Dugout Discussion

Aubameyang and Lacazette start together against Fulham

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.4m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m) get the nod to line up front together as Arsenal take on Fulham at the Emirates Stadium this afternoon.

That means the 12th start in a row for the Gabon international, who has played virtually every minute of the Gunners’ Christmas fixtures, minus the last 20 at Anfield in Gameweek 20.

It looks as if Aubameyang will be on the left of a front three, with Lacazette operating centrally and Alex Iwobi (£5.4m) on the opposite flank.

Lucas Torreira (£5.1m) finds himself on the bench again with Matteo Guendouzi (£4.5m) and Granit Xhaka (£5.3m) preferred in central midfield.

Sead Kolasinac (£4.9m) and Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.4m) are the wing-backs while Shkodran Mustafi (£5.4m) comes through his injury doubts to feature in a back-three alongside Laurent Koscielny (£5.4m) and Sokratis Papastathopoulos (£5.1m).

Fulham are without Calum Chambers (£4.2m), who is ineligible to face his parent club Arsenal, as Claudio Ranieri appears to be going with a five-man defence.

Joe Bryan (£4.8m) and Cyrus Christie (£4.2m) appear to be operating in the wide areas, either side of Tim Ream (£4.2m), Maxime Le Marchand (£4.2m) and Denis Odoi (£4.4m).

Ryan Sessegnon (£6.0m) returns to the side as Aboubakar Kamara (£4.4m) suffers for his penalty antics against Huddersfield by dropping to the bench.

Arsenal XI (3-4-3): Leno; Sokratis, Mustafi, Koscielny; Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Maitland-Niles; Aubameyang, Lacazette; Iwobi.

Fulham XI (5-2-3): Rico; Bryan, Ream, Le Marchand, Odoi, Christie; Cissé, Cairney; Sessegnon, Mitrovic, Schürrle.

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1,758 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Samwise
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    already sold Eriksen and tripper for salah and digne next game week. Hoping for a farewell present

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I’m getting erkisen in I think!

      1. Samwise
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        who else is in your mid?

        1. Whats the Huth
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Pogba. Hazard. Salah. Anderson

          1. Samwise
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            same as me but also richarlison... had no way of keeping him

  2. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    As many others, I suspect, changed captain from Auba to Haz last minute. Don’t really know how to feel.

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A goal and he'll at least equal Auba. It's not a certainty he will tho. Most expected Arsenal to destroy Fulham. Southampton won't be a walkover I don't think

      1. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Nothing is certain in this game. We’ll see I guess.

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      it's a 6/7 point loss at most - an assist pretty much equals it with bonus

  3. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What is it with some on here? We all help each other in the lead up, good bit if banter etc then when a player hauls there is so much animosity. Actually bordering on aggression at times. Get a bloody grip ffs

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Why so aggressive?

      • Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Stop being aggressive please.

      • g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Salty owners, I would rather points on the sheet than hope of points.

      • Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Calm down, you are getting a bit aggressive 😉

      • Dannyb
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Wow so hostile.

      • Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Oh my! I'm hardly being aggressive 🙂

      • Samwise
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        why so aggressive? it's just a game

      • Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Aggro is good what's the prob

      • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        This aggression will not stand, man!

    2. glufs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      If Son gets another haul today, I will implode

      1. glufs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Nice timing

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Why’s Son being sold?
      Plays today & ManU before going away, possible huge points lost??

      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        He's played a hellava lot. Utd won't be easy anymore. If I had him I'd be looking at alternatives too

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Keeping & moving up the ranks.

      2. Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Time for son to go

      3. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Just people switching to Pogba

    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Absolutely horrific gameweek. Digne Richarlison and crappy captain score from Auba against the worst defence in the league

      I cannot be happy with crap 9, Auba to Arnie to be done and getting Salah back

      Enough is enough

      1. El Matador
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        You don't have Auba

      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        9 points is still a decent captain score IMO

      3. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        21 from 3 aint to be sniffed at.

      4. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        OK, cheers for the update

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

        All depends how other games go, 9 points could be a great score from your captain if the average score is low this week.

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

        You really felt this drivel had to be reposted? Do one.

      7. french holiday
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Keep calm...ur not the only one

      8. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah that’s the worst anyone has ever done.

      9. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        He got a goal and assist and you are pisd you own him? I'd this an anti fpl league?

      10. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        captain midfielders Bemba

      11. Hands Guber
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Glad to see you're still the most prolific moaner on here. You are absolutely haunted to have such a good score from Aub and you're complaining.

      12. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Dear oh dear. 18pts looks a lot better than 4

    5. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Auba non-cappers very fortunate there. Should have had a major haul

      1. El Matador
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Lol Hazard non cappers won't be as fortunate tomorrow

      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        He was unlucky, possibly 3 goals down

    6. Weilong7
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      move digne for taa? exact cash and taa rising tonight..
      double up with robbo though

      1. Samwise
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        swings and roundabouts

        1. Weilong7
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          hold digne? what about shaw?

      2. Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Dinge is such good value

      3. Where has all the rum gone?
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Would keep and get pereira that guy is playing Like a fwd ffs!

        1. Weilong7
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          no money ITB to get.. short of 0.1

        2. MrZ
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Tbf he's a fwd today

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

      Great interplay by Auba for the second goal, inches from goal for the third and calculated finish for the fourth. All in all, heavy involvement in 3 of Arsenal's 4 goals, motm.

      1. JJO
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Calculated finish
        Hahahahahah

      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        This, keeping the faith.

      3. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        MOTM should = 3bps

    8. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nothing going right anymore. First useless Walcott and Keane cost me Digne cs, Richa spectatir and the one player I didn't want to haul the Gabonese giraffe hauls. FFS! No luck at all this season!! Dropped from 32k to 175k and will probably go below 209k now.

      1. Nabs Kebabs
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        lol

      2. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Who did you cap?
        Might still pay off

        1. Regin
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Hazard

          1. Weasel Boy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Wouldn't worry too much.
            Haz could haul big time.

      3. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        The Gabonese giraffe? 😆

      4. CRO KLOPP
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        And Kola is Bosnian Messi?

      5. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Relax bud.

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

      Who to get rid for Salah? Kane or Auba?

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Tough but maybe Auba based on fixtures

      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Ask in two hours time.

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

        My problem as well...

    10. CAPTAIN CRESPO
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Any chance of TAA or Doherty don't play? Got Pereira waiting to jump off my bench.

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        There's always a chance.

      2. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        small chance with Doherty, prob not though

      3. Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Nah I don’t think so.
        It’s annoying.

      4. Where has all the rum gone?
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Milner might play in place of Taa.

        1. CAPTAIN CRESPO
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I’m hoping for this. Only way I see myself getting the Pereira points and L’pool won’t want to attack city that mych

    11. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Baps locked?

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Chastity belt ?

        1. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Snug corset

    12. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Few more should have made a new years resolution of not being a bell-end.

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I did but it was too hard.

    13. french holiday
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      So are you still waiting for the Son benching?

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        no chance he's getting benched before he leaves

    14. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kola very close to 3 baps!

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Is it still being calculated

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        On 36 to Xhaka's 37. Unfortunately think he misses out on the three!

    15. Alli 3',17',64�…
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Am I legit the only Auba owner who likes having the guy in their team?
      I got him in for GW10 and since then he has got me:
      8 goals, 3 assist, 12 baps and total points of 77 points.

      Is that bad is it?

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

        Just dont captain him

      2. Where has all the rum gone?
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        The only problem with him is that he gets shaft to the side when laca plays.

      3. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I've got Kane and Salah so no money for Auba. Exciting fpl player I give you that.

        Will see when Son leaves if I push some money upfront. Aguero coming back as well.

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

          he just ticks over pretty steady tbh, I didnt intend to have him long term but never had any reason to ditch, he is probably staying for the season now tbh. Only thing I might need do is ditch him to enable City

      4. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I'm pretty happy with the 9 points - didn't captain him but Kane was getting me 6 each week when he seemed like the best captain pick - someone had to make way for Salah.

        Sure the coming game might make me reconsider if i made the right choice but any return is good.

        Digne/Rich on the other hand - meh!

    16. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kola on 36 BPS
      Xhaka on 37

    17. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Everton are disappointing

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yes

    18. The Wizard of Ozil
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      So how come Auba is on 0 bonus?

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Jammy goal and assist i think

      2. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        he should have got 5 points, so you basically got 4 bonus anyway

      3. CRO KLOPP
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        3 players were better I think

      4. WE ARE RANGERS
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I'd like to know this too? 27 points??
        Like 20 for a goal and 8 for an assist or whatever it is?
        So baseline is like Zero or what?

      5. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        The rules

      6. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        He fluffed too many situations

      7. The Wizard of Ozil
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Some great answers lol. But yeah it's a little odd to have goal and assist and not break 30. Must have missed a tonne of chances and lost the ball a lot.

        1. badgerboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          The one on one near the end probably went down as a big chance missed. They are heavily penalised in the bap system.

      8. Ligdon
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        He missed 4 Big Chances

    19. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kane most capped, hopefully a blank

      1. Mortal.Swinbat
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        This surprised me, I went Hazard because I thought he would easily be the most captained. Maybe there are a lot of dead teams with Kane as captain. Anyone know his EO compared to Hazards?

    20. Alli 3',17',64�…
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Shaw or Trippier out this week?
      Spurs are at home but wouldnt surprise to see Trippier rested (and I know he about to play so maybe decision made for me). But who would u ditch, dont want either tbh
      Bring in Trent

    21. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Anybody think Bobby has turned the corner. He has steadily scored 6 points every 90 minutes per year an he is now at this level again.
      Could anyone name a differential side like this?
      Ethridge Button
      Luiz Doherty TAA Trippier Perreira
      Pogba Salah Perreyra Camarasa Maitland Niles
      Auba Firmino Kun
      .4 ITB

      Who is your differential moving forward?

    22. Srv210
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Pretty confused on who to give up for getting Salah in...Kane or auba , just tinkering and giving up Kane frees good funds

      A) give up Kane,

      Kane,son,richarlison/Anderson to Jimenez,Eriksen,Salah (-8)

      B) give up Aubameyang

      Auba,son to Salah, jimenez (-4) and keep richarlison (along with digne to TAA (-8) )

      So, -8 is in both cases
      iI'll take the decision after spurs game...but can anybody say which looks better???

      Current team :

      Fab/button
      Luiz,digne,Doherty,AWB,Yoshida
      Son,hazard, richarlison,Felipe,Pogba
      Kane,auba,Kamara

    23. teknicolourfox
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Son is going to clean up absolutely guaranteed... I sold him.

    24. teknicolourfox
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      As an Arsenal fan, not sure what we can do defensively to improve without bringing in new faces.

      Iwobi also needs to up his game, really not good enough at all.

    25. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I get it. It's cute. Yada yada. But I think they need to go away from this kids coming out with the players onto the field thing. It's right before the game when a player should be finalizing their mental preparations. And then you stick them with a kid they have to take into their custody, often awkwardly. Sometimes they have to almost push the kid along if they aren't cooperating properly. Just find it kinda weird. I don't know. Maybe I'm a jaded fool.

    26. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No assist