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Dugout Discussion April 6

Brighton v Arsenal team news: Saka starts

Skonto Rigga

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Arsenal can go top of the Premier League with a win over Brighton and Hove Albion tonight.

Kick-off at the Amex is at 17:30 BST.

The headline team news from the south coast is the return to fitness of Bukayo Saka.

He is one of four players brought back into Mikel Arteta’s starting XI this evening.

Declan Rice, Jorginho and Gabriel Jesus, all rested in midweek, are also recalled.

Thomas Partey, Emile Smith Rowe and Leandro Trossard drop to the bench, while Reiss Nelson misses out altogether.

Gabriel Martinelli is a substitute yet again, as is Jakub Kiwior.

Brighton head coach Roberto de Zerbi goes one better than his opposite number.

He makes five changes from the team he sent out at Brentford on Wednesday.

Tariq Lamptey, Pervis Estupinan, Julio Enciso, Jakub Moder and Danny Welbeck are all restored to the side.

They replace the benched Joel Veltman, Igor Julio, Facundo Buonanotte, Adam Lallana and Joao Pedro.

GAMEWEEK 32 LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Lamptey, Van Hecke, Dunk, Estupinan, Gross, Baleba, Moder, Enciso, Adingra, Welbeck.

Subs: Steele, Igor, Pedro, Lallana, Barco, Fati, Veltman, Buonanotte, Peupion.

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Odegaard, Rice, Jorginho, Saka, Havertz, Jesus.

Subs: Ramsdale, Partey, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Nketiah, Kiwior, Tomiyasu, Trossard, Vieira.

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1912 F.A Cup Winners
8 months, 18 days ago
Urgh…. Started Saka and Muniz with Havertz 1st sub!! Gutting!!
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1. The FPL Units
  8 months, 18 days ago
  Always start arsenal assets.
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  1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    8 months, 18 days ago
    Yeah that’s true mate, was so sure Fulham would get 2 or 3 maybe more against that Newcastle defence today so assumed Muniz would have returned handsomely!! …. I was wrong!! Grr
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Ibralicious
8 months, 18 days ago
I was kicking myself for going Foden —> Havertz instead of Watkins —> Isak last GW with the move costing me 28 pts ... and here's how the paring stacked up after this GW in combination with the last:

Foden + Isak: 30 pts
Havertz + Watkins: 32 pts

FPL is a funny game.
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1. Philosopher's Stones
  8 months, 18 days ago
  It's funny only when the decisions go your way.
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Kaneyonero
8 months, 18 days ago
Spose 39 from 5 aint too bad
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Camino Aleatorio
8 months, 18 days ago
Did I just image this?

Saka limped off the field?

Did my precious Arsenal talisman look hurt?
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1. Ibralicious
  8 months, 18 days ago
  Word on twitter is he fake limps off after every game
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2. dunas_dog
  8 months, 18 days ago
  When doesn’t he ….
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HurriKane
8 months, 18 days ago
Is Havertz the better option on FH34 over Odegaard? (Alongside Saka)

Last 6 games in pl

Havertz- 4 goals 4 assists

Odegaard - 2 goals
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1. I Member
  8 months, 18 days ago
  The worry is that Havertz could be rotated, Odegaard probably won't be. Both good options. Go with your gut.
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Forza Papac
8 months, 18 days ago
39 from 8 on bench boost for me. Not great. I lost three points from yellow cards occurring after the allotted injury time had been played and also own ait nouri. Fine margins.
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Stranger Mings
8 months, 18 days ago
Worth selling son or Gordon for foden gw33?
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1. Philosopher's Stones
  8 months, 18 days ago
  Foden may not even start. First see how their CL 1st leg plays out.
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  1. Stranger Mings
    8 months, 18 days ago
    True but thought after benching should play
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gooberman
8 months, 18 days ago
I've had Odegaard since GW21. It's nice to have had a player in my team who has given me some interest in a game with the potential for his points to nake a difference.

He's done OK for me with some nice scores along the way but that is probably his last game for me. Love him as a player but he just doesn't get into enough dangerous positions and assists the assister a lot.

Really there are several other better FPL mids of the likes of Bowen and Foden who I still don't have. Highly likely to sell him for Foden ahead of City playing Luton at home and will probably go for either Havertz or Saliba for GW34.
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1. Nomar
  8 months, 18 days ago
  His season was last season. Unless they’re real elite premiums they replicate them in FPL.
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  1. Nomar
    8 months, 18 days ago
    That should say that…..They rarely replicate them….
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F4L
8 months, 18 days ago
damn gabriel had 5 shots today.
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1. The Ilfordian
  8 months, 18 days ago
  Should get extra bps for that, not deductions!
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Vinyl78LP
8 months, 18 days ago
Day of missed opportunity for my differentials, especially Ait-Nouri and Sarabia flopping 2nd half.
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1. I Member
  8 months, 18 days ago
  Could've been more but if you were offered 11 points before kickoff you probably take it right?
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  1. Vinyl78LP
    8 months, 18 days ago
    True, though seeing RAN pull up at 55mins made to spit out my cup of tea 🙂
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Firminooooo
8 months, 18 days ago
26 points so far. Not great.
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1. Nomar
  8 months, 18 days ago
  Not doing much better mate. 31 here.
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2. waltzingmatildas
  8 months, 18 days ago
  18 here 🙁
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Nomar
8 months, 18 days ago
People in my mini league now starting to get some major jam.

Trossard coming off one’s bench and Watkins off the other. Typically no Foden 1 point cameo for either of them to block those bench points.

You can bet if I had Foden he’d have come on for 5 minutes at the end today.

Only hope I have now is a Son cap masterclass tomorrow.
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1. Connor's Calling
  8 months, 18 days ago
  Agree on Foden...FFing annoying.
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2. Vinyl78LP
  8 months, 18 days ago
  I get MacAllister for Foden tomorrow, not expecting much despite his midweek thunderbolt.
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jack88
8 months, 18 days ago
Cant believe people sold saka, watkins etc
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1. Nomar
  8 months, 18 days ago
  I stupidly sold Watkins. For Isaak.
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2. Vinyl78LP
  8 months, 18 days ago
  Watkins seemed safe but returned slightly ahead of schedule and had Arsenal away next week.
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Hits from the Bong
8 months, 18 days ago
Son to Havertz and Muniz to Nunez will give me this team for 34. Would you BB? Or WC 35 then BB 37?

Pickford*
Gabriel* Bradley* Branthwaite*
Salah* Saka* Foden Havertz*
Haaland Darwin* Solanke*

Dubravka Palmer Smith* Taylor
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1. Connor's Calling
  8 months, 18 days ago
  in same boat, and i'm tempted to BB in 34 with c8-10 doublers, as then can fill bench with fodder on WC (35)
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  1. BUZZBOMB ♡
    8 months, 18 days ago
    This is the way I think. Weekly plague of injuries is the main obstacle tho.
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Nomar
8 months, 18 days ago
Reguillon and KdB joining the ‘why couldn’t you do this when I had you?” club!
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1. Vinyl78LP
  8 months, 18 days ago
  Wilf Zaha it the president of that club for me for nearly 10 years...
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  1. Magic Zico
    8 months, 18 days ago
    Digne, honorary professor ...
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  2. BUZZBOMB ♡
    8 months, 18 days ago
    Fernando Torres says hi.
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2. jack88
  8 months, 18 days ago
  Kdb is always like this
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3. BobbyDoesNotLook
  8 months, 18 days ago
  Mahrez.
  
  Though I broke my promise last year (100th time) to avoid him and I surprised myself getting starts and points.
  
  This year I haven't had a extreme trolls but have missed probably close to 10 Watkins goals, have had Son for some of the hauls, got late to Solanke boat but have gotten ok results after that etc.
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Danstoke82
8 months, 18 days ago
Which one out for Haaland?

A) Darwin
B) Toney
C) Wait another week on Haaland

Thanks in advance
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1. waltzingmatildas
  8 months, 18 days ago
  B
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  1. Danstoke82
    8 months, 18 days ago
    Many thanks
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waltzingmatildas
8 months, 18 days ago
Ouch, a really bad couple of weeks.
Any suggestions here? 1ft, 1.5itb.
FH34, WC35, BB37

Neto Flekken
Saliba Gabriel Udogie Gusto Doughty
Salah Diaz Son Palmer Luiz
Haaland Toney Muniz

Luiz and Toney are on the chopping block
A) Luiz to Mac10
B) Luiz to Rodri
C) Toney to Jackson
D) Toney to Solanke
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1. Hits from the Bong
  8 months, 18 days ago
  A
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jack88
8 months, 18 days ago
Is kelleher safe for gw 34 or alison is close to return?
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ball c
8 months, 18 days ago
5 game weeks without Haaland.. is it time to bring him back.
Can do this move for -4?

Son & Watkins to Havertz & Haaland.
Leaves me with this:
(Will be wc in 35). No FH left,

Pickford
Gabriel - Bradley - A Nouri
Palmer - Salah - Saka - Havertz - Foden
Haaland - Darwin

Areola - Solanke - Zabaryni - Livramento -
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1. Danstoke82
  8 months, 18 days ago
  I’m in the same boat, we’ve got away with it but Luton at home next, think he needs to come in
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  1. ball c
    8 months, 18 days ago
    For sure!
    He could get 3/4 quick goals
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jack88
8 months, 18 days ago
Muniz+ son > darwin+ havertz for free?
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1. Hazz
  8 months, 16 days ago
  Personally no, not for GW33.
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