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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. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Madueke baby get in

  2. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Brentford the new Set Piece FC

  3. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Oh boy I thought this went in

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 6 days ago

      Yep, camera angle looked like it…

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

    I can't watch.

  5. Riverside Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Arsenal clean sheet hanging by a thread

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 6 days ago

      honestly, the stress. This never happens to city

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

    Gabriel 8 defcons

  7. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Arteta choosing Hincapie over Calafiori looking like a genius decision

  8. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Hincapié owners in heaven…

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 6 days ago

      My lucky rival as always

  9. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Madueke doing what Jokeres should be doing... winning an aerial duel and scoring with a header.

  10. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Why didn't Rice shoot?

  11. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Rice fluffs his lines

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 6 days ago

      Gyokeres swinging his foot at air lol

  12. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    shoot rice ffs

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 6 days ago

      *that was his moment! 😥

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 6 days ago

      I wouldn't go that far

  13. C0YS
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Which is these transfers strengthens the team more?

    1. Dorgu -> Hill (whu); he’ll be competing with Mukiele (FUL) to be in the starting XI
    2. Wilson -> Mbeumo
    3. Hold and play Tark (MUN), potentially bring in Palmer next GW

  14. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Raya save

  15. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    raya looking for a save point

  16. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    That another Gabriel block?

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 6 days ago

      Oh yeah

  17. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    RICE, why pass? Raya MOM

  18. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    The points jump up but the safety score to a green just moves from 7 to 6 points.

    The Arsenal goal helped as well despite not owning any of those involved.

  19. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    game super open now. either going to be 0-2 or 1-1

  20. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Rice……WTAF was that

  21. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Rice trying to give Joekeres pity assists, should've shot.

  22. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Gabriel defcons rising

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

    Gabriel 9 defcons!

  24. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    The f**k did Rice not just lash at it himself!

  25. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Rice should've just shot at goal ffs

  26. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Is anyone else making really really still transfers?

    Took Hincapie out due to Cal being back.. back firing big time. Decided to go against the grain with Gykores, who does nothing. Had to take -4. In hindsight I was asking for it tbf.

    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 6 days ago

      Silly**

  27. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Gabriel crazy block

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 6 days ago

      And another

  28. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Maybe Arteta planned this all along? conserve energy by doing nothing in the first half...

  29. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Gabriel Defcons

  30. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 6 days ago

    Rice at only 83% EO so even though I didn't cap him, a goal would have been very nice