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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. Kermit Special
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Arnie and King saving my gw so far. Patience is key!!

  2. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    7 points from 6 players. wow

  3. Tornado
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    So arnie injured, king injured, rich red

    A lot of wc incoming

    1. Typo
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      King injured?

    2. McSauce
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      what happened to King?

      1. Tornado
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Taken off late with oxygen

  4. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    King has repaid my faith. Now it's Bobby's turn 🙂

    1. Mic
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      You suck

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        lol thanks

    2. Typo
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      This!

    3. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      You deserve them points just for holding him during his price drops

    4. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Same boat here!

  5. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Seriously considering Pedro now. Will he keep his place in that team?

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

    Hudds goalie on 7 points + 2 baps. A win for the community!

    1. 420king
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      😀

    2. RashFraud
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Lossl. Not Hamer 😀

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

    Can I please go back to my pre-wildcard team? 🙁

  8. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Silver lining: There won't be many bragging about their scores today.

    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      hahaha

    2. grumpyman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      There are some big scores in the high-teens I've seen, lucky blighters.

  9. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    9 from 6

  10. Mic
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Bournemouth everton going to pens

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      😀

    2. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      😀

    3. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      king brace incoming?

    4. Jack Sparrow
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Pleb

  11. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Bench steve cook for his 6+14 points, play him for his 1 point.

    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      tough

  12. Jones Town
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    What happened to arnautovic? Injured? Serious?

    Cheers!

    1. DGW Sane TC Fail....
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Went down with a knee injury ..came back on and went down again with it. He did walk off the pitch , but that's no indication how bad it is.

    2. hannibalos
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Didn't look hugely serious. More like he didn't want to risk. Logically he will be available. Logically although you can never be sure

  13. Darth_Krid
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Can't wait for Rough with the Smooth this week!

    (Or Rough with the Rough)

    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Like the idiots who got Richarlison in for a -4 thinking it would pay off longer term (yes, looking at myself)

  14. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    how long will richa be out for ?

    1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Ever.

      1. DGW Sane TC Fail....
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        just sell .. he's going to plummet if he's out till after the international break

    2. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      3 games

  15. Gilbo88
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Gone from my best ever start to possibly my worst ever GW score (unless I get a Salah haul). Ridiculous

  16. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    The path of my FPL life is strewn with cowpats from the devils own satanic herd!

  17. 420king
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    So many of you posting nice scores like 7 🙁

    I'm on -3.

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

      2 for me.

      1. 420king
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I'm cool with it, just LMS worries me.

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

      No way. Link

  18. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    how did king to ings for a hit work out then?

  19. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    19 from 6 doesn't seen to bad for this GW (Salah (c), Mane, Robertson, Foster and Shaw to play) !

  20. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    20 points from 5 with Salah (C), Mane and Robbo to come

    1. Kermit Special
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Same here. High five!!

  21. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    5 x flags (Hamer, Dickcarlison, Arnie, Schnederlin & AWB) 😎

    1. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Dickcarlison cracked me up 😆

    2. Kermit Special
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      +1

  22. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    King injured too??

  23. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Made 2 transfers this week

    0 points 😆

  24. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Jay Egg finally got Richarlison in for this GW. #Masterclass

    1. Sir David White
        7 years, 7 months ago

        LOL

      • Pras (FPL)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        😀

      • Chenku╰☆╮
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Virgin subscribed to the masterclass. 😀

      • De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Jeggers.

    2. hannibalos
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      5.5M for Coleman have been a terrible investment so far. Also, what a terrible gameweek up to now. At least is like that for the huge majority

    3. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Please advise:

      A) Rat poison

      B) Rope

      Ta 🙂

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        C) coffee and cigarette

    4. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      rich 3 game ban?

      1. Pras (FPL)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Yep

      2. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        2 in PL one in cup.

    5. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Callum Wilson played well whilst missing sitters, he should be in most teams probably

    6. tafrère
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      (S)alah, Mané and Firmino to get my gameweek going!

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

      How come Tosun given an assist!

      1. Bolivian Seaman
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        he passed it to walcott

      2. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Coz I have him

      3. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Jammy owners work at FPL Towers innit

        1. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          😛

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            😉

      4. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        because he did an assist

      5. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Mark has him