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Lacazette, Luiz, Ceballos and Pepe on the bench for Arsenal

There are two Premier League matches kicking off at 14:00 BST today.

Arsenal head north to take on Newcastle United at St. James’ Park, while Leicester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers meet at the King Power Stadium.

The headline team news from Tyneside is that Alexandre Lacazette (£9.5m) – who had been a doubt for this game with an ankle knock – is only a substitute, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) leading the line for the Gunners.

David Luiz (£6.0m), Nicolas Pepe (£9.5m) and Dani Ceballos (£5.5m) also have to make do with a place on the bench.

Youngsters Reiss Nelson (£5.5m) and Joe Willock (£5.0m) start behind Aubameyang.

Joelinton (£6.0m) makes his competitive Newcastle debut and will be joined by an out-of-position Miguel Almiron (£6.0m) in attack, with Steve Bruce keeping faith with the wing-back system that Rafael Benitez favoured in 2018/19.

Matt Ritchie (£5.5m) has recovered from injury and will line up on the left flank.

There are no major shocks at Leicester, with Ayoze Perez (£6.5m) making Brendan Rodgers’ starting XI as expected.

Perez joins Jamie Vardy (£9.0m) and James Maddison (£7.0m) in the Foxes’ line-up but Marc Albrighton (£5.5m) drops to the bench as Wilfred Ndidi (£5.0m) is brought in to bolster central midfield.

Wolves are at full strength, with Raul Jimenez (£7.5m) and Diogo Jota (£6.5m) again paired together in a two-pronged attack.

Jimenez and Matt Doherty (£6.0m) both returned from injury lay-offs in the Europa League on Thursday night and the Irish wing-back also makes Nuno Espirito Santo’s first starting XI of the 2019/20 campaign.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Schär, Lascelles, Dummett, Manquillo, Shelvey, Hayden, Longstaff, Ritchie, Almirón, Joelinton.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Chambers, Sokratis, Monreal, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Willock, Nelson, Aubameyang.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Ricardo, Söyüncü, Evans, Chilwell, Ndidi, Choudhury, Tielemans, Maddison, Pérez, Vardy.

Wolves XI: Patricio, Coady, Bennett, Boly, Doherty, Dendoncker, Moutinho, Neves, Jonny, Jota, Jimenez.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 1

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  1. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    It's all Wolves. One of my front 3 has to score.

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Be bad luck not to get a return

  2. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Damn! I started Dendoncker

  3. just a man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Oh dear Jota. What a miss

    1. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Might have been offside anyway actually

  4. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Dendoncker coming off the bench for me, was the right decision still as per the rules. Why are people crying about the right decision being made? The mind boggles

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Cause they’ve lost points over the weekend because of VAR.

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Can you lose what should never have been given? #philosophical

      2. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        lesson

        hold your lol at and all cap posts until at least 4 minutes has passed

        1. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah it damages the enjoyment of FPL a lot

          1. Bruce Lee
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            you enjoy lol at posts?

        2. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Then get a ban for late goal shouts. 😉

          1. Bruce Lee
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            lovely - everyone wins

      3. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Jammy Dendonkey Template Casuals.

        1. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          He's on for 3 points

          1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            He started.

      4. Bouncebackability
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        VAR is pathetic in some instances. leicester players were walking back to kick off. How can that be hand ball?! Madness

        1. Rostah
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I'm no expert but I've a feeling it's the part where the ball touched the hand that made it a hand ball

          1. Bouncebackability
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Haha yeah course..

            That would never be handball in the middle of the park and they don't stop the game for it.

            It is already taking the mick if fans are only half celebrating a goal because they don't know if things will stand.

      5. jimmy12
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        How is Barry playing?

      6. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Soooooo Matt Ritchie

        1. *sigh*
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Totally Agree

        2. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          This seasons Brunt, will own at some stage.

      7. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Think I need to start Dend next week

      8. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Not only did Dendoncker autosubs get that whiff of jam taken away from them, my Perez CS is still intact.

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          What happened ??
          He scored & got reverted ??

      9. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Auba off the mark!

      10. Agger
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Chelsea are going to get hammered

        1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Why?

      11. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Auba G

      12. thepeen555
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Auba goal

      13. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yes baby 🙂

      14. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Auba!

      15. CRO KLOPP
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        This site needs VAR posts check

      16. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Geez

      17. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        AMT assist.. gettin

      18. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Auba goal

      19. DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Of course Auba scores

      20. Four Hit Wonder
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Did someone laugh at Auba owners?

        Thought so.

      21. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Auba Kane Salah Sterling COmbo !!!!!!!!!!!!

        1. Chandler Bing
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          No way you have that lol

        2. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          You have all 4 !?

        3. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Rest of your team lol

          1. luke
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Pope
            Tala dunk Coleman Kelly
            Sterling Salah Robinson ceballas
            Kane Auba

            1. luke
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              TAA*

      22. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Heart attacks among fpl players to increase 500% since introduction of VAR...

      23. Arteta
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Aubameyangoal

      24. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Clinical!

      25. Podge
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Nice bangabang goal

      26. Agger
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        He's onside. God sake

      27. Speédy
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Brilliant assist by AMN

        1. just a man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Yep great cross