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14 February 2021 1089 comments
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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. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Yessss Raph

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

    Arsenal CS kaput

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

    Struijk, come back my old 3.9 friend !

  4. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Auba CS gone!

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

    Raphinha you beauty.

  6. Bounce
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    THE BLACK PANTHER IS BACK

  7. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    He was due tbf.

  8. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lightning doesn’t Struijk twice

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

    Ffs that's not Bamford

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looks like him though, to be fair.

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

    Pope, McCarthy
    Cancelo, Dias, Dallas, Coufal, Lowton
    Salah, Bruno, Son, Grealish, Gundo
    DCL, Bamford, Antonio

    Salah, DCL > Auba, Ings (-4)?

  11. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    3.9 god

  12. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Half an hour for Bamford to do something for the sake of his FPL team....he’s got ample motivation

  13. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Dammit, got Raphinha a week early but benched this week. Bamford playing.

    Oof

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

    Raphinha back on the menu

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

    Yes Raphinha!

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

      It's typical Leeds but not like the boring, boring Arsenal of yesteryear...

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

    Struijk 3.9M, interesting

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

    Ah so Raph can still be bought.

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

    My 3.9 gem for next week scores!

    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Are you actually considering him? He's not going to score every week..

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

        Yes but for Mitchell, purely budget based

    2. Bounce
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Why would you even wildcard? Your team is amazing lol.

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

        Thanks - I need to find a way to Kane as well as take advantage of 25 double

  19. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A week early Raphinha.

  20. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Willian coming on 🙁

  21. Grounderz
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    We are often too focused on the better form teams, short/long term picks, who’s on the DGW, etc.

    Sometimes, we forget about Arsenal.

  22. Jon Snow
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Secret agent Willian coming on, 5-4 definitely on the cards

  23. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Did Magnus Carlsen start Struijk?

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

      I haven't seen his team.
      Where is he placed?

      1. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        57k. Struijk last on his bench!

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

          How can you search and find his team?

    2. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      buried deep on his bench. won't come on

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

      TC chip for when Leeds visit Man City 😎

  24. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ralf entering his essential status yet again

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

      He's worth it for gw25.

  25. MidTableFantasy
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Struijk finally getting one of 4 headers in from past two games

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

    Arsenal taking the piss, Willian coming on.

  27. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ricardo Pereira on the WC is a tempting punt

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

    I got that lad, 2nd on my bench.

  29. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hopefully get some rises from owning Raphinha already at least.

    Cmon Bamford, one goal would do

  30. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Struijk on my bench 🙁