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24 February 2019 1626 comments
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A shortened Blank Gameweek 27 culminates this afternoon, with two Premier League matches kicking off simultaneously at 14:05 GMT.

Manchester United take on Liverpool in an intriguing clash at Old Trafford, while Arsenal welcome Southampton to the Emirates.

There were some notable omissions from the four starting XIs upon the release of the teamsheets.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – the second-most-popular captaincy pick of Gameweek 27 – and Mesut Ozil are among the substitutes at the Emirates as Alexandre Lacazette leads the line for the Gunners, who appear to be playing in the same 4-2-3-1 shape they adopted against BATE on Thursday.

Sead Kolasinac returns at left-back after being handed a breather in the Europa League, while Sokratis is fit to start at centre-back.

Angus Gunn gets the nod ahead of Alex McCarthy for the Saints, while Stuart Armstrong will provide support for the “out of position” Nathan Redmond in attack.

Matt Targett is handed a swift recall at left-back as Ryan Bertrand drops to the bench.

Anthony Martial has failed to recover for Manchester United, though Jesse Lingard is fit enough for a place on the home bench at Old Trafford.

Romelu Lukaku and Juan Mata again join Marcus Rashford in a three-man attack, though United have lost Nemanja Matic to a training ground injury – Scott McTominay steps into midfield alongside Paul Pogba and Ander Herrera.

United’s back four is the same one that kept a clean sheet at Stamford Bridge last Monday.

Jurgen Klopp has sprung a surprise at right-back, meanwhile, opting for James Milner over Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Liverpool’s starting XI is otherwise perhaps as expected, with Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino again forming the front three and Jordan Henderson joining Fabinho and Georginio Wijnaldum in central midfield.

Salah, who has only one goal in seven matches against the “big six” this season, is again the leading captaincy candidate for Gameweek 27, having been handed the armband by over 1.3 million FPL managers.

Manchester United XI (4-3-3): De Gea, Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw, McTominay, Herrera, Pogba, Mata, Lukaku, Rashford.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson, Milner, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Fabinho, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

Arsenal XI (4-2-3-1): Leno, Lichsteiner, Sokratis, Mustafi, Kolasinac, Torreira, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ramsey, Iwobi, Lacazette.

Southampton XI (3-5-1-1): Gunn, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Stephens, Valery, Hojberg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Targett, Armstrong, Redmond.

  1. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    La(c)a 😎

  2. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Laca stealing my Auba cappo goals now... so sick of this now... hate fpl.. game of casuals...

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      😛

    2. FDMS All Starz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Laca has been the better choice for a while now imo he was only set back by early subs and drops but now he seems to start every game for almost 2mil less, a no brainer

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Smart guy

    3. Homer21
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Salty?

  3. Lacabacca
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Lacaaaptain!!

  4. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus Christ... this is some sort of sick joke

  5. Dirty Harry
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Let's go Laca!!

  6. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    And of course Laca scores, i’m done.

    1. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      See you next page 😀

    2. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I thought you were done on the last page and the page before that and.........

  7. acko
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    It was either Auba or Laca... I put Auba and had a bad feeling about it... I feel so unlucky rn..

    1. ol3andre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Many in the same both, me included. It is just a bad choice from us, Laca with the best stats and certain start.

  8. tisza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    All this fuss about utd-liverpool.
    Spare a thought for my club who have just got a point at the league leaders (bad ref cost us all 3) and who could get thrown out of the league in about 3 weeks time.
    PUSB

  9. TAT
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Auba > Laca?

  10. Vlad Tepes
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    ML rival cap Laca and I went for Son instead, he also have Son but I guess I should be happy when Laca scores anyways because he is a differential.

    1. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, it all adds up

      1. Vlad Tepes
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Ye atleast I climb in the OVR but not good for ML

  11. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Trashford down.

  12. andrewe63
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Auba sat with his Trotters up the tw** pmsl

  13. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Xhaka over the bar

  14. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Haha laca scores.f*** this gw

  15. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Had he assistant?

    1. Meinhoff
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Mkhi Taryan

  16. Ghost Gooner
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    La(c)azatte 😎

    Just need an assist now to match Rondon and I'll be ok with not capping him

  17. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Go to hell, Lacazette.

  18. Vlad Tepes
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    TAA please Come on b4 30 min

    1. MTPockets
        7 years, 2 months ago

        ...and Yoshida

    2. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      First time I have to use Højberg. Come on

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      That Liverpool kit is awful ... looks as if it washed washed with new black socks 🙁

      1. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yep, shocking kit.

    4. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Well done Arsenal, now don't bugger it up against our relegation rivals like you always do!!

    5. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Bednarek looking dangerous???

    6. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Screw this game of luck.

      1. Dirty Harry
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yet we still all continue to play it lol

    7. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Auba to def start wednesday? Or do i ditch him now...
      2 weeks i have had him.
      0 points ill last week
      no start as C this week

      Hell

    8. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Why are people surprised? Laca banned for three games in Europe meant he was most likely to start the PL games, and Emery doesn't always play both of them.

    9. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      TM got in Auba for a hit and captained him. Oouch.

      Call it hindsight but Laca was clearly the go to opotion from arsenal attack this gw

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        and next gw?

      2. ChuckN
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Hindsight

    10. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Armstrong point blank blocked from close range, Targett tests Leno!

    11. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Targett in target

    12. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Kola down

    13. Wolfman180
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Final straw with Auba now he's gotta go.. keeping him for time I have done has really hurt my season badly