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Wednesday’s match at the Emirates Stadium rounds off Gameweek 33, but there are some notable names on substitute duty this evening.

Arsenal v Crystal Palace gets underway at 20:00 BST.

Bukayo Saka, who picked up a knock in Sunday’s win over Ipswich Town, is on the bench.

Mikel Arteta has made four changes in total.

Ben White and Mikel Merino are not in the matchday squad, while Oleksandr Zinchenko is named among the substitutes alongside Saka.

In come Jurrien Timber, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Thomas Partey and Raheem Sterling.

Oliver Glasner has also decided to freshen up his starting XI.

He makes four alterations too, with Jefferson Lerma, Daichi Kamada, Justin Devenny and Eddie Nketiah replacing the suspended Chris Richards and benched Will Hughes, Ismaila Sarr and Jean-Philippe Mateta.

If Palace win tonight, it would mean Liverpool clinch the Premier League title.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Partey, Odegaard, Rice, Sterling, Martinelli, Trossard

Subs: Neto, Tierney, Saka, Zinchenko, Butler-Oyedeji, Gower, Henry-Francis, Kabia, Nwaneri

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Munoz, Lerma, Lacroix, Guehi, Mitchell, Wharton, Kamada, Eze, Devenny, Nketiah

Subs: Turner, Ward, Franca, Sarr, Mateta, Clyne, Hughes, Esse, Kporha



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  1. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Screamer

  2. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    That hurts

  3. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    That's my season finished. Bye bye.

  4. F4L
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    are you Robben in disguise....

  5. Snoopydog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Bummer

  6. HelmutCool
    • 3 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Kills my rank but what a goal....

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    The troll scores again

  8. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Worst bb of all times

  9. Twisted Saltergater
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    My team have finally woken up

  10. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Sarr robbed

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Sarr robbed. Would've been his volley had he been on.

      1. Tcheco
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 16 days ago

        Could’ve even crossed it to himself

  11. F4L
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Devenny looks a useful player

  12. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Eze does it. Wipes out my double clean sheet though

  13. Prinzhorn
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Ffs ofcourse Eze

  14. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    With 2 transfers I will have full 11 in bgw34. Should I save FH for latter?

    I understand that it will be another dgw in gw36 or 37?

    1. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      I’d do that

    2. Utopsis
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      If I could get 11 I would save FH

  15. F4L
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    nketiah so close

  16. KeanosMagic
    • 3 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Need a Kiwior red card to save my week

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Need a Keanomagic ban to save the planet.

      1. KeanosMagic
        • 3 Years
        7 months, 16 days ago

        Harsh!

    2. Utopsis
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Behave

      1. KeanosMagic
        • 3 Years
        7 months, 16 days ago

        Be kind 🙂

  17. Baron Penguin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Anyone doing worse than me this week? 46 live score with Raya, Saliba, Munoz, Sarr, Mateta and Saka (TC) in play. Sigh.

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Probably not, mate.

    2. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Yup, 36pts and counting 😎

      1. Baron Penguin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        7 months, 16 days ago

        Yeesh

        1. Burger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 months, 16 days ago

          Gotta roll with the punches.

    3. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      45. Just Saka cap.

    4. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      55 with 6DGWers and on BB here isnt all that either

      1. BUZZBOMB ♡
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 16 days ago

        Actually, 9 DGWers. Im even worse than I believed.

    5. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      close 49 with Saka Cpt and a few others

  18. Golden Oldies
    • 15 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Konate on my bench outscoring every other player on my team including 9 DGW players..
    Feels like an awful waste of time too often..

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Should've started him, mate.

  19. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Really poor performance from arsenal I must say. Palace so many chances

    1. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Of course it is. That is what you get playing first team players trying not to get injured. It's not as if the two games before Ipswich weren't a big enough clue.

      Put Nwaneri and Tierney on who actually have a reason to play

  20. Gudjohnsen
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Need Saka on the pitch since I captained him this gw

    Any chance?

  21. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Kiwior and Eze goals literally the worst things that could have happened tonight. Never had a season like this where it's just painful every week.

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Don't have Kiwior but at least I have Eze.

    2. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      For me too

    3. Punned It
        7 months, 16 days ago

        I agree. Chucked Eze for Diaz last week, but held on to Raya, Saliba, Muñoz, Saka (C) and Mateta. Five players in the game and I'll prolly wind up with four points to show for it.

    4. Gazwaz80
      • 6 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Eezer good Eezer good Eberechi’s good…

    5. Tommy Template
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Arsenal are only one more goal from equalling last seasons total goals conceded in the league. Elite defence apparently

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        7 months, 16 days ago

        It's just 4 games left after this and conceded the fewest goals last season (and this) lol

        1. Tommy Template
          • 11 Years
          7 months, 16 days ago

          Nearly everyone else has improved this season though. Man City, Arsenal & Wolves are the only ones conceding more this season than last

    6. Gudjohnsen
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      PSG will destroy Arsenal if they play like this against them.

      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 5 Years
        7 months, 16 days ago

        Lol

      2. Rwilliams90
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 16 days ago

        Can't really compare the two games

        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 8 Years
          7 months, 16 days ago

          of course not.

          I just hope PSG destroy them

          Can't stand Arteta

      3. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        7 months, 16 days ago

        Tbf arsenal are playing with 10 when sterling starts

      4. Unliklinho
        • 12 Years
        7 months, 16 days ago

        Most of Arsenal are benched or not playing for exactly that reason...

        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 8 Years
          7 months, 16 days ago

          Rice, Odegard, Kiwior, Timber, Raya and Saliba are all playing atm

          That's 6 out of 11 regular starters atm

          1. Gudjohnsen
            • 8 Years
            7 months, 16 days ago

            I can add Partey to that as well

          2. Unliklinho
            • 12 Years
            7 months, 16 days ago

            Okay, my bad: half of Arsenal

    7. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Fuming at everything since Sunday

    8. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Saka a sell right? Still can’t believe I captained him. Oh well.

      1. NZREDS
        • 12 Years
        7 months, 16 days ago

        All the other captain options blanked too!

    9. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Arsenal don’t look very good against the Palace B team.

      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 5 Years
        7 months, 16 days ago

        Arsenal playing in 1st gear

      2. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 16 days ago

        Saka on at Ht?

    10. Skout
      • 6 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Went Sarr over Eze on GW30 WC.. what a swing in points

    11. Rwilliams90
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Trying to work out why I'm doing so badly this season. I usually do well after second wildcard with a high team value, but all the expensive players have been trash or injured. Haaland, Palmer, Saka, KDB, Trent, Gabriel, Gvardiol, Son, Foden, Odegaard. Been almost impossible to make up ground quickly.

      1. NZREDS
        • 12 Years
        7 months, 16 days ago

        Join the club! 54 points with 9 DGW players - shocker

        1. NZREDS
          • 12 Years
          7 months, 16 days ago

          And BB

    12. chilli con kone
      • 12 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Who is likely to replace Tarkowski in the Everton defence? Will it be Keane or someone like Young with O’Brien moving to CB?