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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. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lol that's gonna be taken off. Whites holding Ward

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

      holding hands

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

    No goal

  3. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Trossard cappers rewarded

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Trossard cappers punishes

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

        temporary reprieve for those playing Ward?

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

    White foul

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

    No goal

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

    White not allowed to hold his Ward's hand

  7. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hahahahhah VARsenal

  8. Gunners in Haaland
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    No goal

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

    Pointless goal disallowed

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

      Nope. That might have stolen baps from C Saka.

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

        For example...

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

    Trossvard

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

    Trossard and Xhaka owners in mud

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

      I hear they're both furious.

  12. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Cheats!

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

    White holding

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

    White hands matter...

  15. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Right decision TBF

  16. FPL Emu
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I am not an Arsenal fan by any means, but that looked a ridiculous decision. What was it even for?

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

      At first I thought so too. But White clearly impeding him on the replay

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

      Nah White didn't need to do that

      Stupid from him

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

      Impeding the goalkeeper.

    4. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      White holding hands with Ward

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

    Great goal, useless from fpl perspective ruled out by VAR

  18. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    At least white contributing to an attack...

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

    Well at least we got to see the ball go in to the net.

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

      Twice

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

    Disgusting foul from White. Ward could have been killed

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

    Leicester goal disallowed

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

    Nacho goal offside

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

    Nacho goal offside

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

    Lol.... Arsenal haven't kept a CS since I WC'd in Ramsdale

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

      Until today...

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

      Ah offside, my stream is behind

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

    Goal

    Leicester City

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

      no goal

      way offside

  26. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Soft AF

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

      he held him down so you can see why VAR spotted it

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

    Still 1-0?

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

    Credit where credit is due, +1 for VAR for correctly ruling out that Arsenal goal.. no ref is spotting that in real time

  29. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lots of (no) goals in this game!

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

    Mikel Arteta on benching Nketiah: "Eddie's been carrying a 'little thing' in the last few games, though he's been doing really well. No, it's not a serious [injury]. He's been training afterwards [following matches]. We've got three games in a very short period. We need everybody fresh."

    https://twitter.com/ColmVHayes/status/1629493460863418368?s=20