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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, 3 months ago

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

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Great game for the neutral

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

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

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

    Jesus worst player in the pitch

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He looked about 12 running around like an idiot tonight.

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

    Arsenal Aret the most entertaining team

  6. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

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

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      35 from Saka C and Martinelli

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Guy in my ML has Saka C Martineli & Ode 🙁

        1. space mercenary
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

        Wow, even more amazing

  7. Bubz
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

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

    1. Kevin and Perry go
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

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

  8. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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
          • 16 Years
          3 years, 3 months 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, 3 months 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
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

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

    2. Kevin and Perry go
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Brilliant nothing but love.

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

    How many people sold Saka this week? #Kneejerk

    1. Bubz
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Pretty much nobody surely?

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

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

    5. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Hashtags are for gimps.

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

      96,482 more or less

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

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

  11. Gazzpfc
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

      Which Arsenal defender?

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

    Pretty disappointed as a marti cpt and jesus non fh owner

    1. Free Hat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      What could have been...

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

        You tell 'em.

  13. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    City will beat the goons 5-1

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

      It might be 2-1 the wother ray

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ramsdale and Holding playing, better make it 7.

    3. Mirror Man
      3 years, 3 months ago

      11-1

  14. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

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

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

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

  15. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

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

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

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

    2. Mirror Man
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Shite player imo

    3. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Poor finishing

  16. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

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

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

      Elaborate so I can set your mind at ease?

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months 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
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

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

  17. FPL_trail_runner
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

      AHh

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

    2. Zenith UK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

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

      1. FPL_trail_runner
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

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

          1. FPL_trail_runner
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

        Hits are the thing this week

        Have a good one

  18. Neto
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

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

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

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

  19. Riverside Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Owning Jesus rather than Saka has killed my GW already

  20. Fake Madrid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

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

  21. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

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

    1. Eightball
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Crazy purple patch, it won't last.

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

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

  22. Crunchie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal Ultras need some more practice 🙂

  23. JoeSoap
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

      Nope. Jesus fail

    2. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

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

      1. JoeSoap
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

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

    3. Rosey Palmer
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

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

      1. JoeSoap
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Good call.

  24. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Haaland (c) next GW will be popular

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

      The return of 199.99% EO

    2. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      yes, i think so after watching that

  25. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    F—- off Arsenal

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Some fan

      1. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Is being a football fan even worth it?

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

  26. tim
    • 17 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

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

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

      High EO. Probably not enough to overcome White and Odegaard

      1. tim
        • 17 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah, true.

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

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

    3. Dickie1898
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

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

    5. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months 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.

  27. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Pep watching that match feeling vindicated he sold jesus

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He had a poor game. Not clinical enough

  28. YouReds
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    No chips left now. I feel rather naked and exposed

  29. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

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

  30. Wet Bandits
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    WC 33 ready for BB DGW 34..

    Who are the must haves..?

    1. Well you know, Triffic
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Arsenal