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Saturday’s Premier League football is not over yet, as we’ve still got one more match to come.

It’s Sunderland v Arsenal, which kicks off at 20:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

The team news is about as straightforward as it comes, with both clubs unchanged from last weekend.

Kai Havertz, Christos Tzolis, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Riccardo Calafiori had dropped to the bench for Wednesday’s win at Napoli but all four are reinstated tonight.

Midweek starters Victor Gyokeres, Eberechi Eze, Mikel Merino and Piero Hincapie are back among the substitutes, then.

Jurrien Timber joins them on the visitors’ bench after recovering from injury.

Cristhian Mosquera hasn’t recovered in time, however.

LINE-UPS

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Mukiele, Danso, Ballard, Reinildo, Meunier, Sadiki, Xhaka, Le Fee, Angulo, Brobbey.

Subs: Ellborg, Methalie, Talbi, Rigg, O’Nien, Alderete, Isidor, Hume, Fofana.

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Gabriel, Konsa, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Rice, Saka, Odegaard, Tzolis, Havertz.

Subs: Kepa, Hincapie, Eze, Timber, Gyokeres, Madueke, Merino, Zubimendi, Guimaraes.


LIVE GAMEWEEK 4 PAGE + MATCH CENTRE

Sunderland Arsenal

You can follow all the day’s action via the Live Gameweek page, which you can find in the all-new FPL Toolkit section.

Here you can track 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.

And there’s also the all-new Match Centre to explore. Here, you’ll find stats, heatmaps, rolling xG graphs and more on every Premier League fixture.

A lot is free for all, with Chief Scout Members getting full access.

Enjoy!


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  1. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    9 hours, 6 mins ago

    Brobbey has been so good.

    Isn't it time he came off the pitch? Regis please...

  2. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    9 hours, 6 mins ago

    3 things i learned before using my wc
    Palmer is not worth 2m more than rogers
    Saka is certainly not worth 3m than odeegard.
    Bruno f is not worth 4m than mbuemo..

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      9 hours, 4 mins ago

      i disagree on the last one

  3. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 12 Years
    9 hours, 5 mins ago

    remind me about the purpose of making transfers and taking hits and then activating wc at the end the of the week? rather than hitting wc button now

    1. SINGH
      • 8 Years
      9 hours, 4 mins ago

      Price impact

      1. Brosstan
        • 12 Years
        8 hours, 54 mins ago

        Lol

  4. SINGH
    • 8 Years
    9 hours, 5 mins ago

    Goal of the season from Bruno G. Haaland Pedro Bruno F Isak all need to take lessons from Bruno G. Greatest ever midfielder in PL history now he is at Arsenal.

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 hours, 4 mins ago

      History?

      Jog on

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      9 hours, 4 mins ago

      Steady on

    3. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      9 hours, 4 mins ago

      I remember my first ever match

  5. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 hours, 4 mins ago

    Stop the count

  6. Fifa las vegas
    • 14 Years
    9 hours, 4 mins ago

    Miserable GW. Having one of Raya or Davis would’ve made all the difference in FH. Tomorrow could make it much worse

  7. SINGH
    • 8 Years
    9 hours, 4 mins ago

    Come on Arsenal, get a second and then Sunderland to score 1

  8. Zalk
    • 15 Years
    9 hours, 3 mins ago

    Sunderland is Stoke level of boredom...what even is this? You need to have at least two creative players on the pitch for something to happen.

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      9 hours, 3 mins ago

      2 creative players or 1 Bruno Fernandes

  9. Ignasi M
    • 9 Years
    9 hours, 3 mins ago

    Saka...ffs. again. That should have been 2.

  10. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 hours, 2 mins ago

    Tzolis got into such a good position there but pass didn’t make it to him

  11. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    9 hours, 1 min ago

    Customary Xhaka YC

    1. Zalk
      • 15 Years
      8 hours, 59 mins ago

      Ref had to fill his quota, never a yellow.

  12. JohnnyCroat
    • 11 Years
    9 hours, 1 min ago

    FH4 seems a success so far.
    De Cuyper & Bruno to play yet.

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      8 hours, 38 mins ago

      A bit of a failure for me. Although my original team wouldn’t have done much this week anyway…unless Bruno and Mbeumo do well tomorrow

  13. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 hours ago

    How does Xhaka not get a second yc for dissent is crazy. Ah, he no longer plays for Arsenal, that must be it.

  14. Brosstan
    • 12 Years
    8 hours, 58 mins ago

    Konsa again Arsenals worst defender. Last gw pointless fk given away leading to Chelsea's goal, this time giving away a penalty with crap defending.

    How this overrated joker was brought in for Mosquera is unbelievable

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      8 hours, 53 mins ago

      Konsa big block

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        8 hours, 52 mins ago

        Playing alright for the worst defender

        1. Ignasi M
          • 9 Years
          8 hours, 37 mins ago

          Konsa has been fine - have you noticed he couldn't cope with Brobbey so he switched with Gabriel?

  15. Ignasi M
    • 9 Years
    8 hours, 56 mins ago

    Saka fourth chance miss....

  16. Utopsis
    • 6 Years
    8 hours, 56 mins ago

    Tzolis must be too small for his teammates to see

  17. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    8 hours, 56 mins ago

    Saka wtaf

  18. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 hours, 56 mins ago

    Saka needs to pass that to Tzolis ffs. Tzolis does really well to win it high up the pitch

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 hours, 54 mins ago

      Exactly, he was fuming

  19. Ignasi M
    • 9 Years
    8 hours, 54 mins ago

    aaaarrrghhhh so close for Sunderland.

    1. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      8 hours, 52 mins ago

      Aren't you an arsenal supporter? Why are you always hoping they lose?

  20. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    8 hours, 54 mins ago

    I can't watch...

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      8 hours, 50 mins ago

      3 arsenal defenders?

  21. Ignasi M
    • 9 Years
    8 hours, 54 mins ago

    Gabriel with another vital block . what a game.

  22. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 hours, 53 mins ago

    Didnt realise triple Arsenal def would be so stressful

    1. Ignasi M
      • 9 Years
      8 hours, 52 mins ago

      Arsenal is stress

  23. Ignasi M
    • 9 Years
    8 hours, 53 mins ago

    argh Timber goal....but offside

    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      8 hours, 52 mins ago

      Lovely ball from Odegaard

      1. Ignasi M
        • 9 Years
        8 hours, 51 mins ago

        stunning

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      8 hours, 51 mins ago

      Ode A goes begging again

  24. Ignasi M
    • 9 Years
    8 hours, 52 mins ago

    Timber just off

  25. Ignasi M
    • 9 Years
    8 hours, 52 mins ago

    this is going to finish either 1-1 or 0-2

  26. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 hours, 51 mins ago

    Tzolis going to get subbed for Eze with a blank when he was in great positions so many times and not pickled out. Frustrating

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      8 hours, 49 mins ago

      Happens. He will come good

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      8 hours, 43 mins ago

      and now they are passing down that side to Eze lol.

      Couldn't see Tzolis when he was there

  27. Ignasi M
    • 9 Years
    8 hours, 50 mins ago

    Yeah too intense for Tzolis

  28. Ignasi M
    • 9 Years
    8 hours, 50 mins ago

    sunderland v Arsenal? NO. Gabriel v Brobbey more like. what a battle.

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      8 hours, 50 mins ago

      Gabby loves a battle

  29. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 hours, 49 mins ago

    Stop whining Gabriel.

  30. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    8 hours, 49 mins ago

    Brobby YC