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GW34 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Rogers	AVL	7.4m	172.4%	Very Likely
Pedro Porro	TOT	5.1m	147.2%	Very Likely
Xavi	TOT	6.5m	169.2%	Very Likely
Cunha	MUN	8.0m	131.6%	Very Likely
Solanke	TOT	7.2m	109.2%	Very Likely
Watkins	AVL	8.7m	85.2%	Likely
B.Fernandes	MUN	10.3m	119.8%	Very Likely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.1m	100.5%	Very Likely
Gabriel	ARS	7.1m	89.2%	Likely
Bowen	WHU	7.7m	88.0%	Likely
Tarkowski	EVE	5.7m	102.6%	Very Likely
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.5m	85.9%	Likely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	112.3%	Very Likely
Casemiro	MUN	5.7m	90.0%	Likely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.2m	86.8%	Likely
M.Salah	LIV	14.0m	55.0%	Likely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	82.8%	Likely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	98.5%	Likely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	74.6%	Likely
Virgil	LIV	6.2m	40.7%	Likely
Beto	EVE	5.0m	89.6%	Maybe
Darlow	LEE	3.9m	96.3%	Maybe
Brobbey	SUN	5.3m	62.4%	Maybe
Isak	LIV	10.3m	69.0%	Unlikely
N.Williams	NFO	4.8m	66.7%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	81.5%	Unlikely
Struijk	LEE	4.3m	88.2%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.8m	42.9%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	82.4%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	70.4%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	86.1%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.2m	52.8%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	67.0%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	17.1%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	69.7%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	71.2%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	64.3%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	70.6%	Unlikely
Muñoz	CRY	5.8m	55.0%	Unlikely
Ngumoha	LIV	4.3m	64.4%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
O.Dango	BRE	5.9m	136.2%	Very Likely
Angel	WOL	4.7m	123.5%	Very Likely
Iwobi	FUL	6.3m	109.4%	Very Likely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	103.1%	Very Likely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.5m	127.1%	Very Likely
Rayan	BOU	5.5m	101.8%	Very Likely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.6m	115.1%	Very Likely
Semenyo	MCI	8.2m	79.8%	Likely
Schade	BRE	7.0m	108.0%	Very Likely
Gordon	NEW	7.4m	107.1%	Very Likely
Senesi	BOU	5.2m	68.1%	Likely
Merino	ARS	5.4m	100.5%	Very Likely
Emenalo	CHE	4.5m	97.3%	Maybe
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	97.2%	Maybe
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	97.7%	Maybe
Hall	NEW	5.4m	72.4%	Maybe
Tchaouna	BUR	4.8m	96.4%	Maybe
Mayenda	SUN	5.2m	94.3%	Maybe
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	87.9%	Unlikely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	99.1%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.5m	82.4%	Unlikely
Dorgu	MUN	4.1m	84.6%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	92.5%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.0m	91.6%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	92.0%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	91.7%	Unlikely
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	90.2%	Unlikely
John	NFO	4.0m	84.8%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	87.0%	Unlikely
Estève	BUR	3.9m	79.4%	Unlikely
Johnson	CRY	6.5m	88.2%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.7m	77.6%	Unlikely
Mee	MUN	3.9m	80.3%	Unlikely
Steele	BHA	4.2m	76.3%	Unlikely
Cairns	LEE	3.9m	76.8%	Unlikely
Guéhi	MCI	5.1m	46.7%	Unlikely
Kilman	WHU	4.1m	70.6%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.8m	63.4%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	14.5m	37.1%	Unlikely
Byfield	TOT	4.0m	72.1%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
No Change	Darlow	LEE	B, Vs, £
No Change	Petrovic	BOU	B
No Change	Henderson	CRY	C

Last updated: 16 Apr, 2026 10:18pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Hill	BOU	B, £
No Change	Struijk	LEE	B, Vs, £
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	A, Inj
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
No Change	Cash	AVL	C

Last updated: 17 Apr, 2026 12:20pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Palmer	CHE	B
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	C, £
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	A
No Change	Gordon	NEW	A
No Change	Rice	ARS	C
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
No Change	Szoboszlai	LIV	A
No Change	Wilson	FUL	B
No Change	Hinshelwood	BHA	C, Vs, £

Last updated: 17 Apr, 2026 8:11pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	C
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	A
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C, Vs
No Change	Bowen	WHU	A
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A

Last updated: 17 Apr, 2026 8:13pm

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Dugout Discussion

8 October 2023 992 comments

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Last season’s top two headline Sunday’s Premier League action, as Arsenal host Manchester City in the final match before the October international break.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

Bukayo Saka, who limped off during Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League defeat by Lens, misses out for the hosts.

It’s one of two changes for Arsenal, as Jorginho and Leandro Trossard start, with Kai Havertz dropping to the bench.

Gabriel Martinelli makes his return from injury as a substitute, meanwhile.

As for Man City, they make three alterations from the 2-1 loss at Molineux in Gameweek 7.

Josko Gvardiol, Rico Lewis and Bernardo Silva replace Manuel Akanji, Matheus Nunes and Jeremy Doku.

GAMEWEEK 8 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Odegaard, Rice, Jesus, Trossard, Nketiah

Subs: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, Kiwior, Partey, Smith Rowe, Vieira, Havertz, Martinelli, Nelson

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Lewis, Kovacic, Bernardo, Alvarez, Foden, Haaland

Subs: Ortega, Akanji, Stones, Bobb, Phillips, Grealish, Gomez, Nunes, Doku

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Bubz
2 years, 6 months ago
I don't think that should be a red, but if the Liverpool one is then that is. If anything Jones' red was more unlucky as his foot came off the top of the ball
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1. x.jim.x
  2 years, 6 months ago
  They don’t take “luck” into account unfortunately - Jones foot was much higher
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2. Royal5
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Both bad but Jones MUCH worse.
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  1. Royal5
    2 years, 6 months ago
    Unlucky has nothing to do with anything. Don’t understand how this is used as an argument.
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3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
  2 years, 6 months ago
  My post below. Where is the consistency?
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4. lilmessipran
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Think neither should have been a red
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5. Sun Jihai
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Makes the Gusto red card look harsh for sure
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gooberman
2 years, 6 months ago
Jones foot rolls over the ball accidentally and into the spurs players ankle and the yellow gets over turned to a red. But that Kovacic one stays a yellow. Absolute joke!
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The Senate
2 years, 6 months ago
No red card because oil money or something
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DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
2 years, 6 months ago
Why was that a yellow? How was that different to one with Liverpool? Haven't seen worse refereeing ever.
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1. The Senate
  2 years, 6 months ago
  It is different, it’s even worse!
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  1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    2 years, 6 months ago
    Agree
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2. Scalper
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Liverpool shouldn’t have been red imo
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3. Pukki Party
  2 years, 6 months ago
  😀
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4. jammie26
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Yellow card correct decision imo.
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Scalper
2 years, 6 months ago
Saliba will score
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FOO FIGHTER
2 years, 6 months ago
City look in trouble with getting a red. Could be coming for someone sooner or later.
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Bubz
2 years, 6 months ago
The other stupid thing about it is that if the on field ref gave a red there, it would have stood
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1. Royal5
  2 years, 6 months ago
  What are you drinking tonight Bubz 😆
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  1. Bubz
    2 years, 6 months ago
    It's true though, they wouldn't have overturned a red there
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⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
2 years, 6 months ago
That one touch by Halland was insane !!!!
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Sgt. Schultz
2 years, 6 months ago
Alva skies it
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⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
2 years, 6 months ago
This is mediocre refereeing this

That’s a second yellow
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1. Josh.E
  2 years, 6 months ago
  I can't believe it, these refs need to be mic'ed up I don't care
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DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
2 years, 6 months ago
Best league on the world? With this level of refereeing?
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Royal5
2 years, 6 months ago
Kovasic having a mare
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Andy_Social
2 years, 6 months ago
Kova sailing too close to the wind. Pep needs to take him off.
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The Ilfordian
2 years, 6 months ago
Kovacic is a liability
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x.jim.x
2 years, 6 months ago
Arsenal ref conspiracy loading…
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Bubz
2 years, 6 months ago
What the hell is Kova doing, moron 😆
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lilmessipran
2 years, 6 months ago
Kova needs to get subbed
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1. F4L
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Get Doku on for him ASAP
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2. Rock n Grohl
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Guaranteed he'll score the winner (if he manages to stay on long enough)
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jacob1989
2 years, 6 months ago
That's a clear 2nd yellow. Terrible biased refereeing
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1. DycheDycheBaby
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Absolute bottle job is Oliver
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F4L
2 years, 6 months ago
wtf
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MIGHTY JOE
2 years, 6 months ago
How is Kovacic still playing? Hahaha
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putana
2 years, 6 months ago
is kovacic dumb?
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Free Hat
2 years, 6 months ago
Some bad refereeing there.
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Fabreghastly
2 years, 6 months ago
They have no conviction about what they are doing. The rules evolve with every VAR mistake
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1. Wobbles
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Leads to an over reliance on VAR correcting their mistakes which means they pay less attention to making mistakes in the first place. End result sloppy refereeing. Ambiguous rules changing every few weeks....the whole VAR system stinks.
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Kaneyonero
2 years, 6 months ago
Officiating needs a complete overhaul. Super Overhaul and I mean SUPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Alchemist023
2 years, 6 months ago
liverpool gets players sent off and man city don’t… no consistency
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1. Winton
  2 years, 6 months ago
  It's consistent in shafting city's opponents...
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Scalper
2 years, 6 months ago
Kova gotta chill
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DycheDycheBaby
2 years, 6 months ago
Michael Oliver. Wtf?
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DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
2 years, 6 months ago
And now how is that not a second yellow?
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gooberman
2 years, 6 months ago
Kovacic escapes again. What an absolute joke these officials are. It really is embarrassing
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EDUARDO DA SILVA
2 years, 6 months ago
Best league dumbest reffs.
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