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There are five more Premier League matches taking place this afternoon, following on from the draw between West Ham United and Chelsea.

There’ll be plenty of attention from Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers on events at the Emirates, where Arsenal’s Double Gameweek begins with a clash against Brentford.

The Gunners are unchanged from their defeat at Everton, so there are starts for Gabriel Martinelli and Ben White after much discussion this week about their game-time.

Opponents Brentford make three changes from last weekend’s win over Southampton as part of their switch to a 3-5-2.

The defensive-minded alterations see Mads Roerslev, Kristoffer Ajer and Vitaly Janelt replace Aaron Hickey, Josh Dasilva and Yoane Wissa.

Above: Ownership and effective ownership stats in the top 10k, via LiveFPL. Five different Arsenal players are owned by more than 40% of these managers.

Arsenal’s north London rivals are also in action, away at Leicester.

Tottenham Hotspur make three changes to their side, two of which are enforced: Fraser Forster comes in for the injured Hugo Lloris, while Japhet Tanganga replaces the suspended Cristian Romero.

New signing Pedro Porro is also promoted to the line-up for his debut, with Emerson Royal benched.

Nampalys Mendy in for the injured Youri Tielemans is Leicester’s only change.

There are five alterations across the two teams in the M23 derby.

James Tomkins and Jean-Philippe Mateta replace Chris Richards and Odsonne Edouard for Palace, while the Seagulls recall Alexis MacAllister, Moises Caicedo and Adam Webster at the expense of Tariq Lamptey, Billy Gilmour and Danny Welbeck.

Evan Ferguson is fit again but only among the substitutes.

At Craven Cottage, Fulham are unchanged for the visit of Nottingham Forest.

Steve Cooper’s two alterations see Serge Aurier and Gustavo Scarpa come in for Neco Williams and Danilo.

Paul Onuachu and Kamaldeen Sulemana make their full Southampton debuts as Nathan Jones makes four changes, with Carlos Alcaraz and Ainsley Maitland-Niles also starting.

Che Adams, Samuel Edozie, Ibrahima Diallo and Mohamed Elyounoussi make way.

Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui makes only one change and it’s an enforced one at that: Hwang Hee-chan is injured, so is replaced by Joao Moutinho.

GAMEWEEK 23 LINE-UPS

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

Subs: Tierney, Kiwior, Holding, Tomiyasu, Trossard, Jorginho, Vieira, Turner, Cozier-Duberry.

Brentford XI: Raya, Roerslev, Pinnock, Ajer, Mee, Henry, Janelt, Nørgaard, Jensen, Mbeumo, Toney.

Subs: Cox, Hickey, Dasilva, Schade, Wissa, Zanka, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Baptiste.


Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Mitchell, Tomkins, Guehi, Clyne, Hughes, Doucoure, Schlupp, Olise, Ayew, Mateta.

Subs: Johnstone, Whitworth, Milivojevic, Lokonga, Eze, McArthur, Edouard, Ahamada, Riedewald.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Webster, Dunk, March, Mac Allister, Gross, Undav, Mitoma, Caicedo, Estupinan, Veltman.

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Sarmiento, Enciso, Ayari, Ferguson, Van Hecke, Buonanotte, Moran.


Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Diop, Ream, Robinson, Reed, Joao Palhinha, De Cordova-Reid, Pereira, Willian, Mitrovic.

Subs: Rodak, Adarabioyo, Duffy, Wilson, Solomon, Soares, James, Lukic, Vinicius.

Nottingham Forest XI: Navas, Aurier, Boly, McKenna, Lodi, Scarpa, Freuler, Gibbs-White, Mangala, Johnson, Wood.

Subs: Hennessey, Worrall, Shelvey, Williams, Colback, Surridge, Dennis, Ayew, Felipe.


Leicester City XI: Ward, Castagne, Souttar, Faes, Kristiansen, Mendy, Dewsbury-Hall, Tete, Maddison, Barnes, Iheanacho.

Subs: Iversen, Soyuncu, Vardy, Amartey, Daka, Pereira, Ndidi, Praet, Thomas.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Forster, Tangana, Dier, Davies, Porro, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic, Kulusevski, Son, Kane.

Subs: Austin, Skipp, Sanchez, Richarlison, Emerson, Danjuma, Moura, Sarr, Lenglet.


Southampton XI: Bazunu, Bree, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud, Alcaraz, Lavia, Maitland-Niles, Ward-Prowse, Sulemana, Onuachu.

Subs: Caballero, Walcott, Lyanco, Adams, Mara, A Armstrong, Edozie, S Armstrong, Aribo.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Ait-Nouri, Neves, Lemina, Nunes, Moutinho, Sarabia, Cunha.

Subs: Bentley, Collins, Neto, Jimenez, Jonny, Costa, Gomes, A Traore, Bueno.


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  1. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Arsenal game 1...let's go!

  2. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Who's your differentials according to LiveFPL?

    Mine are;

    - Ederson
    - Botman
    - Haaland (TC)

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Basically only Dan Burn for me.

      Everyone else has 35% ownership and higher.

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Oh and Haaland TC.

        1. FPL Brains
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          In fairness I've got Mitoma on 26%. He should count too.

    2. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I have lower rank so nketiah is a diffential for me

    3. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Leno, Schär, Aké, Saka (C), Mitoma, Nketiah

      1. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Nice one! Hope you get a big rank increase!

    4. Babit1967
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ederson
      Robertson
      Mitoma

    5. djman102
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Only De Gea & Mtrovic. At my rank White & Mahrez borderline diff

      1. MIGHTY JOE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Ward & Walker

  3. bialk
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    West Ham are clean sheet destroyers 🙁

    1. Our Tiny Windows
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Perfect!

  4. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Let’s go Martinelli!

  5. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Make me smile Martinelli.

  6. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Would you start Kepa (h) to Southampton ahead of Pope (h) to Liverpool?

    1. bialk
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kepa

  7. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Now let’s watch the biggest and most successful team in London play.

    A team who wins with dignity and not spending £600m in 6 months.

    Come on Arsenal

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Toney masterclass incoming

    2. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ah, it's not like you've got much competition in London tbf.

    3. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      £553.95M since July13th 2022.
      That's not £600M and it's 7 months.
      Liar

      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Does that make it ok? Only real Chelsea fans know it’s disgusting cheating.

        1. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Don't understand . How is it cheating when none of the current rules have been broken ? Is this something else you've made up ?
          Doesn't alter the fact that your compulsive liar problem still hasn't been resolved.

    4. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Should be a cake walk for Arsenal. Newcastle (who Arsenal fans whinge about always parking the bus) beat Brentford 5-1 at home.

    5. Carefree Crew
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Chelsea have already played. 🙂

      The irony of your comments is maybe lost on you as Arsenal have bought their way back into the top 4 after not having any CL revenue for 5 years & hit harder by COVID as a larger matchday revenue loss yet...

      Spent €606mil in the last 4 years at an average of €151.5m !

      (Just the €192m this year & €167m last!)

      Did I read that Arsenal have the 8th highest net spend worldwide over the last decade?

      The level of spending with the new owners at Chelsea is ridiculous, but let's not pretend Arsenal haven't bought their way back into the top four as the numbers clearly prove.

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Too true . Just a word of warning though. This poster rarely follows facts and makes things up continuously. Tends to completey ignore the fact that Arsenal have spent plenty . Worst kind of wummer. Don't believe a word he writes.

  8. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wish I’d captained Saka instead of fearing Haaland

  9. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Mitro!! Punish the sellers

    1. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Personally think he will (as a Forest fan)

  10. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Arsenal play Sat and Wed, so we might actually see rotation vs Villa next Sat early kick off

    1. bialk
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      White and Martinelli may not start that game.

      1. Digital-Real
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        two players that have featured in almost all the games this season not featuring in their biggest game of the season at home?

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I guess he’s referring to the Villa away game.

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Doubt it. Plenty of rest at either side, 7 days between Everton and Brentford game and 7 days between Villa and Leicester.

  11. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Neil Swarbrick, who didn’t see that Soucek handball as a penalty, is the Premier League’s head of VAR.

  12. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I do fear martinelli punishing his seller this week (like me) but I sold him for ode as do prefer to have odee long term

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ode has been fantastic so I think if Martinelli do return, chances are the assists will come from Ode.

      1. Shultan
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Hope so!

    2. space mercenary
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      There was no need to fear.

  13. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mudryk yet to impress. He clearly isn't the full package just yet and may take time to show his talent. His touches are too heavy and will need to improve his passes/final ball and link up play. He can either go Hazard's path or Dan James path and it looks like he is inclined to the latter atm.

    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No middle path? Zaha road for example.

      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I think there is no middle path. Its either he fly's or become a huge flop coz its clear he has the talent but they are still very raw.

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not that easy to link up with a team that start 11 random players every week.

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I mean he's pretty young and it's his 2nd start after coming in from a period where his league (which is much lower in quality than the PL) was on a break. He could be as average as James while also saying that he could be as good as Hazard? Quite the early judgement there

    4. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Give him a chance - he’s only had 146 minutes so far.

      Bit early to write him off.

  14. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Ireland!

    Sorry fplers

    1. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wrong forum.

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wrong style of rugby

    3. djman102
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Stephen Ireland is a nice enabler at 5.5

  15. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Wolves, would absolutely love a clean sheet at SMS today.

  16. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    All I ask for is an OMG Martinelli.

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      -1

    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You made a typo with the capital M

  17. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Rico Henry miss of the season from Toney's cross.

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Toney's gonna uncomfortably watch the games from my bench until GW27

      Still posting great stats, so I'll be happy to have him come in for any surprises, and then his DGW and maaaaaaaaaaybe BGW28

  18. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ødegaard very lively

  19. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Zinch well over the bar

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      To Russia

  20. Hairy Potter
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Don't think I remember watching Fraser Forster since he left Newcastle. Is he still as bad at dealing with crosses as he was when he was younger?

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Saw him play a few friendlies and possibly the worst performance I've seen by a keeper in a friendly against Leeds. He was looking at returning to Celtic at that point, so maybe did it on purpose.

  21. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Cant believe I put Nketiah in and he's blanking! He's meant to have the highest xG

    1. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Only been 12 minutes

    2. Drexl Spivey
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Shucks.

    3. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Worked with Kepa I guess...

  22. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martinelli already more involved than in the last 3 games combined

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Only got 47 mins to make it count, though.

  23. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is the EO for Arsenal defence > 100%?

    Not sure if want a clean sheet or not with a single Arsenal defence and single midfield

  24. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Brentford robbed of a goal. No way that's a foul.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He tugged his shirt a bit. But yeah, iffy.

  25. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Brentford goal?

  26. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bentacur goal

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Points for everyone

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Var

  27. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Spurs goal not kane

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Need Kane an Kulu

  28. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Brentford is a good defence

    Since I have Sánchez + Kepa, I think I might get Mee instead of Estupiñán

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks for the update.

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mee too

    3. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Makes sense. If the GW29 fixture was better than BHA (A) I might have considered doubling up on Raya/Mee for 27-9

    4. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rico Henry might be the one to get

  29. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    7' - #FUL 0-0 #NFFC

    The Reds are forced into an early double change, Boly and McKenna are replaced by Felipe and Worrall

    https://twitter.com/NFFC/status/1624425185859231746?t=ByIc300XPZ84j_iBURjJgA&s=19

    Both CBs for Forest. Oof!

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Did they hit each other?

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wow. How? A collision?

    3. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What happened? Did the injure each other?

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        *they

  30. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Microscope's out at Leicester

    Spurs goal given

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No idea what Mine Dean was looking at there

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      They had to check it, after failing to check Paqueta's goal last week.

      1. F_Ivanovic
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Didn't need to take 4 minutes though. Was obvious on first look that there was no obvious error.

        1. Hairy Potter
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Thought it was for a possible offside and they were checking if there was a flick on and the position of the players if it was flicked on?