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Arsenal v Leeds United and Brighton & Hove Albion v Brentford are two of five Premier League fixtures that follow the lunchtime match between Manchester City and Liverpool.

All of the below get underway at the traditional Saturday afternoon kick-off time:

The headline team news comes from the Emirates, with the pre-deadline rumours about a benching for Bukayo Saka proving to be accurate.

The England international reportedly isn’t starting because of illness.

Gabriel Jesus joins Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli in the Arsenal attack instead, making his first league start since the World Cup.

Jesus for Saka is Mikel Arteta’s only change to his line-up from the one he sent out in Gameweek 28.

As for opponents Leeds, Javi Gracia has made four alterations despite his side triumphing 4-2 at Wolves a fortnight ago.

Two of them are enforced, with Max Wober and Wilfried Gnonto out injured.

Rasmus Kristensen, Pascal Struijk, Crysencio Summerville and Luis Sinisterra all come into the starting XI, while Weston McKennie and Patrick Bamford drop to the bench.

There’s perhaps even more Fantasy interest in the match at the Amex, with two sides who ‘double’ in Gameweek 29 squaring off.

Hosts Brighton bring in Danny Welbeck for the absent Evan Ferguson but all of the jet-setting Albion assets start, with Kaoru Mitoma, Alexis Mac Allister and Pervis Estupinan keeping their places despite travelling back to the UK from far-flung corners of the globe in midweek.

Jason Steele is between the sticks once again, with Robert Sanchez only a substitute.

Brentford make one change from Gameweek 28 as Thomas Frank switches from a 4-3-3 to a 3-5-2.

Yoane Wissa is the surplus attacker making way, with Pontus Jansson recalled at centre-half.

Another budget goalkeeper in Daniel Iversen keeps his place today, with Danny Ward again on bench duty for Leicester City.

The Foxes recall the newly available Wout Faes and Victor Kristiansen for Ricardo Pereira and Daniel Amertey, who are on the bench alongside Kelechi Iheanacho.

New/old Palace boss Roy Hodgson welcomes back Vicente Guaita and Joachim Andersen from injury and promotes Eberechi Eze to his line-up, with Joe Whitworth, Luka Milivojevic and James Tomkins making way.

There are a whopping 10 changes across the two sides at the City Ground, shared equally between Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Steve Cooper brings in Neco Williams, Harry Toffolo, Remo Freuler, Danilo and Orel Mangala for Serge Aurier, Renan Lodi, Ryan Yates, Jonjo Shelvey and Andre Ayew, with Aurier and Yates not in the squad.

As for Wolves, boss Julen Lopetegui recalls Adama Traore, Matheus Nunes, Toti, Matheus Cunha and Joao Moutinho. Jonny is suspended but Joao Gomes, Pedro Neto, Raul Jimenez and Daniel Podence are all benched.

Hugo Bueno, now down to £3.8m in FPL, is fit again and is among the Wolves substitutes.

On the south coast, an unchanged Bournemouth take on a Fulham team who replace the suspended Willian and Aleksandar Mitrovic with Manor Solomon and Carlos Vinicius.

GAMEWEEK 29 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Holding, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Odegaard, Partey, Xhaka, Trossard, Jesus, Martinelli.

Subs: Turner, Tierney, Saka, Smith Rowe, Kiwior, Jorginho, Vieira, Nelson, Walters.

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Koch, Kristensen, Struijk, Firpo, Harrison, Roca, Aaronson, Summerville, Sinisterra.

Subs: Robles, Cooper, Bamford, Gyabi, Rodrigo, Rutter, McKennie, Greenwood, Gray.


Bournemouth XI: Neto, Kelly, Senesi, Stephens, Smith, Anthony, Lerma, Rothwell, Ouattara, Billing, Solanke.

Subs: Travers, Cook, Brooks, Christie, Tavernier, Susperreguy, Traore, Semenyo, Zabarnyi.

Fulham XI: Leno, Robinson, Ream, Diop, Tete, Palhinha, Reed, Solomon, Pereira, De Cordova-Reid, Vinicius.

Subs: Rodák, Adarabioyo, Duffy, Wilson, Cairney, Soares, James, Lukic, Francois.


Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Steele, Veltman, Dunk, Colwill, Estupinan, Gross, Caicedo, Mac Allister, March, Mitoma, Welbeck.

Subs: Sanchez, Webster, Enciso, Undav, Ayari, Gilmour, Van Hecke, Buonanotte, Moran.

Brentford XI: Raya, Hickey, Pinnock, Jansson, Mee, Henry, Damsgaard, Norgaard, Jensen, Mbeumo, Toney.

Subs: Strakosha, Schade, DaSilva, Wissa, Zanka, Ghoddos, Roerslev, Stevens, Olakigbe.


Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Eze, Doucore, Olise, Schlupp, Zaha, Edouard.

Subs: Johnstone, Milivojevic, Lokonga, Ayew, Mateta, Clyne, McArthur, Hughes, Riedewald.

Leicester City XI: Iversen, Kristiansen, Faes Souttar, Castgne, Ndidi, Dewsbury-Hall, Tete, Maddison, Barnes, Daka.

Subs: Ward, Soyuncu, Vardy, Iheanacho, Amartey, Pereira, Mendy, Thomas, Soumare.


Nottingham Forest XI: Navas, Felipe, Mangala, Williams, Toffolo, Niakhate, Freuler, Danilo, Johnson, Gibbs-White, Dennis.

Subs: Hennessey, Worrall, Shelvey, Colback, Awoniyi, Surridge, Kouyate, Renan Lodi, Ayew.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Toti, Lemina, Neves, Moutinho, Cunha, Nunes, Traore.

Subs: Bentley, Collins, Neto, Jimenez, Podence, Sarabia, Costa, Gomes, Bueno.


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  1. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Need a big game from Salah and Darwin next time

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Same here, got those two from Liverpool

    2. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I do too but I wouldn’t hold out much hope they were shockingly poor today. Look like they’ve given up

    3. Podge
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      1 pool player is too many

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Who did you captain?

  2. No Name to Display
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Come on Maddison!

  3. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Damn boy - White, Pinnock, Toney and Iversen on my bench with BB

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Damn indeed

  4. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Niooiooo

    White owner

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Ditto

    2. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I’ve got Ramsdale too

  5. F_Ivanovic
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Solanke what a legend.

    1. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Got him in for gnonto happy as f

  6. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Needed that Arsenal cleanie ffs

  7. The Ilfordian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Big goal for Bournemouth. Whose going to be joining Southampton

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Leeds

  8. JabbaWookiee
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Dear oh dear. Absolute shocker of a bench boost

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      What you got?

  9. dunts1
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    What's the most saves in a match this season I wonder?

  10. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    damn bench boost looking embarassing now with that leeds goal wiping Gabriels points. If only i'd swapped Haland to Toney.

  11. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who are the highest capped players this GW?

    1. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Rashford

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Solanke, Jannson and Welbeck. We’re in trouble

    3. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Rashford about 150% and Mitoma just over 100% EO kind of levels

    4. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Rashford, Mitoma, Haaland?

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Seen a few with Bruno

  12. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    White monster Haul denied

  13. Dammit_182
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    How come that’s not a Harrison assist?

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      They gave it to March

  14. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Why did he have to play Saka, why

  15. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Get that 12th Raya

  16. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Wolves goal. Podence

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Bad to worse.

  17. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Current record holders for most saves in a PL game: De gea, Tim Krul and Vito Mannone (14 Saves)

    https://twitter.com/allaboutfpl/status/1642190155674009602

    Apparently not 12

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Who was the Hull keeper at Spurs? Remember him getting a shedload.

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Boaz myhill? No idea on FPL but was at the game. V annoying

        1. Alan The Llama
          • 16 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          That was the one. No way I was remembering him.

  18. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    No clean sheets so far

  19. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Estupinan subbed

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Huge fail

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Great

    3. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Phew

    4. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Finally getting rested after long flight...

    5. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      CS locked

  20. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Saka non existing since coming on

    1. fusen
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      The ball isn't really going up the right side. The attacks are sticking to the left

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      He wasn’t doing much before coming on either!

    3. Effe
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Sometimes he looks like that then gets a goal out of nowhere

  21. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bugger

  22. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Navas and Gabriel bench points wiped at the death. Sadface.

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Me exactly

  23. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    No clean sheets...

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      White doesn't need them nowadays

      1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        White on the bench and no BB

  24. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    So far a fail of a BB

    1. It's Fergie Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      how many points do you consider a good BB?

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

    Brighton with just the 30 shots

    14 on target

    xG of 3.25

    So far

  26. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Shakira gol

  27. Haalander
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Subs on Brighton refreshed let’s go Macallister

  28. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Xhaka G

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Assist?

  29. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Did I hear that right? Daniel Podence is the top Wolves' goalscorer?

  30. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Odegaard to MacAllister -4 fail now. 🙁