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Arsenal’s Double Gameweek 26 kicks off with a trip to Brentford this evening.

The match in west London gets underway at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Post-deadline news broke of Kai Havertz being unavailable for Double Gameweek 26 but there’s another unexpected absentee for the Gunners tonight.

William Saliba is absent from the visitors’ matchday squad due to illness, so in comes Cristhian Mosquera at centre-half.

Eberechi Eze is in for Havertz.

The other two alterations see Piero Hincapie oust Riccardo Calafiori at left-back and Viktor Gyokeres return to the starting XI at the expense of Gabriel Jesus.

Despite hobbling off in the closing stages of the win over Sunderland, Leandro Trossard is passed fit to start.

Also back from injury and on the bench, sooner than expected in one case, are Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard.

As for the Bees, there’s just one change.

Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Jordan Henderson in midfield, with the veteran England international dropping to the bench.

Kevin Schade and Reiss Nelson are suspended and ineligible respectively for tonight’s encounter.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Mosquera, Gabriel, Hincapie, Rice, Zubimendi, Madueke, Eze, Trossard, Gyokeres.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, White, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Norgaard, Odegaard, Martinelli, Saka, Jesus.

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Ajer, van den Berg, Henry, Janelt, Yarmoliuk, Jensen, Lewis-Potter, Thiago, Ouattara.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Pinnock, Henderson, Collins, Damsgaard, Donovan, Furo, Bentt.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:


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  1. Goodfeathers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Great save from Raya

  2. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Arsenal look terrible

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      At least I'm wise enough to not get caught up in Arsenal title talk. If Arsenal drop points tonight, City have won the title.

      1. Admiral Benson
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 18 hours ago

        You’ve got to be a bot

  3. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Big chance

    Thiago header

    Raya earning his corn

  4. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Raya wtaf

  5. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    should be 1-0 Brentford. world class save by Raya.

  6. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Arsenal utterly abysmal

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      Bit of an overreaction

  7. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Gabriel yc wtf

    1. Four Letter Wirtz
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      Legendary red card and (tc) negative points loading...

  8. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    This site is buggered. Can someone sort it out please?

  9. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Imagine a Gabriel OG followed by a RC for TC'ers.

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      Possible. Brentford really aggressive

  10. The FPL Units
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Gabriel showing the nerves with all those captainers and TC watching

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      Dreamland as a gab capper

  11. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Not often does a yellow card cost 3 points for so many FPL managers!!

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      (TC) Dennis the Menace flashbacks

      1. Not again Shirley
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 18 hours ago

        lol you beat me to it. Was a Friday match too so really great start to the weeksnd that was. Against Norwich.

      2. Gazwaz80
        • 6 Years
        2 months, 18 hours ago

        Remember that…

  12. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    I have to get Thiago in. He looks really dangerous. Even with these tough fixtures he's getting good chances and looks hungry.

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      Yup. That Raya save made me put my BB back on

      Or maybe Arsenal's just been bad so far

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        2 months, 18 hours ago

        I was gonna say. I looked at the home xG vs away xGC of Brentford and Brighton. Brighton are bottom 3 for xG away from home in the last 6. Brentford are top 3 for xG at home. He's coming in this week for me one way or another and probably part of a BB.

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      Tough fixtures? Great fixtures coming up 🙂

  13. Fintroy
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Dear God, please let Gabriel get a 2nd yellow!

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      Wouldn't need just miss the FA Cup at the weekend and be back for the wolves game?

  14. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    25 mins and arsenal have done absolutely nothing

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      You could say that every week

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      They’ve really dropped off haven’t they, bottling it

  15. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Capping defenders really isnt good for my ticky ticker

  16. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    There is no way Arsenal are keeping a CS here. They are a bundle of nerves.

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      Yeah. And Eze looks so poor. We should sell him to a League 1 team.

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      raya 10 pointer incoming 😎

  17. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Brentford have turned into peak Barcelona circa 2009

  18. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    emmanuel dennis

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      Flashbacks

  19. Punned It
    • 1 Year
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    At least Gab is on three DC. Positive thoughts!

  20. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Gabriel up to 3 defcons. 7 more to go!

    1. Gazwaz80
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      5 now, Rice on 6

  21. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Terrible passing. Arsenal pinned in for 26 mins.

  22. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    This week I'm going to take my second hit of the season for Thiago

    1. SalahFingers
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      He looks good. If I do that though, I'm priced out of Palmer, so I have things to think about

  23. BazingtoN
    • 1 Year
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Arsenal are looking awful they choking big time i'm just so happy i didn't TC Gabriel and only Captained him

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      Ahhh hindsight is a wonderful thing

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      There's 120 mins + to go

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 18 hours ago

        140 mins

        + 4 halfs of stoppage time

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 18 hours ago

          150 mins +

          Even!!!

  24. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Should be 2-0

  25. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Good thing we didn't TC Gabriel for the CS or goals!

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      Triple DCs!

  26. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Gabriel to score in the 95th minute then take his shirt off to celebrate

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      And then VAR to rule the goal out

  27. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Rice up to 4 defcons.

    1. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      My captain (like lots of others I guess)

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      those are rookie numbers, gotta pump them up

  28. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    Dango, one to watch

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      He’s definitely coming into my side, not interested in Palmer anymore

  29. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    How's Dango looking? Is he beating Rayan for a place in my team?

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 18 hours ago

      He looks dangerous. Hasn't gotten that involved yet though. Thiago is the hungry one right now.

  30. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 18 hours ago

    I seem to remember capping a Fulham goalkeeper for a DGW. And it went badly.