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Arsenal v Leeds United and Brighton & Hove Albion v Brentford are two of five Premier League fixtures that follow the lunchtime match between Manchester City and Liverpool.

All of the below get underway at the traditional Saturday afternoon kick-off time:

The headline team news comes from the Emirates, with the pre-deadline rumours about a benching for Bukayo Saka proving to be accurate.

The England international reportedly isn’t starting because of illness.

Gabriel Jesus joins Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli in the Arsenal attack instead, making his first league start since the World Cup.

Jesus for Saka is Mikel Arteta’s only change to his line-up from the one he sent out in Gameweek 28.

As for opponents Leeds, Javi Gracia has made four alterations despite his side triumphing 4-2 at Wolves a fortnight ago.

Two of them are enforced, with Max Wober and Wilfried Gnonto out injured.

Rasmus Kristensen, Pascal Struijk, Crysencio Summerville and Luis Sinisterra all come into the starting XI, while Weston McKennie and Patrick Bamford drop to the bench.

There’s perhaps even more Fantasy interest in the match at the Amex, with two sides who ‘double’ in Gameweek 29 squaring off.

Hosts Brighton bring in Danny Welbeck for the absent Evan Ferguson but all of the jet-setting Albion assets start, with Kaoru Mitoma, Alexis Mac Allister and Pervis Estupinan keeping their places despite travelling back to the UK from far-flung corners of the globe in midweek.

Jason Steele is between the sticks once again, with Robert Sanchez only a substitute.

Brentford make one change from Gameweek 28 as Thomas Frank switches from a 4-3-3 to a 3-5-2.

Yoane Wissa is the surplus attacker making way, with Pontus Jansson recalled at centre-half.

Another budget goalkeeper in Daniel Iversen keeps his place today, with Danny Ward again on bench duty for Leicester City.

The Foxes recall the newly available Wout Faes and Victor Kristiansen for Ricardo Pereira and Daniel Amertey, who are on the bench alongside Kelechi Iheanacho.

New/old Palace boss Roy Hodgson welcomes back Vicente Guaita and Joachim Andersen from injury and promotes Eberechi Eze to his line-up, with Joe Whitworth, Luka Milivojevic and James Tomkins making way.

There are a whopping 10 changes across the two sides at the City Ground, shared equally between Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Steve Cooper brings in Neco Williams, Harry Toffolo, Remo Freuler, Danilo and Orel Mangala for Serge Aurier, Renan Lodi, Ryan Yates, Jonjo Shelvey and Andre Ayew, with Aurier and Yates not in the squad.

As for Wolves, boss Julen Lopetegui recalls Adama Traore, Matheus Nunes, Toti, Matheus Cunha and Joao Moutinho. Jonny is suspended but Joao Gomes, Pedro Neto, Raul Jimenez and Daniel Podence are all benched.

Hugo Bueno, now down to £3.8m in FPL, is fit again and is among the Wolves substitutes.

On the south coast, an unchanged Bournemouth take on a Fulham team who replace the suspended Willian and Aleksandar Mitrovic with Manor Solomon and Carlos Vinicius.

GAMEWEEK 29 LINE-UPS

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

Subs: Turner, Tierney, Saka, Smith Rowe, Kiwior, Jorginho, Vieira, Nelson, Walters.

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Koch, Kristensen, Struijk, Firpo, Harrison, Roca, Aaronson, Summerville, Sinisterra.

Subs: Robles, Cooper, Bamford, Gyabi, Rodrigo, Rutter, McKennie, Greenwood, Gray.


Bournemouth XI: Neto, Kelly, Senesi, Stephens, Smith, Anthony, Lerma, Rothwell, Ouattara, Billing, Solanke.

Subs: Travers, Cook, Brooks, Christie, Tavernier, Susperreguy, Traore, Semenyo, Zabarnyi.

Fulham XI: Leno, Robinson, Ream, Diop, Tete, Palhinha, Reed, Solomon, Pereira, De Cordova-Reid, Vinicius.

Subs: Rodák, Adarabioyo, Duffy, Wilson, Cairney, Soares, James, Lukic, Francois.


Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Steele, Veltman, Dunk, Colwill, Estupinan, Gross, Caicedo, Mac Allister, March, Mitoma, Welbeck.

Subs: Sanchez, Webster, Enciso, Undav, Ayari, Gilmour, Van Hecke, Buonanotte, Moran.

Brentford XI: Raya, Hickey, Pinnock, Jansson, Mee, Henry, Damsgaard, Norgaard, Jensen, Mbeumo, Toney.

Subs: Strakosha, Schade, DaSilva, Wissa, Zanka, Ghoddos, Roerslev, Stevens, Olakigbe.


Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Eze, Doucore, Olise, Schlupp, Zaha, Edouard.

Subs: Johnstone, Milivojevic, Lokonga, Ayew, Mateta, Clyne, McArthur, Hughes, Riedewald.

Leicester City XI: Iversen, Kristiansen, Faes Souttar, Castgne, Ndidi, Dewsbury-Hall, Tete, Maddison, Barnes, Daka.

Subs: Ward, Soyuncu, Vardy, Iheanacho, Amartey, Pereira, Mendy, Thomas, Soumare.


Nottingham Forest XI: Navas, Felipe, Mangala, Williams, Toffolo, Niakhate, Freuler, Danilo, Johnson, Gibbs-White, Dennis.

Subs: Hennessey, Worrall, Shelvey, Colback, Awoniyi, Surridge, Kouyate, Renan Lodi, Ayew.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Toti, Lemina, Neves, Moutinho, Cunha, Nunes, Traore.

Subs: Bentley, Collins, Neto, Jimenez, Podence, Sarabia, Costa, Gomes, Bueno.


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  1. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Toney!

  2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    wtf! 😯

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

    POINTSSSSS

  4. A. PRISE
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Steeeeeeeele

  5. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Ok Toney, that’ll do

  6. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Toney G

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

    Big T in full effect

  8. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Jeepers!

  9. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    No Brighton mids, I’m in trouble

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

      Well, you were always asking for it

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 days ago

        Still two of them blanking

  10. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Steele, crazy haha. Well done buyers!

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 days ago

      2 points...

  11. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Steeling points 😎

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 days ago

      From mud back to Steele?

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 days ago

        Yep lol...

  12. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Love your Uncle

  13. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    I only own Steele and Toney in that game… need Brighton mids to not do anything else

    1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 days ago

      Impossible

  14. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Season over - don't own Mitoma with 100%+ EO :/

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 days ago

      Yep 🙁

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 days ago

      you'll be fine

      wait till Wednesday and Bruno Rashford etc

      Think his better fixture is at Bournemouth tho!

  15. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Points rush, pile on...

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 days ago

      don't be toxic now!

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 days ago

        AC/DClol

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 days ago

          Good one

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 4 days ago

            Save my best for you 😉

  16. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Didn’t need that Mitoma goal but Steele+Toney noice

  17. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Capping Maddison ahead of Mitoma not looking good so far

    1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 days ago

      Hang in there, lots of minutes to play. I’m on Rashford

  18. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Come on Arsenal get a fricking goal

  19. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Ah that’s a great goal

  20. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    March you've failed me! Solly boy.

  21. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    MaCAllister Captain over Mitoma may haunt me

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 days ago

      I hope not I hope he hauls

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

    I would have more points if I got captain's points in the GW the week after I captain them, than the week that I do.

    Toney this week. Martinelli got about 15 a few weeks ago.

    Everyone, armband on Rashford next GW.

  23. jimbe4mXL
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Toney and Mitoma with points, nice.

  24. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Steele with a nice assist?

  25. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Would love Steele to get dropped after this dodgy display.

  26. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Japanese Messi

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 days ago

      Man Utd will be in for him

      2 2 Brighton GOAL

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 days ago

      Bukkake?

    3. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 days ago

      Very tidy country actually

  27. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Welbeck G

  28. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Arsenal need Saka bad coming on at HT

  29. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    March assist

  30. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 days ago

    Brighton goal no. 2 for…