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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. JIMMY TUGGINS
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Mkhi YC.

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      🙁

  2. TheSteel
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Auba have a goal in him today?

    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      At least two!

    2. JBG
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      If Pepe and Lacazette enters the pitch.

    3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

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

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

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

        1. TheSteel
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Ty

  3. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Yellow Mkhi 🙁

  4. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. The Train Driver
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

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

      1. twoplustwo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Not worth their salt!

    2. Gaffa914
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He’s been awful

    3. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      what good game?

    4. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He's not having a good game

  5. LosBlancos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Which channels are showing lei wol?

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      illegal ones

      1. Ha.
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        The channels aren’t illegal

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

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

    3. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

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

    4. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

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

    5. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      cnbc in america

  6. TheSteel
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy sitter missed

    1. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nooooooo

    2. JonBoy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He might get an au pair.

  7. Bruce Lee
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    i don't like to gloat

    1. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      But

      1. Marvin.
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        He could steer a gondola with it.

    2. Je suis le chat
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

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

    3. Four Hit Wonder
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yet...

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not even subtly?

      A human without ego is a human without motivation.

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        it is too early for it

  8. just a man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

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

  9. Tommyg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

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

  10. Agger
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. ZeBestee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Wait til all other players are back.

  11. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 17 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    How's Perez and Jota looking?

    1. TheSteel
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Both the liveliest in their sides

    2. Gravy_Davey
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month 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
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Both involved

      1. Andy_Social
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

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

    4. Grounderz
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

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

    5. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers chaps

      1. Andy_Social
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Jota through on goal, falls over his feet 🙁

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 17 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          🙁

          Hate it when that happens..

  12. Rinseboy
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Jota SWOT. Shot way off target

    1. ZeBestee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

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

  13. LSP
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Tielemans defending well for Wolves

    1. tokara
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Good to hear, leave the attack to perez pls

  14. Andy_Social
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. ZeBestee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

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

      1. Andy_Social
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

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

    2. Dr. Rog
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 1 month 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
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month 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
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Geordie?

      1. OLDHERMAN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Gaelic

      2. OLDHERMAN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

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

        1. Merlin the Wraith
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Rydwi'n gwybod a dallt. Nuff said

          1. OLDHERMAN
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Tha thu ceart, mate.

  16. Party time
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Jota just dribbled himself so well

  17. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Jota with a foul on Jota

  18. TheSteel
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Embarrassing moment Jota

  19. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

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

    2nd half hatties always more pleasing anyway.

  20. LSP
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Embarresing that

  21. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

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

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Exactly!

  22. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month 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
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Almiron is essential

    2. OLDHERMAN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      They will go down battling. Cold comfort indeed.

    3. Yankee Toffee
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Arsenal look poor as well

    4. Andy'81
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month 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.

  23. Baked baines
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Agger
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Heinz?

    2. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Really ?

    3. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A tad more amazing second half would be welcome.

      1. International Richard
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 month 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)

  24. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    7 years, 1 month 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
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      This. He's been abysmal

  25. jtreble
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    LEI impressive.

  26. Rash
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Jota looked very lively 1st half

    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      So did blake

  27. Bruce Lee
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      75

      72

    2. Four Hit Wonder
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      So basically a mosquito lifting a mosquito?

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        come outside innit

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      120kg and i am somewhere north of 15 stone

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        decent mate

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month 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
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        count to 5?

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Lift another 5. I don't know terminology.

          1. Bruce Lee
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month 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
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Interesting. Good to know, thanks 🙂

              1. Bruce Lee
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 1 month ago

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

    5. IRBOX ⚽
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      110

      80

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        lovely

    6. Andy'81
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Only repping 60 kg at 80 kg.

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month 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

  28. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Mark with 21 pts on bench.

    Ouch.

    1. Agger
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He's a fraud

    2. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Oohh, who?

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        McGinn, Dunk the main culprits

  29. Yankee Toffee
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Will BUR Pieters lose his spot eventually?

  30. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Bring on the Pepster