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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. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Damn,, played Foster and benched Fab

    1. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Same here. I just can't get any luck with keepers.

    2. Bees4Lyf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Meetoo :/

    3. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Still 10 mins

    4. Sif
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      o/

    5. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I played Button over Fab 🙁

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

      I played Hamer.

  2. Les Bleus
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Is pereria playing in defense for Leicester?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers all

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

      Yep, RB

      1. Les Bleus
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers

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

    We'll need to see why Kamara is not in the squad. Might just be a minor injury keeping him out.

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

      He's been penalised.

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

        He'll play if he wants

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

    Fabianski scores when I bench him...I'm already seeing a big red arrow this week

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

      Lol its not over yet

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

      Typical fabianski

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

      Bad management. Only need 1 Gk

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

    Omg West Ham actually going to keep a CS....just when I sell fab, sick

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

      Youre not alone mate, hope Guaita keep cs too for me

  6. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hi guys.
    Which one seems better for next gw?
    A) Digne to vvd
    B) Sig/rich to pogba

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

      A

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

    Keeping Guendozi and taking off Xhaka makes no sense when you need goals.

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

      Partly agree. But Xhaka is terrible defensively. Would much prefer to see Xhaka, Guendouzi and Torreira in the team. Arsenal should play a pure 3-5-2 IMO not this 3-4-3 rubbish with Iwobi and expecting Xhaka to be good defensively.

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

      Guendouzi is usually great at getting the attack going. People are being harsh coz it's the first time they've watched Arseanl this season. Bad day for the whole team.

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

    Fail Arnie pick

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

    Still time for an Auba hatty!

  10. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Has Auba actually looked like doing anything? What a captain fail.

    Easy to drop for salah next week

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

      Auba will score

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

      Missed a couple of chances a striker of calibre should be putting on target at least.

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

      Easy to drop for Kane

  11. Andy Mac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Arnie gone. Just need Auba to blank and I can come out from behind my sofa now...

  12. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Please Arsenal...

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

    Auba/Anderson > Barnes/Sterling?

    1. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wouldn’t rather have Sane and Jimmy

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

        Have Jiménez already.

        1. Andy Mac
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Get Rash then!

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

            Don't want a United double-up. really.

  14. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Logged in to see 7 points from Fab, hilarious, was expecting 0-1 point max 😛 How much till end of game?

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

      10 mins

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

      9 points currently.

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

    Arsenal have gone backwards under Emery

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

      They just have a shite squad

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

        Auba G offside

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

      Disagree. They have gone nowhere IMO - neither forwards or backwards.

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

      AFTV getting good again though!

    4. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wenger out.

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

    Wenger In

    1. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Indeed. Great manager who put together a great team destroyed by the fans.

      Gooners out
      Wenger in

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

    #WengerOut was a success. Brace yourselves for a storm of #KroenkeOut videos soon.

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

    Auba get out of my team... stinking my captaincy streak 🙁

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

      😮 capper?

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

        🙁

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

          Could still get something.....

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

      I got him out last week. My nerves couldn’t cope with his late shoe then plus lack of BPs

  19. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Going to rage transfer out Auba to Kane 2night.

    Frustrated yet again with Auba capt.

  20. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    So.. am I wrong to say F.Anderson is good to transfer out for someone else e.g. Fraser or Nasri even?

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

      Yes

      1. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thx bud

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

    Antonio off, Obiang on

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

    Laca getting 90 mins today....

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

    I’m really glad I watched this game

  24. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Though you cannot tell I am LoLLing @ a ceratin bunch of people in here

  25. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What’s that stench in my team? Oh, it’s Aubameyang(c) fail.

  26. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Goodbye Arnie?

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

      Looks like it.

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

    Wow! I literally can’t take this

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

    Auba G
    Kola A

    offside

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ban

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

      Lol

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

      Ban

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

      It was a close call

      About 8 yards offside

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

    Need a goal from anyone...

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

    auba scores.

    ruled offside

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

      Why post this?