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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, 26 days 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
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      E. Post this another time

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      C

    3. CoffeeBean
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      D

    4. LÖrKingMuch
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

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

  2. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Brilliant defending from Arsenal!

  3. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Why are there so many empty seats?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Wengeritis.

    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

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

      1. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 26 days ago

        true

    3. Guy Demel
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Did you see the game last week?

    4. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Because people are more interested in going pub when Arsenal plays

    5. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Raining

    6. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Always is for Championship games....

  4. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    captain fail, bukkake party cancelled 🙁

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Wait what.

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Lolwut

    3. BIGREDDOG
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Cum on Auba!

  5. TheRealDog
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 26 days 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, 26 days ago

      This

      Ml rival has captained Willian

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Probably benched

  6. Legomané
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 26 days 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, 26 days ago

      Hilarious....

  7. Dacra
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 26 days 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
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Blimey. Southampton going for it.

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Southampton win wouldn't surprise me at all.

    2. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Go on Saints, get a goal.

  9. Knowledgeable meerkat
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 26 days 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, 26 days ago

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

  10. Bob McMayday
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

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

  11. Rik Waller
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    No chance of a clean sheet here

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      if Aubameyang scores 😉

  12. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Relax, Auba is going to score a couple

  13. balint84
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 26 days 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, 26 days ago

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

  14. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

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

    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      lol

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      I should have captained Eriksen and Pogba

    3. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Thanks captain hindsight!

    4. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Or Rondon

      1. CloudSky
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 26 days 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, 26 days ago

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

    1. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Sweet Jesus, who is playing?!

  16. Taribo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 26 days 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, 26 days ago

      A

    2. klavan
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      b

  17. Mikeharbrw
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

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

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      agreed

  18. klavan
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

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

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Possibly

    2. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 26 days 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, 26 days ago

      Dont sell mahrez he will troll u

      1. klavan
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 26 days ago

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

    4. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Mahrez is due

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Wenger trolling us auba cappers by starting iwobi

    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      he's better than dat guy

    2. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      No Arsenal assets now worth keeping with EL rotation.

  20. Astronautovic
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Chambers is such a bad footballer

  21. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 26 days 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 ⭐
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 26 days 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, 26 days ago

    Auba sighting

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Ugly scenes

  23. barracuda
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    What a shitty 2 sides....

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Let’s respect to linos

  24. Rash
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Mustafi territory

  25. Totally !rre!evant
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Iwobi is pants!

  26. Ruinenlust
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

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

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    OMG long

  28. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Shane Long essential

  29. Guy Demel
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Lol

  30. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    SHLONG