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8 January 2026 582 comments
FPL Marc FPL Marc
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Gameweek 21 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) concludes at the Emirates Stadium, where Liverpool must face Arsenal without Hugo Ekitike (£9.0m)

It’s a huge clash between the league’s leaders and reigning champions.

TEAM NEWS

For the second successive match, Ekitike hasn’t made Liverpool’s squad because of a hamstring issue. Get your autosubs ready!

Arne Slot’s only change from the weekend brings in Jeremie Frimpong (£5.7m) for Curtis Jones (£5.4m), allowing Florian Wirtz (£8.2m) to keep starting.

Whereas tonight’s hosts have made two alterations to the victorious XI versus Bournemouth. Bukayo Saka (£10.2m) and Leandro Trossard (£6.9m) replace Noni Madueke (£6.8m) and Gabriel Martinelli (£6.8m), who join the likes of Eberechi Eze (£7.3m) and Mikel Merino (£5.7m) on a strong bench.

Arsenal are still without Riccardo Calafiori (£5.6m), as the Reds don’t have Mohamed Salah (£14.0m) or Alexander Isak (£10.3m).

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Gyokeres, Trossard

Subs: Kepa, White, Lewis-Skelly, Eze, Norgaard, Madueke, Merino, Jesus, Martinelli  

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Frimpong, Wirtz, Gakpo

Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Gomez, Robertson, Nyoni, Ramsay, Ngumoha, Jones, Chiesa 


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  1. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    Gabriel 4 defcons in the last minute please

  2. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    Bradley broken

  3. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    Gab max bonus, will take that as a single def owner.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 11 days ago

      There's still an Arsenal winner to come

      1. Ady87
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Somehow Gab has slipped to third last few mins haha

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Zero

          1. Ady87
            • 12 Years
            3 months, 11 days ago

            I deserve it for celebrating early.

  4. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 11 days ago

    Martinelli what a dumbhead

    1. DBry
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Absolutely disgraceful from him.
        Should be further consequences for that.
        Blown his knee and then and that muppet shoving him over, could easily have made things worse.

        Suspension

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Yeah, never will get such behavior if someone is not obviously faking an injury

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 11 days ago

      Martinwalli 😆

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

      Martinelli classy as ever

    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 11 days ago

      savic on foden vibes

    5. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 11 days ago

      Gabriel lost all bonus?

      1. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        No

        1. Biggsy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Fourth currently

        2. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Yes

        3. brianutd-why always we? 20
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Yes lol

      2. Effe
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Seems so

        1. brianutd-why always we? 20
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Rank buster

      3. DBry
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Yeah! Went from 3 to 0

      4. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Should be a decent fight at full time here

        1. Biggsy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Post FT RC incoming

          1. Mr. O'Connell
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 11 days ago

            In keeping with the rest of the game. Nothing doing.

      5. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Martinelli is an absolute clown, what an idiot

      6. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        What a Pos Martinelli is

      7. FPL Sanky
        • 2 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        I have never seen Bradley play 2 full games.....the guy is just made of glass

      8. sminkypinky
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Right. Gaby time

        1. sminkypinky
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          It was close.

      9. LJP
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        If I have 2 subs and I wildcard do I lose them for next week

        1. The Tinkerman
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          No

          1. LJP
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 months, 11 days ago

            Thank you

      10. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Gabriel sitter
        -bps

      11. Zalk
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Martinelli and Maupay, same type of lovely people

      12. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Gabriel loses bonus at the end

        1. brianutd-why always we? 20
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Header wide lost the points

          1. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            3 months, 11 days ago

            He had already lost th3m

      13. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Gab chooses bcm over winner and baps

      14. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Gabby missed it

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

        well if gabriel was close to bonus, isnt that a big chance missed ? 😥

        1. Biggsy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          He was on 1 before that so likely zero

      16. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        70 points all out thanks to the defensive triple up. Looks like no bonus for Gabriel, oh well.

      17. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Gabriel & Timber double up FTW

      18. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        So I benched VVD but played Heaven lol

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

        doubt arsenal hold off city if city can get their attack firing again

      20. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        That animal Gabriel, i cant even say his name. Keep him off the bonus.

      21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Absolutely disgraceful from Martinelli

        Typical scummy behaviour. Arsenal fans won’t acknowledge it as it doesn’t fit their agenda

        Absolutely horrendous football from Arsenal against a severely weakened Liverpool. No corners no chance

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Arteta's football gives me bad vibes of allegrismo

      22. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Ofcourse Van Dijk gets a clean sheet in this game when he is rotting on my bench, ofcourse he bloody does.

      23. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Looks like 3 each for Allison and Kerkez and 1 for Saliba

        1. Fintroy
          • 5 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Somehow this will change and Gabriel will get his normal 3bps - cos those are the FPL rules.

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

        Absolute snorefest of a game. Arsenal choking again.

        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          It’s not a bad point considering City’s consecutive draws.

      25. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 11 days ago

        Charlie Kirk was alive the last time Gyokeres scored from open play

        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 11 days ago

          Including or not including game violence?