Arsenal v Bournemouth team news: Gunners unchanged

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Keane
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Ekitiké

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Alderete
Miley
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GW18 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Gordon	NEW	7.3m	89.4%	Likely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.6m	89.7%	Likely
Stach	LEE	4.8m	88.4%	Likely
L.Miley	NEW	4.4m	94.1%	Likely
Woltemade	NEW	7.3m	92.0%	Likely
James	CHE	5.6m	99.4%	Likely
Mukiele	SUN	4.2m	90.8%	Likely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.3m	93.1%	Likely
Lewis-Potter	BRE	4.8m	81.9%	Likely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	95.1%	Maybe
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	93.6%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.5m	83.6%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.0m	74.5%	Unlikely
Semenyo	BOU	7.7m	40.3%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	5.9m	58.7%	Unlikely
Cunha	MUN	8.0m	60.6%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	76.5%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	79.3%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	75.6%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.8m	30.4%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.7m	27.9%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.8m	61.4%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	63.2%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	67.7%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	5.9m	55.0%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	63.9%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	64.5%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	9.0m	13.5%	Unlikely
Wirtz	LIV	8.1m	26.9%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	59.0%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.3m	26.8%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.4m	46.5%	Unlikely
Foden	MCI	9.0m	11.7%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	51.5%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	48.3%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	54.9%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	52.9%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	52.9%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	43.1%	Unlikely
Smith Rowe	FUL	5.6m	46.7%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Thiago	BRE	7.1m	153.5%	Very Likely
Barnes	NEW	6.2m	101.6%	Very Likely
Muñoz	CRY	5.9m	107.1%	Very Likely
Mamardashvili	LIV	4.3m	104.0%	Very Likely
Pedro Porro	TOT	5.3m	105.3%	Very Likely
Vicario	TOT	4.9m	104.5%	Very Likely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	102.5%	Very Likely
Neave	NEW	4.4m	101.6%	Very Likely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	101.9%	Very Likely
Mosquera	ARS	5.4m	101.8%	Very Likely
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	100.9%	Very Likely
Ajer	BRE	4.4m	97.6%	Likely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	100.7%	Very Likely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	95.5%	Likely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	100.2%	Very Likely
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	100.0%	Very Likely
Minteh	BHA	6.1m	75.4%	Maybe
Odobert	TOT	5.3m	87.9%	Maybe
De Ligt	MUN	5.0m	94.0%	Maybe
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.3m	86.5%	Maybe
Udogie	TOT	4.4m	95.8%	Maybe
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	97.4%	Maybe
James	LEE	5.3m	96.2%	Maybe
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	98.3%	Maybe
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	97.9%	Maybe
Webster	BHA	4.4m	92.0%	Maybe
Trafford	MCI	4.6m	93.4%	Maybe
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	95.3%	Maybe
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	94.7%	Unlikely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.3m	81.3%	Unlikely
Bevan	BOU	3.9m	94.1%	Unlikely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	94.5%	Unlikely
Doucouré	CRY	4.9m	93.9%	Unlikely
March	BHA	5.8m	97.7%	Unlikely
Nwaneri	ARS	5.1m	94.2%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.3m	87.7%	Unlikely
Hannibal	BUR	4.8m	89.8%	Unlikely
Yoro	MUN	4.3m	90.9%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	90.2%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.5m	71.9%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
Up	Pickford	EVE	B, Vs
Down	Alisson	LIV	C, Vs
Down	Donnarumma	MCI	B, Vs, Sus
No Change	Kelleher	BRE	B, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:46pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C, Vs
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C
Up	Keane	EVE	Vs
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
No Change	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
Down	Andersen	FUL	C
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	C, Sus
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:50pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Matheus Cunha	MUN	A
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	A
Up	Wirtz	LIV	B, Vs
Up	Grealish	EVE	B, Vs
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	B, Sus
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Minteh	BHA	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:54pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	A, Vs
Up	Bowen	WHU	B, Vs
Down	Thiago	BRE	C, Vs, Inj
No Change	Mateta	CRY	C
No Change	Woltemade	NEW	B, Rest

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:56pm

GW18 Chip Poll

Dugout Discussion

Arsenal v Bournemouth team news: Gunners unchanged

4 May 2024 487 comments

Skonto Rigga

The two main title challengers are in action today, bookending the day’s Premier League fixtures.

Arsenal, who can temporarily go four points clear of Manchester City with a win over Bournemouth, are up first.

Kick-off at the Emirates is at 12.30pm BST.

Mikel Arteta has named an unchanged team for the third league match in a row.

Jurrien Timber is again not among the substitutes, despite his recent recovery from a lengthy knee injury.

As for the Cherries, boss Andoni Iraola makes two alterations from the team that defeated Brighton and Hove Albion a week ago.

Illia Zabarnyi is back from illness and Ryan Christie is recalled.

Lloyd Kelly misses out entirely, while Enes Unal is benched.

GAMEWEEK 36 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu, Rice, Partey, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Havertz.

Subs: Ramsdale, Jesus, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Nketiah, Kiwior, Jorginho, Vieira, Zinchenko.

Bournemouth XI: Travers, Smith, Senesi, Zabarnyi, Ouattara, Cook, Scott, Christie, Kluivert, Semenyo, Solanke.

Subs: Neto, McKenna, Faivre, Hill, Unal, Billing, Aarons, Kinsey, Sadi.

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Deulofail
1 year, 7 months ago
Arsenal fan here getting fed up with Havertz’ diving. Got lucky to be rewarded with this one
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DARE TO BISCAN
1 year, 7 months ago
Clear pen.

(Saka owner)
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nerd_is_the_werd
1 year, 7 months ago
Where is my Havertz assist???
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1. Zimo
  1 year, 7 months ago
  They get added a minute later
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Shark Team
1 year, 7 months ago
Rarely a team scores 3 pens against you in the same season, even more rarely 3 different scorers from those pens
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1. FPL Blow-In
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Even more rarely the pens were never pens 😉
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Yome
1 year, 7 months ago
Bruno to Saka going well
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Gentle_Turks
1 year, 7 months ago
Clear cheating from Havertz.
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1. Deulofail
  1 year, 7 months ago
  It’s only cheating if there’s no referee. It’s just simulation. Tactical like tactical fouls, foul throws, defending with your arms out…
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  1. Gentle_Turks
    1 year, 7 months ago
    Nah, it's cheating.
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    1. Eightball
      1 year, 7 months ago
      Same old Arsenal, Always cheating.
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Differentiator
1 year, 7 months ago
Saka and Havertz have been diving all season lmfao
Loser mentality
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1. Zimo
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Cheating wins trophies tbf. Barcelona won 2 of their champions league trophies like that.
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  1. Differentiator
    1 year, 7 months ago
    says a lot about Arteta compared to Pep
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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      1 year, 7 months ago
      Are you saying City players dont dive and use cynical dirty tactics?
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      1. Differentiator
        1 year, 7 months ago
        Compared to Arsenal, not at all. City have barely dived this season. Arsenal have numerous numerous times
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        Ginkapo FPL
        1 year, 7 months ago
        Hahaha, you should be a comedian
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        Differentiator
        1 year, 7 months ago
        ??? Do you even watch City games? Are you an Arsenal fan? This point is not really debatable
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        Arteta
        1 year, 7 months ago
        😆
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  2. Gentle_Turks
    1 year, 7 months ago
    Funniest thing I've read today.
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DA Minnion (Former great)
1 year, 7 months ago
Another week of Saka ruining my game week.
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AC/DC AFC
1 year, 7 months ago
Saka taking on the gw35 wildcard!!

Saka over Son ...
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⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
1 year, 7 months ago
People sold saka for bums like son and bruno 😆

As I said double gameweeks make people lose their mind
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1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Don’t get me started of selling arsenal defenders for spurs and united defenders.
  
  The best defence for two of the worst
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  1. Randaxus
    1 year, 7 months ago
    My defnece is Gabriel White and Gvardiol and I used my wildcard.
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  2. Shultan
    1 year, 7 months ago
    What are you on about?
    Most GW35 WCs have double arsenal defence
    Son got 9 points in GW35, yet to play this week & 2 home matches next week
    Bruno blanked in GW35 but missed chances & your ignoring his form all previous matches. Injury this week is bad luck
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2. FPL Blow-In
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Yeah, Salah and Saka to Bruno and Gordon last gw
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3. THFC4LIFE
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Keeping Gabriel and Saka for bench boost next week
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4. Royal5
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Did you own Saka all the weeks when he scored 1 goal i 8 GWs. If so you deserved his points tbf.
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5. PogChamp
  1 year, 7 months ago
  I was close to selling but sold Salah instead. Saka been in my team all season
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6. panda07
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Calling Son a bum is a bit over the top. Form is temporary and all that. Son could easily come good over the next 3 weeks.
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7. Eightball
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Whats your OR?
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8. Studs Up
  1 year, 7 months ago
  just because you disagree does not not make it wrong
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Sun God Nika
1 year, 7 months ago
Annoying my rival brought back in saka for son
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Randaxus
1 year, 7 months ago
At the moment picking Bruno over Saka was a very idiotic decision.
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PartyTime
1 year, 7 months ago
Saka was the right captain
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1. g40steve
  1 year, 7 months ago
  After Palmer knocks in 3 then shout
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  1. Letsgo!
    1 year, 7 months ago
    Lol.
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2. Dubem_FC
  1 year, 7 months ago
  He's my vice
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  1. km79
    1 year, 7 months ago
    A nice whiskey is mine
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Philosopher's Stones
1 year, 7 months ago
Glad I held onto the Saka + Havertz combo despite some punks advising me to sell them.
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Shark Team
1 year, 7 months ago
Travers what a bad keeper, giving away pens for ease… where is Neto?
Jk
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PartyTime
1 year, 7 months ago
Arsenal wouldn’t have scored if the ref wasn’t so lenient
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panda07
1 year, 7 months ago
Free out for me. Havertz initiated the contact. It's not natural to take a stride with your foot so close to the ground.

Fair enough if your opponent has jumped in front of you and impeded your run, preventing you from getting the ball or getting to the ball quicker. By all means go down then. It's sly/clever by Havetz depending on which way you want to look at it!
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1. Differentiator
  1 year, 7 months ago
  No, it's bad refereeing. He should have got a yellow card for the dive earlier in the game. And this is the second dive he has made
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2. gart888
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Yeah, I hate it, but you can't lunge in the way of an attacker and get no ball...
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  1. panda07
    1 year, 7 months ago
    He wasn't really in his way though I think. Havertz kept his foot low to the ground to initiate the contact. It wasn't a natural stride pattern for me.
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Saka White Rice
1 year, 7 months ago
I can understand WC35 people not going with Arsenal midfielders but us wc30 FH34 people should have owned a midfielder and a defender. It was damn obvious they would slap in their home fixtures
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1. DARE TO BISCAN
  1 year, 7 months ago
  WC30, FH34. Have Saka, Gab, White. You don't speak for me, sunshine 🙂
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2. Fitzy.
  1 year, 7 months ago
  So you're presuming that Saka has already outscored the other midfield options?
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  1. Eightball
    1 year, 7 months ago
    Including the doubles which is what people got those options for. So many jokers on this forum.
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Random Name
1 year, 7 months ago
If you think that isn't a penalty you don't understand and you've never played football

The goalkeeper obstructs Havertz's running motion. Havertz has to step over the goalkeeper ultimately impeding his shooting motion. The player has no obligation to step over the goalie. Penalty.
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1. Jon Snow
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Seems like one of those 50/50s where VAR won't overturn it, sort of like the Saka Bayern one
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2. Drexl Spivey
  1 year, 7 months ago
  The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
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3. Deulofail
  1 year, 7 months ago
  It’s a good point except we’d never know if he was obstructed because he gave up trying to play football and simulated a different foul to the foul you’re describing. It’s not like he had to avoid contact (potential foul), he initiated it instead
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4. Differentiator
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Rubbish. He chose to go down. He absolutely could have stayed on his feet as the contact was minimal and he forced the contact
  
  A.k.a. a blatant dive.
  
  And Havertz is a serial diver so that's no surprise
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5. Fitzy.
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Pretty sure most people on here have played football.
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Jon Snow
1 year, 7 months ago
Havertz goal and Gabriel bullet header would make me very happy
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1. Silecro
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Dreamland scenario
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Silecro
1 year, 7 months ago
Cmon Hav. One more goal and I'm good as a believer who actually captained you
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Maddamotha
1 year, 7 months ago
Nahhh no fun when cheating is allowed. Clear dive by Havertz. VAR dont no nothing as usual.
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Differentiator
1 year, 7 months ago
Just be humble Arsenal fans. You got a lucky break with the penalty

But don't try to claim it was anything but a dive
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1. Ginkapo FPL
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Where is anyone claiming it wasnt a dive?
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2. Tomerick
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Do the goals count more if they’re not from dives?
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Pies Have Come
1 year, 7 months ago
G'day, watching the match from Australia. David Seaman is a pundit on Optus Spots. First time I've seen him in about 20 years. At a glance, I thougt it was the darts player, Ted Hankey. Trying to explain to my Aussie wife that David Seaman was actually a player. Anyone else in the world with this 9n TV or just Oz?
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1. Philosopher's Stones
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Didn't need to tell us you're watching it from Australia, the G'day was enough to know.
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2. FFS ManU
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Haha - Ted Hankey is a harsh but funny comparison.
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3. Thomas Magnum
  1 year, 7 months ago
  G’day! The Optus feed is actually just an international feed that they pay for. Optus doesn’t have their own panelists/pundits for EPL games, only for men/women World Cup! Was on a cruise ship and they showed the exact same feed. But at least the pundits seem to be quality!
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4. Drexl Spivey
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Ted Hankey's on the sex offender's register.
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  1. Pies Have Come
    1 year, 7 months ago
    Ted Hankey's a wrong un. David Seaman is doing his best impersonation of him. Just curious to where else in the world it's on and if anyone is with me on Ted Hanky. Absolute ringer! Haha
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F4L
1 year, 7 months ago
argh saka ruins havertz assist, big chance damn
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Shark Team
1 year, 7 months ago
Havertz stop trying to make Saka owners happy my man
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1. F4L
  1 year, 7 months ago
  havertz motm so far for sure
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F4L
1 year, 7 months ago
Bournemouth threatening now
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1. Shultan
  1 year, 7 months ago
  They ain't scoring
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Eze Really?
1 year, 7 months ago
As is the case on seasons gone by. who are your shortlist?
Think of future prices and name 5 out of the season performers.
Nkunku, Havertz, Mbeumo, Muniz, Dekor Ried. Outside the obvious. No backs appeal atm.
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1. Tomerick
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Watchlist as in might not have been a top pick this season but potential for next one?
  
  Muniz, Cunha, Munoz, Nkunku, Garnacho.
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  1. Eze Really?
    1 year, 7 months ago
    Correct
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Alan The Llama
1 year, 7 months ago
Arsenal need a second
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1. Tomerick
  1 year, 7 months ago
  *Saka
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2. Merlin the Wraith
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Havertz to get away with a 2nd dive?
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Differentiator
1 year, 7 months ago
P*rtey YC, Havertz YC
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1. Percy Johnstone
  1 year, 7 months ago
  Christie RC
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