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Aubameyang misses out as Alexander-Arnold returns on the bench

Following on from Manchester United’s comfortable 3-0 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage, five more Premier League matches kick off at 15:00 GMT.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has failed to recover from illness as Alexandre Lacazette leads the line for Arsenal, with the fit-again Henrikh Mkhitaryan returning to the Gunners’ starting XI for the first time since Gameweek 17.

Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil fail to make the match-day squad, while Ainsley Maitland-Niles returns at right-back/wing-back.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is only fit enough for a place on the bench at Anfield as Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Adam Lallana in Jurgen Klopp’s one change to his starting XI.

Xherdan Shaqiri misses out through injury.

Eddie Howe is again without Callum Wilson and David Brooks for the trip to Merseyside, though Jefferson Lerma returns from injury.

Jordon Ibe and Diego Rico are handed recalls as Junior Stanislas, Dominic Solanke and the ineligible Nathaniel Clyne make way.

Gylfi Sigurdsson, Richarlison and Cenk Tosun return the Everton XI for the trip to Vicarage Road, with Theo Walcott, Bernard and Dominic Calvert-Lewin dropping to the bench.

Abdoulaye Doucoure for Tom Cleverley is Watford’s only change.

West Ham United are unchanged for their match against Crystal Palace – meaning Marko Arnautovic has to be content with a place among the substitutes.

Wilfried Zaha returns from suspension in place of Jordan Ayew, while Martin Kelly deputises for the injured James Tomkins.

Ralph Hasenhuttl brings Ryan Bertrand, Shane Long, Yan Valery and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg into the Southampton side at the expense of Callum Slattery, Matt Targett, Stuart Armstrong and the injured Danny Ings.

Harry Arter replaces Josh Murphy in Neil Warnock’s only alteration, with Victor Camarasa among the substitutes.

Jan Siewert makes four changes to his Huddersfield side: Ben Hamer, Zanka, Jonathan Hogg and Jason Puncheon come in for Jonas Lossl, Chris Lowe, Isaac Mbenza and Philip Billing.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Wan-Bissaka, Kelly, Sakho, Van Aanholt, McArthur, Milivojević, Schlupp, Townsend, Zaha, Benteke.

West Ham XI: Fabiański, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Noble, Rice, Antonio, Anderson, Snodgrass, Hernández.

Huddersfield Town XI: Hamer, Smith, Kongolo, Jorgensen, Schindler, Bacuna, Hogg, Mooy, Diakhaby, Puncheon, Kachunga.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Torreira, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Lacazette.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Milner, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Keita, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

Bournemouth XI: Boruc, Smith, Rico, Aké, Cook, Surman, Gosling, Lerma, Ibe, Fraser, King.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Valery, Stephens, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Bertrand, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Hojbjerg, Redmond, Long.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge, Peltier, Ecuele Manga, Bamba, Bennett, Arter, Gunnarsson, Ralls, Paterson, Reid, Niasse.

Watford XI: Foster, Janmaat, Cathcart, Mariappa, Holebas, Hughes, Doucoure, Capoue, Sema, Deeney, Deulofeu.

Everton XI: Pickford, Kenny, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Gomes, Gueye, Davies, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Tosun.

2,792 Comments Post a Comment
  1. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Yes!

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Terrible post. Sorry.

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    arsenal hopeless defending

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

    Hahahaha standard Arseholes

    Kola YC too

  4. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Cardiff goal.

  5. Ambrosiana Inter
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Noooo arsenal bloody morons

  6. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    CS thin on ground today

  7. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Huddersfield goal. Get in!

  8. bigwig
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Classic Arsenal

  9. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Hudders goal yesss

  10. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Cardiff 2-1 zohore

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    KOLA OG

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Are you sure ?

  12. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    3 cleanies wiped out. This GW sucks

  13. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kolahaha

  14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    cardiff goal wtf

  15. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    It’s all kicking off!

  16. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Etheridge clean sheet gone, 🙁

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

    Arsenal troll again

  18. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    KOLA OWN GOAL LOL

  19. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    That goal just cost me 7 points, cheers Arsenal you tw*ts

    1. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      oh more than 7 F*** OFF

  20. Pierce34
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kolasinac is the new Fabianski regarding the timing of losing clean sheets.

  21. Samwise the Brave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Is that a Kosalnic OG?

  22. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    KOLA OWN GOAL YES

  23. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Laca 3 baps

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kola assist, OG & YC 😀

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

    Kolasinac OG

    Amazing.

  26. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Foster holds pls

  27. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    CS fiesta at HT turning to goalfest

  28. Homer21
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    FFA ARSENAL!!!!!

  29. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Omggg cardiff

  30. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kola own goal?