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

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Leno
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Hill
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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Schade	BRE	6.9m	96.5%	Maybe
Stach	LEE	4.7m	95.9%	Maybe
Truffert	BOU	4.6m	93.8%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	85.9%	Unlikely
Lammens	MUN	5.0m	85.6%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.6m	82.8%	Unlikely
Henderson	CRY	5.0m	80.2%	Unlikely
B.Fernandes	MUN	10.2m	69.6%	Unlikely
Kayode	BRE	4.5m	77.4%	Unlikely
Welbeck	BHA	6.1m	63.8%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	77.6%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	75.2%	Unlikely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	73.8%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.5m	69.3%	Unlikely
Garner	EVE	5.2m	70.6%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	73.1%	Unlikely
Rodon	LEE	3.9m	70.0%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	69.2%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	7.0m	62.8%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	64.9%	Unlikely
Anderson	NFO	5.5m	64.7%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	61.9%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	59.3%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	55.1%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	54.5%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	52.9%	Unlikely
Damsgaard	BRE	5.6m	51.4%	Unlikely
Thiago	BRE	7.3m	46.7%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	47.8%	Unlikely
Bassey	FUL	4.4m	47.1%	Unlikely
Cucurella	CHE	6.0m	46.7%	Unlikely
Sarr	CRY	6.3m	45.7%	Unlikely
Kelleher	BRE	4.8m	43.0%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.5m	44.2%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	41.1%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	40.9%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	40.7%	Unlikely
Iwobi	FUL	6.4m	42.0%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.2m	38.3%	Unlikely
Robinson	FUL	4.9m	38.1%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Lamadrid	WHU	5.0m	91.9%	Likely
E.Le Fée	SUN	5.0m	100.6%	Very Likely
Tchaouna	BUR	4.9m	101.9%	Very Likely
Carvalho	BRE	4.7m	100.0%	Very Likely
Isidor	SUN	5.1m	99.4%	Maybe
Scott	BOU	5.1m	96.5%	Maybe
Soler	BOU	4.0m	99.5%	Maybe
D.Leon	MUN	4.2m	98.5%	Maybe
Trossard	ARS	6.6m	93.3%	Unlikely
Lucca	NFO	5.5m	93.4%	Unlikely
Lewis-Skelly	ARS	5.1m	92.9%	Unlikely
Clarke	ARS	3.8m	92.6%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.1m	90.8%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	90.5%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	14.5m	91.3%	Unlikely
Abraham	AVL	6.0m	85.5%	Unlikely
Diakité	BOU	4.2m	88.9%	Unlikely
Pope	NEW	5.1m	86.1%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.5m	82.6%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	6.1m	85.5%	Unlikely
Bruun Larsen	BUR	5.3m	87.1%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	83.0%	Unlikely
Summerville	WHU	5.6m	76.8%	Unlikely
Gyökeres	ARS	8.8m	82.7%	Unlikely
Ramsay	LIV	3.8m	81.5%	Unlikely
Malacia	MUN	3.8m	81.4%	Unlikely
Valdimarsson	BRE	3.9m	81.4%	Unlikely
Weiss	BUR	4.3m	80.2%	Unlikely
Burrowes	AVL	4.4m	79.7%	Unlikely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	79.0%	Unlikely
Spence	TOT	4.2m	78.3%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	79.4%	Unlikely
Areola	WHU	4.3m	77.0%	Unlikely
Tarkowski	EVE	5.7m	83.5%	Unlikely
Kevin	FUL	5.8m	76.5%	Unlikely
Travers	EVE	4.3m	72.4%	Unlikely
Strand Larsen	CRY	6.1m	70.6%	Unlikely
Merino	ARS	5.4m	71.7%	Unlikely
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	70.3%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	69.7%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Kelleher	BRE	C
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
No Change	Martinez	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Darlow	LEE	C, Vs, £

Last updated: 20 Mar, 2026 6:02pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	Hill	BOU	A, £
Up	Thiaw	NEW	B
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A, OoP
No Change	Andersen	FUL	B
No Change	Muñoz	CRY	C
No Change	Kayode	BRE	B
No Change	Cash	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Rodon	LEE	B, Vs, £

Last updated: 20 Mar, 2026 5:57pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Up	Palmer	CHE	C
Up	Gordon	NEW	B
No Change	Wilson	FUL	A
Down	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Dango Ouattara	BRE	B
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	B
No Change	Rice	ARS	C
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	B, £
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
No Change	Stach	LEE	B, Vs, £

Last updated: 20 Mar, 2026 6:01pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	B
No Change	Ekitiké	LIV	B
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	A
No Change	Bowen	WHU	B
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C, Vs

Last updated: 20 Mar, 2026 6:03pm

Dugout Discussion

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

21 September 2025 770 comments

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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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fedolefan
6 months, 1 day ago
Come on Reijnders get some defcons in.
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1. The Bandit
  6 months, 1 day ago
  He’s just about on target
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  1. The Bandit
    6 months, 1 day ago
    Assuming he gets 90
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2. Zimo
  6 months, 1 day ago
  Not looking likely unfortunately
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Cojones of Destiny
6 months, 1 day ago
b
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Baps Hunter
6 months, 1 day ago
At least this is my last game without Haaland
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gooberman
6 months, 1 day ago
Any Bournemouth fans who can give a view on how Evanilson has been performing? Only 1 goal so far. Considering him on WC.
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g40steve
6 months, 1 day ago
Donna’s different gravy
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SomeoneKnows
6 months, 1 day ago
Timber vs Gabriel

Any thoughts / insights as to if & why is Gabriel a better pick?

They both seem to be pretty nailed, have the same DC numbers, yet Timber is 0.3 cheaper and offers more xGI
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1. bialk
  6 months, 1 day ago
  Gabriel.
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Mr. O'Connell
6 months, 1 day ago
Haaland (c) huge fail
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1. FPL Sanky
  6 months, 1 day ago
  Hahaha imagine captaining Palmer
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  1. All Hail K
    6 months, 1 day ago
    Don't have to imagine.
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2. g40steve
  6 months, 1 day ago
  Nearly 700k rank rise says different
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3. Uns95
  6 months, 1 day ago
  18 points captain away to Arsenal is pretty solid
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g40steve
6 months, 1 day ago
Robot retired
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The Bandit
6 months, 1 day ago
Haaland subbed when only a one goal lead? Really?
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1. Royal5
  6 months, 1 day ago
  Makes no sense. Game is not won.
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2. All Hail K
  6 months, 1 day ago
  He was putting in the defensive work as well.
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theshazly
6 months, 1 day ago
Wirtz to?

A ) King
B ) Stach
C ) Xhaka
D ) Brooks

So I can do Watkins > Haaland
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JBG
6 months, 1 day ago
Robot subbed off, rested
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Royal5
6 months, 1 day ago
Wtf Pep??
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g40steve
6 months, 1 day ago
Donna YC
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1. The Bandit
  6 months, 1 day ago
  Oh Donna, oh Donna…
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2. Albrightondknight
  6 months, 1 day ago
  Crowd influenced from the start not really necessary
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bialk
6 months, 1 day ago
Is Haaland injured?
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1. Magic Zico
  6 months, 1 day ago
  Am wondering
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2. g40steve
  6 months, 1 day ago
  Rested
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3. F4L
  6 months, 1 day ago
  pep just bus parking. foden subbed early as well
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Cheddar Bob
6 months, 1 day ago
Arsenal have got to be one the most boring teams in the league to watch
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FPL Scoop
6 months, 1 day ago
22 points (pre any Burn bonus) on the bench… one of those weeks!

Burn, Reijnders, Dubravka, Gudmundsson outscoring everyone in the XI bar Haaland, Semenyo, Senesi and Kudus 😆
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1. Albrightondknight
  6 months, 1 day ago
  Averaging 20 last 3 weeks on the bench. Wc in 4 and haven’t decided where to downgrade yet. At least I played BB in one of the 3
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RICICLE
6 months, 1 day ago
Love how Haaland scores and it’s a guaranteed 3bps…….
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1. Scapegoat Salah
  6 months, 1 day ago
  Probably won’t now
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They are eating the dogs
6 months, 1 day ago
Mikel "Pullis" Arteta can't play against Stoke's tactics Pep adopted for this match.
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have you seen cyan
6 months, 1 day ago
Strange sub, only 0-1 up...
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1. Magic Zico
  6 months, 1 day ago
  Hopefully not niggles
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  1. Baps Hunter
    6 months, 1 day ago
    Nope, tactical, he was fine
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2. Baps Hunter
  6 months, 1 day ago
  Vs Arsenal it's a different story
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Kaneyonero
6 months, 1 day ago
If he's rested then TC on next gw
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1. Scapegoat Salah
  6 months, 1 day ago
  Bet you Burnley will just frustrate with a bus
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Bigbars
6 months, 1 day ago
Could be protecting Haaland from a possible injury, as he wont play in midweek.. I hope. so people wont rush to buy him.
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Magic Zico
6 months, 1 day ago
541 parking the bus?
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1. Baps Hunter
  6 months, 1 day ago
  Y
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2. have you seen cyan
  6 months, 1 day ago
  Its dangerous though, like Spurs vs PSG.
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3. chocolove
  6 months, 1 day ago
  550
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fedolefan
6 months, 1 day ago
Since when has Pep started trusting his bus after the disaster last season. Guess Rodri back does that for him.
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Twisted Saltergater
6 months, 1 day ago
This is Pep having fun with Arteta.
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1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
  6 months, 1 day ago
  Ola ola
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g40steve
6 months, 1 day ago
T1mber rested
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lilmessipran
6 months, 1 day ago
Well this early Haaland sub is annoying with his imminent price rise tonight..wait for news or make the move?
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1. Twisted Saltergater
  6 months, 1 day ago
  This is a fantastic meeting of minds and a tactical masterclass akin to sacrificing your queen in search of checkmate, and you’re worried about 0.1m?
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Haa-lala-land
6 months, 1 day ago
Come on Arsenal. Get a throw in.
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F4L
6 months, 1 day ago
when does gabriel go up front...
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FPL Sanky
6 months, 1 day ago
Haaland rested for Burnley.....TC on
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bialk
6 months, 1 day ago
Kudus or Xavi for Salah to fund Haaland ?
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1. Eightball
  6 months, 1 day ago
  I went Xavi and he didn't even start this week. I think Kudus is probably more secure for minutes.
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