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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

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

    Not a great advertisement for the fans Pep 😉

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

    One nil to the Arsenal!!
    One nil to the Arsenal!!
    😀

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

    Last move on WC was
    Alonso/Sarr
    to
    Rudiger/Raphina

    Alonso haul and Rudiger blank coming up

  4. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Fairs to those who own Sarr.

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

      he's a good lad

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

      Well done to owners. Thought his goals would come at home but then again, it is Norwich!

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

    Big Ben White 7-pointer 🙂

  6. g_jannyg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Another Dias clean sheet need that

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

    Who knew Tsimi would outscore Jota by 2 points this week!

  8. Drogo
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Richarlisson? What? Where?

    1. BoleynWin
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Not even in the squad, can’t believe it. He best be back for next week against Norwich, patience is seriously wearing thin!

      Livra coming off the bench is the only positive for him.

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

        Was about to replace him for Saint-Maxime, but saw that Everton plays Norwich at home ...

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

    Peps lost his mojo

  10. artvandelay316
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Jota disappoints second week in a row. Time to go?

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

      Yeah, tougher defenses coming.

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      yes, sell him

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

      nah keep he's the best for the money

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

      Possibly. He is a streaky player and honestly looked really off the pace today.

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

      he plays up front for most attacking team in league and is only 7mil what do you think!?

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

    Tierney out - injury or tactical?

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

      Tactical. He looked fine, just roughed up by Dyche and his anti-football.

  12. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    40 with 3 to play. Anybody worse?

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

      27 with 4 including Benrahma

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

        ouch. GL

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      yes 37, you got cap left?

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

        Salah

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

      45 with 3 to play on a WC

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

      42 with 3 to go, only 9 players for now. Could be worse (Christensen, Ronaldo and Greeny to go).

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

      What’s your team, WC?

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

        No, but only 10 players playing this week with no Torres/Robbo/Toni

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

      33 with 5 left. Could be worse considering the carnage of this GW.

    7. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      58 with Shaw,Ronaldo,Greenwood,Sanchez to go

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

        Booooo. Haha. Well played

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

      43 with 4 to play, double Wolves defence instead of Ramsdale screwing me over, hey ho

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

        I have the triple... Most dissapointed with going Traore over Sarr

    9. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      44 at the moment with Christensen and Ronaldo left to play. Not as bad as I feared after the Wolves match (triple Wolves) and hearing TAA/Torres weren't playing.

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

        Similar boat. Could have been worse I guess

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

    Hope the City fans didn't fork out for that tripe...

    Peps days looking numbered.

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

    1.Torres to sarr
    2.Ayling to livramento

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

    I put Livramento ahead of Willams on my bench. 😎

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

      Expert! Played.

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

      I put Ben White ahead of Livramento on my bench 😎

      ... but also Bissouma ahead of Valentino!

  16. No_Mo_Salah?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Gutted.... Toney out and went Raph instead of Sarr. Could have been worse though!

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

    Williams and Livramento booked, great

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

      I’ll take the 5 from Livramento. Almost a miracle to get that from my only sub against MC after losing TAA.

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

      Ffs

  18. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    I am so genius picking up Torres over Sarr, last week

  19. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    37 with only Doucoure, Greenwood and Ronaldo cap left, hopefully I can get close to 60. Hoping Doucoure goes mad today 🙂

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

    ok.
    39 points and going from 150k to 160k.

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

      41 and big red arrow

    2. james 101
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      39 and going from 8k to 11k

      But loads of players still to help me

      (Or screw me further!)

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

    Ayling -> White looking like a plan.

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

    Well 35 so far once Livramento’s 5 are added.
    Feared way worse, Salah (c) to the rescue.

    Pretty surprised to see Bruno is only 4% owned in my area. My biggest differential by far.

    Still 6 to go so maybe a decent score is still possible.

    1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Another Bruno owner here, going to be strange to cheer him on.
      And also 6 to go (but 44 pts), this week has been crazy I love it.

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

    Roll on Rondon master class

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      You Do Ron Don!

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

      Digne assisting please

  24. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Arteta to replace Pep?

  25. PogChamp
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Mane needs 3 goals for a single bp. Never ever gets baps!

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

    Worst FPL week of my life so far

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

    Sarr my vc, hope Ronaldo (c) misses out lol

  28. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Sarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

  29. james 101
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Any surprises in the 530pm game team sheets?

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

      No Pickford (injured we think) and no Richarlison.

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

      No Richarlison

    3. james 101
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers

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

    Looks like 60 with Lukaku and Ronaldo to play, Sarr and Salah(C) keeping me going.