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Zaha misses out as Palace face attacking Arsenal XI: FPL Gameweek 8 team news

In the final match of Gameweek 8, Arsenal host Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium.

Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.

Mikel Arteta makes just one change from Gameweek 7, as Nicolas Pepe (£7.1m) replaces Albert Sambi Lakonga (£4.9m) in an attack-minded starting XI.

He joins Martin Odegaard (£5.5m), Emile Smith Rowe (£5.4m), Bukayo Saka (£6.4m) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£9.9m) in the forward positions.

Gabriel Martinelli (£5.2m), who was a doubt heading into the game, is named as a substitute, with Granit Xhaka (£4.9m) a long-term absentee with knee ligament damage.

As for Palace, Wilfried Zaha (£7.0m) misses out completely, with Christian Benteke (£6.3m) taking his place alongside Odsonne Edouard (£6.5m) in attack.

Conor Gallagher (£5.7m) – who is owned by 7.8% of FPL managers – features in midfield, ahead of Joel Ward (£4.5m), Joachim Andersen (£4.5m), Marc Guehi (£4.5m) and Tyrick Mitchell (£4.5m) at the back. 


GAMEWEEK 8 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Odegaard, Smith Rowe, Pepe, Saka, Aubameyang

Subs: Leno, Lacazette, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Cedric, Tavares, Sambi Lokonga, Elneny, Martinelli

C Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Guehi, Andersen, Mitchell, Milivojevic, McArthur, Gallagher, Ayew, Edouard, Benteke

Subs: Butland, Tomkins, Olise, Kouyate, Hughes, Mateta, Schlupp, Clyne, Kelly


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  1. rokonto
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Where's Zaha?????

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Ill

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        No, Zaha IV

        1. AlCapwnUK
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Zaha III plus Zaha IV makes Zaha VII - Adrian's revenge!

          1. AlCapwnUK
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Really sad we've changed page already

  2. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ramsdale picking up them saves

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Back 4 not looking great in front of him though which is very worrying.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Some very easy shots to get off not ideal.

      1. MIGHTY JOE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Calma. Its our time to shine

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

    Anyone with Twitter, are the Official FPL tweets appearing on your timeline?

    They won't appear on mine. Checked my muted accounts/words, follow list, tweet order settings... Nicht. Can only see them when I go direct to the profile.

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah just checked there and I got the tweet of the goal on my TL.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Strange! Cheers.

  4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Is that Edu’s missus or his daughter?!

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Mine 🙁

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        lmao

    3. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Neice

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Really?

        1. Digital-Real
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Probably his PA. Taking notes

      2. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        to see you
        to see you, neice

        Hello Uncle. This again?

    4. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      His bit on the side

  5. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Get Gallagher back on set pieces ffs Mili cant even get it into the box

  6. Fpl_Juggernaut
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Wc team..any changes?
    Raya
    Trent cancelo chillwell
    Salah son foden raphinha Mbuemo
    Lukaku Hwang
    Bench: foster, livramento, fodder fodder

  7. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Milivojevic rubbish

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Is another man's treasure

    2. Athletico Underachieving
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Absolute tripe. Given the ball away loads

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Bring kouyate on ffs

  8. Amartey Partey
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Benteke is scoring tonight.

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Called it.

  9. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Have Ramsdale and Tierney in this. I've accepted there'll be no clean sheet.

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Palace not making the right decisions in the final 3rd , cs incoming

  10. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Arsenal playing the press?

    1. Konstaapeli
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Playing the statues ffs! Wake up!

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Oh sorry

        1. Konstaapeli
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          I meant the arsenal players. Not you.

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yes, Palace's press

  11. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    What has Auba got on his head? Looks like he just finished a shift in pizza express

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Trying to act like he doesn't sweat

    2. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I think it looks good actually, better than a highly receding hairline at least.

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Saka YC

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Fastest yc ever? 0.01 second

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Ayew sure?

  13. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Saka yc

  14. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Mike Dean doing Mike Dean things.....

  15. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Decent hit by McArthur...

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Now that's 100% on purpose

      • Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Lined it up. Set it perfectly. Hit the volley right

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      McArthur should see red for that

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Acted his way out of it as a genuine attempt to play the ball, surprised the ref didn't see through it

      2. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Sweep the leg

      3. Zilla
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Saka limp

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Don't worry, I'm making up for it

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

            Someone's gotta do the hard work...

          2. Zilla
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Straight to the point I see.

            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 5 months ago

              It tapers at the end. It's like a mouse's head!

      4. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Saka sore. Heavy kick from McArthur.

      5. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Why did MacArthur do that?

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          UFC Fight Night?

        2. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Old man reflexes

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

          he is jealous because someone else has talent.

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Else? 😆

        4. @persecuted_by_mods
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Can't explain why, but it was a unique situation that allowed him to blast an opponent in the leg while pretending to go for the ball and he used it to its full potential

            1. Rupert The Horse
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 5 months ago

              Very well put actually.

          • Ógie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            I think he was standing up for his team mate Ayew who Saka cynically took out a minute earlier.

            Eye for an eye and all that.

            1. Rupert The Horse
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 5 months ago

              Yeah but Saka just gently left out a leg. This was brutal.

        5. Muchentuchel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          100% red card here

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

          Strange VAR not looking at that for a RC.

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            looked like a red to me, from original angle anyway. He just kciked Saka and ball was no where near

          2. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Trying to think of why that isn’t a red.

        7. Brehmeren
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          How is that not a red. Lol

        8. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          That smother from Ramsdale was Peter schmeicel-esque

        9. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Is that only yellow because it was kicked from behind?!?

        10. suddenorgan
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          my transfer this week was McArthur to Saka, looks like he wasn't happy about his replacement

          1. Ze_Austin
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Finally, the reason appears

        11. Duke Silver ☑
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Auba's contract expiring soon or something?

        12. Rains of Castamere
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Ramsdale 3rd save, great save

        13. BeWater
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Aubameyang looks like he's wearing some retro R9 Mercurial boots.

          1. MIGHTY JOE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            He is

        14. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Ramsdale save point.

          Great save.

          1. MIGHTY JOE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Love it

          2. Forza Papac
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Even better shot.