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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. More Cowbell
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 55 mins ago

    So it’s gonna be one of thoseeee kinda gameweeks

  2. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 55 mins ago

    Would never have imagined that the loss of Saliba would have been so devastating for Arsenal's attacking game. They aren't the same without him.

    1. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 54 mins ago

      Not helped their defence much either!

    2. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 52 mins ago

      0 clean sheets in 5 matches since his injury. We knew that Saliba will be a big miss and I expected it to be bad, but not as bad as it actually is.

    3. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 51 mins ago

      Arsenal have been very lucky with little injuries the whole season. They struggle without key players. No Xhaka today too.

      1. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 45 mins ago

        That’s nonsense.

        Zinchenko was in and out with injuries early season.

        Jesus out for three months.

        Saliba out from March to end of season.

        1. Amartey Partey
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 44 mins ago

          That's it?

          1. Scots Gooner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 43 mins ago

            They’re all key players

  3. Hooky
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 55 mins ago

    Arsenal being Spursy

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 54 mins ago

      No Spurs have never been in the position to bottle anything

      1. Hooky
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 52 mins ago

        Very true

      2. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 51 mins ago

        They year Leicester won. But true, Arsenal ate actually more Spursy than Spurs this season.

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 48 mins ago

          The Foxes wouldn't have blown it anyway. Huth's goal at WHL virtually won that title, well before the run-in.

    2. Kevin and Perry go
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 50 mins ago

      Lols

  4. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 55 mins ago

    joke season continues ,fh ramsdale and gabriel

    1. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 54 mins ago

      Backed the wrong horse

      1. Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 53 mins ago

        same all year,still 2.5m

        1. FPL_trail_runner
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 48 mins ago

          i would advise using some fpl analytics

    2. The Senate
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 52 mins ago

      You got an assist !

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 49 mins ago

      Becoming a running theme

    4. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 49 mins ago

      Yeah I found it funny to

    5. Kevin and Perry go
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 48 mins ago

      Funny 80 mins to go

  5. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 55 mins ago

    Changed from white & Ramsdale to Jesus & Saka on FH, phew

  6. lonecomander
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 54 mins ago

    Well the good news is that a lot of non-free hit also have arsenal defense. Still what a frustrating start.

  7. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 53 mins ago

    Alisson Blunderland special tomorrow to continue the keeper clown show?

    1. FPL_trail_runner
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 52 mins ago

      would be awesome for us no FH teams

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 52 mins ago

      BJ to dissapoint receivers...

  8. Wirtzle Gummidge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 53 mins ago

    Ramsfail

    1. Kevin and Perry go
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 45 mins ago

      Arsefail

  9. Effe
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 52 mins ago

    I went for the Arsenal midfield triple up so need a come back here

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 51 mins ago

      2, 2, 2

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 51 mins ago

      Blind to fail, likely be a 2-0 win to saints now

      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 51 mins ago

        Bound*

      2. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 43 mins ago

        Called it

  10. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 50 mins ago

    White seems to get more points from his attacking threat than clean sheets lately. Can he score/assist today?

  11. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 49 mins ago

    Arsenal fans trying to blame the lack of form on saliba when they actually just bottled it lol

  12. ZimZalabim
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 49 mins ago

    I think this spell for Arsenal is just Variance evening itself out after them being on the good side of it all season.

    They aren't actually good enough to win the league but a solid top 4 team now, maybe even top 3.

    Over performed all season and now regressing to the real expected value

  13. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 48 mins ago

    Got a feeling Man City are going to thrash Arsenal next GW. Going to probably stick Haaland back as captain.

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 48 mins ago

      Wait what you was (c) someone else?

      1. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 47 mins ago

        Was going to stick it on Salah.

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 47 mins ago

      Haaland captain for sure!

      I'm expecting a footballing lesson to be handed out...

  14. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 48 mins ago

    DDG to Ramsdale?

  15. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 48 mins ago

    Didn't Saints take the lead against City? Plenty football to play.

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 47 mins ago

      This is Arsenal not City.

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 47 mins ago

      Yeah but they're playing Arsenal

    3. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 47 mins ago

      Yes they did, after being 3-0 down.

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 47 mins ago

    OMG walcott

  17. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 47 mins ago

    Walcot goal

  18. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 47 mins ago

    2 haha

  19. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 47 mins ago

    Wally G

  20. ZimZalabim
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 47 mins ago

    2 nil

  21. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 47 mins ago

    Helllllooooo

  22. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 47 mins ago

    Omg hahaha

  23. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 47 mins ago

    2-0

  24. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 47 mins ago

    Make that 2!!

  25. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 47 mins ago

    Hilarious

  26. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 47 mins ago

    Lol

  27. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 47 mins ago

    ARSED!

  28. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 47 mins ago

    Walcott 2-0

  29. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 47 mins ago

    City champions!

  30. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 46 mins ago

    Hahahahahhahah