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Gameweek 31 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) kicks off at Goodison Park.

Arsenal are Everton’s visitors, with the action getting underway at 12.30pm BST.

“The best way to prepare for Real Madrid is to win and play really well tomorrow”, said Mikel Arteta on Friday.

However, the Arsenal manager’s teamsheet this lunchtime suggests he has more than one eye on Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League tie at the Emirates.

Firstly, there’s no Bukayo Saka in the visitors’ starting line-up. The fit-again winger is only among the substitutes again, following his half-hour cameo in midweek.

As for changes, Arteta has made five of them.

One is enforced as Gabriel Magalhaes suffered a season-ending hamstring injury against Fulham.

Jurrien Timber, another fitness concern from midweek, recovers to make the squad but drops down to substitute duty.

Regulars Thomas Partey, Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli are also benched.

Jakub Kiwior, Ben White, Jorginho, Leandro Trossard and Raheem Sterling all come in to what is a mixed bag of a starting XI.

Everton boss David Moyes has himself made three changes from the side beaten by Liverpool on Wednesday.

Once again, one is enforced as Vitalii Mykolenko is absent with an ankle knock.

James Garner and Carlos Alcaraz drop to the bench, meanwhile.

Iliman Ndiaye is fit to make his first start since Gameweek 24, while Nathan Patterson and Tim Iroegbunam are surprise inclusions.

Dwight McNeil is back after four months out with a knee injury, taking his place among the substitutes.

LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Patterson, Gueye, Iroegbunam, Doucoure, Harrison, Ndiaye, Beto.

Subs: Virgínia, Keane, Young, Coleman, Alcaraz, Garner, McNeil, Chermiti, Broja.

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Rice, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Trossard, Sterling, Merino.

Subs: Neto, Timber, Tierney, Zinchenko, Partey, Gower, Odegaard, Martinelli, Saka.



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  1. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 28 days ago

    Only 3 pages of chat shows how good this game was?

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 28 days ago

      Weather too nice. I'm only on here, to give my vampire skin a rest from that shiny thing in the sky.

  2. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 28 days ago

    Arsenal are just useless tw@ts

  3. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 28 days ago

    Currently on zero arsenal players. Not too convinced on the dgw options on this showing....

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 28 days ago

      I’ll FH 3 in for the double. But aside from that. Not really interested

  4. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 28 days ago

    Really encouraging first outing for my 3x Arsenal WC team

  5. Bagpuss
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 28 days ago

    3pm kick off predictions?

    Palace vs Brighton - 1-1
    Ipswich vs Wolves - 2-1
    Wham vs Bournemouth - 1-2

  6. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 28 days ago

    Ref lost it a bit here

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 28 days ago

      A bit?

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 28 days ago

        Sure he blew the final whistle and then carried on anyway.

    2. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 28 days ago

      5 for 5 in bizarre decisions

  7. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 28 days ago

    Good result for Everton that

  8. boc610
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 28 days ago

    the records will show that Saka played 45 mins of Everton V Arsenal on Sat 5 april 2025 (just in case anyone needs proof)

    1. John47
      • 2 Years
      11 months, 28 days ago

      Just watched the 2nd half and am now questioning my sanity when I switched from Palmer to Saka this week. How many times did he touch the ball?

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        11 months, 28 days ago

        Real Madrid on Tuesday is the only reason he got that 45 mins training session there.

  9. SM001
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 28 days ago

    What a dreadful game of football.

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 28 days ago

      More grist for the AFTV mill, though

  10. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    11 months, 28 days ago

    Now watch Palmer outscore Saka. Typical Fpl!

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 28 days ago

      Scoring >1. Bold prediction

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 28 days ago

      Hope so, he’s my Kaptain

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