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18 February 2023 1411 comments
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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



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

    Martinelli, Nketiah & Odegaard. Would bite your arm off for 5 points from this trio.

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

      1, 2, 3 points with arsenal winning 1-0 in a scrappy game

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

    Ben White has been on a sun bed.

    Not sure I can take him as a serious defender anymore. More worried about what he looks like.

    Prefer Keown or Steve Bruce type defenders

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

      Insta hits

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

      Just noticed? Looks like he has weekly sessions

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

      You can say some stupid things, and this is one of them

  3. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    G Jesus to get mins in DGW25 or too soon?

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

      Xmins maybe

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

      Nah still too soon

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

      Probably too soon. But I plan to ship Nketiah soon after, maybe even in GW26 (although he's got a good fixture).

  4. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Gabriel header would do nicely

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

      Oh yes please

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

    OMG watkins

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

      Lol FFS!

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

        Cries in Bueno

  6. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Nketiah it's time you actually do something about your "amazing xG"

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

    Justice for Martinelli

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

      White benchers unite!

  8. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Watkins

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

    Haha Arsenal collapse continues

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

    Zincecnko and Saliba woeful there.

    Zincenko needs to be dropped soon

  11. JBG
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal won't keep anymore CS it seems. Specially after I WC'd in Ramsdale.

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

    Tom hanks involved in celebrations

  13. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Damn!

  14. FPL_trail_runner
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Fantastic finish

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

    All y’all saying pouring cold water over Watkins’ chances of scoring today.

  16. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Good ebening

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

      'ello
      ' ello

  17. DycheDycheBaby
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Oh brilliant. Cleanie gone already

  18. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Watkins can't stop scoring..

  19. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    No club bottles it like Arsenal!

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

      Maybe Tottenham? North London is glass.

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

      Well spurs do. Must be something in the water

  20. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ok that's it arsenal defense will never pay off moving forwards triple attack and that's it

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

      I'd just have Saka and remove everyone else personally after 25.

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

    brilliant break away goal from Watkins

  22. EDUARDO DA SILVA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Edu out

  23. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Another 50:50 instantly wrong!

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

    Odegaard injured

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

      He is not

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

        Just his pride

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Stop that.

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

    Gabriel feck. Trippier and Bueno on the bench

  26. villa_til_i_die
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Yes Villa!!!

  27. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    My top 6 prediction:
    1 ManCity
    2 ManUtd
    3 Newcastle
    4 Tottenham
    5 Brighton
    6 Chelsea

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

      Really? I reckon Liverpool finish 4th or 5th

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

        City
        Utd
        Arsenal
        Pool
        Newcastle
        Brighton
        Chelsea
        Spurs

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

      Toon third, I like it!

  28. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal concede due to Ben White's tan

  29. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Run Watkins run

  30. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    No Partey....no Arsenal defence