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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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1,778 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Geenn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Got Martinelli and Zinchenko and no Jesus.

    Green arrow?

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

      Obviously

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

      duh

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

      Is there a smug arrow?

      1. fploutcast
        • 1 Year
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Lol

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

      Enjoy it when you can ...

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

      Sorry for the smug! Feel lucky with getting away with no Jesus today.

    6. Roy Hudd
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Not having Jesus given his price and many other factors is actually a poor managerial decision so this post actually makes you look silly tbh.

      1. SH1M1
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Haha

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

        So far it is a good managerial decision no matter how you analyze it and I can still buy him if I want to. I took him out so I could afford both Hauland and Kane beside my Salah. So hey, in fact, it’s a even better managerial decision.

    7. jacob1989
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      since u were joint rank 1 with 8 m others, u will have a red arrow

  2. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Jesus will not be heavily sold with a nice fixture next and everyone clambering for city players

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

      The Kane sales & Haaland buys are already flying 😆

  3. Bucky Barnes
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    With such high ownership and a lot of inevitable knee jerk transfers on the Jesus is crap bandwagon, I wonder how cheap I'll be able to get him for in time for Gw3

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

    So is Tommy Asu getting back in that side? Who makes way?

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

      Yes for white

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

        Hmmm 50 mill benched

        1. Onana Whatsmyname
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          He got rinsed today though

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

            Zaha does that to a lot of players tbf

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

    - Jesus was great. Should have had at least 2 assists. Sitters from Martinelli/Odegaard. Needs to shoot though.
    - Martinelli looked more direct than Saka. Will note Mitchell is a decent defender so Saka will get easier games
    - Saliba really good. Obviously did well on BPS too. Nice enabler. Endangers White when Tomiyasu back.
    - Zinchenko was alright, but not as good as tally suggests. Bit weak defensively.
    - Ramsdale did his job today, but looked shaky as per. Eze absolutely should have scored.

    1. No_Mo_Salah?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Thanks - useful info

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

      Zinchenko still looks like a CM playing LB, be interesting to see if he displaces xhaka when Tierney plays

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

      wasn't the Eze one a really good save? agree otherwise, good round up

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

        Eze shot straight at Ramsdale, had the width of the goal to go for. Still had to be in the right place to save it I guess.

    4. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      I thought Mitchell looked poor... and shouldve been targeted more

    5. Heskey Time
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Saka had to help out white a lot defensively with zaha. He’ll be much more involved in coming weeks. More so than martinelli

  6. Snake Juice
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Saliba is that guy.

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

      Virgil vibes.

      1. SH1M1
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        O

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

    Mark is a genius for not getting Jesus or Salah. I should've followed him.

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

      Yeah 37 games left

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

      Where to start…

    3. jackruet
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Yeah whatever he is doing is GENIUS

    4. fploutcast
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Jesus should have had 2 assist played very well. I think non-owners are lucky today.

  8. Amartey Partey
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    What is the site to check price rises?

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

      ASX

    2. International Richard
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      fplstatistics

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

    The embarrassment of owning Jesus.

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

      Wrote a paragraph early on why not to get Jesus till GW3 due to opposition.
      I didnt listen to me.

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

        I did. Thank you.

      2. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        With the ownership we had to get him, too much of a risk to go without.

        I create my own risk % -> Price x Ownership, if that number is considerably high they are too risky to go without.

        Trent another good example

      3. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Lol we all knew who he was

      4. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        I guess we could just sell for GW2 and buy back in GW3?

  10. Threat Level Midnight
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Jesus has always been a poor player. Was an easy fade every day of the week.

    1. fploutcast
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Did you watch the game? Asking becasue I think he played very well!

  11. Jdpz
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Jesus' owners should sell him as soon as possible. He plays well, helps Arsenal, but he won't have good numbers because he is being watched by defenders.

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

      lol.

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

        Jesus' owner? Cry cry cry(stal PAlace) 🙂

  12. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Everyone clamouring over Saliba being TOTALLY disrespectful to the best player on the pitch by far....

    Andersen.

    Way way more impressive than Saliba

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

      True but they conceded 2

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

    Jesus price drop tonight as two million managers sell?!

  14. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Martinelli only player to score for his own team and not even in BAPS. lol

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      System still broken 🙁

    2. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Apart from his big chance missed and fairly lucky right place right time goal, he was fairly anonymous imo

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Sounds like a classic Danny Ings 3 BAPs game!

        1. fploutcast
          • 1 Year
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Yes sir

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

      Take the points and run. Don't think he was that great.

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

      Will take it for 6 mill plus he got full 90

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

      As someone that had him for a decent period last season, this is something he tends to do. He's often guilty of missing good chances and doesn't tend to do much apart from his returns

  15. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Nice to have that Rambo CS but really disappointed that I haven’t go with Zin as initially intended

  16. jia you
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Not great for my non Arsenal defence team...Jesus getting in team of the week just adding to the pain (was hoping he'd stay quiet)!

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

      Scored his gw 1 goals vs Sevilla

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

    Oh bollox. Fábio Borges already a point ahead of me.

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

    Martinelli has a chin merkin!

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

    18 with 8 to play any bad

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

    0 goals in 1 game extrapolated over 38 games is 0 goals. What a useless buy

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Indeed

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

      I agree

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

      Very interesting. Stats tell the story.

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

      Jesus is the most template player on here bro

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

        I can’t wait for Klaren to show his/her face around here again soon bro

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

          Ugh

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

            Haha

  21. Jdpz
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    What's Magnus Carlsen ID? And Fabio Borges? And Mark?

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

      And mine

    2. fploutcast
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 7 months ago

      WOW! Don't want mine?

  22. gart888
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    One more save for Ramsdale would have been worth 3 more points. Pity.

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

      Yes shame. Happy with pick tho

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

    anyone compared Jesus to Firmino on here yet?

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

      A couple of people ready to start comparing him to Neil Mellor I think

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

        haha jesus

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

          haha mellor*

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

            😀

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

    New season, new me. Nah, welcome back perennial and disproportionate disappointment

    1. fploutcast
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 7 months ago

      I feel this

  25. jacob1989
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Hope Salah plays.
    Jesus is my VC

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

      Post of the day

    2. fploutcast
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Salah is obviously going to play

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

      Hope Jesus blanks
      Salah is my VC

  26. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Well my no arsenal(coz of palace home record)gamble didn't pay off but its safe to say it could've been worse

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

      Lol

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Yeah a Jesus brace in a two nil win would've been a killer!

  27. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    As a Gabriel, Saka, Jesus owner. Thank god Saka got something or this would have been a bad opener to the season and I would already be questioning my picks.

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

      Uh lucky clean sheet not enough????

  28. Jdpz
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Jesus to
    a) Firmino
    b) Havertz
    c) Werner
    ???

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

      Already sold for Brewster

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

        Rhian the great

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      D) Archer

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

        I have Archer 🙁

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Taylor from Forest

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

      All great options

    4. jacob1989
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      edouard

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

    Jesus with a fine 2 pointer.

    Watch someone like Solanke haul tomorrow just to rub it in.

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      *Wilson

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Or even more moronic every forward getting less than 2 points lol

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

      That’s not how to spell Holy Watkins

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

        Isn’t that the girl charging a tenner for a RMT?

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

    If you triple capped Jesus you got more points than Saka

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

      Saka had guehi on his fantasy team...