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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. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Aguero off, Foden on

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

    Watford looks so good 3 days ago

    1. Bees4Lyf
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      You can say this about Watford, Everton and Westham, they have their moments

  3. McSauce
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    10 goals for Arsenal and Lpool, I have Salah C and Auba VC and I get 12 points in total from both!!

    REALLY LADS??

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

      My thought exactly.. lucky I got VVD and Robbo though.

  4. tambourineman
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Aguero subbed

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

    Spurs out of the title race?

    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      They were never in it.

  6. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Kun subbed off

  7. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Can't this 13m donkey dive and get a pen already?

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      no

  8. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Shot was on target, to be fair.

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

    We are YOUNGGGGGGGgggggggggggggg

    We walk Free Keep Our TEETHHHHH Nice 'n CLEANNNNnnnnnnnnnn

    1. Says
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      keep our *sheets* nice and clean

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

      Was it Young or OG?

  10. janowsc
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Mane’s BAPS disappeared real quick there

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

    Kosc goal but was selling for TAA if out injured. Wish was injured longer

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

    Thank you Kun for not blanking 🙂

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      This

  13. 5os
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Tripier OG

  14. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Forget Salah & Mane

    TAA, VVD, Robbo the way to go

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Fair play to anyone with all them :d

  15. teknicolourfox
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Spurs og

  16. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    West Ham couldn’t.

    Could they?

  17. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Amazing OG from Trippier. HOWLER

    1. Firminooooo
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Tripper to TAA -4 went well.

  18. Olivier Bernards watch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    looking at 31 from robbo and taa 🙂

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Sick

  19. Richd
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Aguero rested for the weekend.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yep 🙂

  20. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    should reach 60 points with captain fail cant complain 🙂

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

    You're a 13M striker. Your team scores five goals. You don't make any goal or assist. What are you?

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

      Getting sold

    2. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      There aren't any 13mil strikers

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

        Sorry, mid.

    3. Mattias
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Tired

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

      Out Aubameyanging Aubameyang

      1. DMP
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        For who?

  22. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    At least Kun(c) a bigger success than Salah cappers so far

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

      And will be

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

    VVD 20p
    TAA 18p
    Robertson 13p

    😀

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

      Would complain about only having the two lowest scorers out of those but...

  24. scottmac
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    When you log into Scoutcast and the annoying Brummy lad is guest pesenter

  25. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Poachers finish from Trippier, slides it cooly past Loris

  26. Halftime
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Pogba assist

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

      Again?! Get in!

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

    Spurs Falling like the Belgrano.

  28. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Should have gone 10-0-0 this week
    So many scoring defenders

  29. El-Kloppico
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    3rd captain fail in a row.
    3min for Salah to prove me wrong.

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

    Getting crushed by chaser with 10 men. Sterling cameo no Lascelles off bench

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

      *Rashford cameo

      1. Call Me Old Fashioned
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        same for me, blocked a HUD CS coming on