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With no early kick-off to start proceedings, Gameweek 24 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) begins with three matches at 3pm GMT.

TEAM NEWS

After making wholesale changes for the UEFA Champions League dead rubber against Kairat Almaty, Mikel Arteta mostly reverts to the side he sent out in Gameweek 23.

There are two changes from that XI, however, one of which sees Viktor Gyokeres reclaim the striker’s slot. Gabriel Jesus makes way.

The other alteration is more eyebrow-raising, with captain Martin Odegaard dropping down to the bench and Kai Havertz making his first Premier League start in a year.

Jurrien Timber and William Saliba start after their midweek niggles.

Daniel Farke’s one tweak from Monday sees Gabriel Gudmundsson return from injury. Sebastiaan Bornauw drops to the bench, with James Justin moving to centre-half.

At the Amex, Fabian Hurzeler recalls Georginio Rutter and Maxim De Cuyper. Olivier Boscagli drops down to substitute duty as Diego Gomez misses out through injury.

As for Everton, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Jarrad Branthwaite return to the line-up for the first time after their respective injuries. Michael Keane is also back from a three-match suspension in a centre-back-heavy XI.

Nathan Patterson and Dwight McNeil are benched, while Vitaliy Mykolenko misses out altogether.

Bournemouth are unchanged for their trip to Molineux.

January signings Rayan and Alex Toth are among the Cherries’ substitutes.

The hosts have the supposedly exit-bound Jorgen Strand Larsen on the bench once again as Rob Edwards makes three changes.

Rodrigo Gomes, Emmanuel Agbadou and Tolu Arokodare come in, replacing Jackson Tchatchoua, Jhon Arias and the ill Ladislav Krejci.

LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Kadıoğlu, van Hecke, Dunk, De Cuyper, Baleba, Groß, Ayari, Rutter, Mitoma, Welbeck.

Subs: Steele, Julio, Gruda, Minteh, Milner, Kostoulas, Boscagli, Veltman, Howell.

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Branthwaite, Gueye, Garner, Armstrong, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Barry.

Subs: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Coleman, Alcaraz, Rohl, Iroegbunam.


Leeds United XI: Darlow, Bogle, Struijk, Rodon, Justin, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Gruev, Stach, Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Perri, Longstaff, Okafor, Piroe, Tanaka, Bornauw, Byram, Gnonto, Buonanotte.

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Rice, Havertz, Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, White, Odegaard, Jesus, Eze, Martinelli, Madueke, Calafiori.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Mosquera, Agbadou, S Bueno, R Gomes, J Gomes, Andre, Mane, H Bueno, Arokodare, Hwang.

Subs: Johnstone, Doherty, Moller Wolfe, Strand Larsen, Arias, Lima, Bellegarde, Tchatchoua, Abbey.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Cook, Jimenez, Kroupi, Adli, Evanilson.

Subs: Mandas, Christie, Diakite, Unal, Toth, Rayan, Milosavljevic, Rees-Dottin, DaCosta.


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  1. el polako
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Arsenal are not winning today.

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      As long as they keep a CS or Gabriel score

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      hopefully

  2. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Ampadu skies it. Good Leeds move

  3. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    If I just have Gabriel from Arsenal defence it is better for me that Arsenal concede right?

  4. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    I need that Mane goal now. Celebrated like crazy and scared my missus only for it to be offside.

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Needed it too.
      Sums up my season, no luck whatsoever.

  5. Podorsky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    What happened tp Saka?

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      injured in warmup

      1. Podorsky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 12 days ago

        Badly?

    2. Khalico
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Got tripped up and injured via the corner flag

    3. el polako
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      You’re not going to believe it - he started limping…

    4. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Left hip issue.

  6. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    DGW or not, Saka has to go

    Rice or Semenyo?

    1. Voronins Pony Tail
      • 2 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Well both clearly

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 12 days ago

        ?

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 12 days ago

        What is the best midfield? Is Semenyo actually better than Mbeumo?

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 12 days ago

          I've got Bruno Mbeumo Semenyo Rogers Rice

    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Obviously both
      Rice should get the first dgw though

    3. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Rice

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 12 days ago

        Ty

  7. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Zubimedni with a pitiful attempt

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Pass.

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Passed kindly to the GK

  8. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    My app is broken. It’s showing no DCs for Tark.

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Not Senesi

      1. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 12 days ago

        *Nor*

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      nothing for Senesi yet either, who do we report these faulty apps to?

  9. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    boring season

  10. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    where's the ambition, everton

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Somewhere with the full-backs

    2. Ball Ake
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Somewhere in construction

  11. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Sold Saka for Bruno 2 min before deadline

    Phew!

  12. Khalico
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Best 3rd Arse player to get with Rice and Gabriel?

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Raya or Timber, depending on which spot you need more

    2. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Raya or Timber

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Timber

  13. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Mitoma almost scored

  14. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Gyokeres is so bad. Zero game intelligence.

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Scary though

    2. el polako
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Touches of hair per game - 33
      Touches of ball in final 3rd per game - 2

  15. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    why do I support arsenal? No other team in the world let's you down as much as them.

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      What about Spursy Spurs?

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 12 days ago

        you know where you stand with spurs. there's no expectation of spurs winning anything.

        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          2 months, 12 days ago

          Same for Arsenal tbh

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      It’s not to late to switch teams mate.

  16. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    why doesn't anyone juat shoot from distance? this has 0-0 or 1-0 to Leeds written all over it.

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      As long as it’s DCL

  17. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Oh god I just come in to see Saka injured in warm up having expected him to have already scored!

    What and absolute disaster persisting with him has been. God I could’ve had such a good midfield this week if I took him and Garner out. Now I have to play Garner 🙁

  18. Quality Quality Qualit
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Only decided at just before 1 today to wildcard, hope I've got it right, it was all a bit rushed.

    Sanchez
    Chalobah Guehi Gabriel
    Mbeumo Rice Semenyo Bruno(V) Enzo
    Thiago Haaland(C)

    Dubravka Mukiele Kroupi Cash

  19. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Another exiting round of Premier League football

  20. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Zubi goal

  21. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Zub goal

  22. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Rice long throw

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Lagging stream

  23. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Madueke is like a dumb Theo Walcott.

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      timing

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      You’re having a mare today 😆

  24. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Team is in absolute disarray this week with the Saka and Watkins injuries.

  25. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Madueke A

  26. Effe
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Arsenal 1-0 up Zuba

  27. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Zub goal, Noni assist

  28. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Zub goal
    Madueke assist

  29. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    YES. lol Madueke, world class assist lolorama

  30. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Points for no one.