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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
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 4 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
    4 months, 4 days ago

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

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      no

  3. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    He's clipped him with his left foot

    It's a penalty

    1. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 4 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
    4 months, 4 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
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      its a clear penalty

  5. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

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

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Didn't they have a goal disallowed today?

    2. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 4 days ago

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

      Gotta read the small print.

  6. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    gusto off
    delap on

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

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

  7. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Anyone considering a 1 GW punt on Jimenez next GW?

  8. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    raya starting to make some saves this season now, nice

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      *and theres the save point 🙂

  9. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Delap on for Gusto.

    Pedro in the 10 I assume...

  10. Hypnos
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Haaland’s not been pictured at the Etihad…

  11. JBG
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Haaland, Marmoush & Semenyo front 3.

    Khusanov in for Dias.

    Nico O’Reilly back in midfield.

    1. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      ty

  12. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

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

  13. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 4 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
        4 months, 4 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
            4 months, 4 days ago

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

  14. JBG
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Great pass by the golden boy

  15. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

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

  16. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Garner putting in good tackles

    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 4 days ago

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

  17. JBG
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 4 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
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Apart from Haaland and Bruno no one will be 10

  18. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Haaland 5 goal blitz incoming

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      He the most capped player of active teams?

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        I went Bruno

        1. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 months, 4 days ago

          I did too

          1. Nomar
            • 16 Years
            4 months, 4 days ago

            Et moi aussi

    2. iFash@FPL
      • 2 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Won’t surprise me.

  19. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    fofana needs to be careful on a booking

  20. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 4 days ago

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

    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Jeez they could withstand a 100 sieges...

  21. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    2 headless chickens coming on for Arsenal

  22. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    surely a pen for chelsea no?

  23. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    wtf thats a pen no? come on

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      *arghh wouldve been soft i guess

    2. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 4 days ago

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

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        yup true

      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

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

  24. Absolutely Muñozed
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Timber WTF. why was he subbed??

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Splinter

      1. Dannyb
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        Under rated joke that

  25. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 4 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

  26. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 4 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
      4 months, 4 days ago

      salah averaging a goal per game since gw29

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Not sure how Salah is in the conversations

    3. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Haaland has 3 goals since GW18

      Both have been disappointing

  27. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Gabriel on 3(!) defcons

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Saka needs to get 5 more please

    2. Absolutely Muñozed
      4 months, 4 days ago

      points for everyone

  28. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Saka off, Dowman on.

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      I mean, I want this to happen

  29. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

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

  30. Nomar
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 4 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
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Everton should be 3-0 up at least

    2. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 4 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 😆