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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

1,535 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Jota omg wtf

    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Can you believe

    2. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      how!?

  2. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Jota......

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Blazes it over from 3 yards

  3. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Thank you Jota

    Non owner 🙁

    1. Thanos
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Think he will score enough though 🙁

  4. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Jota Donkey

  5. Davros
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Robbo dropped? Tsimi back as 4.0 option??

    1. GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Robbo dropped? What drug do you use

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Miss of the season

  7. OLEgend
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    FFS Jota

  8. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Get in Pukki

  9. Steinburg FC
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    HOW???????????

  10. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Jota misses goal from 2 yards

  11. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    😆

  12. dark91
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    No I can't take this from Jota!!!!!!

  13. Davros
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Pukki-mania

  14. Gunneryank
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Oh no Jota my god!!!

  15. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Jotamiss….

  16. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Jota … god man you are a total nightmare. I don’t know how long I can keep hoping … finishing is just so bad.

  17. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    I would like to apologise for having Jota guys. My bad

  18. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Livramento is pure class

    MOTM so far

    1. Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      ! hope it turns into FPL points as hes third on my bench and will be coming on if Benrahma doesn't make it

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Aye. Not sure about that but he is a season keeper.
        Grealish is running him about but going forward he is immense.
        Needs to back up behind Grealish and play him inside.

  19. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    wtf did i just watch

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I’ll never believe it

  20. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    sounds like its Jota not Mane missing all the chances this game.

  21. GROBARI
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Last draw between Pool and CP was Crystanbul

  22. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Jota worst miss ever

  23. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Jota ladies & gents

    I give up

  24. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Jota has to go. Pure rubbish.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      For Gundogan?

  25. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Diego Nota...

  26. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Jota you nincompoop

    1. Harry the Hack
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      lol nincompoop. great word!

  27. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Jota is a clutz

  28. Gunneryank
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    I can't believe i just saw that.

  29. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Jota....

    GW from hell.

  30. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    In this game so far Jota has looked like a player who has never kicked a football before