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25 January 2026 1158 comments
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The penultimate match of Gameweek 23 sees Arsenal take on Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium.

Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Mikel Arteta makes four changes to the Arsenal side that beat Inter Milan in midweek.

Gabriel Magalhaes, Piero Hincapie, Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice all return.

Cristhian Mosquera, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Mikel Merino and Eberechi Eze drop to the bench.

The front three consequently remains unchanged, with Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard flanking Gabriel Jesus, who scored two goals at the San Siro on Tuesday.

Michael Carrick sticks with the same team that beat Manchester City in the derby, with Bryan Mbeumo once again leading the line.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Odegaard, Rice, Saka, Trossard, Jesus

Subs: Kepa, Mosquera, White, Eze, Martinelli, Gyokeres, Madueke, Merino, Lewis-Skelly

Manchester United XI: Lammens, Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Mainoo, Amad, Fernandes, Dorgu, Mbeumo

Subs: Bayindir, Heaven, Malacia, Mazraoui, Yoro, Ugarte, Mount, Cunha, Sesko

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:


  1. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    Get in! Started Dorgu this GW and thank you Bruno assist

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

      V slight touch on his arm

      Given

      Inconclusive

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 days, 2 hours ago

      Nicely done. I panicked. Sold Foden and benched Dorgu.

    3. JohnnyB10
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        Same here mate!! Ditched VVD for Dorgu, brought Semenyo and captained him, got Bowen too.

    4. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 days, 2 hours ago

      that's it now. Maybe Gabriel will equalise later on, but Utd have been much the better team

    5. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      2 days, 2 hours ago

      Bit of arm control?

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        never imo

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

        Hardly enough

        If they had slowed it down for 2 mins probably given

      3. F4L
        • 11 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        nah, too tough to tell tbf. just let the goal stand

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

      Man Utd are taking this league, arsenal who? Such a wasteman team.

      GGMU

      1. JohnnyB10
          2 days, 2 hours ago

          Such a wasteman team. Only set pieces, nothing else.

      2. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        Some goal, amazing strike....Bottle Job FC in da house...

        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 9 Years
          2 days, 2 hours ago

          hopefully

        2. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          2 days, 2 hours ago

          Brought in Le Fee for Foden for -4 rather than start Dorgu. smh

        3. Bolivian Seaman
          • 15 Years
          2 days, 2 hours ago

          still in 4 competitions

      3. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        I really, really should start placing bets

      4. Jet5605
        • 11 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        Dorgu nailing his place in the team v Fulham

      5. BeaversWithAttitude
        • 7 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        Dorgu third on my bench - again!

      6. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        Finish them off 3-1 or 4-1 please

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

          3-2?

      7. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        Dorgu gonna be popular transfer in...

        1. Gizzachance
          • 11 Years
          2 days, 2 hours ago

          Yeah, wonder how many benched him again?

      8. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        What a goal. Beautiful stuff. Bruno assist as well as a bonus.

      9. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        This is the difference. Utd just have a crack at goal. Arsenal overplay and complicate things.

      10. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 14 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        Blood

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

        Dorgu hot property

      12. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        Arteta planning how many more centre backs he can bring on now.

      13. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        1 point from 3 Arsenal players, not exactly how the script was written.

      14. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        Nothing would please me more thant to see Arsenal bottle the league.

        1. Bolivian Seaman
          • 15 Years
          2 days, 2 hours ago

          lets hope you aren't happy then

      15. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        2 weeks in a row I’ve benched Dorgu goals/hauls

        So unlucky

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          2 days, 2 hours ago

          Same. We’ll start him next game only for Cunha to start

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

          Bruno G to the rescue

      16. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        Dorgu, 1st on the bench, 2 weeks in a row 🙁

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          2 days, 2 hours ago

          Same though just realised Bruno G didn’t play did he? So finally get some jam

      17. F4L
        • 11 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        i bet Pep cant believe his luck to still be right in the title race

      18. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        Hoping for a Utd own goal

      19. DeSelby
        • 3 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        Martinez with a punch to Jesus' head. What a little sh*tbird.

      20. REDMOND IN SANDALS
        • 5 Years
        2 days, 2 hours ago

        trippling up on United is the way

        1. Effe
          • 15 Years
          2 days, 2 hours ago

          Fernandes, Mbuemo, Dorgu

          1. JohnnyB10
              2 days, 2 hours ago

              Right on. Should have got Mbuemo ( Brought Wirtz ), but Dorgu and Bruno happy with them.

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

          O'Reilly to Dorgu the most obvious transfer of all time. United dont even have a mid week game.

          1. DMP
            • 10 Years
            2 days, 2 hours ago

            Chalobah maybe?

            Dorgu nailed?

            1. Brosstan
              • 11 Years
              2 days, 2 hours ago

              No but he has to be favored right now and even if he is moved off his winger place he can play FB.

              1. DMP
                • 10 Years
                2 days, 2 hours ago

                Short term should be safe, yeah. But could be another transfer down The line. But at 4.3 theres no much risk.

                Chelsea has good fixtures.

                Hard call.

            2. JohnnyB10
                2 days, 2 hours ago

                Dorgu nailed! Chalobah who?

          2. jonnybhoy
            • 13 Years
            2 days, 2 hours ago

            Dorgu saving my GW

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

            Dorgu making up for the blunder for Arsenal goal. Hard to see Cunha displace him currently

            1. JohnnyB10
                2 days, 2 hours ago

                Yeah, Carrick won’t change Dorgu for sure!

              • DMP
                • 10 Years
                2 days, 2 hours ago

                Can start him as LWB, Mbeumo on The left with Cunha/Sesko up front?

                Trying to reason me out off O Reilly to Dorgu. lol

                1. JohnnyB10
                    2 days, 2 hours ago

                    For sure lwb, I ditched Virgil for Dorgu lol and will never look back even though VVD scored. Don’t even think about it, Dorgu is the answer in this Carrick system 🙂

              • Ignasi M
                • 8 Years
                2 days, 2 hours ago

                Rice and Zubimendi look shattered

              • Jafooli
                • 13 Years
                2 days, 2 hours ago

                4 x subs for Arsenal...

                1. Brosstan
                  • 11 Years
                  2 days, 2 hours ago

                  Can see an Eze goal here. He has to prove his place.

              • F4L
                • 11 Years
                2 days, 2 hours ago

                fook rice to cdm

                1. jacob1989
                  • 3 Years
                  2 days, 2 hours ago

                  Good for defcons

              • jacob1989
                • 3 Years
                2 days, 2 hours ago

                Quadruple sub.. all popular fpl assets stay