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Mikel Arteta has named an unchanged Arsenal side for the trip to Crystal Palace which kicks off the Saturday schedule.

For those keeping an eye on the Gunners with their new manager, such a decision will come as positive news.

One of the biggest issues with Unai Emery’s Arsenal outfit was the constant chopping and changing, both from one match to the next and often at half-time too.

That made investing in the right Fantasy Premier League assets hard to do, and that was before we consider how patchy their form was.

By contrast, Arteta already has the Gunners in a period of positive momentum, so to see him start to settle his starting XI makes our job even easier.

Both Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.8m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) feature in the line-up as do Mesut Özil (£7.2m) and Nicolas Pépé (£9.1m).

Furthermore, amid some recent defensive improvements, the same back-four which shut out Manchester United has been rolled out at Selhurst Park with Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.6m) and Sead Kolasinac (£5.2m) selected either side of David Luiz (£5.7m) and Sokratis Papastathopoulous (£4.9m).

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace embark on the first of a three-match period without important central midfielder Luka Milivojevic (£6.7m), their designated penalty taker too.

Following his sending off in the FA Cup third round, he will be absent for Gameweeks 22, 23 and 24.

Cheikhou Kouyaté (£4.9m) comes in for the Serbian international and looks set for a role in the midfield trio alongside James McCarthy (£4.4m) and James McArthur (£5.2m).

In defence, a hamstring injury for Mamadou Sakho (£5.0m) means experienced former Chelsea centre-back Gary Cahill (£4.4m) comes back into the Palace side.

New signing Cenk Tosun (£5.7m), who joined the Eagles from Everton this week, is on the bench.

Crystal Palace XI: Guiata; Riedewald, Cahill, Tomkins, M Kelly; McCarthy, Kouyaté, McArthur; Meyer, Zaha, Ayew.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Kolasinac, Sokratis, D Luiz, Maitland-Niles; Xhaka, Torreira; Aubameyang, Özil, Pépé; Lacazette.

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  1. Random Name
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Palace calling for handballs that don’t exist

    Scummy team to watch honestly

    1. DLL18
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Plus chanting 'var, var' after they held up a massive banner saying var is killing the game. Sure.

    2. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Can’t claim they’re an easy watch but name the team that doesn’t appeal for handballs

  2. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    That was an awful tackle by Auba, truly. Love the guy as a player and a character generally but yeesh. Clumsy as hell, hopefully no malicious intent.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Just doesn’t know how to tackle. Close to tears going off, no intent.

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

        Ah right, yeah expected it might be one of those 'holy crap i didnt mean to'

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Malicious or not it was a straight red card.

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

        No arguement

  3. Ronny Sandstone
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Will Aubamayang get 3 game ban or is it possible to get it overturned for not being malicious or something like that?

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Won’t get overturned. 3 game ban

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      3 games

      1. Ronny Sandstone
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Ok cheers guys

        Not the end of the world, easy downgrade to free up pool player cash.

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      He endangered the opponent recklessly.

      Should be 3 games.

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

      Arsenal in relegation battle in no time now.

    5. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      No, don't think this will get overturned https://i.imgur.com/IkRydgZ.png

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

    Holgate looks nailed nice

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Does at the minute but also looks like ancelotti is still to work out his strongest team so could be some experimenting in next few weeks

  5. Party time
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Hudson Odoi is the most over rated English human being I've ever seen

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      What about Barkley?

      1. Party time
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Have never really heard/ seen people rate him that highly like hudson odoi... even bayern don't know what they were signing up for

    2. Pacer.
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      *Harry Maguire strides into view*

      1. Ginola14
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        lingard says hold my beer

        1. Party time
          6 years, 6 months ago

          😆

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Hahahaha

    4. HamezMace
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Benerdict Cumberbatch

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

      Jack Rodwell says hello

  6. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    What a keeper we have

    1. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Absurd we got him on a free.

      We may not spend much but when we don’t spend anything we do it quite nicely 🙂

      Ayew looks a bit of a bargain too - didn’t see that coming at all.

  7. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Lacazette screws up the rebound from 4 yards out.

    1. Random Name
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      With the goalkeeper right in front of the ball....

  8. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    To the guy who said he bet on this Auba RC, any proof?

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

      Didn't say he bet on it - said he dreamt of it last night. Also, his handle is...wait for it... "How Now Psychic Cow"...

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        No not Cow, another person saying he bet off the back of it.

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

          Aah...missed that. As you say..proof needed. 🙂

    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I saw someone post this morning saying they had a dream last night that Auba got sent off.

      Some guy replied saying it’s 66/1 so put some money on it.

      I hope he followed his advice!

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Yes, saw this too. Really bizarre!

    3. SteJ
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Can you share pictures on here?

      1. SteJ
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        https://ibb.co/hCHw44s

        1. ‘Tis the Season
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Wow well done!!!!!

  9. Pukki Party
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Guaita triple save?

    1. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Asking or telling?

      1. Pukki Party
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Should be triple save.

        1. Champions League Varane
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          1 🙁

          2 more vinc!

          1. Pukki Party
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            I will riot if only two given

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

      It was at most 2. The rebound coming back from the post isnt a save

      1. Pukki Party
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        But took a deflection from guaita before hitting post, that's a save. And i counted two after that?

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

          Scrambles like that were the attacker kicks several times into the keeper on the ground is generally counted as one save.

          1. Pukki Party
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            3 given! Not sure if he had 0 before that

  10. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Lacatalent

  11. Moose™
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Lets go Vardy ©

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I'm not at all confident - prepare yourself for disappointment.

      1. Moose™
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        We rise together, we fall together.

  12. suddenorgan
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Saw Keane starts on Everton twitter and thought DCL was benched then realised I couldn't spell

  13. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Aubameyang (RC) still on 2 BPS...

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Has to change surely??

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

        Has just dropped to 1...

  14. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Let’s go Traore! Double digit haul, please.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Yes!

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Has to show he deserves the place as 4th mid, with all those good options

  15. Random Name
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Need to mention palace’s colour scheme is atrocious. A 10 year old could’ve picked better matching colours

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Nice trolling

    2. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      It works well. What's your beef?

      1. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        He is just a troll, scroll past 😉

        1. Random Name
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Typical palace fan

        2. One Wheels Enough
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          zzzzzzzzzzz

    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Pipe down Zoolander.

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

    Henderson + Lundstram CS locked for next week with no Auba 🙂

  17. Sancidino
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Monster save to Pepe's shot

  18. Pukki Blinders
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    double save for Guaita. That's all we're getting folks

    1. Pukki Party
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Triple? Saved the first shot that hit the post too

  19. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Which party are you joining at 3PM?

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

      VARDY. IT'S COMING.

      Also hope Rashford/Martial do decent though, despite the fact I'm selling at least one of em next week. Jimmy to crack on nicely as well.

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      The one at King Power Stadium

    3. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      The only party in town... Vards

    4. Butcher
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I think you mean tomorrow? No party today. Nobody turned up. They've all gone to Villa park.

  20. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Tomkins YC

  21. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    What does my team need?

    Some Grealish, Maddison, Richarlison, Son, Ings etc.?
    Or just adjustments in defence?

    2 FTs, 0.7 in the bank

    Henderson
    Soyuncu, TAA, Lundstram, Rico, Kelly
    Salah, Mane, KDB, Traore, Cantwell
    Vardy, Rashford, DCL

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Nothing tbh. Perhaps Grealish for Traore as then you can play 3-4-3 and bench 2 of Lundstram, Rico and Kelly every GW.

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers, 0.2 short, would have to downgrade someone

    2. HamezMace
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Nothing really mate, nicely set up with the Liverpool triple.

      Personally Rashford and Traore to Ings and Maddison or Grealish would be good, but not essential

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers, that’s a good idea

  22. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Tomkins yc

  23. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Luiz almost

  24. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    1-1 & Luiz does that 😆

  25. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Palace got spirit

  26. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    3 - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is the third Arsenal player to score and be sent off in the same Premier League match, and the first since Mikel Arteta vs Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in October 2013. Repeat.

    Funny stat that

    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Good stat

  27. badgerboy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    David Luiz free kick masterclass.

  28. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Luiz shooting at the moon

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      He's playing Hearts?

  29. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Scenes when Martin Kelly scores the winner, glued to most (including my own) benches.

  30. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Might punt on Laca next week for 1 week before WC (probably Rashford out as they have Liverpool)

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Expecting Sheffield to be well beaten?

      1. Ady87
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Better beaten than I’m expecting Liverpool to be by United unfortunately.

    2. TAT
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I love Laca as a player, but he's not in scoring form right now. and Arsenal without Auba? I don't know…

    3. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      eek don't do it. Went there when they had 3 easy games earlier in the season and he'd just hauled in the previous game - he got me a single goal, then blanked, then was benched by Freddie.

    4. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I’d never normally consider it, not this season anyway, but I still think in a straight up single game, he could out score Rashford next week, then Rash back in immediately on WC.

      Playing without Auba may not actually be a detriment to Laca returns.