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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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FCSB
2 years, 7 months ago
Best Gabriel replacement, 5.0 to spend??

Thanks
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1. The Wheeler Dealer
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Walker it looks like at this stage, but who wants to go from one fraud to another (bald) fraud?
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2. Magic Zico
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Querying the same ... Walker? Gvardiol? Colwill? Henry? Botman?
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3. Zenith UK
  2 years, 7 months ago
  I'm going Walker
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The Wheeler Dealer
2 years, 7 months ago
Nothing like heading into final game of the gameweek with 3 arsenal assets, only for 2 of them to sit on the bench, and the other giving the ball to someone else to take the penalty.
Fuming, we have 2 fraudulent managers in a 2 horse race now
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1. BUZZBOMB ♡
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Interested in why, FPL aside, people think Pep and Arteta are fraudulent / bald fraud / etc
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fedolefan
2 years, 7 months ago
Pretty nailed on Gabriel cameo now. After 90 is when he’ll make his presence felt.
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1. Baps Hunter
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Colwill 1 pt on the bench, doesn't matter.
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2. SHOOTER MCGINN
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Would take it. Block any dodgy bench points people have that I don't
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have you seen cyan
2 years, 7 months ago
Saka and pens is becoming a big grey cloud.
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1. Tango74
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Well it’s better. It means people will go off template
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  1. Sterling Malory
    2 years, 7 months ago
    This
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Boxwoods
2 years, 7 months ago
Scenes?
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Atimis
2 years, 7 months ago
My “no Salah no 6.5mid” team in the mud
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Nomar
2 years, 7 months ago
Saka owners(ie: Me) in the mud!
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1. have you seen cyan
  2 years, 7 months ago
  I have Johnstone and Saka, it could be worse.
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  1. Nomar
    2 years, 7 months ago
    Saka and Eze?
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fedolefan
2 years, 7 months ago
Martinelli would be a great pick if only he were 3.5M cheaper.
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tim
2 years, 7 months ago
Rash or Bruno out for Mbeumo?
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1. CheesyZoot
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Would probably say Bruno out, still higher upside IMO and you free up decent funds with either move
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2. The Wheeler Dealer
  2 years, 7 months ago
  theyve got forest next you nutter, patience lol, but if you're gonna pick one, keep bruno, better underlying numbers and nailed to play all 90 every week
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FOO FIGHTER
2 years, 7 months ago
Imagine Gabriel starts GW3???
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1. CheesyZoot
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Would be sods law after WCing him out
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2. RichardNixon
  2 years, 7 months ago
  And then imagine he gets benched again GW4
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3. Lallana_
  2 years, 7 months ago
  scenes
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4. SHOOTER MCGINN
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Other than rotation for a rest, can't see any logical reason he'll be first choice in this system. Don't think he'll start
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5. SINGH
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Imagine he scores a hattrick of headers in gwk 5 lol
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g40steve
2 years, 7 months ago
Tommy YC
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_Freddo
2 years, 7 months ago
Odegaard on pens, game changer for the Arsenal assets.
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CheesyZoot
2 years, 7 months ago
Worst start ever, sitting around 5.5m… WC activated - 8x changes made to the squad:

Edersen,
Este, Chilwell, Gusto
Rashford, Mbeumo, Saka, Foden
Haaland, Watkins, Jackson

(Areola, Eze, Henry, Kabore)

0ITB

Romero over Henry?

Any thoughts much appreciated!
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1. Tango74
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Saka not on penalties
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  1. CheesyZoot
    2 years, 7 months ago
    Who would you go instead then up to 8.5?
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    1. Tango74
      2 years, 7 months ago
      Maddison , I still like Bruno
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2. SHOOTER MCGINN
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Not sure on the argument for keeping/getting Rashford. Mitoma/March/Maddison probably better. It's weird but I don't think spending all of the budget is a good thing right now
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Royal5
2 years, 7 months ago
Double Ars and United midfield was some trap
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1. FPL Blow-In
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Well united was. Saka and Odegaard have both scored, can’t expect a goal every week
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  1. Old Man
    2 years, 7 months ago
    Finally, someone has spoken good sense,
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Lallana_
2 years, 7 months ago
don't own mbeumo
salah misses his pen for me as I captain him
ode takes pen over saka
bruno being denied a penalty
diaby/jackson not scoring despite high xG
gabriel/stones not playing
etc.

rough start. sure many of you guys can relate.
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1. Zenith UK
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Mine is having Akanji & Mbeumo in my team up until the day the season started, felt the pressure to cover myself (EO) on Gabriel and then got greedy when Kane transferred away to go OOP Richarlison.
  
  It's currently cost me something like 34 points over the past two weeks.
  
  Forgot to swap GKs this weekend (genuinely meant to start Areola - I wanted Richarlison to score against Onana/Man U and wasn't convinced by their performance against Wolves, plus I'm a WHU fan and was feeling hopeful!)
  
  Still one of the best starts I've had to a season 1.4M OR after subs as it stands (down 1.1M places this GW)
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Scapegoat Salah
2 years, 7 months ago
Jesus will be first choice when he’s back
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1. Lallana_
  2 years, 7 months ago
  your name and profile pic got me cracking up
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  1. Scapegoat Salah
    2 years, 7 months ago
    Haha glad to entertain
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2. RICICLE
  2 years, 7 months ago
  For pens? Nah will stay on Ode now until he misses I reckon
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  1. Scapegoat Salah
    2 years, 7 months ago
    Last season when Jesus signed it was between him and Saka I think
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Milk, 1 Šuker
2 years, 7 months ago
Would love another attacking return for Ode
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1. Bluetiger1
  2 years, 7 months ago
  wishing Arsenal more goals & more points for FPL Managers who have Ode in their team for GW2 - well done
  
  Personally I wanted Saka with pen but get it
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  1. Milk, 1 Šuker
    2 years, 7 months ago
    I think Fulham will be a bloodbath, so there will be plenty of chances for Arsenal assets at the weekend I think
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2. The Suspended One
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Greedy boy
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Shultan
2 years, 7 months ago
This whole gabriel leak still leaving a bittef taste in mouth for owners that didnt get the leak
+4 points plus this arsenal CS & the one likely to come versus Fulham & a transfer
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1. Shultan
  2 years, 7 months ago
  *bittet
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2. Lallana_
  2 years, 7 months ago
  they need to make the deadline earlier
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3. Atimis
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Only fair is to move deadline to first kickoff
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4. CheesyZoot
  2 years, 7 months ago
  I was at a festival with no internet, had to do my team Thursday and leave it... was always a risk, but ended up with both Stones and Gabriel in my 1st 11
  
  The real kick in the teeth was having them + James and Baldock as well... learnt my lesson missing the opening deadline - WC already activated, what a nightmare
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Make United Great Again
2 years, 7 months ago
https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2023/08/21/who-were-the-cheapest-starting-players-in-fpl-gameweek-2/?hc_page=2&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_26030409

Still a chance. Come on Ode. We want more!
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1. Milk, 1 Šuker
  2 years, 7 months ago
  This
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DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
2 years, 7 months ago
Does Gabriel + Baldock to Pinnock + Botman make sense? They rotate well.
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Bubz
2 years, 7 months ago
Can't figure out which Arsenal mid I want now... Would normally be Martinelli over Saka without pens. But he hasn't look quite as dangerous in this system. Ode on pens but he also hasn't looked dangerous...
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1. Lallana_
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Nketiah looks like their best asset for value right now. Other than that, so much value in other teams too.
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Sim Simma
2 years, 7 months ago
Eze escaped a YC
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have you seen cyan
2 years, 7 months ago
My teams good, but Ode on pens maybe pushes me over the edge to WC xD
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Bored Ape Jota Club
2 years, 7 months ago
Haha. Saka and Gabriel owner here. And Bruno. And Rashford. And my punt Richarlison. Picked Eze as my 6.5 midfielder, so lost out on Mitoma and Mbeumo points as well. What a fun game.
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Chenku╰☆╮
2 years, 7 months ago
Feels like WC time already.
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Touré De Force
2 years, 7 months ago
*Feeling smug*
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Nightcrawler
2 years, 7 months ago
Lol. Was worried Saka might punish me cuz of penos. Glad odes got them now as he isn't threatening otherwise at all so easy to ignore
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1. The Suspended One
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Net transfer points this week?
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Kodap
2 years, 7 months ago
If you're on a WC.. do you still go for Saka, or Ode now?
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1. Make United Great Again
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Both.
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2. GoonerSteve
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Is both an option?
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3. have you seen cyan
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Ode ofc
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4. FOO FIGHTER
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Both have been anonymous.
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5. Scapegoat Salah
  2 years, 7 months ago
  The one who plays further forward
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PukkiBlinder
2 years, 7 months ago
A- Pedro > Alvarez
B- Eze > Foden
C- Eze > Mitoma/March
??
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Make United Great Again
2 years, 7 months ago
Are people seriously considering selling Saka because he’s not on pens? He’s a fantastic pick regardless and still most likely to score for Arsenal..
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1. The Suspended One
  2 years, 7 months ago
  Yes
  
  Yes I am
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2. The Suspended One
  2 years, 7 months ago
  He’s an 8.5 winger who has been playing wider this season. The pens were the only thing keeping him elite. He would get 3 bps every time he scored a dodgy pen. Ode will hit 250 if he keeps them
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