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

    Montreal goal

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

      I'll feel better about Hamer if Fab gets 1pt too

  2. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Nachogol

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

    Bellierin assist

  4. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Mikhtaryan doing anything? Mendy/Mkh in not looking too good atm >:(

  5. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Deja vu

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

    Monreal goal

  7. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Pretty sure Wenger is still choosing the line-up, Leno, Lacazette and Torreira are desperately needed in the line-up

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

    Monreal goal.

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

    Nachooooooo

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

    Monreal!

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

    MONREAL G

    Should be no assist.

    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      yeah but bet they'll give to Bellerin

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

      Why? Mendy involved?

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

        Bold 😛

  12. #FPLBhuna
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Bleurgh monreal iwobi bellerin combine ffs

  13. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    This game going to finish 4-4
    Mkhi assisting the assister

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

    Points for the casuals.

    1. Kellz86
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      pts for my Draft with was 10 man so our teams are stretched thin, I'm banking on that assist from Bellerin!

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

    Monreal lol

  16. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    MONREAAAAAASL

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

      Says no one

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

        I waiver'd to bring him in my draft league but lost out to someone else... meanwhile, Arnie is stuck on my bench thanks to believing some news that Sane has a small possibility of starting.

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

          Draft game is frustrating isn't it

  17. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Just realised Anderson is one of those players who wears a wrist/arm band to make it look like he's injured.
    Get into my team.

  18. AriseSirGiggsy
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    What’s the hype about this Guendouzi guy? Maybe young but Wilshere must be enjoying showing how much better he is right?

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

    Mkhi assisting the assist ffs

  20. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Was going to do Shaw >> Monreal too! Oh well

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

      Lol..

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

    Oh is he going to do that again?

  22. James2201
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I haven’t got Salah in my team I think I might have to wildcard to get him in. What strategy is best pack the midfield and lower cost strikers?

    I could get
    Salah DSilva Mane Myki
    Firmino Arnie Ings

    I don’t know if this attack is a bit light

    1. Licious Lizard
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Tripling up with pool is a bad idea

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

        It so isn't.

      2. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Why? How is it a bad idea?

        1. Licious Lizard
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          I wouldn’t have all three of them with their upcoming fixtures.
          It looks like Aguero is going to start most matches, I would rather have him than Firm.
          We all play the game different of course 🙂

      3. James2201
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I was thinking either morata or lacazette instead of Firminho but lacazette not playing and morata blows hot and cold

        1. Rusty71
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Morata blows alright!

      4. Simon69
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Listening to this awful advice is a bad idea

    2. Licious Lizard
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Haha okay, I can see that I’m alone in thinking that Salah, Mane AND Firm is too much with their upcoming fixtures.

      Good luck 🙂

  23. Butcher
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    A)Shaw to Monreal or Bellerin?

    Or

    B) TAA then Robbo to Alonso week after?

  24. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Equaliser.

    Monreal
    Iwobi Assist

  25. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Mendy to Monreal?

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Serious?

      1. Sylas
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        He knows nothing.

  26. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Arsenal too open at the back

  27. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Arsenal 1 - West Ham 1
    Goal - Goal! Scored by Nacho Monreal, assisted by Alex Iwobi

  28. #FPLBhuna
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Wc fail lol

  29. milanista10
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Thank you Nacho! Auba (C) and Mkhi to go

  30. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Mkhi looking dangerous