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Emery rotates key personnel out for North London derby

Unai Emery has named a much-changed starting XI for the North London derby.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) and Sead Kolasinac (£5.1m) have both been named on the bench, much to the frustration of their Fantasy owners.

However, those assets are not the only ones to miss out, with midfield men Mesut Özil (£7.9m) and Lucas Torreira (£4.8m) also among the substitutes.

Those who have held onto Son Heung-min (£8.9m) will be quite excited to see a back-four seemingly made up entirely of centre-backs.

With Kolasinac and Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.4m) on the bench, Nacho Monreal (£5.4m), Laurent Koscielny (£5.4m), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (£5.1m), and Shkodran Mustafi (£5.4m) are the starting options in defence.

Harry Kane (£12.4m) and Son are the front two for Spurs, who are playing a 3-5-2 formation with Toby Alderweireld (£6.0m), Jan Vertonghen (£5.9m) and Davinson Sánchez (£5.8m) flanked by Kieran Trippier (£6.2m) and Danny Rose (£5.8m).

Spurs XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Rose, Wanyama, Sissoko, Eriksen, Son, Kane.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Mustafi, Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal; Guendouzi, Xhaka, Ramsey; Iwobi, Lacazette, Mkhitaryan.

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  1. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Laca Assist 😎

  2. VAR-IDOL
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kane clean sheet gone

    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He doesn't get them anyway. He's like Milner, plays in defence most games but doesn't get the clean sheet bonus.

      1. VAR-IDOL
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        So unfair

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

    Ramsey at Wembley is different gravy.

  4. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    How much will Ramsey be next season?

    In Lira, during their recession years....

  5. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Am super confident with Sterling capt then I see he's only at 17%

    Would have thought he would have much more of the vote??

    1. VAR-IDOL
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rotation

    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Haz on 8% vs Ful is even more surprising

    3. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He's not highly owned.

    4. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Fernandinho is out

  6. shearer9
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bacuna nailed?

    1. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bacuna matata
      What a wonderful phrase

      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Bacuna matata, ain't no passing craze!

        1. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          😀

  7. Je suis le chat
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Just reading a Jack Reacher story with a cop called Aaron Ramsey, new he'd score. Hope nobody famous dies today.

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sh*t. Forgot about the curse. Wonder who it'll be.

  8. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Andre Villas Boas in

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      For me, its Harry Redknapp

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

      Martin Jol

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

      Tactics Timmy

  9. King Sheep
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    How long until Arsenal burn out .....

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      2004

      1. King Sheep
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        4-2

  10. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kane offside goal. Disallowed

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kane goal disallowed

  12. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Thank god that didn't count

  13. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kane goal (but offside)

  14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Poch, kane have become strangely aggressive last few games

    It appears with united and ole doing so well their planned move up north is likely to be off

    The anger knowing you will likely stay at spurs for another season

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Same with Hazard whos stuck at Chelsea

    2. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Madrid might still find a home for the 2 besties.

  15. Goat
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Some goal that. Offside though

  16. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Spurs to finish fifth in the title race

    1. Barca_Rover
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      And Poch and Eriksen off to Madrid next season

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

    Mark Hughes is available, I hear xD

  18. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Emery is a genius

  19. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Goals in this game. Couple of red cards too.

  20. Poseidon.
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    These teams are so bad

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You don’t understand football

      1. Poseidon.
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Based on what exactly

      2. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Pretty sure hes a troll

    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      So are your incessant lame trolling attempts

      1. Poseidon.
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Seems I touched a berve

        1. Fitzy.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Have another go

        2. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          You touch all sorts of nerves. You are the worst poster I have ever seen on this site.

          1. Mysterion
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            😆 don't hold back now

          2. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            That's some achievement to be fair on here.

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

      They are, that's why they never win anything.

  21. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Poch no longer linked to United. Emery to United

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Don't think spurs have had a shot on target in this game

    Didn't v Chelsea wither. Worrying times for spurs

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Neither did Arsenal. Pretty poor game so far.

  23. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Emery humilating spurs with 2nd team

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

      Are you watching the game?

  24. Waynoo
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Porch is so overrated

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nah its a great thing to have, especially in the summer.

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Helps keep my boots dry without having to walk them through the house though.

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

      Porch > Patio

      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Agreed, Patio was supposed to be the next big thing, now rotting away in China.

        1. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          And still only 29 😮 he should try to make a comeback like Axel Witsel

          1. HamezMace
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Or Paulinho, Spurs, to Guanzhou Evergrande, to Barcelona.
            That's some rapid career progression!

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        He was a legend in FIFA manager mode for me.
        Him+ Neves (ex city player)

  25. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Son shot on target?

  26. Rash
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Vert makes a better wing back than rose

  27. FlockofSeagulls
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Alli's been very quiet.

  28. kime67
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    this team is horrible with kane. when he gets the ball no vision head down only thinking about scoring him self. awful

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A striker wanting to score. What a disaster.

  29. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Can any english natives explain this term?

    "Son against Guendouzi - a couple of lollipops"

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

      Lollipops = stepovers

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I never knew that. Cheers.

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

        The more you know

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

        How does that work actually?

      4. Marvin of all he surveys
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I believe Ron Atkinson introduced the world to this saying didn't he?

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

      No clue!

    3. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      It's a mild racist slur

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        😆

  30. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Fml Laca first in bench. Any chance one of Jimmy/Jota won't feature?

    1. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      *on

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah they’ll both get subbed on

    3. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rumour of 5 changes at wolves - more chance of Jota rested afaik

    4. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You'd rather take an assist from Laca than play one of the Wolves players?

      1. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Expected more from Wolves last time so yeah.

        1. Fitzy.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          So why play them over Laca then?

    5. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes, there's a chance, rumours of 5 changes to Wolves side apparently. I'd still take Jiminez v Cardiff though over one assist from Laca !

    6. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Why would you bench Laca? Such poor utilisation of funds