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21 April 2023 1349 comments
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Friday night sees league-leaders Arsenal host bottom-of-the-table Southampton as Gameweek 32 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway.

Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.

There is a huge amount of interest in this match for FPL managers, particularly those who have tripled up on a Free Hit. The good news is that all of the key Arsenal assets start, including Oleksandr Zinchenko, who had been nursing a groin issue. That means Kieran Tierney drops to the bench.

Elsewhere, Granit Xhaka misses out through illness and is replaced in the starting XI by Fabio Vieira, who joins Thomas Partey and Martin Odegaard in the engine room. Further forward, Gabriel Jesus is flanked by Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli.

As for Saints, Ruben Selles makes three changes to the side beaten by Crystal Palace in Gameweek 31, as Romain Perraud, Mohamed Elyounoussi and Adam Armstrong come in for Ainsley Maitland-Niles – who is ineligible to face his parent club – Kalmaldeen Sulemana and Joe Aribo.

GAMEWEEK 32 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Holding, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Odegaard, Vieira, Saka, Martinelli, Jesus

Subs: Turner, Tierney, Smith Rowe, Nketiah, Kiwior, Trossard, Jorginho, Nelson, Walters

Southampton XI: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Bella-Kotchap, Perraud, Walcott, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Elyounoussi, Alcaraz, A Armstrong

Subs: McCarthy, Lyanco, Caleta-Car, Aribo, Orsic, Onuachu, S Armstrong, Sulemana, Diallo

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  1. Sure You Did
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 hours ago

    Not sure what is worse. Being an Arsenal, Man U or Chelsea fan. All utterly hilarious.

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      Bottling the league like this is definitely the worst feeling

      1. A. PRISE
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 hours ago

        True

    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      As a Chelsea fan the season has been embarrassing but tonight is pretty hilarious so far

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 hours ago

        Win your battles

        Lose the war

        1. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 5 hours ago

          Chelsea will be back

    3. alsybach
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      Why would you worry about it? Just support your own team and stop the Schadenfruede, not that you know what that means.

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 hours ago

        *freude

      2. Sure You Did
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 hours ago

        You can't even spell the word properly.

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

      Who do you support out of interest?

    5. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      Imagine for a second supporting Tottenham Hotspur

    6. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      Man United have won a trophy this season and Arsenal still qualify for the CL so it’s got to be Chelsea.

  2. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 5 hours ago

    Nketiah denies Saka goal

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      He's scored virtually nothing from the bench compared to starting.

    2. Tomerick
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      Ironic since he came on for Zinchenko who couldn’t do the same at the other end.

  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 hours ago

    Cracking save Eddi you plumb

  4. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 hours ago

    next gameweek I'll have no more ARS players in my team. Either genius move or stupid. The way they're playing, looks smart.

  5. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 hours ago

    Jesus is so bad

    1. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      He's had quite a few chances

  6. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 hours ago

    Nketiah blocks saka goal
    Not arsenal's night

  7. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 5 hours ago

    Jesus again

  8. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 hours ago

    Specsavers for Jesus

  9. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 hours ago

    Agent Jesus.

  10. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 hours ago

    Didn't even realise Jesus was playing D'oh

  11. borat
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 hours ago

    Arsenal fans.
    It's the hope that kills you.

  12. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 hours ago

    So Jesus, Odegaard and Arsenal defence owners the losers so far

  13. Vote Joke
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 5 hours ago

    Jesus isn’t very good, is he?

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      Has always been like this. Needs 5 chances to score 1

      1. Vote Joke
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 5 hours ago

        He should have at least 1 goal then!

    2. alsybach
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      Utter shiiiiite

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      It’s why city got rid

  14. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 hours ago

    That was cringe from Jesus.

  15. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 hours ago

    Saka assist ruined

  16. alsybach
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 5 hours ago

    Jesus is garbage

  17. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 hours ago

    10 from 1 isn't to bad

  18. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 hours ago

    At least jesus getting me a pt more than their def players !

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      2 more than Zinchenko

  19. Mirror Man
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      Farcenal are back. Happy days.

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 hours ago

        Pep will be putting the bubbly on ice shortly.

    • Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      Haaland, Watkins and who for 3rd striker?

      Or 352 with H + W?

      1. BeaversWithAttitude
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 hours ago

        Isak or could be Wilson.

    • FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      Jesus and Zinc are good players but you can see why Pep shipped them.

      There's a big difference between excelling in an overperforming team and doing the business when it counts.

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 hours ago

        Zinc is poor. The City players around him made him look better than he is.

      2. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 hours ago

        Peripheral players under Pep for a reason.

    • It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      Which two Man City players, besides Haaland, will you get for the run in?

      1. Shultan
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 hours ago

        Greslish KDB

    • Tomerick
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      Jesus tasked with making the season look competitive and then throwing it for City.

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 hours ago

        Licensed to chill

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      Arsenal are the reason for Liverpool, West Ham and now Southampton's resurgence

    • Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      Was hoping for an ESR fairytale today

    • g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      Saka 3.9 dive

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      No more Marty points

    • g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      Best man coming off

    • EDUARDO DA SILVA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      Jesus is just poor man agbonlahor.

    • ran
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 hours ago

      Last 3 fixtures for Arsenal; DDL. 2-0 up both games that were drawn. And then losing to the team bottom of the table.

      What on earth is happening to Arsenal?? Seems like match fixing tbh.

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 5 hours ago

        Doing what arsenal do. Bottle it