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

    Diop having a shocker

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

    Auba denied again.

  3. SirStevieG
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    I'm on 10 from 8 players. Ten.

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

    Insane miss by Auba

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

    Auba cleared off the line

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

      Well before line.

  6. jungle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    When you arrive back home to discover you have 15 points from 8 players....

    1. Gazpilicueta
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      your double any one around here mate.

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

      4 from 4.

  7. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Diop denies Auba SOT

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

    Diop OG Laca assist

  9. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    penalty bou

  10. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    King taking peno

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

    Why is Auba so bad

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

    Wont be surprised if Auba is given that.

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

    Auba miss

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

    Bournemouth pen

  15. Mic
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Mkhi is so good omg

  16. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Arsenal on the front foot.

  17. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Sold Diop this week...

  18. ingus
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Laca assist. I'll take it, though getting Richarlison in this week still burns..

  19. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    King pen

  20. jia you
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    12 from 7! Holy crap!!

  21. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    ffs Aubamybum

  22. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Are you actually kidding me. Piss off King

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

    Boom. King!

  24. #FPLBhuna
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    KING GOAK

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

    King! SCORES...

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

    King G

  27. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    King goal!

  28. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Gettin king

  29. Maddi Son
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Ahh can't put into words how much I hate all those saying Auba goal. Hurts the soullll

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

    Sod off King