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

    White's staked his claim for a starting place against City. Good performance

    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Take this back before he scores an own goal pls.

  2. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Did people really think Arsenal were going to roll over Brentford?

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Only Arsenal fans

    2. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Captain hindsight

      1. Bartowski
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        No I just never thought they were going to roll over Brentford because Brentford are a very good football team. Maybe try and use that term correctly next time.

    3. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I haven't seen much of Brentford, but saw Newcastle beat them 5-1 earlier in the season so expected an Arsenal win.

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Lazy analysis!

        1. Hairy Potter
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Lol, it's not analysis though. I follow Roy Walker's advice and say what I see.

        2. Bartowski
          • 15 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          I assumed it was satire based on the average football knowledge of people on this site.

          1. Hairy Potter
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 9 months ago

            Ha! I've seen loads of Arsenal fans online slagging off Newcastle since they had the nerve not to concede against them. Given how great Arsenal must be, I just expected them to make light work of Brentford at home, like Newcastle did.

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      some did

      game of 2 halves and all that

    5. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      No

  3. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Trossard on at HT?

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

      57.

    2. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      For Saka, yes. He's been invisible this half

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Due a rest too

  4. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Ben White is the real winner here

  5. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Nachooo

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Bless you

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Spurs are awful

  7. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    3 1 Leicester City

  8. jimbe4mXL
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    The moment i get 3 Arsenal attack, they play this, wtf. COME ON score.

  9. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Easy for Leicester

  10. Fred54
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Ian's Nacho. Bloomin' Eck.

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

    Nacho's return rate...

  12. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Nacho needs to be on the watchlist now. Shame it's some tricky fixtures next.

  13. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Nacho is back

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      He never left. The coach is the problem

      1. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        He was forgetting to get on the bus?

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

    Spurs defenders should be priced at 3M.

  15. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Classy goal by Nacho

  16. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Newcastle fans & Mancunians happy with those 1st half scorelines

  17. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Can't wait to get Madders in my team again very soon..quality fpl asset when fit

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Fixtures look poor with United, Arsenal then Chelsea. After that I would say.

      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Ya probably after that

      2. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Chelsea easy fixture mate

        1. Amartey Partey
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Not if they sign some more players

  18. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    the big result is the youngest is still asleep

    steak delicious

    better half out for a Saturday afternoon 7th birthday with the eldest

    got to love a Saturday afternoon...

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Steak and bj day or no chance?

    2. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Man, I can't believe you didn't go out for your better half's birthday...

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 16 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Wow, you’re getting so much wrong today

        1. Bartowski
          • 15 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Do I really have to explain such an obvious joke to you?

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • 16 Years
            2 years, 9 months ago

            went over my head!

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      spoke too soon

      marble run it is!

  19. Ninja Škrtel
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Previously on "Why Dier shouldn't be in the Premier League".

    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      One of those shows that are just really hard to watch sometimes...

  20. Fat Frank
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    First time Saka owner this season

    1. Fat Frank
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Forgets how to score points of any kind

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Looking good for a cs point mate

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Is he though?

  21. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Ihenacho has only started 3 games this season. His returns in those games? 3 goals. 3 assists.

    Brendan Rodgers is a terrorrist.

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      22 games in and he still doesn't know his best 11...hopefully this performance can give them the platform

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        I'll at least link some words from Rodgers on (picking) him lately.

        https://twitter.com/ColmVHayes/status/1623709360953122817

    2. Ragin Cajun
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      He is just so biased its unreal. He has a clinical striker in his squad but keeps going out there to find one thinking the grass is greener. If Iheanacho fails to score in 2 games he'll bench him again and buy another striker in the summer; I don't know why the boy just doesn't leave that place. Iheanacho' goal scoring record in the FA Cup is also ridiculous.

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Watch Daka start the next game. I'd always go for Iheanacho if I knew he'd play but I'm just waiting for him to be dropped for no reason

      1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        No chance now, even Rodgers can't drop form like that. Iheanacho is bringing out the best in the rest of the attack too and that's making the difference

    4. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      They should sack him

    5. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Rodgers thinks he's Pep, but he doesn't have the players to rotate and drop players on a whim.

  22. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Jameson goes decently well with Ginger Ale

    1. Mirror Man
        2 years, 9 months ago

        A winning combination. Upvote locked in.

    2. Red Star Toro
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Spurs gonna Spurs, hand the title to their biggest rivals by beating City then proceed to be awful.

    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Not sure I like the look of Nketiah, would rather Odegaard + Saka with a defender.

      1. Shultan
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        I've had nketiah since GW17 so unless on a WC hard to get rid

    4. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Maddison and Ian's Nacho have God awful fixtures and a blank, so of course they go on this mega run.

    5. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I ****ing love Iheanacho, and just saying I said he was the new mega differential. Definitely my favourite Leicester player.

    6. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      For those watching the arsenal match how are they playing?
      Have they gone off boil a bit, or brentford just playing better?

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Brentford the better team and should be 2 up. Arsenal disjointed and lacking fluency. Imagine an Arteta rocket could shake them up second half

        1. Zimo
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Yeah City will win the league

      2. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Teams beginning to work them out and nullify them a bit, time will tell if they’ll find a way around it

      3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Brentford is top 5 defensively. Was never going to be easy. There is a reason why I said no to taking a hit to get an additional Arsenal attacker.

    7. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Where points?

    8. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Nketiah is an average player, arsenal need to get through this spell and regroup with Jesus back in the side

      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Have faith, not just in Jesus

      2. Bartowski
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Surprised they didn't recall Balogun, could have been a huge difference maker.

    9. Ten Hag of Bud
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Five players out and five points in.

      Perfect second half result will be Arsenal Brentford 0-0. A Kane hat-trick. And something from Pereira... Anything!

      Let's go!