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18 October 2021 1118 comments
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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


  1. rokonto
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Where's Zaha?????

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ill

      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        No, Zaha IV

        1. AlCapwnUK
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

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

          1. AlCapwnUK
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Really sad we've changed page already

  2. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ramsdale picking up them saves

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

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

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Some very easy shots to get off not ideal.

      1. MIGHTY JOE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Calma. Its our time to shine

  3. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month 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 ☑
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

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

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Strange! Cheers.

  4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is that Edu’s missus or his daughter?!

    1. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Mine 🙁

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        lmao

    3. Digital-Real
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Neice

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Really?

        1. Digital-Real
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Probably his PA. Taking notes

      2. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        to see you
        to see you, neice

        Hello Uncle. This again?

    4. Fish up a tree
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      His bit on the side

  5. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

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

  6. Fpl_Juggernaut
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

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

  7. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Milivojevic rubbish

    1. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Is another man's treasure

    2. Athletico Underachieving
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Absolute tripe. Given the ball away loads

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Bring kouyate on ffs

  8. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Benteke is scoring tonight.

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Called it.

  9. Duke Silver ☑
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

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

  10. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal playing the press?

    1. Konstaapeli
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Playing the statues ffs! Wake up!

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Oh sorry

        1. Konstaapeli
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I meant the arsenal players. Not you.

    2. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, Palace's press

  11. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Trying to act like he doesn't sweat

    2. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

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

  12. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Saka YC

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Fastest yc ever? 0.01 second

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ayew sure?

  13. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Saka yc

  14. Joey Tribbiani
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mike Dean doing Mike Dean things.....

  15. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Decent hit by McArthur...

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Now that's 100% on purpose

      • Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

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

    2. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      McArthur should see red for that

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 1 month 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
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Sweep the leg

      3. Zilla
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Saka limp

        1. Deulofail
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

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

          1. ClassiX
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Someone's gotta do the hard work...

          2. Zilla
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Straight to the point I see.

            1. Deulofail
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

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

      4. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Saka sore. Heavy kick from McArthur.

      5. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Why did MacArthur do that?

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          UFC Fight Night?

        2. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Old man reflexes

        3. Chalobah's Witness
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          he is jealous because someone else has talent.

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Else? 😆

        4. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 1 month 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
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Very well put actually.

          • Ógie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 month 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
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

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

        5. Chalobah's Witness
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          100% red card here

        6. ClassiX
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Strange VAR not looking at that for a RC.

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month 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
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

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

        7. Brehmeren
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          How is that not a red. Lol

        8. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          That smother from Ramsdale was Peter schmeicel-esque

        9. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

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

        10. suddenorgan
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

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

          1. Ze_Austin
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Finally, the reason appears

        11. Duke Silver ☑
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Auba's contract expiring soon or something?

        12. Rains of Castamere
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Ramsdale 3rd save, great save

        13. BeWater
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

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

          1. MIGHTY JOE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            He is

        14. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Ramsdale save point.

          Great save.

          1. MIGHTY JOE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Love it

          2. Forza Papac
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Even better shot.