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

    Anyone know the Unai Imminent Outcome of this game?

    1. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hmmsorrywut?

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

        From the Etxegoien Index?

    2. dannyboy25
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Worst top post ever?!?!

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

        No

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

        Check the next page

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

    Damn, that ball from Trippier was going straight to Son.

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

    Vert close...

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

    Is it likely Balbuena will be back next game? Affects my Son -> Mane plans massively.

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

      West Ham defenders, yuck.

  5. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Great defending by sokratis

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

    Son has done nothing but troll me every time I've ever had him. Can't wait to get rid this week.

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

      Son hattrick versus Sotn incoming.

    2. Codetto
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Might as well wait till after soton game

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

    Lloris denies Iwobi

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

      He only had to stand still like a lollipop

  8. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Iwobi.

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

      Very niche....

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

    OMG Leno

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

    What a save

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

      lol

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

        lipop

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

    Fair play

  12. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Wow

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

    Leno brilliant double save. Denies Eriksen goal, Kane assist and also Sissoko goal

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

      You forgot Eriksen assist.

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

        And that we're all watching anyway...

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

          Heaps of lads on here can’t access live games or streams

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

            Fair enough then.

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

        It was inferred from the first save

        1. Ron_Swanson
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          *implied

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

    Gordon banks esque

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

    David De Leno playing a blinder

  16. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Eriksen had to score there BUT what a save by Leno on the 2nd

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

    Leno
    Beast Mode: ON

  18. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Manuel Leno

  19. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Not sure if Cech could save that

  20. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Great man Leno.

  21. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Son > haz looking good so far

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

      Son has looked good.

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        That’s fine as long as it doesn’t translate into points

  22. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Save of the season

  23. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Son close

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

      To row z

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

    Kane needs to come off. Been poor. Also hopefully helps Son, who has been good... apart from that shot just now.

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

      Son has been terrible.

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

        Not sure what match you're watching.

        Been running all over the park; chasing the ball and has been in some very good positions.

        E.g. Edge of box and nobody passed to him & end of Trippier cross that only stopped him scoring due to Mkhi's interception.

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Running around with no real end product and constantly laying the ball off isn't playing good. He's been below par, even when he gets it in a good position he's been sluggish

          • HamezMace
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Hazz is right, off the ball he's been their best player, making all the forward movement, and helping the players around him by creating space. His team mates have let him down with their passing.

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

      Pat Leno

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Rui Leno

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

        Leno Yashin

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

      Son puts the ball in the street

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

      Poch getting undressed

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

        Unai hands Poch a dressing down

    5. Deus
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Leno is brilliant today

    6. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Spurs were doing alright before kane came back.. makes you wonder.

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

        He's not fit. They deserve this for constantly rushing him back.

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

      Poch has to be brave

      Take off kane put son up top, because since he's come back they have been terrible in terms of attacking threat

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

        Son is the one who's gonna make way lol.

      2. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Poch is overrated and one dimensional.. Been extremely lucky to get some of the results recently..

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

          Bit harsh considering they've barely spent a penny in recent years. To be where they are is a credit to him.

          1. Chenku╰☆╮
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            That old chestnut.. They have a pretty good squad but its poch who lacks any alternate strategies.. Llorente is pretty good but is so under utilized. and you wont blame that on poch?