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27 February 2019 4674 comments
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Six Premier League matches will take place this evening to bring Gameweek 28 to a close.

Two of those fixtures, Arsenal v Bournemouth and Southampton v Fulham, kick off at 19:45 GMT, while Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace v Manchester United, Liverpool v Watford and Manchester City v West Ham United start 15 minutes later.

The headline team news arguably comes from Selhurst Park, where Marcus Rashford is only fit enough for a place on the bench after suffering an ankle injury in the 0-0 draw with Liverpool on Sunday.

Fred, Diogo Dalot and Alexis Sanchez are handed a start, as Ander Herrera, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard miss out.

Palace are again without Aaron Wan-Bissaka, with Martin Kelly replacing the injured Mamadou Sakho in Roy Hodgson’s only change.

Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva and Benjamin Mendy are among the substitutes for Manchester City as Sergio Aguero is joined by Leroy Sane and Riyad Mahrez in the hosts’ starting XI for the visit of West Ham United.

There is no Marko Arnautovic in the Hammers’ squad as Andy Carroll gets the nod to lead the line.

Samir Nasri, Ryan Fredericks and Pedro Obiang also start, while 19-year-old full-back Ben Johnson is handed his Premier League debut.

Roberto Firmino has failed to recover from an ankle injury so Divock Origi leads the line for Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Jordan Henderson in Jurgen Klopp’s only other change, so James Milner moves back into midfield.

Watford are unchanged.

Kepa Arrizabalaga is dropped after the farcical scenes at the end of the EFL Cup final, so Willy Caballero starts in goal.

Marcos Alonso is also recalled, along with Mateo Kovacic and Gonzalo Higuain. Emerson Palmieri, Ross Barkley and Willian make way.

Kieran Trippier, Davinson Sanchez, Erik Lamela and Ben Davies replace Serge Aurier, Juan Foyth, Jan Vertonghen and Danny Rose for Spurs, as Harry Kane and Son Heung-min lead the line.

Alexandre Lacazette is the premium forward who misses out for Arsenal this time, as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang returns to Unai Emery’s starting XI for the visit of Bournemouth.

Mesut Ozil is also recalled, while Carl Jenkinson gets his first league start for the Gunners since November 2016.

Emery has made six alterations to his line-up in total, with Granit Xhaka, Alex Iwobi, Aaron Ramsey, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Shkodran Mustafi dropping out.

Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal and Matteo Guendouzi are the other players to come in.

Lys Mousset replaces the injured Dominic Solanke up front for the Cherries in Eddie Howe’s only change.

David Brooks is back on the bench for the visitors.

Jack Stephens, Matt Targett and Stuart Armstrong make way for Southampton as Maya Yoshida, Charlie Austin and Ryan Bertrand are handed recalls.

Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Kevin McDonald replace Jean Michael Seri and Ryan Sessegnon for Fulham.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal, Jenkinson, Torreira, Guendouzi, Kolasinac, Aubameyang, Özil, Mkhitaryan.

Bournemouth XI: Boruc, Clyne, Mepham, Aké, Smith, Ibe, Gosling, Surman, Fraser, King, Mousset.

Southampton XI: Gunn, Bednarek, Yoshida, Vestergaard, Valery, Hojbjerg, Oriol Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Bertrand, Redmond, Austin.

Fulham XI: Rico, Odoi, Ream, Nordveit, Bryan, Chambers, McDonald, Anguissa, Cairney, Babel, Mitrovic.

Chelsea XI: Caballero, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Pedro, Higuain, Hazard.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies, Winks, Sissoko, Eriksen, Lamela, Son, Kane.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Tomkins, Kelly, van Aanholt, Milivojevic, Schlupp, McArthur, Townsend, Zaha, Batshuayi.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Young, Smalling, Lindelöf, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, Dalot, Pogba, Sanchez, Lukaku.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Milner, Mane, Salah, Origi.

Watford XI: Foster, Janmaat, Mariappa, Cathcart, Masina, Doucoure, Capoue, Hughes, Pereyra, Deulofeu, Deeney.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Danilo, Kompany, Otamendi, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Sane, Aguero.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Johnson, Obiang, Rice, Antonio, Nasri, Felipe Anderson, Carroll.

  1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Not really feeling my planned Higuain and Haz transfers at the moment.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Chelsea with this situation is a risk. Caballero may keep his place until mistake and Azpiliqueta saying he didn't see what was happening...

  2. Eleven Hag
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Mane hatrick please

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Confirmed

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        in the 2nd half

    2. Eleven Hag
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      brought in vardy and mane for son and rashford..pretty happy so far

    3. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Auba* 🙂

    4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Greedy

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

      Don't be greedy.

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        its on when its ON 🙂

  3. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    FFS Aguero

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      thought you were avoiding city...?

  4. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Arnold is looking pretty amazing..

  5. jtreble
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Pep is seething. Oh my.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Good! Hope he boots Mahrez off

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

      Who with? Mahrez?

      1. jtreble
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yes. Mahrez appalling.

  6. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    TAA on 3 bonus even without BPS from CS (if), he has played so well

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    (S)terling is coming on isn't he 🙁

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      He needs to if they want to win

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Why is the S in brackets?

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        (C)aptain

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

          I don't get it. Captain begins with C.

          1. Legendary!
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Sometimes with a K but never an S

          2. jdp219
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Saptain...?

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Minute 56

    4. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Hope so

    5. jtreble
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yes. Mahrez has been awful.

  8. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Another awful gameweek.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      What’s new? Used to it by now, this game sucks on a whole other level

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yes, 19 so far here.

  9. The_Fish
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Shaw getting an assist means I’m now on 16 points and someone hasn’t blanked. Could do with Sterling coming on so I can field 11 this week.

  10. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Last weeks score is starting to look good, 19 of far this GW !

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      15 here.. early though.. anything could happen.

  11. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Kosc G
    Mkhi A

    1. Cookie Kid
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Auba!

    2. MTPockets
        7 years, 2 months ago

        ha

      • The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        No

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Oh wait...

        2. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Yes

          1. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            SSN fail

      • Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        What > I don't believe it

    3. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Arsenal goal

    4. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      That Mane back heel tho!

    5. IRBOX ⚽
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I feel for those who didn’t do Auba > Kun in blank GW25 (myself included).. 2 hat tricks missed and Auba has been a nightmare

      1. Cookie Kid
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Think he’s just scored?

      2. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I share your deep emotional pain

      3. FC Hakkebøf
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yep 🙁

      4. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Thankfully nothing from Kun yet tonight.

      5. XabiAlonso
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        This basically ruined my season

    6. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      AUBAMEYANG WTF ARE YOU

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

        A flop

    7. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Starting to suspect my players' current scores spell out "we hate you" in binary.

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        😀

    8. Pras (FPL)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Auba goal?

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

        Looked like it

    9. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      WTF, did Rondon, Auba and W-B all drop last night??? I seem to remember them being 5.9, 11.1 and 4.3 in my team...

    10. JELLYFISH
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Come on soton... cs please

    11. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      GOOOOONERSssssssssssss

    12. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      3-1 and still no Auba invol..... OH WAIT YAYYY!

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        So it's Koscielny? I take it back.... AS IF

      2. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        No

    13. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Another Arsenal goal.
      Another Auba blank.

      Captain fantastic...

    14. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Anyone have an Auba voodoo doll?

    15. Napoleon IV
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      fantasy football ain't what it used to be!

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Hasn’t been for a long while now, zero enjoyment, yet we still play it lol

    16. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Man City need Zabaletta to come on and help them.

    17. I Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Aubameyang is just the absolute worst. Never owning him again.

      1. Bolivian Seaman
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        his home stats were the best ever... crazy game ff

    18. Cookie Kid
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Ok this Auba thing is a nightmare

      Goal now given to Kosc

    19. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Auba is being sold . Useless tw*t

    20. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Aubameyang wtf 🙁

    21. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Kosc my first attacking return today