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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. Samwise
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Salah --> mane? though about it this week but rolled the ft

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

      Bold, but could pay off

    2. moz_1983
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Last tome i downgraded Salah it cost me 100k places.

  2. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Yes. AWB and Digne on my bench

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

    Marco Silva The Snake can't slither out of this, can he??

  4. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Not sure if it's been said but Hughes assisted Gray.

  5. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Who’s getting sacked in the morning?

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

      Jafooli

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

    Silva to get hooked with those fixtures?

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

    palace miss another sitter, lovely

  8. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Cardiff goal

  9. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    come on Cardiff!

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      #timing

  10. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Want TAA to come on and do something better than AWB

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

    Cardiff goal, saints cleanie gone.

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

      Bollocks

  12. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    TAA getting on soon

  13. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    TAA getting ready

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

    cardiff goal yesssssss

  15. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    TAA might be on soon

  16. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bou denied clear pen

  17. MTPockets
      5 years, 2 months ago

      It's cs wipeout time

    • tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Richarlison CS point gone.

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

      GTFO Saints!!! ffs man 🙁

    • Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      TAA cameo likely

    • Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      There goes my Bednarek clean sheet

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

      Hahahaha timing. Thank you Cardiff

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Kill.Them. Cleanies.

    • Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Digne owners XD

    • DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Digne and Bednarek CS gone within minutes

    • Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bednarekt

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        😆

    • Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Richarlison subbed

    • seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes taa blocking 2 pts from digne

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rich off

    • IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Cardiff ffs