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Nketiah handed another start up front as Martinez replaces injured Leno

Two Premier League matches kick off simultaneously at 18:00 BST this evening, as Gameweek 31+ heads towards its conclusion.

Southampton play host to Arsenal at St Mary’s, while Burnley enterain Watford at Turf Moor.

Mikel Arteta has made four changes from the side that lost 2-1 to Brighton and Hove Albion, one of which was enforced by injury.

Bernd Leno (£4.9m) may not play again this season and his place between the visitors’ posts is filled by Emiliano Martinez (£4.2m), who makes his first Premier League start since the 2016/17 campaign.

Sead Kolasinac‘s (£5.2m) place at left-back is taken by Kieran Tierney (£5.3m), meanwhile, and the fit-again Granit Xhaka (£5.1m) returns to central midfield to replace Matteo Guendouzi (£4.2m).

Budget Fantasy Premier League forward Eddie Nketiah (£4.4m) is also recalled up front, taking the place of Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m).

Lacazette and Mesut Ozil (£7.1m) are only among the substitutes.

The Southampton team news is a lot more straightforward, with Ralph Hasenhuttl not making any alterations from the side that defeated Norwich City 3-0 last Friday.

Shane Long (£4.7m) returns from injury on the bench, however.

Danny Ings (£7.2m), the fourth-most-bought FPL asset of Gameweek 31+, gets another run-out up front.

Burnley are also unchanged from Gameweek 30+ but Sean Dyche is at least able to name a full complement of substitutes, with Phil Bardsley (£4.3m) available again.

Nick Pope (£5.0m), the most-owned ‘active’ goalkeeper in FPL, starts in goal as expected.

Nigel Pearson has made two changes to the Watford side that started the 1-1 draw against Leicester on Saturday.

Will Hughes (£5.3m) and Danny Welbeck (£5.8m) start in place of Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.6m) and Roberto Pereyra (£5.6m), who are both benched.


Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Mee, Tarkowski, Taylor, Brownhill, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Rodriguez, Vydra.

Watford XI: Foster, Femenia, Kabasele, Dawson, Masina, Capoue, Hughes, Sarr, Cleverley, Welbeck, Deeney.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Valery, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand, Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg, Redmond, Armstrong, Obafemi, Ings.

Arsenal XI: Martinez, Bellerin, Mustafi, Holding, Tierney, Pepe, Ceballos, Xhaka, Saka, Nketiah, Aubameyang.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 31+

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  1. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Willock on
    Pepe off

  2. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Another couple of saves, Popeino son...!!! 😉

  3. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Burnley definitely scoring

  4. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Willock on for Pepe

    1. SweepaKeepa
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Thanks for the one clean sheet point, Pépé.

  5. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Why the KDB excitement? Everyone has him right, and not many captained?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I'm starved of points.
      47(-4)
      Want to feel good about playing the game

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I just like watching him play. Think he adds an extra gear to City with his ability to change the pace of the attack with his passing. And so looking forward to City destroying Chelsea, hopefully.

    3. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Because we like football and enjoy goals and assists.

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Don't get me wrong, he's a joy to watch. FPLwise a bit irrelevant though

    4. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      All points are good points!

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        This.

    5. joelsprylar
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Captain here

    6. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Might only be 13% of the top 10k who don't have him but I'll happily take points over that 13%.

    7. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      First two in OR dont have him

    8. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      there was actually a lot of high scorers yesterday saying they all out, none left. IDK why people dont have KDB...

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I sold him on Wildcard. But at the same time my Wildcard has harvested 106 points and rising...!

      2. mrodgers91
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I saw this too, lots seemed to have salah and bruno/martial but no kdb

    9. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Psychology. Pts are pts.

  6. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Maarten Stekelenburg joined Ajax

  7. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Usually if I have a defender on a clean sheet I don't like to look at my team after the 60min mark, as I don't want to see the points I'll lose if they concede.

    My lack of faith in Arsenal is such that I can happily look at Martinez' current points as they don't even register as being up for grabs.

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Nah, absolutely no chance Saints score

      1. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Nah, they'll definitely score. I defy the FPL gods to prove me wrong.

  8. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone knows why Guendpozi is not in the squad?

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Attitude issues

    2. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Dropped due to "internal issues"

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        diarrhoea?

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Acting the bollix apparently

    4. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Wont ever play again under Arteta according to rumours..

    5. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Didn’t he choke Maupay the other day?

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        What about Laca - was anything said why he not in squad?

  9. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Good news is I didn't lose points on my Pepe > Fernandes. Bad news is I didn't gain either.

  10. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Will Hughes. It's not about power, it's about precision!

  11. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Do you have to pay for Sky in the UK or do you get the games for free?

    1. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      You have to Remortgage for Sky let alone just pay

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      depends of the games. sky one shows some and you get it for free on most packages.

    3. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      £100 a month for all sky channels plus broadband, extra £35 for BT sport channels in HD, absolute rip off

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I pay 62 a month for all channels bar Disney and broadband. You'd be a mug to pay 100...!!!

  12. MOZIL
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Captain Son or Auba for GW 32??

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I'd fancy Auba to break his scoring drought vs Norwich

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Auba

  13. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    fck Sterling false 9? And lol at no Jesus

    1. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Beware the lol bans...

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        yea, im laughing at Jesus not the people who have him tbh. That bad that he doesnt even start when Kun is out 😀

  14. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    tierney crocked. doesn't have much luck.

    1. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Kola replaces him.

      1. SuperMane Returns
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Kola looks flat tbh.

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Need some mentos

  15. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Drop the ball in the net plz Pope

  16. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Come on pope. One more save and cs

  17. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    That image of Ozil chilling under an umbrella sums him up in a nutshell

  18. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Mesut sulking

  19. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Mahrez auditioning for gw33 transfer into my team

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Lol

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Time for some pep rotation then

  20. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Wow you pope owners are so damn lucky as always

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Don’t bloody jinx it!

    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Why are they lucky

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        He's jinxing it

    3. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      “Lucky as always”

      At what point does it stop being luck?

  21. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Arsenal will move from 11th to 9th if they win 😮

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Pretty much where they deserve to be. They do not have a better team / squad than Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Chelsea, Leicester, Wolves and Spurs. That puts them 8th at best. And this season Sheff Utd have been very good defensively, which pushes them to 9th.

  22. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    J.rod G

  23. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    J rod!

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    JRod G
    McNeil A

    Classic Burnley.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Happy for Fudgy 🙂

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Shut up

  25. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Having Martial and Bruno, is it worth to triple up on ManUtd?

    If yes,

    A. Son Rashford
    B. Pogba Kane

    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Triple up should include a defender.

  26. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    JRod is still going!

  27. Amey
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Look at Ozil
    Lol

  28. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Last chance to see your Foster or Kiko BAP.

  29. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Foster clean sheet gone!!!!

  30. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Now we need Watford goal. Come on !