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

    Pool cs written all over the match

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

      Nice jinx

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

      Literally

  2. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    if Watford keeps a cleanie here then I'm ferked.

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

    Please my players, score goals!!!

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

    Digne and Richo owners should use Free Hit and get rid of them both for good!

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

    Mark benched Etheridge and Bamba

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

      He'll get both off the bench somehow 😀

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Nah

  6. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Benched Fab for McCarthy 🙁

  7. JJO
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Digne CS gone
    Richa off
    Taa blocking Shaws 6pointer

    Nothing new then,like every GW around 70th min

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Is TAA on?

        1. JJO
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          will be in few mins

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Come on Huddersfield.

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Digne can't even come off the bench and help out :/

    4. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Southgate spotted at Anfield.v

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

        King & Fraser catching his eye.

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Ha. I very much doubt he’s watching King.

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

        Probably looking at King.

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

          Norvegian

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

          King is Swedish

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

            Norway

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

              Finland

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

                Estonian

          2. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Norwegian.

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

              Danish

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

            You are a pro at this 😆

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

              😉

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

        Scouting TAA injury..

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

        Shame he chose this game to watch King in.

        1. Bunk Moreland
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Lol King is Swedish.

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

            Norwegian.

            Racist.

          2. fc_skrald
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            nope he is from Norway

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

              Holland

              1. Rupert The Horse
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Netherlands.

          3. Yank Revolution
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Nope, Norwegian

          4. Bunk Moreland
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Too easy

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

              😛

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

      Fair play to Kola and Robbo owners, juicy 12+ point hauls added.

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

        Ban

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

      Score plz Soton. Fed up seeing my rival racking points every week eoth Etheridge

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

        this. Bednarek goal would be dreamy

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

      What happened to Richa thought he was the next big thing

      1. Tcheco
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Richarlison golden rule: Only own him during the first half of the season

      2. Wolfman180
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        He signed for Everton 😉

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

      Hmmm Digne to kola or Sane to Mane, or both for - 4?

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

        Both

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

      Holebaps

    10. Planet Head
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      64 points from 6 players as it stands. Lord Walder, let it end

    11. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I can't wait for Arsenal to concede a last second goal again and for Kola to lose 6-7 points...

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

        plz

      2. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        As a kola owner I want to tell you to eff off, but it's inevitable...

        1. DR0GBA
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I am a Kola owner too!!!

      3. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Gfy

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

      No Kola or Roberton is killing me this week... especially with W-B and Digne instead 🙁

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        both = 23p atm

    13. Baked baines
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Thought Mark had Bamba and Etheridge playing, just seen!!
      He’ll be gutted!!

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Hehe yep

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

      Carey,..get in!

    15. fc_skrald
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I should have learned from last week. Peltier sitting with 6 points on my bench.

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

      Common Laca Score Now

    17. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Cardiff up to 15th place!

    18. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      rage transferring richarlison out.

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

      Wishlist

      Wham cleanie gone
      Pool cleanie gone
      Cariff cleanie gone
      Watford cleanie gone
      VVD red card
      Robertson red card

    20. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Disaster gw...

    21. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      TAA coming on

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

        Yes!! I needed that, funnily enough.

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

      TAA on

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

      On he comes ..

    24. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Trent on