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

    Y has kola flag not been removed still?

    1. MTPockets
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Tends to happen after their games

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

          Fine

      • The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        He likes waving it. 😀

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

        Because they haven't removed it yet

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

        Easier to just leave it on seeing as he isnt making it through this game unhurt.

    2. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Damn it, Lacazette 1-pointer confirmed.

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

        Is he subbed? Ffs.

        1. Pierce34
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Sorry, didn't mean to mislead people - I'm just a pessimistic owner who expects him to be subbed at half-time.

          1. Pierce34
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            My comment might get deleted to be fair - wouldn't be entirely undeserved.

          2. Shatner's Bassoon
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            I’m the same tbh. He’s absolute garbage.

            Selling him is gonna be very satisfying. Might even do it now, I’ve been banging on about it for weeks/months.

            1. Pierce34
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              After every gameweek I go on about how I'll turn Lacazette into Hazard/Sané for a hit but I always end up keeping. Nightmare.

              1. Shatner's Bassoon
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Haha - I’m genuinely gonna do that for Boxing Day now. What an absolutely dreadful pick he’s been.

            2. Patch
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Hopefully gets an assist to prolong the £10m

    3. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Can’t see Arsenal scoring more with that rubbish defense.

      1. Football Rambler
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Odd comment

      2. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Scoring and defense? Hmm

    4. POLSKA GOLA
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Arsenal ahead at half time and not conceding, Christmas come early at the Emirates 🙂

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

      Laca-threat

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

      Auba reminds me of Duane Dibbley

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

        A no style gimbo with teeth the Druids could use as a place of worship?

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

          You know it!

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

      Hopefully score remains the same

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

        Kola CS not acceptable

        1. Ratatouille
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Just because you sold him?

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

            Never owned him, he just looks like a bully

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

        as a Kola owner and Auba capper i'd take it 🙂

    8. Sz21
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Auba or Sterling.
      If you had to change one of these for Hazard which would it be?

      Have Sane too and Aguero/KDB may become an option soon as well so thinking it might be better to sell Sterling.
      It is one 1 FT in my pocket too if choosing Sterling to replace which is a nice bonus.

      What do we think?

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

        Keep both

      2. Woy_is_back
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Auba

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

        Don't know what "we" think but I think Sterling.

        This week is the GW to dread for non-owners. City do most of their big damage at home and after the Palace game all the home games are tougher ones and the easier-looking fixtures are away, right through to the blank in GW27. I think it's conceivable to go without any City attack at all for that period and if I have one it will be Sané/KDB, not Sterling.

        1. Sz21
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Interesting- cheers.

        2. tisza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          i've stuck with longer term thinking.
          Salah & Hazard over City. More guaranteed starts and greater chance of being involved in their teams returns. Led to a big rank increase last 3 weeks.
          Can see City beating Palace quite heavily but almost a toss of the coin which (if any of their assets) dominate the pts.
          Knew there was a good chance of Auba doing well against Burnley but can't have everyone.
          For me it's a damage limitation GW but leaves me nicely set-up for rest of Xmas. Have to be confident Hazard matches the Man City asset people haven't captained for this GW

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

      Auba hatty confirmed once Ramsey and Torreira come on for Elneny and David Luiz.

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

        David Luiz 😀

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

          I'm gonna call him that until he gets a different hair-do.

    10. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      That pass form Ozil! 😯

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

      Barnet 0-0 Dover at half time. Dover had a spell of slight dominance where Barnet were struggling, but their lack of a killing blow will go in Barnets favour given the imbalance of talent on the two benches. Barnet with a multiple time conference golden boot winner on the bench alongside a long time hero of the club.

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

      Probably still sell Auba to make way for Haz

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Same. Hard call but one of Kane or Auba needs to make way sadly.

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

          Already sold Kane. Going with premium mids and cheap attackers soon.

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

            Genius 😀

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

              sarcasm :/

        2. Alexis Nonsense
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I made it easy for myself and got rid of both in one move

    13. BrutalLogiC
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Which player have you always wanted this season but just never got round to owning?

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

        Sterling, somehow!

      2. Gobigorgohome
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Salad 🙁

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

        Robertson

      4. Pierce34
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Sané. Well, not always, but I've wanted him since the latest Mendy injury.

        1. Pierce34
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I've had all the other good players (apart from Salah), mostly at the wrong times 😀

      5. BrutalLogiC
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Doherty here.

      6. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Sane

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

        Fraser

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

        Robbo

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

        Robbo after gw4.Jiminez

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

        Sterling and Sane.

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

        Sterling and Fraser

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

        Salah, Auba

      13. McDog
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Sterling/Doherty

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

        Wilson and sterling

      15. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Doherty

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

      Praying the likes of Sterling, Sane, Haz, Kane save my wildcard. This is painful viewing

      1. Hazardous1983
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Got the same.premium players. No alonso robbo salah. This.may be a painful week

        1. Hazardous1983
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Get rid of sane sterling haz or kane to free cash for salah

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

        Yeah the fixture order has been annoying for those having these 4 as bighitters

        1. Hazardous1983
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Hopefully.the wait is worth it

    15. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Trying to figure out Sokratis vs Barnes

      So if a foul happens off the pitch, you get a freekick several metres into the pitch, rather than on the line? What happens if the foul is off the pitch by the penalty area? Penalty?

      If the ball is out of play, fouls cannot be committed (normally), unless they require discipline. In which case, the discipline is given out AND the foul given (freekick/penalty)? Should just be a throw-in and yellow card, no?

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

        The foul was Barnes tackle from begind on pitch

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

          Behind*

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

          Was it? Fair play then.

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

            If not it should have been a throw in

          2. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Doubt it. The ball was probably already off the pitch before they were going down, and the drag on the floor from Barnes seemed the only potential foul (besides maybe Sokratis' elbow).

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

        I think they just restarted the game without much thinking. I just saw the cameras roll over to Leich coming on and passing the ball back to Leno immediately.

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I thought Sokratis blasted it up the pitch? Could be wrong. I don't really care, except that it seems like an error of common sence, and I'm genuinely interested in the rules.

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

      Typical! My cup opponent played wildcard this week and got in VVD and Auba

    17. Hazardous1983
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No salah robbo van.dijk bad week

    18. SuperMario
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Exact cash for Mitrovic --> Rashford.

      Buzzing to see how today goes first..

      1. Digital-Real
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Buzzing why?

    19. dvdguy
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Imagine Salah against this make-shift defence

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

      I thought Leno's eggz were cooked lol

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

        By Wood, no less! *Wink*

    21. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      HES SCORED AGAIN

    22. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Aubameyang on the double!

    23. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Auba 2 😀

      Laca assist 🙁

    24. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      AUBAAAAAAAAAA!

    25. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      AUBA G LACA A

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

      Auba!!!!!!!!!

    27. Ross From Friends
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      GET IN

    28. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Auba G Lac A

    29. Meinhoff
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      AUBAAAA

    30. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Well of course he's scoring for fun now...