Dugout Discussion

Aubameyang and Lacazette both start for Arsenal

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.4m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.6m) were both named on the Arsenal team sheet for Gameweek 16.

Unai Emery had rested the Frenchman in both of the Gunners’ previous two Premier League matches but he is back in the line-up for the first time since Gameweek 12.

Arsenal look to be lining up with a back-three and wing-backs with Stephan Lichtsteiner (£4.5m) coming in for the injured Rob Holding (£4.4m).

Glenn Murray (£6.7m) has been left among the substitutes for the fourth time in Brighton’s last six away matches. In his place is Florin Andone (£5.0m) making his second start in three. Leon Balogun (£4.2m) replaces the suspended Shane Duffy (£4.7m) at centre-back.

Romelu Lukaku (£10.7m) returns to the Manchester United starting line-up while Anthony Martial (£7.5m) was not considerd fit enough to face Fulham, and neither was Eric Bailly (£5.0m).

As expected, Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez (£6.3m) leads the West Ham line in the absence of Marko Arnautovic but Lucas Perez (£6.2m) also gets a start. It will be interesting to see if he operates out wide or as a second centre-forward.

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace named an unchanged side from the line-up that lost 3-1 at Brighton midweek.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Kolasinac, Sokratis, Mustafi, Lichtsteiner, Bellerin; Guendouzi, Torreira, Xhaka; Aubameyang, Lacazette

Huddersfield XI: Lössl; Zanka, Schindler, Kongolo; Smith, Mooy, Hogg, Williams, Löwe; Pritchard; Depoitre.

Burnley XI: Hart; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Johann Gudmundsson, Cork, Westwood, Brady; Wood, Barnes.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Bruno, Balogun, Dunk, Bernardo; Knockaert, Pröpper, Bissouma, March; Groß; Andone.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge; Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett; Mendez-Laing, Gunnarsson, Arter, Murphy; Camarasa; Paterson.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Valery, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Targett; Højbjerg, Oriol Romeu; Redmond, Lemina, Armstrong; Austin.

Man United XI: De Gea; Dalot, Jones, Smalling, Young; Matic, Herrera; Rashford, Mata, Lingard; Lukaku.

Fulham XI: Rico; Odoi, Ream, Mawson, Bryan; Seri, Zambo Anguissa; Schürrle, Cairney, Sessegnon; Mitrovic.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Zabaleta, Balbuena, Diop, Masuaku; Noble, Rice; Snodgrass, Felipe Anderson; Chicharito, Pérez.

Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey; Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, van Aanholt; McArthur, Milivojevic, Kouyaté, Meyer; Townsend, Zaha.

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2,121 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Licky
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Guendouzi in the hole?

    1. DMP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I was all set on Torreira or Camarasa as a 5th mid.

  2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    And here.... we.... GO!!!!

  3. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    If you have food in the fridge and a warm bed to get into tonight then not having Salah is okay. I'm not even joking

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 6 months ago

        But if you're starving or homeless it's not ok?

      • drughi
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        non owner detected

      • IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Perspective this

      • Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Id rather starve than not owning Salah

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          you'd have no choice, you'd have no money anway

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Jimenez up against bournemouth next gw, I'll take that

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Luke Shaw injured in the warm-up today, no longer on the Utd bench

    4. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Knew I should have had a Salah exit backstop.

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Sorry what? Fell asleep half way through reading this...

    5. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Hazard next to return from the dead?! Maybe not this game week...

      1. tafrère
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I actually can see him score big against City.

    6. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Has Auba started through the middle?

    7. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      First goal of the afternoon is usually scored by a nobody...

      1. Konig Luther
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        confirmed

      2. Pierce34
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        McArthur!

      3. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        McCarthur lol

      4. Make Arrows Green Again
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Third on my bench XD

      5. the axolotl
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        coming off my bench for wilson. 😎

    8. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Still got 9 players to play after these 3pm games. There’s a long way to go. The pots gonna explode !

      1. tafrère
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Same

    9. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Looks like Auba upfront and Laca playing deep

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        They'll interchange over the game.

    10. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      We just cannot keep a clean sheet.

    11. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      RIP West Ham cleanie

    12. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Wtf are these 3pm kick offs? Only have two WHU players.

    13. Make Arrows Green Again
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      McArthur goal

      1. Make Arrows Green Again
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Third on my bench IIRC 🙂

    14. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      AWB involved?

      1. Tasty Jerk
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Tomkins with assist

    15. TAT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Balbuena in this week. This GW is only getting worse by the minute.

    16. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Flappy pen save inc

    17. Tasty Jerk
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Get in Palace!!

    18. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I am thinking the Fabianski choice for keeper was a mistake.....

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Nah. He racks up the saves.

      2. MTPockets
          5 years, 6 months ago

          probably. 2cs in 16

      3. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        And there\s your nobody.

        1. Forza Papac
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          And here's your apostrophe '

      4. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Ville Ronka gonna win FPL this season

        1. Chenku╰☆╮
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          I'd?

          1. Make Arrows Green Again
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            You wouldn't

        2. XabiAlonso
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          With a bit of luck

      5. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        6 minutes into my Flappy ownership 😀

      6. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Tomkins A
        AWB C

      7. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Tomkins assist

      8. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Damn West Ham muppets. Hopefully this enables a Chicarito hatty

      9. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Pee off WH defense.

      10. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Great, Fabianski concedes already. Better than conceding near the end I guess.

      11. barracuda
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Tomkins with A

      12. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        flappy fail.Horror gw till now