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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, 18 days ago

    Vintage Tottenham

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Annoying as Kane in team & sold Sa / Benched Kilman

  2. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Welbeck goal. Well done wildcarders 😎

  3. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Brighton on fire

  4. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Welbz G

    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Assist?

    2. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      A?

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

        Buonanotte assist

      2. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Buanonotte

  5. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

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

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Yeah, awful

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Still time for more disappointment

    3. Tomerick
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Wish I’d captained Haaland :-p

  6. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Might need to buy some Brighton players

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      DGW GW27 / DGW29

      BGW GW28

  7. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    David Moyes is an absolute pudding.

  8. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Buanonotte

  9. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    6 mins injury time for the late Arsenal winner

  10. Neevesy
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

      Also played March as my Brighton assett

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Why would you bench them

    3. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 18 days 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, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

        Oh exactly my fault lol

  11. tim
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    38p w 4 to go, happy with that.

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      36 with 5 to go, happy days!

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Well done

        1. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          Cheers BT!

    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Cheers Tim

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      34 with 5 to go including Rashy(C)

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Good Points & call Natedog with Rashford (C)

    4. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      22 with 6 to go not great

    5. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

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

    6. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

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

  12. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

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

  13. teknicolourfox
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

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

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Not silly when Brighton blank and arsenal play

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      ?

  14. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

      Not like you to blow your own trumpet 😉

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 18 days 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, 18 days 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, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

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

    3. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Content creators are such wusses. Copying each other.

    4. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

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

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          Thanks

    5. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Or unlucky! Benching mitoma, taking out white for zink

    6. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      You wot m8 ?

    7. FPL_trail_runner
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days 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, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

    Meslier nearly scores 😆

  16. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

      This is the way...

    2. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      I was expecting him to peak in March

    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Played March, benched Mac A.

      EO of not owning Mitoma is scary though.

  17. World XI
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Poll:

    Will Sanchez start next GW?

    Yes or No

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Didn't see how that goal went in

  18. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Kepa CS confirmed

  19. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Jimmy G

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Offside

  20. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Potter got his wand out today

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

    GOAL WOLVES

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      2 nil v Spurs

      No GOAL

      1.0

      Jiménez offside

  22. BeWater
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Chilly and Kepa you beautiful people.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      which one is prettier

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Good choice

  23. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Need a Maddison masterclass

    1. TanN
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Not the only one...

  24. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    2 nil Bradford City!!

  25. squ1rrel
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

      How is that your defence..?

      1. squ1rrel
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

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

  26. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

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

  27. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    London is blue (today)!

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      FFS jinxed it

  28. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

    Group hug Mitoma benchers

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Need it

  30. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Gooooal arsenal