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8 April 2018 1752 comments
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The first of two Sunday fixtures gets underway at 2.15pm as Arsenal welcome Southampton to the Emirates Stadium.

After Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku failed to pick up the points at Stoke yesterday, all eyes turn to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The fourth top captain pick for the Gameweek with 7.9% backing, he was handed the armband by 56 of the top 100 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers.

As expected, however, Arsene Wenger has rotated heavily ahead of Thursday’s Europa League return to CSKA Moscow.

Snapped up by 70,000+ managers for Gameweek 33, Aaron Ramsey is rested for the third time in the last four league fixtures.

Laurent Koscielny also misses out altogether, while the likes of Mesut Ozil, Alexandre Lacazette and Nacho Monreal are named among the substitutes.

For the Saints, Charlie Austin drops to the bench as Mark Hughes hands Shane Long the lone striker role.

The visitors look to be lining up in a 3-4-2-1 formation, affording us a final chance to scout for options ahead of their Double Gameweek 34 against Chelsea and Leicester.

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  1. Andy1
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Any thoughts on what to do with this team?

    Ddg Ryan
    Mustafi lowton chilwell Christensen Stephens
    Salah mahrez son willian sterling
    Auba firmino Barnes

    Either

    A. Auba & sterling --> Kane & lingard
    B. Auba & sterling --> Kane & gross
    C. Auba & sterling --> Lukaku & pogba
    D. Firmino & sterling --> Kane & ibe/cook

    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      E. Post this another time

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      C

    3. CoffeeBean
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      D

    4. LÖrKingMuch
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Ask again after the current match if this is still a question then?

  2. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Brilliant defending from Arsenal!

  3. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Why are there so many empty seats?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Wengeritis.

    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Would you pay to watch that shower of ****?

      1. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        true

    3. Guy Demel
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Did you see the game last week?

    4. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Because people are more interested in going pub when Arsenal plays

    5. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Raining

    6. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Always is for Championship games....

  4. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    captain fail, bukkake party cancelled 🙁

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Wait what.

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Lolwut

    3. BIGREDDOG
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Cum on Auba!

  5. TheRealDog
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Willian could've been a great differential captain this week. Don't expect much from Auba with this lineup.

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      This

      Ml rival has captained Willian

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Probably benched

  6. Legomané
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    BREAKING NEWS

    Harry Kane has barricaded himself inside the matchday centre threatening to award himself with any goals scored today unless the PL u-turns on the 'so-called' Eriksen goal. Could be ugly scenes here for Auba captainers who are guaranteed a maximum of 2points unless the conflict can be resolved.

    1. mojoindojo
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Hilarious....

  7. Dacra
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on best moves here?

    DDG - Ryan
    Alonso - Monreal - Lowton - Morgan - Smalling
    Son - Willian - Mahrez - Gross - Salah
    Barnes - Vardy - Lukaku

    2xft
    0.9itb

    Considering Salah + Monreal to Hazard (c) + Vertonghen for double 34, is that crazy?

    Chasing in league and lying around 90k rank, differential haz c seems like it could work or go badly wrong..

    Could just get Alli or Eriksen instead.

  8. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Blimey. Southampton going for it.

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Southampton win wouldn't surprise me at all.

    2. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Go on Saints, get a goal.

  9. Knowledgeable meerkat
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    If Elneny can make it to the premier league, there’s hope for the rest of us yet

    1. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Sissoko plays in the PL, that's enough for me

  10. Bob McMayday
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Think Kolasinac will haul today. Obviously irrelevant as surely no active managers own him

  11. Rik Waller
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    No chance of a clean sheet here

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      if Aubameyang scores 😉

  12. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Relax, Auba is going to score a couple

  13. balint84
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    I have 4 non-dgw players (DeBruyne, Kenedy, Salah, Robertson)
    Who is worth to save for a next week bench boost and who I should get rid of in a price of -4 or -8? I only have 1 transfer free

    A) Debruyne (v spurs)
    B) Salah (v bournemouth)
    C) Rob (v same)
    D) Kenedy (v arsenal)
    E) save bench boost for last week

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I'd say a and c would be worth losing now certainly

  14. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Captain Auba fail. Knew I should have gone for Ryan.

    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      lol

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I should have captained Eriksen and Pogba

    3. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks captain hindsight!

    4. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Or Rondon

      1. CloudSky
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Probably wouldnt even know theres a captaincy option possible in FPL if I had Rondon.

  15. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Southampton, Punish Wenger for benching Laca,Ozil,Monreal,Wilshere and not starting Rambo

    1. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Sweet Jesus, who is playing?!

  16. Taribo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    For gw34 would you rather:

    a) Son & Gross
    b) Alli & Albrighton

    DDG
    Christensen Lowton Chilwell
    Sanchez _____ Willian ______
    Kane Kaku Vardy

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. klavan
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      b

  17. Mikeharbrw
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    This is one of the most average arsenal teams I've ever seen

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      agreed

  18. klavan
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Would you sell Mahrez, Auba to Sanchez(C), Vardy for -4?

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Possibly

    2. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Debating it myself and can really see it work. Mahrez was really bad for the last 2 gameweeks.

    3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Dont sell mahrez he will troll u

      1. klavan
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        yeah i know but he trolled me for the last two weeks

    4. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Mahrez is due

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Wenger trolling us auba cappers by starting iwobi

    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      he's better than dat guy

    2. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      No Arsenal assets now worth keeping with EL rotation.

  20. Astronautovic
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Chambers is such a bad footballer

  21. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal kept the ball for 2 minutes there and did nothing with it - literally passed it sideways outside the Southampton box and then lost it.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Wouldn't surprise me if they went into the break with no shots on target

      There is no creativity

  22. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Auba sighting

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Ugly scenes

  23. barracuda
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    What a shitty 2 sides....

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Let’s respect to linos

  24. Rash
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Mustafi territory

  25. Totally !rre!evant
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Iwobi is pants!

  26. Ruinenlust
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Who's the Arsenal kid wearing number 14? He's been terrible today.

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    OMG long

  28. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Shane Long essential

  29. Guy Demel
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Lol

  30. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    SHLONG