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Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur is the third of four Premier League matches to take place on Sunday.

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

Much of the pre-match coverage has centred around Mikel Arteta’s surprise decision to omit Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.4m) from his starting XI.

We have seen the Gabon international, among others, rested after his exertions in Europe in recent weeks but today’s benching is instead for “disciplinary reasons”, rather than influenced by fatigue.

Mikel Arteta said ahead of kick-off:

He was going to start the game. We had a disciplinary issue, we have drawn the line and we move on. He’s on the bench.

We have a process that we have to respect for every game, and that’s it.

Aubameyang is one of four changes that Arteta has made from the side that drew 1-1 with Burnley last weekend.

Calum Chambers (£4.5m), Willian (£7.5m) and Pablo Mari (£4.4m) also make way, as Alexandre Lacazette (£8.1m), Cedric (£4.6m), Emile Smith Rowe (£4.2m) and Gabriel (£4.9m) are recalled.

As for Spurs, Tanguy Ndombele (£5.9m) in for Harry Winks (£5.1m) is the only change that Jose Mourinho has made from the Gameweek 27 win over Crystal Palace.

That means that Harry Kane (£11.4m) has recovered from the knock to the knee he took in Thursday’s win over Dinamo Zagreb.

The England international is reunited with Son Heung-min (£9.6m), Lucas Moura (£6.6m) and Gareth Bale (£9.5m) in a front four that looked potent against the Eagles last weekend.

Kane and Bale were the top two most popular purchases of Gameweek 28, following their double-digit hauls in the Lilywhites’ previous league outing.

The Spurs duo were transferred in by over one million managers combined in the run-up to Friday’s deadline.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Leno, Cedric, Luiz, Gabriel, Tierney, Xhaka, Partey, Saka, Odegaard, Smith-Rowe, Lacazette.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Doherty, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Reguilon, Højbjerg, Ndombele, Lucas, Bale, Son, Kane.

GAMEWEEK 28 SO FAR…

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Kelechi Iheanacho‘s (£5.6m) superb Fantasy Premier League form continued on Sunday as Leicester City thumped a Sheffield United side marooned at the foot of the Premier League table and starting life without Chris Wilder.

The Nigeria international hit a hat-trick in a 5-0 win over the managerless Blades, taking his total to five goals and 35 FPL points in his last three appearances.

Iheanacho has been flourishing alongside Jamie Vardy (£10.2m) since the budget FPL forward’s return to the Leicester starting XI in Gameweek 26, and has had over twice as many shots as the long-serving striker in that time.

No Fantasy forward has registered as many shots in the box or big chances as Iheanacho over the last three Gameweeks.

Vardy again failed to find the target on Sunday but was as much a part of the Foxes’ victory as his strike partner, supplying three assists – two of them sublime passes for Iheanacho before Ethan Ampadu (£4.3m) deflected in his off-target effort – en route to his first double-digit haul since Gameweek 14.

The fit-again Ayoze Perez (£6.0m) also got in on the act by finding the net on his return from injury.

This was not a match to gauge the offensive threat or defensive competence of Brendan Rodgers’ troops, however, as Sheffield United turned in a thoroughly abject display under caretaker boss Paul Heckingbottom.

The Blades managed just one shot on goal as the hosts cruised to what was their first clean sheet in six matches.

Owners of Ricardo Pereira (£5.9m) couldn’t enjoy the routine shut-out, however, as the Portuguese full-back was withdrawn at half-time because of “tightness in his hamstring”.

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

    MAN UTD TEAM NEWS

    Team to play West Ham: Henderson, Shaw, Lindelof, Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, Fred, McTominay, Fernandes, Greenwood, James

    Subs: Grant, Bishop, Bailly, Diallo, Telles, Matic, Williams, Tuanzebe, Shoretire

    WEST HAM TEAM NEWS

    Team to play Man Utd: Fabianski, Coufal, Cresswell, Dawson, Diop, Johnson, Rice, Noble, Soucek, Bowen, Antonio

    Subs: Martin, Trott, Balbuena, Benrahma, Lanzini, Ibsen, Odubeko, Coventry

    1. Catastrophe
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Whos the 11th!

      1. Catastrophe
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Rashford?

      2. GROBARI
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Trashford

    2. TKC07
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Very unprofessional from United to start only 10 players.

  2. Catastrophe
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ruud Gullit on

  3. Londongeezaa
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford starts. Let’s go Bruno (c)

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Rash is bad for Bruno

      1. OverTinker
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        hopefully

      2. Londongeezaa
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I would have thought he creates more openings and attacking options for Bruno?

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Nah

      3. Tinkermania
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Considering Bruno is penandes, why would Rashford be bad with hiss pace?

  4. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Feck. No Auba. Rival gets Dunk and Dallas autosub while I get Tark and Raph. rip.

  5. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    No Auba means Struijk 6 pointer. Could be worse

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      go away

  6. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal trying to concede...

  7. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I am scared to see Salah EO% in the top 10K after I sold him for 1 pt Bale

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      81% post autosubs

  8. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Worldie coming up!

  9. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Odubeko benched

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Kane post

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Never good news from you is it

  11. SB007
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Kane post

  12. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Harry Post

    1. Catastrophe
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Harry Poster

  13. CAREFREEE
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Post. LOL.

  14. Gross Blank Point
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Unbelievable

  15. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Kane hits the post!

    1. Lord.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Comical keeping

  16. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Kane shot off target...

    1. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lol

  17. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Come on...

  18. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Partey has been shockingly poor the last 10 mins.

  19. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    😀 nice

    Can’t get a break

  20. SB007
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford starts

  21. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ffs, no way

  22. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Season over

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Defo

  23. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Of course he hits the post, of course

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    This is what happens when you attack

    Even with 10 men

  25. Isco Disco
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    No Auba...Woohooo
    Dallas 6 points get innnnnnnn

  26. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Oh Harry .. very close again

  27. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Kane - bps

  28. jason_ni
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bloody hell..

  29. Salan
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Very unlucky for Kane

  30. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Posting