Dugout Discussion
31 January 2026 802 comments
Skonto Rigga Skonto Rigga
Share:

With no early kick-off to start proceedings, Gameweek 24 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) begins with three matches at 3pm GMT.

TEAM NEWS

After making wholesale changes for the UEFA Champions League dead rubber against Kairat Almaty, Mikel Arteta mostly reverts to the side he sent out in Gameweek 23.

There are two changes from that XI, however, one of which sees Viktor Gyokeres reclaim the striker’s slot. Gabriel Jesus makes way.

The other alteration is more eyebrow-raising, with captain Martin Odegaard dropping down to the bench and Kai Havertz making his first Premier League start in a year.

Jurrien Timber and William Saliba start after their midweek niggles.

Daniel Farke’s one tweak from Monday sees Gabriel Gudmundsson return from injury. Sebastiaan Bornauw drops to the bench, with James Justin moving to centre-half.

At the Amex, Fabian Hurzeler recalls Georginio Rutter and Maxim De Cuyper. Olivier Boscagli drops down to substitute duty as Diego Gomez misses out through injury.

As for Everton, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Jarrad Branthwaite return to the line-up for the first time after their respective injuries. Michael Keane is also back from a three-match suspension in a centre-back-heavy XI.

Nathan Patterson and Dwight McNeil are benched, while Vitaliy Mykolenko misses out altogether.

Bournemouth are unchanged for their trip to Molineux.

January signings Rayan and Alex Toth are among the Cherries’ substitutes.

The hosts have the supposedly exit-bound Jorgen Strand Larsen on the bench once again as Rob Edwards makes three changes.

Rodrigo Gomes, Emmanuel Agbadou and Tolu Arokodare come in, replacing Jackson Tchatchoua, Jhon Arias and the ill Ladislav Krejci.

LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Kadıoğlu, van Hecke, Dunk, De Cuyper, Baleba, Groß, Ayari, Rutter, Mitoma, Welbeck.

Subs: Steele, Julio, Gruda, Minteh, Milner, Kostoulas, Boscagli, Veltman, Howell.

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Branthwaite, Gueye, Garner, Armstrong, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Barry.

Subs: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Coleman, Alcaraz, Rohl, Iroegbunam.


Leeds United XI: Darlow, Bogle, Struijk, Rodon, Justin, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Gruev, Stach, Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Perri, Longstaff, Okafor, Piroe, Tanaka, Bornauw, Byram, Gnonto, Buonanotte.

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Rice, Havertz, Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, White, Odegaard, Jesus, Eze, Martinelli, Madueke, Calafiori.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Mosquera, Agbadou, S Bueno, R Gomes, J Gomes, Andre, Mane, H Bueno, Arokodare, Hwang.

Subs: Johnstone, Doherty, Moller Wolfe, Strand Larsen, Arias, Lima, Bellegarde, Tchatchoua, Abbey.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Cook, Jimenez, Kroupi, Adli, Evanilson.

Subs: Mandas, Christie, Diakite, Unal, Toth, Rayan, Milosavljevic, Rees-Dottin, DaCosta.


price change predictions

802 Comments Login to Post a Comment
  1. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 days, 15 hours ago

    could punt on madueke for the double hmmm

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      8 days, 15 hours ago

      Depends on Saka news I guess. Will probably just go Rice and Gabriel tbh

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        8 days, 15 hours ago

        yeah probably same, might just stick with the 2. madueke is 6.8, abit more than i thought he'd be oh well

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 days, 15 hours ago

      His corners aren't good enough.

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 days, 15 hours ago

      Don't even consider it as he has 0 goals in his last 25 premier league games

    4. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      8 days, 15 hours ago

      I'd rank 5 or 6 mids above him

  2. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 days, 15 hours ago

    Points for no one

  3. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    8 days, 15 hours ago

    Points for no one…

    Except someone in my ML that inexplicably brought Zubimendi in 2 weeks ago

  4. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    8 days, 15 hours ago

    points for everyone

  5. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    8 days, 15 hours ago

    Rice and Gabriel IIC

  6. oi no professionals
    • 15 Years
    8 days, 15 hours ago

    Timber assist?

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 days, 15 hours ago

      Rice AA

    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      8 days, 15 hours ago

      Madueke

    3. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      8 days, 15 hours ago

      Madueke

  7. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    8 days, 15 hours ago

    That might not count as a set-piece goal, but it was

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      8 days, 15 hours ago

      It always is... if not directly

  8. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    8 days, 15 hours ago

    Of course it’s a nothing goal for Arsenal. Eurghh

  9. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    8 days, 15 hours ago

    Just realized Saka is missing, should have WC...

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      8 days, 15 hours ago

      The man has been missing for weeks.

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        8 days, 15 hours ago

        I was hoping for my 3 points at least.

      2. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        8 days, 15 hours ago

        This

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      8 days, 15 hours ago

      Pulled up in the warm-up. Wasn't exactly predictable

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        8 days, 15 hours ago

        Bad luck as always, bad luck magnet lol.

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          8 days, 15 hours ago

          *hugs*

          More data for the GW25 WC though, with the doubles confirmed too

          Who's your first sub?

          1. Atimis
            • 9 Years
            8 days, 14 hours ago

            Kinda thought I could go this one week without bench...

            1. Ze_Austin
              • 7 Years
              8 days, 14 hours ago

              Oh

              Ouch

      2. JBG
        • 7 Years
        8 days, 15 hours ago

        But blanking (one way or another) was predictable

  10. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    8 days, 15 hours ago

    What are the Chelsea leaks regarding team news? Briefly saw earlier no Palmer, Enzo, Chalobah?

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      8 days, 15 hours ago

      All trolls. No links

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        8 days, 14 hours ago

        possibility of Enzo being rested due to arsenal game next week.

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

      Hope it’s just all nonsense as I brought in Chalobah this week

  11. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    8 days, 15 hours ago

    Madueke at least offers some unpredictability. everyone knows how to defend against saka now.

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

      True

  12. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    8 days, 15 hours ago

    Koupi goal

  13. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 days, 15 hours ago

    Krupi goal

  14. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    8 days, 15 hours ago

    Jnr dellivers

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      8 days, 14 hours ago

      Adli A

  15. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    8 days, 14 hours ago

    Kroupi

  16. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    8 days, 14 hours ago

    Kroupi G

  17. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 days, 14 hours ago

    kroupi banger

  18. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    8 days, 14 hours ago

    Nice strike

  19. JBG
    • 7 Years
    8 days, 14 hours ago

    Kroupi autosub jam for Saka owners

    1. Khalico
      • 10 Years
      8 days, 14 hours ago

      Here

  20. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    8 days, 14 hours ago

    Saka such a let down as an FPL asset - who is everyone bringing in for him? Mbeumo probably best bet if you have Bruno F of course.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 days, 14 hours ago

      Mbeumo and Semenyo have been mentioned on previous page

      1. Babit1967
        • 9 Years
        8 days, 14 hours ago

        Have Semenyo as well actually.

  21. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    8 days, 14 hours ago

    Kroupi off bench for Saka

  22. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 days, 14 hours ago

    kroupi has a better mins per goal than haaland now lol

  23. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 days, 14 hours ago

    Kroupi my BB legend !!

  24. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 days, 14 hours ago

    adli a

  25. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 days, 14 hours ago

    The amount of goals I’ve benched recently.

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      8 days, 14 hours ago

      they should actually do a points on bench league, I'd be top

  26. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    8 days, 14 hours ago

    Kroupi first said n bench

  27. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    8 days, 14 hours ago

    Went Mane over Kroupi thinking they’d never play. Then Saka pulled up

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      8 days, 14 hours ago

      Guess you’d still pick Mane? 😀

  28. lordkippe
    • 9 Years
    8 days, 14 hours ago

    Kroppen benched... need one of Enzo, chalobah to not play

  29. FplmorelikeFml
    • 1 Year
    8 days, 14 hours ago

    Came on to see Saka injured, freaked out cos he's my cap, relieved that he didn't start, utter disarray to see Gordon coming off the bench for Saka! Whirlwind of emotions in 1 min

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      8 days, 14 hours ago

      Haaland VC

  30. Gazzpfc
    • 9 Years
    8 days, 14 hours ago

    Benched Kroupi after taking a -4 ffs

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      8 days, 14 hours ago

      no Saka?

      1. Gazzpfc
        • 9 Years
        8 days, 14 hours ago

        No needed to do a -4 for Bruno Mbeumo played Wilson instead