August
16

Van Persie Benched

Filed under: Team News - Posted by: Mark

Robin Van Persie starts the season on the bench against West Brom today. The striker is apparently carrying a slight injury and hasn’t been risked.

Bendtner takes his place alongside Adeabyor, while at the back, Djourou makes a start with Toure not considered fit enough to start. Elsewhere the lineup is as expected with Nasri getting his full Premiership debut in midfield which could mean that Eboue takes a central role alongside Denilson. Ramsey is one of seven subs.

While the Arsenal lineup is full of surprises, West Brom line up as I predicted in team news with a 4-5-1 and Miller as their lone striker. Cech will play in midfield and could be worth watching considering he is classed as a defender across the fantasy games.

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