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Saka starts for Arsenal as Aubameyang returns on the bench

Arsenal’s personnel crisis already appears to be easing following Mikel Arteta’s latest team-sheet.

Ahead of a trip to Wolves, Bukayo Saka (£5.4m) returns to the Gunners’ attacking-midfield trio following his Gameweek 21 absence.

The versatile budget option looks to be on the left-hand side of that though, with Nicolas Pépé (£7.6m) featuring on the right-hand side.

But Saka is not the only key returnee for Arsenal, who welcome Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.3m) back to the matchday squad on their bench.

The Gabonese international has been away dealing with personal issues recently but is finally available again.

If he is to feature at all tonight, it will be as a substitute, the same detail handed to Martin Ødegaard (£6.0m) and Gabriel Martinelli (£4.9m).

Wolves look to be in a back-three once again with yet another start for Max Kilman (£4.0m) alongside Conor Coady (£4.8m) and Willy Boly (£5.4m).

It is a 3-4-3 formation that features Pedro Neto (£5.8m) as a left wing-back allowing Nelson Semedo (£5.3m) to return to the right-hand side.

Willian José (£7.0m) earns his second successive Premier League start at the apex of Wolves’ front-three while Daniel Podence (£5.3m) and Adama Traoré (£6.0m) are set to provide the width.

Sam Allardyce hands a first start to his new forward Mbaye Diagne (£6.0m) alongside Callum Robinson (£5.4m) while Matheus Pereira (£5.6m) is on the flanks of midfield again.

And Sheffield United line-up exactly as expected with Billy Sharp (£5.5m) and David McGoldrick (£5.2m) chosen to lead the 3-5-2 line tonight.

Gameweek 22 Starting Line-ups

Sheffield Utd XI (3-5-2): Ramsdale; Ampadu, Egan, Basham; Bogle, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; Sharp, McGoldrick.

West Bromwich Albion XI (4-4-1-1): Johnstone; C Townsend, Ajayi, Bartley, O’Shea; M Pereira, Snodgrass, Livermore, M Phillips; Diagne; C Robinson.

Wolves XI (3-4-3): Patrício; Kilman, Coady, Boly; Neto, Moutinho, Neves, Semedo; Podence, Willian, A Traoré.

Arsenal XI (4-2-3-1): Leno; Cedric, Holding, D Luiz, Bellerín; Xhaka, Partey; Saka, Smith Rowe, Pépé; Lacazette.

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1,150 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Esalman
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How many goals will Salah score this week?

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Twelftie

    2. Party time
        3 years, 2 months ago

        1000

      • Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        0. Captained him.

        1. Esalman
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Same here lol

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

      Laca OFF
      Gabriel ON

      1. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Oh that’s not good

        1. DaniCT
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Indeed. Not good.

          1. Party time
              3 years, 2 months ago

              He kept Pepe on the pitch. What a numpty

        2. Party time
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Fraudteta

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

          I just see that my Triple Captain button is pushed…I certainly did not do so knowingly. Has this happened to any of you? So p.ss.d.

          1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Who on

            1. bso
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Salah...how the hell does something like this happen?

              1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Pushing the tc button is easily done by accident sadly there is no confirmation button

              2. Mengo
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Same happened to me a few weeks back...NO idea how it happened either.

          2. Davros
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Who??

          3. Superflymonk
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Activated the benchboost accidentally last year two months before fpl started. Thought my team page looked odd but just assumed it was a new look from fpl. Had some norwich defender score an own goal in a 4-1 defeat to Liverpool and some dead rubber players. Suffice to say I did not sleep well that night.

          4. bso
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Thanks for your replies. Just so bummed out.

        4. Stranger Mings
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          All when will we find out if any double games GW24 please ?

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

          Laca owners in dreamland hahahahaha

          1. Qaiss
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Why do you have to be toxic for? I don’t own Laca but grow up, this isn’t twitter or something, not full of silly 12 year olds. (Turning into that thought cause of people like you)

            1. Mr. O'Connell
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Average mental age on this site is about 7 tbf

            2. Scots Gooner
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Well said

            3. STEP rOVERS
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              I hate arsenal !!!

              1. STEP rOVERS
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Lovely 2-1! Arteta at the wheel

            4. Now I'm Panicking
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Welcome to FFS! No wonder all the decent regular posters left.

            5. diabydoesgallas
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Well said. Part of the reason I love this website is the general camaraderie (spelling..) between the people posting. Leave the childish windups for twitter.

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

            Will probably double the score of at least two of Watkins, Bamford, DCL and Antonio. Stop being toxic

        6. Random Name
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Imagine getting rid of "deadwood" in Ozil, Willock, kolasinac etc. and replacing them with the 2 clumsiest most inadequate brazilian players ever to play in the pl

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Don't need to

          2. 3Dog
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            You mean the 2 Brazilians that have the same agent as Edu?

        7. fedolefan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Come on Rob, grab a goal son.

          1. Utopsis
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            We can only dream

        8. Davros
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Reposting as bottomed- to help with the debate...

          Almost a year ago today against Chelsea Luiz did the same thing (penalty and red card). However, this time it’s different as it was accidental
          https://arsenal.news/2020/01/21/double-jeopardy-rule-explained-the-reason-david-luiz-was-sent-off-for-arsenal-against-chelsea/

          1. Bushwhacker
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Or made it look accidental . . clumsy is still a red card.

            1. Davros
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Not if it is accidental

          2. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Reposting my comment too, accidental doesn't matter, going for the ball does. In both cases he hasn't attempted to get the ball and that's what makes it a red

              1. Davros
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Valid view

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

            Just saw Pepe's goal. Cracking assist from Lacazette.

            1. Bushwhacker
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              LOL

          4. Random Name
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            AND HE'S TAKEN LACAZETTE OFF!!??

            nah i'm done for the evening. absolute joke

          5. R.C
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            RIP Laca owners

          6. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 2 months ago

              I get being confused initially when something like this happens, we don't have the fa rulebook by our sides and even I saw it and thought yellow

              But once the rules are clarified why would you still say it's the wrong decision, I genuinely don't get the logic

              How can you still say it's not a red

            • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              OMG Moutinho

            • ivantys
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Cracking goal

            • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              what a goal

            • FPL ZB
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Anyone else with Johnstone benched feeling a bit nervous right now?

              1. Thunderbahçe
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                He's on the pitch for me and I'm equally nervous

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

              Moutinho screamer

              1. AC/DC AFC
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Back of the net!

                Screamer into the post

            • AC/DC AFC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Arsenal 2.1

              1. AC/DC AFC
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                My mistake... Saw it the wrong way!!

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

              Sweet Mother Of Jesus

            • Whazza
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Moutinho just scored a worldie! No debate!

              1. Bushwhacker
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                What a strike. WHAT A STRIKE.

            • Bushwhacker
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              STRIIIIKE

            • MoSalad
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Jeeezzzz what a strike that is.

            • @persecuted_by_mods
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Neto assist

              • Party time
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Arteta is not the Messiah

                  1. Bushwhacker
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    The bus broke down!

                  2. Old Man
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    Luiz is a very naughty boy

                • Pariße
                  • 9 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Salty, but this is so underserved.

                  1. AC/DC AFC
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    Turned on a head.

                • ClassiX
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Ripper!

                • JBG
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  And Portugal takes the lead!

                • jason_ni
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Wowzers...

                • Tasty Jerk
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Lovely, well done Wolves!! Wrap it up now.

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

                  Poor Leno