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Dugout Discussion

Crystal Palace v Arsenal team news: Gabriel stays on bench, Nketiah starts

21 August 2023 2258 comments

FPL Marc

The final match of Gameweek 2 takes place at Selhurst Park, where Crystal Palace host Arsenal at 20:00 BST.

Despite beginning the season in 2.7 million Fantasy Premier League (FPL) squads, centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes (£5.0m) is sitting on the bench for a second successive match. He’d started 73 consecutive league games heading into 2023/24.

There’s only one Arsenal change from the 2-1 home win over Nottingham Forest. Long-term injury victim Jurrien Timber (£4.9m) makes way for Takehiro Tomiyasu (£4.5m), meaning the likes of Eddie Nketiah (£5.5m), Kai Havertz (£7.5m) and Thomas Partey (£5.0m) remain as starters.

Alongside Gabriel on the bench is new goalkeeper David Raya (£4.9m), left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.0m) and midfielder Leandro Trossard (£6.9m).

Popular FPL names Bukayo Saka (£8.6m), Gabriel Martinelli (£8.0m), William Saliba (£5.1m) and Martin Odegaard (£8.5m) start, as expected.

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace are unchanged from their Gameweek 1 victory at Sheffield United. That means Eberechi Eze (£6.5m) starts, just like stopper Sam Johnstone (£4.5m) and Odsonne Edouard (£5.5m).

GAMEWEEK 2 LINE-UPS

Crystal Palace XI: Johnstone; Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Lerma, Doucoure; Ayew, Eze, Schlupp; Edouard

Subs: Matthews, Tomkins, Richards, Clyne, Riedewald, Ahamada, Rak-Sakyi, Gordon

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale; Partey, White, Saliba, Tomiyasu; Odegaard, Rice, Havertz; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli

Subs: Raya, Zinchenko, Gabriel, Kiwior, Jorginho, Smith-Rowe, Nelson, Vieira, Trossard

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Amartey Partey
2 years, 7 months ago
VAR is useless
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1. jacob1989
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Why? Clear dive
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2. Hazz
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Yes - should have pulled back that Odegaard pen for a Saka pen tbh
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El_Matador
2 years, 7 months ago
No bookings under the new directive. Multiple Arsenal players gesturing for a booking. Inconsistency as usual.
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1. BobbyDoesNotLook
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Noticed the same.
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2. Zalk
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Yeah, 0 consistency
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jacob1989
2 years, 7 months ago
So delighted and relieved. I benched martinelli for pedro and most rivals have gabriel while I have saliba
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⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
2 years, 7 months ago
Will arsenal fans moan about partey not getting booked for brandishing a fake card and trying to get eze booked

Or is the ref only a bad ref when he gives decisions against arsenal?
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1. Sim Simma
  2 years, 7 months ago
  He should have booked Ode too.Poor showing from the ref
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2. Zalk
  2 years, 7 months ago
  I think they'll argue he's still a bad ref... but they'll smile while admitting it.
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Crunchie
2 years, 7 months ago
Wasn't s properly for Palace, wasn't sure penny for Arsenal. Partly foul or obstruction what you call it, wasn't a sending off. Another great game by the officials even though nothing has really happened
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1. Crunchie
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Wasn't s pen for either dide or a sending off
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threeputt
2 years, 7 months ago
Mark spitting feathers ?
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Riverside Red
2 years, 7 months ago
Referee is awful
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1. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Most refs are
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TBL
2 years, 7 months ago
anyone seen how bad Trent's knock looked?
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1. sulldaddy
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Even without knock, no need to spend on rostering him
  
  Fewer kicks, very low CS %
  Too expensive
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CheesyZoot
2 years, 7 months ago
Best 2 on WC?:

A) Maddison

B) Saka

C) Bruno

D) Rashford
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1. Zenith UK
  2 years, 7 months ago
  On WC? I'd have Saka at the most out of that lot...
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2. yousunkmybattleship
  2 years, 7 months ago
  A and E
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3. RICICLE
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Just Saka from those
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4. CheesyZoot
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Interesting reaction from that
  
  Plan on only having 1x United mid at most....
  
  Rest of midfield currently Foden, Mbeumo, Eze
  
  If not one of Rashfrod / Bruno / Saka, who would you prioritise in the 4th mid spot?
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KanuLenoMeeMoCash
2 years, 7 months ago
Now score gabby and then let Palace score to kill the CS :p
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1. Old Man
  2 years, 7 months ago
  er, no.
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Twisted Saltergater
2 years, 7 months ago
My team has one attacking return (Salah) and now Martinelli off because Arsenal are down to 10. This gameweek…
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1. The Big Fella
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Almost the same, I also have Pervis. I had Areola on the bench too and Pickford in net. Disaster of a game week!
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TBL
2 years, 7 months ago
Estu or Saliba?
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1. super zlatan
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Both
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tim
2 years, 7 months ago
Martinelli to Mbeumo
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1. tim
  2 years, 7 months ago
  ?
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  1. super zlatan
    2 years, 7 months ago
    Yes
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  2. The Tinkerman
    2 years, 7 months ago
    Yes
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  3. tim
    2 years, 7 months ago
    Cheers!
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WVA
2 years, 7 months ago
Saka to Odegaard done, we are clueless
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Count of Monte Hristo
2 years, 7 months ago
Ødegaard owner, very nice seeing him on pens now 😎
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1. FPL Blow-In
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Agreed, really needed those differential points (in my ml at least)
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  1. Count of Monte Hristo
    2 years, 7 months ago
    Nicely done
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DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
2 years, 7 months ago
Baldock + Gabriel to Botman + Pinnock for free?
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1. Stranger Mings
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Yea
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Thanos
2 years, 7 months ago
This has all the making for an Arsenal counter 2-0 win
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Bushwhacker
2 years, 7 months ago
Cannot believe how Arsenal contrieve to get Gabriel on the damn pitch.
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wiseguy
2 years, 7 months ago
How does Partey keep getting away with it? No penalty for the trip, no card for asking for a card, that other thing.
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yousunkmybattleship
2 years, 7 months ago
Palace just look toothless
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The Tinkerman
2 years, 7 months ago
Pretty tempted to keep Gabriel now, with Arsenal haemorrhaging defenders
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1. super zlatan
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Same
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2. Sim Simma
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Arteta will play Trossard as RB next. Gabriel will be benched
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3. RICICLE
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Same, May have just saved me from WC’ing, but maybe not
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4. Saka White Rice
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Zinchenko on bench. He will start next game. And if you get rid of Gabriel then Gabriel will start
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  1. Cruyff's Eleven
    2 years, 7 months ago
    Why didn't he come on today then?
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    1. Saka White Rice
      2 years, 7 months ago
      Because its now his thing to bring Gabriel on the 70tj min to secure the clean sheet
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5. Cruyff's Eleven
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Gotta wait another week.
  
  Though Tommy red might be appealed. That was a really silly RC
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  1. Towsor44
    2 years, 7 months ago
    Can't appeal a second yellow
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    1. Cruyff's Eleven
      2 years, 7 months ago
      Right. Good point. Thank you for pointing that out.
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  2. BUZZBOMB ♡
    2 years, 7 months ago
    2nd yellow. No appeal poss.
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  3. keefy59
    2 years, 7 months ago
    Can't appeal 2nd YC
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6. tuvok
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Yeah surely he plays Fulham now. No Timber, no Tomiyasu, and Zinchenko back soon who might play inverted on the left and shift White over to RCB at expense of Partey
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7. Bring the Cavalry
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Tempted also, either that or a -4 to chilwell for me.
  Only worry is how many times will be drop this week, huge ownership still
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FPL Blow-In
2 years, 7 months ago
Asking too much for White to come off with his bonus and Eze to score 🙂 one can hope right?
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1. AC/DC AFC
  2 years, 7 months ago
  It's not happening is it.
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Bubz
2 years, 7 months ago
If the ref had given that as a penalty, VAR wouldn't have said it's not. It's all a bit silly really
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1. Scapegoat Salah
  2 years, 7 months ago
  There is a bit of conflict really with both human and AI interference.
  I guess they don’t want to highlight the amount of errors refs make.
  
  I think you could argue you don’t need a physical referee anymore…
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2. DannyDrinkVodka
  2 years, 7 months ago
  I thought it was a penalty tbh
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BUZZBOMB ♡
2 years, 7 months ago
Glaziers deserve something here
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Thanos
2 years, 7 months ago
I think time has come for robots to replace referees. If nothing, they’ll bring consistency!
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1. Deulofail
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Maybe but we won't understand the consistency. It will still seem inconsistent to a proportion of people, possible 100%
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Zenith UK
2 years, 7 months ago
Someone tell me not to WC
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1. Chandler Bing
  2 years, 7 months ago
  If not now when?
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  1. The Suspended One
    2 years, 7 months ago
    36 weeks left to go
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  2. Zenith UK
    2 years, 7 months ago
    A couple of weeks, once European fixtures set in and window shuts at least
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2. Sim Simma
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Don't WC
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  1. Zenith UK
    2 years, 7 months ago
    Cheers
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3. Kodap
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Do it, I'm literally about to push the button.
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  1. Zenith UK
    2 years, 7 months ago
    It's tempting, even though I told myself I'd be patient this season
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4. Josh.E
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Gabriel could start next game considering Tomiyasu was sent off
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  1. Zenith UK
    2 years, 7 months ago
    I don't actually need to change my team but I'd like to do;
    
    Onana - Sanchez
    Gabriel - Walker
    Burn - Henry
    Kabore - Cash
    Martinelli - Mbuemo
    Rashford - Foden
    Richarlison - Mitoma
    Mubama - Wissa
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Chandler Bing
2 years, 7 months ago
I might bring in Destiny Udogie purely because of his name.
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1. RICICLE
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Woman gives birth, looks into babies eyes, names it Destiny haha!
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EDUARDO DA SILVA
2 years, 7 months ago
Tomi yellow for something that not even foul, Andersen kicked Eddie in chest not even a yellow.
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The Suspended One
2 years, 7 months ago
Arsenal could be wearing sky blue right now with the way they are wasting this game away
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AC/DC AFC
2 years, 7 months ago
Palace can't pass the ball in the final third.

They look off it. No intensity.
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1. Thanos
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Eze seems to have gotten inspired by Anthony. Stupid stunts!
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