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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. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    8 hours, 19 mins ago

    Save it pls

  2. JBG
    • 8 Years
    8 hours, 19 mins ago

    Gabriel has to take it

  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    8 hours, 19 mins ago

    Pen Ars

  4. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    8 hours, 18 mins ago

    Reni 2nd YC R

  5. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    8 hours, 18 mins ago

    #GiveItToHume

  6. Ignasi M
    • 9 Years
    8 hours, 18 mins ago

    0-2 SAKA, PEN

  7. SM001
    • 10 Years
    8 hours, 18 mins ago

    SAKAAAAA!

  8. fantasyfog
    • 11 Years
    8 hours, 17 mins ago

    Went isak over saka. When will I ever learn

    1. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      8 hours, 15 mins ago

      Don’t be hard on yourself. Not a case of learning imo. Isak could easily have out scored Saka. Saka very lucky to get points in this match.

  9. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 hours, 17 mins ago

    Saka owners blessed. Soft soft penalty and almost saved

    1. SINGH
      • 8 Years
      8 hours, 16 mins ago

      Greatest winger in the modern PL history

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

        You’re full of the dramatics tonight 😆

    2. SM001
      • 10 Years
      8 hours, 15 mins ago

      Blessed indeed. Imagine picking the penalty taker for the best team in the league?! Mental right? So lucky!

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

        My comment is clearly to the specific incident in tonight’s game. Not Saka being a good pick or not.

        Did posting that sarcastic comment make you feel good? You look really cool I must say

        1. SM001
          • 10 Years
          7 hours, 53 mins ago

          It did. And thanks!

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            7 hours, 47 mins ago

            You’re welcome 🙂

  10. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 hours, 17 mins ago

    FFS

    This game is a marathon of luck.

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      8 hours, 16 mins ago

      Hasn’t been an enjoyable GW at all

  11. fantasyfog
    • 11 Years
    8 hours, 16 mins ago

    Saka or Isakofshite

    1. PartyTime
      • 5 Years
      8 hours, 13 mins ago

      I would've picked Isak on FH

  12. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    8 hours, 16 mins ago

    Yes Saka!!!

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      8 hours, 16 mins ago

      Andy regretting backing out on stream now!

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

    Well done Saka punters!

    Great game, thoroughly enjoyed that

  14. Ignasi M
    • 9 Years
    8 hours, 16 mins ago

    what a game. Sunderland didn't deserve to lose, really.

    1. SINGH
      • 8 Years
      8 hours, 15 mins ago

      But they did. BTW weren't you released by Arsenal Ignasi Miguel?

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

        Ummm *sweats* I erm, don't know what you're on about....

      2. Ignasi M
        • 9 Years
        8 hours, 13 mins ago

        Looks like you got me, hermano

    2. JBG
      • 8 Years
      8 hours, 15 mins ago

      Arsenal too good at the back. No wonder Arteta keeps on buying CBs

    3. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      8 hours, 12 mins ago

      Beauty in the eye of the beholder, put in a shift but their tactics were mostly about muscling their way into fooling the ref.

  15. Fifa las vegas
    • 14 Years
    8 hours, 15 mins ago

    Will they find a defcon for Konsa from somewhere?

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      8 hours, 13 mins ago

      I hope so too

  16. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    8 hours, 15 mins ago

    That game took years off my life. Triple Arsenal defence comes at a cost 😆

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      8 hours, 15 mins ago

      My heart bleeds lol

      1. Moon Dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        8 hours, 7 mins ago

        Don't worry, it'll be crying in the corner when the CS pops next week.

        I just got lucky today.

    2. HadiSLIM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      8 hours, 14 mins ago

      lol same

  17. Brosstan
    • 12 Years
    8 hours, 15 mins ago

    Gabriel getting a YC because Konsa is beefing with Sunderland players and he goes in to break it off is one of the worst refereeing decisions I've seen in a while

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      8 hours, 14 mins ago

      amen

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      8 hours, 13 mins ago

      Ref went for budget option Konsa clearly!

  18. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 hours, 15 mins ago

    It’s disgusting how casuals get rewarded for the big fail of bringing Saka in on a WC

  19. #1 Arne Engels Fan
    • 2 Years
    8 hours, 14 mins ago

    Konsa didn't hit defcon????

    I went to check FPL thinking he'd be on about 25 having watched the game

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

      1. Recoveries dont count for DC for defenders
      2. Tackles only give DC if your team gains possession
      3. Blocks only count if you block a shot at goal. Blocking a cross and giving the opposition a corner or throw in isn't a block.

      People always count a lot of actions that aren't def cons

  20. dshv
    • 9 Years
    8 hours, 14 mins ago

    White to ?

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

    Gabriel hit 10 DC

    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      8 hours, 12 mins ago

      And 2 bonus.

      Gabriel doing Gabriel things.

  22. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    8 hours, 14 mins ago

    So much jam on those five extra Saka points for me. But I'll have it.

    No shot of an extra cheeky defcon for Konsa, is there?

  23. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    8 hours, 13 mins ago

    The trendsetting tweets worked!

    Jammy Davis haul on for Hume as predicted 😎

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      8 hours, 12 mins ago

      Water is wet

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        8 hours, 12 mins ago

        Hehe!

  24. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 hours, 13 mins ago

    raya gab saka

    get what you pay for 😉

    although not having raya maybe a mistake....

  25. Sergio Giorgini
    • 14 Years
    8 hours, 13 mins ago

    Gaby hits defcon! In the end they found 11

  26. Utopsis
    • 6 Years
    8 hours, 13 mins ago

    #wewantKonsadefcon

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

    Gabriel just jumped to 11 Defcons

  28. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    8 hours, 12 mins ago

    51 with 5 still to go, I love fpl XXX

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      8 hours, 11 mins ago

      You always seem to pull it off

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      8 hours, 10 mins ago

      Water is wet.

      Jk - 50 with 5 here 😉

  29. Lucky Z
    • 9 Years
    8 hours, 12 mins ago

    Donnarumma vs SUN or Sels vs COV as 1 GW punt before WC? Want to save 0.1 on Lammens drop.

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 hours, 10 mins ago

      Sels

  30. Fifa las vegas
    • 14 Years
    8 hours, 11 mins ago

    Might get Schade in for Hinshelwood, his fixtures even though they are red in the ticket, aren’t all that bad. Chelsea, Villa and Pool all look vulnerable