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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. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Haaland gonna smash it the week most go against him for the dgw, but hope not!

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Nah, nobody to feed him decent balls

      1. Sun God Nika
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        This

        1. Sun God Nika
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 9 days ago

          Unless foden or grealish can set up to the plate

    2. Capocannonieri
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Could happen. MCI could win 5-0

      But Pep does not want Haaland to haul, he took away his best partner and benched him. Foden was awesome with Haaland.

      Then Pep lets Mahrez take the Pens

      Then Pep decided to play a goof ball named Lewis. This Lewis kid will be playing for Everton in two years. All the perimeter play from Cancelo is gone.

      Probably will win the EPL title, so it's all ok

  2. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    0-1 FT

  3. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    No bps for white??

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Will be on 3

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Or 1.. Sorry

  4. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Took out Marti for Saka. For a hit. More fool me (at least I capped Salah).

    1. Maddamotha
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Salah will get 2 points

      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Lottery numbers please

  5. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    White blocked two shots in the last minute, surely it has effect on baps?

    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      I think he gets two? Or 1?

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Right now on 1 bonus point. Hopefully he gets to 26 and gets all 3

  6. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Nketiah is terrible

  7. Eleven Hag
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Saka already wins over Salah with that CS point

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Salah hasn’t played yet

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Just calm down and let the man enjoy his point. Goodness

  8. AgentRed
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    At last some point from Gabriel after weeks of trash

    1. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      True.You deserve these points and probably a cs against Everton.

  9. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    White 1 bap

  10. Wobbles
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Did Ben White just pull a thigh muscle in the last few seconds?

  11. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Martinelli you absolute legend!

    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Plus 3 bonus too!

  12. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Ben White seems as if he’s scraped some bonus at the last minute. Is this correct? How many does he get?

    1. *Reformed-Character*
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      By the time you typed this comment, you could of just looked?!

      1. Milk, 1 Šuker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Mods please block this idiot from tracking me

      2. Zalk
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        could have*

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

      Gab Mart 26
      White Zinch 25

      Atm but I think it might change

      1. Milk, 1 Šuker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Thanks RST

    3. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      I have both

    4. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      1

      1. Milk, 1 Šuker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Thanks pal

  13. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    1 from 5

  14. DMP
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    So, Saka to Martinelli then.? 😀

    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      🙂

    2. Maddamotha
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      This joke is very funny and original

    3. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      I have both

  15. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    12 points from 6 players & 4 of those were DGW players!

    1. Lucky Z
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Has any team played 2 games already to state whether they are DGW players or not?

  16. Sun God Nika
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Martinez and mings heros this week for me

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Ha, snap

    2. Capocannonieri
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Just for you, cause nobody else has those guys.

  17. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Good week to have a bad week

  18. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    No Mahrez. Nketiah 1 point. Kane to Darwin for -4 in the last 10 seconds. DGW magic.

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Darwin looking like being out for the GW.

      1. MrZ
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        What happened?

  19. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Not my stream crashing minutes before West Ham go and put four past Forest. Gutted.

    Hope Lingard came on. Absolute banker.

  20. PogChamp
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Double arsenal defence actually paid off. Nice

  21. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Nketiah is fast joining Digne as players never to have in my FPL team again.

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      I have Digne this GW. And I am happy with his 6 points

  22. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Bringing Mings and watkins on my WC has worked out wonders- both in place for 28 too

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Congrats, was expecting bps for Watkins

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Yeah disappointing

  23. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Saka fail. Red arrow if Salah does anything at all later 🙁

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Still a game to go for Saka

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Of course, but Salah has 2. Poor performance by Arsenal.

        1. Number14
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 9 days ago

          Must mean FPL wise and not real life. That was a professionally dominant performance away from home

          1. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 9 days ago

            Defensievly I agree. Attacking was very dissapointing.

            1. Royal5
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 9 days ago

              Not sure Ward even made a save

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Really - I’ve not got salah cap but he’s a green arrow for me

  24. Eleven Hag
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Must be the lowest xG in PL history from Leicster

    Leicester (0.01) 0-1 (0.65) Arsenal

    1. tambourineman
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Bournemouth had 0.00 against Man City a few years ago

  25. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Which PL club picks up Ward Prowse when Soton get relegated?

    1. Jump in Micah
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Best guess would be villa

    2. MrZ
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Newcastle?
      It'll be scary if they got free kicks

    3. Eleven Hag
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Brighton could do with him

    4. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      West Ham when we release Rice

  26. Touré De Force
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Non Salah owner absolutely bricking it!

    1. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Salah TCer, absolutely bricking it!

  27. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Nketiah to Toney now?

    1. Flynny
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      No

    2. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Ings*

  28. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Perraud came off with clean sheet. Mahrez needs to remain on the bench for me to get P's 6 points. I'll not get lucky yet again...

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      How do you have subs? I barely have 11 and Perraud was one of them...

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Took a 4-point hit to do Martial to Gnonto (1), Shaw to TAA and Digne (6) to Tark (-2). Should have left Digne and Perraud... 🙁 🙁

        1. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 9 days ago

          1* for Tark.

  29. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Need Mahrez to come on on HT and bag a brace

  30. Capocannonieri
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Mahrez on the bench?

    Grealish must have pictures of Pep doing something illegal. How is he untouchable to rotation, yet does nothing.

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Saving him for the big cup game

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Pep does what he can to let Arteta win the league this year

        1. One for All
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 days ago

          Yeah I have to say he's making it easy for Arsenal. Madness to bench Kdb and Mahrez.