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The third of four Premier League matches to take place on Sunday sees Arsenal play host to Leeds United at the Emirates.

Kick-off in north London is at 16:30 GMT.

The visitors are without influential midfielder Kalvin Phillips (£4.9m) for this encounter, with the England international missing out with a calf injury.

Jamie Shackleton (£4.8m) comes in for Phillips in Marcelo Bielsa’s only change from Gameweek 23.

That alteration prompts a wider tactical reshuffle, however, with the Leeds boss confirming ahead of kick-off that Pascal Struijk (£3.9m) would fill in for Phillips in midfield.

Luke Ayling (£4.4m) will move across to centre-half as a result, with Shackleton deployed at right-back.

The Arsenal team news is no less interesting as captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.3m) returns to the starting XI for the first time since Gameweek 19.

Real Madrid loanee Martin Odegaard (£6.0m) is also promoted to Mikel Arteta’s line-up and makes his first start for the Gunners.

David Luiz (£5.4m) and Bernd Leno (£5.0m) are back after suspension, with Dani Ceballos (£4.7m) replacing the injured Thomas Partey (£4.9m) in midfield.

Mat Ryan (£4.2m), Alexandre Lacazette (£8.3m), Nicolas Pepe (£7.6m) and Rob Holding (£4.6m) all drop to the bench.


Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Luiz, Gabriel, Cedric, Xhaka, Ceballos, Saka, Smith-Rowe, Odegaard, Aubameyang.

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Cooper, Struijk, Alioski, Dallas, Klich, Shackleton, Harrison, Raphinha, Bamford.

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  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Penalty arsenal

    Falling apart for leeds

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Saka wins it

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Denied

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not really falling apart.

  2. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Don't even want Leeds this double game week

    1. Coys96
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Knee-jerk in full swing

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Its only been 35 mins...

    3. Homer21
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      As you were

  3. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Auba massive haul today

  4. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal pen

    1. Flair
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No pen, reversed.

  5. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ings to smash this defense next week?

    1. ivantys
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ings cap over Bam?

  6. tambourineman
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No pen

  7. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No pen given.

  8. Coys96
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No pen!

  9. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Overturned. No pen.

  10. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pen cancelled

  11. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pens down

  12. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Alls well

    Stuart attwell

  13. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    That's soft if it's given.

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

      Right decision.

      I'm on Saka too.

  14. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Never a pen, good decision.

  15. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Clear and obvious? :/

  16. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Can’t lie I would be furious if that’s not given for my team

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

      Really?

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      lol what? soft as you like.

  17. Coys96
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Difficult one that, who thinks that's a pen? Definitely not clear and obvious.

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I don't think there was enough in it. It was more a coming together. No trip involved.

    2. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This is a clear foul, but the ref's not been up to it the whole game.

    3. ‘Tis the Season
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      not a pen

    4. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      My thoughts. Looked like a pen to me. And I'm a Spurs fan. Not clear and obvious for sure.

    5. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It’s a soft penalty but given week in week out. It’s ludicrous for VAR to overturn the infield decision.

  18. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Give him a yellow ffs getting ridiculous now

  19. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wtf was that, penalty clear as day...

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      no chance mate

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Clearly it was not clear as the ref clearly reversed his decision after VAR recommended he look at the monitor for a clearer view of the incident.

      1. 272MK
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

  20. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    The diver should get a yellow card.

  21. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    That's a joke.

    Meslier was saving that.

  22. Pariße
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hit him on the knee from the side. The refs are butchering VAR.

  23. Hart-ake
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who are the cheap defs on a wildcard?

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Brighton

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Cheap is relative.

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Areola Sanchez
      Stones Mee Dallas Targett Lowton

      That's my defence. WC'd last GW.

    4. Lazaretti
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Kilman and Mitchell are cheap ones and those who might get some game time. No nailed defs below 4.5 maybe some 4.4...

  24. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    How’s that much different to the one on gundo yesterday? Clear contact on the feet and tripped him all be it on the way down

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Gundo one had way more contact and he changed direction.

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Contact is contact, same thing with Bednarek on martial, absolutely minimal but still a trip, not that it matters now lol

  25. Joey Tribbiani
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    get.rid.of.var.pls.

  26. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I love that the refs don’t even try to hide it anymore.

    Arsenal are screwed week in week out. It’s just funny

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Penalty arsenal

  28. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pen?

  29. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Meslier pulling off an Alisson

  30. Bobby Crush
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Body tackles are allowed now it seems.
    Ask yourself, did the Leeds player get the ball?

    Clear pen.