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25 August 2018 3013 comments
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All eyes turn to Arsenal and their home meeting with West Ham this afternoon in the first favourable fixture of the season for Unai Emery’s men.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan (£7.1m), signed by 450,000+ managers and now in 19 percent of teams, retained his place in the side while the 16.3 percent owned Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) leads the line once again.

As expected, Mesut Özil (£8.4m) misses out through illness and is replaced by Aaron Ramsey (£7.4m), while Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m) is named on the bench for the third week running.

Marko Arnautovic (£7.0m) reclaims his monopoly on the West Ham centre-forward role with Javier Hernandez (£6.5m) dropped down to the bench.

Bournemouth are unchanged for the third match in succession with Callum Wilson (£6.1m) and Josh King (£6.4m) once again the front pairing, with Ryan Fraser (£5.6m) deployed on the left of midfield.

Ben Hamer (£4.0m) keeps his place in the Huddersfield net while Lee Peltier (£4.0m) was absent from the Cardiff line-up for a second week running, although this time he was named on the bench instead of missing out all-together.

Our Spot the Differential lead pick Danny Ings (£5.5m) gets a second start in a row for Southampton while Shane Long (£5.0m) comes in for Charlie Austin (£6.0m).

Meanwhile, FPL defender Ricardo Pereira (£5.1m) looks to have returned to an attacking midfield role for Leciester.

ARSENAL XI (4-3-3): Cech; Monreal, Mustafi, Sokratis, Bellerin; Guendouzi, Xhaka, Ramsey; Iwobi, Aubameyang, Mkhitaryan

WEST HAM XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Masuaku, Balbuena, Diop, Fredericks; Sanchez, Wilshere; Anderson, Antonio, Snodgrass; Arnautovic

BOURNEMOUTH XI (4-4-2): Begovic; Daniels, S Cook, Aké, A Smith; Fraser, Surman, Gosling, Brooks; King, Wilson.

EVERTON XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Baines, Keane, Holgate, Coleman; Gueye, Davies; Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Walcott; Tosun.

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN XI (4-5-1): Hamer, Kongolo, Zanka, Schindler, Haderjonaj; Diahkaby, Hogg, Billing, Mooy, Van La Parra; Mounie.

CARDIFF CITY XI (4-3-3): Etheridge; Bennett, Bamba, Morrison, Manga; Ralls, Camarasa, Arter; Murphy, Zohore, Mendez-Laing.

SOUTHAMPTON XI (4-4-2): McCarthy; Bertrand, Hoedt, Vestergaard, Cedric; Redmond, Lemina, Hojbjerg, Elyounoussi; Long, Ings

LEICESTER CITY XI (4-4-1-1): Schmeichel; Chilwell, Maguire, Evans, Pereira; Gray, Ndidi, Mendy, Albrighton; Maddison; Iheanacho.

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  1. Yome
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    1 or 3 match ban for Rich?

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 24 days ago

      Possible 8 for a headbutt

      1. Yome
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 24 days ago

        Sorry I don’t know what happened. So long term ban then

    2. Rogue Todd
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 24 days ago

      For a headbutt? Guess!

  2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Time for another goal now, Cook...

  3. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Any chance that’s a Tosun assist

  4. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Richa->Walcott locked!

    1. Sweez
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 24 days ago

      Thinking of same transfer here . You allready made the transfer or till when will u wait ?

      1. AzzaroMax99
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 24 days ago

        Wait till game finish

  5. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    So sold Boly & Tosun got Richarlison for a hit 😀

    1. Oven Glover
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 24 days ago

      No more Willy for you?

  6. Rogue Todd
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Will Arnie be back?

    1. Simon69
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 24 days ago

      Looks like it. Just needed water

  7. Woy_is_back
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Arggggggggh Walcott scored now everyone doing Richa-> Wally 🙁

    1. Simon69
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 24 days ago

      Good god no.

      1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 24 days ago

        You just can’t make up the knee jerks on here.

        Until Siggy scores then it’s the other side of the boat. Amazing how people forget how Walcott is such an injury prone inconsistent player.

    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 24 days ago

      Not many options tho

  8. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Guendouzi off
    Torreria on

  9. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Christ - if Arnie goes off, this is an awful gameweek

  10. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    I'm sensing a lot of Richarlison > Theo transfers somehow...

    1. Jack Sparrow
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 24 days ago

      I hope so.

    2. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 24 days ago

      I'm sensing a woeful week.

    3. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 24 days ago

      Yes. Until somebody else scores. Whoever gets the last goal in that bracket will be the knee jerk of choice.

  11. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Guendouzi off, Torreira on. Fair play to Xhaka, he played much better today. I should slag him every match to make him play well lol.

  12. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Arnie is fine, just the usual scaremongering on here.

    1. Gaffa914
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 24 days ago

      not scaremongering- tiss said he had pulled a muscle

      1. Rogue Todd
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 24 days ago

        Tiss is 50 miles away

        1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 24 days ago

          And I swear drunk most of the time like the rest of that studio.

          1. GREEN IS GOOD
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 24 days ago

            Slander!

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 24 days ago

      Ermmm

    3. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 24 days ago

      well he was subbed....

  13. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Walcott to be the next bandwagon lol.

    Think I might go Gundogan actually

  14. Limbo
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Acca creeping up now. Need more goals.

  15. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Wally in then.Next 2 are very easy for everton

    1. thunder_mike
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 24 days ago

      Yeah it looks good, Pedro would be good, but his minutes worry me. Walcott will play

  16. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    6 from 7 😆 what a week

    1. Jack Sparrow
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 24 days ago

      Chin up. Next week...

  17. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Monreal misses sitter

  18. n-doggg
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Arnie please stay on. Only half decent player this gw so far

    1. lifes a pitch
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 24 days ago

      Was just thinking this. He shud have hat trick.

  19. Kai
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    King fail?

  20. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Arnie down again, get the flag out!

  21. CloudSky
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Arnie done.

  22. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Arnie injured niw

  23. Says
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Great week for me so far, I have Bertrand, Arnie and Gundogan. I do not have Redcardison or Aguero.

  24. Tsparkes10
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Might sound weird but how often are price changes??? Think it would be smart to get rid of rich now before his price drops? And when is that likely to happen

  25. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Arnie back down.

  26. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Arnie down again . Jafooli is cursed

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Tough luck on Arnie. Not sure how serious but the camera panned on him as he walked off and he said "I'll be back"

    1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 24 days ago

      Hahahaha

  28. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Absolute disaster transfers and disaster GW 😆

  29. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Arnie off

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 24 days ago

      Oh ffssssssssd.....before 60mins?

      1. LordRougeGrog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 24 days ago

        That looks ominous. He struggled on and then went to ground unable to continue

  30. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 24 days ago

    Torreira assist denied.