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After a bit of a damp squib at Brentford last Thursday, events at Molineux this evening will define Double Gameweek 26 for many Fantasy managers.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal kicks off 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

There are no huge surprises with the Arsenal line-up.

Mikel Arteta has made seven changes from the (mostly) second-string side that beat Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup but compared to the Brentford match, there are just three alterations.

One comes at centre-half as William Saliba, who was ill last Thursday, replaces Cristhian Mosquera.

Perhaps the most headline-grabbing inclusion is that of Bukayo Saka, who looks set to reprise the number 10 role he occupied against Wigan.

Gabriel Martinelli also comes in on the left wing, with Eberechi Eze and Leandro Trossard dropping to the bench.

Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori, passed fit yesterday, are only among the substitutes.

Wolves boss Rob Edwards went quite strong for Sunday’s FA Cup win at Grimsby Town, by contrast.

He makes four changes from that side, bringing back Jose Sa, Hugo Bueno, Angel Gomes and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.

Cup goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, David Moller Wolfe, Joao Gomes and Tolu Arokodare drop to the bench.

LINE-UPS

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Tchatchoua, Mosquera, S Bueno, Krejci, H Bueno, Andre, A Gomes, Bellegarde, Mane, Armstrong.

Subs: Johnstone, Lima, R Gomes, Doherty, Wolfe, Rawlings, J Gomes, Edozie, Arokodare.

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Rice, Zubimendi, Madueke, Saka, Martinelli, Gyokeres.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, White, Jesus, Eze, Norgaard, Trossard, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly.


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. el polako
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Gyokeres touched his hair 5 times more tonight than the ball.

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      Rubbish player another duff buy

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      Can't believe some pundits say he's been a success....

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 24 days ago

        As successful in PL as Timo Werner.

    3. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      Pubic hair ?
      When scratching his b...s

  2. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Up to 64 points and 4 off the safety score is a minor win, without TC chip active

    Need to nail that to gain rank

    Unless Gab scores?!

  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Saka off

  4. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    One more goal Wolves. Come on.

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      Ban

  5. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Didn’t even notice Saka was subbed. Can stop watching so

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      Ah, because it’s jus happened

  6. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Not even the consolation of DEFCON to
    come for Timber or Gabriel, dreadful.

  7. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Come
    On
    Wolves!!

  8. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    That Duffy fiasco was enough to put me off TCing a defender ever again.

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      Literally only positive was that both CS were busted before the 90th minute

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      Same, but still captained just for safety

  9. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Gabriel concussion check

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      Back on

  10. Effe
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Another Gabriel attacking return here would be lovely!

  11. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Martinelli’s stayed on!

    Looking like 99 pts with one bps for Rice and another save from Sa…definitely getting a Martinelli goal though! Haha

  12. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Gabriel head knock, get him off, get him off!

  13. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Gabriel being outscored by Tomas Soucek, Archie Gray and Hannibal Mejbri this GW 🙁

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      I was *this* close to putting a TC on Hannibal

  14. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    What % of the so called 'great and good' have played their TC chip on Gabriel?

    I hope that there's more than one dissenter when the article is published...

    It could be called the 'flock of sheep', generally.

    1. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      I looked at one of my leagues that has a competitive ffscout makeup, and I think 29 of the top 32 or something TCd Gabriel

      fpl must be so boring

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 24 days ago

        You can play poker with open cards and choose to have pair of king instead of pair of aces to start with. Feel free.

        1. riot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          1 month, 24 days ago

          yeah I mean my two tcs this season have been doku and rice and it's been more enjoyable than following the herd personally

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      Easy to say that now. Hindsight talking.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 24 days ago

        Nah

        Foresight

        I just refrained from saying that and also kept my TC

        I did also think that this game was the clean sheet chance tbf

        Didn't anticipate Gab would pop up with a through ball to a fellow defender

        But thought he could score

  15. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    How have wolves dominated the game since the 60th minute?

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      weather conditions

  16. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Gabriel goal for +27

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      One goal isn't enough to net him 3 bonus as it stands

  17. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Timber to Hill? Or maybe Konsa?

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      Hill ages before Konsa

      Got Virgil?

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 24 days ago

        Yeah, got VVD

  18. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Gabriel close to a bonus point, but no bueno.

  19. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Comeon guys , let's be optimistic , and hope for a late Gabriel goal

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      I’m trying.

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      OG and a booking please

  20. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    No goal for Gabriel then, sadly.

  21. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Nice to see TC Gab conceding with 0.12xgc.

  22. C-Dawgg
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Is Gabriel closer to DC? Says he’s on 22 defcon but then it also says there’s 3 Arsenal goal scorers

    1. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      nowhere near on 5 according to my app

  23. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Where is Mentaculus these days?

  24. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    embarrinsingly bad from arsenal. cant keep the ball against the worst side in the league

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      as bad as my spelling. embarrassingly*

  25. riot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    unfortunate for timber tcers gabriel was definitely not the 99:1 favourite I'm sure the tc stats will imply

  26. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    My goodness, Timber gets worse.

  27. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    I’m sure many of the people taking the piss out of Gabby TC, have had far worse scores than 8 x 3. I know I have!

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      If you were there with Emmanuel Dennis, you know it can't get much worse

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      What did Mane end uo with that one season?

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        1 month, 24 days ago

        Not sure, but I’m sure I got 1 x 3 from Kane in a dgw

  28. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    One wolves goal and the title is in City’d hands.

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      yep.

  29. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    timber overplayed. long term injury coming up

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      Who cares? I’m b3nching him next week, and the only reason I’m not selling, is because I’m selling Raya.

  30. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    Corner Arsenal !!!