Dugout Discussion
18 February 2023 1411 comments
Skonto Rigga Skonto Rigga
Share:

Arsenal are hoping to end a run of three Premier League games without a win as they face Aston Villa in the Gameweek 24 curtain-raiser.

Kick-off at Villa Park is at 12:30 GMT.

For the first time this season, rotation is now a threat with the long-time (but now deposed) league leaders.

Hitherto regular starter Ben White was dropped on Wednesday and now it’s Gabriel Martinelli‘s turn to warm the bench, with the Brazilian winger failing to start a Premier League game for the first time in 2022/23.

Leandro Trossard replaces Martinelli for the Gunners, while White immediately regains his place at the expense of Takehiro Tomiyasu.

Emile Smith Rowe is available again and among the substitutes, just to add to the medium-term worry.

While Fantasy Premier League (FPL) interest mostly centres around the visitors, Leon Bailey‘s benching is noteworthy given that Aston Villa play in Blank Gameweeks 25, 28 and 32 and are about to come back onto the Fantasy radar.

He is one of five players who make way from Unai Emery’s Gameweek 23 starting XI, as Bailey and Ashley Young, Calum Chambers, Lucas Digne and Jacob Ramsey all drop to the bench,

Matty Cash, a fit-again Tyrone Mings, Alex Moreno, John McGinn and Philippe Coutinho are all recalled.

GAMEWEEK 24 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Mings, Konsa, Moreno, McGinn, Kamara, Luiz, Buendia, Coutinho, Watkins

Subs: Sinisalo, Traore, Chambers, Young, Digne, Bailey, Dendoncker, Ramsey, Duran

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White,Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Odegaard, Jorginho, Xhaka, Saka, Nketiah, Trossard

Subs: Turner, Tierney, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Kiwior, Holding, Tomiyasu, Vieira, Nelson



1,411 Comments Login to Post a Comment
  1. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Lee Mason recommends that goal is disallowed!

  2. AleksaMaster
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Lucky Arsenal. They have so much luck this season. Amazing.

  3. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Forgot Tierny existed

  4. The Final Boss
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Martinez lol..

  5. Offside Trapattoni
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ode with 3 BAPS..

    1. PartyTime
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Martinez winning goal baps?

  6. romperstomper
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jorg's strike deserved a goal!

  7. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    HOLD EDDIEEEE

  8. Arthur Shelby
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Take that Martinez. First class c***. Looking forward to the day a ref has the gumption to send him off for repeated timewasting

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      This, wasted 15mins today

      1. Arthur Shelby
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Going down after that “collision” with Cash was embarrassing

  9. lespaul
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Goal of the season contender

  10. wakenbagel
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Martinelli assist would have been awesome.

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

      Nearly got some bench jam

    2. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I really hate the way goals like that are recorded.

  11. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    hahaha so happy I got rid of Martinelli

    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Why

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Why?

    3. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ahem!!

    4. Mike D
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

    5. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      oh no mannnnn

  12. Dr. Rog
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Martinez... you couldnt make this up. Brilliant

  13. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Martinelli!!!!!!!

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

    Martinelllllliiiiiii

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    OMG martinelli

  16. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    At least Martinez will get the love and support of the football community after a freak OG lik that...

    1. Arthur Shelby
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He deserves precisely zero 🙂

  17. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Boom that's why you keep Martinelli!

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Definitely timed my post poorly....

    2. MissouriMarten
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Presumably because you knew he'd be benched, but come on for 22 mins and score?

      1. Milk, 1 Šuker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        You never know in this game. Do you own him?

        1. MissouriMarten
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          No.

  18. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Martinelli Goal

  19. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Martinelli owners rewarded

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks, but I wanted to get rid next GW :/

  20. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    So happy for this clown Martinez

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

    Lolllllll marti owners party time

  22. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Martinelli goal

  23. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Brilliant performance from Arsenal. Dogged.

  24. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Martinelli goal

  25. SirWenger
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    MARTINELLI HAULLLLL

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

      YEEEEEEDRSSSSSSS

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

      their owners patience rewarded!!

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

    4 2

  27. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Hahahahahahaha

  28. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Lol, Martinelli!!!!

  29. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Yes Marty not robbing me of that one!

  30. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Martinelli lol