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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


1,118 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Gallagher assist?

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

      No

    2. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Nope

    3. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Olise assist, what a player

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

      No

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

      Seriously mate? I own him, what do you think!?

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

      Olise assist

    7. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Lets all put the player we own followed by assist?

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        😀
        Ramsdale assist?

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

    Ramsdale special

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

    Who’s the better pick at this point folks given DCL and Richarlison to come back?

    Gray
    Townsend

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Gray

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

    Can I get Sanchez back for free? Getting Ramsdale was a mistake. Actually I think it's time to say good night. Nothing I do this season works. It started from GW1 with having Barnes and Harrison over Benrahma and Raphinha and has continued with all possible mistakes and bad luck. Che defenders have given me nothing and now this Arsenal triple up with WC two weeks ago is a disaster, not forgetting those funny zero pts from both Dias and Cancelo vs Liv.

    Bad decisions combined with bad luck means that I will have hard time to get even top 100k finish this season. Being forced to take risks doesn't usually go well. (C Lukaku will blank next week and Salah will probably score a hattie and that's it.)

    1. Riverside Red
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      It's tougher when us casuals are starting to understand the FPL rules

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

    Brilliant Gallagher AA

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

      Could have told you that before the game, he won't get anything

  6. HD7
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Why was Saka subbed for Lokonga?
    Injury?

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

      McArthur booted him up in the air.

  7. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone buy Gallagher assist, I’ve got ESR, rival has Gallagher haha

  8. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hahaha Arsenal 😆

  9. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Arsenal, Lmao

  10. Riverside Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Smith blaming Ramsdale...what about the Arsenal defence..this is a great game

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

    What the. How did Ramsdale not save that? Straight through him.

  12. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Leno will be smiling again.

  13. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Arteta out, he’s absolutely useless.

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Ole first

    2. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Immediately

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

    Palace only can win without milivojeivc

  15. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Loses to the top 6. Can't beat Brentford. Can't beat Brighton. Can't beat Palace. That's half the league and we're not even 8 games in.

    Arteta Out.

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      But you guys are back, you beat Norwich and Burnley!

  16. Not again Shirley
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I think a player who gets AA should get a point (if I own him)

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

    ffs Arsenal, you are at home, its a Derby. So, so bad

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

    Not the first time Ramsdale has done that move haha.

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

      He's been watching Pickford. Jumping as a means of losing height

  19. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Olise came on last week scores straight away, comes on now and an assist, worth watching

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Was just saying earlier today I was hoping he'd start today as I'd like to get him in if I could be sure of time, Palace have nice fixtures in the next little batch and they're scoring a lot of goals

  20. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hockey assist for Gallager

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Again

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

    What was ramsdale doing??

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I’d blame white more for that, gave him a free shot from inside the box.

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Fed up of saving his team time after time. Turning into Cyndi Lauper

  22. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    White down to 1 point and nothing from Gallagher, shock!

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

    Needs Odegaard on the end of this FK...

  24. *Reformed-Character*
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    How has Arteta still got a job... hes been taking the piss for years....Arsenal have some decent players!! Laca for instance, scores a goal, benched, scores a goal, benched ...

  25. Gunneryank
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Palace playing like we should be playing.

  26. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    This is a GW that makes you want to WC everyone out of your team except Trent and Salah.

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

      Why are you keeping Trent? 7.5pts for a clean sheet?

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

        Lol what?

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

        True, but it's the hope he's going to turn back into 2018/19 TAA

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

      ... Foster Livra Duff Cancelo

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

        True, I'd keep Livramento. Not sure Foster keeps his place for long though.

        Don't own the other two.

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      WC to last seasons consistent scorers

      TAA, Salah, KDB, Son, Kane, Vardy, Bamford, DCL

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

    Arsenal wishing they could play Norwich and Burnley every week.

    1. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I don't think they win more than 5/10 games against either of those teams

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

    Book, him Mike!

  29. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Wtf no yellow for that?

  30. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Why is Pepe on dead balls

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

      He's good at them