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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
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    lol this crossbar bounce

  2. JabariParkersEyelid
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    That was a sitter.

    1. Kellz86
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

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

      1. JabariParkersEyelid
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

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

  3. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Pope looking lively?

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

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

      1. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

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

  4. waltzingmatildas
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month 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. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

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

      1. waltzingmatildas
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

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

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

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

  5. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month 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
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      He's looking good!

    2. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

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

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

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

    1. Vazza
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I’m on the same boat

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Lethal as in injured?

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

        (in a sporting context) very accurate or skilful.

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Looks ok

    3. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Timing

  7. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Lets do this Pope

  8. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    C'mon Auba, bury the next chance!

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Keeper saved the last one, he didn’t miss

      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

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

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Lol

  9. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month 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
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      No one.

      Absolutely no one.

      Diesel: Hojbjerg was conceived...

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

    Southampton running riot against ARS def?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

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

  11. ralfb
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Son to martial? Have already Bruno and Rashford ?

    1. Woy_is_back
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

  12. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month 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. Sideways Backwards
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Everyone already has 3 forwards

      1. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

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

        1. Nomar
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

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

  13. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Son or Salah for the rest of the season?

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Mo easily

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

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

      FPL King.

  14. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month 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
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Nketiah G

    Mistake by McCarthy

  16. thegame983
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Nketiah looks like Marlo Stanfield

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Racist

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month 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
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

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

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          He wasn’t made to play the son

          1. thegame983
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

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

    3. The singer of Been Around The World?

    4. Gabhini Gupini
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

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

  17. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Ffs Nketiah on the bench

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Same

  18. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    That’ll do.

  19. Melissa McCarthy would have done better

  20. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Gift.

  21. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    The Sunshine has got to McCarthy

  22. Nomar
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Gunn starting next week, then.

  23. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Watford CS banked after that mad spell.

  24. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Ralphie gonna decapitate McCarthy for that

  25. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

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

    Never happened with Arsenal. Auba is due.

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Ah yes because new things never happen

  26. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    McCarthy already has Nketiah in his team.

  27. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Nketiah on my bench and McCarty in goal lol

  28. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Vydra post followed by Dawson goal line clearance

  29. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month 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
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

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

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

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

    3. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Ummm because arsenal are horrible?