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26 December 2018 1820 comments
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.5m) continues to defy the Christmas rotation as he starts his tenth Premier League match in a row against Brighton.

The Arsenal forward even played the full 90 minutes as the Gunners lost to Tottenham in the recent EFL Cup quarter-final.

Unai Emery has decided to go with the big guns up top again as Alexandre Lacazette (£9.5m) also earns a start.

Meanwhile, Lucas Torreira (£5.2m) returns to central midfield after earning a rest against Burnley, while Laurent Koscielny (£5.4m) gets back into the side alongside Sokratis Papastathopoulos (£5.1m).

Mathew Ryan (£4.5m) plays in goal with his Asian Cup departure with Australia looming large, while Shane Duffy (£4.6m) returns from a three-game ban to replace the suspended Lewis Dunk (£4.5m).

Jurgen Locadia (£5.3m) gets another start on the wing at Anthony Knockaert‘s (£5.4m) expense, with Glenn Murray (£6.5m) coming back in, as expected.

Brighton XI: Ryan, Montoya, Duffy, Balogun, Bernardo, March, Stephens, Propper, Locadia, Gross, Murray.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Kolasinac, Sokratis, Koscielny, Lichsteiner, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Torreira, Ozil, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

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  1. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Nice! I was hoping Brighton pull a Leicester and it's coming true! Kola CS wiped! 😀

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

      This! Congrats to us

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Kola G incoming. Like Digne.

      1. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        lol

  2. Black Knights
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Loose Arse spoils clean sheet.

  3. Stoic
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Ings (c) ? Next week ?

  4. Murder On Zidanesfloor
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Is rich close to a ban after his yellow tonight?

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

      How many YC's is he on?

      1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Was Hoping someone on here would be monitoring that 😀

    2. Black Knights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nope.

    3. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nope.

    4. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nah. He didnt even have 3 before.

    5. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers

  5. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal are so poor defensively.

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yep, have been all season.

  6. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    IMAGINE owning Arsenal defense

    1. Black Knights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I was actually relieved when Bellerin got injured so I could ditch him entirely.

      1. Alli 3',17',64�…
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        nah that sucked, I was all set on Kola then watching JO podcast? Or someoens and they were like who would get Kola when you can egt Bellerin for 0.4 more. And well I havent checked what Kola got but obviously he was the correct choice. But it was like a 2 week punt max, and then transfer out. People shouldnt still have any arsenal defence

        1. Black Knights
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Yep, first week Bellerin got 0 and Kola didn’t play (so I would’ve had AWB 6 points from bench), then Bellerin 0 when Kola got assist (no sub points).

          1. Alli 3',17',64�…
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            oh I thought for some reason Kola had got like a 10 pointer one game, but yea waste of time. In the times I got Bellerin he never ever worked out for me, always gets injrued or something. Only Arsenal defender I ever got decent points off with Kolscieny years ago

    2. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Happy to have offloaded Kola after 2 gws, altho this gw shld have gone for Digne instead of Shaw, but happy I got in Lovren. Cant have it all can we!

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

    Defence is so bad even Locadia can score.

  8. Waylander
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    It’s nice having a Gameweek where all your decisions pay off. Hasn’t happened often this season for me but today I got it right 🙂

  9. The Mighty Hippo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Eriksen will start at home to Wolves, won't he? Spurs will need to get a hold of the midfield in that game and can't afford to slip up at home having just moved into 2nd place.

    Seriously thinking of doing Sterling > Eriksen.

  10. Rhodes your boat
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone know why bt have no games today?

    1. Maddi Son
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I'm loving it as a non BT owner

  11. FPL Marc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    3 disastrous GWs from 4, dropping from 4k to 40k by not having Salah or Auba. Then today was made catastrophic by not having Digne or Pogba.

    The plan is to soon have all of Hazard, Salah, Kane and Auba.

    Which 5m mid would you bring in for Sterling this week, to accommodate Mitro to Auba the week after:

    - Brooks (bad fixtures)
    - Capoue (ok history)
    - Albrighton (CAR and SOU soon)
    - Pritchard (outside chance, good games but he's Huddersfield)?

    1. Volley127
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Id rather start the likes of Digne each week than a 5m mid. So go for 4.2/3 and get digne following week

    2. MTPockets
        7 years, 3 months ago

        brooks of those

      • Ghost Gooner
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Can't you get Doucore instead of Capoue?

        Albrighton otherwise

      • Yellin' in my Ear
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        How about Canada?

        1. Yellin' in my Ear
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Or camarasa

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

      Goddamit that Laca assist is actually sticking 🙁

    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Going Kolasinac Doherty over Digne and AWB killing my rank this week!

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

      Never a clean sheet from Arsenal, Man Utd...also Man City these days.

    6. FDMS All Starz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Worst time to WC

      1. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Trying anyway

      2. Ghost Gooner
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Only if you didn't get Pogba Son Digne and didn't get off Man City assets

    7. Black Knights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I’ve had Lovren, AWB, Son, Rich, Kane, Auba and I’m still irritated by not captaining Son.

      That’s silly, isn’t it?

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

        That's spoiled kid reaction:/

        1. Black Knights
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I know. This game always makes you think ‘what might have been’ rather than ‘this is great’. So annoying.

          1. Maddi Son
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            I know what you mean. It's annoying that fear of rotation puts you off captaining the players you want.

            If we knew 100% Son is starting, we captain him over Kane.

            1. Black Knights
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              I think I’ve been saying ‘captain Son’ after every cup game or midweek game.

              Then the weekend comes and I go with someone else.

      2. Ghost Gooner
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Got him in for Martial but didn't have the stones to Capt him.

    8. Ravager
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Brighton bar a few slip ups in defence (losing track of Auba's pace a few times) have been the better side today tbh

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

      Sell this Lichtsteiner clown in January

    10. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Kola as involved as he usually is in Arsenals attack?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Not as much as last week thus far.

    11. Regin
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      So new martial owners. Stick and hope he plays next game?

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Obviously.

      2. Not again Shirley
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Was he ill?

      3. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        They'll probably be back with Anderson after tomorrow, if they haven't bought Son already.

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

          😀

      4. WVA
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        ML rival captained him and put Auba vice FFS

      5. UshFPL
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Definitely. I'll be buying if there's positive news

    12. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Martial is comically underpriced

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        *overpriced

      2. Black Knights
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I can get 0 points from a 4.3m midfielder if I want value.

    13. Slow regard for silent thin…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      What a horrid night!
      Sold TAA for Shaw due to injury + possible price drop

      Took Everton to win 4-1 at 100 quid.

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

        It was 4-1 with 20 mins to go, if you didn't cash that out then you only have yourself to blame.

    14. Garfield1001
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Played Kola and Doherty and benched AWB. So annoyed.

      I did play Digne though so guess it could be worse..

    15. WVA
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Happy with my team but Wrong captain choice for 7 gameweeks in a row now have cost me dearly! Ditching Hazard to get Auba asap!

      Foster
      Alonso Digne AWB
      Salah Hazard Son Snodgrass
      Kane Rashford Jimenez
      Hamer Laporte Bennett Hojbjerg

    16. UshFPL
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Brooks and Sterling -> Martial and Richarlison solid moves?

      1. The Head-Ake
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Pogba?

    17. BigBillyBass
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      City, Fulham, Hudds going down?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        City lucky they already reached 40 points. West Brom attitude.

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

        City may have lost to Leicester today but I can't see them dropping

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

          LOL

    18. Flynny
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Jiminez to rashford worth a hit?

      Thanks

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

        No

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

          From the dogs mouth

    19. Alli 3',17',64�…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      what is it with suepr early goals killing the attack?> Like this happens alot, score early then they wont score again for ages

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Everton......

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

      Alonso Sterling > Son David Luiz -4 With 4.1ITB

      How does that sound?

      1. MTPockets
          7 years, 3 months ago

          What's the point of the def part for -4?

        • FC Hakkebøf
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Weird AF

      2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Cup opponent has Sakho and AWB... it was semi fun while it lasted.