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

    phew iwobi

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

    Iwobi just misses the goal by inches!

  3. Midlands Saint73
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal are bonkers letting Ramsey go.

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

      He's created three chances already

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Agreed! They only click when he’s on the pitch.

    3. Müller Light
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I know right, and they're also trying to push Ozil out. What is Emery thinking, you can press all you want but where is the creativity going to come from.

  4. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Auba playing without gloves. Shades of Alexis with those pulled up shorts. Game face on.

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

    Iwobi v close

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

    Ballerina on

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

    Bellerin forgot to shower before the match

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

    Ramsey done more in the last five mins than most of the players out there

    1. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Which begs quite a lot of questions.

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

    Fab 3rd save

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

      Boom

  10. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Snodgrass to Nasri punt paying off paying off thus far.

    1. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Stammer

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

    Why does this **** Guendouzi keep shooting???

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

    3rd save!!

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

    Bellerin on
    Maitland-Niles off

    1. i am jose mourinho
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ohh no . He lost the fashion week. I camt believe

  14. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    3 saves for Fab!

    LFG

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

    1,042 already brought Nasri in 😀

  16. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Benched Fab, Captained Auba 🙁

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

      Hedging is underrated in situations like this

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

    yess fab

  18. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Damnit Snoddy on. A goal would be nice though

  19. Our Tiny Windows
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Of course I sold Rice for this game.

  20. COLLIN QUANER
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Need Arsenal goal to wipe Fab clean sheet

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

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

    Ramsey looking superb

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

      Juve thinks the same

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

    Glad i didnt cap Auba, becoming the new Troll King to replace Hazard.

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

    Auba on penos for arse?

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      😯

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

        Jaf in da house....

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          😎

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

    West Ham could still bottle it...

  25. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Surely that Westham cleanie gets wiped.

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah there is zero chance Fab keeps a cleanie here

  26. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Comon Arnie..
    Stop f**king around with the ball Fanderson.. pass the ball to Arnie

  27. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Team sheets?

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

    Snodgrass and Carroll on
    Nasri and Arnie off

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

    Arnie farewell

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

    arnie faill.rrr