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Aubameyang misses out as Alexander-Arnold returns on the bench

Following on from Manchester United’s comfortable 3-0 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage, five more Premier League matches kick off at 15:00 GMT.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has failed to recover from illness as Alexandre Lacazette leads the line for Arsenal, with the fit-again Henrikh Mkhitaryan returning to the Gunners’ starting XI for the first time since Gameweek 17.

Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil fail to make the match-day squad, while Ainsley Maitland-Niles returns at right-back/wing-back.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is only fit enough for a place on the bench at Anfield as Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Adam Lallana in Jurgen Klopp’s one change to his starting XI.

Xherdan Shaqiri misses out through injury.

Eddie Howe is again without Callum Wilson and David Brooks for the trip to Merseyside, though Jefferson Lerma returns from injury.

Jordon Ibe and Diego Rico are handed recalls as Junior Stanislas, Dominic Solanke and the ineligible Nathaniel Clyne make way.

Gylfi Sigurdsson, Richarlison and Cenk Tosun return the Everton XI for the trip to Vicarage Road, with Theo Walcott, Bernard and Dominic Calvert-Lewin dropping to the bench.

Abdoulaye Doucoure for Tom Cleverley is Watford’s only change.

West Ham United are unchanged for their match against Crystal Palace – meaning Marko Arnautovic has to be content with a place among the substitutes.

Wilfried Zaha returns from suspension in place of Jordan Ayew, while Martin Kelly deputises for the injured James Tomkins.

Ralph Hasenhuttl brings Ryan Bertrand, Shane Long, Yan Valery and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg into the Southampton side at the expense of Callum Slattery, Matt Targett, Stuart Armstrong and the injured Danny Ings.

Harry Arter replaces Josh Murphy in Neil Warnock’s only alteration, with Victor Camarasa among the substitutes.

Jan Siewert makes four changes to his Huddersfield side: Ben Hamer, Zanka, Jonathan Hogg and Jason Puncheon come in for Jonas Lossl, Chris Lowe, Isaac Mbenza and Philip Billing.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Wan-Bissaka, Kelly, Sakho, Van Aanholt, McArthur, Milivojević, Schlupp, Townsend, Zaha, Benteke.

West Ham XI: Fabiański, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Noble, Rice, Antonio, Anderson, Snodgrass, Hernández.

Huddersfield Town XI: Hamer, Smith, Kongolo, Jorgensen, Schindler, Bacuna, Hogg, Mooy, Diakhaby, Puncheon, Kachunga.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Torreira, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Lacazette.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Milner, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Keita, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

Bournemouth XI: Boruc, Smith, Rico, Aké, Cook, Surman, Gosling, Lerma, Ibe, Fraser, King.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Valery, Stephens, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Bertrand, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Hojbjerg, Redmond, Long.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge, Peltier, Ecuele Manga, Bamba, Bennett, Arter, Gunnarsson, Ralls, Paterson, Reid, Niasse.

Watford XI: Foster, Janmaat, Cathcart, Mariappa, Holebas, Hughes, Doucoure, Capoue, Sema, Deeney, Deulofeu.

Everton XI: Pickford, Kenny, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Gomes, Gueye, Davies, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Tosun.

2,792 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    West Ham game set up for batshuayi to come on and score 2 for us to lose the game. Hernandez offering nothing we need Arnie to give us the outlet under pressure now

  2. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Damn it Portsmouth...

    1. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Back on track for the title - lovely.

      Just need a Wycombe, Oxford and Cardiff goal now to make it a perfect day.

  3. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Nobody look at your jammy cleanies - don't jinx em

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      aargh Digne CS gone!

    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      it's my fault!

  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    C'mon Michy lad!

  5. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Benteke subbed at 59:59

    60:00 if Mark has him.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Benteke 😀

      Will never forget the week that the main debate was him or Negredo captain 😆

  6. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Elneny you mug

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      ooof
      Milwall
      mug
      muggin me off
      claret
      jam tart
      pwoper nawtee

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Milo should be off. Lucky owners.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Filthy. Dirty. Casuals. Win. Again.

  8. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Need F. Anderson Goal

  9. Mork calling Orson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    An hour gone & not a single home goal in Scottish Division Two - there’ll be 917 very angry jocks up there.

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      https://twitter.com/36nilTV/status/1094259998182518784
      The vid is great: Match Abandoned as @ArbroathFC and @StranraerFC tried there best in a nice sunny but gale force winds almost, here is a Goal Kick from @deejay150291 that would usually fly 60-70 yards on a normal day, that helped the referee make his decision after 13 minutes

  10. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Just jumped from 40 to 61, I feel like it's all going to go wrong

  11. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Bournemouth let’s pop a goal in

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      It's coming....

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      bad flapjack

  12. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Dortmund 3-0 up at 74 minute mark... Hoffenheim score 3 in 12 mins to pull it back to 3-3

    Spurs will be happy with that fragility - Bayern may also sense a collapse in the Bundesliga

    1. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hoffenheim do that to teams. (or get it done today) - I used to do 2ups with them all the time before I got gubbed. Made me nearly £2k overall from them.

  13. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Anderson bps hog.

  14. Podge
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Down to 10 this week if TAA doesn’t come on 🙁

    1. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      would be for WanB anyway...

  15. Pishpott
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Laca, we want more.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      *Salah

      1. Pishpott
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Either or, Salah captain.

  16. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Hudd hit bar from a cross.

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Crossbar?

  17. HVT
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Way toooooo many cleanses on here!!!!!

  18. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Please score Cardiff

    1. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      this

    2. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This this this especially with Pompey winning.

      It makes Monday mornings back at work so much more pleasurable.

  19. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Puncheon off.

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      For a dump?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        He wasn't that bad!

      2. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        🙂

  20. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    come on Digne an assist will do

    1. Pishpott
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      *red card

    2. Effe
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Just be happy no red card or own goal...

  21. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Foster and Digne owner here - when will either of Wat and Eve score?

    1. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Now

    2. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      im going to say yes 😉

  22. Pishpott
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Holebas, wipe that Digne cleanie.

    1. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      not quite holebas but good timing

  23. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Shane Long locks in his 2 points 🙂

  24. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Wooooo Watford goal

  25. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Salah G, AWB G, Fabianski penalty save in this last half hour

  26. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    yessssss everton cleanie wiped

  27. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Everton cs gone.

  28. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Gray G

    Digne CS gone

  29. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    On 64 if these cleanies hold 😀

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nice

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Tosun

    3. colakim3
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      why you gotta jinx it

  30. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    wat goal unlucky diggers