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

    No pen.

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

    Pen scrapped by VAR

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

    Wow. VAR changes it … no penalty … no RC …… wow.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      😮

  4. moz_1983
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Penalty overturned, red card rescinded.

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

      livramento missing out on a goal 🙁

  5. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    I'm getting Livramento clean sheet points blocked by a Torres one-pointer. I can feel it.

  6. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    VAR saving the big money team.

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

    Eduoard time.

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

    Now score Cancelo

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

    Wrong desision

  10. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Sarr goal

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

    Sarr scored

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

    Sarr

  13. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Come on Edouard!!!! Another repeat of Spurs please 😀

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

    Edouard time soon for Palace?

  15. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Sarr G, Dennis A

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

      Wasnt it King assist?

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Yep my bad, Sofascore said Dennis!

  16. FantasyTony
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ref bottled it

  17. Licky
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Get in, Sarr.

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

    Finally Sarr

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

    SARR YOU BEAUTYYYYYYY

  20. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Well done Walker

  21. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    those watching - are city lucky there?

  22. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Is it too late to say Sarr-y

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

    Dennis haul

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

      Think it is King's assist... Not sure

  24. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    I sold Dennis and got Semedo marcal and jiminez in a WC... hahahaha. oh man why am i so bad at this game

  25. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Sissoko never gonna score is he?:))

  26. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Wish I went Sarr over Gray already

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

    Livramento was taking the pen too...

  28. moz_1983
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    KDB on.

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      er

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

      For?

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

    Gray and Ings to go

  30. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Mark must be creaming his pants

    Sarr and Mbuemo goals