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Nketiah straight back in Arsenal team after suspension

Eddie Nketiah (£4.3m) makes an immediate return to the Arsenal team following his Gameweek 34+ suspension.

The young striker last a matter of minutes in the 1-1 draw with Leicester, in which he was sent off shortly after taking to the field as a substitute.

With that three-match ban out of the way, Mikel Arteta has thrown him back into the side for his first Premier League appearance since then.

Nketiah is joined in the attack by Arsenal’s key attackers Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.2m), who start together again for the first time since the Gameweek 35+ defeat at Spurs.

As has become usual, Arteta has lined his troops up in 3-4-3 formation, Bukayo Saka (£4.7m) and Cédric Soares (£4.8m) providing the width as wing-backs on this occasion.

Aston Villa line-up in their customary 4-3-3 formation, Jack Grealish (£5.9m) and Trézéguet (£5.2m) flanking Mbwana Samatta (£5.1m) in attack.

With Watford losing heavily against Manchester City, Dean Smith’s men may have half an eye on goal difference, as they currently share the same figure (-27) with the Hornets and are three points adrift of safety.

Aston Villa XI: Reina; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Elmohamady; Hourihane, D Luiz, McGinn; Grealish, Samatta, Trézéguet.

Arsenal XI: Martínez; Kolasinac, D Luiz, Holding; Saka, Torreira, Ceballos, Cédric; Aubameyang, Lacazette, Nketiah.

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  1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Do we think Greenwood starts tomorrow?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yh. Must win game.

    2. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yes

    3. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Hope so. Have him 1st bench to come on for Connolly. Aurier 2nd on for Dilva 🙂

    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yes, didn't start the weekend

    5. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Of course.

    6. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      CL place = £100 million

      Foolish not to start him that said he has been shite for the last few games

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks all, chasing rival with Laporte on his bench!

      2. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Still better than James though.

  2. xandu
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    FH Team - A or B?

    A. Martinez, Antonio, Kane
    B. McCarty, Richarlison, Jesus

    XXX
    Long, Pieters, Bardsly
    Salah, Sterling, Silva, Fernandes, XXX
    ABU, XXX

    1. The Mighty Whites
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      A

  3. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Horrible horrible cruel game
    ML Rival has Sterling and Digne coming off the bench from Saiss and Dilva no show 50 points ahead now he is so so jammy it's unreal
    Game over at 50points

    Him
    TAA Martial(c) Bruno Greenwood

    Me
    TAA Martial Bruno (c) Greenwood Salah

    I mean who benches Sterling and doesn't get punished for it like myself with Egan on my bench for his 3 hauls

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      How on earth is he a rival if he has sterling benched?!

    2. Mr. Chimes
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Salah haul. Keep the faith

    3. Darnell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Don't focus on your rival. Get the best overall finish you can mate

  4. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thoughts on FH team?

    Martinez

    Tarkowski / Pieters / Bardsley

    Salah / Sterling / Martial / D Silva / Antonio

    Kane / Aubameyang

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nice

    2. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Awesome but obviously high risk back line

    3. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Decent. No Bruno is risky ofc

      1. The Mighty Whites
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Could go Bruno instead of Martial?

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          It's a coinflip really. Just that everyone has Bruno.

        2. Nimby
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Martial has scored more I think. I don't like sideways moves because they can hurt bad when they backfire

    4. Nimby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Defensive triple-up is very risky. Consider aurier or digne maybe

    5. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Literally looking at the same 11 but with Aurier instead of Bardsley!

      Is it mad to go with only 2 MCI tho??

      1. Vazza
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        It’s quality that counts not quantity

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          True mate but on a diff day any of the MCI lot can haul

  5. merin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Would you replace KDB with another City player here? On FH

    Pope Button
    Digne Tark Aurier Williams Simpson
    Salah KDB Dilva Martial Antonio
    Auba Jesus Nketiah

    0.4 ITB

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Don’t see how you can go without sterling

      1. merin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        You don’t think he will start on the bench next game?

        1. TheDragon
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          I think he 100% starts

          Hopefully we get team news though

    2. EL tridente
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Kane over Auba. Watford have a lot to play for while Palace dont

      1. merin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Palace is still a better team than Watford who seems to concede for fun these days. Auba is playing for golden boot and Kane (and Spurs in general) is very unreliable...

    3. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Kdb do Sterling and downgrade Digne

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

    Thoughts on this FH team please.

    Martinez
    Aurier, Bardsley, Pieters
    Salah, Fernandes, Sterling, DSilva, Mahrez
    Kane, Ings

    I’d love to get TAA, KDB and Auba in but I can’t ... (could have KDB and TAA over Sterling & Aurier)

    1. Nimby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I like it!

    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      About as good as you can get, very nice. Only player I’d want is KdB

      1. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        After today there is no way to go without sterling is there?

        If I also want KDB I need to lose Kane then realistically. I’ve owned KDB every single week this season but I’m trying to convince myself he can’t do too much damage as DSilva will take free kicks, Sterling will take penalties, DSilva pushes KDB deeper and if he is assisting then one of mine will be scoring.

        Thoughts? Logical or just desperation !

        All depends on city team news of course

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Definitely prefer Kane and DSilva/Mahrez. Check for late team news but looks GTG.
          Sterling C?

          1. TheDragon
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            I think it has to be after today’s performance

            1. merin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              What matches does City have after GW38+? Is there anything Sterling should be rested for?

              1. TheDragon
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 9 months ago

                Only champions league but that’s a way away.

                With the golden boot and off after 60mins today I’m very confident he starts

    3. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Would you consider mahrez to Antonio and aurier to TAA?

      1. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I think that’s what I will do if we get team news that Mahrez doesn’t start

    4. merin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      What are your thoughts on Bruno vs Martial?

      Also Mahrez Ings vs Antonio Jesus?

      1. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Home: Martial
        Away: Bruno so it’s Bruno for me for GW38

        Mahrez Ings for me but it’s very close (assuming Mahrez starts of course)

        1. merin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Jesus is a safer bet if we don’t get early team news about Mahrez starting?

    5. merin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Can you afford Pope instead of Martinez?

  7. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    With the following players in my team and BB left, would you forfeit the chip and avoid hits?

    Button
    Lascelles
    El Mohamady
    Connolly
    Saiss?

    1.6m ITB

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      1FT

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        That’s bad luck, Saiss should play was he only rested?
        Lascelles broken
        Button not played
        Elmo wait & see,
        Connolly who knows?

        Branthwaite for Lascelles

        Who will score more than a hit?

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          True, I suppose the Lascelles and Button hits are virtually -2s near enough.
          Branthwaite or that attacking Thomas at Leicester?

          Might just hope with Connolly, there’s only Nketiah for him really for my budget and he’s started tonight.

          Thanks

    2. One More Hit
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      That's a superb effort to find yourself without a playing bench! I would assume Saiss comes back in.

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Haha yes had other fires to put out and it’s caught up with me, been unlucky with Lascelles and Elmo and Connolly was getting decent gametime

    3. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      use it with -8 PTS

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Ok thanks

  8. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Get DSilva for LAST GW ?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Everyone are.

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He will start

    3. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yes

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Triple captain him

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Every man and his dog

  9. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Arsenal look knackered

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Missing Xhaka tonight.....can't believe I just said that!

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        So true that said he deserves a rest

      2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Not won a league game without him starting since August, he’s integral

  10. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Chance for Auba to score just one goal :/

  11. yalala
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Martinez
    Bardsley Long Pieters
    Sterling Mahrez Dilva Son Salah
    Auba Kane

    Martin Nketiah Tanganga Williams

    0.5 itb

    Just upgrade sub with the 0.5 and gtg? Will I get destroyed for not having United coverage?

  12. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Would love to see Watford go down

    Come on villa

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Noooo

      Guarantees us 12 Man City goals every season

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        There’ll always be other fodder for City to violate 🙂

        1. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Leeds 😆

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Leeds goals conceded record is top drawer - but no one is safe vs City

            They put 4 past Pool (even if they were all still pissed from the night before)

          2. El Presidente
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Hey! Wtf

    2. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      They deserve to after the treatment of Pearson

    3. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Are you Nigel Pearson in disguise ?

  13. Will J 256
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thoughts on this FH draft:
    Martinez
    Robbo, Pieters, Aurier
    Salah, Mahrez, Fernandes, D Silva, Antonio,
    Kane, Jesus

  14. C'mon the Fylde
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Are we expecting Dilva to play next game?

    It's either him or Pulisic out for Sterling!

    1. The_Fish
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He’s starting.

    2. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      100 percent mate imo!! I’m using TC on him!!

    3. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Pulisic. Have you seen Wolves' clean sheets?

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He’ll play, and he’ll get 4 attacking returns against Norwich

      Captain him

      Triple captain him if you can

  15. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Adam Hopcroft "Grealish would be ideal player to replace Silva at City"
    Got to laugh!

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      These idiots must smoke some strong weed

  16. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Mahrez and Ings to Silva and Kane?

  17. The_Fish
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    KDB and Foden to Mahrez and Dilva for 38. Some early team news would be great.

    Sterling or Dilva C?

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yes- Sterling captain

  18. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Wow would have been some goal from Grealish

  19. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Watching this game my decision of Auba vs Kane is easy so far?

  20. Releasebreaks
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    How to get D.Silva for last gw?
    0.8itb 1FT
    BB active

    Pope Martinez
    Digne Aurier TAA Doherty Azpilicueta
    Bruno Martial KDB Pulisic Foden
    Lane Ings Greenwood

    1. Releasebreaks
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      *kane

    2. popey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      foden & azpi > DSilva& Bards/Pieters/Long

  21. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Who is the better option for the finale-

    A. Jimenez
    B. Ings

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ings

    2. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Someone please reply

      1. Nimby
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Ings, probably. Cheaper, so also makes room for potential extra upgrade

    3. Darnell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Neither

      1. Vazza
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Harsh

  22. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Why again should we get Auba for last GW? Wont play Man City every week

  23. Fishy
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Why is everyone getting sterling? He can easily be rotated next game as the champions league game is a while away

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      An 11 should know what points chasing is when you see it.

      1. Fishy
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        11 which has been off fpl a while

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I like the way that you’ve forced the preposition that “everyone is getting Sterling” as part of your question

      Well done 🙂

      1. Vazza
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Haha!

      2. Fishy
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Thank you, last few pages everyone mentioning getting sterling on fh

        1. One More Hit
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Everyone had Auba / Kane / Jesus on their FHs last night.

          This place changes like the wind.

          1. Fishy
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            True

        2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          There it is again - "everyone"

          Really injects that nice sense of anxiety & panic into the question

          Lovely stuff 🙂

          1. Fishy
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Again thank you

            1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              Everyone says you are welcome 😉

              1. Fishy
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 9 months ago

                Everyone is welcome

    3. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Jesus played 90 mins. Sterling came off on 63

      1. Fishy
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        So dsilva it is then

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Going for the golden boot against the worst defence in the league
      Essential

      1. Fishy
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        If salah gets a few tomorrow then that is over for him

    5. Klaren
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He is the least likely to get rotated other than D. Silva and Mahrez among the attackers and the most in form one. I already have him but would definitely get him if I didn't.

  24. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    FH question;

    Are Mané/Salah worth the money if you won’t captain them?

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Depends, they can get huge hauls w/o being capped.

    2. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Will see how tomorrow night goes in relation to Golden boot

    3. Darnell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yes

  25. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    It is funny that I got Foster in wc and he got me 1-2p for four games straight against average opponents and now that I benched him he would have gotten 9p and my first penalty save.

    Meanwhile Martinez has of course conceded against Villa. Also had Pope only for the poor periods in autumn. I dont know if it is a good sign but my poorest luck/choices have been the gks this year easily.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      That is Fantasy Football for you and is one of its redeeming aspects.

      Always expect the unexpected otherwise it would be boring as hell

    2. Darnell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nobody deserved anything from foster tonight .made the right decision . Pope is a lesson I guess (for me as well) given how negative Burnley are and how many own Pope

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yep I agree with those. Usually I dont cry about not playing a gk against City but this time it seemed just funny how it turned around.

  26. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hmmm,

    Watching auba tonight makes me think rashford is the better pick

  27. Will J 256
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thoughts on this FH draft:
    Martinez
    Robbo, Pieters, Aurier
    Salah, Mahrez, Fernandes, D Silva, Antonio,
    Kane, Jesus

    Any big changes needed?

    1. Darnell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Jesus doesn't justify 10 mill for me

    2. JollyGoodYellows
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No Sterling? I'm making him a priority.

  28. Homer21
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Auba looking like he has any interest in GB?

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He clearly has no interest in me, because he's not getting me points...

      1. Vazza
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Emotional

  29. Nimby
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I don't wanna take a hit really, but I might do a -4 for Dilva or Antonio instead of pulisic, maybe. Playing bench boost this weekend

    Pope
    TAA Tarkowski Cresswell
    Sterling De Bruyne Pulisic Bruno
    Rashford Greenwood Jimi
    Martinez Stephens Doherty cantwell

    1 FT 0.8 it. Cantwell > Soucek no brainer?

  30. aidmata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Do we think Tierney comes off the bench here?