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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
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Gabriel 4 defcons in the last minute please

  2. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Bradley broken

  3. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

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

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      There's still an Arsenal winner to come

      1. Ady87
        • 12 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        Somehow Gab has slipped to third last few mins haha

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          1 day, 4 hours ago

          Zero

          1. Ady87
            • 12 Years
            1 day, 4 hours ago

            I deserve it for celebrating early.

  4. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Martinelli what a dumbhead

    1. DBry
        1 day, 4 hours 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
          1 day, 4 hours ago

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

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      Martinwalli 😆

    3. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      Martinelli classy as ever

    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      savic on foden vibes

    5. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      1 day, 4 hours ago

      Gabriel lost all bonus?

      1. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 14 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        No

        1. Biggsy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          1 day, 4 hours ago

          Fourth currently

        2. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          1 day, 4 hours ago

          Yes

        3. brianutd-why always we? 20
          • 14 Years
          1 day, 4 hours ago

          Yes lol

      2. Effe
        • 15 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        Seems so

        1. brianutd-why always we? 20
          • 14 Years
          1 day, 4 hours ago

          Rank buster

      3. DBry
          1 day, 4 hours ago

          Yeah! Went from 3 to 0

      4. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        Should be a decent fight at full time here

        1. Biggsy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          1 day, 4 hours ago

          Post FT RC incoming

          1. Mr. O'Connell
            • 13 Years
            1 day, 4 hours ago

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

      5. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        Martinelli is an absolute clown, what an idiot

      6. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • 14 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        What a Pos Martinelli is

      7. FPL Sanky
        • 2 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

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

      8. sminkypinky
        • 14 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        Right. Gaby time

        1. sminkypinky
          • 14 Years
          1 day, 4 hours ago

          It was close.

      9. LJP
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

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

        1. The Tinkerman
          • 10 Years
          1 day, 4 hours ago

          No

          1. LJP
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            1 day, 4 hours ago

            Thank you

      10. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        Gabriel sitter
        -bps

      11. Zalk
        • 14 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        Martinelli and Maupay, same type of lovely people

      12. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        Gabriel loses bonus at the end

        1. brianutd-why always we? 20
          • 14 Years
          1 day, 4 hours ago

          Header wide lost the points

          1. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            1 day, 4 hours ago

            He had already lost th3m

      13. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        Gab chooses bcm over winner and baps

      14. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        Gabby missed it

      15. F4L
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

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

        1. Biggsy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          1 day, 4 hours ago

          He was on 1 before that so likely zero

      16. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

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

      17. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        Gabriel & Timber double up FTW

      18. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        So I benched VVD but played Heaven lol

      19. F4L
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

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

      20. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

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

      21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        1 day, 4 hours 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
          1 day, 4 hours ago

          Arteta's football gives me bad vibes of allegrismo

      22. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 4 hours 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
        1 day, 4 hours ago

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

        1. Fintroy
          • 5 Years
          1 day, 4 hours ago

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

      24. henrysquire
        • 7 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

        Absolute snorefest of a game. Arsenal choking again.

        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          1 day, 4 hours ago

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

      25. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        1 day, 4 hours ago

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

        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          Including or not including game violence?