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There are five more Premier League matches up now, with the reigning champions among the teams in action:

Wilson fit

TEAM NEWS

The headline team news is at the Emirates and chiefly concerns Arsenal’s defence.

Piero Hincapie is fit to keep his place after a midweek injury scare.

He may not have long in the side, however: Gabriel Magalhaes returns to the matchday squad as a substitute after injury.

The biggest surprise is the absence of Jurrien Timber.

It doesn’t end there, as Riccardo Calafiori has pulled out of the Gunners’ XI in the warm-up. In comes Myles Lewis-Skelly.

As for Brighton and Hove Albion, Fabian Hurzeler makes three changes.

Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke and Diego Gomez replace Mats Wieffer, Olivier Boscagli and Yankuba Minteh, who loses his ever-present starter status.

Arne Slot makes two changes for Liverpool, with Federico Chiesa coming in for the suspended Dominik Szoboszlai. This is Chiesa’s first Premier League start of the season.

Jeremie Frimpong also replaces Conor Bradley, who is at least fit enough to be on the bench. Cody Gakpo is also back from injury as a substitute.

Four changes for Wolverhampton Wanderers: Mateus Mane, Yerson Mosquera, Hugo Bueno and Tolu Arokodare come in.

It’s nice and simple in east London as both West Ham United and Fulham are unchanged. That, of course, means that Harry Wilson is fit after Monday’s knock.

Kristoffer Ajer comes in for the absent Sepp van den Berg in Brentford’s only change.

Alex Scott, Adam Smith and Junior Kroupi oust David Brooks, Evanilson and Justin Kluivert for visitors Bournemouth. Antoine Semenyo starts despite speculation over his future.

Finally, at Burnley, the hosts are still without Maxime Esteve.

Armando Broja, Bashir Humphreys and Marcus Edwards come in for Zian Flemming, Jaidon Anthony and the unavailable Joe Worrall for the Clarets.

Everton are without the ill Jack Grealish, so in comes Tyler Dibling. Beto is also preferred to Thierno Barry.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, Rice, Saliba, Hincapie, Lewis-Skelly, Merino, Zubimendi, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Jesus, Eze, Magalhaes, Martinelli, Norgaard, Madueke, Nwaneri.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Dunk, van Hecke, Coppola, Kadioglu, Hinshelwood, Ayari, De Cuyper, Gruda, Gomez, Rutter.

Subs: Steele, Minteh, Watson, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Wieffer, Veltman.


Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, Ajer, Henry, Yarmolyuk, Janelt, Jensen, Schade, Thiago, Lewis-Potter. 

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Pinnock, Henderson, Nelson, Damsgaard, Konak, Nunes, Donovan.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Tavernier, Cook, Smith, Scott, Semenyo, Kroupi. 

Subs: Dennis, Soler, Brooks, Evanilson, Christie, Adli, Kluivert, Hill, Unal.


Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Laurent, Humphreys, Ekdal, Pires, Cullen, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Broja, Bruun Larsen.

Subs: Weiss, Hartman, Anthony, Florentino, Tchaouna, Flemming, Sonne, Tresor, Barnes.

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Iroegbunam, Garner, Dibling, Alcaraz, McNeil, Beto.

Subs: Travers, King, Patterson, Barry, Rohl, Aznou, Welch, Campbell. 


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Jones, Chiesa, Mac Allister, Wirtz, Ekitike.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Bradley, Gakpo, Robertson, Nyoni, Ramsay, Ngumoha, Lucky.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Mosquera, Krejci, S Bueno, Doherty, Gomes, Andre, H §Bueno, Mane, Hwang Hee-Chan, Arokodare.

Subs: Johnstone, Wolfe, Strand Larsen, Arias, Hoever, Lopez, Gonzalez, Tchatchoua, Rawlings.


West Ham United XI: Areola, Todibo, Kilman, Magassa, Walker-Peters, Scarles, Potts, Fernandes, Summerville, Paqueta, Bowen.

Subs: Hermansen, Earthy, Mavropanos, Rodriguez, Soucek, Kante, Golambeckis, Mayers, Wilson.

Fulham XI: Leno, Robinson, Andersen, Cuenca, Tete, Lukic, Berge, Wilson, Smith-Rowe, Kevin, Jimenez.

Subs: Lecomte, Castagne, Reed, Diop, Ridgeon, Cairney, King, Traore, Kusi-Asare.


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  1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Gab about to come on

  2. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Where is my Ekitike brace

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Sorry to break it to you mate but he saw you were bringing him in and decided to stop scoring!

  3. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    gabby coming on?

  4. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    I sold Raya for fodder and have decided to just go Dubravka every week until WC... Hold lad! Currently on 9!

    1. Utopsis
      • 5 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Hooooollddddddf

  5. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    KEANE HOLDDDDD

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      This!

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        2 days, 6 hours ago

        Wouldn’t be against a WH goal though!

  6. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Parhetic by Ekitike. Get up.

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 12 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Disgraceful

    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Turning into WSL

  7. Gudjohnsen
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Boring gw

  8. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Both gabbies coming on

  9. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Fulham's sieve-like defence turned into Mourinho's Chelsea since I started benching Anderson for donkeys like VVD

  10. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Virgil not even getting DC nowadays

    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      One of the worst picks in the game this season. Zero rouutes to points.

  11. Mother Farke
    • 1 Year
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Callum Wilson wastes a Bowen A

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Ffs

  12. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Should have started Dubravka over Raya, skill issue

  13. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Ekitike that’s embarrassing, man up

  14. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Lot of big scores last week, not so much this week for some!

    1. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Haaland

  15. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Rival getting Schade off the bench for Timber

    Sickening

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      That’s brutal

    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Rival's score check?

  16. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    How pool looking

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Bang average, Wolves coming back into this says it all

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Not doing much.

  17. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Dunk’s toes get in the way of a Saka tap in

  18. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Ekitike fail

    1. Utopsis
      • 5 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Outscores Haaland

  19. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Sensei Senesi about to claim another DEFCON +2

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      The guy even shits defcon, unbelievable

  20. Gudjohnsen
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    F----- rival has Burnley, Fulham and Everton defence!

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Elite

  21. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Arsenal cleanie going was delicious as a Timber owner

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      and for Cala owners

  22. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Dubravka mega haul on my bench

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 8 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      same

  23. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 4 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Wirtz, Keane, and Dubravka masterclass

  24. Mother Farke
    • 1 Year
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    West Ham desperately need a win, I can see them going Gung Ho in final minutes.

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Rival with wirtz c destroying me again m

    Always gets the luck

  26. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Goal

    Bournemouth 1

    Losing 3-1

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Semenyo

      Points all round

  27. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Bou goal

    1. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      Semenyo

  28. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Semenyo goal

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      He continues to troll. At least not many have him at this stage

  29. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Liverpool triple up might not be the wisest move on FH even against Leeds now? Leeds improving but it’s at Anfield? Could be goalfest rather than a 0-0. Hard to judge

    1. Utopsis
      • 5 Years
      2 days, 6 hours ago

      I think goal feet, Leeds playing progressively these days

      1. Utopsis
        • 5 Years
        2 days, 6 hours ago

        fest*

  30. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 6 hours ago

    Not bloody Semenyo for crying out loud