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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. Feanor
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Senesi off the bench for Timber is not great

  2. PartyTime
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Burst Dubravka now! Come on toothless Everton

    1. The Philosopher
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Ban

  3. FPL Sanky
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Ofc BRE will keep a CS when VDB doesn't play

    1. RICICLE
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Absolute joke ain’t it

  4. Feanor
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Wirtz back to being useless

  5. Feanor
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Bradley on for Chiesa

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Frimpong RW then

      1. Fifa las vegas
        10 months, 4 hours ago

        Frimpong locked in for FH19

  6. MikeS
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Loserpool defence is embarrassing, can't wait to get rid of vvd

    1. Effe
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Same here. Gabriel an obvious replacement when he’s properly back.

      1. MikeS
        10 months, 4 hours ago

        Yes mate, annoyingly I have timber for third arsenal too who isn't in the squad today for clean sheet. Typical !

        1. MikeS
          10 months, 4 hours ago

          Oh now Brighton scored :L

  7. Utopsis
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    3 goals for Brentford and only 1 Thiago assist is painful 🙁

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      He’ll get his customary penalty shortly lol

    2. Feanor
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      I’ll take a non blank

  8. brianutd-why always we? 20
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Enzo in for CHE

    1. Herger
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      That was a given

      1. TheBiffas
        10 months, 4 hours ago

        You really are all-seeing and all-knowing aren't you

        1. Herger
          10 months, 4 hours ago

          Joy, about to have someone following my every post

  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Badiashile and Fernandez come in for Chelsea
    Enzo Maresca has made two changes to his Chelsea team which drew at Newcastle last time out, with Benoit Badiashile and Enzo Fernandez coming back into the XI.

    For centre-back Badiashile, it's his first Premier League start since the defeat at Leeds at the beginning of December. Wesley Fofana drops to the bench.

    In midfield, Fernandez returns, having begun among the subs at Newcastle, before coming on during the second-half fightback. He'll be in tandem with Moises Caicedo, with captain Reece James going to right-back in place of the benched Malo Gusto.

    Also among the Chelsea subs are fit-again Estevao and Liam Delap.

    Aston Villa team news - Watkins benched

    Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Lindelof, Maatsen; Kamara, Tielemans; Buendia, Rogers, McGinn; Malen.

    Subs: Bizot, Digne, Garcia, Bogarde, Hemmings, Onana, Sancho, Watkins, Jimoh-Aloba.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Why couldn’t it be Chalobah that was dropped and not Fofana

    2. Utopsis
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Omg Is Maresca trying to throw this game?? Badiashile is a calamity

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Chelsea team news - Fernandez starts

      Chelsea: Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Garnacho; Joao Pedro.

      Subs: Jorgensen, Fofana, Tosin, Acheampong, Gusto, Santos, Estevao, Gittens, Delap.

  10. brianutd-why always we? 20
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    No Watkins ohhh

  11. Mother Farke
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Kluivert's form last season just a blur now.

  12. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Goal

    BHA

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Gomez

      1. Utopsis
        10 months, 4 hours ago

        I had him about 6GWs ago - pain

    2. g40steve
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Delidious

  13. Gizzachance
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    What happened with Calafiori no show ?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Warm up injury.

      A few missing out with knocks today, too.

      1. Gizzachance
        10 months, 4 hours ago

        Cheers mate

    2. Fifa las vegas
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Injured during warm up

      1. Gizzachance
        10 months, 4 hours ago

        Cheers, glad they conceded now!

    3. brianutd-why always we? 20
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      And Timber

      1. Gizzachance
        10 months, 4 hours ago

        Brought Calafiori last week, see what injury is with m/week games

  14. pundit of punts
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Sold Raya

    Get innnnnnnn

    1. Royal5
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Who did you get?

      1. pundit of punts
        10 months, 4 hours ago

        Areola

  15. Kaneyonero
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    All CS wiped

  16. brianutd-why always we? 20
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Cleanie gone for many that’s good 2-1

  17. THE Wild Rover
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    I hate Raya 😡

    1. Utopsis
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Way too expensive. In Dubravka we trust!

  18. Fifa las vegas
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Brighton wipe the CS, thank god. I can’t keep wishing for this week in well out though. Quicker Gabriel is back up and running and in my team the better!

  19. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    That Brighton goal saved my gameweek.. massive

    1. Fifa las vegas
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Absolutely huge for me too

    2. g40steve
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Sweet, Pool & Ars busted, Timber owner, justice

  20. SpaceCadet
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Did Hincapie > keane for a hit. Happiest moment of the gw

  21. Kaneyonero
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Need an Ekitike goal now

  22. nanxun
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    ars clean busted

    1. a wat di rass
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      good

    2. Feanor
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Clean sheet tree felled!

      1. Gizzachance
        10 months, 4 hours ago

        Andersen on my bench for Calafiori, fingers crossed

    3. Hughes Your Daddy
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Good news

  23. Fifa las vegas
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Arsenal on the edge here

    1. Fifa las vegas
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Needs a Saka goal!

  24. Feanor
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Gravenberch greedy

    Just feed ya striker, buddy

  25. Yes Ndidi
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Will you not even let me have a Raya CS?

  26. Brosstan
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    I see that we are back to every single player in my team being useless. Great game.

    1. Feanor
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      Game is great, you just aren’t good at it

      1. Brosstan
        10 months, 4 hours ago

        Game is absolutely awful and Im still pretty good at it.

  27. NABIL - FPL otai
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Justice for Timber and Cala owners!

    1. SpaceCadet
      10 months, 4 hours ago

      ….,,And justice for all!

  28. Mother Farke
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Bournemouth woodwork.

  29. Sailboats
    10 months, 4 hours ago

    Bournemouth are totally useless away from home