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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. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Eze = xMins god. Who needs goals and assists eh?

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      He will get them in the games to come

  2. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    What a difference a week makes, bookies now have Arsenal 65% chance to win title and West Ham most favourite to go down!

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      That’s simply because they have points in the bag and City and Spuds are yet to play.

    2. Bigbars
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      I've always been curious how the CS and Title chance percentages are calculated... actually in fact the xg too... just seems random to a degree like house valuations

  3. tutankamun
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Eze off

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      CS banked. Excellent

  4. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Thoughts on Eze tonight?

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Really good performance, pulling the strings from deeper a la Odegaard. Not particularly great from an FPL perspective though

  5. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Do any of you have any great film recommendations from the past few years?

    Films I have loved in recent years would be Parasite, Whiplash, The Holdovers, Dune Part l & ll, The Father, Captain Fantastic

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      FPL bro

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 25 days ago

        Move on to the next post, bro.

      2. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        1 month, 25 days ago

        Because the pages are flying with FPL related comments right? It’s because of miserable sods like you that these boards are dying. Bro.

        1. brianutd-why always we? 20
          • 14 Years
          1 month, 25 days ago

          Night night mummy calling

    2. Malkmus
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Weapons is superb.

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 25 days ago

        Saw it, loved it,

  6. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    lol, nice save 😆

  7. Evasivo
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Didn’t realise Def Cons could go down.. Gabriel was on 8 and now 7 😮

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Shots off target can loose points for example

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        1 month, 25 days ago

        That doesn't affect defcons

        1. brianutd-why always we? 20
          • 14 Years
          1 month, 25 days ago

          Correct

  8. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Triple Arsenal def stay tight

  9. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Excellent performance from Arsenal today.

  10. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    really weird 2nd half from arsenal. could come back to bite if city turn it up vs brentfrod and palace

    at least there is still the burnley home game in the bank

  11. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Dammit King, what was that...

  12. Assisting the assister
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    3FTs so get 3 Palace players or just a couple? Munoz and Sarr?

    1. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Just those 2 for me. Or maybe just Sarr alone.

    2. Ron_Swanson
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      I’m not sure I’ll get any to be honest. One of their games is a tough one against City so it’s probably a single gameweek really and fixtures after are tough too so don’t want them after

    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Only one for me, one of those two.

    4. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      I think if you had BB there ok
      Dont like Sarr at the cheap mid position

  13. #1 Arne Engels Fan
    • 1 Year
    1 month, 25 days ago

    What a player Saka would be if his body was composed of bones rather than glass

  14. Skout
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Got exact funds for below, thoughts?
    Palmer > Saka
    Pedro > Gyok
    VanHecke > Munoz
    3FT / 2.1 itb

    Verb
    Gabriel O’Reilly VanHecke
    Bruno Palmer Semenyo Tavernier
    Haaland Pedro Welbeck

    Darlow Rayan Hill Struijk

    1. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Gyökeres often blanks in away games, 2/3 away

  15. Dank Squid
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    DZ...slow. Saka, thx for the top 10ks, failed you this time but others still believe

  16. FC Hakkebøf
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Contemplated all week if I should do Palmer to Saka, but was to worried about his minutes. Might have effictively ruined my chances of winning my ML unless Palmer and Pedro run riot monday. Nobody to blame but my self as I did the same as all the content creators who wildcarded in gw32 did.