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Saka starts for Arsenal as Aubameyang returns on the bench

Arsenal’s personnel crisis already appears to be easing following Mikel Arteta’s latest team-sheet.

Ahead of a trip to Wolves, Bukayo Saka (£5.4m) returns to the Gunners’ attacking-midfield trio following his Gameweek 21 absence.

The versatile budget option looks to be on the left-hand side of that though, with Nicolas Pépé (£7.6m) featuring on the right-hand side.

But Saka is not the only key returnee for Arsenal, who welcome Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.3m) back to the matchday squad on their bench.

The Gabonese international has been away dealing with personal issues recently but is finally available again.

If he is to feature at all tonight, it will be as a substitute, the same detail handed to Martin Ødegaard (£6.0m) and Gabriel Martinelli (£4.9m).

Wolves look to be in a back-three once again with yet another start for Max Kilman (£4.0m) alongside Conor Coady (£4.8m) and Willy Boly (£5.4m).

It is a 3-4-3 formation that features Pedro Neto (£5.8m) as a left wing-back allowing Nelson Semedo (£5.3m) to return to the right-hand side.

Willian José (£7.0m) earns his second successive Premier League start at the apex of Wolves’ front-three while Daniel Podence (£5.3m) and Adama Traoré (£6.0m) are set to provide the width.

Sam Allardyce hands a first start to his new forward Mbaye Diagne (£6.0m) alongside Callum Robinson (£5.4m) while Matheus Pereira (£5.6m) is on the flanks of midfield again.

And Sheffield United line-up exactly as expected with Billy Sharp (£5.5m) and David McGoldrick (£5.2m) chosen to lead the 3-5-2 line tonight.

Gameweek 22 Starting Line-ups

Sheffield Utd XI (3-5-2): Ramsdale; Ampadu, Egan, Basham; Bogle, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; Sharp, McGoldrick.

West Bromwich Albion XI (4-4-1-1): Johnstone; C Townsend, Ajayi, Bartley, O’Shea; M Pereira, Snodgrass, Livermore, M Phillips; Diagne; C Robinson.

Wolves XI (3-4-3): Patrício; Kilman, Coady, Boly; Neto, Moutinho, Neves, Semedo; Podence, Willian, A Traoré.

Arsenal XI (4-2-3-1): Leno; Cedric, Holding, D Luiz, Bellerín; Xhaka, Partey; Saka, Smith Rowe, Pépé; Lacazette.

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1,150 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Esalman
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How many goals will Salah score this week?

    1. Dannyb
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Twelftie

    2. Party time
        3 years, 1 month ago

        1000

      • Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        0. Captained him.

        1. Esalman
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Same here lol

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Laca OFF
      Gabriel ON

      1. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Oh that’s not good

        1. DaniCT
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Indeed. Not good.

          1. Party time
              3 years, 1 month ago

              He kept Pepe on the pitch. What a numpty

        2. Party time
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Fraudteta

        3. bso
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I just see that my Triple Captain button is pushed…I certainly did not do so knowingly. Has this happened to any of you? So p.ss.d.

          1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Who on

            1. bso
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Salah...how the hell does something like this happen?

              1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                Pushing the tc button is easily done by accident sadly there is no confirmation button

              2. Mengo
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                Same happened to me a few weeks back...NO idea how it happened either.

          2. Davros
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Who??

          3. Superflymonk
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Activated the benchboost accidentally last year two months before fpl started. Thought my team page looked odd but just assumed it was a new look from fpl. Had some norwich defender score an own goal in a 4-1 defeat to Liverpool and some dead rubber players. Suffice to say I did not sleep well that night.

          4. bso
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks for your replies. Just so bummed out.

        4. Stranger Mings
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          All when will we find out if any double games GW24 please ?

        5. STEP rOVERS
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Laca owners in dreamland hahahahaha

          1. Qaiss
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Why do you have to be toxic for? I don’t own Laca but grow up, this isn’t twitter or something, not full of silly 12 year olds. (Turning into that thought cause of people like you)

            1. Mr. O'Connell
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Average mental age on this site is about 7 tbf

            2. Scots Gooner
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Well said

            3. STEP rOVERS
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              I hate arsenal !!!

              1. STEP rOVERS
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                Lovely 2-1! Arteta at the wheel

            4. Now I'm Panicking
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Welcome to FFS! No wonder all the decent regular posters left.

            5. diabydoesgallas
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Well said. Part of the reason I love this website is the general camaraderie (spelling..) between the people posting. Leave the childish windups for twitter.

          2. Whazza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Will probably double the score of at least two of Watkins, Bamford, DCL and Antonio. Stop being toxic

        6. Random Name
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Imagine getting rid of "deadwood" in Ozil, Willock, kolasinac etc. and replacing them with the 2 clumsiest most inadequate brazilian players ever to play in the pl

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Don't need to

          2. 3Dog
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            You mean the 2 Brazilians that have the same agent as Edu?

        7. fedolefan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Come on Rob, grab a goal son.

          1. Utopsis
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            We can only dream

        8. Davros
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Reposting as bottomed- to help with the debate...

          Almost a year ago today against Chelsea Luiz did the same thing (penalty and red card). However, this time it’s different as it was accidental
          https://arsenal.news/2020/01/21/double-jeopardy-rule-explained-the-reason-david-luiz-was-sent-off-for-arsenal-against-chelsea/

          1. Bushwhacker
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Or made it look accidental . . clumsy is still a red card.

            1. Davros
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Not if it is accidental

          2. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Reposting my comment too, accidental doesn't matter, going for the ball does. In both cases he hasn't attempted to get the ball and that's what makes it a red

              1. Davros
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                Valid view

          3. DaniCT
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Just saw Pepe's goal. Cracking assist from Lacazette.

            1. Bushwhacker
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              LOL

          4. Random Name
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            AND HE'S TAKEN LACAZETTE OFF!!??

            nah i'm done for the evening. absolute joke

          5. R.C
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            RIP Laca owners

          6. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 1 month ago

              I get being confused initially when something like this happens, we don't have the fa rulebook by our sides and even I saw it and thought yellow

              But once the rules are clarified why would you still say it's the wrong decision, I genuinely don't get the logic

              How can you still say it's not a red

            • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              OMG Moutinho

            • ivantys
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Cracking goal

            • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              what a goal

            • FPL ZB
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Anyone else with Johnstone benched feeling a bit nervous right now?

              1. Thunderbahçe
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                He's on the pitch for me and I'm equally nervous

            • My heart goes Salalalalah
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Moutinho screamer

              1. AC/DC AFC
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                Back of the net!

                Screamer into the post

            • AC/DC AFC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Arsenal 2.1

              1. AC/DC AFC
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                My mistake... Saw it the wrong way!!

            • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Sweet Mother Of Jesus

            • Whazza
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Moutinho just scored a worldie! No debate!

              1. Bushwhacker
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                What a strike. WHAT A STRIKE.

            • Bushwhacker
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              STRIIIIKE

            • MoSalad
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Jeeezzzz what a strike that is.

            • @persecuted_by_mods
                3 years, 1 month ago

                Neto assist

              • Party time
                  3 years, 1 month ago

                  Arteta is not the Messiah

                  1. Bushwhacker
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 1 month ago

                    The bus broke down!

                  2. Old Man
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    3 years, 1 month ago

                    Luiz is a very naughty boy

                • Pariße
                  • 9 Years
                  3 years, 1 month ago

                  Salty, but this is so underserved.

                  1. AC/DC AFC
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    3 years, 1 month ago

                    Turned on a head.

                • ClassiX
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 1 month ago

                  Ripper!

                • JBG
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 1 month ago

                  And Portugal takes the lead!

                • jason_ni
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 1 month ago

                  Wowzers...

                • Tasty Jerk
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 1 month ago

                  Lovely, well done Wolves!! Wrap it up now.

                • RamaJama
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 1 month ago

                  Poor Leno