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Four Premier League matches get underway at 3pm GMT this afternoon.

Two of the sides ‘doubling’ in Gameweek 25, Arsenal and Everton, feature, while seven of the eight teams in action are currently languishing in the bottom half of the table.

Much of the Fantasy interest centres around Arsenal and there is mixed news on the line-up front, depending on who you own.

Gabriel Martinelli does return to the Gunners’ starting XI after his goalscoring cameo at Villa Park last weekend but it’s Eddie Nketiah, not Leandro Trossard, who makes way to accommodate him.

That’ll mean either Martinelli or Trossard will be leading the line for the visitors at the King Power Stadium today.

The league leaders are otherwise unchanged, with Thomas Partey back in the squad after injury but only among the substitutes.

As for Leicester City, James Maddison isn’t fit enough to feature because of a niggly, ongoing knee injury.

Maddison, who isn’t even in the squad, is among two players to make way from Brendan Rodgers’ last starting XI.

Nampalys Mendy also drops out as Wilfred Ndidi and Dennis Praet are recalled.

Everton are unsurprisingly unchanged for the visit of Aston Villa, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin and budget FPL defender Nathan Patterson not even among the substitutes.

Unai Emery, however, has made three changes to the side beaten by Arsenal last Saturday, with Lucas Digne, Jacob Ramsey and Leon Bailey coming into the side in place of Alex Moreno, Philippe Coutinho and Emiliano Buendia.

Coutinho misses out entirely.

There’s only one alteration across the two teams at Elland Road, where Leeds United take on unchanged Southampton.

Javi Gracia brings Brenden Aaronson into his side at the expense of the benched Crysencio Summerville for his first match in the Leeds hotseat.

There’s a lot more rotation to report at the London Stadium, where David Moyes has seemingly ditched the wing-back system and reverted to a 4-3-3/4-2-3-1.

That spells bad news for Emerson Palmieri, who is benched along with Thilo Kehrer, Flynn Downes and Michail Antonio.

Ben Johnson, Lucas Paqueta, Said Benrahma and Danny Ings all come into the side, with Ings making his first West Ham start,

As for Forest, Neco Williams and Chris Wood return at the expense of the injured Serge Aurier and the benched Danilo.

GAMEWEEK 25 LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Coady, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Iwobi, Gueye, Doucoure, Onana, McNeil, Maupay

Subs: Mina, Begovic, Godfrey, Keane, Davies, Vinagre, Gray, Holgate, Simms

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, McGinn, Luiz, Kamara, Ramsey, Bailey, Watkins

Subs: Dendoncker, Moreno, Durán, Sinisalo, Chambers, Young, Traoré, Zych, Buendía


Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Firpo, Koch, Wober, Adams, McKennie, Harrison, Aaronson, Gnonto, Bamford

Subs: Monteiro, Joseph, Gyabi, Robles, Summerville, Rutter, Roca, Kristensen, Greenwood

Southampton XI: Bazunu, Maitland-Niles, Bednarek, Bella-Kotchap, Perraud, Lavia, Ward-Prowse, S Armstrong, Elyounoussi, Sulemana, Onuachu

Subs: Walker-Peters, Caleta-Car, Alcaraz, Caballero, Mara, Djenepo, Walcott, Armstrong, Diallo


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

Subs: Iversen, Tielemens, Vardy, Amartey, Daka, Pereira, Mendy, Thomas, Soumare.

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Whitee, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Odegaard, Jorginho, Xhaka, Saka, Martinelli, Trossard.

Subs: Turner, Tierney, Partey, Smith Rowe, Nketiah, Kiwior, Holding, Tomiyasu, Vieira.


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Johnson, Ogbonna, Aguerd, Coufal, Soucek, Rice, Paqueta, Benrahma, Bowen, Ings

Subs: Areola, Cresswell, Scammaca, Fornals, Antonio, Lanzini, Downes, Kehrer, Emerson

Nottingham Forest XI: Navas, Williams, Worrall, Felipe, Lodi, Freuler, Shelvey, Colback, Gibbs-White; Wood, Johnson

Subs: Gustavo Scarpa, Surridge, Toffolo, Dennis, Lingard, Ayew, Hennessey, Danilo, Mangala


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  1. DMP
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Akanji survives!

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I sold him to tarkowski for - 4!

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    OMG Buendia

  3. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Villa 2-0

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Everton are so bad

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

      First half they had 6 shots and 3 on target and were in the game after Watkins had missed an early chance.

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

    Villa 2 nil up

  6. BeWater
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Can't believe I wasted time decided between Cunha and Gnonto.

  7. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Everton back to the relegation Burnley form then

  8. Baron Penguin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Should have kept Patterson

  9. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    McGinn A, I think

  10. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gnoto YC apparently?!

    1. djman102
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      How? He was subbed at 60

      1. Shultan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Booked for his part in celebrations

        1. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Unbelievable.

  11. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Saka c fail. Should have stuck with Haaland then

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    OMG Antonio

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Came on for Ings

      I wonder what happened to Forest today

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

      4 nil

  13. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So that's Nketiah, Mahrez and Walker all on the bench for me.

    Rough times.

  14. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What we’re people expecting from Tark ?
    Attacking returns?
    Eve not gonna get cs in dgw

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Captain Hindsight much!?? 😆

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Not really, most felt villa an ars would score v them
        Understand it solved a problem for blanks, likes of patterson etc

      2. MissouriMarten
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Hindsight AND foresight!

    2. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Content creators recommendation.

      Should not have listened.

  15. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Got Tarko for a hít

    Got only myself to blame

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Me too. Could have kept Rico Lewis, the obvious pick for this gw.

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same here and removed tarkowski

      1. jacob1989
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        * removed akanji

  16. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    West ham 4 up

    Antonio

  17. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hopefully Salah delivers.

  18. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gnonto was yellow-carded...??!

    1. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yep don't know what he dud during celebrating Leeds goal

  19. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Please be Ings assist

  20. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ode subbed off

  21. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Everton are class

  22. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Odegaard did absolutely nothing since I brought him in so long ago

  23. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gnonto YC when he is already subbed..lol

  24. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Antonio and Benrahma returning, what season is this?

  25. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone broken even in points yet this week?

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just about

  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    odegaard subbed

  27. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ward coming out of this with 2 pts is a win

  28. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kept Mahrez and sold Akanji. Been that kind of a GW.

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Is Mahrez benched? Tell me he is:)

  29. EDUARDO DA SILVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Odegaard so poor today, need to be removed from direct free kicks.

  30. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    5 from 5 any good?