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18 October 2021 1118 comments
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In the final match of Gameweek 8, Arsenal host Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium.

Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.

Mikel Arteta makes just one change from Gameweek 7, as Nicolas Pepe (£7.1m) replaces Albert Sambi Lakonga (£4.9m) in an attack-minded starting XI.

He joins Martin Odegaard (£5.5m), Emile Smith Rowe (£5.4m), Bukayo Saka (£6.4m) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£9.9m) in the forward positions.

Gabriel Martinelli (£5.2m), who was a doubt heading into the game, is named as a substitute, with Granit Xhaka (£4.9m) a long-term absentee with knee ligament damage.

As for Palace, Wilfried Zaha (£7.0m) misses out completely, with Christian Benteke (£6.3m) taking his place alongside Odsonne Edouard (£6.5m) in attack.

Conor Gallagher (£5.7m) – who is owned by 7.8% of FPL managers – features in midfield, ahead of Joel Ward (£4.5m), Joachim Andersen (£4.5m), Marc Guehi (£4.5m) and Tyrick Mitchell (£4.5m) at the back. 


GAMEWEEK 8 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Odegaard, Smith Rowe, Pepe, Saka, Aubameyang

Subs: Leno, Lacazette, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Cedric, Tavares, Sambi Lokonga, Elneny, Martinelli

C Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Guehi, Andersen, Mitchell, Milivojevic, McArthur, Gallagher, Ayew, Edouard, Benteke

Subs: Butland, Tomkins, Olise, Kouyate, Hughes, Mateta, Schlupp, Clyne, Kelly


  1. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Gallagher assist?

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No

    2. HonestBlatter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

    3. Glasner Ball
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Olise assist, what a player

    4. Duke Silver ☑
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No

    5. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Seriously mate? I own him, what do you think!?

    6. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Olise assist

    7. *Reformed-Character*
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lets all put the player we own followed by assist?

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        😀
        Ramsdale assist?

  2. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ramsdale special

  3. Tinmen
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who’s the better pick at this point folks given DCL and Richarlison to come back?

    Gray
    Townsend

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Gray

  4. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Can I get Sanchez back for free? Getting Ramsdale was a mistake. Actually I think it's time to say good night. Nothing I do this season works. It started from GW1 with having Barnes and Harrison over Benrahma and Raphinha and has continued with all possible mistakes and bad luck. Che defenders have given me nothing and now this Arsenal triple up with WC two weeks ago is a disaster, not forgetting those funny zero pts from both Dias and Cancelo vs Liv.

    Bad decisions combined with bad luck means that I will have hard time to get even top 100k finish this season. Being forced to take risks doesn't usually go well. (C Lukaku will blank next week and Salah will probably score a hattie and that's it.)

    1. Riverside Red
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It's tougher when us casuals are starting to understand the FPL rules

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

    Brilliant Gallagher AA

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Could have told you that before the game, he won't get anything

  6. HD7
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Why was Saka subbed for Lokonga?
    Injury?

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

      McArthur booted him up in the air.

  7. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone buy Gallagher assist, I’ve got ESR, rival has Gallagher haha

  8. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hahaha Arsenal 😆

  9. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal, Lmao

  10. Riverside Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Smith blaming Ramsdale...what about the Arsenal defence..this is a great game

  11. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What the. How did Ramsdale not save that? Straight through him.

  12. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Leno will be smiling again.

  13. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Arteta out, he’s absolutely useless.

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ole first

    2. Random Name
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Immediately

  14. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Palace only can win without milivojeivc

  15. Random Name
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Loses to the top 6. Can't beat Brentford. Can't beat Brighton. Can't beat Palace. That's half the league and we're not even 8 games in.

    Arteta Out.

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      But you guys are back, you beat Norwich and Burnley!

  16. Not again Shirley
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I think a player who gets AA should get a point (if I own him)

  17. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    ffs Arsenal, you are at home, its a Derby. So, so bad

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

    Not the first time Ramsdale has done that move haha.

    1. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's been watching Pickford. Jumping as a means of losing height

  19. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Olise came on last week scores straight away, comes on now and an assist, worth watching

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Was just saying earlier today I was hoping he'd start today as I'd like to get him in if I could be sure of time, Palace have nice fixtures in the next little batch and they're scoring a lot of goals

  20. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hockey assist for Gallager

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Again

  21. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What was ramsdale doing??

    1. No Professionals
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I’d blame white more for that, gave him a free shot from inside the box.

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Fed up of saving his team time after time. Turning into Cyndi Lauper

  22. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    White down to 1 point and nothing from Gallagher, shock!

  23. Deulofail
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Needs Odegaard on the end of this FK...

  24. *Reformed-Character*
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How has Arteta still got a job... hes been taking the piss for years....Arsenal have some decent players!! Laca for instance, scores a goal, benched, scores a goal, benched ...

  25. Gunneryank
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Palace playing like we should be playing.

  26. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    This is a GW that makes you want to WC everyone out of your team except Trent and Salah.

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Why are you keeping Trent? 7.5pts for a clean sheet?

      1. Gunneryank
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Lol what?

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        True, but it's the hope he's going to turn back into 2018/19 TAA

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      ... Foster Livra Duff Cancelo

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        True, I'd keep Livramento. Not sure Foster keeps his place for long though.

        Don't own the other two.

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      WC to last seasons consistent scorers

      TAA, Salah, KDB, Son, Kane, Vardy, Bamford, DCL

  27. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal wishing they could play Norwich and Burnley every week.

    1. Random Name
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I don't think they win more than 5/10 games against either of those teams

  28. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Book, him Mike!

  29. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Wtf no yellow for that?

  30. Random Name
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Why is Pepe on dead balls

    1. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's good at them