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We were meant to be enjoying four Premier League matches this evening but Burnley v Watford has become the second Gameweek 17 fixture to be postponed, leaving us a game short.

Brighton and Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal Palace v Southampton and Arsenal v West Ham United do go ahead, however, with the match at the Emirates getting underway half an hour after the two 19:30 GMT kick-offs.

As for the team news, all eyes were on the Brighton starting XI after a number of players tested positive for Covid-19 in the run-up to tonight’s fixture.

It’s not a bad-looking line-up despite the raft of injuries and illnesses, with Neal Maupay, Pascal Gross, Jurgen Locadia and Jason Steele among the previously undeclared absentees.

Robert Sanchez is available and starts, despite rumours suggesting he was one of those affected by coronavirus.

Graham Potter has actually only made three changes to his team from Gameweek 15, with Maupay, Gross and the suspended Shane Duffy dropping out.

In come Jakub Moder, Solly March and Aaron Connolly.

Potter’s opposite number, Wolves boss Bruno Lage, has made four alterations from his side’s last outing.

Raul Jimenez is suspended after his red card at the Etihad, while Leander Dendoncker and Adama Traore drop to the bench.

Daniel Podence, Hwang Hee-chan and Francisco Trincao come in to make it an all-new front three.

The fourth change wasn’t planned as Rayan Ait-Nouri injured himself in the warm-up, with his place taken by Marcal.

As for the match at Selhurst Park, Patrick Vieira’s only change is an interesting one: Vicente Guaita drops to the bench and is replaced by Jack Butland between the posts.

Joachim Andersen is among the substitutes after recovering from injury, while Christian Benteke is on the bench too.

Ralph Hasenhuttl has made four changes from Southampton’s 3-0 defeat at Arsenal, with Lyanco, Oriol Romeu, Will Smallbone and Mohammed Salisu brought into the side.

Jan Bednarek, Jack Stephens, Ibrahima Diallo and the injured Adam Armstrong drop out.

In the 8pm kick-off, Arsenal are unchanged from Gameweek 16, so that means another benching for Emile Smith Rowe. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is, of course, absent from the squad for disciplinary reasons.

David Moyes has made just one change to the West Ham side from the 0-0 draw with Burnley, with Pablo Fornals brought in for Said Benrahma. There’s again no Aaron Cresswell among the Hammers’ squad.

GAMEWEEK 17 LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Burn, Moder, Veltman, Cucurella, Mwepu, Bissouma, Lamptey, March, Connolly, Trossard.

Subs: Scherpen, Lallana, Roberts, Alzate, Leonard, Mac Allister, Richards, Turns, Ferguson.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Saiss, Coady, Kilman, Marcal, Moutinho, Neves, Hwang, Semedo, Trincao, Podence.

Subs: Ruddy, Hoever, Boly, Cundle, Moulden, Traore, Silva, Dendoncker.


Crystal Palace XI: Butland, Ward, Guehi, Tomkins, Mitchell, Kouyate, Hughes, Gallagher, Zaha, Ayew, Edouard.

Subs: Benteke, Andersen, Riedewald, Olise, Guaita, Milivojevic, Schlupp, Clyne, Eze.

Southampton XI: Caballero, Walker-Peters, Lyanco, Salisu, Livramento, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Smallbone, Redmond, Tella, Broja.

Subs: Bednarek, Djenepo, Diallo, Long, Perraud, Lewis, Valery, Walcott, Elyounoussi,


Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tierney, White, Partey, Gabriel, Saka, Odegaard, Lacazette, Tomiyasu, Xhaka, Martinelli.

Subs: Okonkwo, Smith Rowe, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Pepe, Tavares, Lokonga, Elneny, Nketiah.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Fornals, Antonio, Lanzini, Dawson, Bowen, Diop, Masuaku, Soucek, Rice.

Subs: Areola, Yarmolenko, Vlasic, Noble, Benrahma, Kral, Oko-Flex, Alese, Ashby.

  1. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    When you take that first big drink of coffee and it’s been heated to 200 degrees.

    I taste burning

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Best
      Top
      Post
      Ever

  2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ayew off Eloise on

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      What Ayew on about?

    2. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ayew serious?

  3. Lord of Ings
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Why does Jordan ayew always look so pissed lol

  4. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    ESR? What's wrong

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Replacement impressive.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Just out of favour it seems

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Orange & pineapple?

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

          ???

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Ha, misread, ignore me again, I’m an idiot

    3. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Groin

      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Kicked in the nuts by martinelli

    4. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Emile Smith who?

  5. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Saka lol

  6. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Martinelli wagon

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Laca A

    2. Fish up a tree
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      ESR to Martinelli

    3. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Well done FFS for their differential suggestions

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

        They recommended buendia too

  7. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Martinellllllliiiii

  8. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    If Salah is rested I'm just glad I have a good vc- Gallagher 4 point locked in

    1. Saint Channon
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I’ve got Bilva’s 2 points

      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Haul that

  9. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    RIP ESR

    1. Kodap
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      what’s happened?

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Perma bench

  10. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Martinelli goal
    Laca assist

  11. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Thanks for the memories, ESR.

  12. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Back down to 2 points with that Livra yellow.

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      56k?

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ha. Hwang got injured too.

  13. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    ESR toast….

  14. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Az's punt pays off

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

      When luck is going your way nothin can stop you

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      There is nothing worse than being an fpl fanboy

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Lol

  15. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    EAR officially a non option now, to think I was gonna do him to Foden this GW as well, FML

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

      EAR Lmao
      ESR*

  16. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What’s up with ESR?

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      His replacement just scored…

      1. EL tridente
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        ESR replacement is Ødegaard. Martinelli is playing in Auba’s position

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Out of favour, now a dead option

      1. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Nah, he'll get plenty of game time.

        Up until his injury, he's been Arsenal's best player this season.

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Totally agree, he’s just being given time with the groin injury

  17. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sorry for trolling with all the Lacazette suggestions over the last few days.

    Oh wait it wasnt trolling

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      If you suggest 10 players, one is going to come good

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

        I suggested one player

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Did you buy him?

          No points for considering a player.

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Lol, another shocker from you

  18. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal scoring means West Ham will now too

  19. Shane86
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Smith Rowe owner here crying

  20. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Lateriser the Martinelli master stroke.

    As a Guaita owner, I just can’t handle another Ramsdale clean sheet

    1. Fish up a tree
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mate you just got bring Rambo in

      1. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Feels a cardinal sin to spend more than 5m on a keeper but I can’t argue with your suggestion

  21. JJO
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Try to attack now you Moyes fraud?

  22. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Laca assist feels huge this week

  23. JBay
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bowen out for Martinelli.

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No. Norwich next even Irons can score

  24. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Omg play Gallagher in, was clear

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

      Need him to blank like nobody blanked before

  25. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    How did Arsenal get decent all of a sudden?
    Or just West Ham being dire?

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Have you ever seen West Ham’s history v Arsenal?

      They never beat them, expected win for arsenal.

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Watching match?

  26. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Best ESR replacement? Up to 6.6m?

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

      Way too early to make transfers

    2. Esalman
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Gallagher

  27. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I must admit that Holmesdale stand is the best in PL.

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

      Been there to watch a couple of matches, a charity match & the beer festival. It's a good stand.

  28. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Would really love Arsenal and Brighton to concede

    1. Esalman
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      It'll cost me 10 points minimum.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Brighton have

    3. The Train Driver
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Brighton already did

    4. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Apologies I meant Wolves not Brighton

  29. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Likeliness of Man Utd - Brighton being played this Saturday?

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

      Low

  30. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Esr to bowen or foden?
    Afraid of foben bench next gw

    1. Esalman
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Foden. Had Bowen for 2 and starting to think he's a trap.