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Arsenal v Man City team news: Saliba + Trossard start, Saka a sub

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The final match of Gameweek 5 takes place at the Emirates Stadium this afternoon, as Arsenal take on Manchester City.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Mikel Arteta makes two changes to the side that beat Athletic Club 2-0 on Tuesday.

William Saliba comes in for Cristhian Mosquera at the back, while Leandro Trossard is preferred to Eberechi Eze on the left.

Bukayo Saka returns as a substitute following his hamstring injury, but Martin Odegaard is not in the squad.

As for City, they are unchanged from the team that beat Napoli 2-0 in midweek.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Merino, Rice, Madueke, Trossard, Gyokeres

Subs: Kepa, Mosquera, White, Saka, Eze, Martinelli, Norgaard, Nwaneri, Lewis-Skelly

Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Rodri, Reijnders, Foden, Bernardo, Doku, Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Stones, Ake, Nico, Savinho, Nunes, Bobb, Mukasa, Lewis

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  1. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    Chuckle brothers can’t handle Haaland

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  2. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    Pre sub rank 593k, post sub rank 413k

    That’s the difference 6pts make at this stage, even taking in to account the many other players getting sub jam.

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  3. They are eating the dogs
    • 3 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    Salah and Mateta to:
    A)Haaland and Foden
    B)Haaland and Bruno Fernandes

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    1. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      If you've got your WC still to get you out of it, Foden might be better short term pick.
      If not Bruno is a very reliable pick.

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  4. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    Haaland (c) fail when you think about it

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Nearly eating humble pie

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  5. Punned It
    • 1 Year
    6 months, 16 days ago

    It's Saka in for Salah, isn't it?

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    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Why?

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    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Nope

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  6. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    If Manduke and Saka are on the pitch together, one of them has to play the right side of left wing back?

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    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Got my sides wrong but you know what I mean

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  7. Jolly Good
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    RMWCT

    Raya Dubravka
    Gabriel, Tarkowski, Romero, Senesi, Richards
    Salah, Semenyo, Paqueta, Reijnders, 4.4
    Haaland, J. Pedro, 4.3

    Will play 4-4-2 or 5-3-2 every week with 2 out of Paqueta, reijnders, Richards in rotation

    Other option is to get Ndiaye + Andersen instead of Paqueta+ Tarkowski and have 2 out of reijnders, Andersen, Richards in rotation

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Paqueta plays for West Ham last time I checked

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      1. Jolly Good
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

        Yeah but he’s #10, on pens and gets def cons

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  8. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    Haaland fluffs easy assist

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    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      greedy greedy

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  9. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    What the hell Reijnders had a tap in if Haaland actually looked up!

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

      It was Foden 🙂

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  10. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    I can’t believe people suddenly thought Doku was the real deal

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  11. Haa-lala-land
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    How's Foden doing in this game?

    A)Anonymous
    B)World class

    I'm thinking of bringing him in this week

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    1. Don Fabio's gut feelin…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Shhhhhh! Let him stay under the radar my friend.

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  12. DavvaMC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    Thoughts on his WC team I can afford.

    Petrovic
    Andersen / Timber / Richards / Senesi / Rodon
    Saka / Rejinders / Semenyo / Sarr / KDH
    Haaland / Isak / Gyokkeres

    Defense too light?

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      No, but Alderete over Rodon

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      1. DavvaMC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

        Any reason why?

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    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Yes, downgrade Sarr at
      least

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      1. DavvaMC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

        Who to though? - I would be playing every week someone in that spot.

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    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Looks great! That’s the defence I would buy.

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      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

        Timber a rotation risk though?

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        1. DavvaMC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

          Not sure, I was actually thinking to bring in Calafiori, but for some reason he keeps getting hooked off after 70 odd minutes.

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    4. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Gudmundsson over Rodon

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  13. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    Come on Meat
    That would have put me in 300k

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  14. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    3rd on my bench Gudmundsson currently has the same points as my defence of Raya, Timber, Porro and Muñoz 😆

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    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Fpl for yah

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  15. JBG
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    Second most entertaining match this GW.

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  16. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    Haaland rising fast

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  17. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    Meat put the hooooof to it

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  18. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    Haaland great clearance

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  19. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    Elliott to Reijnders easy move then?

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  20. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    Come on Reijnders, get that second goal for City

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  21. tim
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    Best Watkins replacement? Was thinking Richarlison

    Pedro Haaland X

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    1. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Ekitike?

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      1. tim
        • 16 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

        Isak wont eat into his minutes? Would be an easy swap.

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    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Gyokores with his coming fixtures IMO

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    3. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Richa 😉

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    4. el polako
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Pretty much anyone who starts.

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

        😆

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    5. bialk
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Gyokeres.

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    6. z13
        6 months, 16 days ago

        Strand Larsen back and has unbeatable fixtures

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    7. Triple Free Bench Hit Boost
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Do Premier League rules allow teams to wear the same color shorts in a game? Arsenal and City both in white shorts. Didnt think that was allowed...

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      1. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 12 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

        Game's gone

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        1. Triple Free Bench Hit Boost
          • 4 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

          Just cancelled my Sky subscription because of it

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      2. Warby84
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

        Why does it make any difference??

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        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

          His TV is black and white...

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        2. Triple Free Bench Hit Boost
          • 4 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

          It doesn't make any difference to the game. Just that the Premier League in my opinion is a bit of a joke when it comes to all the bizarre complex rules and then when it comes to something as simple as this, they don't remember it

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      3. Haa-lala-land
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

        Hope Arteta doesn't read this comment. He'll be giving it as his excuse in his post match

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      4. sminkypinky
        • 14 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

        Sorry to ask this midgame but did Palmer get badly injured? As in the groin is done and he’s a must do transfer.

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    8. el polako
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Gyokeres looks like new Lukaku - flat track bully, invisible against good opponents.

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      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

        This is a great comparison. Knew he reminded me of someone.

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      2. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

        When you have exceptional feeders he will get chances

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      3. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

        Easy to know when to start and when to bench in that case 😉

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    9. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Foden off

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    10. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Foden interest ends

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    11. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Pep Dyche has taken over as Coach

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    12. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Good bye

      Palmer => Foden

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      1. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

        Saka more tempting IMO

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    13. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Pep trolling Amorim

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    14. Effe
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Sanchez to:
      A. Donnarumma
      B. Raya

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      1. Warby84
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

        A

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    15. Moon Dog
        6 months, 16 days ago

        Please Gyokores, just have 1 shot. I don't even care if it flies over the bar, just take a flippin shot...

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        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

          that slight dias touch on trossard's cross was so frustrating!

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        2. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

          Honestly haven’t even noticed him

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        3. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

          Yes please, Donnarumma needs one more save.

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