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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. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mkhi YC.

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

      🙁

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

    Auba have a goal in him today?

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

      At least two!

    2. JBG
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      If Pepe and Lacazette enters the pitch.

    3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Newcastle have been fairly solid and he had one half chance . I think he will get one

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        There is a decent bit of space but the final ball is lacking at the min

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

          Ty

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

    Yellow Mkhi 🙁

  4. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Can’t wait for people to chin Mkhi in to their teams this year after one good game

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

      So you are saying no one will have him in their team?

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

        Not worth their salt!

    2. Gaffa914
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He’s been awful

    3. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      what good game?

    4. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He's not having a good game

  5. LosBlancos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Which channels are showing lei wol?

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      illegal ones

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

        The channels aren’t illegal

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

      Sport TV if you are in Portugal or at least your ip address in living there. 😉

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

      Where are you? I'm watcha (legal) Malaysian feed.

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

      Im on Modbro atm, from Serbia and Sportklub covers all the games but not on the app 🙁

    5. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      cnbc in america

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

    Vardy sitter missed

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Nooooooo

    2. JonBoy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He might get an au pair.

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

    i don't like to gloat

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      But

      1. Marvin Moon
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        He could steer a gondola with it.

    2. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Bet you weren't gloating when Brad beat you up!

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

      Yet...

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Not even subtly?

      A human without ego is a human without motivation.

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

        it is too early for it

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

    Leicester should be up. Tielemans across goal, Vardy swing and a miss right in front of goal

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

    Vardy hasn't opened the scoring since new year's.

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

    Only way Aubamayeng is scoring is through a penalty or defensive mistake

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

      Wait til all other players are back.

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

    How's Perez and Jota looking?

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

      Both the liveliest in their sides

    2. Gravy_Davey
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Perez looking good. Jota fouling Perez is the only thing I can remember him doing so far this game lol.

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

      Both involved

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

        Jota's fluffed a couple of chances but starting to get more involved and dangerous.

    4. Grounderz
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Both WOL and LEI are trying to break through one another. Perez OK and Jota is good.

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

      Cheers chaps

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

        Jota through on goal, falls over his feet 🙁

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

          🙁

          Hate it when that happens..

  12. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Jota SWOT. Shot way off target

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

      EL was always going to affect them. Still keeping faith though.

  13. LSP
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Tielemans defending well for Wolves

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

      Good to hear, leave the attack to perez pls

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

    I'm enjoying watching Donkers play behind the front 2. He's certainly no fodder.

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

      Right. Has the ability to be the starting 5th or even 4th mid.

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

        He's my 4th mid with Stephens on the bench.

    2. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      thats interesting. im always trying to fit Barkley into the squad but it never quite works. dendonker may just be optimal

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

        I spotted he was underpriced the day the site opened, but I got him for the bench. On Friday I decided I'd start him, which enabled me to upgrade a defender. I've got a triple of Jimi, Jota and Donkers - Wolves front 3 as my front '3'.

  15. OLDHERMAN
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    2019-2020's Fraser? Miguel Almiron, maybe. Speaks a language just 1/2 teammates understand.

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

      Geordie?

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

        Gaelic

      2. OLDHERMAN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Tha e a ’bruidhinn cànan nach eil eòlach air càch. That's all.

        1. Merlin the Wraith
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Rydwi'n gwybod a dallt. Nuff said

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

            Tha thu ceart, mate.

  16. Party time
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Jota just dribbled himself so well

    • Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Jota with a foul on Jota

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

      Embarrassing moment Jota

    • how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Thought perez jota and auba would be closer to their hat tricks by now.

      2nd half hatties always more pleasing anyway.

    • LSP
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Jota trips over his own foot on a huge chance...

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

        Embarresing that

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

      0-0's everywhere...60 mins and the goals will start coming

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

        just in time for people to look at their cs pts and then watch them vanish

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

          Exactly!

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

      If Newcastle play with resilience like this for the rest of the season they will be alright and will not go down that easy.

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

        Almiron is essential

      2. OLDHERMAN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        They will go down battling. Cold comfort indeed.

      3. Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Arsenal look poor as well

      4. Andy'81
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Next week's game against Norwich will be the main test but I'd be more than happy with a point, even from this Arsenal side.

    • Baked baines
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Wow...that 1st half of Leicester and Wolves was amazing!

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

        Heinz?

      2. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Really ?

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

        A tad more amazing second half would be welcome.

        1. International Richard
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I pay for Sky, BT sports, Netflix, Amazon prime, Spotify and Tidal and probably have direct debits I don't even know about, and I still cant watch Leicester V Wolves 🙁

          (I know I can stream football on Spotify. Mentioned that to steal any upcoming comedians thunder)

    • Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mkhitaryan responsible for every Arsenal attack breaking down. If he’s not replaced at the break, Emery doesn’t have a clue.

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

        This. He's been abysmal

    • jtreble
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      LEI impressive.

    • Rash
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Jota looked very lively 1st half

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

        So did blake

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

      how much can you bench press and what is your bodyweight?

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

        75

        72

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

        So basically a mosquito lifting a mosquito?

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

          come outside innit

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

        120kg and i am somewhere north of 15 stone

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

          decent mate

      4. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I do lift daily, but I have no idea what the weight is or how many I do. I have a pretty heavy barbell and dumbells.

        I just lift until I can't possibly lift anymore, then I count to 5.

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

          count to 5?

          1. Piggs Boson
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Lift another 5. I don't know terminology.

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

              ah 5 reps

              nice

              i do the opposite... i do the heaviest i can for 5... drop the weight a bit and do 6, drop the weight a bit more and do 8 reps

              5 reps = strength rep range
              8-10 = more muscle building rep range

              that way i get the best of both

              1. Piggs Boson
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Interesting. Good to know, thanks 🙂

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

                  of course warm up by starting with the bar and adding weight slowly before your 1st heavy set 🙂

      5. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        110

        80

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

          lovely

      6. Andy'81
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Only repping 60 kg at 80 kg.

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

          class mate - i was struggling with like 40 over a year ago... keep at it

          most important thing is to progress slowly while enjoying the journey

          it is a bit like life

    • Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mark with 21 pts on bench.

      Ouch.

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

        He's a fraud

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

        Oohh, who?

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          McGinn, Dunk the main culprits

    • Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Will BUR Pieters lose his spot eventually?

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

      Bring on the Pepster