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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. Neevesy
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    First person who has Smith and RIC wins a cookie

    1. mitro
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      I'll take it

    2. Neves say Neves
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      God this is awkward

  2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    I bought smith for a hit.......

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      No way

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        😆

    2. bigwig
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      You pretty dumb then..

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

        Not exactly an exclusive :p

      2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Only had Peltier to play as my 3rd def clever ass....

  3. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    smith red card

  4. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Adam Smith RC

  5. Yellin' in my Ear
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    My current outfield player scores, 2,2,2,2,2,-2 consistent at least.

  6. Mikeharbrw
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Smith had that coming

  7. El Lobito 10
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Rich 3 games? Or maybe more? What a clown!

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      3

      1. El Lobito 10
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers Rupe

  8. mitro
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    I've played Richarlison and Adam Smith...

    1. Steve McCroskey
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Goodnight sweet prince

    2. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      RIP

    3. F_Ivanovic
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      lol, see below... I feel your pain!

    4. mitro
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Boly on the bench and Arnie injured as well

      1. F_Ivanovic
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        I had Boly on bench too and Arnie benched in a draft league (so I miss his goal points too) - I've benched about 90 points in 3 weeks across my FPL and draft league.

    5. RashFraud
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      You played yourself. Lol

  9. F_Ivanovic
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    I have Richarlison and Smith starting - 2 red cards. Amazing.

    1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      That is real bad luck

  10. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Baines so close

  11. Desperately Seeking Dusan
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Arnie out would put me in quite a pickle...DDG, you might be gettting a stay of execution.

  12. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Do rich to gundo right now? Or nah. Gundo should be safe eh

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Oh dear.

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Joke

    2. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Gundo risk of rotation. Think Pep will change things up next week after that.

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Do you think so?

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      good move, but Theo better

  13. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    This week is looking a complete disaster. No clean sheets, Richarlison sent off. Arnie on my bench, Mhkitaryan failing, Aguero blank. Jeez. Inevitable after for once a decent start to the season that this would happen.

    1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Lot of people with these players though. Not about score, it’s about rank.

    2. bigwig
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Who's your captain?

    3. n-doggg
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Everyone will have had a mare

      1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Zactly

  14. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Bertie yellow

  15. Podge
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Salah is gonna clean up tonight 🙁
    It’s just that sort of gameweek

    1. Homo Neanderthalensis
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Blank you mean

  16. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Baines SOT from set piece

  17. The Chosen One...
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    didn't even realize Leicester scored

    1. F_Ivanovic
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      my only hope was McCarthy CS as he's my keeper in FPL and draft... that failed.

  18. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Triple city. Then my 2 players at 3pm don't make 60 mins 🙂

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      One of those days

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      nice to hear that

  19. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Ouch, 59 minutes for Arnie.

    1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Takes me back to Christensen last season... which reminds me, time to stick a pin in my Christensen voodoo doll

      1. FPLGyarados
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Oh I remember that... *shudders*

  20. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    If you’ve got Salah(C) Mane Robertson Alonso.

    Keep calm 🙂

    1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      As a non owner I do fear Mane tonight.

  21. caldracula
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    7 points from 5 including my captain, Boly 2nd in the bench with more points than my whole team haha anyone beat that?

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

    Walcott looking essen...

    1. El Lobito 10
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Behave

  23. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Auba still limping

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      out at least 4 weeks

  24. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Arnie dead?

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Subbed

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

      For today, yes. Maybe longer too.

  25. Salarrivederci
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Richarlison with a clown-move trying to be the cool kid in the schoolyard. Ofc he deserves a RC, but tbf he did not really touch the guy 😀

    1. JustPark
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      He tormented the bloke.

    2. Sif
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      King reacts a seconds after the movement when he realizes the potential

      1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Let’s face it, that’s smart play. Kinda. Because it seems like Everton are better with 10 men.

    3. Typo
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      But he did touch him?

      1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Doesn’t matter. Never has done.

    4. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Doesn’t matter. It’s always a sending off. Which makes it even more stupid when players do it.

  26. Stupendous
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Arnie to Tosun or Mitrovic?
    Looks bad one for Arnie sadly

    1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      I like Mitro personally.

  27. Rik Waller
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Both my players in the Bournemouth game have received straight red cards. Has anyone had that before?

  28. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Smith, Rich, Hamer.

    6 from 7

  29. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Wilson goal would be ideal please

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      No it wouldn't

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      he will score

  30. Pino
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Happy Richarlison and ASmith manager here.

    1. Sif
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Same, least I benched Smith. Phew
      Next games was Chelsea anyway

      1. Rik Waller
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        samesies