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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, 18 days ago

    WCers with double ARS defence! 😮

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Slim to none

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

      And how many of them are there ?

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

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

    3. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

      Yeah basically no one

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

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

    6. space mercenary
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Think that would be a tactic selected by exactly zero.

  2. bialk
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Justice for White owners.

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

    Well that clean sheet lasted a long time...

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

    Haha wow arsenal CS wipeout in 8s

  5. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    WTFFF

  6. JayKay1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Well, there goes my White CS :o)

  7. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

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

  8. Gubby-Allen
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

    I missed that goal 😮

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

      Well, people gotta blink!

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

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

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

    Woeful defending from Zincenko

    1. Begbie.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

    so what now, Bournemouth parks the bus?

  12. Jack Burton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Justice for White ha ha

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

      THIS!!!

    2. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Ya

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

    Lol well fine by me

  14. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Nice one, Mikel 😆

  15. Alan The Llama
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    11 seconds

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      That's what she Said

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

        Followed by “you’re getting better”

        1. OptimusBlack
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          Hahahahha

  16. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    My three defenders are Royal, Gabriel and Zinchenko.

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

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

  18. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    This is what happens when you bench White, Mikel 😀

  19. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    I have Zinch
    all about goals and assists

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

      Same hopefully

    2. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Hope so!

    3. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Think Bournemouth might want to defend this

  20. djman102
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

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

  21. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    How do you not score Saka!?

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

    Thanks Mikel for benching White. Much appreciated.

  23. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Wtf saka

  24. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

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

    1. djman102
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Yes

  25. bialk
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Come on Ode!

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

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

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

    Neto gonna haul today

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

    Palace beating Villa by 1

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

      Zaha dgw train warming up...

      1. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Next stop disappointment. Choo choo

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

          all aboard

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

        Would never board it

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

        or was it wiped out

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

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

  30. tambourineman
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Zaha goal

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      DGW27 disappointment building

    2. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Not any more.