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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. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Haha Marti White combo niiiiceeee

  2. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Saka feet up on the bench now.

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Hopefully stays there, kdb taunting me from the bench

      1. Cojones of Destiny
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        i’d play KDB anyday esp knowing haaland in doubt

  3. Wobbles
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Yes, get in there Ben White! Things starting to look up.

  4. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I find it funny how we held White for ages and the minute we sell, he becomes a goal-scoring, chance-making machine!

  5. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Yaaaas White

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yasss!!!

  6. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Brentford back in front

    2-3

  7. Scalper
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I did white > shaw for -4. I hate this game

  8. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Pinnock G

  9. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Pinnock!

    1. Wobbles
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yes! Lovely! Have him and White

  10. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Pinnock G

    1. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yep this season. Selling pinnock keeping Henry! And i played winter when pinnock scored and was benched. Christ

  11. F_Ivanovic
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Person top of my league has Toney 2nd on his bench (no BB) but has Haaland and Saka in his XI. Saka better get a 5 min runout.

  12. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Mbeumo A

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I love it!!!

  13. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    2 assists for Mbeumo

    sold him for a hit to Isak with the Haaland news!

  14. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Maddison C the only tragedy so far

    1. FPL_ UP_Down
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      He nearly scored!! Danm it

    2. No Name to Display
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Didnt expect Leicester to be this bad..

  15. KeanosMagic
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Aww damn, why did I go Mac over Mit? Mupp

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Why did I go Mac over March

  16. Superflymonk
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Did Pinnock to Shaw, of course he scores!

    1. FPL_ UP_Down
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Same here… mate…

  17. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Ben White just taking the p*ss now

  18. Lucky Z
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Pinnock my hero

  19. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Saka will block the White points, if he comes on 😐

  20. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Mbeumo hauling, was about time

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Stats were good, just needed outcome

  21. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Salah
    Mitoma C
    Steele
    Toney
    White
    Mbeumo

    Feeling smug

  22. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Henry over Pinnock went well

  23. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Thankfully Andreas coming on for Mee

  24. faux_C
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I did the sensible thing and kept Saka on my BB instead of chasing a team full of doublers.

    I hate this game.

    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Looking at all his past home returns, was definitely the right call imo.

  25. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I had too much money. So I went for Mee over Pinnock. Story of the season.

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      The downside of money not being an issue this season

  26. Steevo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    My ML leader's one differential on the whole league... Pinnock.

  27. aWhisperer
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I mistakenly captained March instead of Mitoma. Benched Pinock for Henry

  28. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    March SoT, i was torn between him and MacA and went with the wrong guy I guess

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Went with the stats. Never know, might get a lucky penalty.

  29. DaniCT
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I got White and Marti out for Rashford and Chiwell.

  30. Utopsis
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Omg I very nearly done pinnock for estu.

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      sold*