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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. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Do we think Greenwood starts tomorrow?

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Yh. Must win game.

    2. antis0cial
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Yes

    3. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

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

    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Yes, didn't start the weekend

    5. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Of course.

    6. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      CL place = £100 million

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

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Thanks all, chasing rival with Laporte on his bench!

      2. JIMMY TUGGINS
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Still better than James though.

  2. xandu
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 days 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
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      A

  3. Oggle22
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 days 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
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

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

    2. Mr. Chimes
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Salah haul. Keep the faith

    3. Darnell
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 days ago

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

  4. The Mighty Whites
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Thoughts on FH team?

    Martinez

    Tarkowski / Pieters / Bardsley

    Salah / Sterling / Martial / D Silva / Antonio

    Kane / Aubameyang

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Nice

    2. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Awesome but obviously high risk back line

    3. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Decent. No Bruno is risky ofc

      1. The Mighty Whites
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Could go Bruno instead of Martial?

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 5 days ago

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

        2. CaptMidnight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 5 days ago

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

    4. CaptMidnight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

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

    5. Don Kloppeone
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days 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
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        It’s quality that counts not quantity

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 5 days ago

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

  5. merin
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 days 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
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Don’t see how you can go without sterling

      1. merin
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

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

        1. TheDragon
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 5 days ago

          I think he 100% starts

          Hopefully we get team news though

    2. EL tridente
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

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

      1. merin
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 5 days 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
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Kdb do Sterling and downgrade Digne

  6. TheDragon
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 days 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. CaptMidnight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      I like it!

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

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

      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 days 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. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 days ago

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

          1. TheDragon
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 4 days ago

            I think it has to be after today’s performance

            1. merin
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 4 days ago

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

              1. TheDragon
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 4 days 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
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Would you consider mahrez to Antonio and aurier to TAA?

      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 days ago

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

    4. merin
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 days ago

      What are your thoughts on Bruno vs Martial?

      Also Mahrez Ings vs Antonio Jesus?

      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 days 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
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 4 days ago

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

    5. merin
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 days ago

      Can you afford Pope instead of Martinez?

  7. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 days 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. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      1FT

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 days 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. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 4 days 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
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

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

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 days 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
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      use it with -8 PTS

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Ok thanks

  8. OptimusBlack
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Get DSilva for LAST GW ?

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Everyone are.

    2. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      He will start

    3. antis0cial
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Yes

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Triple captain him

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 days ago

      Every man and his dog

  9. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Arsenal look knackered

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

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

      1. Syd.
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        So true that said he deserves a rest

      2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

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

  10. OptimusBlack
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Chance for Auba to score just one goal :/

  11. yalala
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 days 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
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Would love to see Watford go down

    Come on villa

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Noooo

      Guarantees us 12 Man City goals every season

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

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

        1. Syd.
          • 17 Years
          6 years, 5 days ago

          Leeds 😆

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 16 Years
            6 years, 5 days 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
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 4 days ago

            Hey! Wtf

    2. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      They deserve to after the treatment of Pearson

    3. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Are you Nigel Pearson in disguise ?

  13. Will J 256
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

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

  14. C'mon the Fylde
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Are we expecting Dilva to play next game?

    It's either him or Pulisic out for Sterling!

    1. The_Fish
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      He’s starting.

    2. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

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

    3. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Pulisic. Have you seen Wolves' clean sheets?

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

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

      Captain him

      Triple captain him if you can

  15. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

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

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      These idiots must smoke some strong weed

  16. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Mahrez and Ings to Silva and Kane?

  17. The_Fish
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 days 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
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Yes- Sterling captain

  18. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Wow would have been some goal from Grealish

  19. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

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

  20. Releasebreaks
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 days 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
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      *kane

    2. popey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 days ago

      foden & azpi > DSilva& Bards/Pieters/Long

  21. Vazza
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Who is the better option for the finale-

    A. Jimenez
    B. Ings

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Ings

    2. Vazza
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Someone please reply

      1. CaptMidnight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

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

    3. Darnell
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Neither

      1. Vazza
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 days ago

        Harsh

  22. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

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

  23. Fishy
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 5 days 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
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

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

      1. Fishy
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        11 which has been off fpl a while

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 5 days 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
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Haha!

      2. Fishy
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

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

        1. One More Hit
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 days ago

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

          This place changes like the wind.

          1. Fishy
            • 17 Years
            6 years, 5 days ago

            True

        2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 5 days ago

          There it is again - "everyone"

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

          Lovely stuff 🙂

          1. Fishy
            • 17 Years
            6 years, 4 days ago

            Again thank you

            1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 16 Years
              6 years, 4 days ago

              Everyone says you are welcome 😉

              1. Fishy
                • 17 Years
                6 years, 4 days ago

                Everyone is welcome

    3. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Jesus played 90 mins. Sterling came off on 63

      1. Fishy
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        So dsilva it is then

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 days ago

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

      1. Fishy
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 4 days ago

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

    5. Klaren
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 days 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
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    FH question;

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

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

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

    2. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Will see how tomorrow night goes in relation to Golden boot

    3. Darnell
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Yes

  25. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 days 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.
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 5 days 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
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 days 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
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 days 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
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Hmmm,

    Watching auba tonight makes me think rashford is the better pick

  27. Will J 256
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

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

    Any big changes needed?

    1. Darnell
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Jesus doesn't justify 10 mill for me

    2. JollyGoodYellows
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      No Sterling? I'm making him a priority.

  28. Homer21
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Auba looking like he has any interest in GB?

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

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

      1. Vazza
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Emotional

  29. CaptMidnight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 days 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
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Do we think Tierney comes off the bench here?