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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. Party time
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Dendoncker jammy

  2. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Bench points for everyone

    1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Bilva says hello.

  3. LosBlancos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    WGTA? 😆
    Donkey benched as with most.

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Autosub jam for me 😉

  4. SPorting
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone actual start Dendoncker?

    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I did 😎

      1. SPorting
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Sorry about the VAR

  5. robt
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Dubravkas distribution is as bad as his beard

  6. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Remove Mkhi ffs, useless player. Laca and Pepe still on the bench with that donkey playing.

  7. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Autosubs!

    1. dark91
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Last on my bench 🙁

  8. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Dendoncker!! Well in trossard

  9. Four Hit Wonder
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Dendoncker you bench plonker!

  10. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Donck coming off the bench for Trossard.

    Intended 😎

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Same...masterstroke 😎

  11. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    As if

  12. Wirtzle Gummidge
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Plenty will have played Trossard with Donkey 1st sub.

  13. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Oh no Deondocker had to score didn’t he. Sat on my bench.

    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Value rise

      1. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Do you get points for that now?

    2. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Coming off mine for Taylor 🙂

      1. *sigh*
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Bloody hate VAR

  14. Paganoi
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    No Trossard, no problem. Thank you, Dendonker!!!!

    1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Not for long 🙁

    2. Paganoi
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      wow

  15. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    The good old bench points...

  16. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Dendo off the bench for Trossard, loving it

    1. Macam Dave
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Same for me for b Silva

  17. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Dendoncker very highly owned here it seems but how many of those managers had him in their starting 11 i wonder?

  18. Joel_J
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Who assisted?

    1. _Make
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      No goal

  19. Chandler Bing
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Very Capoue-esque

  20. Guy Demel
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    VAR Review

  21. Party time
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Dendoncker ruled out

  22. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    VAR! NO GOAL

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

      I love VAR

      Keeping the Trossard owners in check

  23. _Make
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Ruled out

  24. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Norwood to Dendoncker?

  25. SPorting
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Thanks Mr. VAR

  26. Tshelby
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    No goal

  27. MITHRRANDIRR
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    VAR NO GOAL !!

  28. Gringo Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Dissalowed

  29. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Var says no goal lol

  30. adibo
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Vaaaaaarrrrr