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Tuesday team news: Saka on the bench, no Wood

1 April 2025 754 comments
FPL Marc FPL Marc
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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. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Anyone use FPL game week?

    Saying my safety score is -39 and so I'm on a green arrow after taking a -8 this week...

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      I use it. I am sure it's not correct.

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    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Well that is not right lol. Livefpl being weird too, says 1 is the safety score..

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 15 days ago

        It needs time to process all the transfers and hits etc.

        Does this often at the outset

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  2. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Looking at my ml, nearly every team is same(w/cers)
    Gonna be harder catching up now!

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      I have Eze + Foden + Martinez to his Murphy + Savinho + Henderson

      He is leading.

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    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Differentials Timber, Foden, Saka, Gordon hopefully lower owned?

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      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 15 days ago

        Most have gab and raya, saka in quite few, most have Murphy over Gordon, couple with a foden
        /savinho

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  3. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    WCed mainly for BB32/33, but the site being unresponsive in the end has killed my BB with transfers not going through/a transfer I didn't make went through. Done with this game.

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      See ya next season?

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    2. Steamboat Willy Boly
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Same. I've got wan bissaka coming off the bench for wood. Which im genuinely excited about

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    3. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Worked fine for me earlier today. What time was this?

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  4. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Livefpl showing a 9% template rating of my WC team. Definitely not right.

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      These fantasy football mfkers have gone crazy, man.

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  5. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Saka subbed on yet?

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    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Not on my TV no 🙂

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    2. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Mentally warming up on the bench

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

        Good lad.

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    3. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Saka to return with a bang when this is 0-0 at 60 mins, on here comes for a brace (not the knee kind)

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

        Yeah I'm all about the non medical Brace

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  6. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Looks like my ML Rival missed deadline, has Bruno Captain. Would be laughable if he hauls again

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  7. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Are ppl pressing WC now or waiting for fixture news?

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    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Now

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    2. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Last week

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  8. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Do I play Emery AM then Glas or just go straight Glas

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  9. Bod
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Made some last minute revisions to my WC… just activated AM after the deadline and realised I have triple CP and NEW…

    Just transfer out one of them and go back to the plan?

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  10. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Gabriel down, hammy

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

      He done?

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  11. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    F it man

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  12. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Lovely. No Wood, no CHO. Can't wait for Dibling and Kilman to score a combined two off my bench.

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  13. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Gabriel probably going off here, cant stand

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    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Lol great one transfer needed already

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  14. Goodfeathers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Possible hamstring injury for Gabriel..

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Out on WC then.

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

      Wowser. Was bookmarked transfer for me

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  15. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Gabriel still down

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  16. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Ferguson was close, would have been Bowen assist. Bowen is looking good.

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  17. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Gabriel out, Kiwior in

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  18. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Yeah, clutching back of right leg.

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  19. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Nobody was near him when he went down

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      That's bad then.

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  20. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Injuries to the wildcard team have started already...fun times 😀

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

      Same. Although TBF I've owned him since GW1, so ....

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  21. putana
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    classic arsenal mentality. Dont kick out the ball themselves, but then cry when the other team doesnt

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      So true, what is wrong with that club.

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  22. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Kiwor coming on

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  23. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Lol reaching that point in this crazy season where I don't even care anymore.

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  24. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Gabby subbed

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

    Worst gameweek ever

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  26. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Why can’t we have anything nice !!!!

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  27. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Of course it had to be Gabriel, of course

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    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Unreal

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      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 15 days ago

        Just pathetic this game

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  28. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Nice start to wc. Saka benched and Gabriel injury. Non-wc team has had Timber over Gab for many months.

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

      Unlucky man, I was debating Timber but went neither, but planned to get to Gab in the next week or two. Still time for Saka... I hope

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  29. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Unlucky Gabriel owners. Raya owner here. Hoping for a 0-0 at half time, then a Saka masterclass.

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  30. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Advantage WC31ers?

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    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Yeah, because a Gabriel injury is THAT important lol

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      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 15 days ago

        Said mostly in jest, but he was a popular pick

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