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Nketiah handed another start up front as Martinez replaces injured Leno

Two Premier League matches kick off simultaneously at 18:00 BST this evening, as Gameweek 31+ heads towards its conclusion.

Southampton play host to Arsenal at St Mary’s, while Burnley enterain Watford at Turf Moor.

Mikel Arteta has made four changes from the side that lost 2-1 to Brighton and Hove Albion, one of which was enforced by injury.

Bernd Leno (£4.9m) may not play again this season and his place between the visitors’ posts is filled by Emiliano Martinez (£4.2m), who makes his first Premier League start since the 2016/17 campaign.

Sead Kolasinac‘s (£5.2m) place at left-back is taken by Kieran Tierney (£5.3m), meanwhile, and the fit-again Granit Xhaka (£5.1m) returns to central midfield to replace Matteo Guendouzi (£4.2m).

Budget Fantasy Premier League forward Eddie Nketiah (£4.4m) is also recalled up front, taking the place of Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m).

Lacazette and Mesut Ozil (£7.1m) are only among the substitutes.

The Southampton team news is a lot more straightforward, with Ralph Hasenhuttl not making any alterations from the side that defeated Norwich City 3-0 last Friday.

Shane Long (£4.7m) returns from injury on the bench, however.

Danny Ings (£7.2m), the fourth-most-bought FPL asset of Gameweek 31+, gets another run-out up front.

Burnley are also unchanged from Gameweek 30+ but Sean Dyche is at least able to name a full complement of substitutes, with Phil Bardsley (£4.3m) available again.

Nick Pope (£5.0m), the most-owned ‘active’ goalkeeper in FPL, starts in goal as expected.

Nigel Pearson has made two changes to the Watford side that started the 1-1 draw against Leicester on Saturday.

Will Hughes (£5.3m) and Danny Welbeck (£5.8m) start in place of Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.6m) and Roberto Pereyra (£5.6m), who are both benched.


Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Mee, Tarkowski, Taylor, Brownhill, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Rodriguez, Vydra.

Watford XI: Foster, Femenia, Kabasele, Dawson, Masina, Capoue, Hughes, Sarr, Cleverley, Welbeck, Deeney.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Valery, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand, Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg, Redmond, Armstrong, Obafemi, Ings.

Arsenal XI: Martinez, Bellerin, Mustafi, Holding, Tierney, Pepe, Ceballos, Xhaka, Saka, Nketiah, Aubameyang.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 31+

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  1. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    lol this crossbar bounce

  2. JabariParkersEyelid
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    That was a sitter.

    1. Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      That was a good opportunity for sure, but a sitter is what Rashford had when the goal was open

      1. JabariParkersEyelid
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I mean he was 6 yards out only keeper to beat, should have scored.

  3. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Pope looking lively?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      He turned up, that's good enough for Burnley these days.

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        hopefully, he will keep a cs and grab some baps...

  4. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Sorry if I'm missing something obvious..... When I use the RMT tool in the members area, it quite often suggests benching a player even though they have a higher points prediction that others.
    E. G this week it predicts higher points for dcl over nketiah, but to put him 1st on bench.
    What am I missing?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      They think the player will score more if he starts but the likelihood is he wont

      1. waltzingmatildas
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Ah, didn't realise it takes that into account. So, it thinks dcl won't start, interesting?

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          I suppose he’s due a rest and Keane did score

  5. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Get out of my team Auba. Can’t wait to shift him and Barnes for a lovely -4, don’t care if he’s got Norwich.

    1. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      He's looking good!

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Sold Auba on WC so bound to punish me, while Ings will blank now I’ve got him.

  6. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Playerd Jota over Saka which seemed sensible...but Saka looks lethal here.

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I’m on the same boat

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Lethal as in injured?

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        (in a sporting context) very accurate or skilful.

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Looks ok

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Timing

  7. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Lets do this Pope

  8. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    C'mon Auba, bury the next chance!

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Keeper saved the last one, he didn’t miss

      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah just saw the replay. Of course I sold McCarthy this week.

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Lol

  9. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Hojbjerg's only 24. Damn. Seems like he has been around for ages.

    Arsenal would never make an offer for him, but he is exactly the type of midfielder they need. Gives a solid 7/10 performance minimum every week.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      No one.

      Absolutely no one.

      Diesel: Hojbjerg was conceived...

  10. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Southampton running riot against ARS def?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Nope, only had 1 shot so far to Arsenal's 3

  11. ralfb
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Son to martial? Have already Bruno and Rashford ?

    1. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Lol

  12. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    This Nketiah lad is good. At 4.4 he's a great steal if he keeps playing... too bad I already have 3 forwards...

    1. ItOnlyTook9Years
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Everyone already has 3 forwards

      1. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Right hah. What I meant was that I have 3 forwards that I don't want to get rid of.

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          I’m taking a wild guess here, but I think he really knew what you meant all along.

  13. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Son or Salah for the rest of the season?

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Mo easily

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Surely Salah? He is the highest point scorer in the game. Best points per game.

      FPL King.

  14. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Bit disappointed as I was following the crowd a bit with Fernandes on my WC and I often try and get Martial in my teams (also have Rashford and Maguire)

    A- Fernandes - Martial + Alli to Son
    b- original plan, DCL to Abraham or maybe even now to Niketiah to find future Upgrade from VVD to TAA?

  15. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Nketiah G

    Mistake by McCarthy

  16. thegame983
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Nketiah looks like Marlo Stanfield

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Racist

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Ashley Young is original Marlo:

      https://mobile.twitter.com/gavinspavin/status/609019787109351424?lang=en

      Might have to rewatch The Wire again now dammit

      1. thegame983
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Well do it or don't. I got places to be.

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          He wasn’t made to play the son

          1. thegame983
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            When I ran a shop and my numbers were down I damn sure did something about it.

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      The singer of Been Around The World?

    4. Gabhini Gupini
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Marlo was fed up with the hard life in Baltimore. Now he is a footballer. Thanks to Omar.

  17. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ffs Nketiah on the bench

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Same

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    That’ll do.

  19. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Melissa McCarthy would have done better

  20. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Gift.

  21. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    The Sunshine has got to McCarthy

  22. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Gunn starting next week, then.

  23. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Watford CS banked after that mad spell.

  24. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ralphie gonna decapitate McCarthy for that

  25. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Last time Auba went four league games without scoring was back with Dortmund.

    Never happened with Arsenal. Auba is due.

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Ah yes because new things never happen

  26. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    McCarthy already has Nketiah in his team.

  27. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Nketiah on my bench and McCarty in goal lol

  28. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Vydra post followed by Dawson goal line clearance

  29. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I'm going to pretend the reason I got Martinelli is so I wouldn't get sad at Nketiah hauls on my bench.

  30. One More Hit
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I know Arsenal are terrible but someone please remind me why I played McCarthy over Martinez

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Didn't understand the love for McCarthy. I know he is cheap, but Foster, Pope, De Gea, Ederson, Dubravka and Patricio are all way better options, even if more expensive.

      1. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I guess he was the only real option at 4.5... But I don't know if Martinez wasn't a better pick

    2. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I played Pope over Martinez but am feeling nervous about the decision

    3. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Ummm because arsenal are horrible?