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A mouth-watering clash between Arsenal and Newcastle United rounds off the day’s Gameweek 37 action.

A win for either side would guarantee a top-five finish, while even a point would be enough for the Gunners to qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League.

Kick-off in north London is at 16:30 BST.

The headline team news is that Alexander Isak misses out with a minor groin injury.

He’s replaced by Callum Wilson, who starts just his second league game of the season.

It looks like a back three again for Newcastle, with Sven Botman fit to start despite suffering a knock in the 2-0 win over Chelsea.

As for Arsenal, Declan Rice has recovered from a hip problem and goes straight back into the starting XI, replacing the suspended Mikel Merino.

Kai Havertz, who has been out since Gameweek 24 with a hamstring issue, makes his return as a substitute.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Partey, Odegaard, Rice, Saka, Martinelli, Trossard

Subs: Neto, Tierney, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Havertz, Sterling, Calafiori, Henry-Francis, Nwaneri

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Schar, Botman, Burn, Murphy, Guimaraes, Tonali, Livramento, Barnes, Gordon, Wilson

Subs: Dubravka, Ruddy, Lascelles, Krafth, Osula, Willock, Longstaff, Miley, Neave

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  1. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Wissa down to 2 baps. Williams bags 2.

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      neco deserved the 9 pointer, was great all game. bowen ffs, why does he have to be so good

      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 14 days ago

        He's super smashing great.

      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 16 Years
        1 year, 14 days ago

        He’s not that good and 2 pts for neco basically goes against every other bonus this season

    2. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Wasn’t he on 2 all the time?

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 14 days ago

        Wissa was on 3 with Raul when I first looked and Williams was nowhere

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

          Oh ok

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

            Raul was clear most of the time, but they were both on 3 right towards the end of the game.

            1. Ginkapo FPL
              • 14 Years
              1 year, 14 days ago

              World class

              1. Gazwaz80
                • 6 Years
                1 year, 14 days ago

                Milenkovic scores and not even on baps…

  2. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    BPS rigged again with Neco on 2 right now?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Isak is out so they need some points coming off the bench. Its pretty obvious

  3. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Beto + Mbeumo + Sels + Frank today
    2 + 5 + 3 + 2
    Yuck

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Bad luck

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Could easily have been 40 points

  4. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Wtf was that from Bruno G?

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Saliba fail

  6. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Saliba off

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

      Massively infuriating

  7. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Saliba has been atrocious as a Gabriel replacement lol
    Since GW31:
    2, 2, 6, 1, 1, 1, 1

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      He’s also been a liability in reality

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Gabriel & Saliba together not as replacements

      Villa coming in hot

      Saliba today could be a clean sheet & Saints last game maybe not all gloom

  8. Rhysd007
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Unbelievable! Defence fail and Konsa sitting on bench laughing. ..

  9. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Raya's gonna finish on 5 saves isn't he

  10. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Well, that's it for my Raya clean I suppose...

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

    Damn Saliba fail, at least I had already banked 31 points from my Aston Villa players

  12. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Saliba off, haha. “Cut the show, I’m done”!!

  13. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Wel done folks who sold Isak...

  14. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Rice banger

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Cracking shot tbf

  15. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    rice g
    ode a

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      ode - YES

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 14 days ago

        Arsenal safe for Champions League football,
        I did wonder what if they lost today & next week could miss
        out on top five

        Now secure - congrats Arsenal

  16. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Rice Rice....

  17. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Rice was the one to get

  18. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Rice locked in my team as a season keeper next season.

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

      Haha same!

    2. Manani
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      everyone is a season keeper till they get a few blanks in a row

  19. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Was hoping for a Livra CS here

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

    Think I’m just gonna include Rice next season

    1. borat
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Will you also like pudding or just plain rice

    2. el polako
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Nothing wrong with that but aim for a balanced diet.

  21. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Ode gone under radar for 6 weeks

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      5,8,5,6 (counting) - amazing how the crits have stopped posting

  22. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    What's going on with Isla? Injured?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      He got sick at the airport then flew off to Ibiza...

  23. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Reckon the Wissa goal is safe? It's pretty close
    https://streamable.com/ks69lt

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      just about, looks like whole ball isnt over the line. but the fact that tiny touch to a ball already going in is worth 7 points, and the fact Wissa was lucky not to be sent off (before the goal), about sums up the fine fine margins in FPL.

  24. Bluetiger1
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    any thoughts on Rice 8.5m fpl price nice season

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      At price he’s a non option.

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      ** suppose to be 'next' not nice

    3. mookie
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      He's having a worse season than the previous one, so if you exclude the Arsenal fan noise, he should get a drop in price not 8,5m nonsense.

      1. mookie
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 14 days ago

        Still a no thanks from me at 6m.

  25. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Murphy off
    Wilson off
    Botman off

  26. -GK22-
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Likelihood of Sarr playing? To sub in for isak

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      Could be a super sub.

  27. fusen
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Doesn't look like Newcastle are going to get anything here.

  28. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Shows how much NewC rely on Isak’s contribution.

  29. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    Saliba injured?

    Just saw he was early subbed.

    1. Postman Ty
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      As if there was ever a hope of points from "the best defence in the league"...

      1. CoracAld2831
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 14 days ago

        He is on my bench, but I do need him next GW.

    2. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 14 days ago

      don't know.

  30. fusen
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 14 days ago

    I've had Saka since gw31 with all these blanks

    I'll be fuming if he suddenly scores points next week when he seems to be the flavour player to transfer in. I'd literally prefer he blanks :X