Dugout Discussion

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 hooked

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

    I wish i could WC my GW5 WC team

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

      Wc gw 4 as well

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

    Do something Mo!

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

      Thank you!

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

      He just did

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

    Jacob Ramsey subbing in for me… at least he starts

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

    A superb display by Mitchell today

  6. Zalk
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Jota, the 3p merchant

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

    No Torres

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

    Never got any returns from Jota…

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

      1 cs return will solve everything

  9. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Looks like a covid outbreak in Everton, so many missing.

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

    Jota should have had about 30 points these last two matches.

    Ah well.

  11. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Jota, massive let down..

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

    Kiko in for Torres 😆

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

    T0rres 🙂

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

    Jota missed an absolute sitter too.

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      So wasteful

  15. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    This GW is shait. No Torres, TAA, Pickford, Omo and Antonio. 9 players OMG

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

    sit on the bench and think about what you've done today, Jota

  17. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Jota is one of the most over hyped players in the PL.

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

    Jota, it’s time to go.

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

    Gilmour stealing a bap atm.

  20. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Salah goal

  21. Daniyal
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    how many subs are allowed now 3 or 5 ?

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

    SALAH!!

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

    Salah goal

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

    Salah G

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

    Salah!

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

    KINGGGGG MOOOOOOO

    YC INC

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

    MO!

  28. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Mo!

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

    YC Salah

  30. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Lets go Mo