Koumas come into the side.

As for Man City, Nico O’Reilly is in for Josko Gvardiol, who drops to the bench.

Antoine Semenyo is fit to start, despite his exit from the Ghana squad over the international break.

Phil Foden remains suspended.

LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Araujo, Jacquet, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Munoz, Wirtz, Barcola, Koumas

Subs: Mamardashvili, Tsimikas, Frimpong, Gomez, McConnell, Nyoni, Endo, Chiesa, Ngumoha

Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Guehi, O’Reilly, Enzo, Anderson, Ndiaye, Cherki, Semenyo, Haaland

Subs: Rulli, Khusanov, Reis, Lewis, Gvardiol, Bouaddi, Kovacic, Allan, Doku


LIVE GAMEWEEK 6 PAGE + MATCH CENTRE

Palace v Forest/Hull v Everton team news:

You can follow all the day’s action via the Live Gameweek page, which you can find in the 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.


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  1. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 44 mins ago

    Thanks for subbing Haaland off. At least no more Fantasy damage.

  2. Jebiga
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 44 mins ago

    Where is Frimpong?
    On vacation?

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 40 mins ago

      Rumour has it he’s still sliding

  3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 44 mins ago

    Cherki brace coming up

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 3 mins ago

      Total capitulation by Liverpool, they should take a leaf out of Spurs book and see how they responded to going a man down

  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 44 mins ago

    The point that all these commentators are missing is that the ££££ cheating for years has built this base team, that's been built on continually.

    Most still ignoring facts in TV world.

    1. x.jim.x
      • 12 Years
      1 hour, 42 mins ago

      That point has been made countless times

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 42 mins ago

        And?

        1. x.jim.x
          • 12 Years
          1 hour, 42 mins ago

          So how are they missing it

    2. Jebiga
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 36 mins ago

      Pool spended 500 millions for one transfer window last year.

      Ferguson won all titles collecting best players from the league without fair play...

      Will they go to jail then?

  5. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 43 mins ago

    hold the 1 bonus erling

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 43 mins ago

      Who’s on 3

      1. FantasyTony
        • 9 Years
        1 hour, 42 mins ago

        City

      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 42 mins ago

        doku (37) was 1 ahead of cherki last i checked

      3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        1 hour, 42 mins ago

        Ah Doku of course

  6. x.jim.x
    • 12 Years
    1 hour, 43 mins ago

    When you need a statement win but Wirtz and Barcola are your generals

  7. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 43 mins ago

    Gvardiol does it again lol

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 5 mins ago

      A goal would do, dare I say it

  8. Zalk
    • 15 Years
    1 hour, 42 mins ago

    "Yay, we cheated our way here"...I'd feel too embarassed to even celebrate. What a weird moment in PL history we're watching.

  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 42 mins ago

    The reason that Man City are still so dominant is because of their constant financial cheating since 2009.

    1. Feanor
      • 17 Years
      1 hour, 41 mins ago

      We all know that!

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 40 mins ago

        And, what should the consequences be?

        Out of the football league????

        1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          • 9 Years
          1 hour, 39 mins ago

          Transfer ban for the same number of years they abused and a fine equatable to their earnings from domestic titles for that time.

          That would be my recommendation, whether that’s worse than demotion I don’t know.

          1. Fifa las vegas
            • 14 Years
            1 hour, 37 mins ago

            I think it’s definitely not worse than demotion. Transfer ban for a number of years, although that hardly makes a whole pile of difference to them if they remain in the Prem with the squad they already have.

            Does a fine really matter to them?

            1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
              • 9 Years
              1 hour, 35 mins ago

              They have been found guilty for at least 7 years - by the end of that term they’d be pure grass roots fed with a transfer ban.

              The fine would be huge, think of all those prem, FA cup, league cup and champions league titles to pay the earnings back from (which is the amount the fine would be)

            2. AC/DC AFC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              1 hour, 34 mins ago

              This is why 3, 4 division demotion counts

              The squad all leaves at that point

              1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
                • 9 Years
                1 hour, 33 mins ago

                Would they though? Remember they have the money to pay them whatever they want

          2. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            1 hour, 35 mins ago

            National league

      2. x.jim.x
        • 12 Years
        1 hour, 40 mins ago

        Bro thinks he’s the first to think this hahaha

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          1 hour, 36 mins ago

          That's ridiculous

          But people are carrying on here like there's nothing to see

          1. x.jim.x
            • 12 Years
            1 hour, 34 mins ago

            Do you expect people to sign off every comment with “remember City cheated” or something

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 39 mins ago

      Do you think, I never really thought of that

    3. Jebiga
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 35 mins ago

      What the pool and united need to say buahahaha

    4. Jebiga
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 33 mins ago

      We all know that city and aguero make premier league popular. They downgraded pool and utd to win titles every 30 years. If this changes, novody will watch PL again

      1. x.jim.x
        • 12 Years
        1 hour, 31 mins ago

        Yes, famously nobody had heard of the Premier League until 2011

        1. Jebiga
          • 14 Years
          1 hour, 28 mins ago

          Calcio was 100 times the shete premier league for sure from 1995-2010

          1. Jebiga
            • 14 Years
            1 hour, 27 mins ago

            *100 times better

          2. SM001
            • 10 Years
            1 hour, 22 mins ago

            Who's this simpleton?

    5. snow pea in repose
      • 6 Years
      1 hour, 2 mins ago

      Sane, Laporte, Stones, Walker, Sterling, Gundogan, Yaya Toure, B.Silva, D.Silva, De Bruyne, Aguero. Just some of the players who joined City during its multi-year 'spending spree'. I think it's clear we would have seen some much different finishes for City had it followed the rules, I support the points deduction over multiple years along with some sort of transfer ban

  10. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 40 mins ago

    The white washing of this Man City set up is in full swing.

  11. Ady87
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 38 mins ago

    Every player in my Non-FH team has returned. Panicked when I saw all the flags a few days ago and hit FH, disaster.

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 3 mins ago

      Something would be wrong if this wasn’t always the case on FH and the first week of a WC team

  12. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    1 hour, 37 mins ago

    Just because I can't win FPL doesn't mean I won't win fantasy UCL. Time to get my tools sharpened for Tuesday

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 36 mins ago

      Best of luck 😆

      1. PartyTime
        • 5 Years
        20 mins ago

        Cheers! 😆

    2. SM001
      • 10 Years
      1 hour, 34 mins ago

      I left Olise on my bench the last matchday. It still hurts. A lot.

      1. PartyTime
        • 5 Years
        1 hour, 13 mins ago

        Damn. Another opportunity this week.

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 33 mins ago

      (K)ane?

      1. PartyTime
        • 5 Years
        20 mins ago

        it's between him or (O)lise

  13. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 34 mins ago

    haaland wont get bonus

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 32 mins ago

      As an owner, non capper. Good!!

  14. money face bandwagon
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 30 mins ago

    Best gw so far. 95 points

  15. FantasyTony
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 29 mins ago

    Liverpool giving City a preview of the National League

  16. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 28 mins ago

    only City, Brentford and Everton left unbeaten

  17. money face bandwagon
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 28 mins ago

    The better team wins. Simple as that.

    1. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      1 hour, 27 mins ago

      The cheating team wins. Simple as that. Just kick them out mid season so we never have to see them again.

      1. Jebiga
        • 14 Years
        1 hour, 17 mins ago

        Lol, then utd and pool will be shut down for cheating 100 times more 🙂

        1. SM001
          • 10 Years
          1 hour, 5 mins ago

          How did they cheat a "100 times more"?

          1. x.jim.x
            • 12 Years
            1 hour, 5 mins ago

            Wouldn’t bother engaging, thick as mince

            1. SM001
              • 10 Years
              55 mins ago

              I know. Low hanging fruit.

    2. Zalk
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 26 mins ago

      Lance Armstrong also won a lot

    3. Warby84
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 25 mins ago

      Best team were robbed after 62 minutes, shocking decision

  18. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 23 mins ago

    Man Cheaty win and loads roll on behind them on here

  19. Warblers
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 21 mins ago

    The Premier League needs to sort this out ASAP. Allowing a cheating and corrupt team to continue to influence matters is simply inexcusable and is making a farce of out of the entire league.

    1. Jebiga
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 16 mins ago

      Yes city bring a lot of complexes to the people's...
      And it's awesome 🙂

      1. SM001
        • 10 Years
        1 hour, 14 mins ago

        Are you a bot?

        1. Jebiga
          • 14 Years
          1 hour, 9 mins ago

          Ai agent who city payed to remind you for complexes 😉

          1. SM001
            • 10 Years
            1 hour, 9 mins ago

            Wha?

          2. Warblers
            • 10 Years
            1 hour, 4 mins ago

            English not your first language? Not judging...

    2. Old Wulfrunian
      • 10 Years
      1 hour, 9 mins ago

      Man City should be stripped of titles(with no other winner) or get relegated in the lowest division and loose 2-3 titles.

      1. Warblers
        • 10 Years
        11 mins ago

        No worries. I’m sure next year City will scour the globe trying to find the next Kinkladze, Quinn and Roesler while dominating League One!

  20. Old Wulfrunian
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 16 mins ago

    Which one?
    a)Enzo
    b)King
    c)Tavernier

  21. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 15 mins ago

    Any chance of Hall or Wissa no-show? De Cuyper & Gvardiol bencher.

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 10 Years
      1 hour, 8 mins ago

      There is a chance

    2. SM001
      • 10 Years
      54 mins ago

      You don't deserve those points for benching DC.

  22. Jebiga
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 15 mins ago

    Is Kadioglu to De Cyper waste of transfer?
    Have 1 FT

    1. PartyTime
      • 5 Years
      28 mins ago

      Hardly a waste imo. OOP is vital. If you don't have another fire to put out, I would.

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      13 mins ago

      No

  23. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    1 hour, 12 mins ago

    69 pts and a small red currently. (Will be a moderate red tomorrow after Coventry vs Newcastle)

    Could be worse, could be better. Satisfied.

  24. Stimps
    • 13 Years
    1 hour ago

    69 (points) with Wissa, Hall and Barnes to play. Saka captain.

  25. One for All
    • 8 Years
    56 mins ago

    Verbruggen
    Hall, De Cuyper
    Grob, Gibbs White, King, Odegaard, Palmer
    Joao Pedro, Haaland

    Kinsky, Isak, Konsa, Egan

    2FT 0.2 ITB

    BB:

    A) Isak> Solanke/Jackson, Egan> Gvardiol
    B) Gibbs White> Cherki, Isak> Solanke

    Which option guys?

    Thanks

    1. One for All
      • 8 Years
      just now

      Calafiori

  26. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    56 mins ago

    Bruno to a) cherki or b) semenyo? Need the most guaranteed starter v IPS? Thanks

  27. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    52 mins ago

    Play King (HUL) 343 or Silva (SUN) 433?

  28. Atimis
    • 10 Years
    52 mins ago

    Sold Verb Palmer Cherki on WC, and benched Pedro, I remain a master tactician

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 mins ago

      Ouch, that's FPL in a nutshell

  29. Mirec007
    • 3 Years
    51 mins ago

    Hall OUT for De Cuyper IN? Or has that ship already sailed?

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      10 mins ago

      Keep hall and change someone else if cab

      1. Mirec007
        • 3 Years
        9 mins ago

        Other defenders: Calafiori, Konsa, Gvardiol, Egan.

      2. Mirec007
        • 3 Years
        7 mins ago

        I have exactly money for:

        KDH > Rogers & Hall > De Cuyper

        Both will have higher price tonight…

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          6 mins ago

          Tricky as kdh & hall playing well

  30. Dynamic Duos
    • 13 Years
    46 mins ago

    87 plus Hall and Wissa , love it, doubt they get 13 between them , but hoping for 100+

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      12 mins ago

      Nice one

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 13 Years
        10 mins ago

        Cheers man 🙂