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Rounding off the day’s Premier League action, it’s the Gameweek 2 fixture that may have persuaded 150,000+ Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers to deploy their Free Hit.

Arsenal v Leeds United kicks off at 17:30 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Gunners boss Mikel Arteta has made two changes from the team that beat Manchester United last Sunday.

Noni Madueke gets his first Arsenal start, while Jurrien Timber comes back in at right-back.

Gabriel Martinelli is demoted to substitute duty, with Ben Whitewho was an injury doubt for Gameweek 2 – missing out entirely.

Joining a stacked bench is 15-year-old Max Dowman, who impressed in pre-season.

Leeds head coach Daniel Farke, meanwhile, makes one change from the team that beat Everton on Monday.

It’s an enforced alteration, too, as Ethan Ampadu is out until after the international break with a knee injury he picked up against the Toffees.

Ilia Gruev replaces Ampadu in the centre of midfield.

Timber aside, each member of the hosts’ backline, including David Raya, was bought by 300,000+ FPL managers this week.

Indeed, of the 20 most-purchased players of Gameweek 2, six start for the Gunners tonight.

Bukayo Saka and Viktor Gyokeres are among that number.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Rice, Odegaard, Saka, Gyokeres, Madueke.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, Martinelli, Kiwior, Trossard, Nwaneri, Merino, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman.

Leeds United XI: Perri, Bogle, Struijk, Rodon, Gudmundsson, Stach, Gruev, Tanaka, James, Piroe, Gnonto.

Subs: Darlow, Longstaff, Aaronson, Nmecha, Bijol, Okafor, Harrison, Bornauw, Byram.

NEW: LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE

New to Fantasy Football Scout this week is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:


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  1. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    15 from 7 in team
    32 from 4 on bench

    1. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      You BB’d right?

      Right?

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        Nope

  2. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Guokerased

  3. JBG
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Gyokeres showing Watkins how it's done.

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      People were saying Watkins to Gyokeres about 20mins ago, hopefully they not pulled the trigger yet 🙂

  4. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Gyokeres needs to lose weight

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      He doesnt exactly look agile. Almost like a bruiser championship player

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        Yep. Too slow

  5. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Hi who's the best 5m mid ? Thanks

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      stach probably

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        Cheers or maybe sarr - I can only afford up to 5.4m now

    2. AndyDaKiwi
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Sarr from spurs

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        Yeh agree thinking watkins & palmer to haaland & sarr

  6. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    raya great save

  7. wiseguy
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Triple captain Munoz next week? Guaranteed CS at minimum.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Go for it

      Watkins is a streaky player but Villa will be decent at home again

      Need a spark tho.

    2. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Villa to finally score next weekend

    3. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      We have a great record against Villa from last few seasons, they hate playing us.

      1. wiseguy
        • 4 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        TC probably best saved for someone playing West Ham. Regular captain though, hmmmmm.

  8. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    So close for Leeds United

    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Would have loved for Arsenal to get sh-housed 1-0 with a set piece goal.

  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    All three promoted sides have something about them.

    Early days of course.

  10. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    The salesy pop-up is really getting on my tits.

    Anyways… Eze redundant if already have Saka?

    1. AndyDaKiwi
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      I know, stop popping up!!!!

  11. More Tragic
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Pras United has the strikers from the only teams to have played twice and are goalless.

  12. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Have the PL told teams to avoid any hint of color clash this season? Seems like there are more third kits being used that ensure the teams look nothing alike.

  13. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Saka doing zero this game. Plays way to safe....massively overated

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      More to do with arteta

  14. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Saka cap not looking great. Not getting involved too much.

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Having a shocker

      1. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        Only hope is for Gyok to get subbed and then get a penalty

  15. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    United could finish second

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Spurs winning the league?

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        sorry United third, Spurs second then 🙂

        If levy gets in what Frank wants...

    2. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Did they just announce Donnarumma and Baleba or something?

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        sounds like they're getting a GK in at least

        im done watching Pep and his disciples play passive slow footie (arteta, maresca)

        im hoping amorim and of course Slot styles win out this season. that is if amorim approaches away matches like the arsenal game and just goes for it. amad rwb etc

    3. TKC07
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      They finished second in GW1 Vs Arsenal..

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        true true, its a long season i know.

  16. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    This is painful to watch. Arsenal players just watching Leeds defenders pass it to each other. Awful stuff

  17. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Is that a first half sub in every game so far, plus Palmer?

    1. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Hoever
      Ran
      Ballard
      Noone in Brentford Villa

      1. Haa-lala-land
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        *now Odegaard!

  18. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    What to do with Watkins? I have Palmer although and reluctant to take a hit
    . Surely won't use the WC for 2 players?

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Keep

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Cheers

  19. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    This GW is all set up for a Salah (c) return, isn’t it. Non owner here

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Nah, he will probably blank.

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      😎

      in before pen miss lol

    3. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Isn't that how most GWs go?

  20. JBG
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    What has happened to Saka?? Looks so toothless going forward

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Was it not the same last season?

      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        Think you're right tbh

  21. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    arsenal goal

    rice a at least

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      *timber goal

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        They’re yelling timber

  22. JBG
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Arsenal even showing each other on corners

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Shoving**

  23. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Set pieces FC

    Timber goal Rice assist

  24. JBG
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Eze looking at that and thinking, "what in the Stoke am I joining here?"

  25. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Rice my secret weapon

  26. Mother Farke
    • 2 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Spin your partner round and round
    It's a set piece routine, it's going down

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      To the tune of Timber
      (Song by Pitbul)
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHUbLv4ThOo

      It's goin' down, they're selling Timber
      You better move, you better dance
      He's on the flight, he's a twin brother
      He'll be the one you won't forget

      Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa oh-oh-oh oh
      Whoa oh, oh oh, oh oh-oh-oh, oh oh, oh-oh-oh, oh

      The bigger they are, the harder they fall
      This biggity boy's only 3 foot 4
      He carries like Declan Rice's football
      Improving Arsenal's core (Timber!)
      Pace, xG buildup (Timber!)
      That's the way we like the Dutch (Timber!)
      He's slicker than an oil team
      Deep completions, you know what I mean (Timber!)

      Swing your partner 'round and 'round
      Champions League, it's goin' down
      One more shot, another round
      Champions League, it's goin' down

      It's goin' down, they're selling Timber
      You better move, you better dance
      He's on the flight, he's a twin brother
      He'll be the one you won't forget

      Look up in the sky, it's a Jurrien plane
      "Ja, it's just me, Amsterdam ting changed"
      Signed his name, swinging games
      Blessed to say, money ain't a thang
      Club jumpin' up the Premier League
      Can you go another round, Man City?
      We about to climb, why?
      'Cause it's about to go down

      It's goin' down, we're signing Timber
      This guy can move, this guy can dance
      He's on the right, he's a defender
      Aerials won, you can forget

      It's goin' down (it's goin' down), they're selling Timber
      You better move (you better move), you better dance (you better dance)
      He's on the flight (he's on the flight), he's a twin brother
      He'll be the one (he'll be the one) you won't forget (you won't forget)

      Whoa-oh-oh-oh (Timber!), whoa oh-oh-oh oh (hey, Timber!)
      Whoa oh, oh oh, oh oh-oh-oh, oh oh, oh-oh-oh- (better than the "Pitbull")

      Been waiting for this moment (owning Timber when he scores)
      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/25917901

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        (I don't own Timber. C&P fail from the last time I posted it and owned him 8 months and 21 days ago)

  27. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Yet again no full back on the post. Madness.

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Projecting you're goal is overrated anyways

      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        Protecting**

  28. FPL_trail_runner
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    So after nearly 20 years of playing this damn game you would think i would not make the silly error of an early un informed WC.

    Down massive to about 5million. and of course no WC to adjust

    Gona try a trial of being patient and now only moving players out who are needed to be moved.

    Lesson learned.

    1. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 29 days ago

      Same

      1. FPL_trail_runner
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 29 days ago

        Ok lets get this done together.

        I took a huge hit so I could BB. Let see how it goes

  29. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Odegaard to come off soon. Shoulder

  30. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    10 months, 29 days ago

    Their set piece coach Nicolas Jover must be worth at least £50m by now. It's ridiculous.