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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. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Watford last minute goal would be just wonderful

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No

  2. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope is good but City just smashed 5 past them easily... I'm going McCarthy - Arsenal look hopeless up top

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Overthinking just like me

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    People judged Burnley after a game at the Etihad?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I watch it and they looked on the beach. Sigh!

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        They got unlucky, don't listen to the hype

        Foden g - Pope should've saved
        Mahrez - they got done fairly
        Pen - unlucky

        Suddenly 3-0 down, what are you supposed to do?

        They tried to attack but got exposed at the back

        Foden's last goal was from such a jammy touch from Jesus

  4. Jolly Good
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope 1 more save cmon

    1. Jolly Good
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yesss

    2. Jolly Good
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      3bps in the pocket ...

  5. chaser123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Was that not a Pope save?

  6. Long ago I drew a walrus
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    If you don't already have Aubameyang, don't bring him in. Even on a WC, even against Norwich.

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ok

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      What about on FH?

  7. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sarr didn’t do anything did he?

  8. FPL_Devil
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Save for Pope??

  9. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Foster get up there.

  10. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Get up foster lazy idiot ffs in the box !!!IDIOT

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      😮

  11. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope the absolute bap magnet

  12. Saxe-Gotha
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bottomed. Is Leno done for the season? May do McCarthy > Martinez and save a few shekels.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yes

    2. PrettyDick
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      yes. Can start training again in 4-6 weeks, so that's the season

    3. Saxe-Gotha
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Cheers.

  13. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Time for Kevin to shine

  14. MiLK2018
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Ings punt failed...

  15. thegame983
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Apparently Watford have had 4 shots on target

  16. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope Haul 😀 FT 1-0

    1. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Pope got the last save to make it 3 saves so 1 extra point and the 3 BAPS! Lovely

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah boy!!

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      \o/ \o/ \o/

    4. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yeahhhhhh

  17. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    HasBurnley game finished yet?

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yes

  18. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    PPPPPPPOOOOOOPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEE SSSAAAAAVVVVVEEEEEEEE

  19. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Give up now that's me done

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      See ya

    2. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      See ya at 8.15pm for the next game.

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Me too.

      ML leader has Pope, I have Martínez laughing at me from the bench while Dubravka gets me a 2 pointer.

      Sometimes you just have to concede that whatever you do is not going to be enough and whatever your ML leader does is going to come up trumps.

      1. aborg
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        You are so right about that. At times the more your opponents are ahead the more they get luckier !
        It’s like Sod’s law, and I’m used to that now.

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Yep.

          He could pick a one legged blind man and he’d still score more than whoever I put in the same position.

          1. aborg
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Hahaha you really creased me up with laughter on this one 🙂 But yes, it’s the way these things go for us at times and it’s useless fighting it !
            Good luck for your future selections. I hope I’ll have a better season next time around coz this has been so frustrating for me in my ML, although overall not bad.

  20. Jolly Good
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Now auba goal pls...

  21. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope 1 Watford 0 FT.

  22. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope you beauty

  23. Releasebreaks
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Popeeeeeeeeeee 3 savesssssssss OMG

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Huge save - moved him from 1 bap to 3 & got the save point

      Beautiful

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Same for Martinez for less money

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Aublank 🙂

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

      Wait, he was playing? 😯

  25. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Perfect 10. Thank the Pope.

  26. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Well, Pope and C.Taylor payed off.

    1. Easy Cheesy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah... last appearance for taylor in my team and a good send off. Benched tammy to play him which appears to be working atm

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Last? Who is the replacement?

  27. Greek Freak
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What a great 2 points for Auba there, I love having him in my team. He almost matched Bruno (C)'s haul too.

  28. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lacazette wasted Saka's A.

  29. aborg
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What a frustrating game for owners like myself of Ings, Auba and McCarthy !! Unbelievable Stephen lost a clear opportunity for Auba

  30. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    12 pts pre baps.. will take that!

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Pretty poor GW haul that

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        😛