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Bielsa reshuffles in Phillips’ absence as Aubameyang and Odegaard make Arsenal XI

The third of four Premier League matches to take place on Sunday sees Arsenal play host to Leeds United at the Emirates.

Kick-off in north London is at 16:30 GMT.

The visitors are without influential midfielder Kalvin Phillips (£4.9m) for this encounter, with the England international missing out with a calf injury.

Jamie Shackleton (£4.8m) comes in for Phillips in Marcelo Bielsa’s only change from Gameweek 23.

That alteration prompts a wider tactical reshuffle, however, with the Leeds boss confirming ahead of kick-off that Pascal Struijk (£3.9m) would fill in for Phillips in midfield.

Luke Ayling (£4.4m) will move across to centre-half as a result, with Shackleton deployed at right-back.

The Arsenal team news is no less interesting as captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.3m) returns to the starting XI for the first time since Gameweek 19.

Real Madrid loanee Martin Odegaard (£6.0m) is also promoted to Mikel Arteta’s line-up and makes his first start for the Gunners.

David Luiz (£5.4m) and Bernd Leno (£5.0m) are back after suspension, with Dani Ceballos (£4.7m) replacing the injured Thomas Partey (£4.9m) in midfield.

Mat Ryan (£4.2m), Alexandre Lacazette (£8.3m), Nicolas Pepe (£7.6m) and Rob Holding (£4.6m) all drop to the bench.


Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Luiz, Gabriel, Cedric, Xhaka, Ceballos, Saka, Smith-Rowe, Odegaard, Aubameyang.

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Cooper, Struijk, Alioski, Dallas, Klich, Shackleton, Harrison, Raphinha, Bamford.

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1,089 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Leeds 3-3 Southampton seems like it'll be the order of the day next GW.

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

      Leeds will go on a goal drought now I'd assume

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

        Yep, just like GW21

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Auba hatty

  3. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Looking like another brace of blanks for my strikers this week, really struggled to get consistent points from those positions this season

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

    Auba hatty

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Embarrassing defending

  6. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    X3 Auba

  7. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Auba goal

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

    4 nil

  9. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Leeds getting torn about. Auba hatty

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

    Time for Lacazette to come on.

  11. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Oh dear

  12. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Maybe I'll just get Neto lol.

  13. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ings (TC)

  14. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Auba x3

  15. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Should have gone Auba TC! Agh

  16. JohnnyRev7
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    "Ladies and gentlemen, here is a DGW25 platform announcement:

    The Southampton Express failed to leave the station today. The Leeds Bullet Train has also failed and been shunted back into the sidings. Passengers are advised to not board either DGW25 train due to technical failures. And leaves on the rails. And the wrong kind of snow.

    We thank you for your patience and understanding."

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

      So Leeds & Southampton have blue-balled owners about their DGW twice now?

    2. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      They are cheap transport with 2 rides

  17. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Auba is back!!!

  18. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A guy actually has Auba in my ML. He might catch me if Auba scores another 200 goals

  19. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Huge bench boost fail ffs. Idiot Bamford clown

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

      Can you just stop moaning for once. Even when you're having a fantastic week you're unbearable.

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

        ?

  20. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    When it’s your day someone shanks a shot straight onto your head for a tap in lol

  21. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ffs Leeds lol

  22. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Auba 20 pointer

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      **21

  23. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Auba hat trick!

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    GW2 Sellers shocked, stunned and punished!

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

      o/

    2. InterUranus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

  25. Pariße
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    genius pass by rowe

  26. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Raphina, good hit!

  27. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Genuine question is the following worth a -4?

    DCL > Ings?

    1. InterUranus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Genuine question, do you think Ings will outscore DCL by at least 5 points?

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Think DCL is worth keeping for the dgw, better fixtures

  28. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Damn. I would have played ESR ahead of Son if they were equally likely to start. Worried about a rest for ESR

  29. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    C'mon, Leeds, get in! At this rate I'll be selling Bamford before the double game week!

    1. InterUranus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ergh.

  30. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Costa is a dud.