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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. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Its official. Sean Dycherino is a better manager than Mikel Rattata

    1. SpaceCoyote97
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Until he becomes Mikel Raticate.

  2. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Saka cap fail

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yawn

      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Watching the Everton game?

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

      Only been 20 minutes out of 180

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

      😉

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

      Every match going to 0-0

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

        ....end

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

      Thanks for the update pal 🙂

  3. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Burnley have scored....

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Burnley v Everton in the Premier League will be like Ship of Theseus.

      1. Bartowski
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        This guy sails...

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

      Barnes and Roberts

      The memories

      Could be interesting next season

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

    Selling White to get Nketiah for a hit back then was really genius tactics(?)

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Hits are bad mmm'kay?

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

      White's been hopeless aswell in fairness

  5. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    20min and not 1 goal in any off the matches.

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

      Think it took about 43 mins last Saturday and there were 2 extra matches

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

        Seriously?? Damn..

    2. tbos83
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Standard

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      calm before the...

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

        ...snooze

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

      Another gw24

  6. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hope Arsenal will drop point today #justice for Nketiah

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

      A Leicester goal would spice things up

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

        & the title race

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

        Looks rather unlikely so far in this game

        Always possible, of course

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

    Even merson just said they need nketiah on at ht

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Probably lining up while commenting

  8. Scalper
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Saka looking dangerous

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

    Martinelli dropping a 0/10 here

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

    Im starting to see why Saka didnt cpt himself

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

    Saka shaking his head already 🙁

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Season over for captainers

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

    Drossard slowing everything down

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

      goes down well

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

    This is not working. Nketiah back up top. Tross/ Marti from the left.

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      😆

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

    Zinch has been camped in the midfield here

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

    I genuinely believe that Pepe was a better LW for Arsenal than Saka

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Are u ok?

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I see what you did there

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

        🙂

    3. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      🙄

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

    This looks like as comfortable clean sheet that gunners ever get this season

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

    OMG Trossard

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

    Arsenal G

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

    Trossard G

    Screamer

  20. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Well done Saka... why should you attack a cross in the opponents box? Just let it go past you, much better.

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

    Of course Trossard scores

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

    Trossard goal don't know assist

  23. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any assist?

    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Xhaka

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Xhaka I think.

    3. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      xhaka

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

      Xhaka

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

      Xhaka

    6. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Xhaka

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

      Xhaka, I think

      But VAR

    8. bialk
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      VAR

  24. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wow Trossard

  25. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wow points for everyone...

  26. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Useless goal ftw

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

      Ward cs gone

      1. Planet Head
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        And back again

      2. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        It's back

      3. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        oh no it hasn't (yet)

  27. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lol @ Trossard bashing prior to the goal

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

    ward assist

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

      *given to xhaka but ward punched to trossard

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

    Var check for foul on ward

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

    Disallowed