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Iheanacho and Tierney benched as Son and Kane start for Conte in 3-4-3 formation

There are three Premier League matches kicking off at 14:00 BST today – Arsenal v Watford, Everton v Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United v Leicester City.

Mikel Arteta makes one change from Gameweek 10, as Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£5.3m) comes in for Thomas Partey (£5.0m), who is out with a tight groin.

That means Nuno Taveres (£4.3m) keep his place at left-back, with Kieran Tierney (£4.8m) on the bench, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.1m) leads the line alongside Alexandre Lacazette (£8.3m), having scored six goals in five Premier League appearances against Watford.

Claudio Ranieri makes five changes, with Kiko Femenia (£4.4m), Danny Rose (£4.2m), Nicolas Nkoulou (£4.5m), Ozan Tufan (£5.0m) and Emmanuel Dennis (£5.2m) all amongst the starting XI.

At Goodison Park, Antonio Conte takes charge of his first Premier League game as Tottenham Hotspur Head Coach, and sticks with the same XI that beat Vitesse on Thursday.

Rafael Benitez, meanwhile, makes three changes from Gameweek 10, with Lucas Digne (£5.2m), Fabian Delph (£4.4m) and Anthony Gordon (£4.5m) replacing Mason Holgate (£4.2m), Jean-Philippe Gbamin (£4.5m) and Alex Iwobi (£5.8m).

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£8.0m) and midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.4m) remain on the sidelines. 

Elsewhere, Leeds United make just one change, with Adam Forshaw (£4.5m) coming in for Jamie Shackleton (£4.5m), while Brendan Rodgers has benched Kelechi Iheanacho (£7.0m) and James Maddison (£6.7m), with Ademola Lookman (£6.0m) and Harvey Barnes (£6.5m) flanking Jamie Vardy (£10.8m) up front.

GAMEWEEK 11 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tavares, Maitland-Niles, Sambi, Smith Rowe, Saka, Aubameyang, Lacazette

Subs: Leno, Cedric, Holding, Tierney, Elneny, Odegaard, Pepe, Martinelli, Nketiah

Watford XI: Foster, Femenia, Nkoulou, Cathcart, Rose, Sissoko, Kucka, Tufan, Sarr, Dennis, King

Subs: Bachmann, Ngakia, Troost-Ekong, Cleverley, Pedro, Masina, Fletcher, Cucho, Sierralta


Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Godfrey, Keane, Digne, Allan, Delph, Townsend, Gray, Gordon, Richarlison

Subs: Begovic, Kenny, Holgate, Iwobi, Tosun, Gbamin, Davies, Branthwaite, Rondon

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Royal, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Reguilon, Moura, Son, Kane

Subs: Gollini, Sanchez, Tanganga, Doherty, Alli, Winks, Lo Celso, Ndombele, Bergwijn


Leeds United XI: Meslier, Llorente, Struijk, Cooper, Forshaw, Phillips, Dallas, Raphinha, James, Harrison, Rodrigo

Subs: Klaesson, Cresswell, Drameh, Hjelde, Summerville, McKinstry, Klich, Bate, Roberts

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Castagne, Soumare, Ndidi, Tielemans, Lookman, Barnes, Vardy

Subs: Ward, Amartey, Vestergaard, Thomas, Dewsbury-Hall, Maddison, Pérez, Iheanacho, Daka

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  1. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Offside

  2. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    No goal offside.

  3. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Saka VS Smith Rowe debate will go on forever.

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Both will probably have similar G+A this season. ESR definitely better value for being almost 1m cheaper as of now.

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Will if you keep mentioning it 🙂

  4. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Saka no goal

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

    Saka's unlucky there. The kind of offside that's definitely not your fault

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

      Awful Auba touch.

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      He still should be aware enough to leave it for Auba for an actual chance of a goal

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

        Fair point

        Rush of blood, I guess

  6. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Offside, good stuff.

  7. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Auba should have controlled it and scored. Would not be offside. Donkey (c)

  8. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Son down

  9. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Son down

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

    Bit early, its only 10 past 2.

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Not if you live in Fairbanks, Alaska during this time of the year.

  11. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Auba captainer. Need a haul badly

  12. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Landing studs to Son's ribs. Accidental. He's back up

  13. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Smoth towe assist?

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Not registered in the game yet

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

      Auba

    3. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Qué?

  14. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Son back up ok

  15. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Should not have captained Auba. Disaster....

  16. TyroneGAA
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    I didn’t even know that was part of the offside rule .. terrible

    1. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, they should change it so it's just one outfield player, rather than the current rule of two players. Defending teams just get let off the hook.

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Two players.

      Just normally one is the keeper.

    3. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      It's been there for a *long* time, and players are aware of it

  17. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Saka owners have been so unlucky over the last few games

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      yep, heads up next one won't be offside

  18. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Godfrey stamps on Son. VAR doesn't check

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

      It looked purely accidental, to be fair

      Had nowhere else to put his foot that quickly when falling

      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        He didn't fall at all

        1. Postman Ty
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          There was nothing in that calm down.

  19. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Reguilón watch: yellow card

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

      Reguilón cross, Emerson header over the bar

      Nice stuff to see from wing backs

  20. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Not that surprising to see Dean Smith leave Aston Villa. A lot of it is not his fault as he lost Grealish.

    Grealish was a big source of PL goals and assists. Replacing PL goals and assists is difficult. See Everton trying to replace Lukaku or Spurs trying to replace Bale, for example. You can't just buy three players, like Villa did in Buendia, Ings and Bailey, and think they will replace the goals and assists of a superstar.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Is Grealish really a superstar?

      I know he thinks he is and with the price tag, that leaves Villa with £100m so it should be good business for the club.

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        The rate he got goals and assists in the PL for Villa would suggest he is.

      2. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Debateable. The point being that he added more to Villa (talisman) than he currently does to City.

      3. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        He's an elite-level chance creator. Was routinely in the top 3 for chance creating metrics in Europes top 5 leagues

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            2 years, 4 months ago

            This, city just don't have the striker that makes his particular talents all that useful

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Schmeichel 3 saves. Leeds dominating?

      1. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        End to end, should be a great match if it continues like this

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Where are you watching it?

          I've not found it yet.

          1. panda07
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Astro supersport 2

            1. fish&chips
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Snap, where are you based?

              1. panda07
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                2 years, 4 months ago

                Ireland

                1. Optimus.
                  • 13 Years
                  2 years, 4 months ago

                  IPTV ftw

                  1. panda07
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    2 years, 4 months ago

                    😆

          2. fish&chips
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Astro supersport 2 in Cambodia

            1. Andy_Social
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              That's odd. I've got the Everton and Arsenal matches on my 2 channels here.

              1. fish&chips
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                2 years, 4 months ago

                I can get all 3 on mine

                1. Andy_Social
                  • 11 Years
                  2 years, 4 months ago

                  Wow, channel 71. Never knew it existed. Just caught Raph's goal.
                  and another goal!

        2. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Schmeichel 3 saves

    4. Postman Ty
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Iheanacho has been a massive fail, can't for the life of me figure our why Rodgers hates him so much. 3 starts he had a goal and assist and then he gets hooked at half time and now dropped.

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        The Vardy factor. What is good for Vardy is what goes. Iheanacho is not good for Vardy (in terms of goals).

        1. Postman Ty
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Maybe, but when Vardy was struggling last season Iheanacho picked up all the slack and then some. He's got to find a way to rely on Vardy less, he hasn't got long left.

          1. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Leicester City = Jamie Vardy.

            See what happened to Claudio Ranieri and Craig Shakespeare.

          2. DARE TO BISCAN
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Brendan eyeing Olé's job. Just needs a tune out of Leicester this season.

            1. Postman Ty
              • 9 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              That's true. Still think they're better with Nacho.

              1. DARE TO BISCAN
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                2 years, 4 months ago

                Possibly. But, a happy Vardy is a happy Leicester.

      2. splitzz
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        nacho was the only shiny light for leicester in that first half against ars. i guess he will realise he needs nacho as their woes continue

      3. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Agree. Wasted!

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

      LOL all that celebrating to be offside 😆

      1. mojoindojo
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Indeed.

      2. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Confirmed: they don't teach the offside rule at Hale End Academy

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

      Gol Gappay!

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

      Spurs are making yet another attack look better than they are

    8. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Moura is soooo greedy. Awful player, plays like a 5 year old.

      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Ajax fan?

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

        There's a reason he plays for Spurs

      3. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Still the second-best player they have 😀

    9. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Rodrigo is so awful. Can't wait for Bamford to be back

    10. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Leeds and Raphinha looking lively

    11. Thanos
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Rodrigo wastes Raph assist 🙄