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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. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Typical ffs

  2. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Son would have scored there etc etc

    1. JammySprat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      lol

    2. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Hah

  3. Gross Blank Point
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Great goal, thought he was trying to get himself sent off in the last 5 mins though lol

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    What a goal that was

    1. JammySprat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Didn't you just say he always lowers the standard of spurs?

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Unbelievable technique

  5. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    what a finish

  6. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    What an amazing goal

  7. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Ridiculous goal by Lamela!

  8. GROBARI
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Goal of the season!

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Still prefer Lanzini's against Spurs...

  9. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Wow Lamela turns it on!

  10. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Of course it’s Lamela, of course it is

  11. BobbyV
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Ooooh filthy

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      That was pure filth from Lamela.

  12. Catastrophe
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Another Rabona goal for Lamela 😀

  13. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Spurs...one attempt on goal, one goal up...efficient

  14. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Spurs Ronaldo cheeky goal of the month

  15. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Trickshot goal of the month 🙂

  16. Zebrahimović
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Lamela with a Rabona lol

  17. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    A nothing goal love it

  18. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Easily goal of the season that

    1. Catastrophe
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      No chance, fair play to him for trying it but there's a fair amount of luck involved.

      1. Catastrophe
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        His previous Rabona was better! Outside the box if I remember correctly

  19. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Wow - a rabona!

  20. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Oh f off

  21. Wirtzle Gummidge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Kane rooted next to Lloris to see out the game.

    Check.

  22. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    floodgates open for Kane

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      We can only hope, but doubtful

  23. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Filthy, filthy goal! The stuff kids will grow up thinking about. "DO A LAMELA"

  24. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    He hates his right foot

  25. Johnjo
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    How was Sons injury? Likely to miss next GW?

    1. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      100%

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Hamstring, pulled up after a sprint. He is almost certainly out

  26. teneighty
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Lucas and Lamela owners over the moon!

  27. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Lamela, take a bow.

  28. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Lamela is taking the p there. The cheek of it! Awesome goal.

  29. Mika-eel
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    That happened so fast, I only saw it was a rabona in the replays.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Me too, but Arlo White called it right away in the commentary.

      1. Mika-eel
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        The cheek to even try that. Great goal!

  30. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Eric Rabonna Lamela