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The Ange Postecoglou era gets underway for Nottingham Forest this Saturday lunchtime as the Tricky Trees visit Arsenal.

Kick-off at the Emirates is at 12:30 BST.

TEAM NEWS

There are three changes for the hosts today, one of which sees Eberechi Eze get his first Arsenal start. Gabriel Martinelli makes way.

And despite a return to training on Friday, William Saliba isn’t in the squad. Cristhian Mosquera, impressive at Anfield a fortnight ago, takes his place at centre-half.

The other alteration is more surprising, with Declan Rice dropping down to the bench. Martin Odegaard comes back in after only being fit enough for substitute duty in Gameweek 3.

As for Postecoglou’s first Forest XI, he’s pretty much stuck with the tried-and-tested set-up that his predecessor favoured.

In fact, he’s only made one enforced change to his line-up today.

Ola Aina‘s injury sees Morato come into the side.

So, all the old favourites like Chris Wood retain their places for now.

Summer signings Douglas Luiz, James McAtee, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Omari Hutchinson, Dilane Bakwa and Nicolo Savona are all on the bench.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Merino, Odegaard, Eze, Madueke, Gyokeres.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Hincapie, White, Martinelli, Trossard, Nwaneri, Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman.

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Williams, Murillo, Milenkovic, Morato, Anderson, Sangare, Gibbs-White, Ndoye, Hudson-Odoi, Wood.

Subs: Victor, McAtee, Hutchinson, Boly, Luiz, Kalimuendo, Bakwa, Savona, Yates.

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. el polako
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    Emery starting McGinn as a winger again, he lost the plot.

    1. #1 Salah Hater
      • 1 Year
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Man marking and kicking Grealish's calves until they fall off for 90 mins presumably.

  2. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    madueke the one trick pony. gyokeres free on the edge and he still does that same thing he did all the time for chelsea.

  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    noooo gyokeres hits woodwork

  4. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    Wood subbed 59 mins

    1. Bada Bing
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      One season wonder.

  5. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    Everton XI: Pickford, O'Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Garner, Iroegbunam, Gueye, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Beto

    Subs: Travers, Patterson, Coleman, Aznou, Dibling, Alcaraz, Rohl, McNeil, Barry

    Aston Villa XI: Martínez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Bogarde, Tielemans, McGinn, Buendía, Rogers, Watkins

    Subs: Bizot, Proctor, Lindelöf, Torres, Maatsen, Elliott, Malen, Sancho, Guessand

    Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guéhi, Muñoz, Lerma, Hughes, Mitchell, Kamada, Yéremy Pino, Mateta

    Subs: Benítez, Clyne, Canvot, Sosa, Uche, Esse, Rodney, Devenny, Cardines

    Sunderland XI: Roefs, Hume, Mukiele, Alderete, Reinildo, Diarra Mouhamadou, Xhaka, Sadiki, Talbi, Isidor, Adingra

    Subs: Patterson, Geertruida, Masuaku, Neil, Rigg, Jones, Brobbey, Mayenda, Traoré

    Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon, Lukić, Berge, Wilson, King, Iwobi, Muniz

    Subs: Lecomte, Castagne, Diop, Robinson, Cairney, Smith Rowe, Jiménez, Traoré, Kevin

    Leeds United XI: Darlow, Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Longstaff, Aaronson, Stach, Okafor, Calvert-Lewin

    Subs: Meslier, Bijol, Justin, James, Tanaka, Gruev, Nmecha, Harrison, Gnonto

    Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Schär, Burn, Livramento, Tonali, Guimarães, Joelinton, Murphy, Woltemade, Barnes

    Subs: Ramsdale, Hall, Botman, Thiaw, Krafth, Willock, Miley, Osula, Elanga

    Wolves XI: Johnstone, Mosquera, Agbadou, Gomes, Gomes, André, Krejčí, Gomes, Bueno, Hee-chan, Arokodare

    Subs: Bentley, Doherty, Bueno, Wolfe, Tchatchoua, Munetsi, Arias, Bellegarde, Lopez Gonzalez

    AFC Bournemouth XI: Petrović, Hill, Milosavljevic, Senesi, Truffert, Adams, Scott, Brooks, Tavernier, Semenyo, Evanilson

    Subs: Dennis, Araujo, Soler, Jimenez, Cook, Gannon Doak, Adli, Kluivert, Kroupi Jr

    Brighton XI: Verbruggen, Veltman, van Hecke, Dunk, De Cuyper, Hinshelwood, Milner, Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma, Welbeck

    Subs: Steele, Boscagli, Kadıoğlu, Coppola, Gruda, Baleba, Ayari, Tzimas, Watson

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

      Thanking you!

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

      cheers

      Diakite injured?

    3. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      I thought Emery said "Bizot"? Must have misheard

    4. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      How many Gomes play for Wolves lol

  6. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    Wood off 59mins

  7. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    DCL start 😯

  8. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    Wood 59 mins

  9. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    Wood 59mins

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

    Damn, I had Gyokeres in one of my 100,000 WC drafts.

    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Bet you're kicking yourself.

  11. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    Woods to Isak on the cards

  12. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    Wood off before 60

  13. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    Wood out

  14. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    That leaked NewC team yesterday was out

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

      The leak was revised earlier this this morning

      https://x.com/FPL__Raptor/status/1966791763361681909?t=MPUTn_Ryd2iA59cNApok3w&s=19

  15. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    Gyokeres off the post

  16. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    Ange isn’t the Messiah

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      he's a very naughty boy

  17. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    Keep Wood for Bur + Sun? Tricky one.

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Needs a strong man to hold Wood for that long

    2. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      No. Ange wants quick, lively, technically creative number 9s.

  18. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    Ok I am getting Wood out

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Knives out

    2. #1 Salah Hater
      • 1 Year
      7 months, 8 days ago

      hopefully not in public

    3. Make FPL Casual Again
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Disturbing

    4. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      put it away, no one wants to see that

  19. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    Anderson defcon day or another pain?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      1 more to go

  20. #1 Salah Hater
    • 1 Year
    7 months, 8 days ago

    Anyone think Eddie Howe only signed Elanga to take his frustration towards Isak out on another Swede?

    Looking like £55mill well spent if so.

    1. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Honestly at this point doesn't seem that crazy

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      2 benchings now!

    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Champions League.

  21. JBG
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    Ofc the only player in this match that gets a YC is the one I have :/.

    1. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Says enough about you champ

  22. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    AI copy teams pick scores shocker...well done

    1. Moon Dog
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Thanks. Took me 30 seconds to sign into Solio had check who to buy up front. It was hard work.

    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Gnonto benched!

      1. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Impact sub.

    3. Esraj
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Afternoon Wood didn't last 60 minutes.

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

        There are tablets for that

    4. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Pretty wild that Murillo got 10 Defcons before going off on the 36th min! I’ll take that as an owner.
      Did his injury look bad?

      1. dennis the menace
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Yep quad maybe, was after a collision so if impact injury maybe not too bad

    5. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Pretty sure Anderson is gonna end on 11 DCs again

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

        Nah not this time

      2. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Death, taxes, 11 Anderson defcons

      3. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Yeah, agree. Races to 10. Stops. Hoofs one in the 93rd minute.

    6. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Need Arse cleanie wiped

      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        As a Calafiori owner yes please now that he has been subbed off .
        Probably because of the yellow card.

      2. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Nice thing about Califiori being subbed between 60-70 mins. Don't get that extra time consolation goal frustration.

    7. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      gyokeres rested booo

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Good job he got his goal

      2. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        I'll take the 6pts on FH , luckily dont have to keep him. Kind of regret not going with Eze instead.

    8. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Calafiori 5 points locked

    9. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Cali off, OK Arsenal you may concede now

      1. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        As I did last minute switch Cala to Timber, they will