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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

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

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  1. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Dalot crossbar

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

    Have West Ham actually improved under Potter? Not sure.

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

      Brought in Areola for BB33. Might just sell him now.

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

        Wolves should probably be 2 or 3 goals up.

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Yeah, give him a transfer window. The decision to part with Moyes still baffles me

  3. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Unless we hear news he's out longer, bench Gabriel til GW33 comes around? (19 days time)

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

      Can just go another ars def then so not another injury before dgw!

    2. Il Capitano
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Yeah, just going to move Gvardiol into the XI for next GW. Ideally don't want to spend a single FT until 33.

  4. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    How nailed is Livramento?

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Nailed

  5. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Mbappe vs Kiwior is going to be a bloodbath

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Poor Mbappe will be retired

    2. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Timber or White probably plays instead.

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

    Is Gordon suspended for GW 31.

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

      No

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

        It looks like it on FPL

        1. _Ninja_
          • 15 Years
          1 year, 15 days ago

          Because Newcastle havent played yet, flag removed after they play gw30

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

            Ta

  7. Gazwaz80
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Don’t feel so bad about delaying my wildcard now as Gabriel was going to be in it. Could be a bloodbath for the G/W 30ers

  8. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Aina down

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

      Off now

    2. The-Red-1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Awesome. He was on my bench to replace Gabriel next week. What happened to him?

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

        Probably calf. Didnt look like a knock or anything

        1. The-Red-1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 14 days ago

          Ah jeez, so not likely to be fit for the weekend then

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 14 days ago

        Who have you got replacing Aina?

        1. The-Red-1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 14 days ago

          Burgess for a -2 pointer

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

    With so many injuries, does it make sense to replace Gabriel with Timber?

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      I need an Arsenal defender for games against Everton, Southampton and a prob DGW involving Ipswich only.

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

        Timber?

      2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 14 days ago

        Also, with the league lost dont you see minutes managed for the likes of Timber? White is back

    2. Punned It
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 14 days ago

      I got Saliba on my WC30. He seems to collect all the bonus points whenever cleansheeting.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 14 days ago

        Kiwior seems to be hoovering up baps since he came on. But Saliba seems the obvious option for me.

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      I took Timber out for Gabriel because White was supposed to be back

  10. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    It's funny I've kinda stopped caring the last month because of how unlucky and unpredictable it's been with injuries and last minute fixture rearrangements. Feels like so much luck has been involved recently

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Yes. Bad luck is bad luck. Good luck is skill.

  11. Lucky Z
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Why just not play Timber in place of Gabriel and White as RB?

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      will probably do that vs real. cant afford any more injuries

  12. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Time to lose Bowen

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

    Aina injured

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

    Right, that'll be another blank for me.

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

    Elanga ran 85 metres with the ball in 9 seconds

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      He’s no Usain Bolt so

  16. HelmutCool
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    Think its calf for Aina.

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

    Danilo subbed

    1. notlob legin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Is Aina still on?

      1. Bored Ape Jota Club
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 15 days ago

        No

        1. notlob legin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 15 days ago

          So I've got Gabriel, Aina, TAA and Mykolenko - looking good?

          1. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 14 days ago

            WC time?

  18. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 15 days ago

    elanga looks better than any united winger/forward ive seen since they sold him

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 15 days ago

      Amad was decent before injury

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 15 days ago

        oh yeah totally forgot about him. even had him for his hattie lol. yeah i like him

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

      Yep silly move getting rid

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 14 days ago

        Silly in hindsight but he wasn’t performing like this at Utd

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

          True.

        2. Silecro
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 14 days ago

          There's now at least 10 years of evidence of players performing better after going away from United

          1. x.jim.x
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 14 days ago

            Di Maria is pretty much the only one, but he was good here too.

            You had people saying Sancho was doing better after 10 mins at Chelsea - it’s just nonsense.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Foden with Marmoush behind

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 14 days ago

        Imo

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 14 days ago

        This almost certainly

  19. Gorky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Does Murphy start even with Gordon and Barnes fit?

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Yeah, he was before Gordon went out. Murphy, Isak, Gordon first choice with Barnes an impact sub.

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

        nice one thanks

  20. DavvaMC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Whats happened to Gabriel just seen he got subbed and cant watch the game.

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      injured

    2. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      looked like a hammy - bad news

  21. dshv
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Anyone on emery for 31 .. or go with howe 31-32 ?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      o/

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      May go Arteta with Gabriel hammy

    3. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Not with psg coming up

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

      Considering it

    5. Nightf0x
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Want to take a risk on someone playing vs higher rank teams so might go glasner or frank

  22. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Re Gabriel & Aina injuries
    Both played international games with lots of airmiles
    Probably different training regimes
    Aina played 2 hours v Brighton at the weekend
    Gab didn't play but it's still a stop start routine which possibly doesn't help

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Almost like these managers should rotate more

  23. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    2 weeks of planning for this, you gotta laugh

  24. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Sels
    Myko timber munoz (konate gabriel)
    Salah palmer kluivert mbeumo (bowen)
    Isak mateta wissa

    Intial thoughts, which ? Itb 0.6, 4 fts, all chips except TC

    A) myko bowen to burn murphy, AM glasner/frank, WC35
    B) WC31

  25. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Saka still firmly pinned to the bench?

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Someone said he was warming up about 40 mins ago

  26. Sergio vamos
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Mateta or manoush for long term pick?

    1. Sergio vamos
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      *marmoush

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

        Coin toss.

        1. Sergio vamos
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 14 days ago

          Heads or tails?

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Matouché is good pick. The one who is uninjured after this gw.

      1. Sergio vamos
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 14 days ago

        Fair point

  27. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Where’s White?

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Ibiza. Filming a new reality with Luke Shaw.

  28. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Merino almost again

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

      Get Saka on!

  29. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Tonight has been boring. Injury watch.

    These breaks need to go away.

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Agreed, they ruin everything and destroy any momentum

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 14 days ago

        Yep. Always the same. People need to remember after breaks its always a horrible GW.

    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      I agree
      When we have an international break we lose potentially 3 games
      Mid week , weekend & mid week
      Internationals should be played at the end of a shortened season