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22 December 2018 1251 comments
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.5m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.6m) both start for Arsenal as they host Burnley in Gameweek 18’s Saturday lunch-time kick-off.

Sead Kolasinac (£5.0m) returns to the starting line-up after being a fitness doubt for the game, while Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.4m) is the one to replace the injured Hector Bellerín (£5.4m) at right-back.

Meanwhile, Mohamed Elneny (£4.3m) comes into the side so that Lucas Torreira (£5.2m) can get a rest on the bench.

Aubameyang and Lacazette are joined in attack by Mesut Özil (£8.0m).

Burnley have lined up with a 5-3-2 formation and are expected to try to stay compact and hit Arsenal on the break.

James Tarkowski (£4.7m), Ben Mee (£4.7m) and Kevin Long (£4.2m) are the centre-backs with Charlie Taylor (£4.4m) and Phil Bardsley (£4.2m) flanking them.

Sean Dyche has typically used just one forward this season but he has bolstered the attack today with the inclusion of Ashley Barnes (£5.6m) and Chris Wood (£6.2m) up front.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Monreal, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Elneny, Guendouzi, Ozil, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Burnley XI: Hart, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Long, Taylor, Cork, Westwood, Hendrick, Barnes, Wood.

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  1. lugs
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kola time 🙂

  2. _Make
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    For a selection of posts which haven't aged well... See this article.

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hahaha

  3. Football Heaven
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Just realised I could’ve kept kolasinac all along and I didn’t

  4. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah to Auba? Until someone else scores then them.

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Of course, only for a hit though

      1. Tempestic
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        -8?

  5. Numb
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Too little too late. He didn’t do this when I was captaining him.

    1. AndyCook
        7 years, 3 months ago

        He’s scored 11 goals a in less than 18 games. You can’t have captained him much

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Still 0-0 in the lunchtime kick off. A few scrappy chances at both ends, but as yet no team have settled into a rhythm.

      1. HNI
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thats frustrating :p

      2. Numb
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Come on Dover!

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          PERMA BAN

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Finally an assist and goal scorer! Waited months for that

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Never had it since the GW1 Mendy Bilva

      2. HNI
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Really?! Your rank must be in 100ks then atleast!

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah. Poor season. 200k

    4. Krafty Werks
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Perfect start to the day Kola > Auba > Boom!!

    5. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Is Dinnery getting slaughtered for being a fraud? Hope so

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        It will blow over and people will go back to bumming him soon.

        1. Richd
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Reddit loves him. Too much. It’s weird.

      2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Poor mans Jamie Jackson

      3. Pukki Party
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        He corrected himself didn't he? Would be nice to know if he actually talked to someone at Arsenal or not.

        1. Richd
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Well he had to correct himself when the manager said he was fit.

          1. Pukki Party
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah, wonder why he made that up. He used to only use offial sources and never really had own opinions, worked better that way.

      4. bench boost for every gamew…
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        He is a journalist, injury expert and delivers a opinion based on this insight. Does not mean he has knowledge in every particular case and he does not pretends to have so. People are responsible for their own choices

    6. Tempestic
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Good thing I took out Auba this week

    7. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Kolamyang!

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Hmmmmm hehe

      2. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Lol

      3. Pukki Party
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Aubasinac

    8. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sold Kolasinac on my WC too. Worst WC everrrrr

      1. makaveli123
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Sold Allison, Salah and Kola

    9. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Aubama-bloodclaat-yang

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Kolasi-bloodclaat-nac.

    10. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Kola + Auba owner. Boy I needed that with no Salah in my team

      1. Garlana
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Same position, merry Xmas 😉

      2. makaveli123
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Nice!

    11. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Keep it comin boyzzzz

    12. el polako
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Auba did more in 15 minutes against Burnley thab Harry Kane in 90.

      Selling that mouthbreathing muppet.

    13. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sold Auba to get Haz but at least I have Kolasinac

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Same got sterling.

      2. DR0GBA
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Same... 🙁

    14. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Aubasinac 😎

    15. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Aubame who?
      Aubame what?
      AUBAME BLOODCLAAT YANG!!

      1. Garlana
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Calm down troops

    16. Alex_thekid
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Kola to Auba stuff of dream's

    17. Demel
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No Salah, Kola or Auba. This could be a long afternoon!

      1. Tempestic
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Same, good times

    18. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Well having 2 FTS could have backfired then.Hopefully sterling does damage

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        What you do pal? I sat tight thankfully

        1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Auba to sterling(c). Hasn't failed but not a great start

    19. Dybala10
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Auba top 10k captaincy figure?

    20. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thank you to those that told me to keep & play Kola, bless you 🙂

      1. SPorting
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Did you listen to those who told you to keep Salah?

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Huh? Never had Salah, no value. Jog on

    21. The Yorkshire Pirlo
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Can’t catch a break. Sold Auba for Haz 🙁

      1. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Lol @ you

      2. Tempestic
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Same, at least hazard hasn’t blanked yet...

      3. HNI
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I was about to that for a hit but then I realized knee jerking before this burnley who concedes 10 chances min. Per match will only help me in falling further from the top 1k

    22. HNI
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Just 1 more auba goal is fine to cover those salah points for this gw. Hoping for sterling to cover haz and kane to cover sane

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Surely you just want as much points as possible from your players.

        1. makaveli123
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Nice grav

        2. HNI
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I believe in being reasonable. And no I dont think my auba pick justifies more than 2 goals as his shots conversion was very high and still gambled removing Salah as wanted to try to get on top 250. Fair to say I ended up at 2500 after salah double digit whammies.

    23. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Kola looking great!!

    24. F_Ivanovic
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sold Kola after Dinnery's news without deciding to wait. I was waiting for any excuse to bring in Alonso and Anderson though so they better not fail me now!

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

        Not the right time to bring in Alonso.

    25. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Kolasinac cover Auba points just perfect 😉

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

      Kola looks like he's up for a monster haul.

      1. Jafoole_88
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Monster jizz