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There are five more Premier League matches up now, with the reigning champions among the teams in action:

Wilson fit

TEAM NEWS

The headline team news is at the Emirates and chiefly concerns Arsenal’s defence.

Piero Hincapie is fit to keep his place after a midweek injury scare.

He may not have long in the side, however: Gabriel Magalhaes returns to the matchday squad as a substitute after injury.

The biggest surprise is the absence of Jurrien Timber.

It doesn’t end there, as Riccardo Calafiori has pulled out of the Gunners’ XI in the warm-up. In comes Myles Lewis-Skelly.

As for Brighton and Hove Albion, Fabian Hurzeler makes three changes.

Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke and Diego Gomez replace Mats Wieffer, Olivier Boscagli and Yankuba Minteh, who loses his ever-present starter status.

Arne Slot makes two changes for Liverpool, with Federico Chiesa coming in for the suspended Dominik Szoboszlai. This is Chiesa’s first Premier League start of the season.

Jeremie Frimpong also replaces Conor Bradley, who is at least fit enough to be on the bench. Cody Gakpo is also back from injury as a substitute.

Four changes for Wolverhampton Wanderers: Mateus Mane, Yerson Mosquera, Hugo Bueno and Tolu Arokodare come in.

It’s nice and simple in east London as both West Ham United and Fulham are unchanged. That, of course, means that Harry Wilson is fit after Monday’s knock.

Kristoffer Ajer comes in for the absent Sepp van den Berg in Brentford’s only change.

Alex Scott, Adam Smith and Junior Kroupi oust David Brooks, Evanilson and Justin Kluivert for visitors Bournemouth. Antoine Semenyo starts despite speculation over his future.

Finally, at Burnley, the hosts are still without Maxime Esteve.

Armando Broja, Bashir Humphreys and Marcus Edwards come in for Zian Flemming, Jaidon Anthony and the unavailable Joe Worrall for the Clarets.

Everton are without the ill Jack Grealish, so in comes Tyler Dibling. Beto is also preferred to Thierno Barry.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, Rice, Saliba, Hincapie, Lewis-Skelly, Merino, Zubimendi, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Jesus, Eze, Magalhaes, Martinelli, Norgaard, Madueke, Nwaneri.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Dunk, van Hecke, Coppola, Kadioglu, Hinshelwood, Ayari, De Cuyper, Gruda, Gomez, Rutter.

Subs: Steele, Minteh, Watson, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Wieffer, Veltman.


Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, Ajer, Henry, Yarmolyuk, Janelt, Jensen, Schade, Thiago, Lewis-Potter. 

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Pinnock, Henderson, Nelson, Damsgaard, Konak, Nunes, Donovan.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Tavernier, Cook, Smith, Scott, Semenyo, Kroupi. 

Subs: Dennis, Soler, Brooks, Evanilson, Christie, Adli, Kluivert, Hill, Unal.


Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Laurent, Humphreys, Ekdal, Pires, Cullen, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Broja, Bruun Larsen.

Subs: Weiss, Hartman, Anthony, Florentino, Tchaouna, Flemming, Sonne, Tresor, Barnes.

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Iroegbunam, Garner, Dibling, Alcaraz, McNeil, Beto.

Subs: Travers, King, Patterson, Barry, Rohl, Aznou, Welch, Campbell. 


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Jones, Chiesa, Mac Allister, Wirtz, Ekitike.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Bradley, Gakpo, Robertson, Nyoni, Ramsay, Ngumoha, Lucky.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Mosquera, Krejci, S Bueno, Doherty, Gomes, Andre, H §Bueno, Mane, Hwang Hee-Chan, Arokodare.

Subs: Johnstone, Wolfe, Strand Larsen, Arias, Hoever, Lopez, Gonzalez, Tchatchoua, Rawlings.


West Ham United XI: Areola, Todibo, Kilman, Magassa, Walker-Peters, Scarles, Potts, Fernandes, Summerville, Paqueta, Bowen.

Subs: Hermansen, Earthy, Mavropanos, Rodriguez, Soucek, Kante, Golambeckis, Mayers, Wilson.

Fulham XI: Leno, Robinson, Andersen, Cuenca, Tete, Lukic, Berge, Wilson, Smith-Rowe, Kevin, Jimenez.

Subs: Lecomte, Castagne, Reed, Diop, Ridgeon, Cairney, King, Traore, Kusi-Asare.


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  1. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 days, 18 hours ago

    No Timber, enter Cucurella stage left.

  2. Bigbars
    • 15 Years
    14 days, 18 hours ago

    Good Luck everyone !

  3. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    14 days, 18 hours ago

    Declan Rice playing RB

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      Lovely, 4 points for the cleanie

    2. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      Defcon likely

  4. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    14 days, 18 hours ago

    The word "Timber" wasn't even in the predicted line up commentary for Arsenal 🙁

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/team-news

    1. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      Ask for a membership refund

      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 5 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        That and a sponsored trip to the Maldives

      2. Ball Ake
        • 1 Year
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        A branded coffee pot

    2. HammerSandwich
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Why would there be, there wasn't a single suggestion of him missing out

    3. AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      I have both Timber and Calafiori. Ffs and this game!

      1. Bigbars
        • 15 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Thats some bad luck

      2. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Unlucky mate

      3. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        That's harsh.

      4. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Who comes in for them ?

        1. The Big Fella
          • 9 Years
          14 days, 18 hours ago

          Rice and Lewis Skelly

      5. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 9 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Have Timber, Van Den Berg, Esteve - ML rival has the same 3 + Calafiori

    4. TyroneGAA
      • 8 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      Awk just seen wilson has started .. just know he is scoring today

    5. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      Wolves donning their Ukraine jerseys.

    6. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      I hate Timber with every fiber of my being. Useless waste of money pick, gtfo of my team

      1. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Cope harder

        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          14 days, 17 hours ago

          How is this cope? Learn what words mean before you try to use them

    7. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      Looks like Rice at RB atleast without the ball

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Defcon points confirmed

      2. Utopsis
        • 5 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Saka G Rice A incoming

    8. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      Glad I went Collins over vdBerg

    9. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      Me:- Haaland (C)
      Cup opponent:- Haaland (TC)

      Already playing catchup

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Good result that. He gained just 2 points on TC

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          14 days, 18 hours ago

          *they

          1. Philosopher's Stones
            • 5 Years
            14 days, 18 hours ago

            *they/them

    10. Ronnies
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      Bought Szobo few weeks ago, after 20 mins Gomez gets injured, Szobo to RB, bought Rice for Bruno, Calafiori injured in warm up, Rice to RB.... LOVE THIS GAME

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Same here. Worse for me, I benched Rice 11 pointer for new purchase Szobo 1 pointer that week lol

    11. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      OMG SCHADE???

    12. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      Decided I prefer the certainty of minutes with Wirtz and sold Harry Wilson for him. I now wish I hadn’t as the WHU defence looks bad. C’est la vie

    13. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      Tis going to be a low scoring game week

    14. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      Schade goal, Thiago assist

      1. jacob1989
        • 3 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Will take that by thiago

      2. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Benched Petrovic and Senesi at least

    15. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      Areola keeps out Wilson’s goal bound effort

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Thebastard

      2. Yes Ndidi
        • 6 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Hit him on the chest?

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          14 days, 18 hours ago

          Fingertip save when it was going top corner

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            14 days, 18 hours ago

            Oh. Whoosh

    16. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      Thiagooooo

    17. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      Thiago punishing sellers as expected

    18. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      Ekitike post ffs

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Wirtz assisted:(

    19. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      Well done to that content creator I watched on youtube the other day who said he would be bringing in Schade for Bruno. I forget who it was - they all look and sound the same to me. I hope you went through with it.

      1. Utopsis
        • 5 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        FPL Andy - I watched same video

    20. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      So nearly a Thiago G

    21. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      Some VAR's would call that Chiesa elbow a red.

    22. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      14 days, 18 hours ago

      As a Minteh owner, I feel a bit better for GW19+20 seeing Brighton change to 3/5ATB setup. I think they will revert back 4231 against West Ham and Burnley

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Yes, he rotates well with Wilson and I’ve held him. Benching today is a concern though

        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 7 Years
          14 days, 18 hours ago

          I don't think Minteh can play WB and the setup change is specific for Arsenal

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            14 days, 18 hours ago

            Good to know

          2. HammerSandwich
              14 days, 18 hours ago

              Surprised it's taken Hurzeler this long, the signings of Coppola and Boscagli seemed to point towards five at the back

      2. jacob1989
        • 3 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Odegaard goal, saka assist

      3. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Odegaard goal, saka assist

        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 7 Years
          14 days, 18 hours ago

          Poor from Verbruggen

      4. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Ode G
        Saka A

      5. Glasner Ball
        • 13 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Saka assist, lovely

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          14 days, 18 hours ago

          Points at last

      6. Kaneyonero
        • 9 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        At least Saka assist

      7. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 days, 18 hours ago

        Rice Helper