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Arsenal v Leeds team news: Konsa + Havertz fit to start

10 October 2026 78 comments
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Gameweek 6 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) kicks off with Arsenal v Leeds United this Saturday lunchtime.

The Premier League’s first match in 20 days gets underway at 12.30pm BST.

TEAM NEWS

Kai Havertz and Ezri Konsa have recovered from the injuries they picked up on international duty to start for the hosts.

Meanwhile, it’s Noni Madueke, and not Eberechi Eze, who gets the nod to come in for the absent Christos Tzolis.

There are two other changes from Gameweek 5, with Ben White and Myles Lewis-Skelly ousting the benched Jurrien Timber and Bruno Guimaraes.

There’s no Cristhian Mosquera in the squad, despite his return to training over the break.

Leeds are unchanged from their goalless draw with Crystal Palace.

LINE-UPS

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

Substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Zubimendi, Timber, Eze, Merino, Gyokeres, Hincapie, Guimaraes, Dowman.

Leeds United XI: Trafford, Bogle, Justin, Elvedi, Muharemovic, Gudmundsson, Tanaka, Stach, Ampadu, Okafor, Calver-Lewin.

Substitutes: Zetterer, Bard, Gruev, Bahoya, Bijol, Nmecha, Wilson, Longstaff, Aaronson.

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  1. BR510
    • 1 Year
    1 hour, 16 mins ago

    Benched Konsa for Pedro - right decision?

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      57 mins ago

      Apparently Pedro and Palmer start

      You'll know once the football is played

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    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      56 mins ago

      Nah. The betting markets think Pedro is benched and this is a nailed on clean for Konsa as Mother Farke will park the bus. You've started 1 point compared to at least 6.

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      1. Brosstan
        • 12 Years
        52 mins ago

        What betting markets deal with starting lineups?

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        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          43 mins ago

          Predicted goal drops indicate an attacking player benched. Plus Neale benched Pedro too.

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          1. Brosstan
            • 12 Years
            1 min ago

            No they dont. Players with low chance to start consistently have their odds to score set as if they are startingm

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        2. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          43 mins ago

          The ones virgin made up

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          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            34 mins ago

            It's not me. All the big FPL accounts were all over it this morning on Twitter.

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      2. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        29 mins ago

        Cheeky Alonso having a bet eh !

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        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          25 mins ago

          Or the kit man!

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  2. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 14 mins ago

    It was a big call but Scout - and most of the predictors - got Konsa wrong. I personally thought Konsa would start based on Arteta's comments, which were quite non committal, and the fact that Arsenal really need to bounce back after Brighton and they need their best players in the game.

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2026/10/10/arsenal-v-leeds-predicted-line-ups-fpl-team-news-2

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    1. Fodderx4
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 6 mins ago

      I thought so too and started him. Would have got DCl off the bench as started Thomas and went with 4 at the back.

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        41 mins ago

        Wise.

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    2. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 3 mins ago

      It was a tricky week for predictors.

      Tuchel's comments sold it for me, plus Konsa played the full 90 v Croatia
      https://x.com/HaytersTV/status/2107087686263607717

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        45 mins ago

        All the Football London guys thought he would be benched too.

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      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        35 mins ago

        Arteta's comments told us all we needed to know

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        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          33 mins ago

          Agreed. You have to be able to read between the lines with him, he was born slippy.

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    3. PogChamp
      • 15 Years
      45 mins ago

      Kinda funny that he starts. I played it safe and just went Raya on my WC.

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        24 mins ago

        Konsa is going to be a problem in the medium term anyway with Saliba on his way back.

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        1. PogChamp
          • 15 Years
          22 mins ago

          Yeah I think so too

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    4. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      27 mins ago

      Hey Virg, why didn’t you post this before deadline?

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  3. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 hour, 13 mins ago

    updated

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  4. Holmes
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 7 mins ago

    TC Haaland

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    1. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      14 mins ago

      No brainer for anyone still with TC

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    2. Jebiga
      • 14 Years
      2 mins ago

      Vs Ipswitch?

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  5. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    59 mins ago

    We're back baby

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    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      41 mins ago

      'Ave it.

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  6. SINGH
    • 8 Years
    56 mins ago

    Calvert Lewin hatrrick please

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  7. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    48 mins ago

    Top 10k EO:
    Haaland 123.2%
    Groß 89.1%
    Calafiori 86.6%
    João Pedro 86.2%
    Rogers 65.6%
    De Cuyper 53.0%
    Raya 52.5%
    Palmer 51.6%
    Hall 46.7%
    Saka 46.0%
    B.Fernandes 42.7%
    Schade 29.3%
    Tarkowski 27.4%
    Gibbs-White 25.8%
    Verbruggen 25.2%
    Gvardiol 25.2%
    Barnes 23.2%
    Konsa 21.6%
    Wissa 18.4%
    Szoboszlai 18.2%
    Gonzalo 18.0%
    Ødegaard 16.9%
    Barry 16.9%
    Mbeumo 15.3%
    King 12.7%

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    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 13 Years
      31 mins ago

      Bruno a differential

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      1. Moon Dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        17 mins ago

        Not a bad player to have as a differential...

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      28 mins ago

      cheers

      everyone kept pedro huh. gulp

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  8. F4L
    • 11 Years
    46 mins ago

    could do with arsenal returning to their clean sheet ways

    nice to see the right players around saka, and madueke getting mins at lw

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  9. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    45 mins ago

    I wouldn't worry if you benched Konsa. Leeds will no doubt score anyway.

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    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      37 mins ago

      He has like a 6 point ceiling anyway

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    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      33 mins ago

      According to planet FPL and the arsenal correspondent they are suspectible to goals from shots outside the box, so Stach should do well today.

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      1. PartyTime
        • 5 Years
        19 mins ago

        susceptible 😉

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    3. JBG
      • 8 Years
      31 mins ago

      Hopefully they do score but Gabriel gets a goal and defcons

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    4. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      28 mins ago

      Hopefully Konsa being managed gets subbed earlier !

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      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        13 mins ago

        Yeah 58th min sub

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  10. el polako
    • 9 Years
    39 mins ago

    What is happening with Timber?
    Started against Brighton and now back on the bench?
    Surely much better player than White?

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    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      22 mins ago

      Being carefully managed?

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      1. el polako
        • 9 Years
        20 mins ago

        Was in all predicted lineups.
        Oh well, we move (away from glass players).

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        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          16 mins ago

          The line up predictors have had a shocker TBF and we're only one game in.

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        2. Winging it
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          2 mins ago

          "Predicted" being the key word, given that it's an educated guess.

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  11. umerlfc
    • 10 Years
    27 mins ago

    Palmer MGW Rogers Odegaard King
    Haaland Pedro

    Could I have played Barry instead of anyone from the attack above?

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  12. fusen
    • 14 Years
    24 mins ago

    Yeah, you can play a third forward instead of any of your midfield or strikers

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  13. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    23 mins ago

    3 week international game. Never again I hope

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    1. Raoul Nogues
      • 1 Year
      1 min ago

      It will come back next year and at least until 2030

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  14. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    23 mins ago

    Benched Konsa. Need a Leeds goal.

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

      I did too. I played Gabriel and Calafiori however so no thanks

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      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        17 mins ago

        😀

        I probably should’ve bench boosted - got Cherki, Gvardiol and Konsa on it

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

          Yeah, that would have been a good one. Liverpool without Isak and Gakpo too

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          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 17 Years
            10 mins ago

            Were there any leaks with Konsa starting? I was out when the deadline passed.

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

              Not sure, I wasn’t on near deadline…

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  15. Calafiornication
    • 7 Years
    22 mins ago

    Good luck lads .
    Bruno (c) letsgo

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    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 10 Years
      20 mins ago

      GL pal. Saka [C]

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      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        2 mins ago

        Same gl

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    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      17 mins ago

      Best of luck.

      MGW here

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      1. Winging it
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 mins ago

        Captained Gibbs-White as well.

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    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      15 mins ago

      I don’t want Bruno to return but wish you a green arrow 🙂

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  16. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    13 mins ago

    Nothing happening?

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      12 mins ago

      Both teams in 3rd gear enjoying the London sunshine

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    2. SINGH
      • 8 Years
      11 mins ago

      Leeds 1 nil

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    3. Raoul Nogues
      • 1 Year
      9 mins ago

      Saka nearly scored on the 1st minute after a good combination between Oodegard and Madueke but was blocked by Trafford and was way offside

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  17. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    13 mins ago

    How many offsides for Ars

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  18. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    13 mins ago

    I've always liked yellow kits

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      11 mins ago

      The yellow Arsenal away kit always reminds me of Paul Merson

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    2. el polako
      • 9 Years
      10 mins ago

      I like yellow snow.

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      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        7 mins ago

        p!ss take

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  19. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 mins ago

    That was close yikes!

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  20. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    11 mins ago

    Could reaaally do with no Arsenal clean sheet here!

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    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      1 min ago

      I hope I'm never in a position where I need Arsenal to concede. That sounds uncomfortable.

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  21. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    9 mins ago

    Did Leeds just score?

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    1. Raoul Nogues
      • 1 Year
      2 mins ago

      No...

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  22. Royal5
    • 15 Years
    3 mins ago

    Arsenal Offside FC

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    1. Raoul Nogues
      • 1 Year
      1 min ago

      They lead 4/1

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  23. The Philosopher
    • 6 Years
    3 mins ago

    Started Szobo and benched Cherki. That's a galacticos team right there.

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