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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. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    FPL just feeling pretty dull ATM
    2 goals in 4 games, zzz

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

      All set up for an Ekitike masterclass

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

    Dowman winner incoming (long range shot)

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Found Dowman's dad....

  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Delap is

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

      Shite? Useless? Waste of money? Awful? Not a footballer? Someone MU is happy they didn't get?

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

      Danny Shittu

  4. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Started Timber.
    Benched Hill.
    Anderson 1st sub.

    WC fail.

  5. Absolutely Muñozed
    4 months, 4 days ago

    22 points on my bench

    1. Absolutely Muñozed
      4 months, 4 days ago

      even with dud Guiu

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

      I had Pedro, Sarr/palace and alderete on my bench last week. fml

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

    will be some serious added on time in this match

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

      For Arsenals usual time wasting?

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

    chelsea want another pen

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

      *they aint getting it, no chance

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

    now ramsdale connected with chalobah?

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

    Ant & Dec sat the wrong way round is deeply unsettling...

  10. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    If the Arsenal game ends in a draw
    It's going to be a huge boost & incentive for Man City

  11. Button Phobic
    • 17 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Did anyone see how bad Timber’s injury was?

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

      I did knot

    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      I think he needs to see a (tree) surgeon

    3. Ball Ake
      • 2 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      He didn't look chipper

    4. BOATIES FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Didn't look much, didn't seem to serious as injuries go. But I'm no Dr. He carried on for ten mins after he did it

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

      he was cut down in his prime.

    6. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Wood rot…

    7. Button Phobic
      • 17 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Yew lot are so funny

    8. Thicksolidtight
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      He'll be oak-ay

  12. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Haaland to Pedro went well then.

  13. SomeoneKnows
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Best Timber replacement for GW31?

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

      Steele ?

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

        You're on a roll

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

      Too early

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

      Virgil or Thiaw

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

    Arsenal fans moaning about Everton wasting time

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

    Loathe Arsenal

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

      Lucky ars

      1. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        Great cross by Dowman. What was lucky about it?

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

    Jokeres was the one

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

    Gyokeres goal they got it

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

    This pic/scene will haunt Chelsea online for a while

    https://x.com/i/status/2032899085120811045

    1. Free Hat
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Didnt see the game, but did see this pic a lot.
      Can you explain why the ref was standing inside a Che huddle?

  19. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Get in !

  20. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    8 mins ET @ Bridge

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

      Enough time for JP owners to get even more annoyed when he gets a YC

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

      Enough time for a red

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

    Rival getting Hincapie jam of course!

  22. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Looks like João Pedro just one of those players I have to own, just to stop his points for everyone else.

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

      But I begged you...

    2. Mainoo Magic
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Haha! Same I knew as soon as I brought him in he would stop scoring

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

    so much point dodging from palmer, ffs

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      If only Nacho & Delap could finish

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

        and he was fouled for james hitting the post there 😐

  24. pakornk
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    what was Pickford doing?

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

      Making sure I still don’t get CS by points off him.

      Got him and Enzo at the same time. Both a complete waste of a transfer!

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

      Needed to grow a few more inches there

      It's a common issue, I've heard

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

    God, my heart. Strength in depth will surely win us the league...

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

    Pickford is a clown

    1. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      1-0 or 2-0 doesn't really matter.
      Pickford was up for the corner at the death.

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

    Dowman!!

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

    2-0

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

    Dowman. Man of the match. completely changed it.

  30. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Max Dowman.

    Remember the name.

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

      Macheda 2.0

      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        Reiss Nelson you mean

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

          Yes