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Arsenal v Palace team news: Saka, Sarr + Mateta benched

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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
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Screamer

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  2. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

    That hurts

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  3. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

    That's my season finished. Bye bye.

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  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

    are you Robben in disguise....

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  5. Snoopydog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Bummer

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  6. HelmutCool
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Kills my rank but what a goal....

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  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

    The troll scores again

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  8. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Worst bb of all times

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  9. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

    My team have finally woken up

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  10. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Sarr robbed

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

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

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      1. Tcheco
        • 8 Years
        11 months, 25 days ago

        Could’ve even crossed it to himself

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  11. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Devenny looks a useful player

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  12. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Eze does it. Wipes out my double clean sheet though

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  13. Prinzhorn
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Ffs ofcourse Eze

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  14. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 25 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?

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    1. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

      I’d do that

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    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

      If I could get 11 I would save FH

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  15. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

    nketiah so close

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  16. KeanosMagic
    • 4 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Need a Kiwior red card to save my week

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Need a Keanomagic ban to save the planet.

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      1. KeanosMagic
        • 4 Years
        11 months, 25 days ago

        Harsh!

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    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Behave

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      1. KeanosMagic
        • 4 Years
        11 months, 25 days ago

        Be kind 🙂

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  17. Baron Penguin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

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

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Probably not, mate.

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    2. Burger
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      • 10 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Yup, 36pts and counting 😎

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      1. Baron Penguin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        11 months, 25 days ago

        Yeesh

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        1. Burger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          11 months, 25 days ago

          Gotta roll with the punches.

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    3. MIGHTY JOE
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      • 6 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

      45. Just Saka cap.

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    4. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

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

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      1. BUZZBOMB ♡
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 25 days ago

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

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    5. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

      close 49 with Saka Cpt and a few others

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  18. Golden Oldies
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 25 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..

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Should've started him, mate.

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  19. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

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

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    1. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 25 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

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  20. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Need Saka on the pitch since I captained him this gw

    Any chance?

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  21. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 25 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.

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

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

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    2. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

      For me too

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    3. Punned It
      • 1 Year
      11 months, 25 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.

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  22. Gazwaz80
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Eezer good Eezer good Eberechi’s good…

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  23. Sir Michael Taker
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

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

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    1. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

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

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      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 25 days ago

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

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  24. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

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

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Lol

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    2. Rwilliams90
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Can't really compare the two games

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      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 25 days ago

        of course not.

        I just hope PSG destroy them

        Can't stand Arteta

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    3. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Tbf arsenal are playing with 10 when sterling starts

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    4. Unliklinho
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

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

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      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 25 days ago

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

        That's 6 out of 11 regular starters atm

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        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 9 Years
          11 months, 25 days ago

          I can add Partey to that as well

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        2. Unliklinho
          • 12 Years
          11 months, 25 days ago

          Okay, my bad: half of Arsenal

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  25. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Fuming at everything since Sunday

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  26. Not again Shirley
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

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

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    1. NZREDS
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

      All the other captain options blanked too!

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  27. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

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

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Arsenal playing in 1st gear

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    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Saka on at Ht?

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  28. Skout
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 25 days ago

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

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  29. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 25 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.

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    1. NZREDS
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 25 days ago

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

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      1. NZREDS
        • 12 Years
        11 months, 25 days ago

        And BB

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  30. chilli con kone
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 25 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?

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