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Gameweek 30 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) begins with three Tuesday night clashes, so here’s the team news.

Following a three-month absence, Bukayo Saka (£10.2m) returns to the Arsenal squad – though not in the starting XI like Mikel Arteta hinted. The Gunners’ only change sees Ethan Nwaneri (£4.6m) get the nod over Leandro Trossard (£6.8m).

Visitors Fulham have seemingly switched to a wing-back system, where Antonee Robinson (£4.9m) is fine after withdrawing from international duty. Alex Iwobi (£5.6m) only makes the bench but Raul Jimenez (£5.5m) swaps places with FA Cup starter Rodrigo Muniz (£5.5m).

Alongside Saka, the other notable player of FPL injury interest is Chris Wood (£7.2m). He’s not made Nottingham Forest’s squad at all, though Morgan Gibbs-White (£6.6m) is fine to start. Anthony Elanga (£5.4m) is back in the XI after Saturday’s cup victory but there’s no Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.3m).

Opponents Manchester United welcome Patrick Dorgu (£4.5m) back to the line-up after suspension, as in-form Bruno Fernandes (£8.6m) is one of the two behind Joshua Zirkzee (£6.5m). The Portuguese playmaker has three goals, four assists and 46 points from his last four league outings.

At Molineux, Wolverhampton Wanderers are unchanged from Gameweek 29’s win at Southampton. Jorgen Strand Larsen (£5.3m) netted twice that day and has shaken off a hand issue.

As for West Ham United, Evan Ferguson (£5.5m) gets his first league start since joining on loan, while fellow forward Niclas Fullkrug (£6.7m) – signed in the summer – makes a rare matchday squad appearance.


GAMEWEEK 30 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Nwaneri, Merino, Martinelli

Subs: Neto, Tierney, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Gower, Saka, Sterling, Trossard

Fulham XI: Leno; Diop, Andersen, Cuenca; Castagne, Berge, Lukic, Robinson; Traore, Smith-Rowe; Jimenez

Subs: Benda, Bassey, Sessegnon, Reed, Cairney, Andreas, Iwobi, Willian, Muniz


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa; Doherty, Agbadou, Toti; Semedo, Joao Gomes, Andre, Ait-Nouri; Munetsi, Bellegarde; Strand Larsen

Subs: Johnstone, Bueno, Traore, Hwang, Doyle, Forbs, Sarabia, Djiga, Lima

West Ham United XI: Areola; Mavropanos, Kilman, Cresswell; Wan-Bissaka, Ward-Prowse, Paqueta, Scarles; Bowen, Guilherme; Ferguson

Subs: Fabianski, Emerson, Coufal, Todibo, Soucek, Soler, Rodriguez, Alvarez, Fullkrug


Nottingham Forest XI: Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Yates, Anderson, Danilo; Elanga, Gibbs-White; Awoniyi

Subs: Miguel, Morato, Boly, Toffolo, Moreno, Dominguez, Sangare, Jota, Sosa

Manchester United XI: Onana; Mazraoui, Yoro, de Ligt; Dalot, Ugarte, Casemiro, Dorgu; Fernandes, Garnacho; Zirkzee

Subs: Bayindir, Amass, Lindelof, Maguire, Collyer, Kone, Eriksen, Mount, Hojlund

FPL team previews – Liverpool: Best players, predicted XI + more

FPL Marc Broadcaster, writer and overthinker. Hoping that ‘differential potential’ will catch on.

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  1. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Marmoush C. Salah VC, here we go(straight into madness)

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Isak (c). First non-Salah captaincy (excluding FH) since GW3.

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        Good luck

    2. Vazza
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Make that the two of us.

  2. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Hope Saka gets in sooner rather than later

    1. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Same. There is always a chance for a return from bench, or someone injuring himself

    2. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Got him in on WC with good bench cover. He should go up in price over next couple of weeks - as well as getting minutes in v good fixtures (yah Champs League rotation is a risk). Would have liked him to start this week, of course. But not feeling too shabby about it at all.

  3. RoyaleBlue
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Everyone deeply unhappy with their decisions and ready for a stinker of a GW?

    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      All aboard.

      Bruno and Mbeumo hatricks

      1. RoyaleBlue
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        Think I’d vomit

      2. Warby84
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        Would love to see it!!

    2. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Yep, finished on Mateta captain so queue Marmoush and Salah hauls

    3. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Pretty much. Ready for a Palmer brace now I've dropped him for Saka.

  4. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Gianni Buttice with 51k followers tweeting that Saka starts earlier today

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      ouch

    2. RoyaleBlue
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Ooof, he really needs Saka to haul of the bench

      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        He didn’t bring him in

        1. RoyaleBlue
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 4 days ago

          I’d say he needs him to haul EVEN more so then. Or he’s gonna have some angry followers

          1. Qaiss
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 4 days ago

            Following him in the first place is very questionable

            1. RoyaleBlue
              • 14 Years
              1 year, 4 days ago

              Not a fan?

    3. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Is he an ice cream sandwich?

    4. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Only needs to add "Haha April Fools" and all will be forgiven.

    5. RoyaleBlue
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      For his deceptions, I decree a space to be mandated between the fourth and fifth letters of his last name. Effective immediately.

  5. RoyaleBlue
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Accurate title. Saka on the bench definitely means no wood. That kiwi fella that plays for forest is not in the squad either

  6. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    "Shaken off a hand injury". I like it.

  7. tomietucker
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Anyone know what time the game up dates at? Wana view my team

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Takes ages when loads of WC. It might not update until after kick off, its happened before.

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Should normally updated by now. Combinations of Midweek and WC activation have slowed it somewhat

      1. Supersonic_
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        Preloading the Saka 1pter

    3. tomietucker
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Thanks for all the info lads, on the home stretch now

  8. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Y'all realise Salah has now eaten food again

    1. RoyaleBlue
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Does he have room for toffees for desert is the question?

    2. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Kudos to anyone that went against him

    3. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      So has Marmoush !

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        Jinx

    4. Ask Yourself
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      So has marmoush

  9. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    10 mins of saka time tonight?

    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      I'm hoping for 30... haha

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      10-20

    3. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      15 max

  10. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    I April fooled myself and captained the Egyptian prince Marmoush ahead of Egyptian king Salah.

    # I feel devastated

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      What's up with Marmoush?

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        Nothing

      2. Vazza
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        Marmoush is subject to Pep roulette and probably not on pens either

        1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 4 days ago

          Whom would Pep roulette him out for at this point?

          1. Vazza
            • 5 Years
            1 year, 4 days ago

            Foden in the middle with. Doku and Savinho on either flank

            1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
              • 14 Years
              1 year, 4 days ago

              By how many would he like to lose to LEI?

  11. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Welp, in retrospect, Palmer > Saka might have been a touch optimistic.

    1. RoyaleBlue
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Eek

  12. RoyaleBlue
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    What would you prefer (imagine a lot in this scenario):
    A) 45 mins of Saka
    B) 90 mins of Murphy

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      A

    2. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      A

    3. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      I want Saka 30+ or a no show and Murph 90

    4. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      B. I rate Murphy. If I knew Saka would be benched I'd have sat him.

  13. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Raya and Gab double and I benched Saka ( want him for GW32 and 33 ) Let's go!!

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      I benched gab! Gambled on saka

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        Oh dear. Arsenal to keep a cleanie and Saka's cameo includes missing a penalty 😉
        I've benched him ready for GW31 on.

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        Had a feeling Saka not ready to play 90 yet, minutes managed before the Madrid game

  14. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    When is this silly game going to update so I can see what others did with their teams???

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Updated

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Thanks. My wildcard is activated and the tinkering begins

    2. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Good good. Now waiting for LiveFPL to show me how many places I've climbed due to people making their WC changes five mins before the deadline and not pressing the WC button in time.

  16. Mighty Duck
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Ladies and gentlemen, please proceed to your FPL teams.

  17. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Yess

  18. Sir Michael Taker
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Interesting to see that Ben White's not in the Arsenal squad. Suffered an injury setback?

    1. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Vinny Jones visited him while he was on the sunbed.

      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        Lol. Apparently he got a niggle 2 days ago and didn't make the squad. Cements Timbers spot in the 11, particularly with Calafiori injured on the other side.

  19. Fodderx4
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    The wait is over, landed on Palmer and Bruno over Saka and Foden! last minute move failed, looking like a good thing at this stage but who knows what will happen. Good luck all.

    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Could pan out that mate

  20. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    So that's Dibling in for Wood, then. Cue Mateta's 13-pointer.

  21. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Hang about...

    I'd used a FT - but then wildcarded.

    I was expecting to get that FT back and then get the other one for this gameweek... wounded.

  22. rokka222
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Stupid question, but why do I have one free transfer on my WC after the site updated? Does the WC count as one? I had one FT before so I thought I’d have two now

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Its only saved transfers you keep.

    2. Belli2007
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      You don't get one added the week you use wc....think the same applies to free hit too

    3. Mighty Duck
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 4 days ago

      WC counts as one.

    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      No it stays as one, only saved transfers count

    5. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Only banked transfers roll to the following GW

  23. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    -44 so wc not actived.
    See you next season
    Till then Good bye

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Sorry to hear that 🙁

    2. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Thats awful mate...sorry

    3. Dont give a fuchs
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Same happened, WC used but no transfers saved.

    4. Mighty Duck
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 4 days ago

      At least, you kinda have a record for the Guiness book.

    5. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      What was your OR before this GW mate?

    6. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      What about if you score 44 above average

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        Did something similar once in error, think it was -24 though but after the gameweek finished I was crazily better off with the hit, and it meant I still had WC too, so chin up!

    7. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Double GWs to come, you can make it up!

    8. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Site was glitchy last 5 mins, the confirm was hit & miss

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        Surprising at this stage of the season, must be still a lot of active players despite server upgrade

    9. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Why did you leave such a big decision which I’m sure took alot of planning until the last minute? Could you not have locked in your wildcards moves and then if you have 1 or 2 moves you were undecided until pre deadline?

      1. OverTinker
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        Decided to play it just half an hour before deadline

    10. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      No sympathy.

      Trying to be too clever instead of just pressing the WC button once you started making multiple transfers.

      Mess around and Find out, innit!

  24. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Top 10k EO:
    M.Salah 184.2
    Isak 92.6
    Marmoush 77.3
    Muñoz 66.9
    Mateta 58.4
    Gabriel 57.8
    Gvardiol 51.9
    Kluivert 50.3
    Palmer 43.3
    I.Sarr 39.1
    Mbeumo 38.6
    Raya 38
    Kerkez 36.9
    B.Fernandes 25.7
    Saka 20.4
    Wood 17.7
    Henderson 17.6
    Sels 15.6
    Bowen 15.1
    Eze 14.2
    Foden 13.8
    Aina 13.4
    Semenyo 11.6

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Yay no red arrows this week

      1. Gazwaz80
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        Marmoush Captain here, what could possibly go wrong 😀

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 4 days ago

          Well, he does have more hat tricks than Mo this season lol

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Wood highest owned that I don’t own lol

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        I'm in there but only 10 of those on my WC. Looking to my differentials - Dias, Szoboszlai - to push me up the ranks.

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Only Livarmento not on that list for me

    4. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Marmoush hauling would be pretty huge for me, then.

  25. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    AM Glasner here we go.

  26. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Seems like a made a mistake on my WC. Brought in Bisakka last minute and now have double WHam defense for BB33 ffs.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      I think my failed transfer got important into your team, sorry 😆

  27. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Didn't mean to put the (C) on Marmoush over Salah. Fingers crossed though.

    My Kerkez > AWB didn't save either so non-optimal but at least he's a good player.

    Damn signal in office!

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      I hate the way it automatically switches your captain when tinkering in and out from bench, caught me out a few times too

  28. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    One of my mates is a Man U fan and has accidentally capped Wood on WC, wtf

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Being a Man U fan last few years can do that to one's mental health.

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      He has seen how awful Utd are this season, Wood captain made sense before the deadline

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        lol, wish I could see his face when he realises

    3. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      It looks like some of the players in my mini league have either given up or missed the deadline
      One has Haaland captain with Fabianski ? as vice captain

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        That happens when you keep changing your wc team, it shoves it on the keeper some times by default if you remove the player you had capped originally. So yea, that has occurred.

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        Or they knowing something we don’t

  29. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    My wildcard didn't go through but I was playing Saka

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Unlucky, or lucky?

      1. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        my WC team

        Pope, Areola
        Gvardiol, Trippier, Timber, Mili, Kerkez
        Salah, Foden, Saka, Murphy, Rogers
        Matea, Isak, Marmoush

        Actual team
        Raya, Valdi
        Aina, Munoz, Kerkez, Faes, Johnson
        Mbeumo, Salah, Kluivert*, Bruno
        Isak, Marmoush, Wood*

        Wait for the the GW to finish but I might have scrapped through this GW but doesn't help if coming GWs

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 4 days ago

          Yea, unfortunate.

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      I had to have 3 attempts to get it to confirm

    3. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Mine did & I've got him in my starting 11
      I went early but at least I've got him for potential dgw

      1. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        I would have preferred this

  30. Fodderx4
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Team Bruno, ready for a haul troops!?

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      It would be good

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Yes please. Come on Bruno