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Gabriel Magalhães
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Saka
Wirtz
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Semenyo

Haaland
Thiago

Darlow
Alderete
van de Ven
Kroupi

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Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
B.Fernandes	MUN	9.4m	90.0%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	6.6m	89.9%	Unlikely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	90.9%	Unlikely
Mané	WOL	4.5m	87.0%	Unlikely
Brobbey	SUN	5.5m	85.9%	Unlikely
Garner	EVE	5.2m	83.8%	Unlikely
Rice	ARS	7.4m	78.2%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	6.9m	75.3%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.6m	73.5%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	76.6%	Unlikely
Kroupi.Jr	BOU	4.6m	69.1%	Unlikely
J.Timber	ARS	6.3m	69.3%	Unlikely
Wilson	FUL	6.0m	66.7%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.6m	66.8%	Unlikely
Evanilson	BOU	7.0m	60.4%	Unlikely
Collins	BRE	5.0m	62.7%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	61.2%	Unlikely
Hall	NEW	5.3m	60.8%	Unlikely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	54.5%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	48.3%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	46.6%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	45.5%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.1m	44.8%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	6.0m	46.5%	Unlikely
Martinez	MUN	4.8m	42.5%	Unlikely
Tielemans	AVL	5.9m	41.8%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	39.5%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	40.9%	Unlikely
Wissa	NEW	7.3m	39.7%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	39.2%	Unlikely
Nallo	LIV	3.7m	37.6%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.8m	36.2%	Unlikely
Kayode	BRE	4.5m	36.7%	Unlikely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.3m	31.7%	Unlikely
Mykolenko	EVE	4.9m	35.5%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	34.7%	Unlikely
Thiago	BRE	7.2m	36.5%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	33.1%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	34.0%	Unlikely
Estêvão	CHE	6.4m	30.9%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Bruno G.	NEW	7.3m	122.4%	Very Likely
Cherki	MCI	6.7m	115.4%	Very Likely
Woltemade	NEW	7.2m	113.1%	Very Likely
Richarlison	TOT	6.4m	103.0%	Very Likely
Gordon	NEW	7.4m	97.1%	Likely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	97.2%	Maybe
G.Rodriguez	WHU	4.8m	94.6%	Maybe
Arthur	BRE	3.9m	94.5%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.5%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	94.3%	Unlikely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	94.3%	Unlikely
Kamara	AVL	4.9m	94.3%	Unlikely
Phillips	MCI	4.8m	93.6%	Unlikely
Ward-Prowse	WHU	5.6m	93.6%	Unlikely
Anthony	BUR	5.1m	91.8%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.6m	91.2%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	91.5%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.2m	90.2%	Unlikely
Heaven	MUN	3.9m	89.1%	Unlikely
Saka	ARS	10.1m	86.9%	Unlikely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.1m	87.4%	Unlikely
Kovačić	MCI	5.9m	88.6%	Unlikely
Donnarumma	MCI	5.7m	87.6%	Unlikely
Møller Wolfe	WOL	4.3m	87.0%	Unlikely
Eze	ARS	7.3m	85.2%	Unlikely
Meslier	LEE	4.2m	85.6%	Unlikely
Roberts	BUR	4.4m	85.8%	Unlikely
Poveda	SUN	4.8m	83.7%	Unlikely
Fletcher	MUN	4.5m	74.2%	Unlikely
Nichols	ARS	3.8m	83.9%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	83.1%	Unlikely
Foden	MCI	8.5m	79.3%	Unlikely
Mamardashvili	LIV	4.2m	82.3%	Unlikely
Minteh	BHA	5.8m	80.3%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	81.7%	Unlikely
Neil	SUN	4.8m	79.4%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	15.1m	76.5%	Unlikely
Wood	NFO	7.2m	79.0%	Unlikely
Bajcetic	LIV	4.3m	77.0%	Unlikely
Burrowes	AVL	4.4m	75.3%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
Up	Sanchez	CHE	B, Vs
No Change	Pickford	EVE	A
No Change	Roefs	SUN	C
No Change	Henderson	CRY	C, Vs
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	C, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 12:46am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	Chalobah	CHE	B, Vs
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	A, £
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	C, Vs
No Change	Tarkowski	EVE	A
No Change	Cash	AVL	B, Vs
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Senesi	BOU	C
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B
No Change	Andersen	FUL	C

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 1:04am

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Down	Saka	ARS	B
No Change	Fernández	CHE	A, Vs
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A, Inj
No Change	Wirtz	LIV	A
No Change	Wilson	FUL	B
Up	Ndiaye	EVE	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
Down	Mitoma	BHA	B, Vs

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 1:05am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	C
No Change	Watkins	AVL	B, Vs
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A
Down	Ekitiké	LIV	C
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	B, VsX
No Change	Bowen	WHU	C

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 1:03am

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The Dugout Discussion – Man City vs Arsenal

14 December 2013 2297 comments

Mark

The Gameweek begins with a bang. Matches don’t come any bigget than City vs Arsenal – a top of the table clash between the two major attacking forces in the Premier League to this point.

City put their 100% home record on the line against an Arsenal side that oozes class and creativity from midfield. With 29 goals amassed in front of their own fans, it’s hard to see the Gunners keeping Manuel Pellegrini’s side at bay and yet Arsenal’s rearguard arrives in Manchester having conceded more than one goal in a league match just once all season. Something has to give and Fantasy managers will be hoping that the likes of Sergio Aguero, Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil are in the mix when the blows are exchanged.

Look out for the latest team sheet news via our Twitter feed, while our Duguout Discussion chatroom will accompany you throughout the match and into the three o’clock kick-offs to cater for your real-time needs.

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Baa
12 years, 1 month ago
Is Ozil worth the extra over Walcott?
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1. Scottys Army
  12 years, 1 month ago
  yes
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2. Round and Round
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Probably. I'm getting Theo for him gw18 though. Short term punt.
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3. Rafabio
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Yup
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4. Chucky
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Yeh
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5. beric
  12 years, 1 month ago
  not sure, for me it's :
  
  Ozil, Dawson, Gazziniga/Davis
  
  or
  
  Theo, P.Jones, 4.9/Davis
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Fin
12 years, 1 month ago
Are people getting Wally in now or waiting till after Chelski?
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1. beric
  12 years, 1 month ago
  not sure, i just woke up, is he looking good?
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2. Piggs Boson
  12 years, 1 month ago
  No idea. I'll think about it later.
  
  For me, it would take a hit.
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3. Epic Fail
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Already got him.
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beric
12 years, 1 month ago
so far so good re: benching ramsey. nervy second half ahoy
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Turtlepower
12 years, 1 month ago
If Ozil and Walcott same price, which is the better option?
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1. big oak
  12 years, 1 month ago
  ozil
  more consistent
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2. Scottys Army
  12 years, 1 month ago
  ozil will outscore him long term
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3. Rafabio
  12 years, 1 month ago
  The Wizard of Oz
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4. Del Griffith
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Walcott
  
  But if in doubt get both 😆
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5. Kostja
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Wally, but only if he keeps playing
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Demí
12 years, 1 month ago
Southampton poster saying Pochettino's made a strange team selection today. Someone big benched. Gaston for Lallana?
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1. ★FC Borecelona★
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Knowing my luck, that's probably true
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2. Stephen - Robot Daniels
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Lambert in defence.
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3. beric
  12 years, 1 month ago
  i hope they aren't starting cropper in goal!
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LewanGOALski
12 years, 1 month ago
Who else own both Aguero & Walcott ? 😎
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1. tm245
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Here
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2. Harry (C)ane
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Meh 😀
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3. PussyGalore
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Yessssir
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Thomass
12 years, 1 month ago
*gets Walcott in before price rise* 😎
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1. TorresMagic™
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Yeah right.
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2. Sess!
  12 years, 1 month ago
  If he does rise it won't be until wed next week at the earliest unless he scores again today.
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Goaldigger
12 years, 1 month ago
So glad I got Silva in. If he can remain injury free, I'd say he will bag me an average of 8 points per game until the WC. Looking magnificent!
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1. tm245
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Good move. Even before the injury he was doing well -- PPG 6.0 vs Yaya 6.3, factor in the ownership difference and he's a huge plus. Coutinho has two weeks to stave him off from my squad.
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Fin
12 years, 1 month ago
Can do a straight swap Ramsey -> Walcott. Should i?
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Manani
12 years, 1 month ago
ozil>walcott, januzaj>paulinho?

or are there better options?
http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/616/event-history/16/
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1. Sess!
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Not sure on paulinho
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sinik
12 years, 1 month ago
based on Kos' injury and Chelsea's recent form, who should I ship between Terry and Mert?

other defense: Coleman, Clyne, and Burner
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1. Del Griffith
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Terry
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  1. sinik
    12 years, 1 month ago
    first of all, great username..
    
    second of all, thinking of that too as it would free up some money..looking to potentially bring in Zab now that Kompany and Silva are back
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2. Louis
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Kos injury doesn't look too serious.
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  1. sinik
    12 years, 1 month ago
    yeah didn't see the one post saying it was a laceration..thought he did his knee..
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Bridge
12 years, 1 month ago
Looking at Terry & Sessegnon to Chester & Walcott, would leave me with:

Mignolet (Davis)
Coleman, Williams, Chester (Ward, Rosenior)
Hazard, Silva, Walcott, Ramsey (Barkley)
Suarez, Rooney, Aguero

Any good? Cheers
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1. Gentlemen Crier
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Brilliant team. Do it.
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tm245
12 years, 1 month ago
Top 1M players, please wait a few weeks on Walcott -- I have some catching up to do.
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Wirtzle Gummidge
12 years, 1 month ago
I was going to do Terry/Zab to Chester and upgrade Cabaye to Silva.

Now with Kosc injured I may do him to Chester and Cabaye to Oscar? (Have Hazard)
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Plagued by indecision
12 years, 1 month ago
Every week I think "this is the week I sort out my defence", but there are just so many attacking options. Depending on what happens 2nd half, think it might be time to cash in on Ramsey...
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Dr Dream
12 years, 1 month ago
Silva looking great again, hope he does nothing points wise so I don't have to knee jerk him in...Ramsey looking no better than any body else on the pitch and it hardly matters anyway with such a high ownership...Ramsey > Silva...
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1. Scottys Army
  12 years, 1 month ago
  tempted by that one mate
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2. Peggi
  12 years, 1 month ago
  thinking the same thing. Silva or Wally
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Venom Snake
12 years, 1 month ago
Can't believe how much knee jerking there is on here, only halftime of the first game of the week.
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1. Piggs Boson
  12 years, 1 month ago
  I think everyone's been waiting for a Wally start.
  
  He's an FPL demon.
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  1. Kostja
    12 years, 1 month ago
    +1 savior of the midfield
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2. r0nh
  12 years, 1 month ago
  You cant believe it?
  
  Really?
  
  Same every week.
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3. beric
  12 years, 1 month ago
  i prefer the knee jerk posts to these dumb ass 'why are you posting your fpl ideas on an fpl website' posts
  
  obviously people are going to speculate, dry up mersyside red
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El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
12 years, 1 month ago
Can we wait till today is over before everyone goes apeshit over getting Wally or Silva in.

For fk sake.
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1. MattysFantasyFooty
  12 years, 1 month ago
  +1
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Santi sensei
12 years, 1 month ago
Anyone here watching Myanmar vs Thailand ? great match 😀
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1. Give The Todd Some Love
  12 years, 1 month ago
  😆 Obviously not
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2. OPTA FPL
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Sea Games 27?
  you're from Myanmar?
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  1. Santi sensei
    12 years, 1 month ago
    Yes I'm 🙂
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Parm
12 years, 1 month ago
Arsenal FC ‏@Arsenal
The injury to Laurent Koscielny is a deep laceration. #MCFCvAFC
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1. OPTA FPL
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Teryy--> Verminator
  Remember the days people here call him that name
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2. Ginkapo FPL
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Only one goal down, easy peasy.
  
  One Vermaelen on the pitch, the odds are insurmountable
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3. Evs
  12 years, 1 month ago
  I thought so.
  
  Soon as I saw it I thought....
  
  'Thats a deep knee laceration that' 😉
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4. Louis
  12 years, 1 month ago
  So not too serious then. He will be back soon
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FACUPARSE
12 years, 1 month ago
Come on Arsenal...
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Del Griffith
12 years, 1 month ago
Next goalscorer will be ?.......Walcott
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Ady87
12 years, 1 month ago
Whose idea was it to play Hey Jude? Wow...
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⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
12 years, 1 month ago
Aguero knock?
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Dr Dream
12 years, 1 month ago
Aguero injured...?
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1. OPTA FPL
  12 years, 1 month ago
  😀 🙂
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jas5sk - Youtube channel
12 years, 1 month ago
Aguero down and out
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Scottys Army
12 years, 1 month ago
kun injured
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Rafabio
12 years, 1 month ago
Aguero down
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⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
12 years, 1 month ago
Aguero injured
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Chucky
12 years, 1 month ago
Aguero injured
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