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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.


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  1. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Timber big miss 🙁

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      f*#%

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      Headed a corner skyward

  2. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Timber should have scored.

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      Too short

  3. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Timber... awful header from 5 yards

  4. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Gyokeres, the modern day Marouane Chamakh

  5. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Gyopkeres's pace was fine , he made the mistake of taking too many touches. Should have hit it first time.

  6. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Arsenal's squad depth is nuts

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      Nuts deep?

      1. Cojones of Destiny
        • 7 Years
        1 day, 20 hours ago

        lol

      2. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        1 day, 20 hours ago

        😀

  7. SINGH
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Arsenal seem to do well in Europe because teams don't play low block and actually attack. Premier league is poor as many teams sit with low blocks.

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      They do well in Europe cause they can physically dominate teams.

  8. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Timber never scores.

  9. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Since when is Pascal Gross back at Brighton?

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      Few weeks now

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      This window, from Dortmund

    3. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      2-3 weeks ago...

  10. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Benching Timber seems a mistake.

  11. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Chelsea: Sanchez; Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Hato; Caicedo, Enzo; Garnacho, Palmer, Gittens; Delap

    Chelsea substitutes: Sharman-Lowe, James, Acheampong, Fofana, Cucurella, Andrey Santos, Neto, Joao Pedro, Guiu

    https://x.com/i/status/2017632749025108217

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      Pedro, Neto, James and Cucurella benched

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      Important part is Chalobah and Enzo start 🙂

    3. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      Dodged Joao Pedro's bullet like in the matrix 🙂

  12. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Enzo + Palmer start

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      & Chalobah, someone needs a holiday 😉

  13. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Havertz very good today.

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      he was great in CL game too , one to watch

  14. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Delap starts

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      crap

  15. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Enzoooo

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      Not on pens

  16. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Enzo off pens now?

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      Until the 56th minute

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        1 day, 20 hours ago

        Haha

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

      Yep

  17. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Timber yellow

  18. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Gabriel jumps up to 7 defcons.

  19. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    weirdly, Zubimendi has been arsenal's biggest attacking threat. was in the box again there

  20. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Arsenal's top scorers in the Premier League this season: Leandro Trossard 5, Viktor Gyökeres 5, Own goal 5.

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      Owen Goal 🙂

  21. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Piss off Timber. Absolute useless pick

  22. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Chelsea XI: Sánchez, Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Hato, Fernández, Caicedo, Gittens, Palmer, Garnacho, Delap

    Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Cucurella, James, Fofana, Acheampong, Santos, Neto, Pedro, Guiu

    West Ham United XI: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Mavropanos, Diouf, Bowen, Fernandes, Souček, Summerville, Pablo, Castellanos

    Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Scarles, Magassa, Potts, Kante, Wilson, Traoré

  23. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    So far so good. I picked Pedro on WC but benched him. Idea is that he will be played in the next few weeks. This week was a very likely benching.

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

      Pedro is a rotation worry every week

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        1 day, 20 hours ago

        He’ll come on & haul

      2. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        1 day, 20 hours ago

        I don't really think so. It's just this particular week because of the tight turnaround between two super important games.

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      It's allowed to admit you made a mistake

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        1 day, 20 hours ago

        If he doesn't start all of the next 3 games it's a mistake. But this was accounted for.

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 20 hours ago

        Nope, no reason, his team is linked and he did bench him.

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      Yes, I was afraid of that when I made my early transfer before price rises. Unfortunately my bench is quite weak for this gw. Ekitike will certainly score now and I will get real money instead of fpl points.

    4. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      Doesn't seem worth it then. You may wish to sell him he's played only 200 mins for you, and with no WC, FTs are precious.

      Each to their own though. You could get some hauls while I'm persisting with Welbeck 😀

  24. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Timber with all forms of threat

  25. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Havertz as 3rd Arsenal...?

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      ...but why?

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 20 hours ago

        Because there are only Gabriel and Rice who I really like

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          1 day, 20 hours ago

          Then just those two

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      Ah yes let's invest in an attack that has O.G as the leading goalscorer atm (or one of).

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      No. Just have 2 defenders and Rice

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 20 hours ago

        Don't think I want another defender

  26. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    enzo on corners 😎

  27. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Wolves close, off the line

  28. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    Let's go, Enzo!

  29. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    petrovic making saves for once

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 20 hours ago

      Finally at risk of getting dropped

  30. Voronins Pony Tail
    • 2 Years
    1 day, 20 hours ago

    No Pedro then….dodged that