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

    WCers with double ARS defence! 😮

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Slim to none

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

      And how many of them are there ?

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

        Quite a few
        Fabio Borges
        Ben Crellin
        FPL Focal
        I think?

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

      Not sure it will be the last they concede today either. It could be a big score with a tight win.

    4. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah basically no one

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

        He does sit there every day and night going through every team in the entire game , one by one. I'm sure he found a few

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

      Unlucky but a fair few of those went with Sanchez in their keeper combos too...

    6. space mercenary
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Think that would be a tactic selected by exactly zero.

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

    Justice for White owners.

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

    Well that clean sheet lasted a long time...

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

    Haha wow arsenal CS wipeout in 8s

  5. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    WTFFF

  6. JayKay1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Well, there goes my White CS :o)

  7. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    lol Arsenal game live on TV here, took me by surprise 😀

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

    First time since Jan 1986 that Arsenal start with a team with no player that played for Arsene Wenger

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

    I missed that goal 😮

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

      Well, people gotta blink!

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

      A few fans coming into the stadium did too looking at the replay!

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

    Woeful defending from Zincenko

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

      As always. Arsenal fans overrate him because he's a nice passer but that's the bare minimum I'd expect from a midfielder shoehorned into left back.

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

    so what now, Bournemouth parks the bus?

  12. Jack Burton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Justice for White ha ha

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

      THIS!!!

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

      Ya

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

    Lol well fine by me

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

    Nice one, Mikel 😆

  15. Alan The Llama
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    11 seconds

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

      That's what she Said

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

        Followed by “you’re getting better”

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

          Hahahahha

  16. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    My three defenders are Royal, Gabriel and Zinchenko.

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

    Thought I dodged a bullet getting zink from in for white!

  18. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    This is what happens when you bench White, Mikel 😀

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

    I have Zinch
    all about goals and assists

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

      Same hopefully

    2. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Hope so!

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

      Think Bournemouth might want to defend this

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

    Come on Tomiyasu-play so horrible you get a 28th minute sub

  21. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How do you not score Saka!?

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

    Thanks Mikel for benching White. Much appreciated.

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

    Wtf saka

  24. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    If White did come on and got 60+ minutes without conceding, does the defender get the CS?

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

      Yes

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

    Come on Ode!

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

    I've seen a few teams with double arsenal defence and Sanchez to setup for BB27

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

    Neto gonna haul today

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

    Palace beating Villa by 1

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

      Zaha dgw train warming up...

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

        Next stop disappointment. Choo choo

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

          all aboard

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

        Would never board it

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

        or was it wiped out

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

    Begbie what we’re you saying about me being lucky selling White for Zinchenko lol
    See

  30. tambourineman
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Zaha goal

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

      DGW27 disappointment building

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

      Not any more.