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Alexander-Arnold ill and Torres benched as Klopp and Guardiola ring the changes

There are four Premier League matches kicking off simultaneously at 15:00 BST this afternoon, with Liverpool and Manchester City both in action on home soil.

Crystal Palace and Southampton are the visitors to Anfield and the Etihad, with Burnley v Arsenal and Norwich City v Watford the other two games taking place.

Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola have both rotated heavily from their midweek UEFA Champions League fixtures, with some damaging omissions from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is ill and Andrew Robertson is benched, with James Milner and Kostas Tsimikas getting the nod at full-back. Ibrahima Konate is also in for Joel Matip at centre-half.

There are six changes in all for Liverpool from their win over AC Milan on Wednesday, with Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane back in the side following midweek benchings.

Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah keep their places in attack, with the Reds’ opponents, Crystal Palace, unchanged following the 3-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola makes five changes from the side that hammered RB Leipzig, with Kyle Walker, Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling coming into the side.

Kevin De Bruyne, Ferran Torres and Riyad Mahrez are benched, with Oleksandr Zinchenko and Rodri not in the squad.

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl makes three alterations from the team that drew 0-0 with West Ham last weekend, with Kyle Walker-Peters, Jan Bednarek and Che Adams in for Romain Perraud, Mohamed Salisu and Moussa Djenepo.

Sean Dyche keeps faith with the same Burnley XI that lost 3-1 at Everton on Monday evening.

Both of Mikel Arteta’s two changes are in midfield, with Emile Smith Rowe and Thomas Partey in for Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Albert Sambi Lokonga.

Aaron Ramsdale again lines up between the posts.

Norwich hand full debuts to three summer signings: central midfielder Mathias Normann, centre-back Ozan Kabak and forward Joshua Sargent.

Billy Gilmour and Milot Rashica also come in as Daniel Farke makes five changes from the 1-0 defeat by Arsenal.

Lukas Rupp, Andrew Omobamidele, Pierre Lees-Melou and Christos Tzolis drop to the bench and Kieran Dowell misses out.

Daniel Bachmann is only on the bench for Watford, so budget FPL goalkeeper Ben Foster gets a start between the posts.

Xisco Munoz has made four alterations in all from the Hornets’ 2-0 loss by Wolves, with Kiko Femenía, Tom Cleverley and Craig Cathcart promoted to the starting XI.

Jeremy Ngakia and Peter Etebo are benched and Francisco Sierralta is out.

GAMEWEEK 5 LINE-UPS

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeill, Wood, Barnes

Subs: Hennessey, Cork, Lennon, Rodriguez, Cornet, Collins, Pieters, Bardsley, Vydra

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Smith Rowe, Pepe, Odegaard, Saka, Aubameyang

Subs: Leno, Lacazette, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Soares, Tavares, Mari, Sambi Lokonga, Martinelli


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Fabinho, Van Dijk, Konate, Thiago, Milner, Mane, Salah, Henderson, Jota, Tsimikas.

Subs: Kelleher, Keita, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Minamino, Robertson, Origi, Phillips.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Mitchell, Guehi, Kouyate, Ayew, Zaha, Anderson, McArthur, Benteke, Gallagher.

Subs: Butland, Milivojevic, Tomkins, Olise, Hughes, Clyne, Edouard, Kelly, Riedewald.


Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Ake, Sterling, Gundogan, Jesus, Grealish, Bernardo, Fernandinho, Cancelo.

Subs: Carson, De Bruyne, Torres, Mahrez, Foden, Mbete, Palmer, Lavia, Wilson-Esbrand

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Stephens, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Adams, Redmond, Livramento, Elyounoussi, Bednarek.

Subs: Forster, Lyanco, Perraud, Broja, Djenepo, Salisu, Tella, Diallo, Valery.


Watford: Foster, Rose, Ekong, King, Cleverley, Cathcart, Sissoko, Femenia, Sarr, Dennis, Kucka.

Subs: Bachmann, Ngakia, Etebo, Louza, Masina, Sema, Fletcher, Kabasele, Hernandez.

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Hanley, Gilmour, Kabak, Normann, Rashica, Williams, Pukki, McLean, Sargent.

Subs: Gunn, Gibson, Rupp, Cantwell, Tzolis, Lees-Melou, Giannoulis, Idah, Omobamidele.

ENTER FANTASY5’s FREE-TO-PLAY £10K GAME BEFORE KICK-OFF

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  1. Zilla
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    odegaard goal

  2. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Odewagon

  3. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal 1-0

  4. Limbo
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Odegoaal

  5. Non-template FPL is for Kin…
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Oh the guard

  6. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    New page….still angry….this game so blows goat….

    1. Kabayan
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Don't have Kiko?

      1. GROBARI
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Who?

      2. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Furious with Kiko, furious with this GW…

  7. Non-template FPL is for Kin…
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bad news for AFTV

  8. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    WGTA for Odegaaard?

  9. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Odegaaarddd I own him

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Me too 🙂

  10. LarryDuff
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any assist for Arsenal?

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Saka?

      1. LarryDuff
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I'd love that

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Saka

    3. TAT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Saka.

    4. Viprin
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Saka

    5. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Direct from a free kick

    6. LarryDuff
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mup

    7. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ramshackle?

  11. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool turning the screw.

  12. Pep Roulette
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Odegaaaaarddd let'sss gooooo

  13. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Nice free kick goal for Arsenal

  14. Grand Thibauto
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Saka A

  15. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    SakaA

  16. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Jota shite.

  17. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    when you shoot, try not to hit the big yellow bloke

  18. Bobby Digital
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Odegaard playing in the hole?

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      There are a lot of holes in that Arsenal team tbf.

  19. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sarr do something ffs

    1. QueefParkRangers
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      nothing for a 4th week, on the chopping board if so.

  20. FOO FIGHTER
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Whats happening in the City match. Looks like most have been handed a tub of vaseline by Pep.

    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Fans turning against them yet?

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Asset owners lol

  21. Don Van Vliet
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Zaha looking and acting increasingly like a Meth addict with each game. Last week's fracas with Tanganga had 'pookie pipe' written all over it.

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      lol wtf

  22. Bounce
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    TAA will also miss next GW if has covid, no?

    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      its not covid

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He doesn’t have Covid…

    3. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Does he have covid?

    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Doesn’t have COVID according to Klopp

  23. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Norwich equaliser

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Gilmour?

      1. Sandy Ravage
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Williams?

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Pukki

      3. QueefParkRangers
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Livin' Joy - Dreamer

  24. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    No GK (Bachmann/Steer), no TAA, no Torres, no bench (Bissouma/Dier). This is going well.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If you have Bachmann surely should have Foster as the 4.0, no?

  25. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pukki party on

  26. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    92% posession for Liverpool and not able to score

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      71%

      1. Chalobah's Witness
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        sorry that was just for the past 5 minutes I see

  27. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I’m just in from the pub 😎

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      We know 😉

      Do you have Raphinha at least?

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        😉

        No 😆

        Everyone told me to get Gray 😮

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Oh man. Thought he would have been a shoe-in with those fixtures!

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            😛

    2. Mighty Banana
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lightweight or it's late where you live?

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Very late, been out all day ;cool:

        1. Mighty Banana
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Is the future bright?

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            All good 😎

  28. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Normann assist.

    Points for everyone!

  29. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Get Gallagher on your WC, they said, he’s the new Lampard they said, free scoring like Gerrard they said, more baps than Charlie Adam they said….

  30. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Jota score that.