FPL 2024-25 | Gameweek 5 | Fixtures, Team News & Predicted Line-ups
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Ahead of Saturday’s 11:00am 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
Saturday 21 September
West Ham vs Chelsea (12:30pm)
Aston Villa vs Wolves (3:00pm)
Fulham vs Newcastle (3:00pm)
Leicester vs Everton (3:00pm)
Liverpool vs Bournemouth (3:00pm)
Southampton vs Ipswich (3:00pm)
Spurs vs Brentford (3:00pm)
Crystal Palace vs Man Utd (5:30pm)
Sunday 22 September
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest (2:00pm)
Man City vs Arsenal (4:30pm)
All times shown are UK
TEAM NEWS & PREDICTED LINE-UPS
ARSENAL
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber; Havertz, Partey, Rice; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli
UNAVAILABLE: Merino (Injured), Tierney (Injured), Tomiyasu (Injured), Ødegaard (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Zinchenko (Injured)
ASTON VILLA
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Bogarde, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins
UNAVAILABLE: Mings (Injured), Cash (Injured), Kamara (Injured), Philogene (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
BOURNEMOUTH
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Cook, Christie; Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson
UNAVAILABLE: Adams (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Ouattara (Injured)
BRENTFORD
PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Flekken; Van den Berg, Pinnock, Collins; Ajer, Damsgaard, Norgaard, Janelt, Lewis-Potter; Mbeumo, Schade
UNAVAILABLE: Hickey (Injured), Henry (Injured), Jensen (Injured), Dasilva (Injured), Gustavo Nunes (Injured), Igor Thiago (Injured), Wissa (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
BRIGHTON
PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Hinshelwood; Minteh, Baleba, Ayari, Mitoma; Joao Pedro, Welbeck
UNAVAILABLE: O'Riley (Injured), Milner (Injured), March (Injured), Gruda (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Joao Pedro (Injured)
CHELSEA
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Disasi, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson
UNAVAILABLE: Gusto (Injured), James (Injured), Kellyman (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Chilwell (Out of favour), Lavia (Injured)
CRYSTAL PALACE
PREDICTED XI (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Clyne, Guehi, Lacroix; Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell; Nketiah, Eze; Mateta
UNAVAILABLE: Riad (Injured), Chalobah (Injured), Doucoure (Injured), Franca (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Holding (Out of favour)
EVERTON
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Young, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko; Doucoure, Iroegbunam; Harrison, McNeil, Ndiaye; Calvert-Lewin
UNAVAILABLE: Branthwaite (Injured), Patterson (Injured), Coleman (Injured), Gueye (Personal reasons), Chermiti (Injured), Broja (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Tarkowski (Injured), Keane (Injured), Mykolenko (Illness), Garner (Illness), Calvert-Lewin (Illness)
FULHAM
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Pereira, Lukic; Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez
UNAVAILABLE: Carlos Vinicius (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
IPSWICH
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Muric; Tuanzebe, O'Shea, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Phillips; Burns, Hutchinson, Szmodics; Delap
UNAVAILABLE: Donacien (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: H. Clarke (Fitness), Broadhead (Fitness)
LEICESTER
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Okoli, Kristiansen; Winks, Skipp; Ayew, Ndidi, Mavididi; Vardy
UNAVAILABLE: Stolarczyk (Injured), Daka (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
LIVERPOOL
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Gakpo
UNAVAILABLE: Elliott (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Alisson (Injured)
MAN CITY
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Walker, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol; Lewis, Rodri; Foden, De Bruyne, Grealish; Haaland
UNAVAILABLE: Ake (Injured), Bobb (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: De Bruyne (Injured)
MAN UTD
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez, Dalot; Casemiro, Mainoo; Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford; Hojlund
UNAVAILABLE: Lindelof (Injured), Yoro (Injured), Malacia (Injured), Shaw (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Mount (Injured), Hojlund (Injured)
NEWCASTLE
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Pope; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton; Murphy, Gordon, Barnes
UNAVAILABLE: Botman (Injured), Lascelles (Injured), Miley (Injured), Wilson (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Isak (Injured)
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno; Yates, Ward-Prowse; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
UNAVAILABLE: Danilo (Injured), Sangare (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Boly (Injured)
SOUTHAMPTON
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): McCarthy; Sugawara, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Walker-Peters; Ugochukwu, Downes; Dibling, Fernandes, Brereton Diaz; Archer
UNAVAILABLE: Bazunu (Injured), Stephens (Suspended), Sulemana (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Smallbone (Injured)
SPURS
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bissouma, Bentancur; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Solanke
UNAVAILABLE: Richarlison (Injured), Lankshear (Injured), Odobert (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
WEST HAM
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson; Rodriguez, Soucek; Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus; Antonio
UNAVAILABLE:
QUESTIONABLE: Emerson (Injured), Fullkrug (Injured)
WOLVES
PREDICTED XI (4-4-1-1): Johnstone; Semedo, Mosquera, Dawson, Doherty; Lemina, Andre, Joao Gomes, Bellegarde; Cunha; Strand Larsen
UNAVAILABLE: Enso Gonzalez (Injured), Traore (Injured), Kalajdzic (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Meupiyou (Injured), Toti (Injured), Ait-Nouri (Injured)
