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

    SARR I LOVE YOU

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

    Is Benarahma injured for the utd game? No info revealed in the pressers..will not even have 11 this GW even after the bench

  3. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Sarr!!!

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

    Wow Sarr.

  5. LiamK17
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Benhrama to Sarr 2 mins before the deadline might be my best ever transfer in about 4 years

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

    Livramento nailed 3rd on the bench :((((((((((((((((

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

      You got Benrahma?

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

        Duffy and Bissouma will come on. Livra won't

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

      Same

    3. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Torres, Antonio and Richarlison should do it for me.

      Duffy, Bissouma, Livramento

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

    Imagine having Adama "cant finish and cross" Traore over Sarr

  8. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Meh good season so far but messed up going Jota over Salah captain today…

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

    Sarrrrrrrr

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

    Torres > Sarr easiest transfer of the season.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Kneejerk Utd

  11. LE CHARO
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Sarr you beauty

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

    Traore over Sarr sucks, but at least I have him in draft 😆

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

    God dammit why did I get Gray over Sarr…. Ffs

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

    The best feeling in fpl has to be a differential hauling. Sarr you beautyyyyy

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

      Nice well done!

  15. Planet Jo
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Until he learns to keep his shirt on, a Salah goal is only ever worth 4pts, not 5.

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

    Sarr essential

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

      Won't play Norwich every week

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

        but has newcastle then leeds next.

  17. Al Pacho
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Can’t blame Salah. He is such a passionate player. Long live the Egyptian King!

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

    Okay .. torres to sarr right now ..

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

    Raphinha/Benrahma to Sarr maybe this week then…

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

    Livramento YC

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

      Just needs to concede.

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

      Benchers not coming on-ers unite

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

    Traore over Sarr for better long term fixtures seems like a mistake now...

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

      Norwich, Newcastle, Leeds is the best run Watford can have because they can't play against themselves. Needs a transfer out though.

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

    Too much to ask for a Cancelo winning goal?

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

    Livramento YC

  24. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    ffs 15 pointer from Sar

  25. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ødegaard 11 pts loading...

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

      Nice one 🙂

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

    Was so close to Benrahma to Sarr for (-4). Pain pain pain

  27. bOttOmEdpOstrEpliEr.
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Salah(C), Sarr, Odegaard 1st on bench to TAA, wow.

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

    Rival getting Toney in for Torres ffs

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

    Salah pissing away BPS

  30. LE CHARO
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Livramento CS banked !