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Arnautovic and Nasri start for West Ham as Arsenal deploy two strikers

Unai Emery has started with both Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.4m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m) as Arsenal face West Ham at the London Stadium today.

They will go up against former Gunner Samir Nasri (£5.5m), whose first Premier League start has pushed Robert Snodgrass (£5.4m) to the West Ham bench.

Meanwhile, Marko Arnautovic (£6.9m) has come through his most recent injury doubt to lead the line for the Hammers.

Mesut Özil (£8.0m) is absent from the matchday squad entirely, reportedlty a tactical decision, while Lucas Torreira (£5.0m) is benched for Matteo Guendouzi (£4.4m) to start in central midfield.

Alex Iwobi (£5.4m) has been handed the right attacking midfield berth, in front of Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.4m) who occupies the right wing-back position today.

Issa Diop (£4.3m) and Angelo Ogbonna (£4.2m) pair up at centre-back with Fabian Balbuena (£4.3m) ruled out.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Cresswell, Diop, Ogbonna, Zabaleta; Rice, Noble, Nasri; Anderson, Arnautovic, Antonio.

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

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1,543 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Damn Anderson had a great run

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

    ando looked liked scoring some worldie.Blocked

  3. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Anderson has the quality to be in a top 4 side.

  4. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sell Fabianski and he goes and keeps a cleanie lol. This season all over.

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

      Games end at 60 mins now?

    2. FPL Mentor
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      What happened to set and forget?

    3. JohnnyMagrinho
        5 years, 3 months ago

        ...second half has only just begun.

        Chill.

      • Ravager
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Lol it's a cleansheet, it isn't that deep

      • 007 [RoboKlopp]
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        In the same boat, frustrating

    4. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      7-1 corners to WH. Shows which team is the more ambitious.

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

        With Kroenke now owning the club, Arsenal will not become any better. No chance.

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

      Two aren't making 60' 😮

    6. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Noble, haha. He tottaly milked that.
      Dont care what people say, in his prime, shouldve been a regualr in the England XI

    7. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Are fellow Auba cappers despairing as much as me?

      1. Podge
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yep

      2. Pieterke30
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yes

      3. Pieterke30
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        He wont get anything. A YC, maybe

      4. TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yep. GW over for me now. Can't stand to watch the massive hauls the other big players no doubt will get.

    8. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Anderson is knocking on the door for some points.

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

        More like knocking on heaven's door, hopefully subbed before kolasinac injures him

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

      I tell you what, nasri’s looking like a shrewd piece of business. Looks very good

      1. Four Hit Wonder
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Won't be playing Arsenal D every week.

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

        You can’t judge Nasri on one game, players always look good in debuts. Bringing in Nasri based on this not good idea imo

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

          If this is his debut, but u know what I mean

    10. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Aubameyang doesn't like Saturdays...

    11. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ramsey and Torreira on
      Mustafi and Xhaka off

    12. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Getting fed up with this rubbish

    13. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      mustafi out

    14. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Mustafi and xhaka off, Rambo and Torreira in

    15. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Arsenal TV anyone?

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Emery out fam.

      2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Wenger in

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

        It's getting good again I hear 😛

      4. Marvin Moon
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        It's getting a slot on Comedy Central I heard.

      5. el polako
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        What is it ?
        MTV Raps spin off ?

      6. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Have taken a hit in funds since the rebrand, hearing Robiia has to sell one of his tem islands to keep AFTV going.

    16. Sedemuda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Don't get the Emery substitution plaudits.
      He keeps bringing players on who should be started in the first place.

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

        Ramsey is gone anyway, so Emery surely doesn't want to play him.

        1. FDMS All Starz
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          still does a decent job when played

        2. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          He takes home a salary. Might as well sell him if you aren't gonna use him.

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

          Why have him in the squad then?

    17. FPL Mentor
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Anderson looked good today?

      Listening on the radio and sounds like he has been dangerous.. Whats the eye test saying?

      Worth keeping i think.

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

        surely keep

      2. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        looks good but Nasri looks value at 1.9 less

      3. Ghost Gooner
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Keep for Bou

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

      arnie time .Comeonn man

    19. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Auba safe for 90... 😀

    20. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kola YC

    21. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yellow card for Kolasinac...

    22. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kola YC

    23. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yellow Kola

    24. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kola red locked

    25. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kola(c) not looking too great right now 🙁

      1. Ross From Friends
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        delete your fpl account

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

          This

      2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        But whyyyy though???

    26. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nasri for 5.5m is hard to ignore

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

        Bargain!

        When the time comes to ditch power mid five to have Camarasa and Nasri

    27. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wait time will West Ham clean sheet go?

      1. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        90+4

      2. Costa in Wengerland
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        5 more minutes

    28. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      kola red please

      1. Four Hit Wonder
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Ban

      2. Ross From Friends
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        yes plz

    29. Farke in hell
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Does Emery have any tactics besides dropping Ozil?