FPL Gameweek 5 – Fixtures, Team News & Predicted Line-ups

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Ahead of Friday’s 18:30 deadline, we have combed through all the Premier League press conferences to bring FPL managers the need-to-know team news, injury updates and predicted XIs for GW5.

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GAMEWEEK 5 FIXTURES

Friday 17^th September

Newcastle vs Leeds (20:00)

Saturday 18^th September

Wolves vs Brentford (12:30)

Burnley vs Arsenal (15:00)

Liverpool vs Crystal Palace (15:00)

Man City vs Southampton (15:00)

Norwich vs Watford (15:00)

Aston Villa vs Everton (17:30)

Sunday 19^th September

Brighton vs Leicester (14:00)

West Ham vs Man Utd (14:00)

Spurs vs Chelsea (16:30)

TEAM NEWS & PREDICTED LINE-UPS

ARSENAL

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Ramsdale; Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tierney; Lokonga, Maitland-Niles; Pepe, Odegaard, Saka; Aubameyang

UNAVAILABLE: Elneny (Injured), Holding (Injured), Xhaka (Suspended)

QUESTIONABLE: Partey (Fitness)

ASTON VILLA

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett; Douglas Luiz, McGinn; Bailey, Buendia, Watkins; Ings

UNAVAILABLE: Davis (Injured), Trezeguet (Injured), Chukwuemeka (Injured), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Buendia (Fitness), Martinez (Fitness)

BRENTFORD

PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Raya; Ajer, Jansson, Pinnock; Canos, Jensen, Norgaard, Janelt, Henry; Mbeumo, Toney

UNAVAILABLE: Dasilva (Injured), Sorensen (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE:

BRIGHTON

PREDICTED XI (4-3-1-2): Sanchez; Veltman, Duffy, Dunk, Cucurella; Lallana, Bissouma, Mac Allister; Trossard; Welbeck, Maupay

UNAVAILABLE: Lamptey (Injured), Webster (Injured), Gross (Isolating)

QUESTIONABLE: Connolly (Injured), Locadia (Fitness)

BURNLEY

PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Gudmundsson, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil; Wood, Barnes

UNAVAILABLE: Stephens (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Collins (Fitness), Long (Fitness), Roberts (Fitness), Cornet (Fitness)

CHELSEA

PREDICTED XI (3-4-2-1): Mendy; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger; James, Kovacic, Kante, Alonso; Mount, Havertz; Lukaku

UNAVAILABLE: Pulisic (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE:

CRYSTAL PALACE

PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Guaita; Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Gallagher, Kouyate, McArthur; Ayew, Edouard, Zaha

UNAVAILABLE: Eze (Injured), Ferguson (Injured), Schlupp (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE:

EVERTON

PREDICTED XI (3-4-3): Pickford; Mina, Godfrey, Keane; Coleman, Doucoure, Allan, Digne; Townsend, Richarlison, Gray

UNAVAILABLE: Calvert-Lewin (Injured), Delph (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Rodriguez (Fitness)

LEEDS

PREDICTED XI (4-1-4-1): Meslier; Dallas, Ayling, Cooper, Firpo; Phillips; Raphinha, Roberts, Rodrigo, Harrison; Bamford

UNAVAILABLE: Koch (Injured), Llorente (Injured), Struijk (Suspended), Forshaw (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE:

LEICESTER

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Schmeichel; Castagne, Soyuncu, Vestergaard, Bertrand; Tielemans, Ndidi; Albrighton, Maddison, Barnes; Vardy

UNAVAILABLE: Fofana (Injured), Justin (Injured), Perez (Suspended)

QUESTIONABLE: Evans (Injured)

LIVERPOOL

PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Milner, Fabinho, Thiago; Salah, Jota, Mane

UNAVAILABLE: Elliott (Injured), Firmino (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Origi (Fitness), N. Williams (Injured)

MAN CITY

PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Dias, Ake, Cancelo; De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Gundogan; Jesus, Torres, Sterling

UNAVAILABLE: Steffen (Isolating), Laporte (Injured), Stones (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE:

MAN UTD

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Maguire, Shaw; Matic, Fred; Greenwood, Fernandes, Pogba; Ronaldo

UNAVAILABLE: Diallo (Injured), Rashford (Injured), Telles (Injured), Cavani (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Henderson (Injured), Jones (Fitness), McTominay (Injured)

NEWCASTLE

PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Darlow; Fernandez, Lascelles, Schar; Murphy, Willock, S. Longstaff, Almiron, Ritchie; Joelinton, Saint-Maximin

UNAVAILABLE: Dubravka (Injured), Dummett (Injured), Shelvey (Injured), Wilson (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Anderson (Injured)

NORWICH

PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Krul; Aarons, Omobamidele, Hanley, Williams; Lees-Melou, Gilmour, McLean; Dowell, Pukki, Tzolis

UNAVAILABLE: Byram (Injured), Zimmermann (Injured), Placheta (Fitness)

QUESTIONABLE: Mumba (Injured), Sargent (Fitness), Giannoulis (Fitness), Kabak (Fitness)

SOUTHAMPTON

PREDICTED XI (4-1-4-1): McCarthy; Livramento, Stephens, Salisu, Walker-Peters; Romeu; Redmond, Ward-Prowse, Elyounoussi, Djenepo; A. Armstrong

UNAVAILABLE: S. Armstrong (Injured), Walcott (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Long (Fitness), Smallbone (Injured)

SPURS

PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Lloris; Emerson, Rodon, Dier, Reguilon; Hojbjerg, Skipp, Winks; Lucas Moura, Kane, Alli

UNAVAILABLE: Tanganga (Suspended)

QUESTIONABLE: Dier (Injured), Lo Celso (Fitness), Romero Fitness), Sanchez (Fitness), Son (Injured), Bergwijn (Injured), Lucas Moura (Injured)

WATFORD

PREDICTED XI (4-1-4-1): Bachmann; Ngakia, Troost-Ekong, Sierralta, Rose; Etebo; Sarr, Sissoko, Kucka, Bonaventure; King

UNAVAILABLE: Joao Pedro (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Gosling (Illness), Kiko Femenia (Injured)

WEST HAM

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Soucek, Rice; Vlasic, Fornals, Benrahma; Bowen

UNAVAILABLE: Antonio (Suspended)

QUESTIONABLE: Reid (Injured)

WOLVES

PREDICTED XI (3-4-3): Sa; Kilman, Coady, Saiss; Semedo, Neves, Moutinho, Marcal; Hwang, Jimenez, Traore

UNAVAILABLE: Bueno (Injured), Jonny (Injured), Neto (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: