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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:


Dango debut

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  1. JBG
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    Get a goal now NFO

    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Yes please

    2. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Anderson would be great

  2. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    Gyok owners should be very happy

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

      will be when he gets the goal winning bps after forest score 😉

    2. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Had him in my original team

      Stuck with him on FH

      He will look bad but keep on ticking over throughout the season

  3. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    FH off to a good start with Gyokeres and Calafiori

    Gabriel still playing 🙂

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Goat

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

      Thank you for allowing us to share in your greatness champ

    3. Stoic
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Do you ever have a bad week ?

  4. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    ANDERSON 12 DEFCONS

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Get him in quick hauls guaranteed in next two games

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        Yes I would like a couple of price rises on him

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      DO NOT SCRATCH YOUR EYES

  5. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    Fitting that Gyokeres came off and Merino put up front instead of Rice on for Merino

  6. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    We need ARS defs, 1 goal conceded in 4 matches.

    Rusty Pool conceded 4 in 3 matches

  7. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    Defcon pts Anderson yay

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Still plenty of time for postgame adjustments

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

    Calafiori a great pick for early subs to lock in clean sheets.

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Not for DefCon tho

      1. TheTinman
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        Defcon over rated

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

      *comes off at 59 minutes

    3. Eightball
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Wish I went Timber instead on my free hit.

  9. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    Defconson

  10. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    How long is Saka out for? *adds Madueke to watchlist

  11. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    Nic0 Williams

  12. JBG
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    NFO won't score here even if they played until next Saturday...

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      There’s always one

  13. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    I don’t mean to boast, but if the points remain same for Gabriel and Caliaflori, I will be very close to cracking the top 3m 😎

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

      the dizzy heights, I'm trying to break out of 7m

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        Go you! Probably 5 points between us lol

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

      Awesome!

    3. Gold Monster
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Easy tiger

  14. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    Oh la la get in

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

    zubimendi g
    torssard a

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

    Zubi essential

  17. Bada Bing
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    Ange replicating his Spurs form already at Forest.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      He’s been there about 3days

  18. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    Well done Zubimendi owners

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

    very very good performance from Arsenal

  20. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    Should have gone Zubimendi on a FH, it was so obvious

  21. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    Wipe that Arsenal cleanie goddamit!

  22. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    Looks like Williams got the last touch and takes it out of Sels reach

  23. More Tragic
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    Trossard outscores Madueke after 2 minutes on the pitch

  24. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    On FH.. pretty much listened to a hundred different content creators to set up my team. Got Eze instead of Zubimendi... thanks for nothing

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

    Haha.

    'You'll be sacked in the morning'...

    Made me smile

    1. Moon Dog
        7 months, 3 days ago

        "Are you Tottenham in disguise?"

        Always makes me laugh 😆

    2. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      they sacked nuno and appointed a manager who finished 17th with spurs

      1. More Tragic
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        #ahead of the curve

      2. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        And won the Europa League...

      3. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        You don’t F with Evangelos Marinakis

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 months, 3 days ago

          Nuno could have won the league last year, would have been the same outcome

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Zubimendi TC'ers in heaven

    4. dmhomag
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      EPL Is now completely unwatchable. Top 4 spending billions while those chasing have to sell their best players.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        They do need to do something about this

      2. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        Spot on. Isak saga made me stop watching. One good season and your top player gets an offer that makes him throw his toys out of the pram. And gets rewarded by getting his move as well. What's the hope to ever build up a team.

    5. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Murillo and Anderson finally deliver the dc points we were all promised.
      Not that either of them are in my team

    6. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Arsenal Squad Depth is abit ridiculous