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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. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Teacher " What did you do at the weekend Max ? "

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Downed 11 men

  2. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Pickford and Timber - heartbreaking

  3. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Sell Saka, and keep Madueke as back up to Dowman next season.

  4. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Seen the livescore assist for (Gabriel Ma... Thought i was in dreamland

  5. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Benched Sanchez for Dub, Timber goes off injured...just end this season already

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Dub for Sanchez*

    2. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Is benching Sanchez not what you want??

  6. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Lol @ Pickford

  7. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    What were you doing when you were 16YO

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      sniffing poppers and head banging to Nirvana

    2. LarryDuff
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Avoid the guards while also listening to Nirvana

      1. LarryDuff
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 1 day ago

        Avoiding*

    3. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Playing Match Day on ZX Spectrum, pretty similar to Dowman really.

    4. el polako
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Bashing Arsenal.

    5. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Climbing the ranks with a 3rd division club to a PL win on Fifa

  8. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    It will be so good getting rid of Rice and Enzo this week.

  9. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    A minute of silence for arsenal haters watching with excitement for 90 mins

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

      Good goal by the young lad as well

      He's definitely old enough, he's almost growing a mustache!

      Seriously, well played to him and the team.

      Looks like they can get over the line this time.

  10. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Palmer nearly gets a bonus point lol

  11. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    fair play to Arsenal.
    That sky commentary was so Arsenal bias though. Alan Smith needs someone opposite him who can counteract him.

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Sky reporter is more excited than Gyokeres.
      lol

  12. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Any chance for Gabby defcon?

    1. LarryDuff
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Think he's working for talk sport nowadays

  13. Hutchiniho
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Can Gab find 1dc for the + 2?

  14. #1 Salah Hater
    • 1 Year
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Gabriel 9defcon... Someone fire up the Batman signal for Tom Hadley

  15. LarryDuff
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    I have Ekiteke, Pedro and Calvert Lewin
    Who should I move DCL onto? Any price and not Haaland 🙂

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Keep if he's fit

      If not, Sesko or Thiago

      1. LarryDuff
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 1 day ago

        Thank you. Would worry for Seskos gametime and Brentford have good fixtures

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          1 month, 1 day ago

          I think it's now Sesko's spot to lose, but I understand the reservation

  16. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    João Pedro vs Newcastle:

    0 goals
    0 assists
    0 shots on target
    0 chances created
    0 big chances created
    0 successful take-ons
    0 key passes

    Cardio.

    1. #1 Salah Hater
      • 1 Year
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Long, long, long overdue

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Palmer was the outlet today. Hasn't been that way for a while

      I'd say credit goes to the Newcastle backline

    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      My most loathed FPL player of all time I think. Absolutely rotten.

  17. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Why the feck is Pickford coming up for a corner anyway, the guy is 5’7

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      To distract people with his way too short shorts.

    2. #1 Salah Hater
      • 1 Year
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Practicing for when England face their first credible opponent at the WC

  18. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    To get eleven for next GW.. which transfer:

    A) Haaland to Bowen
    B) Timber to Thiaw

    1. Hutchiniho
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      B

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Injured lad goes first

      Unless he's expected back for GW32

      In a straight fight for points, Bowen slightly above Thiaw for me

  19. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Joao Pedro on fire, blanks first game I buy him lol

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Same

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 1 day ago

        Frustrating, just don’t get much luck with some players

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          1 month, 1 day ago

          Same all season for me. Rims out.

    2. Mainoo Magic
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Ditto very frustrating

  20. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Very satisying that Pedro blank after the painful prior gameweeks!

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Not if you bought him

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      This is usually a sign to buy a player

      You're relieved that he blanked, rather than being surprised when he scores

  21. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Have the following team. Only 2 transfers. Should I WC or FH in next GW31?

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

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      What's your plan for BGW34?

      1. EL tridente
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 1 day ago

        If I WC now, I will FH in 34

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

    Pedro has single handedly kicked my butt for weeks on end. Brought him in this week though!

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      He blanked before his hat trick

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Snap

      At least he didn't hurt this week!!

      Rice scored 3 points and I get an extra player next week for Guiu

  23. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Enzo G+A midweek in the UCL, blank in FPL, swear it always happens! Gordon did the inverse for once this week

  24. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Did not watch the match.

    Any updates on Timber?

  25. Hirrel87
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    How TF is Thiaw not getting bonus points from that game?? Top for defensive contributions, and numerous blocks/tackles. I don't get it