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Lacazette benched again as Digne misses out for Everton

The penultimate match of Gameweek 27 kicks off at 16:30 GMT, with Arsenal entertaining Everton at the Emirates.

Mikel Arteta has made only one alteration to his Arsenal side from the one that thrashed Newcastle United 4-0 last weekend, with Sead Kolasinac (£5.2m) replacing Bukayo Saka (£4.5m) at left-back.

That means that there is no place in the hosts’ starting XI for Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m), who again begins this match on the bench.

Eddie Nketiah (£4.3m) gets his second successive league start, with Nicolas Pepe (£9.2m), Mesut Ozil (£7.2m) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) joining him in attack.

Carlo Ancelotti has made five changes from the side that beat Crystal Palace a fortnight ago, with three of the alterations coming in defence: Mason Holgate (£4.5m), Djibril Sidibe (£5.2m) and Leighton Baines (£4.9m) replacing Seamus Coleman (£5.3m), Michael Keane (£5.2m) and Lucas Digne (£5.8m).

Digne isn’t even on the bench, with the French left-back missing out because of a minor injury.

Ancelotti said ahead of kick-off:

He had a little problem during the week, he tried to train yesterday but he was not confident and so I prefer to leave him at home to train, to be ready for the next game.

The injured Theo Walcott (£6.2m) and the benched Bernard (£6.4m) are replaced by Alex Iwobi (£5.6m) and Fabian Delph (£5.3m) in midfield.

Andre Gomes (£5.2m) is involved in Everton’s matchday squad for the first time in three months after recovering from ankle surgery, meanwhile.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.2m) and Richarlison (£8.2m), transferred in by a combined 378,000 FPL managers ahead of Gameweek 27, both start up front.


Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Mustafi, Luiz, Kolasinac, Ceballos, Xhaka, Pepe, Ozil, Nketiah, Aubemeyang

Everton XI: Pickford, Sidibe, Holgate, Mina, Baines, Schneiderlin, Delph, Iwobi, Sigurdsson, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison.

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  1. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal abysmal defending again!

  2. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Sidibe assist I think 🙂

    1. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Mina

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Mina

  3. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Credit to Arteta, i thought Nketiah was good last weekend, albeit without scoring (fair enough it was newcastle...)

    Good to see Arteta rewarding the young guy with a start for his efforts and getting the faith repaid

  4. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Richarlison! What a few minutes from the Brazilian 😆

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's nuts. I love watching him.

  5. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mina assist to anybody wondering.

  6. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Why is it that every single highly owned player in this game has to score

    1. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Highly owned players tend to be the best players, thus more likely to score.

  7. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Richy G, he 100% touched it. However it may have been bouncing out after Leno sat on it, and hit it back in himself, so could be a Leno own goal

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Nah, just kinda hit Leno and rolled in. Mina assist.

      2. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        That’s not how it works. Shot on target = goal

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 1 month ago

            You're not understanding me, it looked like he saved it outwards, then fell back onto it and hit it back in, not 100% sure what happens then as yes usually any shot on target = goal but at what point do you call it an o.g

            On second viewing though it wasn't how I thought it played out anyway so it's a defo goal

      3. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        This is a great game.

      4. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Just give Arsenal the assist.

      5. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Wow why a game so far from a neutral point of view

        1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          What*

      6. dark91
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        If not own goal would be Mina assist

      7. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Plenty more goals in this

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Agree

      8. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        What an awful game for non owners...

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Indeed

        2. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yep. Sickening not owning anyone in this. My FT this week was DCL > Jimi also but atm that’s not an awful move...

      9. FPL ZB
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Fairly sure Richarlison hasn’t touched that

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          He absolutely did.

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 1 month ago

            100% did

          • Silecro
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            He did, there is a visible bounce of his foot in slow-motion

          • Rainer
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            LOL

          • badgerboy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Tight, but in slow mo side on you can see it. Not enough evidence to say otherwise.

        3. Dr. Agabuse
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Her we go again

        4. Chenku╰☆╮
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Rica didn't touch it..just saw replay.

          1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            United VAR system says no red card AND he touched it....GOAL!

        5. YoungPretender
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Any of these for a -4?

          A) Aubameyang & Lundstram > Jiminez & Robertson

          B) Aubameyang & De Bruyne > Jiminez & Mane

        6. Differentiator
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Absolutely UNCONVINCED that's a Charlie goal. Didn't see any touch whatsoever

          1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Looked to me like it came off DCL

            1. Meinhoff
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              I think so too, though I am not watching the game tbf

          2. Don Van Vliet
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            He feathered it with his toe.

            1. Don Van Vliet
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Possibly even a stud (without having seen it again).

            2. lordkippe
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Think I spotted Kane in there

              1. badgerboy
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                McCauley's hair also sighted.

          3. DandyDon
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            he touched it

        7. lordkippe
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Just got home to watch the second half. Placed bets on Mustafi, Mina & Sidibe cards. Any hope ?

        8. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Given

          @OfficialFPL
          Goal - RICHARLISON
          Assist - MINA

          Arsenal 2-2 Everton (45+4 mins)

          #FPL #ARSEVE

          1. Differentiator
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Could still be credited to Digne

          2. Chenku╰☆╮
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Will change

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                4 years, 1 month ago

                It definitely won't

          3. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Whether rich touched it or not, will the goal still stand? Can’t watch it at the moment

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Yep
              Mina or Richa is the question

          4. Don Van Vliet
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Richarlison is such a nasty player. I bet he's an absolute nightmare as a person. Should have had a red for that challenge, just for his intent.
            Disgusting individual.

            1. Supersonic Marv'
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              I think that's quite harsh to be honest.

            2. RealVirg
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              If he was in prison, his cellmates would be holding the inside of his pocket

            3. b✪mber
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              non owner?

            4. FPL.team
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              What are you on about.

            5. badgerboy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              I've seen a couple of interviews with him and he seems a pretty chilled out guy.

            6. Syd.
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              The reaction from the fouled player was a bit over the top

            7. Third Eye Vision
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              He has a weird reputation with people who don’t watch him often. I assume it’s because of his resting bitch face.

              He seems like a pretty sound guy and he’s an excellent footballer.

          5. mixology
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Exciting Gameweek from an FPL point of view...even though I don’t own any of the players scoring points.

          6. el polako
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Since I own Richarlison I fully expect this goal to be taken away from him.
            All 50-50's this season are going against me.

            1. I Member
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              What else could it be but a Richarlison goal?

            2. DandyDon
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              it won't

            3. Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              I mean, it won't be. It's his goal.

            4. @persecuted_by_mods
                4 years, 1 month ago

                You're okay man, it's obviously a richa goal

            5. Now I'm Panicking
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Goal! Yerry Mina plays a simple square pass into the feet of Richarlison (Everton) in the box, who composes himself and lashes the ball into the middle of the goal. 2:2.

              Flashscore text commentary 😆

              1. @persecuted_by_mods
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  Haha

                • Syd.
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  Well they got the 2:2 bit right

                  1. Ze_Austin
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 1 month ago

                    ...this time

                • Hazz
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  Christ...

                • Amey
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  Ha ha

                • Rainer
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  Still better than Paul Merson.

                  1. Amey
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 1 month ago

                    Richarlison touched the ball so it's a Richarlison goal.

                    Guess who ....

                • badgerboy
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  Mills and Boon-eque.

                  1. badgerboy
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    4 years, 1 month ago

                    esque

                • Fred54
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  Good job they clarified it was Everton's Richarlison.

              2. FOO FIGHTER
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Let's go Richarlison!

                1. Amey
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  Let him play the second half

              3. Akshatjazz
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Wat to do with my midfield ??
                2ft & 1.1m itb

                Kbd, Salah, traore, Perez, fleck

              4. EL tridente
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Richa, Bruno, auba and Jimmy - what a day

                1. Amey
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  Amazing mate
                  I think I've missed vardy sell train by a long way

                  1. EL tridente
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 1 month ago

                    Think I will bring Vardy back in for Auba next GW

              5. Fred54
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                SSN viewers, who was the male pundit that covered the Man Utd-Watford game in the studio?

              6. HellasLEAF
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Hmm, free hit week next GW?

                Not sure if there will be blanks after this, there might be one more, but running out of game weeks..

                1. badgerboy
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  There will be a big blank in 31.