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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.

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

    Eduoard should have scored...

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

      Channeled his inner Raphinha there

  2. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    0 Shots on target for City? Pep calling the fans to watch this?

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

      It is incredible that this only happened 4 times since the start of the 2016/2017 season. 3 of which were against Southampton

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

    Wow can't believe on brink of securing second week of cleansheet points from Virgil

    My nemesis has tsim benched!

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

      Oh I love you so much my Big V

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

    Dyche complaining like he's hard done by...shocking lol.

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

    Would like a Man City goal to ruin this Southampton CS.

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

    ayew is somehow an actual PL player.. wow

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

    Mahrez will score. He's annoyingly good.

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

    Gray starts. Rondon up top.

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

      Good. Everton looked rubbish without a target man up front in the first half vs Burnley.

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

      Nice!

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

    Dyche will complain about the penalty just to cover how crap they've been (Ramsdale got the ball)

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

    An assist from captain Salah and another poor performance from Jota …. Come on lads .. 15 minutes to go to turn this frown upside down.

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

    Need more Mo….do it

  12. Isca Extremadura
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Foden or Torres last sub ?

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

      Knowing Pep, probably Carson.

      1. Muchentuchel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        super super keeper

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

      I reckon Foden…

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

      foden on

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

      Can they still make five subs?

  13. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Torres to come on and block Liv clean sheet

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

    Henderson again

  15. bodgejob
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Saka Auba Pepe will demolish the lower sides eventually. Just lacking the final touch/need to be clinical

  16. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

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    Subs: Lonergan, Kenny, Holgate, Gomes, Gordon, Davies, Branthwaite, Simms.

    ASTON VILLA : Martinez, Cash, Targett, Konsa, Tuanzebe, Mings, Luiz, Ramsey, McGinn, Watkins, Ings.
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    1. Big_Bear
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Where is Richarlison???

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

      Demarai let's get some more points

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

      Simma benched 😮

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

    Tsimikas YC

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

    Timmy booked

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

    WTF happened to Pickford!!????

    1. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      he's got very short arms

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

    please hold on livramento

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

    Ref really hating giving Liverpool cards lol

  22. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Is it time to sell Jota

    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I've just bought him 🙁

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

    another Sarr goal and a Salah goal would be nice

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

    TWO 4.0 keepers 😮

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

    Curtis Jones incoming

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

    Danny Ings let's go!

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

    Tsimi 1 pointer loading.

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

    Jota off

    Phew!

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

    Richarlison not even on the bench

  30. Firmino
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Omg Torres owners so lucky. Probably getting Livramento from bench.