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

    Mo Salah!
    Mo Salah!
    Mo Salah!

  2. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Salah EO? Can we Ronaldo cappers celebrate the points?

    Also, dammit Torres… please keep your CS now Livramento

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

    Why do player get booked for taking off their shirt again?

    1. Viprin
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Some girls might faint in the stands

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Indecent exposure.

    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Paddypower underpants

  4. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Need that Pool cleanie wiped.

  5. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    This is why I had to have Salah as (C) vs us, was always going to happen. Great goal, just keep your shirt on 😀

  6. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Moooooo

  7. Bounce
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    What does taking off your shirt accomplish?

    1. fusen
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Gets you a yellow card

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Lol

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

      Dominance

  8. Saka Rice
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Practically everyone has Salah captain so whatever points he gets doesn't matter much

    1. money face bandwagon
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      some might have cr7

      1. diabydoesgallas
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Anyone that captained ronaldo over Salah this week isn’t worth worrying about lol.

        1. money face bandwagon
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          well, i wouldnt be surprised if cr7 gets a brace

    2. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Lots of people with Ronaldo cap as well

    3. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      185 EO, so if you captain him this haul is worth 4 or so points versus the average. Still worthwhile.

  9. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    taking shirt off against palace after already winning?

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      100th goal

    2. GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      So?

  10. GROBARI
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Imagine being pissed becouse of yc after a goal. Someone just dont deserve to be a Salah owner

  11. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Give me a Livramento og and I could not have wished for this week to go any better.

  12. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    well that sucked for a Mane, Jota owner, no doubt Mo and VVD will take his bps as well.

    1. Life_Ban
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Absolutely hope so!!!

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

    Why is it a YC for taking off the shirt anyway?

    1. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I think it has got something to do with sponsors...

    2. Bounce
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Feminism.

  14. PogChamp
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Boring Salah. He should be 15m.

  15. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Konaté is such a handsome lad.
    What a player!

  16. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    scenes when salah gets sent off

  17. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    No richarlson
    No Pickford

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      It was last week I needed a Richarlison no show for Marçal.

    2. Maeki2
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Where are they?

  18. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone watching the the Norwich game? How come Gilmour's on 3 BAPs?

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

    Need a palace goal now to get Salah the 3bp

  20. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Wonder if City will go back in for Kane in January.

  21. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    This is like watching Wolves for the 2nd time today

  22. tambourineman
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sarr goal

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      You beauty!

  23. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Why remove your shirt when it’s only palace

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I would too if my body looked like that

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      wow Gilmour on for max bps despite no goal/assist. Thats how good he is!

      1. The Senate
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        not any more...

    3. Gunneryank
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Tierney subbed. Burnley have been smacking him around all day. He's played well though.

    4. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      We're getting Livramento clean sheet points off the bench lads. So watch it, drink it in.

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

        🙁

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Don't tempt fate!

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

        Gimour on maximum BAPs for you lucky owners!

        1. Granville
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Doubt it. Watford scored again

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

          Take that back. Bad timing 😀

      4. The Senate
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        ISMA YOU HERO

      5. Walter White (WW)
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Sarr haul

      6. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        SARR AGAIN !