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23 August 2014 2390 comments
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Saturday’s schedule concludes with the headline act. Arsenal make the trip to Goodison Park looking to build on the stuttering 2-1 win over Crystal Palace on the opening day. The Toffees meanwhile, will also be looking to improve on their first showing, having been pegged back to 2-2 by newly promoted Leicester a week ago.

Arsene Wenger rings the changes with a few surprises. He welcomes back two of his German contingent as Mesut Ozil and Per Mertesacker return to the starting lineup. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also starts, while Nacho Monreal comes in for Kieran Gibbs at the back. Santi Cazorla and Laurent Koscielney drop to the bench, with Calum Chambers retaining his start at the back. Olivier Giroud again starts from the bench with Alexis Sanchez set to be fielded in a central attacking role.

Roberto Martinez also tweaks his lineup with Seamus Coleman and Kevin Mirallas drafted in – John Stones and Aiden McGeady make way.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    crystal puless didnt look so good today 😕

    so much for gettin kelly in

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    1. Milner4eva
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Puless 😀

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    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      He was on my radar until tonight

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    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      DeJong bandwagon incoming

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      1. cravencottage
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        why?

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        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          @ Newcastle next

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    4. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Pulisless

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  2. Telloth
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    My team's looking like this at the moment:

    Krul (Bego)
    Colo Cahill Jones (Debuchy) (PVA)
    Fab Ramsey Siggy Eriksen (Barton)
    Costa Rooney Bojan

    0.5 in bank. Any suggestions for transfers? I really want Clyne in but I realistically need to do it tonight before he rises in price. That said, I want Hazard in too! Got no ideas.....

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    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      You have you just mentioned 2 😉

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  3. @FuzzyWarbles
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    they just flashed:

    Naismith: 5 goals and 2 assists in 10 PL appearances.

    yeah, Id say that is value for a 5.0 player

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    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Looking great value indeed with Barkley crocked. He's making himself undroppable despite them having a few options to take his place

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  4. Jack Frost
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    152000 WC in GW2. Wow. No wonder the favs are going up in price. Is price movement different this year... some restrictions since last year?

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  5. Granville
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    • 17 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    http://foulers.com/

    Flamini, the obvious shout.

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Tiote too

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    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Lol that must be fun

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    3. Kylos
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Cattermole surely up there as a captain choice?

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  6. Rafabio
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    So @GuillemBalague has said that Di Maria to United is happening. Ronaldo has convinced him of the movie. Will get number 7.

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    1. @ocprodigy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Just about to say this. Boom.

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    2. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Beat me to it.

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    3. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Very interesting indeed.........

      Balague is usually on (or near) the money

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  7. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Monreal is the worst left back in the league.

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  8. money face bandwagon
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    De jong or cabella next week? Looking to get 1 in

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    1. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Cabella looks more involved. de Jong bigger goal threat

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    2. Kip
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      De jongh will be fielded as a striker and probably on pens

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      1. SC not pearls before swine
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Really? Haven't really seen him play, but that sounds intriguing.

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    3. JT's Dog
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Cabella obviously started so far, but with no goals so far can see de Jong starting next week

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  9. cravencottage
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Martinez is wonderful manager

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    1. gravless
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      of course, he's an ex-Swan

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    2. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Yes is wonderful. Very.

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  10. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    ---------------------DDG------------------

    Jones-----Evans-----Rojo----Shaw

    Mata------Hereira------Vidal-----Maria

    -------------Rooney------RVP------------

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Vidal?

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    2. Podge
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Vidal 🙄

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    3. Milner4eva
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Mata wide in a 4-4-2? Moyes isn't there any more lol

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      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Mata played well at the end of last season

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    4. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Di Maria renders Rojo a poor buy and Mata ineffective

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  11. Wakka Wakkas
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    I'm assuming that Mert's pace in FIFA 15 will be 7. Maybe 8?

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    1. UnderstandablyDistraught
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      that's a good one zzzzzzz

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    2. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Love to see him and van buyten have a 100m sprint race

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  12. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    @GuillemBalague: Real and United are very close in the valuation of the player. He will cost MORE THAN 60m euros, could be 70. He will wear number 7

    @GuillemBalague: Things finally moving about di María: meetings (agents, clubs) will take place early nxt wk. He has chosen United

    @GuillemBalague: Cristiano told di María United is the club to go. Mendes is returning to Europe from Singapur to finalise deal. All very very close.

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    1. Sunny 😎
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      70 😯

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      1. Podge
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Euro, its about 25 quid

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      2. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Euros though............ still a shed load of cash of course

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        1. Billy Gilmore
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Still £56m

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  13. SW6
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Di Maria, great player but i don't see how he fits well into Utd's current system

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    1. Baa
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I haven't read it yet..
      http://t.co/sDcDHtf9Tj

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      1. Mr.Irwin
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Good read that

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    2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Erm.... All the MF is shite, how wouldn't he fit?

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    3. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      He doesn't. They'd have to go back to 4 at the back, unless they play him cm with Herrera. That would be very weak defensively though

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  14. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Different season, same old Arsenal

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  15. Kip
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Rambo is useless

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    1. Milner4eva
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      wut

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      1. Kip
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        useless

        ship him out i say

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        1. FantaCity
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          you were saying? 🙂

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        2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Numpty

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        3. Jack Frost
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Nice useless comment.

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    2. UnderstandablyDistraught
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      there you go biatch

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    3. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Timing"!

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      1. Kip
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        crap

        price rise inevitable now

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        1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          🙂

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  16. Timtastic03
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    The positions Arsenal need to strengthen are painfully obvious every season. Inexplicable why bringing another CAM seems to be all they do.

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      same story at United

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    2. AlCapwnUK
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      haven't you heard, Chambers can play anywhere.

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  17. Crouching Tiger
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    So Di Maria is joining United. Wonder how expensive he will be, 10.0? United will probably switch back to 4-3-3...

    As usual with new transfers, I will be waiting for how they settle and not bring them on for the first GW.

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    1. SW6
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Utd and 4-3-3 just don't mix. They really don't have the squad for it.

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      1. Crouching Tiger
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        With Di Maria they do.

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    2. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 17 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      They can still play 3-5-2 with Di Maria in a midfield 3 on the right. That's where he played for Benfica.

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      1. Bauerhaus 24
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        I can't see that working at united at all, that would effectively mean playing with only one genuine CM, and even then it would be Herrera who is more attacking than most. And with that defence... It would be suicide.

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      2. Coaly
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        They play a 5-2-1-2 though so he doesn't fit if they keep wing backs as he would be paired in the pivot with Herrera, or RWB. Both poor fits as he is too weak and suspect defensively

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  18. Bod
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Maybe 10.5

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  19. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Ozil is so poor

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  20. Wakka Wakkas
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Jeez.

    Arsenal are horrid.

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  21. Billy Gilmore
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Rambo 😀

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  22. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Ramsey is unreal

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  23. Crouching Tiger
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    RAMSEY GOAL

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  24. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    RAMBOOOOOO

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  25. Studgie G
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    ramboooooooo

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  26. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Boom!

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  27. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    I give up on this game.

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  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    OMG ramsey

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  29. The Sarjeant
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Raaaaamseeeeeey!

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  30. theloveburglar
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    yes go on rambo

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