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Arsenal visit Crystal Palace in tonight’s season opener, with all Fantasy Premier League (FPL) eyes on Gabriel Jesus.

The Gunners forward is the most-owned player in FPL heading into Gameweek 1, with his ownership sitting at a whopping 77.1 per cent.

Kick-off at Selhurst Park is at 20:00 BST.

Mikel Arteta has opted for his usual 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 formation, with Oleksandr Zinchenko and William Saliba – who spent last season on loan at Marseille – featuring in defence. The latter’s inclusion means Ben White shifts over to right-back as expected.

Further forward, Jesus is joined in attack by Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli, both of whom are owned by over 20% of FPL managers, with captain Martin Odegaard pulling the strings in behind.

Kieran Tierney returns to the bench, which also includes another new signing Matt Turner.

Palace, meanwhile, line up in a 4-3-3, with the exciting Eberechi Eze deployed in the ‘Conor Gallagher’ role.

The most popular Eagles asset on show is Wilfried Zaha, while Cheick Doucoure makes his debut in midfield.

Fellow new boys Sam Johnstone, Chris Richards and Malcolm Ebiowei are substitutes.


GAMEWEEK 1 LINE-UPS

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Clyne, Guehi, Andersen, Mitchell, Doucoure, Schlupp, Eze, Ayew, Zaha, Edouard

Subs: Johnstone, Ward, Richards, Riedewald, Milivojevic, Hughes, Ebiowei, Mateta, Plange

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Jesus

Subs: Turner, Tierney, Cedric, Holding, Elneny, Lokonga, Nelson, Pepe, Nketiah

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  1. Surfreak
    • 17 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Martinelli up front 🙂

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Which whilst good means he will probably rotate with Nketiah

      1. BobB
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Eddie the Feather will be a fringe player

    2. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      If you're going by BBC then they are wrong almost every time when it comes to putting up formations.
      I would expect a 4231 with White at RB.

    3. Salarrivederci
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      can't trust the sofascore graphic.

      Same graphic against Sevilla, and Saka and Martinelli played wide in a 4-3-3 / 4-2-3-1

  2. yousunkmybattleship
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Do Kane to Haaland now to avoid the price drop?

    1. RUUD!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Na, can wait until at least Sunday night before doing anything.

      1. yousunkmybattleship
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

    2. Surfreak
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Wait and see how he plays first

    3. Limbo
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Madness

      1. yousunkmybattleship
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        I guess sarcasm is dead

    4. Flaps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      You have a 12 so stop the bull

  3. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Robbo’s my differential in pretty much all of my leagues, I’ll take that!

    1. Sergio Giorgini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Same here, happy with that

    2. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      I can’t see any of the other teams, am I being stupid?

      1. Andy_Social
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Click on 'GW1'

        1. yousunkmybattleship
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 17 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          Ah got it thanks!

  4. Sergio Giorgini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Am I the only person with Alonso? I know he's supposedly going, but straightforward enough to swap once Perisic is up and running.

    1. RUUD!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Cucurella could play, cleared to play against Everton

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Highly unlikely

    2. Herger
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      No, there’s about 7.2m players and he has 3.8% ownership. So you and about 274,000 others by my calculations

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      There can't be a big club. At least his value will hold most likely lol.

    4. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Bold pick

  5. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Where is Jonty these days?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Barely anyone that works here actually posts, not sure what happened

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        We put such quality stuff on here

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 17 days ago

          I can only speak for myself mate and I post pure gold

          1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 17 days ago

            I am intimidated by the quality of your posts

    2. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      I haven’t seen captain Kane on recently either

      1. Herger
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Banned

        1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          Always happens to the good ones

          1. Herger
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 17 days ago

            He was not a serious FPL poster, unfortunately.

            1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 17 days ago

              You are not serious until you have been banned

              1. Herger
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 17 days ago

                I’ve never been banned. You’re thinking of my evil twin. He has a goatee

                1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 17 days ago

                  He is the one who told me you got banned.

                  I thought we were a banned of bros

          2. George Sillett
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 17 days ago

            I hope that this is an example of sarcasm.

        2. Haalander
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          Doesn’t surprise me in the least

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        He's changed his name a bit but still posting.

    3. PartyTime
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Where is Maximus Bonimus Pointimus

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        I tired him out with daka

      2. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Bannedius

      3. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Hopefully gone for good

      4. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Boring people elsewhere in his vortex of misery.

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          Thanks for lightening the mood 🙂

    4. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Twatter

    5. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Jonty fell in with the wrong crowd and has a serious drug addiction

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Really? #getwellsoonjonty

  6. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Runaway winners

    Jesus 77%
    Sahah 62%
    TAA 60%

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Don't have number 1

  7. dabber7
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    How are people managing to view the teams of their rivals in their mini-leagues, even if I click on their name and go to their GW1 history, I still get nothing?

    Cheers

    1. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Refresh or close browser etc, that’s how I’m doing it, clicking GW 1 and team shows

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      refresh/do cookie thing etc.

      1. dabber7
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Nice one.

    3. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Why don't you just click GW1 in their history

      1. dabber7
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        As I said in my original post, that isn't/wasn't working for me.

  8. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Top 2 in my ML last season that finished top 2k both gone 5 at the back and it looks immense. I am scared.

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Well if the hype around scoring forwards happens and strong midfielders scoring maybe the clean sheets will effect points and bonuses! That’s my theory anyway.

    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Is this going to be a serial?

    3. LangerznMash
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Best player in my league has gone 523 and his team looks amazing.

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Carragher says he expects Ben White to step into midfield alot this season. Could be a similar role to cancelo last season at city

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Zinchenco surely

    2. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      and still not score/assist

    3. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Lol what

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Who is Carragher? 😛

      1. Jock Grealish
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        jimmy carragher. was on emmerdale

    5. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Did you have subtitles on?

    6. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      I expect Arsenal to play more of a left-sided pivot with Zinchenko / Tierney bombing forward and linking up with Martinelli. White I see as a forward CB who will come out of defence (albeit at RB, but that is why it is a left-sided pivot) and look to play longer passes. Arsenal have Saka on the right hand side and he is used to the WB role so effectively they switch to a 3-5-2 when they have the ball.

    7. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Surely no one listens to him

  10. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    The only player I want to fail is Bailey. I really don't care beyond that.

    1. Herger
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Just all the players I don’t own for me

  11. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Teams 85% template 🙂

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Where do you get that? LiveFPL?

    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Very proud of you, SirG40steve!

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Cheer, thanks for the knighthood 🙂

  12. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Who's your starting XI with ownership less than 10%?

    Only Kulusevski here, blimey!

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Mount at 10.3%... but that's it!
      Iversen if Ward isn't fit 😛

    2. Salarrivederci
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Iversen the only one 😉

      But got Ward on the bench 😉 ;/

    3. sirmorbach
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Only Bowen for me. Bruno Guimarães with 11%.

    4. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Collins, Iversen

    5. Woy_is_back
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Maddison. He will haul

    6. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Almiron here or should I say almoran lol. Said I’d chance a one week punt vs forest and see what happens even tho o know already. He’ll blank

    7. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Digne at 4.4%

    8. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Raya, Saliba, Aaronson

    9. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Botman, Aaronson and Kulusevski

    10. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Literally none. Spend 5 weeks tinkering and obsessing. End up mega-template.

    11. Avery
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Cucurella
      Aaronson
      Bamford
      Saliba

    12. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Wilson and Trossard.

    13. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Aaronson 1.1%

      Toney 5%

    14. Thanos
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Sterling!

    15. Licky
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Meslier
      Botman
      Koulibaly

    16. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Aaronson

    17. Sergio Giorgini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Bernardo, Mahrez, Alonso

  13. 1zverGGadeM
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Good Luck, Everybody!

  14. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Heezus blank

  15. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    FPL stats being showed during the game lol

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      the fantasy football programme which doesn't talk about fantasy football. Was awful as I remember but 2 terrible hosts

      Will give it a miss

  16. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Closing LMS entry until Wednesday when the game kicks off in 18 minutes.

  17. Jock Grealish
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    benteke not in squad. on his way to wolves?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      gone to America I think

      1. Jock Grealish
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        howdy cowboy

    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Coyotes

    3. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      thanksgiving benturkey

  18. Vote Joke
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Am on holiday. Some old Spanish man is ranting and raving outside. Tried to use Google translate on him. Seems like his mate told him not to Captain Kane.

  19. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Only me who thinks Ramsdale is shaite? Arsenal wont win trophies with him

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Ramsfail? Nah, absolute wall.

  20. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Starter for next week?

    a) Trippier @ BHA

    b) Cash (h) EVE

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      B obvs

    2. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      I mean, maybe wait and see how they perform first?

    3. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      A

  21. FOO FIGHTER
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    My template rating is 59%

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Poo Fighter!

  22. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Went with this lot

    1. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Went with this lot 🙂

      Ward
      TAA - Cancelo - Robertson
      Salah - Mount - Martinelli - Neto - Bailey
      Kane - Jesus

      Sa - Neco - Patterson - Plange

      Kane + Mount > Haaland + Foden in gw 2 😉

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        It was better the first time around

      2. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Thank goodness . You left us dangling there.

    2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Cool, keep us updated (which I know you will do, but only if you are doing well)

  23. Herger
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    I will be revealing my template rating at 9pm GMT this evening

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      you're the most template player on here i know

      1. Herger
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        F ME

    2. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      you're the most template player on here i know

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        F ME

    3. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Contrary to reports on various media outlets, MYNAMEISREDRO is definitely the least template player on here bro

  24. Haalander
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Well one think we all know for sure. Doesn’t do anything to the rank of Jesus scores 10 goals tonight we all have him!

  25. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    If you've never been to Selhurst Park, really have to recommend it. Great venue.

    1. LangerznMash
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Are you there now? I never get phone signal in football stadiums.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Haha not tonight. Many a time though. Game & beer festival alone.

    2. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      can smell the BO from my telly

    3. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Yes I’ve heard that before alright and the fans are pretty hard core from what I heard. I’d like to visit Brentford it’s getting good reviews as a stadium too

  26. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Is Live fpl not working- when I put ID in I am getting someone else’s name coming up?

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Same

      1. TopMarx
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 16 days ago

        hey Jarvish, have you entered the H2H leagues this year?

        drop me an email at will@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Give it time.

  27. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Kane just dropped from 29.4% to 29.3% lol wtf

    1. Herger
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      He’s done nothing all season tbf

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 17 days ago

        I forgot to check what month it is, it's August ffs

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Kane to Haaland 😆

    3. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      just sold kane for benteke. wish me luck

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Out of the frying pan

  28. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Anyone else feel like they've just wasted 5 weeks of their lives?

    1. Herger
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      That depends on K1ng’s final rank

    2. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Nope not until 9.30pm tonight !!

    3. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      No. I'm OR1 currently

      1. Zalk
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        What? My 1 is horizontal.

    4. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      And this is just the beginning

    5. Lallana_
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      yes

    6. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      i was living under a rock so can't complain

  29. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    This burrito is good but it is filling

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      can i ask you a question? is cereal soup?

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        You are the most cereal player I know bro

  30. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    With Ward & Perisic somewhat doubtful, I brought in Ramsdale (for Sanchez) & Trippier last second. Hope it works out.