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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. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Saka C and Martinelli my only 2 and no FH. That game was a hard watch.

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Great game for the neutral

    2. FPL_trail_runner
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Alot rougher here.

      Would been just outside 25k had i done rashford > saka (C) , changed after Rashford came back from injury

  2. FPL_trail_runner
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Overthinking is a bad thing

    Talked up getting Saka as (c) all week here, decided to hold Rashford for the later dgw

    Down 26 points is alot for one decision

  3. Biggsy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    So does this make Saka to Salah easier or harder for next week?

    1. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      It was always easy. Salah is a much better prospect for the run in

      1. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Yeah I know, but easier to ship after a run of blanks rather than after a good score

  4. Flying Dutchman
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Jesus worst player in the pitch

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      He looked about 12 running around like an idiot tonight.

  5. Fabreghastly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Arsenal Aret the most entertaining team

  6. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    35 from Martinelli(c), Saka, White is dreamy stuff

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      35 from Saka C and Martinelli

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Guy in my ML has Saka C Martineli & Ode 🙁

        1. space mercenary
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Same here. But looks like he forgot to do his team and left the captain on Saka. Puts him top ahead of me!

      2. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Wow, even more amazing

  7. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Can’t wait until we can finally stop having to hear “it’s still in Arsenal’s hands”

    1. Kevin and Perry go
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Funny but true they just got three cannon balls winged at them.

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

    How different things could be right now if Saka had scored that penalty and if Ramsdale hadn't given them that head start today..

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      How different things could have been if can be applied to a vast range of scenarios throughout the season. The best team wins the PL . Simple

      1. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        How different things could have been had an asteroid wiped out the Soton team bus on their way to London

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

          Yup Arsenal would likely have won against the Soton youth team sent in their place.

          1. Biggsy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            Unless they were also hit by an asteroid. In the middle of a team-destroying meteor shower. Arsenal Under 15s 2 - 4 Soton Under 15s

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

        Yup, agree that Man City deserve to win it and will likely get 2 wins over Arsenal.

    2. Kevin and Perry go
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Brilliant nothing but love.

  9. Kane and Ablett
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    How many people sold Saka this week? #Kneejerk

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Pretty much nobody surely?

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

      Kept him on FH. & looking at his ownership looks likes most people did to

      Its kane whose ownership realy dropped at my rank

    3. FPL_trail_runner
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      nah is was hugely owned

      killed us no fh players , he alone gave me a 50% red down to 70k

    4. Eightball
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      I'm still selling him this week so was a nice parting gift.

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

      Hashtags are for gimps.

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

      96,482 more or less

    7. Kane and Ablett
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      He dropped last night so I assume that’s a lot of sellers so there’s a lot of #kneejerkersregret

  10. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Odegaard dragged Arsenal back in that game. What a baller, really stepped up another level this year

  11. Gazzpfc
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Nightmare 8pt hit to get Jesus in and remove an Arsenal defender pt hits never pay off

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

      Which Arsenal defender?

    2. space mercenary
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      -8 last week to get Salah, TAA and Grealish for Bruno, Madison and Pinnock. Paid off nicely and hopefully will continue to.

  12. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Pretty disappointed as a marti cpt and jesus non fh owner

    1. Free Hat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      What could have been...

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

        You tell 'em.

  13. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    City will beat the goons 5-1

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

      It might be 2-1 the wother ray

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

      Ramsdale and Holding playing, better make it 7.

    3. Mirror Man
        3 years, 2 days ago

        11-1

    4. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      If you asked me if I'd take 24 from 3 ARS I would've jumped on it. But Jesus such a letdown...

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Nah I'm lying. 17k green after that. Jesus you failed me

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

          Was Jesus a failure or let down now?
          .
          The angst on here post game

      2. Deer-in-headlights
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        He was more of a differential than the mids which made it disappointing.

    5. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Can I officially say that we, Jesus owners, we’re just unlucky?

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Be honest , we are not . He wasn't good enough

      2. Mirror Man
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Shite player imo

        • Shultan
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Poor finishing

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

        Tim Howard talking absolute nonsense, what on earth is he on about

        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Elaborate so I can set your mind at ease?

          1. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            I can't paraphrase what he was saying because he didn't communicate a single idea. Paid to say words but not to create meaning.

        2. FPL Brains
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Dunno, watching it on Sky. What's he saying? That Fabio Vieira was bad?

      4. FPL_trail_runner
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Such small margins this game is

        No Saka is 20k red arrow, and could have got him for FT

        Having Saka would have been 10k green

        Saka captain 25k green , horrible last 5min

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

          AHh

          ... but do Man City or Arsenal win the league?

        2. Zenith UK
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          18 from 3 and a red arrow so far (-26.8K)

          1. FPL_trail_runner
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            13 from 2 here

            Hard pill to take is that i looked at all week and didnt do Rashford > Saka (c)

            A brutal swing in the last 5 min for me, have gone down another route now and will be getting Bruno for the dgw and no Arse mids

            1. George Sillett
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 2 days ago

              Yep , someone posted earlier that the ridiculous "I was gonna" posts would roll in.

              1. FPL_trail_runner
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 2 days ago

                Its not a 'i was gona' rather i wrote it was my planned move.

                Then rashford came back from injury...

                https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2023/04/16/nottm-forest-v-man-utd-team-news-shaw-misses-out/?hc_page=6&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_25798721

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

              Oh yeah

              The non playing Rashford whilst top of the league were home to

              Checks notes...

              Bottom of the league?

              1. FPL_trail_runner
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 2 days ago

                I didnt too it since Rashford had a dgw to come

                and the move i made gives me more money to get 2 more dgw players (Bruno + Shaw) in 34

                I have 11 this week with no Fh, so i didnt need to get Saka and would have needed to sell him directly

                The captain points would have made a huge swing for my season and put me in striking distance of 10k

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

            Hits are the thing this week

            Have a good one

      5. Neto
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        What did we learn, you might ask? Captain Haaland on Wednesday

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          I just sold him. Wasn't planning on getting him back right away 😐

      6. Riverside Red
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Owning Jesus rather than Saka has killed my GW already

      7. Fake Madrid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Raya / DDG

        Tripper / James / Mings / Chilwell / Mee

        Grealish / Salah / Mitoma / March / Macalister

        Kane / Haaland / Watkins

        Who would you for the next game week, any transfer ideas

        1. Eightball
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Team looks solid but if you are sitting on 2FT then maybe one of the Chelsea boys to a double gameweeker.

      8. Sgt. Schultz
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        White blanked just once in the last 9 Games ... Crazy!

        1. Eightball
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Crazy purple patch, it won't last.

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

          He's served me well, but will be sold before DGW34.

      9. Crunchie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Arsenal Ultras need some more practice 🙂

      10. JoeSoap
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Jesus my additional Arsenal player on FH. Well done anyone who had all three Arsenal scorers.

        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Nope. Jesus fail

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

          Just Saka and Martinelli on non FH. Got away with one there.

          1. JoeSoap
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            Thinking my FH ain't going to pay off. Had same as you before FH.

        3. Rosey Palmer
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Glad I went Ode over Jesus today, plus Saka and Martinelli helped.

          1. JoeSoap
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            Good call.

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

        Haaland (c) next GW will be popular

        1. Biggsy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          The return of 199.99% EO

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

          yes, i think so after watching that

      12. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        F—- off Arsenal

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

          Some fan

          1. Scots Gooner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            Is being a football fan even worth it?

          2. My heart goes Salalalalah
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            Oh p!ss off. You never get ofr at your team? Not an ARS fan, just always thought ee can watch a LIav gold event together...

      13. tim
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Rank drop w Martinelli n Saka from 45k to 50k, weird.

        1. Biggsy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          High EO. Probably not enough to overcome White and Odegaard

          1. tim
            • 16 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            Yeah, true.

        2. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          That Ode goal had me skull my drink. Bad luck. Thats all

        3. Dickie1898
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Can’t be much in it. I’m up to 9.7k from 10k with Saka Marti & Jesus lol.

        4. Eightball
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Strange, I have those two + jesus and was on a small green around the 7k mark.

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

          Saka's EO points for me were completely cancelled out by Odegaard's EO points. Then most have Martinelli also, and Jesus/White/Gabriel points even if minimal so your rank drop makes sense.

      14. Shultan
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Pep watching that match feeling vindicated he sold jesus

        1. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          He had a poor game. Not clinical enough

      15. YouReds
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        No chips left now. I feel rather naked and exposed

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

        Must be a lot of Saka VCs out there. Mo hammy in warm up hopes?

      17. Wet Bandits
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        WC 33 ready for BB DGW 34..

        Who are the must haves..?

        1. Well you know, Triffic
          • 15 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Arsenal