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

    Time to sell Jota

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

      Starting to think the same..

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

      Problem is for who?

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

      Just brought him in. Didn't realise he was this awful

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

      be a bit silly before firmino is back from injury in my opinion

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

      still outstanding value
      who would you get for him?

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

        Sarr

  2. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Mo

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

    I LOVE YOU MOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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

    SALAHHHHHHHHH

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

    The king

  6. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Salah is inevitable

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

    ... and a yellow for taking his shirt off.

  8. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Salah captain finally!

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

    Keep the shirt on for God's sake Salah

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

    Virgil A
    Tsimikas AA

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      No assist

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

    Why take the shirt off FFS

  12. hueycho
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Saaaalllllaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh

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

    Never ever doubted Salah…

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

    Salah yc

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

    (C) Salah was the boring but right choice

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

    Don't care about that YC. What a legend.

  17. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Salah yellow card!!!

  18. Ninja Škrtel
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    yeah take that shirt off.

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

    Why take your shirt off Mo. Should have waited for the brace

  20. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Absolute king

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

    Holy Moly!!!

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

    Mo why take your shirt off smh

  23. 3 A
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Stupid Salah get yellow huhu

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

    Salah G
    Salah YC

  25. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Mo, why take a yellow?

  26. osceola31909
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Just keep your shirt on!

  27. dshv
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Why you took off your shirt you egypt ….

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

    Ffs Mo ..why take off the shirt

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

      2-0 tap in vs Palace

  29. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Tsimi assist

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

      Last one who'd get it.

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

      For the 3rd?

  30. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    If VAR were to disallow the goal, would the yellow be rescinded as well?