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2 March 2019 1201 comments
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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.

  1. Yellin' in my Ear
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Son off a pitch

    1. Mysterion
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      The Italian man who went to Malta 😀

  2. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    How is Xhaka still on the pitch?

  3. Goat
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Son and Auba out for Higuain and Hazard could pay off nicely. They’ll surely score more than 3 points and then have 2 extra players for the blanks 😎

    1. TAArt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Looking good

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Yes nice

  4. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Son off the pitch and off my FPL team

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Lol. Southampton next

  5. Dannyb
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Son to Maddison it is then.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      before southampton? ok

      1. Dannyb
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        Spurs look awful, just because it's Southampton next , it doesn't change that.

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 days ago

          lol

    2. clodhopper
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      It is southampton

  6. Dybala10
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Look at the state of that Bournemouth defence.

    Aguero and Sterling are going to run riot.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      perhaps they wont need a lucky pen to win this week

  7. Party time
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Wolves could get spanked today. Ultra rotation, Bamba goal incoming

      1. Dannyb
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        They won't

        1. Party time
            7 years, 6 days ago

            Creativity lacking in that squad buddy

            1. Party time
                7 years, 6 days ago

                Or line up rather*

                1. EMBOLOFAN
                  • 7 Years
                  7 years, 6 days ago

                  yeah - unlike cardiff, the new barcelona

                  1. Party time
                      7 years, 6 days ago

                      Lol. They are trash, should be an interesting game 🙂

          • The 5% Team
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 6 days ago

            Mendy not even in City squad 🙁

            1. Mysterion
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              Finished as an option, paper mache legs...

            2. Brosstan
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              Pep hates him

          • Old Wulfrunian
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 days ago

            I hate Pep.Why he left Sane on the bench?

            1. EMBOLOFAN
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              because hes not v good

            2. Neevesy
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              Have you watched this season at all? Sane always rotated .

            3. TomSaints
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              Sane is now my most hated player due to Pep rotation.

            4. DA Minnion (Former great)
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              Sane is rubbish.

          • liiusions
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 6 days ago

            I’ve had double Wolves defence for so long and it’s been a painful experience.

            Now they have almost the best fixture possible and neither are playing. FPL for you.

            1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              True

            2. TAArt
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              If it makes you feel any better you’re not the only one

          • FlockofSeagulls
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 6 days ago

            So angry at myself for believing the Aguero rested talk. I'm an idiot.

            1. Peter Ouch
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              Don't worry mate he will blank

            2. Weilong7
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              blame pep.. always play with fpl managers' mind

            3. Jafoole_88
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              Pep cock-teased you good

            4. Lingard’s Shin Guards
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              Yes in hindsight, but made sense - played heaps of mins lately, Pep said he was exhausted, Jesus was back in training

            5. Yank Revolution
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              Blank or hooked early

          • denial
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 6 days ago

            Not sure I can deal with missing captaining another Kun haul

          • drughi
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 6 days ago

            Was considering aguero>higuain for free this week but held off, feels good now

            1. Peter Ouch
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              It won't feel good tomorrow

          • Positive vibes
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 days ago

            Doherty, keeping or selling?
            Will FH in gw 32.
            Buy him at 4.6m

            1. FPL Pillars
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              Very likely selling. Got him at 5.0

            2. MTPockets
                7 years, 6 days ago

                Will probably keep by default as not planning any def transfers for a while

              • EMBOLOFAN
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                im keeping cuz have too much tied up in him and want him back

              • Forza
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                If you'd want his potential replacement in 30 or 31, that's surely more important than a bit more money for the free hit.

                1. Forza
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 6 days ago

                  Doherty's also useless for 33 as well.

                2. EMBOLOFAN
                  • 7 Years
                  7 years, 6 days ago

                  not worth hit for me all things considered

                  1. EMBOLOFAN
                    • 7 Years
                    7 years, 6 days ago

                    can field 10 and bench him jimi pogba rash

                    think thats fine

              • SHOOTER MCGINN
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                I'll be selling this week I think for a Leicester guy

            3. FPL Pillars
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              Doherty you absolute disappointment

              1. Dannyb
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                Been incredible bascially all season. The odd benching doesn't change that. I've got Bennett but would gladly trade the points they've both earned.

              2. Dannyb
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                But yeah I can see how it's frustrating.

            4. Babit1967
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              Reckon Doherty comes on for a cameo? Got Barnes 1st sub so would rather he didn’t come on

              1. FPL Pillars
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                Tough to say

              2. EMBOLOFAN
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                he has in the past when rested

              3. Miguel Sanchez
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                Yeah - he did last time didn't he and not sure Traore will have the stamina to play the full 90

                1. Babit1967
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 6 days ago

                  Cheers

            5. Miguel Sanchez
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              Trippier second top in the BPS as it stands - been one of the worst players on the pitch today IMO

              1. fedolefan
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                *been the worst player on the pitch

              2. Les Bleus
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                Yeah BPS is a joke. Sometimes all it takes is 20 completed side-by-side passes

                1. Nomar
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  7 years, 6 days ago

                  This

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

              Camarasa coming on if no Doherty then

            7. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              I swear Llorente gets carded for elbows every weekend.

            8. FPL Daniel
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              Who assisted Kane?

              1. Team Cruel
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                Mustafi

              2. Samwise
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                kane

              3. Dannyb
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                The linesman.

              4. MTPockets
                  7 years, 6 days ago

                  none

              5. Samwise
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                wishing i had captained kun, went with sterling instead as was worried he'd only be a sub...

                1. Dannyb
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 6 days ago

                  Even knowing the line ups I would still rather Sterling tbh.

                2. TLF
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 6 days ago

                  Sterling's away form has been better than Kun's this season I believe. I have arm band on Sterling and wouldn't switch now if I could. Think it could be Raheems week.

              6. Jafooli
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                Yellorente

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

                Alright Raheem. First time owner and you’ve got the armband too. Bag a hattrick!!!

                1. Samwise
                  • 7 Years
                  7 years, 6 days ago

                  4 goals minimum from him today and a couple of assists. Predicting 6-0

                2. DA Minnion (Former great)
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 6 days ago

                  Same here. Probably blank knowing us.

              8. DA Minnion (Former great)
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                So Aguero got over his exhaustion. That's a shock.

                1. bench boost for every gamew…
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 6 days ago

                  Not really. Jesus just had one session after hammy injury. People making things more complicated than they should

              9. EMBOLOFAN
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                what do you think mustafi’s IQ is?

                1. JIMMY TUGGINS
                  • 7 Years
                  7 years, 6 days ago

                  That pic of him playing everyone onside is one of my favourite moments of the season.

              10. JIMMY TUGGINS
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                Nuno is just Pep with a giant fake beard.

              11. aborg
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                Doherty for the second time is benched against an easy opponent !! FFS.
                My rival with Bennett will be getting more points than me ironically.

              12. FPL Daniel
                • 16 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                Owning Son at right time and selling before 2. Lanka was one of my better decisions this year

                1. FPL Daniel
                  • 16 Years
                  7 years, 6 days ago

                  * 2 blanks. Autocorrect mistake. Sorry

              13. Rash
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                Need a Xhaka yc please

              14. tafrère
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                Pereira and Richarlison coming on for Doherty and Jonny, not that bad.

                1. EMBOLOFAN
                  • 7 Years
                  7 years, 6 days ago

                  be wary of wol substitutions