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The final match of Blank Gameweek 28 features league-leaders Arsenal, who welcome managerless Crystal Palace to the Emirates Stadium.

Mikel Arteta’s troops head into the international break with a chance to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to eight points, while the Eagles sacked Patrick Vieira on Friday and are without a win in 2023 thus far.

Kick-off is at 14:00 GMT.

The hosts make just one change from the side that beat Fulham 3-0 in Gameweek 27, as Rob Holding replaces William Saliba, who had some “discomfort” and came off in the midweek game with Sporting CP.

That means Gabriel Magalhaes, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Granit Xhaka and Gabriel Martinelli all start, despite lasting 120 minutes in that match.

As for Crystal Palace, Paddy McCarthy makes two alterations, as Joel Ward and Luka Milivojevic come in for Nathan Clyne and Albert Sambi-Lokonga. The latter is on loan from Arsenal and unable to play against his parent club.

Joe Whitworth, meanwhile, is again in goal.

* Joachim Andersen has picked up an injury during the warm-up, so James Tomkins comes in to replace him. Jairo Riedewald moves onto the bench.

GAMEWEEK 28 LINE-UPS

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

Subs: Turner, Tierney, Jorginho, Walters, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Kiwor, Jesus

Crystal Palace XI: Whitworth, Ward, Tomkins, Guehi, Mitchell, Doucoure, Milivojevic, Schlupp, Olise, Zaha, Edouard

Subs: Goodman, Clyne, Hughes, Richards, Ahamada, Ayew, Eze, Mateta, Riedewald

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

    Thank god that's over. 2 weeks to mull over how to get Saka into my team then.

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

      Not having Saka is strange at this stage.

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

        Tried to cover him mostly with Odegaard and Martinelli

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

      Who are your mids?

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

        Salah, Rashford, Martinelli, Mitoma, Andreas

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

          Mo may have to go

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

            Not when he doubles in 29

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

              After the dgw, Saka can wait...

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

                Yeah I'll be waiting. I'll pick him up on wildcard.

    3. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      yikes

    4. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Chose Ode over Saka for (c)

      What was I thinking

      1. Scalper
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Oops

    5. F_Ivanovic
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      lol. If there's one time in this season you don't want Saka it's next week. ofc he could still score well but there are better options next week given most teams double.

  2. gart888
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    The Zinchenko sub timing was so awful. Moments after the clean sheet wiped, and moments before his replacement gets an assist.

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      That's the luck element of this beautiful\frustrating game.

      1. Captain Ace
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        I only see the frustating part

    2. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Hehe…

    3. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Just bc Tierney assisted doesn't mean Zinchenko would have done the same thing if on the pitch! C'mon....

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

    Early prediction of 46 needed in LMS.

    1. gart888
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Surprisingly high given how bad the week started. Saka doing work.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Very annoying, am out because of missing deadline fielding 9 and captaining Kane instead of Saka. See you next season.

  4. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    March scores

    1. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      And yet again not given in FPL...

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

    March owners wanting points for that.

  6. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Solly March scores when he wants*

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

      Looked like an OG to me

  7. The Final Boss
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Tired and off they said... 2 goals and assist and 3 bonus he gives.. Sakaaaaaaaa....

  8. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Saka (c) and White giving me a sexy looking green arrow. 😀

    1. dshv
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Same

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

      Nice rank 😆 . Brag about that

  9. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Captain Saka absolutely saving my gameweek. Scored more than half my team’s points.

    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Congrats

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

        Thanks pal. Still only at 565k but could have been down around eight or nine hundred.

  10. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    65-8

    Green arrow somehow, set up nicely for 29. Saka resolidifed himself as the one to have from Arsenal.

    Now just what to do with Ward...

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

      sell

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

      Congrats
      Sell

  11. El Presidente
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Well done to Saka(c), was always between him and Kane, unfortunately went for the England cap...

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

      Same here

    2. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Was my bus team captain all week
      Changed to Toney last minute

  12. jimbe4mXL
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Kane C, Saka VC, ugh.....

  13. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    who's your (c) next week ?

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      March

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Haaland

    3. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Difficult to decide... Im between Mitoma and Maddison atm

      1. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        you have my same issue

      2. gart888
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        The last time I had to choose between those two it was for my 11th starting spot, and going Maddison cost me 12 points.

    4. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Rashford

    5. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Rashford, Salah or MacA. I've a got a few weeks to make the wrong decision!

    6. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      anybody fancy Salah ?

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

        Nope

      2. Hairy Potter
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Maybe

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

      Rashy or Haaland

    8. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Rashford

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

      Rashford

    10. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Rashford [C] Haaland [VC]

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

      Rashford. And I'm not really considering anyone else I think.

  14. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Do we know the FA cup semi final draw or is that still to take place?

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

      Draw today

    2. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      It takes place in 10 mins from now 🙂

  15. Rhodes your boat
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Finally into the top 1 mil, been a long road back

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

      Congrats! Keep climbing 🙂

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Cheers, been a long old season! Hoping for top 500k

  16. ran
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Captained Ode and no returns at all. Sigh...

    1. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Same 🙁

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

    What a GW to captain Saka

    Saka's biggest hauls this season in individual games:

    18 points today
    15 points vs LIV (h) in GW10
    12 points vs EVE (h) in GW25
    9 points five times

    1. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      wow lol, played save with Kane, who may get transferred out this week (sounds a bit toxic under Conte)

  18. Crunchie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    AT least Palace could pass the ball moving forward today. WE could string two passes together this year. (and it still shows due to lack of confidence).

    How the Zaha shot that hit the post and then hit Ramsdale (after a great finger tip save) didn't ogo in i will never know.

    Just White/Saka for me atm

    1. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      1 step forward 2 steps back , ok

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

    Ben Crellin up to 638th in the world!
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1955/event/28

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

      WOW!! GOAT!!!

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Super

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      ok?

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

        Exactly Bemba lad.

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

      Ugh . Hope that doesn't last

    5. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Good for him. Still can't decide whether to thank him or blame him for the amount of time I've (probably needlessly) spent on planning my team and chip strategy!

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

        Isn't the whole point of him that you don't need to plan - spoon-feeding personified

        1. Hairy Potter
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 3 days ago

          Still have to decide when to use chips and which players to pick. If you choose to copy content creators on that then that is spoon feeding.

    6. Rhodes your boat
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Deserves it for those spreadsheets

  20. Bluetiger1
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Massive congrats to all Saka owners who Captain this week a massive 36 points

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

    14 DGW players chosen this week + Saka. Happy days.

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

      8 for me. No Saka. Hope I know what I'm doing.

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

      Nice squad - Green arrow coming

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Saka Kane Haaland SGW for me pending IB injuries

    4. Vinyl78LP
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      I have 13+2 at present with a possibly BB lined up, Just need to decide after IB on whether to turn Saka/Kane into doublers?

  22. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Mitoma finally gets his goal

  23. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    What are people doing with Toney?

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

      Do we have to sell?

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        I am , don't want another Mitrovic scenario again

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

      Keeping & fingers cross for both GW29 games - sell in GW30

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      preparing for a single game

    4. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      may go back to Haaland a week early

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

      I'm very tempted to just get Haaland back on for Toney. Risky but so isn't having Haaland.

    6. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Selling for Haaland. Was my plan when I did WC28 team. Sort of pleased that people have to decide whether to use a FT after he avoided a YC this week.

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    mitoma sitter

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

    Mitoma SITTER

  26. Vinyl78LP
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Delighted with score this week, gw rank from 295k -> 122k. Free hit helped admittedly.

  27. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    G2G?

    DDG
    Estupinan Shaw Chilwell
    Salah Bowen(c) Rashford March BigMac
    Ings Toney

    Raya Trippier Pinnock Haaland

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      interesting c, I think it's a decent pick actually. West Ham fighting and he looked good in Europe

      Benching Haaland seems insane, will ings play?

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        I get dgwk fever , if you don't have 2 fixtures under your name you don't get in, plus I'm a Liverpool fan so refuse to play him

      2. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Surely Ings plays, why wouldn't he?

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

      Haha there's 2 week IB until the next deadline. We have no idea it's GTG

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Bus team ok then?

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

      Haaland bench is mental

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

    69 points all out. Not bad for what looked low scoring based on yesterdays games.

    Rivals all took hits this week too.

    1. bialk
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Hits are not problem this week. Not captaining Saka is.

  29. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Wow.

    Haaland & Andreas > Watkins & Maddison (chose Maddi over Saka for DGW) instead of Salah & Andreas > Saka & Maddison just spanked me.

  30. bialk
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    I got Kane this week for -4 and captained him. This was right move. Every time I got player for a hit, I make him captain.

    1. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Sorry not a good move

      1. bialk
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        I am sorry too.