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Arsenal v Chelsea team news: Hosts unchanged, Odegaard out

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The final match of Gameweek 28 sees Arsenal and Chelsea square off at the Emirates Stadium.

Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Arsenal are unchanged from the north London derby.

Kai Havertz returns to the matchday squad as a substitute, but Ben White and Martin Odegaard are both absent.

There are two alterations for Chelsea, meanwhile.

Mamadou Sarr comes in for the suspended Wesley Fofana, while Jorrel Hato replaces Malo Gusto.

LINE-UPS

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

Subs: Kepa, Mosquera, Jesus, Martinelli, Norgaard, Madueke, Havertz, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, James, Chalobah, Sarr, Hato, Caicedo, Santos, Palmer, Enzo, Neto, J Pedro

Subs: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Gusto, Badiashile, Tosin, Lavia, Garnacho, Guiu, Delap

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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:

Arsenal v Chelsea team news: Hosts unchanged, Odegaard out
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  1. Manani
    • 14 Years
    4 days, 14 hours ago

    likelihood of Wirtz fit enough for wolves?

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    1. JohnnyB10
      • 1 Year
      4 days, 14 hours ago

      I doubt, back injuries are not a joke, he will be fit for gw 30 for sure if you want to keep him but I’d switch to Szobo or Gakpo

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      1. faux_C
        • 13 Years
        4 days, 14 hours ago

        As a Liverpool fan, do not buy Gakpo, he's a waste of space.

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        1. JohnnyB10
          • 1 Year
          4 days, 14 hours ago

          He did some good things in the past, don’t count him out yet

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      2. Manani
        • 14 Years
        4 days, 14 hours ago

        i can bench him this week, so no problem

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    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      4 days, 14 hours ago

      23.8% chance

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  2. JohnnyB10
    • 1 Year
    4 days, 14 hours ago

    I forgot to count Tark off my bench lol, so on 84! I’ll take those 3 points 🙂 As a non Thiago owner I still can’t believe Bowen surpasses him!

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  3. faux_C
    • 13 Years
    4 days, 14 hours ago

    95 all out. If only I had bought Wilson instead of Szob. Oh well! 🙂

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    1. JohnnyB10
      • 1 Year
      4 days, 14 hours ago

      That’s fine 🙂

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  4. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    4 days, 14 hours ago

    Thank you Gabriel, Rice and Timber.

    Still could not prevent a third consecutive red, albeit a small one.

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  5. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    4 days, 14 hours ago

    Anyone with more flagged players than me

    Haaland
    Rice
    O’Reilly
    Rodon
    Dowman

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    1. faux_C
      • 13 Years
      4 days, 14 hours ago

      Why do you own Dowman?

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    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      4 days, 14 hours ago

      Can match you

      Haaland
      Rice
      NO'R
      Wilson
      Dorgu

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      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 14 hours ago

        Is Rice flagged?

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        1. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          4 days, 14 hours ago

          Not yet. Just going off his list

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    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      4 days, 13 hours ago

      Owning Dorman is more concerning that those flagged players.

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  6. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 days, 14 hours ago

    Any chance timber gets 1 bps?

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  7. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    4 days, 14 hours ago

    Is Lacroix out midweek??

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    1. Drizzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      4 days, 14 hours ago

      Presumably

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  8. davewg59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 days, 14 hours ago

    Crazy if i sell haaland and replace with Ekitike i will have over 6 mil in the bank which it seems impossible to use!

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    1. evilfish
      • 10 Years
      4 days, 13 hours ago

      Exactly the move I'm thinking. Setting he blanks in 31 anyway and then I can WC him back in if I need to.

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      1. evilfish
        • 10 Years
        4 days, 13 hours ago

        seeing, damn autocorrect

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  9. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    4 days, 14 hours ago

    Best defender up to 4.5 to replace Truffert except Sunderland players?

    a)Andersen
    b)van den Berg
    c)someone else

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  10. NZREDS
    • 12 Years
    4 days, 14 hours ago

    Take out Timber, scores. Standard bad call from me!

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  11. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 days, 14 hours ago

    Any sneaky points changes happening tonight??? Bonus/Def Con

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 days, 13 hours ago

      Hoping for Semenyo, still think his must be wrong

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      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 13 hours ago

        Hopefully for Nunes upgrade and def con here!!

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  12. Absolutely Muñozed
      4 days, 13 hours ago

      Yesterday I have a red arrow of 64% on livefpl. But somehow GW saved by Bruno(C), Wilson, Timber and Gabriel. Can't believe I have a small green arrow now.
      Moving forward who should we captain this GW??

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    • Drizzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      4 days, 13 hours ago

      Next gw is going to be a very swingy one. So many potential injuries, probably won't get good info on them, short deadline.

      Who to play, bench and sell will be huge.

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    • Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 days, 13 hours ago

      Does anybody know why Anderson didn’t play?

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      1. Old Wulfrunian
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 13 hours ago

        illness

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          4 days, 13 hours ago

          Thanks should be ok for next weekend?

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    • OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      4 days, 13 hours ago

      Should I do Pedro to Thiago or is it a sideways move this GW?

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    • BlzE_94
      • 11 Years
      4 days, 13 hours ago

      GTG?

      Kelleher
      Gabriel Virgil O’Reilly*
      B.Fernandes Mbeumo Semenyo Wilson
      Haaland* Ekitike Thiago

      Dubravka O.Dango Senesi Diouf

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    • Tic Tacs
      • 6 Years
      4 days, 13 hours ago

      I’ve deleted my team, so what do I do with all my free time now?

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 13 hours ago

        Did that couple of years ago, was best thing I did!

        Just was annoyed to be dragged back in after a year break

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      2. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 13 hours ago

        Find a new hobby

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    • Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      4 days, 13 hours ago

      Morgan Rogers is gonna somehow find his way back in my team next GW with injuries and random players getting rested.

      Insert Moe/Barney gif here.

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      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 13 hours ago

        Villa at home, evening kick off. I'd keep Rogers

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    • TafOnTour1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      4 days, 13 hours ago

      Saka and Thiago to Rice and Ekitike worth it?!

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    • marpy016
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 days, 13 hours ago

      Which has more upside until GW32 WC?

      A) Pedro to Thiago
      B) Rogers to Szob

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    • Catastrophe
      • 15 Years
      4 days, 13 hours ago

      What's the general plan then? Lose some city/ars in BGW 31 and then WC in 32?

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      1. Bobkat
        • 3 Years
        4 days, 13 hours ago

        Yep. Set up for BB33 and then FH34

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    • Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 13 hours ago

      I would keep Rogers for this game week. Villa at home, evening kick off, and good record versus Chelsea.

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    • Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 13 hours ago

      I'm still trying to process how Arsenal are favourites for all four competitions, yet Saka has been trash all season and barely contributed. (he's been okay' in the champions league)

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      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        4 days, 13 hours ago

        Sakas goal assist output has been trash but he wins a ton of free kicks and corners which is the biggest threat plus he makes a lot of space for others.

        Arsenal look visibly worse when he isn't playing

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        1. Nightcrawler
          • 6 Years
          4 days, 13 hours ago

          Just today. First goal came from his corner

          The second goal came from a corner that came from the dangerous free kick he won

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    • I have no Wirtz
        4 days, 13 hours ago

        If you hear someone suggest:

        Mbeumo>Wilson

        Does that make you think good idea, why not?

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        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          4 days, 13 hours ago

          wilson a better route to points

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        2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 14 Years
          4 days, 13 hours ago

          Mbeumo shares a lot of his points potential with Bruno and, to a lesser degree, Cunha. Wilson pretty much operates as a midfield do-it-all machine by himself for Fulham (with the occasional burst of activity from Iwobi). I'd think about it (if I had Mbeumo) but only short-term for the next 3 GWs and especially ahead of Burnley. Long-term, Fulham's fixtures aren't awesome.

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          1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
            • 14 Years
            4 days, 13 hours ago

            For the record, I have Wilson (and have benched him a few times to my detriment) and have considered dropping Bruno for Mbeumo on a few occasions, but haven't pulled the trigger.

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      • Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        4 days, 13 hours ago

        Timber to VVd for free??

        Do have Haaland and Wilson too, but got 4 Free transfers

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        1. Bobkat
          • 3 Years
          4 days, 13 hours ago

          That was one of my moves this week. Typically Timber finally scored but at least VVD did too

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      • Gandalf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 days, 13 hours ago

        Too late to jump on Semenyo if it means only 10 for DGW31?

        I was considering it last week but missed the deadline..

        Other options are Dango/Schade, or 2FT to get Thiago and KDH.

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      • Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 13 hours ago

        Is Wilson now a must have?

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        1. Bobkat
          • 3 Years
          4 days, 13 hours ago

          Great for his price as long as he’s not injured

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        2. Tonyawesome69
          • 7 Years
          4 days, 13 hours ago

          No...

          Silva on Wilson: "He twisted the ankle, let's see how he's going to be in the next few days."

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      • Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 13 hours ago

        I miss these players in the prem:

        Kane
        Son
        KdB
        Prime Salah
        Mane
        Hazard
        Sanchez
        Ronaldo

        Fpl just isn’t as good without them, it’s too easy now and I miss having an actual decision to make.
        Can literally pick every player you want these days.

        Bring back the good times!

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        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 9 Years
          4 days, 13 hours ago

          Kane and Son was some duo in FPL

          Mané and Salah of course too

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        2. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          4 days, 13 hours ago

          Trent
          Prime Robertson
          List goes on

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        3. The 12th Man
          • 12 Years
          4 days, 13 hours ago

          Baines,Bale,Van De Vaart, Gamst Pedersen, Harte, RVP,RVN

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        4. jacob1989
          • 4 Years
          4 days, 13 hours ago

          Aguero, van persie, lampard, drogba, rooney, tevez, bale, suarez.. lot of names u missed in this list.. aguero prob

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          1. jacob1989
            • 4 Years
            4 days, 13 hours ago

            *aguero my favourite of these

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      • The 12th Man
        • 12 Years
        4 days, 13 hours ago

        Exact funds to do Guiu > Zian Flemming, would cover a Haaland no show this week and play in 31 against Fulham.

        Yes or no?

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      • -GK22-
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 days, 13 hours ago

        92 finally a good week. Transfers worked for once

        VVD, O’Reilly, Wilson vs Munoz, Chalobah, Enzo

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