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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. The Senate
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Reiss Nelson?

    Written in the stars for the goons to win it this year

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

    Wow fair play Arsenal

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      1. Yes Ndidi
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        How come?

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

          Due to salt

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

          Scored the goal two minutes after the whistle should have gone

      2. Pariße
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Fair play, this is why football is so magical.

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

        Salty much?

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

    Arsenal are destined to win here man ffs

  4. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ban Chris Cavanagh

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

      Absolute fraud

    2. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      For not awarding Arsenal the 4 penalties they could’ve gotten.

      1. Shark Team
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        No, that’s VAR’s job.
        He let a corner getting played at 97:30 having given 6 mins added time and there were no delays

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

          Exactly @shark team

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

    Time goes after the winner!

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

      Of course it does. The winner is what he was waiting for.

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

    Lucky Arsenal in Arteta time

  7. tryf88
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Surely 2 minutes more.than they should have played

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

      6mins added. 1 min wasted due to Smith injury, adds up to the last corner in 97th from which they scored. Saltiness is not the answer.

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

        Said the arsenal fan 😉

        Everyone else agrees. Arsenal fans flogging this to death when it's clear. If this happened to man city you'd all be crying to your mummys

  8. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Greaaaaaaat

  9. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    fixed

  10. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    7 MINUTES ADDDED TIME, TOTALLY RIGGED

    1. They are eating the dogs
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bournemouth players were faking injury for at least 10 minutes of added time. On the world cup it would be 12 minutes of added time.

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

      Big team playing home

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

      Yeah because there were no harsh calls that went against Arsenal at all.

    4. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It was minimum 6 mins so average say, 6:30 of which the first minute was not played.

      So 7.30 is the absolute minimum form the time that was given, which was also short.

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

    Deserved, but harsh in bou seeing corner taken in 97th min with 6min et.
    Not that there was much time wasting in the ET

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

      If it was deserved it would have happened in the actual playing time, rather than the ref paid extra time

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

        100% maye

    2. Lucky Z
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Smith wasted time within added time

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

    Do I get anything for going all home wins on Super six

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

      no

      you need all correct scores and the minute scored on a free bet

      It's not an acca or anything

  13. Maddamotha
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal lucky again

  14. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Benched Mitoma to play Maddison.

    Oh well.

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

      Same

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

        Same

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

      Benched for March, at least you got madds to play

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

      Snap

    4. The Reptile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I benched Macallister..

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

        Well it had to b some one.
        Saka/Rash/martinelli/madds had to play.

    5. Deer-in-headlights
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Benched tor Salah ouch

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

    Ben White getting more points than Saka, Martinelli and Odegaard combined is quite funny.

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

    Who got assist for Nelson G

    1. Kay317
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No one

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No assist

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

      No one

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

        Thanks all, need to buy this No one guy

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

          He plays for the Cherries.

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

    Ode vs Martinelli dilemma was a waste of time then

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

    points per minutes played
    29 points in 85 min played

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

    Arsenal are so annoying with all this luck.

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

      said Man City and Liverpool

      wait until you see the goal

      deserved

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah they probably should have had at least 2 pens for handball shouts not given...

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

      Luck?

    4. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What Luck ?

    5. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Luck! Did you see the game. It must’ve been about 90% possession for Arsenal and loads more chances than Bournemouth. The only surprise is that they didn’t take the lead sooner

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

    Nothing from saka, odegaard, martinelli
    Partey white an Nelson , unreal

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

      By any means necessary!

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

    Arsenal winner

    That is a shore sign of champs - what a come back & win back to Arsenal to lose which
    they had done their best today

    FPL tough from GW30

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

      LOL supposed to be 'sure' not shore thinking of the summer already!

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

      It was Bournemouth, should never be 2-0 down at home to them anyway

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

        PL champions don't go two goals down to a relegation team.

        You only winning the league cos City are off form

    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      The tide is in their favour

    4. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not for me with WC in tact

  22. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Agueeeerreieeeiissss!!!!

  23. DARE TO BISCAN
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Just saw the score. Do they just keep playing, until Arsenal get the winner?
    (I'm totally okay with this, this season)

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

      Fergie time

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Adam Smith was down injured for a minute at the beginning of added time. Plus all other stoppages. And we got the corner at 96:30.

    3. Kay317
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Seemed so.

    4. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      6 mins injury time. The first minute had no play.

  24. Kay317
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pre wild card team would be scoring about 20 points more than my current team ....I hate this game sometimes.

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

      White out, zinc in, an mitoma on bench, not helping my w/c

      1. Kay317
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yea I switched white to Zinch, benched Mitoma, ditched Walker, benched Kepa for Raya. Might not end up so bad if Raya and mee get clean sheets and Maddison bags 7 goals in a bit.

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

          Sure there’s many like us
          White, mitoma Macallister Sanchez etc

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

        Same as me, I went for Gabriel over zinc tho

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

          No gains are n w/c yet reall as benched mitoma, all will have him this week, took out white an thought dodged bullet when benched !

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

      Just wait for a Salah brace to add to it. Frustrating game at time for sure, especially when 50-50 calls don't work out.

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

    Fk right off Bournemouth... at least let it be Saka if you going to lose the match, trash team.

  26. They are eating the dogs
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    3 obvious handballs in the box, 20 minute of faking injuries and some still claim Arsenal was lucky.

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

      Lol there were no obvious handballs

      1. Kay317
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        This.

      2. They are eating the dogs
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I did not say they were intentional but clearly there were 3 handballs by Bournemouth players in the box.

    2. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      There were not 3 obvious, 2 were not worthy of even looking at

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

      5 upvotes from the only 5 arsenal fans in the world 🙂

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

      I thought the last handball shout was pretty obvious. Defender's hands were out in front of him. It was close proximity, for sure, but his hand gesture said 'Don't kick the ball this way!'

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

    Referees giving Arsenal back the two points they robbed from them v Brentford. How very nice of them.

  28. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    This needs investigating. Where did the extra 90 secs come from ?

    1. Lucky Z
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Smith's time wasting

  29. No Name to Display
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Nelson's match winner reminds me of Kiko Macheda against Villa im 2009

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

      Was that outside legitimate time as well?

      1. Gubby-Allen
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        What legitimate time?

        Minimum 6 minutes, so 6:45 would show as 6 minutes.

        Then the first minute had no play.

      2. No Name to Display
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I am not going to debate on l'egitimate time' here. There wasnt any debate on the time Macheda scored that goal but the fact is Arsenal won an important league match at the canter just like how United beat Villa then.

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

    wtf is this

    Goals
    Partey (1)
    White (1)
    Nelson (1)

    Assists
    Smith Rowe (1)
    Nelson (1)

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

      FA Cup game

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

        haha

    2. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      As a Gabriel, Marti, Saka (C) owner, it’s pretty funny tbh