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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. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    Too many Rayans in this league.

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

      There's two just at City!

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

    DCL in for Saka and Keane likely on for Watkins. Cash third sub will out score both

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

      This is the way

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

      fantasy in a nutshell

  3. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    I know this isn't the match that'll make or break Leeds' season but they looked awful. Could easily drop back into the relegation zone.

  4. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    Petrovic saves the clean sheet from a corner header

  5. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    Hill def con

  6. Cojones of Destiny
    • 7 Years
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    knew Evanilson was a trap glad I avoided

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

    senesi defcon goat

    think he either had 0 or 1 at HT

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

    What happened to Arsenal are crumbling, don't go with double defence..

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

    Owning Senesi has started well 🙂

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 days, 2 hours ago

      Had him since GW6

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

        I started the season with Diakite instead.

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

    Genuinely considered Scott for Schade for like a hot minute there before deadline. But did nothing. Because I want 2 FTs next GW -_-

  11. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    One of these days Timber will get the haul that he always looks like getting

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

      It is due or imminent.

    2. Cojones of Destiny
      • 7 Years
      2 days, 2 hours ago

      this is the way

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

    Beto goal

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

    Beto

  14. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    Defo not happy with Timber's 5 pts as my only premium defender, he should have fetched more pts. Heck!

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

      two goals and two assists...

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

    Oh just fck off already FPL, now Brighton lose their CS

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

      In the 97th min, this season can fck right off

  16. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    The Ev have scored a late equaliser...

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 days, 2 hours ago

      Beto goal

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

    19 pointer for Raya, Timber, Gabriel get in!

  18. #1 Salah Hater
    • 1 Year
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    FFS Brighton

  19. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    Beto ooo

  20. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    Everton at the death

  21. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    Nooooo verbruggen cs gone

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

    I hate FPL. Timber and Verbruggen gtfo of my team

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

      5 points from Timber!

      1. Make FPL Casual Again
        • 7 Years
        2 days, 1 hour ago

        He's playing so far forward tho

        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          2 days, 1 hour ago

          timber will haul soon. he should have scored two and two assists today

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

      Verbruggen is infuriating. So close to points but never gets them.

  23. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    Everton don’t miss Grealish

  24. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    Oh FFS, Verb cs gone on 97 😡

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      2 days, 2 hours ago

      Very unlucky. It was a rebound. Man did his best.

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

    Sold Verbruggen on wildcard, phew.

  26. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    Verbruggen wiped!!

  27. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    O'brien assist

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

    Verbruggen CS busted. Think I'm one of the cursed ones, man.

  29. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    The cruelest thing that's happened to me this season I think. Vebruggen and VanHecke clean sheet wiped out in rhe 97 min and with Saka on the team too.WOW

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      2 days, 2 hours ago

      tough luck

    2. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 days, 2 hours ago

      Ouch.

  30. adstomko
    • 9 Years
    2 days, 2 hours ago

    Clean sheet & bonus wiped from roBeto Lewandowski

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

      Lewangoalski eh? Eh?