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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. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lol Meslier on my bench

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

      Might save it

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

    I wish I had knees like Bielsa.

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

      lol I've thunk this before to,,, ;-D

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

      Yeah I’m a PT and that’s honestly pretty impressive. Constantly in that position too.

  3. dimo_fpl
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What the f is wrong with the officiating in this country? That’s a pen. If not, then why doesn’t the goat get booked for diving? There’s 0 consistency.

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

      Ok I’m not as mad anymore. But still... I’ve been robbed of having 2 saka assists haha

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

      Calm down

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

    That one's a pen. Soft again though

    1. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If its a pen its not soft - get inn

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

        It's a pen but Saka went down easily (again)

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

          As would anyone else in those circumstances.

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

            I know that, wasn't criticising.

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

          Went down like a Saka spuds

  5. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Auba

  6. Says
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Meslier pulls off his mask - "I was Alison all along!"

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

    Auba bandwagon at full pace now

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

    Auba G Saka A... Meslier Shocking.

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

    Meslier really wants a pen save

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

    Justice

    Have some if that refs. Try overturning that.

    Probably a red too but they’ll chicken out of that

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

    Leeds are determined to give away a pen today...if at first you don't succeed, try try again

  12. MoSalad
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Aubem hauling

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

    Auba x2

  14. marcos11
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Better combo on a wildcard?

    a) Son and Watkins
    b) Grealish and Ings

  15. Lucky Z
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Meslier looks and behaves as 14 years old

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

      Looks yeah, but he seems like an okay guy.

  16. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Woohoo!!!

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

      You don't have Auba

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Sun Dream team

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

    Auba going for king of the week.

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

    FFS, sold Auba in GW3. Punished.

    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Noob

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

    GK change next GW?

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Casilla is crap too though.

  20. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Goddammit Saka

  21. BeWater
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Even Aubameyang can get hauls against this Leeds defence.

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

    Congrats to Auba owners that kept him all this time. Patience is key.

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

    Leeds have been shocking

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

      Yep, not at the races today

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

      should come out for 2nd half firing...

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

    Yeah time to ditch Leeds assests

  25. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Nothing like playing Leeds to get a strikers confidence up.

  26. Dickie1898
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else on the Auba & Bamford 2+ sot each boost on skybet?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes sir

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

      Ouch

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

    Anyone still have Auba

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

      A healthy 6.4%. Guessing a lot of dead teams

  28. FFSbet.com
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Good tactic,3 creative and fast players behind Auba(Saka,ESR,Odegaard)

    1. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ødegaard is not fast. But he is clever, and sees space that few others see, a little bit like ozil in old times. They are not the fastest but Quick and difficult to play against. Ozil actually quite fast in his early realmadrid period.

      1. FFSbet.com
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Know Odegaard well, pretty fast for AMF.

        1. bench boost for every gamew…
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          He is quick, but sheer pace us not his strength. But for a amf he is among the more pacy ones. Actually he has worked a lot with that aspect as he was not the most pacy when he break through in the tippeliga at the age of 15

  29. Lucky Z
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Leeds need old school experienced GK, like Heaton or Foster.