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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. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 30 mins ago

    No freehit, so it's down to
    " differential" frontline Kane, Jota, Toney vs "template" Jesus, Watkins, Solanke...

    Looking good so far, no Jesus involvement

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 28 mins ago

      You're a jinx.

    2. maditass
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 27 mins ago

      Famous last words? Pretty long left of the game for it to change

      1. Make FPL Casual Again
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 25 mins ago

        Yeah, maybe but Jesus hasn't really returned massively this season despite underlying stats

        Have Saka, Martinelli no Arse defence

        1. FPL_trail_runner
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 19 mins ago

          he returned massively to one week i sold him on a very abd week 2 wildcard

          That was some day to put me outside the top 4 million and the very slow climb back to 50k since

          1. Make FPL Casual Again
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 11 mins ago

            That really was a once off..only returned double digits once since that 19 pointer ...

        2. maditass
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 7 mins ago

          I removed Jesus just to get White on my FH team only to see CS get smacked away after 30 seconds

    3. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 26 mins ago

      He has plenty of time.

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 mins ago

      Hard to see Jesus not scoring tbh

      1. Make FPL Casual Again
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 14 mins ago

        No shots so far, dropping deep

        1. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 9 mins ago

          Will get some chances though

  2. sirmorbach
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 28 mins ago

    Just need a Jesus goal and it's a win for me at this point

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 27 mins ago

      I just need a Moses goal

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 26 mins ago

        And I need an Abraham goal

    2. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 26 mins ago

      Same none FH in ML have Watkins & kane & benched haaland
      None have Jesus need something from him

    3. djman102
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 15 mins ago

      Prefer a Mohamed goal

  3. Goodfeathers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 27 mins ago

    This could end up being a cricket score. Both teams look so frail in defence

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 26 mins ago

      Well Holding is on par with Slabhead so not surprised

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 25 mins ago

        At least Holding has an FA Cup winner's medal.

  4. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 27 mins ago

    Martinelli is the top scoring mid in the game, £6.9 and still only owned by 45% of the game

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 25 mins ago

      Only owned by 5.3 million players?

    2. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 25 mins ago

      Overall ownerships means little
      Most active teams have him
      Millions of dead teams don't

    3. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 24 mins ago

      It is quite crazy. Probably because their are/were so many good Arsenal choices.

    4. FPL_trail_runner
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 24 mins ago

      Perfect time to sell imo after today

      Had him all season except the leeds and liverpool away game recently

    5. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 22 mins ago

      Think I'll hold him but likely to bench through the next few weeks

      1. FPL_trail_runner
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 21 mins ago

        Nah i had initially had the same plan but better to get more dgw

        Bruno March Mac Salah Rashford for the dgw to come seems optimal

    6. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 22 mins ago

      Saka and Odegaard only 8 and 9 points, respectively, behind him. Hardly fatal.

  5. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 26 mins ago

    Fabio Vieira adds nothing to this Arsenal squad.

    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 26 mins ago

      Classic nepotism...

      1. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 22 mins ago

        😀

    2. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 25 mins ago

      Well he's on the pitch covering for Xhaka, so there's that

      1. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 22 mins ago

        That's not really a measure of anything.

  6. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 26 mins ago

    EO if not posted already;
    Salah 167.4
    Watkins 93
    Martinelli 92.2
    Trippier 90.7
    Saka 88.5
    Alexander-Arnold 75.2
    Jesus 54.2
    Johnstone 51.4
    Kane 41.6
    Gakpo 40.7
    Toney 28.4
    Eze 24.2
    Raya 23
    Álex Moreno 22.2
    Maddison 20.7
    Solanke 20.6
    White 19.5
    Mings 16.4
    Ødegaard 14.8
    Castagne 13.6
    Mee 12.6
    Robertson 12.1
    Botman 10.4
    Henry 9.9
    Gabriel 9.1
    Isak 8.6
    Haaland 8.4
    Andreas 8.3
    Diogo Jota 8.3
    Olise 8.2
    Guéhi 7.4
    Zinchenko 6.8

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 24 mins ago

      Sonny?

    2. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 24 mins ago

      Nice. Got 9 of the top 10 with Gakpo just outside. One true differential in my 3rd defender.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 22 mins ago

        Double edged sword

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 23 mins ago

      Cheers.

      Have a good weekend

    4. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 20 mins ago

      Looks like lots of Free Hits

    5. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 16 mins ago

      Surprised to see Jota so low.

    6. FPL_trail_runner
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 15 mins ago

      Saka, Trent, Jesus the big threats as expected

      Would take a 5, 6, 2 already

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

    Viera should be playing for a team like Watford

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 23 mins ago

      Hasn't really had many games though.

  8. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 24 mins ago

    Good start from saints but hard to see them getting anything out of this

    1. FPL_trail_runner
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 23 mins ago

      they are 2-1 up with 10min to HT, doing alot better than good to be fair and better than 50% odds to get some points out of this.

  9. The Senate
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 24 mins ago

    KWP going around deliberately injuring opponents again

  10. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 23 mins ago

    No Martinelli been killing me for a while now

    1. Lord.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 22 mins ago

      Now he’s killed Bednarek

  11. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 23 mins ago

    C'Mon the Saints!!

    It's the hope that kills you.

  12. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 23 mins ago

    Viera is far too lightweight for the Prem

    1. FPL_trail_runner
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 22 mins ago

      Same was said of D Silva, Odegaard, B Silva and many others in their first season

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 18 mins ago

        This, plenty of lightweights in the prem who’ve been a success

        1. FPL Brains
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 16 mins ago

          Yeah and even more who have been flops.

        2. Hooky
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 14 mins ago

          Micky Gynn likes this

        3. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 13 mins ago

          Viera won't be one of them

  13. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 21 mins ago

    Bednarek gets knocked clean out and the other players step over him and get a drink

  14. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 20 mins ago

    Martinelli with the Harry Kane special!

  15. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 18 mins ago

    How did martinelli not get a YC for that?

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 17 mins ago

      Ref has him and C'd him.

  16. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 18 mins ago

    Why the hell don't they allow Bednarek to continue, he looks fine.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 16 mins ago

      One of the symptoms of concussion is carrying on I think.

  17. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 17 mins ago

    Trossard to come on and do the business.

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 17 mins ago

      Jesus off?

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 17 mins ago

      For Jesus?

  18. Hooky
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 17 mins ago

    Bednarek off should improve the Saints defence

    1. FPL_trail_runner
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 16 mins ago

      Nah caleta car is on another level of terrible defender

      Id be more confident arsneal come back now

  19. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 17 mins ago

    Jesus has Jesus even touched the ball??

  20. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 15 mins ago

    Can Arsenal recall Walcott?

  21. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 15 mins ago

    Bent his neck.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 12 mins ago

      Looked a bit sore

  22. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 14 mins ago

    Martinelli has been brilliant

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 13 mins ago

      His passing been off.

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 12 mins ago

        Been making everything happen though

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 12 mins ago

          Yup

  23. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 13 mins ago

    52 minute half

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 min ago

      Probably about 30mins with the ball in play

  24. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 13 mins ago

    Jesus gonna be a fail!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 12 mins ago

      Sake to Jesus...

      Corner

  25. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 11 mins ago

    Zinc yc

  26. Alan The Llama
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 11 mins ago

    Zinchenko amassing points

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

      Foot up with studs

  27. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 mins ago

    Off the line

    Alvcarez

  28. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 11 mins ago

    Zinchenko has been dreadful. Started him last second over Mings.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 mins ago

      The curse of 4 minute to deadline Team news strikes again

  29. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 mins ago

    4 skulls on live.fpl never seen so many 🙁

    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 6 mins ago

      Certainly less stressful following the crowd with free hit timings.

  30. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 mins ago

    He's gonna cry in a minute...