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Attention switches to the Premier League title race in the evening kick-off, as Arsenal attempt to go six points clear of Manchester City.

Fulham provide the Gunners’ opposition in the 5.30pm BST match.

TEAM NEWS

Mikel Arteta has made five changes from the midweek draw in Madrid.

The fit-again Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze return to the starting XI this evening, while Leandro Trossard is also brought back in.

Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli have to make do with substitute duty but Martin Odegaard is absent entirely. Arteta had raised doubts about the Norwegian’s availability on Friday.

Riccardo Calafiori replaces Piero Hincapie at left-back, too.

In a slightly surprising call, Myles Lewis-Skelly comes into midfield as Martin Zubimendi drops to the bench.

As for Fulham, Marco Silva makes two changes to his side. Both are enforced.

Harrison Reed and Antonee Robinson come into the line-up, with Sander Berge and Ryan Sessegnon unavailable through illness and injury.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Eze, Trossard, Saka, Gyokeres

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, Hincapie, Jesus, Martinelli, Norgaard, Madueke, Zubimendi, Dowman.

Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Reed, Lukic, Smith Rowe, Wilson, Chukwueze, Jimenez.

Subs: Lecomte, Tete, Muniz, Cairney, Bobb, Cuenca, Kusi-Asare, King, Diop.

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:

Eze and Saka

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  1. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    24 mins ago

    So Arsenal can play nice attacking football after all 😉

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      15 mins ago

      Yep, when their best attacker is fit

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      14 mins ago

      Saka is back. That's the difference. And now they have to because of goal difference is prolly going decide the winner.

    3. el polako
      • 8 Years
      13 mins ago

      When opposing team is on the beach.

      1. JoeSoap
        • 12 Years
        1 min ago

        Still had a chance of European football

  2. -GK22-
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    24 mins ago

    Saka! WC gamble win got once

    1. Radulfo28773
      • 4 Years
      1 min ago

      I wanted to get Gyokeres for Welbeck with my only FT but was 0.1m short. Got Eze for Mitoma instead. 🙁

  3. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    23 mins ago

    I’m just wondering if it’s worth saving my TC chip for an Arsenal player (maybe Saka) for a potential bloodbath against Burnley. Was going to play it next GW on Haaland but having second thoughts now. Saka has been excellent this first half.

  4. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    23 mins ago

    Dang it should have capped Saka

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      6 mins ago

      Owning is differential enough, well played (again!) 🙂

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 mins ago

        Seemed obvious for Palmer this week, think most did it

        1. Raoul Nogues
            1 min ago

            Did you watch him play on Wednesday ?

          • Utopsis
            • 6 Years
            1 min ago

            Only obvious in hindsight, most went Eze. 7.5% ownership.

          • I think most who had Palmer thought of it (myself included) but didn't do it

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      20 mins ago

      Leno at it again. Match fixing?

    3. Feed the Gyok and he will score.

    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      19 mins ago

      Gyokeres playing well, but I stil don't trust him. Palmer to Saka still on.

    5. DBry
        18 mins ago

        gyok or Saka as the third Ars player?

        1. Moon Dog
            2 mins ago

            Saka

            I'm not 100% sure Gyokores is in Arteta's first choice XI when Havertz is fit.

        2. dansmusen
          • 8 Years
          18 mins ago

          Had Saka on my WC but was too afraid to go against the template so changed to Bruno last minute

          1. Milk, 1 Šuker
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            just now

            Be braver

        3. Qaiss
          • 10 Years
          18 mins ago

          What’s the excuse this time?

          A) Fulham not trying?
          B) Arteta distracted the Fulham players?
          C) Arteta bribed the Fulham players?

          1. Nightcrawler
            • 6 Years
            8 mins ago

            no zubimendi odegaard or martinelli

            1. Qaiss
              • 10 Years
              7 mins ago

              Zubimendi is the only one who’s good from that lot

          2. mixology
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            7 mins ago

            D) Title Race is over and Arsenal are content finishing 2nd

        4. Babit1967
          • 10 Years
          17 mins ago

          Ffs is Eze ever going to get involved

        5. Hughes Your Daddy
          • 13 Years
          16 mins ago

          Don't believe this - Fulham players got their flip flops on and thinking of summer holidays already. No fight.

          1. Nightcrawler
            • 6 Years
            7 mins ago

            dont worry arsenal will win the league title at selhurst

            1. Hughes Your Daddy
              • 13 Years
              3 mins ago

              Don't even joke about that. Every Palace fans worse nightmare.

          2. Qaiss
            • 10 Years
            2 mins ago

            That’s just not a fair comment to make

            Man City will play Brentford, Palace and Villa at home

            1. Qaiss
              • 10 Years
              1 min ago

              Well maybe not Brentford but the other 2

        6. lilmessipran
          • 13 Years
          15 mins ago

          Come on Rice get cookin mate

          1. Monklane
            • 16 Years
            11 mins ago

            I see what you did there.

          2. tutankamun
            • 16 Years
            11 mins ago

            9 DEFCONs

          3. 2 minutes in the microwave, stir then heat for a further 1 minute.

        7. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          13 mins ago

          All of Arsenal's remaining games of the season are in London. Lack of travel might be good for minutes, incl someone like Saka.

          1. Yep, sadly I think we will rest our players last game of the season v them (if we in the confluence league final)

        8. el polako
          • 8 Years
          12 mins ago

          City will drop points against Everton and Bournemouth.
          Arsenal will actually win it.
          They’ve been waiting long enough, maybe once the pressure is off and wait is over they will start playing interesting football next season.

          1. Qaiss
            • 10 Years
            just now

            Don’t think they drop points against either tbh but really hope so

        9. tutankamun
          • 16 Years
          11 mins ago

          This just means Haaland needs to score 4 on Monday

        10. Il Capitano
          • 5 Years
          11 mins ago

          Figures something like this happens after I lock in Eze as my 3rd Arsenal on WC

        11. Tic Tacs
          • 6 Years
          10 mins ago

          Thursday had Gyokeres cap and Mukiele starting instead of Wilson, over thinking took over. Need to just lock in early in the week next season, cost me around 150 points.

          1. Good tictacs

          2. Bigbars
            • 15 Years
            just now

            We all have Captain hindsight moments.
            If I had run and not ate all the pies when I was younger I could have been better than Thierry Henry

        12. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          4 mins ago

          Saka subbed

          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            just now

            Madueke on

        13. Raoul Nogues
            4 mins ago

            Salaire off

            1. Raoul Nogues
                just now

                (Saka)

            2. tutankamun
              • 16 Years
              4 mins ago

              Sak off

            3. Millwall or Southampton to win the Playoff Final?

            4. Letsgo!
              • 9 Years
              1 min ago

              Why saka off????

              1. Bobby Digital
                • 8 Years
                1 min ago

                Rested for UCL

                1. Letsgo!
                  • 9 Years
                  just now

                  Too fast to be sub off though. Hmm
                  Hes my capt of course damn

            5. Davemc23
              • 14 Years
              1 min ago

              Anyone else bring in Gyokeres on wildcard? Feeling pretty smug now!