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There’s some bombshell team news from the 3pm kick-offs, with 10 teams in Premier League action.

Robert Sanchez is dropped to the bench for Brighton and Hove Albion’s home match against West Ham United, which comes a week before the Seagulls embark on the first of at least four Double Gameweeks.

£3.9m-rated Jason Steele starts between the posts for Albion, while Solly March and Pervis Estupinan return from injury after sitting out the cup win over Stoke City.

Emerson Palmieri is back in a Premier League XI after missing out last weekend, while Danny Ings leads the line for the Hammers once again. Alphonse Areola starts in goal in the absence of the injured Lukasz Fabianski.

Ben White is only among the substitutes for Arsenal, with the injured Eddie Nketiah missing out altogether.

Takehiro Tomiyasu deputises for White at right-back, while Thomas Partey is in for Jorginho.

Jefferson Lerma and Hamed Traore are replaced by Joe Rothwell and Antoine Semenyo in Gary O’Neil’s two alterations.

Son Heung-min is back in a Premier League starting XI for the first time in three matches, while Harry Kane returns to the team after a midweek breather. Emerson Royal is only among the substitutes, despite being passed fit.

There are three changes for Wolves after their 2-0 loss to Liverpool on Wednesday, with the injured Hugo Bueno and the benched Raul Jimenez and Joao Moutinho making way for Jonny, Pedro Neto and Diego Costa.

There are two changes apiece at Villa Park.

For Villa, Alex Moreno replaces Lucas Digne at left-back and Emi Buendia comes in for Leon Bailey up top.

Palace’s Wilfried Zaha is back from injury and Eberechi Eze is recalled, with Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jeffrey Schlupp the men to drop out.

At Stamford Bridge, Reece James and Thiago Silva miss out through injury as Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashile replace them in defence.

Wilfred Gnonto is benched and Patrick Bamford is absent completely, with Crysencio Summerville and Georginio Rutter the two players to come in.

GAMEWEEK 26 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Odegaard, Partey, Vieira, Saka, Trossard, Martinelli.

Subs: Turner, Tierney, White, Smith Rowe, Kiwor, Holding, Jorginho, Nelson, Xhaka.

Bournemouth XI: Neto, Smith, Mepham, Stephens, Senesi, Zemura, Ouattara, Billing, Rothwell, Semenyo, Solanke.

Subs: Travers, Randolph, Fredericks, Cook, Christie, Stacey, Moore, Anthony, Pollock.


Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Moreno, McGinn, Kamara, Douglas Luiz, J Ramsey, Buendia, Watkins.

Subs: Olsen, Sinisalo, Traore, Chambers, Young, Duran, Digne, Bailey.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Doucoure, Lokonga, Olise, J Ayew, Eze, Zaha.

Subs: Whitworth, Ward, Milivojevic, Mateta, McArthur, Hughes, Edouard, Richards, Ahamada.


Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Steele, Lamptey, Webster, Dunk, Estupinan, Caicedo, Gross, March, Mac Allister, Mitoma, Ferguson.

Subs: Sanchez, Welbeck, Sarmiento, Enciso, Undav, Gilmour, Van Hecke, Veltman, Buonanotte.

West Ham United XI: Areola, Johnson, Aguerd, Ogbonna, Emerson, Soucek, Rice, Paqueta, Bowen, Ings, Benrahma.

Subs: Hegyi, Anang, Cresswell, Zouma, Scamacca, Fornals, Lanzini, Downes.


Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, W Fofana, Koulibaly, Badiashile, Chilwell, Loftus-Cheek, Fernandez, Joao Felix, Kovacic, Sterling, Havertz.

Subs: Aubameyang, Bettinelli, Chalobah, Mudryk, Zakaria, Ziyech, Gallagher, Chukwuemeka, Madueke.

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Koch, Wober, Firpo, Adams, McKennie, Summerville, Aaronson, Harrison, Rutter.

Subs: Roca, Gyabi, Struijk, Robles, Kristensen, Gnonto, Greenwood, Fernandez, Gray.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Jonny, Neves, Lemina, Sarabia, Nunes, Neto, Costa.

Subs: Bentley, Ait-Nouri, Collins, Jimenez, Cunha, Tati, Moutinho, Gomes, Traore.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Forster, Romero, Lenglet, Davies, Porro, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Perisic, Kulusevski, Kane, Son.

Subs: Austin, Sanchez, Richarlison, Emerson, Dier, Danjuma, Tanganga, Moura, Sarr.


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

    Vintage Tottenham

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Annoying as Kane in team & sold Sa / Benched Kilman

  2. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Welbeck goal. Well done wildcarders 😎

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

    Brighton on fire

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

    Welbz G

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

      Assist?

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

      A?

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

        Buonanotte assist

      2. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Buanonotte

  5. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Well those 3pm games were incredibly disappointing for my team. Christ

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

      Yeah, awful

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

      Still time for more disappointment

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

      Wish I’d captained Haaland :-p

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

    Might need to buy some Brighton players

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      DGW GW27 / DGW29

      BGW GW28

  7. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    David Moyes is an absolute pudding.

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

    Buanonotte

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

    6 mins injury time for the late Arsenal winner

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

    Mitoma 2 nd on bench, Estupinan 1st.

    Played Emerson Royal ahead (don't know why), then coming on for a 2 mi cameo and blocking Estupinan.

    At least I went Chilwell.

    This game is not fun sometimes

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

      Also played March as my Brighton assett

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Why would you bench them

    3. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You must have a great first 11 to have to put 2 Brighton players on the bench at home to WH

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

      People make bad decisions and then complain

      in no world is playing a right back away from home who has a Champions league game coming up over Brighton players who have no European matches and are posting excellent data

      My prority even for a hit this week was getting brighton player

      Will be the same next week

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

        Oh exactly my fault lol

  11. tim
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    38p w 4 to go, happy with that.

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      36 with 5 to go, happy days!

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Well done

        1. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers BT!

    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers Tim

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

      34 with 5 to go including Rashy(C)

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Good Points & call Natedog with Rashford (C)

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

      22 with 6 to go not great

    5. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      41 with 4 to go. Saka (c) miserable though.

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

      18 with 4 to go. Mart (c) fail.

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

    Brighton have two games in hand. Outside bet for 4th?

  13. teknicolourfox
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How have Ødegaard and Martinelli looked? One has to go this week to make way for Mitoma...

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

      Not silly when Brighton blank and arsenal play

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

      ?

  14. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    People saying there are no edges left in FPL are wrong. You just need to be a little brave and a little lucky.

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

      Not like you to blow your own trumpet 😉

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

        Nothing to do with me. I bottled it too this week by benching MacAllister.

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

          Oh yes, that was unfortunate. At least you have Mitoma. Nice Chilly pick though - Leeds were bad but Chilwell looked so much better in the LWB role.

      2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        With that Chilly haul you all have a week of this minimum. Good luck all

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

      It’s true, I’m currently on 96 points

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

      Content creators are such wusses. Copying each other.

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

      And if you are and it doesn’t work then they’re bad moves/decisions lol

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

        But at least you tried. I respect at least trying something different.

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

          Thanks

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

      Or unlucky! Benching mitoma, taking out white for zink

    6. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You wot m8 ?

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

      Thats not an edge by definition since we cant control it

      Somwhat of a coincidence to say this when a punt on Chilwell came off

      There is many edges in this game, being patient and holding good players through blanks is half the battle

      People on here make me understand why im consistenty getting greens despite lacking chips

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

        Yeah I used the wrong word. It's not an edge as you say.

        You can still gain ranks is the point. You're not stuck at 200K or whatever rank you think you are.

  15. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Meslier nearly scores 😆

  16. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Think I'll get March for next GW. His turn to shine after returns from Gross, Mac Allister, and Mitoma.

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

      This is the way...

    2. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I was expecting him to peak in March

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

      Played March, benched Mac A.

      EO of not owning Mitoma is scary though.

  17. World XI
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Poll:

    Will Sanchez start next GW?

    Yes or No

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

      Didn't see how that goal went in

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

    Kepa CS confirmed

  19. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Jimmy G

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Offside

  20. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Potter got his wand out today

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      must have mislaid it for the rest of time

      No James
      No Mount

      in squad - injured/out of favour or rested for midweek Europe

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

    GOAL WOLVES

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

      2 nil v Spurs

      No GOAL

      1.0

      Jiménez offside

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

    Chilly and Kepa you beautiful people.

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

      which one is prettier

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Good choice

  23. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Need a Maddison masterclass

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

      Not the only one...

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

    2 nil Bradford City!!

  25. squ1rrel
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    My defense of Badiashile, Kilman, and Moreno which let me down last GW sort of made up for it somehow

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

      How is that your defence..?

      1. squ1rrel
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Long story, WCd a while ago to prep for the BGW and they ended up not playing

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

    One shot on goal in the entire Villa Palace game...

  27. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    London is blue (today)!

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

      FFS jinxed it

  28. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Time to pack the bags and wait for next season. This is too much. Tragedy

  29. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Group hug Mitoma benchers

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

      Need it

  30. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gooooal arsenal