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3 December 2025 1169 comments
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Gameweek 14 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) continues with six Wednesday night matches, featuring the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool.

Wednesday team news: 2

TEAM NEWS

Without doubt, tonight’s major absences come from the Emirates Stadium, where Arsenal host Brentford.

Bukayo Saka (£10.1m), Jurrien Timber (£6.4m) and Eberechi Eze (£7.8m) are all rotated to the bench, where Viktor Gyokeres (£8.8m) sits.

Therefore, owners of David Raya (£5.9m), Declan Rice (£7.1m) and Riccardo Calafiori (£5.8m) can breathe a sigh of relief.

Opponents Brentford can only name 11-goal Igor Thiago (£6.7m) on their own bench, having received late treatment in Saturday’s win. Both Nathan Collins (£4.9m) and Mikkel Damsgaard (£5.8m) are there too.

Elsewhere, the notable news involves Mohamed Salah (£14.1m) remaining out of Liverpool’s XI. Exiting their teams’ lineups are Danny Welbeck (£6.6m), Youri Tielemans (£5.9m) and Lucas Digne (£4.5m), while Ollie Watkins (£8.5m) comes in.

The anticipated Crystal Palace alterations are limited to one: Jefferson Lerma (£4.9m) in for an injured Ismaila Sarr (£6.6m). This means that neither Chris Richards (£4.6m) nor Jean-Philippe Mateta (£8.1m) are rotated.

Furthermore, Alexander Isak (£10.4m) and Morgan Gibbs-White (£7.3m) are passed fit. Cole Palmer (£10.3m) is around to make a cameo appearance.

UPDATE: Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez (£5.1m) has picked up an injury during the warm-up. In comes Marco Bizot (£4.3m).


GAMEWEEK 14 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya; White, Mosquera, Hincapie, Calafiori; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice; Madueke, Merino, Martinelli

Subs: Kepa, Timber, Lewis-Skelly, Norgaard, Nwaneri, Eze, Saka, Gyokeres, Jesus  

Brentford XI: Kelleher; Ajer, Pinnock, van den Berg; Kayode, Jensen, Janelt, Yarmoliuk, Henry; Ouattara, Schade

Subs: Valdimarsson, Collins, Arthur, Lewis-Potter, Donovan, Henderson, Damsgaard, Onyeka, Thiago  


Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen; Kadioglu, van Hecke, Dunk, De Cuyper; Wieffer, Baleba; Minteh, Gruda, Diego Gomez; Tzimas

Subs: Steele, Hinshelwood, Boscagli, Veltman, Coppola, Knight, Oriola, Kostoulas, Welbeck  

Aston Villa XI: Bizot; Cash, Konsa, Pau, Maatsen; Onana, Kamara, McGinn, Guessand, Rogers; Watkins

Subs: Lindelof, Digne, Bogarde, Garcia, Tielemans, Buendia, Sancho, Malen


Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Ekdal, Esteve, Hartman; Cullen, Florentino; Tchaouna, Flemming, Anthony; Foster

Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Edwards, Pires, Hannibal, Bruun Larsen, Ugochukwu, Laurent, Broja  

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell; Kamada, Pino; Mateta

Subs: Matthews, Benitez, Clyne, Canvot, Devenny, Esse, Hughes, Nketiah, Uche


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Johnstone, Agbadou, Mosquera, Toti; Tchatchoua, Andre, Joao Gomes, Bellegarde, Moller Wolfe; Arias, Strand Larsen

Subs: Sa, Doherty, S Bueno, Hoever, Munetsi, Hwang, Arokodare, Chirewa, Mane  

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels; Savona, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams; Sangare, Anderson; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hutchinson; Igor Jesus

Subs: John, Boly, Abbott, Hudson-Odoi, Dominguez, Yates, McAtee, Kalimuendo, Jair Cunha


Leeds United XI: Perri; Bogle, Rodon, Bijol, Struijk, Gudmundsson; Ampadu, Tanaka, Stach; Nmecha, Calvert-Lewin

Subs: Darlow, Justin, Bornauw, Gruev, Aaronson, Harrison, Gnonto, Okafor, Piroe

Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Tosin, Badiashile, Chalobah, Cucurella; Andrey Santos, Enzo; Estevao, Joao Pedro, Gittens; Delap

Subs: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Gusto, James, Hato, Palmer, Garnacho, Neto, Guiu


Liverpool XI: Alisson; Gomez, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Wirtz, Isak, Gakpo

Subs: Mamardashvili, Kerkez, Nyoni, Endo, Salah, Chiesa, Ngumoha, Jones, Ekitike

Sunderland XI: Roefs; Hume, Mukiele, Ballard, Alderete, Reinildo; Xhaka, Sadiki; Talbi, Brobbey, Le Fee

Subs: Patterson, O’Nien, Geertruida, Neil, Mundle, Adingra, Traore, Mayenda, Isidor


defensive contributions

FPL Marc Broadcaster, writer and overthinker. Hoping that ‘differential potential’ will catch on.

  1. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    1 day, 12 hours ago

    Just caught up.

    No ask, Chalobah buried, fantastic stuff.

    Least there’s Munoz the goal scoring machine!

  2. Totalfootball
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 12 hours ago

    How are chelsea losing to leeds ?

    1. Mother Farke
      • 1 Year
      1 day, 12 hours ago

      The Stone Island derby, too.

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 12 hours ago

      They have overachieved for a good while

  3. Tommy Template
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 12 hours ago

    Maresca is such a bad manager. Long may he reign

    1. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      1 day, 11 hours ago

      He is the first ever manager to be world club champion.

      1. Tommy Template
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 11 hours ago

        Invitational tournament though. Nobody cares

        1. jacob1989
          • 3 Years
          1 day, 11 hours ago

          Everyone cared. All teams played full strength teams

      2. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 11 hours ago

        Almost as prestigious as the Premier League Summer Series

    2. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 day, 11 hours ago

      He is so overrated

  4. Pompel
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 12 hours ago

    Virgil on 7 dc's

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 12 hours ago

      Rice on 3

  5. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 12 hours ago

    Jesus Igor G

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 12 hours ago

      Hutchinson A

  6. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    1 day, 12 hours ago

    Saka should have stayed on bench! Miss out on gudmonnsen, already hits defcon!

  7. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 12 hours ago

    Chelsea look exhausted after their phenomenal win against Arsenal on Sunday

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 11 hours ago

      It was a draw

      1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 11 hours ago

        You’d have thought Chelsea won 5-0 given how giddy their fans were

        1. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          1 day, 11 hours ago

          Gonna need a bigger boat

  8. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    Mateta -> Thiago my best move here, right?

    Petrovic
    Muñoz O'Reilly Richards
    Saka Bruno Mbeumo Foden Semenyo
    Haaland Mateta

    Dubravka Senesi Alderete Obi

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 11 hours ago

      Prefer selling Semenyo

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 11 hours ago

        We shouldn't follow your advice in your horrible season
        Can't see anyone I'd want over him anyways

        1. WVA
          • 9 Years
          1 day, 11 hours ago

          True but BrunoG

          1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
            • 9 Years
            1 day, 11 hours ago

            No thanks

            1. WVA
              • 9 Years
              1 day, 11 hours ago

              Haul home to Bur

  9. WVA
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    First time owning a Brighton player, apologies to their fans

    1. Tommy Template
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 11 hours ago

      I swear they do this every season. Everyone gives them a swerve then they pick up some form, then everyone buys and they revert to type

  10. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    Well done to the guy who was going to play White in a potential FH team. Hope he ignored my advice not to!

  11. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    If you could get involved Minteh eh lad

  12. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    Take Munoz out now please

    1. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 11 hours ago

      Take him off?
      Take him out sounds so, well, permanent

      1. OverTinker
        • 7 Years
        1 day, 11 hours ago

        Oops my bad

  13. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    A Thiago pen would throw the title race wide open

    1. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 11 hours ago

      It would cause much pandemonium in my nether regions as well

    2. SINGH
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 11 hours ago

      No need, everyone just making up numbers, title is Arsenal's

  14. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    Bart saved a Dunk own goal

  15. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    Sitting on 4 clean sheets, squeaky bum time

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 11 hours ago

      I have
      2
      2,0,12

  16. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    Get a goal Minteh and draw this match

  17. FPLMACKEM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    Raya
    Virgil, Richards, Timber
    Bruno, Ndiaye, Semenyo, Anderson Saka
    Mateta, Haaland (c)

    Dubravka, Andersen, Rodon, Guiu,

    1ft 0.5itb.

    A Ndiaye to Minteh
    B Semenyo to Foden
    C Ndiaye and Semenyo to Minteh and Foden -4

    Who would be your priority transfer? Or both?

  18. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    Minteh still a good FPL pick from GW15? Is he looking threatening?

  19. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    Timber saka Thiago all in my team and will get one point thus blocking Rodon and Gudmundson possible CS

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 11 hours ago

      Eze saka Thiago for me
      Stach in bench !

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 11 hours ago

        I have Guehi on the bench argh

  20. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    Who to sell: Mateta or Wolte?

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 11 hours ago

      M

  21. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    Merino is a world class striker .

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 11 hours ago

      Third world

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 11 hours ago

        lol

    2. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      1 day, 11 hours ago

      He is

  22. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    I forgot villa had guessand, wheres he been?

  23. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    Boring Araenal

  24. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    Palace clean sheet locked in
    Broja coming on

  25. Yes Ndidi
    • 6 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    I'll be honest, and much as I love and admire LiveFPL, having the autosubs added to your score while the games are in progress isn't ideal. For a brief moment I was in the top 50k, until Thiago came on.

    1. tbos83
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 11 hours ago

      #humblebrag

      1. Yes Ndidi
        • 6 Years
        1 day, 11 hours ago

        moi?

  26. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    1 more defcon Richards, you can do it

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 11 hours ago

      This is what I live for

    2. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      1 day, 11 hours ago

      Yes please

  27. Tommy Template
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    Rice knock subbed off

  28. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    Rice down

  29. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    Wish Guehi would just go away

  30. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 11 hours ago

    Rice off. Very poor game.

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 11 hours ago

      I'm more of a potato guy myself