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Crystal Palace v Arsenal team news: Jesus and Zinchenko make debuts

Arsenal visit Crystal Palace in tonight’s season opener, with all Fantasy Premier League (FPL) eyes on Gabriel Jesus.

The Gunners forward is the most-owned player in FPL heading into Gameweek 1, with his ownership sitting at a whopping 77.1 per cent.

Kick-off at Selhurst Park is at 20:00 BST.

Mikel Arteta has opted for his usual 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 formation, with Oleksandr Zinchenko and William Saliba – who spent last season on loan at Marseille – featuring in defence. The latter’s inclusion means Ben White shifts over to right-back as expected.

Further forward, Jesus is joined in attack by Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli, both of whom are owned by over 20% of FPL managers, with captain Martin Odegaard pulling the strings in behind.

Kieran Tierney returns to the bench, which also includes another new signing Matt Turner.

Palace, meanwhile, line up in a 4-3-3, with the exciting Eberechi Eze deployed in the ‘Conor Gallagher’ role.

The most popular Eagles asset on show is Wilfried Zaha, while Cheick Doucoure makes his debut in midfield.

Fellow new boys Sam Johnstone, Chris Richards and Malcolm Ebiowei are substitutes.


GAMEWEEK 1 LINE-UPS

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Clyne, Guehi, Andersen, Mitchell, Doucoure, Schlupp, Eze, Ayew, Zaha, Edouard

Subs: Johnstone, Ward, Richards, Riedewald, Milivojevic, Hughes, Ebiowei, Mateta, Plange

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Jesus

Subs: Turner, Tierney, Cedric, Holding, Elneny, Lokonga, Nelson, Pepe, Nketiah

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  1. Surfreak
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Martinelli up front 🙂

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Which whilst good means he will probably rotate with Nketiah

      1. BobB
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Eddie the Feather will be a fringe player

    2. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      If you're going by BBC then they are wrong almost every time when it comes to putting up formations.
      I would expect a 4231 with White at RB.

    3. Salarrivederci
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      can't trust the sofascore graphic.

      Same graphic against Sevilla, and Saka and Martinelli played wide in a 4-3-3 / 4-2-3-1

  2. yousunkmybattleship
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Do Kane to Haaland now to avoid the price drop?

    1. RUUD!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Na, can wait until at least Sunday night before doing anything.

      1. yousunkmybattleship
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

    2. Surfreak
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Wait and see how he plays first

    3. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Madness

      1. yousunkmybattleship
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        I guess sarcasm is dead

    4. Flaps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      You have a 12 so stop the bull

  3. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Robbo’s my differential in pretty much all of my leagues, I’ll take that!

    1. Sergio Giorgini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Same here, happy with that

    2. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      I can’t see any of the other teams, am I being stupid?

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Click on 'GW1'

        1. yousunkmybattleship
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Ah got it thanks!

  4. Sergio Giorgini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Am I the only person with Alonso? I know he's supposedly going, but straightforward enough to swap once Perisic is up and running.

    1. RUUD!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Cucurella could play, cleared to play against Everton

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Highly unlikely

    2. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      No, there’s about 7.2m players and he has 3.8% ownership. So you and about 274,000 others by my calculations

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      There can't be a big club. At least his value will hold most likely lol.

    4. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Bold pick

  5. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Where is Jonty these days?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Barely anyone that works here actually posts, not sure what happened

        1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          We put such quality stuff on here

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              1 year, 7 months ago

              I can only speak for myself mate and I post pure gold

              1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
                • 6 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                I am intimidated by the quality of your posts

        2. Haalander
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          I haven’t seen captain Kane on recently either

          1. Grande Tubarão
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Banned

            1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
              • 6 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              Always happens to the good ones

              1. Grande Tubarão
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 2 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                He was not a serious FPL poster, unfortunately.

                1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
                  • 6 Years
                  1 year, 7 months ago

                  You are not serious until you have been banned

                  1. Grande Tubarão
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 2 Years
                    1 year, 7 months ago

                    I’ve never been banned. You’re thinking of my evil twin. He has a goatee

                    1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
                      • 6 Years
                      1 year, 7 months ago

                      He is the one who told me you got banned.

                      I thought we were a banned of bros

              2. George Sillett
                • 8 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                I hope that this is an example of sarcasm.

            2. Haalander
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 3 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              Doesn’t surprise me in the least

          2. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            He's changed his name a bit but still posting.

        3. Walter White (WW)
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Where is Maximus Bonimus Pointimus

          1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
            • 6 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            I tired him out with daka

          2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Bannedius

          3. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Hopefully gone for good

          4. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Boring people elsewhere in his vortex of misery.

            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              Thanks for lightening the mood 🙂

        4. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Twatter

        5. Jock Grealish
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Jonty fell in with the wrong crowd and has a serious drug addiction

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              1 year, 7 months ago

              Really? #getwellsoonjonty

        6. Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Runaway winners

          Jesus 77%
          Sahah 62%
          TAA 60%

          1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Don't have number 1

        7. dabber7
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          How are people managing to view the teams of their rivals in their mini-leagues, even if I click on their name and go to their GW1 history, I still get nothing?

          Cheers

          1. Ady87
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Refresh or close browser etc, that’s how I’m doing it, clicking GW 1 and team shows

          2. SADIO SANÉ
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            refresh/do cookie thing etc.

            1. dabber7
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 3 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              Nice one.

          3. Egg noodle
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Why don't you just click GW1 in their history

            1. dabber7
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 3 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              As I said in my original post, that isn't/wasn't working for me.

        8. Ady87
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Top 2 in my ML last season that finished top 2k both gone 5 at the back and it looks immense. I am scared.

          1. Haalander
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 3 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Well if the hype around scoring forwards happens and strong midfielders scoring maybe the clean sheets will effect points and bonuses! That’s my theory anyway.

          2. The Knights Template
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Is this going to be a serial?

          3. LangerznMash
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Best player in my league has gone 523 and his team looks amazing.

        9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Carragher says he expects Ben White to step into midfield alot this season. Could be a similar role to cancelo last season at city

          1. Podge
            • 13 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Zinchenco surely

          2. Jock Grealish
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            and still not score/assist

          3. Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Lol what

          4. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Who is Carragher? 😛

            1. Jock Grealish
              • 2 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              jimmy carragher. was on emmerdale

          5. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Did you have subtitles on?

          6. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            I expect Arsenal to play more of a left-sided pivot with Zinchenko / Tierney bombing forward and linking up with Martinelli. White I see as a forward CB who will come out of defence (albeit at RB, but that is why it is a left-sided pivot) and look to play longer passes. Arsenal have Saka on the right hand side and he is used to the WB role so effectively they switch to a 3-5-2 when they have the ball.

          7. yousunkmybattleship
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Surely no one listens to him

        10. Egg noodle
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          The only player I want to fail is Bailey. I really don't care beyond that.

          1. Grande Tubarão
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Just all the players I don’t own for me

        11. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Teams 85% template 🙂

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Where do you get that? LiveFPL?

          2. The Knights Template
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Very proud of you, SirG40steve!

            1. g40steve
              • 6 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              Cheer, thanks for the knighthood 🙂

        12. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Who's your starting XI with ownership less than 10%?

          Only Kulusevski here, blimey!

          1. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Mount at 10.3%... but that's it!
            Iversen if Ward isn't fit 😛

          2. Salarrivederci
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Iversen the only one 😉

            But got Ward on the bench 😉 ;/

          3. sirmorbach
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Only Bowen for me. Bruno Guimarães with 11%.

          4. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Collins, Iversen

          5. Woy_is_back
            • 6 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Maddison. He will haul

          6. Haalander
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 3 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Almiron here or should I say almoran lol. Said I’d chance a one week punt vs forest and see what happens even tho o know already. He’ll blank

          7. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
            • 3 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Digne at 4.4%

          8. Nate(U)dog(ie)
            • 3 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Raya, Saliba, Aaronson

          9. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Botman, Aaronson and Kulusevski

          10. Mr. O'Connell
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Literally none. Spend 5 weeks tinkering and obsessing. End up mega-template.

          11. Avery
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Cucurella
            Aaronson
            Bamford
            Saliba

          12. Pipermaru
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Wilson and Trossard.

          13. Dthinger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Aaronson 1.1%

            Toney 5%

          14. Thanos
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Sterling!

          15. Licky
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Meslier
            Botman
            Koulibaly

          16. yousunkmybattleship
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Aaronson

          17. Sergio Giorgini
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Bernardo, Mahrez, Alonso

        13. 1zverGGadeM
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Good Luck, Everybody!

        14. Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Heezus blank

        15. R.C
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          FPL stats being showed during the game lol

          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 13 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            the fantasy football programme which doesn't talk about fantasy football. Was awful as I remember but 2 terrible hosts

            Will give it a miss

        16. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Closing LMS entry until Wednesday when the game kicks off in 18 minutes.

        17. Jock Grealish
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          benteke not in squad. on his way to wolves?

          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 13 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            gone to America I think

            1. Jock Grealish
              • 2 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              howdy cowboy

          2. The Knights Template
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Coyotes

          3. Jock Grealish
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            thanksgiving benturkey

        18. It’s A Joke
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Am on holiday. Some old Spanish man is ranting and raving outside. Tried to use Google translate on him. Seems like his mate told him not to Captain Kane.

        19. Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Only me who thinks Ramsdale is shaite? Arsenal wont win trophies with him

          1. Bushwhacker
            • 4 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Ramsfail? Nah, absolute wall.

        20. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Starter for next week?

          a) Trippier @ BHA

          b) Cash (h) EVE

          1. Bushwhacker
            • 4 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            B obvs

          2. Drip Doctor
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            I mean, maybe wait and see how they perform first?

          3. The Knights Template
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            A

        21. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          My template rating is 59%

          1. The Knights Template
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Poo Fighter!

        22. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Went with this lot

          1. pundit of punts
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Went with this lot 🙂

            Ward
            TAA - Cancelo - Robertson
            Salah - Mount - Martinelli - Neto - Bailey
            Kane - Jesus

            Sa - Neco - Patterson - Plange

            Kane + Mount > Haaland + Foden in gw 2 😉

            1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
              • 6 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              It was better the first time around

            2. George Sillett
              • 8 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              Thank goodness . You left us dangling there.

          2. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Cool, keep us updated (which I know you will do, but only if you are doing well)

        23. Grande Tubarão
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          I will be revealing my template rating at 9pm GMT this evening

          1. Jock Grealish
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            you're the most template player on here i know

            1. Grande Tubarão
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 2 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              F ME

          2. R.C
            • 6 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            you're the most template player on here i know

            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              F ME

          3. Jock Grealish
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Contrary to reports on various media outlets, MYNAMEISREDRO is definitely the least template player on here bro

        24. Haalander
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Well one think we all know for sure. Doesn’t do anything to the rank of Jesus scores 10 goals tonight we all have him!

        25. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          If you've never been to Selhurst Park, really have to recommend it. Great venue.

          1. LangerznMash
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Are you there now? I never get phone signal in football stadiums.

            1. Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              Haha not tonight. Many a time though. Game & beer festival alone.

          2. Jock Grealish
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            can smell the BO from my telly

          3. Haalander
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 3 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Yes I’ve heard that before alright and the fans are pretty hard core from what I heard. I’d like to visit Brentford it’s getting good reviews as a stadium too

        26. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Is Live fpl not working- when I put ID in I am getting someone else’s name coming up?

          1. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Same

            1. TopMarx
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 11 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              hey Jarvish, have you entered the H2H leagues this year?

              drop me an email at will@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk

          2. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Give it time.

        27. Egg noodle
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Kane just dropped from 29.4% to 29.3% lol wtf

          1. Grande Tubarão
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            He’s done nothing all season tbf

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                1 year, 7 months ago

                I forgot to check what month it is, it's August ffs

            2. Paqueta Rice
              • 3 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              Kane to Haaland 😆

            3. Jock Grealish
              • 2 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              just sold kane for benteke. wish me luck

              1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
                • 6 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                Out of the frying pan

          2. Mr. O'Connell
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Anyone else feel like they've just wasted 5 weeks of their lives?

            1. Grande Tubarão
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 2 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              That depends on K1ng’s final rank

            2. Haalander
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 3 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              Nope not until 9.30pm tonight !!

            3. George Sillett
              • 8 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              No. I'm OR1 currently

              1. Zalk
                • 12 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                What? My 1 is horizontal.

            4. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
              • 6 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              And this is just the beginning

            5. Klopp's Kids
              • 10 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              yes

            6. Jock Grealish
              • 2 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              i was living under a rock so can't complain

          3. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            This burrito is good but it is filling

            1. Jock Grealish
              • 2 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              can i ask you a question? is cereal soup?

              1. Deulofail
                • 8 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                You are the most cereal player I know bro

          4. Klopp's Kids
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            With Ward & Perisic somewhat doubtful, I brought in Ramsdale (for Sanchez) & Trippier last second. Hope it works out.