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

    West ham need to up the tempo here

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

      Perez and Snodgrass on

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

        Have you ever seen Perez play?

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Both teams look awful

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

      Why? 0-0 is a good result for them.

    4. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Are you trying to break a "most comments ever" record or something?

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

    Noble > Guendouzi so far

  3. ILOVEBAPS
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Just chill ffs! Arsenal will put in 2 or 3 in the second half.

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

      The week I replace Fabianski, they will get cs vs ARS? Lol

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

    So basically anyone can score 2 when visiting West Ham, and Emery and his tinkering make it a 0-0 game. Well done.

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

      They tighten up against the Top 6 at home. Look at these results. Apart from Liverpool and City, there aren't many goals conceded:

      Nov 18 vs City: 0-4
      Oct 18 vs Spurs: 0-1
      Sep 18 vs Utd: 3-1
      Sep 18 vs Chelsea: 0-0
      May 18 vs Utd: 0-0
      Apr 18 vs City: 1-4
      Dec 17 vs Ars: 0-0
      Dec 17 vs Che: 1-0
      Dec 17 vs Liv: 1-4
      Sep 17 vs Spurs: 2-3

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

        Even going back - it has been Liverpool and City who have smashed them at the London Stadium. The others are winning 1-0 or 2-0.

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

    How is this still 0-0 thought these were one of the worst defences in the league

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

    What an awful corner

  7. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Rice close

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

    So many games i’ve Watched this season have turned into snooze fests. A few good ones but so many like this rubbish.

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

      And the percentage of these seems to be going up every year.

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

        I agree. Every now and again I watch a game (usually Liverpool) and the tempo shoots through the roof by comparison. So many other games are turning into chess matches for the most part.

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

      That’s the problem when more than half the games arnt broadcasted on TV in the UK. Such BS

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

    damn

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

    Rice shouldve done better, couldve been 1-0

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

    Almost fanderson A

  12. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone know if Aubameyang turned up to the game today?

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Still on the bus

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

      he always does this and hauls in last 10 mins

  13. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Best website for live football scores? livefootball.com was very quick with updates, but seems to have vanished from the internet.

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

      Flashscores
      Livescores
      Here

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Livescore

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

      Livescore has been best for a decade.

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

      Google

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

      livescore

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

      Livescore is the worst, especially now when they added some Tracker so each page is slow to load.

      Use one of the bookies. They're fastest and need no refreshing.

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

      Bet365

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

        This.

    8. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Flashscores tells you assist details

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

    Well that was ******* **** !!!!! 😆

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

      Amazing yeah !!!

  15. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Does Pellegrini ever get a haircut?

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He said 3 years ago he will get a haircut when they next keep a cleanie

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Not this season then.

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

    What are people’s bets on the inevitable halftime substitution by Emery?

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

      Bring on Auba..

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

        🙂

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

      Auba on for Laca.

    3. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Torreira for Guendouzi

    4. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lacazette off

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

        This

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

      Auba coming on after half time

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

      Maitland-Niles sub 1. Lacazette sub 2. None at half though.

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

    Anderson has looked most lively of the most Owned players on display.

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

      need pts not liveliness

  18. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Any news on Camarasa guys?

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

    Dull so far. Lets hope Emery changes do their magic in the 2nd half. And I dont mean Auba->Ramsey.

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

      Auba always plays 90

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

    Why the hell did I cap Auba over Salah.

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

      Always saves his goals for the 2nd half

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

        Won't score without service!

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

      2nd half hatty

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

      45 minutes left.

    4. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lack of experience.

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

        Probably…

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

      For the kicks

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

    Gonna be goals 2nd half surely

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

    Does anyone else enjoy saying the name Guendouzi quietly to themselves?

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

      Hell yeah

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

    Glad I didn't fall into the Auba (c) trap

    1. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      1 half a game of football does not make

    2. Ne0
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      45 min to go mate

    3. Get up ya bum
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Where trap? Who set it? Have I been bamboozled? These shenanigans are indubitably discombobulating

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

    That's what you get for changing a player's position, you bloody tinkerer.

    Put Auba back on FW position and give him Ramsey and Bellerin to play with.

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

    Idc if his attitude sucks, Arsenal need Ozil. They have the finishers, but whose going to supply the bullets? ,Give him the bloody contract he wants, no way they finish top 4 without him fully comited.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      When did he last perform like a £300,000 per-week player?

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

        Vs Burnley, Dec 22

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

    Dare I dream of my first Fabianski clean sheet

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

      he will likely as most sold him

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

      Oh bubz when do you learn...

      I associate you with forever bad luck me ladde

  27. Werder Bremner
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone with worse captain picks than me this year?

    Gargatron stats are not pretty:
    Total captain - 184
    Total possible - 556
    Total if VC - 300
    % of total - 15

    Time in this yet for Auba with arsenal (better in 2nd half normally)

    Not actually moaning btw as not in any money leagues so just playing for fun. Hovering 300k ish still so hopefully of a late push

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

      Total captain: 170
      Total possible: 556 (+344)

      Points behind OR 1: 342

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

        Capped Auba.

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

      184! 😮

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

    Some transfer rumors that are probably not true.

    Utd may sell Lukaku to Real Madrid/PSG (probably summer) to free up funds for premium defenders.

    Josh King will be targeted as a backup striker, with Rashford first choice.

    Bournemouth will look to Alfredo Morelos to replace King.

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

      Josh King is overrated.

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

      Kaku will get Madrid relegated.. a 60yrs old Benzema is twice as good as him.
      Overrated player. An expensive version of Rondon

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

    salah 128% EO top 10k.Ouch

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

    I own no westham or arsenal players and im happy so far