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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

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:

Arsenal v Chelsea team news: Hosts unchanged, Odegaard out
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  1. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    As Rice owner and Timber seller that goal was still worth 0.56 positive points.

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    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      With the help of hindsight I should have ditched Rogers for Wilson though.

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  2. WVA
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Rival has Thiago hattrick off the bench, Dalots 12 off the bench and now Timber.

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    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Good management that

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      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        😛 this

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      2. WVA
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        None of the players they came on for were predicted to be benched, the luck is insane!

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        1. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          It's a squad game, broheim. Watch and learn 😛

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    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Always a guy like that topping one of the ML’s

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  3. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Chelsea finising the game with 9 men, Garnacho on

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  4. Drizzle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Wilson, Haaland, Andersen all going to be yellow flagged and 1ft. Sigh

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    1. GC123
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      What’s up with Wilson?

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      1. Drizzle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Twisted ankle, unclear how serious

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        1. GC123
          • 4 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          Ah I see. Just saw he came off on 62. He was my transfer in next week. If he’s out, I can pivot to Haaland > Ekitike

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    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Same, what is your bench like?

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      1. Drizzle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        I can put out 11 but those 3 were the money fixtures. Really annoying.

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        1. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          I got NOR as well ffs.

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  5. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Which moves would you do for next GW:

    A) Haaland to Ekitike
    B) Rice to Tavernier
    C) Timber to Van Dijk

    Verbruggen 

    Munoz - Timber - Gabriel
    
Bruno F - Rice - Mbuemo - Rogers - Dango

    Haaland - Thiago 



    Dubravka - Senesi - Andersen - Guiu


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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Wait for Haaland news

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  6. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Who to sell first, Palmer or Rogers?

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    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Rogers shirley

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    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Rogers

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    3. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      The non penalty taker

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    4. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Both, but Palmer first

      Not being rude against you, but can't believe people own Salah, Saka and or Palmer

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      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Have only Pslmer of those, so it’s ok

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        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          Well was talking about others with Saka and Salah

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  7. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    A very stinky couple of weeks for those who bought Palmer last week and finally a blank from the fall merchant Pedro

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  8. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Why do I sense a CHE equalizer coming??

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  9. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    If only Hincapie wasn't a fool

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  10. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Timber down to 1 bap

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Been poor apart from the goal

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  11. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    If Arsenal draw this they don't deserve the title. How do they let 10 man Chelsea create chances by letting them have the ball?

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  12. rokonto
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Gakpo, Mcallister or Szboslai???

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    1. kempc23
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      None of them.

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    2. JohnnyB10
      • 1 Year
      1 month, 12 days ago

      I think Gakpo could be some nice diff otherwise Szobo

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  13. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Eze has been useless today.

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    1. GC123
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Agreed. I know he bagged a brace last week but, to put that in perspective, it was against Dr Spurs. Just doesn’t look the same player to me

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  14. DARE TO BISCAN
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Sexy Raya save point

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    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Best 6mil spent there

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      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        You know it

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  15. el polako
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Set Piece Sunday.

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  16. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Gab 10 defcons

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  17. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Gab defcon PLZ

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  18. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Gabby defcon I think

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      And 3 baps

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    2. tutankamun
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Confirmed

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  19. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Wow

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  20. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    ffs

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  21. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Needed that Raya save for an extra point

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  22. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    That block on Delap should be 10 DC for Gabriel

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    1. tutankamun
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Confirmed

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    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      This

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  23. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Super 2-1 Sunday

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      4x

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  24. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Palmer did better than I expected!

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    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Expected less than the 1 point?

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        As in minutes

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      2. fantasist
        • 15 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Haha I understood it that way too

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          Tbf yeah I didn’t think he’d play so had resigned to a zero pointer so kinda lol

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    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Feared the worst when he pulled up in the first half

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  25. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Arsenal where actually shite here. But 3pts are 3pts

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  26. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Raya made some incredible saves, should get more bonus

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    1. JohnnyB10
      • 1 Year
      1 month, 12 days ago

      This

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  27. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Don't think Timber will be getting any baps. Right?

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  28. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Where was that for the TC Gab?

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  29. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    embarrassing last 15 mins from arsenal. Raya and gabriel making amends for the wolves howler at least

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  30. Manani
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    best midfielder to get that is not Bruno, Wilson, Dango WIrtz?

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    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      If your squad can handle it, Semenyo

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      1. Manani
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        that will give me 3 ars, 3 city

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