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There are four Premier League games on Sunday with a triple-header at 14:00 GMT.

Fulham host Arsenal, Southampton visit Manchester United and West Ham United meet Aston Villa at the London Stadium.

Mikel Arteta makes two changes following his side’s 3-2 win over Bournemouth, as Ben White and Granit Xhaka come in for Takehiro Tomiyasu and Fabio Vieira.

That means Martin Odegaard and Leandro Trossard are both fit to start despite heading into the weekend as doubts, while Gabriel Jesus is back on the bench after returning from injury.

Fulham also make two changes, with Tosin Adarabioyo and Bobby De Cordova-Reid replacing Issa Diop and Willian. The latter is not part of the matchday squad.

In Manchester, Erik ten Hag names an attacking starting XI that could see Bruno Fernandes deployed in a deeper midfield role alongside Casemiro. That’s because Fred drops to the bench with Jadon Sancho taking his place. In the hosts’ only other change, Aaron Wan-Bissaka is in for Diogo Dalot.

There is one alteration for Southampton. Ainsley Maitland-Niles is not in the squad so Romain Perraud comes into the first XI.

It’s two changes for West Ham in east London and they both arrive at the back after the 4-0 thrashing at Brighton and Hove Albion in Gameweek 26. Thilo Kehrer and Kurt Zouma come in for Ben Johnson and Angelo Ogbonna.

As for Aston Villa, Leon Bailey returns to the starting XI as Boubacar Kamara misses out through injury as expected. Diego Carlos, meanwhile, is in the matchday squad for the first time since suffering an Achilles injury in August 2022.

GAMEWEEK 27 LINE-UPS

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Tosin, Ream, Robinson, Reed, Lukic, De Cordova-Reid, Pereira, Solomon, Mitrovic

Subs: Rodak, Wickens, Wilson, James, Vinicius, Diop, Francois, Harris, Robinson

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Odegaard, Xhaka, Saka, Martinelli, Trossard

Subs: Turner, Tierney, Jesus, Smith Rowe, Holding, Tomiyasu, Jorginho, Vieira, Nelson


Manchester United XI: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Fernandes, Antony, Weghorst, Sancho, Rashford

Subs: Heaton, Maguire, Malacia, Fred, Dalot, Pellistri, McTominay, Garnacho, Mainoo

Southampton XI: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Bella-Kotchap, Perraud, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Walcott, Alcaraz, Sulemana, Adams

Subs: McCarthy, Caleta-Car, Armstrong, Onuachu, Armstrong, Mara, Salisu, Elyounousi, Diallo


West Ham United XI: Areola, Kehrer, Aguerd, Zouma, Emerson, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Paqueta, Benrahma, Ings

Subs: Anang, Cresswell, Johnson, Ogbonna, Downes, Fornals, Lanzini, Scamacca, Cornet

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Moreno, Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Buendia, Bailey, Watkins

Subs: Olsen, Sinisalo, Young, Chambers, Carlos, Digne, Duran, Traore

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  1. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Benched gabriel for his 14 pointer.
    Standard practice for me this season.

    1. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      same

      1. Tommy J
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Yep these doubles are a nightmare, I have Martinelli, Chilwell and Gabriel on the bench….

        1. BeWater
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 10 days ago

          Odegaard, Chilwell and Gabriel for me. 32 points total. Bench points were expected this week though. Just didn't think it would be this bad!

  2. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Lots of jammy Martinelli/Odegaard points will be coming off the bench for Salah..

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Ha

  3. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Dgw classic
    38 point bench

    Fml

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Though I had it bad with 18pts... Tough luck bro.

    2. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      29 with Schar to go so here comes his due goal

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      21 here

    4. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      I BB'd. 30 points on the bench.

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        wow

    5. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Pickford
      Tark
      Gabriel
      Odegaard

      Pfffffffft

      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Lots of points that.

    6. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      ouch

  4. villa_til_i_die
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    2-1
    1-1

  5. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Badiashile over White *upside down smiley face*

  6. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Kieran Trippier is due a haul.

    That is all.

  7. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Bella-Kotchap miles ahead of the other Soton defenders for bonus, must have had some awarded for the save from Rashford before HT! https://twitter.com/UtdChronicle/status/1634928552167743489

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Was a great one handed save tbf. So good the ref that he was the GK.

  8. southernpacific
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Any wc28 teams around?

  9. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Ok 51 with 6 to go not bad

  10. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Benched Mitoma last week. Benched Gabriel this week.

    Bet BB29 is a failure too.

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      feel your pain

  11. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    64 with 5 to go.

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Nice. Whom did you captain?

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Toney

        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 10 days ago

          Could have been better. Still one game to redeem himself.

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      well done La Roja

  12. villa_til_i_die
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Scrolling through the comments, it seems a benching nightmare for lots of us. Feel slightly relieved that I only have odegarde benched here!

  13. Bluetiger1
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    I Wish I had a Bench boost this week

    Martinelli 8pts
    Tarkowski 8pts

    enough said....

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Dgw blinkers

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Ah - oh well, it is what it is...

        Watching coming weeks & concerned with more players coming back from injury how much game time Martinelli
        & as you correct say dgw blinkers as decided on Mee over Tarkowski

        GW27 - score ok until today with 41 with now 6 to play

        How have you done this week?

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Yea Perraud and Tarko on my bench

    3. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      I would be hoping for more than that in 29

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Thanks Mentaculus - makes me feel a little better

  14. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    People counting their bench points. I have nothing on bench. And nothing in my first 11.

  15. The Senate
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    How many BPS for Anthony Taylor then?

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Top scorer for the gameweek. 25 points.

      1. The Senate
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        1 false red

        2 penalties ignored

        Countless wrong calls

        Priceless

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Less that he would have got if he booked the diving Rashford & Bruno!

      Home ref again at OT...

  16. Pariße
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    If Toney doesn’t score at least a hattrick against Southampton…he better make himself worth it because I benched 20 Arsenal points for this.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      You have a few days, prepare yourself for disappointment!

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

    When you're 40 points behind in ML, the logical thing to do is to attack a double gameweek. Of course it backfires horribly!

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Not yet even over. Relax.

  18. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Trippier 73% EO, thought it would be higher.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Let's go!

    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Cleanie and a few assists incoming to punish the benchers

  19. Eleven Hag
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Thank you Martinelli

  20. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    HUGE rashford blank

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      I nearly capped him

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        I just got out of my bunker to see he truly blanked

    2. The Senate
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Is he on pens? Should’ve had double digits if so

  21. Kane Train
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Which one for DGW29?

    A) Watkins
    B) Havertz
    C) Bamford

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      B

  22. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    ‘Title contenders’ Man United only 2 points ahead of Spurs now

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Top 4 contenders*

      1. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Superb response to a 7-0 thumping

    2. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      UTD just 12 points from last 8 league matches. Winning the Milk Cup did wonders.

    3. The Senate
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Only Man Utd would be gaslit into being ‘title contenders’ by rival fans, while we’re busy focusing on three cups

      1. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Pop over to RedCafe, plenty on there only got their reality check last week

  23. Slitherene
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Best Arsenal 3 are?

    1. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Dont think there is a best 3 changes every other week

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Trossard, Martinelli, Gabriel

    3. The Senate
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Whoever the flavour of the week is

  24. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Need a Mitoma hattrick midweek

  25. ididnt
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    32 with double Newcastle defence and triple Brighton and Toney c is a disaster.

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      ah

      I have been worry last few weeks with the old template of 3 newcastle players (x2 defence)
      & 3 Arsenal players if needing to change

  26. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Scared to play a chip. Seems like they only cause pain.

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Why? Bb worked

  27. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Anybody here still got all chips? What's the plan then, maybe something like this?

    FH28
    BB29
    TC34/37

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

      No FH in 28 , will have 11 for that
      BB29
      No idea re FH & TC

    2. shaymoose17
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      That's my exact plan. I have a wild card as well. Will probably wild card the week before the next big DGW and triple captain in the double.

  28. STONEROSES
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Best midfielder for BGW28 & DGW29?

  29. shaymoose17
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    If I make a transfer this week and then activate my free hit, does my transferred player still carry over into next week. Does the free hit reset my transfer?

  30. Slitherene
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Do we think Jesus starts the next?

    If yes.. Who is most likely to be benched?

    1. shaymoose17
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      It depends on who starts midweek in the Europa league. But I think the starting 11 still sees Martinelli - Jesus - Saka when everyone is fit. But after being out for a long injury, I'd expect to see Jesus off the bench until the international break. There's nothing wrong with Trossard - Martinelli - Saka currently, so there's not need to rush Jesus in.