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We’ve got a rare double-header of matches at 5.30pm GMT this evening, thanks to the UEFA Champions League.

Arsenal take on Everton at the Emirates, while Chelsea host Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge.

TEAM NEWS

There’s no mucking about from Liam Rosenior this evening, with the much-feared rotation not materialising.

There are only two changes from the defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, both of which are – officially – enforced.

Pedro Neto‘s one-match domestic ban sees Alejandro Garnacho come in on the left wing.

Meanwhile, Rosenior recalls Robert Sanchez between the sticks, although he may have had his hands forced as Filip Jorgensen is out, reportedly with a minor groin injury.

The busiest manager of the evening, in terms of changes, is unsurprisingly Eddie Howe.

Tino Livramento, Sven Botman, Joe Willock, Nick Woltemade, Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon are all brought into the side after midweek benchings.

Sandro Tonali misses out through illness, while Kieran Trippier, Joelinton, William Osula, Anthony Elanga and Dan Burn drop down to the bench.

Mikel Arteta has gone strong at the Emirates, too.

Kai Havertz, Noni Madueke and Riccardo Calafiori for Viktor Gyokeres, Gabriel Martinelli and Piero Hincapie are the only three changes from Wednesday.

There’s still no Leandro Trossard or Martin Odegaard in the Gunners’ squad.

Everton are without both Jarrad Branthwaite and James Tarkowski at the Emirates.

Michael Keane and Tim Iroegbunam come into the side.

That’ll prompt a reshuffle, too, with James Garner moving to right-back and Jake O’Brien shifting across to centre-half.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Rice, Madueke, Eze, Saka, Havertz.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, White, Hincapie, Jesus, Martinelli, Gyokeres, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman.

Everton XI: Pickford, Garner, O’Brien, Keane, Mykolenko, Gana, Iroegbunam, McNeil, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Beto.

Subs: Travers, Dibling, Coleman, Patterson, Barry, George, Rohl, Aznou, Armstrong.


Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella, Caicedo, James, Palmer, Fernandez, Garnacho, Joao Pedro.

Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Adarabioyo, Delap, Guiu, Hato, Lavia, Andrey Santos, Badiashile, Sarr.

Newcastle United XI: Ramsdale, Livramento, Thiaw, Botman, Hall, Willock, Woltemade, Ramsey, Murphy, Gordon, Barnes.

Subs: Pope, Ruddy, Trippier, Joelinton, Wissa, Osula, Elanga, Burn, A.Murphy


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. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 6 days ago

    would u get rid of Guehi/semenyo/Haaland next week and field 11, or sell Enzo and field 10

    cuz lets face it, enzo being the 11th player is just 2 points more, but a city transfer saved for later

  2. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 6 days ago

    any chance of a Nunes, Semenyo or Haaland no show?
    Hill bencher

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 6 days ago

      no

  3. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 6 days ago

    He's clipped him with his left foot

    It's a penalty

    1. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 6 days ago

      Of course it is. I think it all comes down to his reaction. If he had held his foot in agony it would have been a penalty.

  4. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 6 days ago

    Former Tottenham and Man City players saying Arsenal should have been awarded a clear pen

    Yet peeps on here say Havertz dived

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

      its a clear penalty

  5. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 6 days ago

    Timber to Thiaw then... Heard that Sunderland will never score again.

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 6 days ago

      Didn't they have a goal disallowed today?

    2. Moon Dog
        1 month, 6 days ago

        That only applies if you don't bring in Thiaw.

        Gotta read the small print.

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 6 days ago

      gusto off
      delap on

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 6 days ago

        There's that RC someone was asking for couple of pages back

    4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 6 days ago

      Anyone considering a 1 GW punt on Jimenez next GW?

    5. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 6 days ago

      raya starting to make some saves this season now, nice

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 6 days ago

        *and theres the save point 🙂

    6. Moon Dog
        1 month, 6 days ago

        Delap on for Gusto.

        Pedro in the 10 I assume...

      • Hypnos
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 6 days ago

        Haaland’s not been pictured at the Etihad…

      • JBG
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 6 days ago

        Haaland, Marmoush & Semenyo front 3.

        Khusanov in for Dias.

        Nico O’Reilly back in midfield.

        1. Sailboats
          • 10 Years
          1 month, 6 days ago

          ty

      • Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        1 month, 6 days ago

        moyes to ruin another arsenal title challenge? that would 3 times in 4 seasons

      • FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 6 days ago

        Man City

        XI | Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guéhi, Ait-Nouri, Rodri, Bernardo (C), O’Reilly, Marmoush, Semenyo, Haaland

        SUBS | Trafford, Dias, Reijnders, Ake, Kovacic, Cherki, Doku, Nico, Foden

          1. Ze_Austin
            • 7 Years
            1 month, 6 days ago

            To remove tracking info from your URLs, remove the first question mark and everything after it, and check if the link still works

              1. FPL Blow-In
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                1 month, 6 days ago

                There you have it. Every day is a school day.

      • JBG
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 6 days ago

        Great pass by the golden boy

      • Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 6 days ago

        Saka again...total shite. Zubimendi poor again.

      • FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 6 days ago

        Garner putting in good tackles

        1. Moon Dog
            1 month, 6 days ago

            What a season he's had. Might get a cheeky England call up over the break...

        2. JBG
          • 7 Years
          1 month, 6 days ago

          Saka should be 14m next season, someone needs to take over the "Salah spot" from this season. Same price for the same points

          1. Absolutely Muñozed
              1 month, 6 days ago

              Apart from Haaland and Bruno no one will be 10

          2. tiger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            1 month, 6 days ago

            Haaland 5 goal blitz incoming

            1. Royal5
              • 14 Years
              1 month, 6 days ago

              He the most capped player of active teams?

              1. Royal5
                • 14 Years
                1 month, 6 days ago

                I went Bruno

                1. tiger
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  1 month, 6 days ago

                  I did too

                  1. Nomar
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
                    1 month, 6 days ago

                    Et moi aussi

            2. iFash@FPL
              • 2 Years
              1 month, 6 days ago

              Won’t surprise me.

          3. F4L
            • 11 Years
            1 month, 6 days ago

            fofana needs to be careful on a booking

          4. Moon Dog
              1 month, 6 days ago

              They should have built castles out of Magpies. They'd be impregnable.

              1. Moon Dog
                  1 month, 6 days ago

                  Jeez they could withstand a 100 sieges...

              2. Royal5
                • 14 Years
                1 month, 6 days ago

                2 headless chickens coming on for Arsenal

              3. F4L
                • 11 Years
                1 month, 6 days ago

                surely a pen for chelsea no?

              4. F4L
                • 11 Years
                1 month, 6 days ago

                wtf thats a pen no? come on

                1. F4L
                  • 11 Years
                  1 month, 6 days ago

                  *arghh wouldve been soft i guess

                2. Moon Dog
                    1 month, 6 days ago

                    Looked like minimal contact tbf. As much as I wanted it...

                    1. F4L
                      • 11 Years
                      1 month, 6 days ago

                      yup true

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

                      although i think if the ref gave on field, wouldve stood

                3. Absolutely Muñozed
                    1 month, 6 days ago

                    Timber WTF. why was he subbed??

                    1. FPL Blow-In
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 13 Years
                      1 month, 6 days ago

                      Splinter

                      1. Dannyb
                        • 9 Years
                        1 month, 6 days ago

                        Under rated joke that

                  • EL tridente
                    • 8 Years
                    1 month, 6 days ago

                    Have the following team. Only 2 transfers. Should I WC or FH in next GW?

                    Raya, Dubravka
                    O’Reilly, Gabriel, Munoz, Thiaw, Hill
                    Bruno, Semenyo, Rice, Rogers, Szoboszlai
                    Halland, Thiago, Guiu

                  • AC/DC AFC
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    1 month, 6 days ago

                    Haaland with 7 goals in 11 games v West Ham

                    Salah with one goal since the start of November

                    Choose your narrative!

                    1. F4L
                      • 11 Years
                      1 month, 6 days ago

                      salah averaging a goal per game since gw29

                    2. Royal5
                      • 14 Years
                      1 month, 6 days ago

                      Not sure how Salah is in the conversations

                    3. Ze_Austin
                      • 7 Years
                      1 month, 6 days ago

                      Haaland has 3 goals since GW18

                      Both have been disappointing

                  • Royal5
                    • 14 Years
                    1 month, 6 days ago

                    Gabriel on 3(!) defcons

                    1. FPL Blow-In
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 13 Years
                      1 month, 6 days ago

                      Saka needs to get 5 more please

                    2. Absolutely Muñozed
                        1 month, 6 days ago

                        points for everyone

                    3. Ignasi M
                      • 8 Years
                      1 month, 6 days ago

                      Saka off, Dowman on.

                      1. Ignasi M
                        • 8 Years
                        1 month, 6 days ago

                        I mean, I want this to happen

                    4. F4L
                      • 11 Years
                      1 month, 6 days ago

                      2 goals in nearly 4 matches so far today...

                    5. Nomar
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 16 Years
                      1 month, 6 days ago

                      I have Pickford, Gabriel and Rce, so I suppose 0-0 is the best result for me then?

                      1. Ignasi M
                        • 8 Years
                        1 month, 6 days ago

                        Everton should be 3-0 up at least

                      2. Moon Dog
                          1 month, 6 days ago

                          Pickford and Gabriel here.

                          I think with Timber off it probably edges that way. If he were still on it'd probably be better if Everton scored 😆