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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. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    The one player on United I didn’t need to score, did. Ffs.

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

      Why? Awful FPL selection. Bet?

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        ML leader has him

  2. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Rashford Assist added

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

      Ridiculous

  3. COLLIN QUANER
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Glad I didn't fall into the Laca/Auba trap

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

      Shut up. Haven't played 20 mins yet.

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      15 minutes gone

    3. JohnnyMagrinho
        5 years, 6 months ago

        18 minutes in. Yup. Such a trap.

      • GREEN IS GOOD
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        What, when you fell on your head?

    4. SuperDan
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Reports coming in that Hazard is starting up top as a False 9. Should be interesting

      1. Old Man
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        That means he won;t be seeing much of the ball.

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

        Sterling might do too.

        Falafel everywhere!

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

        He does nothing even he does

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

          *when

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

        Didn't work in the past.

    5. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Come on Huddersfield

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

      Balbuena :/

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

        Don’t worry he’ll score....

    7. dvdguy
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      looks another jammy AWB 9 pointer off the bench is possible

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

        i would be livid noo

    8. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Tomkins first off the bench for TAA. Nice!

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

        Want some toast with your Hartleys?

    9. Champione
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Does anyone know why Chambers has been left out?

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

        Because he let out the secret.

      2. Dannyb
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Injured isn't he?

      3. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Team is still in transition. There is not guarantee Chambers will be a regular yet.

        1. Champione
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Good point but should make the squad when fit I suppose

      4. Podge
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Kick in the goulies

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

      I benched Alonso and Laporte to play Balbuena and AWB

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

        Why? Who do you think will be scoring for Chelsea?

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

          Have Ederson and didn't feel the doubling up

    11. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      He fluffed that shot Dalot

    12. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Mission for the season; try to catch the greatest ever chess player Magnus who's ranked 438 overall before today. His code is 1224174. I'm about 120k overall so not likely!

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

      Anyone watching the Cardiff-Southampton game lmao ?

    14. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Mitro half-arsed shot on target

    15. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Thats it, Auba out for Salah.... useless Arsenal.

    16. Bielsa's Bucket
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Kolasinac looking great so far

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

      Huddersfield again looking strong defensively

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        With all the Auba/Lac love, would love to see a Xhaka FK goal and a Mooy penalty for 1-1.

    18. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Come on Palace, only 70 more minutes to cling on.

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

      Farcenal FC

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

      AWBaps already.

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

        Baps monster that lad.

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

      BenDavies looks to have been banned for all the Laca(c) negativity

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

        Danny Rose nailed then?

        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          😀

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

          🙂

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

          Lol

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

          Setting up your own jokes, poor form...

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

        Bit of a knob that bloke

    22. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Middlesbrough red card, time to go out drinking.

      1. Andy'81
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Hope you made it out the house before Blackburn scored.

    23. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      How are Arsenal doing?

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

        Goals coming.

    24. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Captain fail posts now getting deleted as well... 🙁 see you all...

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

        Good

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

        Cya on the next page, Chucky 🙂

    25. EL_FENOMENO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Got rid of Salah for -8. Season ended 🙂

      1. Boomerang V
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Me too. I did Salah, Alonso and Kamara to Fraser, Digne and Auba (c) What was I thinking?

        Same feeling of season over. But there is still hope

    26. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Wtf Bednarek is playing

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

        New manager! Same with that other 4.0 for Saints

    27. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Great. Salah scores a hattrick away to a decent bmouth side. Arsenal can't score against rubbish Huddersfield. 1/4 of game over. I can't accept anything less than Han an auba brace.

      1. Silecro
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        yeah, sometimes we forget how unpredictable football is, except man city of course

    28. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Played Balbuena over AWB foooooook

      1. Samwise the Brave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Same, think West Ham will still score though

        1. Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah, hopefully Fanderson

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

      How’s Auba doing? Stuck with this Utd crap on NBC

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

        The United match is more exciting by the sounds of it

    30. Luke Chadwicks Left Peg
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I think my eyes deceive me. United look like a decent team today.

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

        Give it time.....

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

        Fulham

      3. maditass
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Anyone looks decent against Fulham.

        1. alastair
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Everyone looks decent against that defence