Dugout Discussion
12 April 2025 255 comments
Skonto Rigga Skonto Rigga
Share:

The rotation continues from Mikel Arteta for Arsenal’s Saturday evening match with Brentford.

Kick-off at the Emirates is at 17:30 BST.

Arteta has made five changes from the team that blew Real Madrid away in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.

Bukayo Saka is, unsurprisingly, one of those players making way. The winger has been a substitute in all three league matches since his return from injury.

Also dropping to the bench are Jurrien Timber, Martin Odegaard, Mikel Merino and Myles Lewis-Skelly.

Kieran Tierney, Jorginho, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ethan Nwaneri and Leandro Trossard all come in. Tierney is starting his first Premier League game in nearly two years, while we assume Zinchenko will be deployed in midfield.

There’s no Ben White tonight, meanwhile. The Arsenal defender, who likely would have started this evening, is absent after picking up a knock in training.

The Brentford team news is less eventful, with just one change from Gameweek 31.

Vitaly Janelt comes into the side, ousting Yehor Yarmoliuk from midfield.

Gustavo Nunes is among the substitutes, making the Brentford squad for the first time since his move from Gremio last summer. The teenage winger has been out all season with a back injury.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, Partey, Saliba, Kiwior, Tierney, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Rice, Nwaneri, Martinelli, Trossard

Subs: Neto, Saka, Odegaard, Timber, Merino, Sterling, Butler-Oyedji, Henry-Francis, Lewis-Skelly.

Brentford XI: Flekken, Ajer, Van Den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Norgaard, Janelt, Damsgaard, Mbeumo, Schade, Wissa

Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Mee, Yarmoliuk, Konak, Kayode, Nunes.



255 Comments Login to Post a Comment
  1. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 18 days ago

    Savinho and Saka both on double next GW.

    Itchy to get rid of but for whom? 😛

    1. _Greg
      • 15 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      Keep Saka. Sav...well who knows.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        8 months, 18 days ago

        What about benching Sav (eve AVL) and play Isak (avl) 😛

        1. _Greg
          • 15 Years
          8 months, 18 days ago

          I would get KDB if possible.

  2. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 months, 18 days ago

    GW32 looks like a BB flop for most.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      16 points from my 2 bench players so far

    2. Kingy109
      • 4 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      So far mine would have been 4 points with Hujsen to go. So I'm glad I switched to TC instead!

  3. uzbeque
    • 15 Years
    8 months, 18 days ago

    I have two free transfers, should i use one or next gw i will have three free transfers?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      I have no idea how someone can give you a helpful answer based on this limited information

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        8 months, 18 days ago

        This

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      You can carry up to 5 fts

  4. Gubby-Allen
    • 4 Years
    8 months, 18 days ago

    I am playing FH. If I sell someone I have made 0.2 profit on, Salah say, but then buy him back later in the week will I pay a higher amount?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      Yes, you will pay his current price, not the previous selling price.

      1. Gubby-Allen
        • 4 Years
        8 months, 18 days ago

        Thanks, best not pick my team from scratch then!

        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 7 Years
          8 months, 18 days ago

          Nope, treat it as a WC and sell players you have value closer to the deadline

  5. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    8 months, 18 days ago

    What do you think Palmer gets vs Ipswich?

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      1 point
      Probably start on bench

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        8 months, 18 days ago

        lol, better not!

        1. Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 months, 18 days ago

          Yeah tell me about it
          I need him to start

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      a massive 5 point haul

  6. Tinfoil Deathstar
    • 5 Years
    8 months, 18 days ago

    Thoughts on FH33 draft? £0 ITB with this one:

    Raya
    Saliba - Munoz - Gvardiol
    Salah - Saka - KdB - Eze
    Mateta - Marmoush - Watkins

    Areola; Mazraoui, Adama, O'Shea

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      Close to WC30/31 team

      1. Tinfoil Deathstar
        • 5 Years
        8 months, 18 days ago

        Doubt most teams will have KDB

        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 7 Years
          8 months, 18 days ago

          That's why I said close haha

          Actually I can see a number folks on WC30 moving from Foden to KDB

    2. bialk
      • 16 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      You need more Rogers.

    3. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      Pretty good, almost the same as my first draft:

      Raya
      Saliba - Munoz - Gvard
      Salah - Saka - KDB - Rogers
      Mateta - Marmoush - Watkins

      Bowen, Cresswell, O'shead, Fab

      You must have good team value as well.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        8 months, 18 days ago

        Mateta might be injured though, so we might need to replace him.

        1. Tinfoil Deathstar
          • 5 Years
          8 months, 18 days ago

          Think it was tactical sub but yeah will get a view of that on Weds at least

      2. Tinfoil Deathstar
        • 5 Years
        8 months, 18 days ago

        Torn between Watkins or Villa midfielder v Bowen as fifth attacker

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          8 months, 18 days ago

          Yea its not obvious who to get or what to do, tbh. Villa are hard to predict. If Mateta is out, maybe I'll just play Bowen and 5 mids.

  7. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 18 days ago

    Palmer is going to be benched tomorrow right?

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      Let's hope so

  8. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 18 days ago

    Well, that was all a bit underwhelming!

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      That's what she said.

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 months, 18 days ago

        Right call, wrong outcome with Konsa v Milenkovic!

  9. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 10 Years
    8 months, 18 days ago

    I'm on BB33 but bench looks far from ideal.
    I'm maxed out on Palace and Arsenal, my other doublers are Gvardiol, Marmoush and Asensio

    Bench - Sels, Milenkovic(tot), Murphy, Livramento (avl)

    Any recommendations with 2FT?

    i was thinking Rogers for Murphy or Bradley/Konsa for Livramento

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      Those will be popular moves for folks on BB33 and selling Newcastle players.

      Add Isak to Watkins to that list

  10. Gubby-Allen
    • 4 Years
    8 months, 18 days ago

    Free Hit

    Raya
    Munoz, Konsa, Gvardiol
    Saka, DeBruyne, Eze, Salah
    Marmoush, Watkins, Mateta

    Areola, Rogers, Wan-Bissaka, Burgess

    21 matches out of the team and Rogers to cover any of the front seven missing.

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      Looks pretty good. Is Eze injured though?

    2. mookie
      • 12 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      Glasner sounded upset with Mateta. 3 5 2 perhaps?
      Don't think Konsa is great pick. Why not get another Arsenal defender?

  11. mookie
    • 12 Years
    8 months, 18 days ago

    9 points from BB. What a time to be alive!
    Rashford does f all in 65' vs Soton and Sels loses CS and 2 BP in 90+4.

    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      Rough man. Was smug with Glasner AM until the horrorshow kicked in

  12. Skout
    • 6 Years
    8 months, 18 days ago

    Timber or Saliba if money no issue

    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      I went Saliba already. Probably blank in both fixtures anyway. 1 point swing

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      The one not injury prone

    3. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      Well Saliba

  13. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    8 months, 18 days ago

    Lucky to get a 40 pter this double gameweek

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      8 months, 18 days ago

      Hoping for more than that from Palmer alone ^^