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Dugout Discussion February 14

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

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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. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Aubameyang now has more goals than Mane this season lol

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    1. Scots Gooner
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      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Whoa

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    2. TomSaints
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      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      That’s a mental stat

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

    Regret getting Dallas for the dgw

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

      Yep not gonna get him now no chance epic fail player

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

      Yep

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    3. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I'm waiting for that deadline.

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  3. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Cmon Raph

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  4. Camzy
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    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Cmon Bamford. Just one goal.

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    1. dshv
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Need

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

    They give an assist for that 4th Arsenal goal, yet they don't award Pieters with one yesterday for Burnley's first. Hmmmm... :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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

      🙄 🙄 **

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    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Joking?

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

        Nope. He did assist it, but it was an attempt at goal. Pieters looked up and crossed to the two players in the box. At the time he looked up and made the cross, Gud was making the back post run. He collected the ball and scored. Baffles me big time!!

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

          Double Palace deflection.

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        2. TorresMagic™
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          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Pinball between defenders?

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        3. Scholes Out For Summer
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          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Um that’s not how assists work... the ball bounced off two defenders in two different directions

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

            Never saw that at all. But cheers for clarifying.

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    3. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Slight difference.

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

        There's a difference in the two incidents - absolutely. I am still baffled and confused as to why they wouldn't give Pieters' one, I really am...

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        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Only owners are baffled.

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

            Was watching on my phone, but never saw any reflections off defenders. Perhaps need to watch it again!! Cheers guys for your input.. 😎

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  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    No Kalvin Phillips is massive if he misses the DGW.

    Get 3rd Leeds player, Raphinha, in?

    Captain Bamford? It made sense to captain a City player vs Bruno this GW but Leeds can’t be trusted...

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    1. Sif
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wolves & Saints both look leaky.
      Leeds might be looking to respond to this drubbing

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

      I have owned no Leeds player other than Dallas this season. I am convinced that Raphy and Bamford will fail to produce if I bring them in. Lol.

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    3. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Repairing question mark button on keyboard?

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  7. Hiddenpaw
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    There we go. That’s my GW1 captain outperforming Salah as predicted ... 23 gameweeks late!

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  8. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hope Bamford captained Auba. Only goals he's getting today.

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    1. AC/DC AFC
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      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      True this.

      So far.

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  9. Camzy
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    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    That's Auba's first hat-trick in the PL. That's surprising to me. And as a midfielder in FPL. 21 point haul if the score holds.

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    1. AC/DC AFC
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      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Is anyone going to complain he wasn't tipped when they asked for advice?

      Someone did yesterday, about Gundogan.

      Can you imagine the silence as most are on him anyhow. To be fair I didn't see the questions, but apparently this forum let him down!

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  10. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Someone was bigging up getting Auba and captaining, I wonder if they did....

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

      That was me. Nah. Such a shame. But glad Arsenal are winning.

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      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Oh mateeeee

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

          I had eyed it up for weeks and then didn’t go through with it, why? The DGW blinded me. 🙁

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  11. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone who watches championship knows Leeds do this. Leeds are falling apart again. Time to jump off assets.

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    1. Weak Become Heros
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      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      After next week.

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    2. jammie26
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Have they not do this numerous times already though this season?

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

      That's what I thought when sold Bamford before he got 2 goals and 3 assists in 3 games

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

        Ouch

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  12. Bounce
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Aubama-who?

    Aubama-what?

    AUBAMA-BLUDCLART-YANG!

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  13. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Arsenal have conceded the fewest goals this season After City

    Bamford starters deservedly punished

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  14. Hazz
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    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Alioski -1 banked.

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    1. Hazz
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      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Dallas back to LB.

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  15. $hahriyar
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Next article here: Is aubameyang a viable fantasy option again!!!! Lmao

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  16. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio better play. I have Dallas 1st on bench.

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

      Sold him for Ings. Hoping for a 1 pointer!

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    2. DannyDrinkVodka
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sold him for DCL lol

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  17. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Auba is on his way to replace salah on my team !!!

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    1. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not playing Leeds every week.

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    2. $hahriyar
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Oh god

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    3. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ok. I wouldn't.

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  18. $hahriyar
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wildcards this week. Have three Leeds players on the bench

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  19. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Alioski off. Huggins coming in to give everyone on his team a hug.

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

      Good thing he’s not called Cummins

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      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        You are Disturbed.

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

          You are little red lacazette

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  20. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    At least I’m getting some tasty autosub points for Bamford’s no show

    😛

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  21. Hazz
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    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bamfhina, just 1 return please 😉

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  22. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Leeds v Southampton will end 3-3

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  23. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    100% of Aleksandar Mitrovic's goals this season have come against Leeds.

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  24. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I'll take a Bamford assist followed by an own goal

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  25. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pascal G

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

    Hi is bowen to Raphinha Still a good transfer ?

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  27. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Nice Strike.

    Raphinha A

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  28. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Raphina assist, get in!

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    1. AC/DC AFC
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      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Points for some.

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  29. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What a Struijk

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  30. AC/DC AFC
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    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Leeds back in business?!

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    1. AC/DC AFC
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      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bullet header.

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