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Aubameyang and Lacazette both start but injured Ozil misses out

The first of three Premier League matches to take place on Sunday sees Leicester City take on Arsenal at the King Power Stadium.

Kick-off is at 12:00 BST.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is fit to start having undergone a “small procedure” on a sinus in midweek and the Gabonese forward is joined in the Arsenal starting XI by Alexandre Lacazette.

Sead Kolasinac and Shkodran Mustafi also come into the visitors’ side as Nacho Monreal, Mesut Ozil and Laurent Koscielny drop out.

The latter is on the bench but Ozil misses out with a foot problem and Monreal is sidelined with a calf injury.

Brendan Rodgers has made only one change, with Hamza Choudhury replacing Demarai Gray.

This is Choudhury’s first start under the new Leicester boss and his first league start since January.

Harvey Barnes is only among the substitutes despite scoring a stoppage-time equaliser in the 2-2 draw with West Ham last weekend.

Jamie Vardy leads the line for the Foxes again and no FPL asset has been involved in as many goals (ten) as the Leicester striker from Gameweek 28 onwards.

Youri Tielemans has only blanked in one of the last eight Gameweeks, meanwhile.

Arsenal have won only two of their last 11 away league matches and have kept just one clean sheet on the road all season.

Aubameyang and Lacazette have both only scored one goal in their last six Premier League away appearances.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Ricardo, Evans, Maguire, Chilwell, Ndidi, Tielemans, Choudhury, Albrighton, Maddison, Vardy.

Subs: Ward, Soyuncu, Gray, Iheanacho, Barnes, Mendy, Fuchs.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Sokratis, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Torreira, Mkhitaryan, Iwobi, Aubameyang, Lacazette.

Subs: Cech, Koscielny, Mavropanos, Elneny, Guendouzi, Willock, Nketiah.

802 Comments Post a Comment
  1. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Chilwell making Ars def look chilled.

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Because his name is chill well, geddit?

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      -1

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

    Imagine this finishing 0-0

  3. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Who’s your stand out transfer target this week?
    Are you waiting to see how Lacazette does or wondering what Pogba shows up?
    Or considering Hazard for his last game at the bridge?

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Sterling to hazard I’m complimenting

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Well that’s very nice of you.

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

      Sterling for me, or another City mid perhaps

    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Wondering about Rashford

    4. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Eriksen to Hazard TC
      Funded by Firmino to possibly Rashford

  4. Whats the Huth
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Would you want hazard or sterling for next gameweek only?

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Sterling

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Done.
        Cheers

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Done? Before he plays today?

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

          Haha

  5. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Laca injured apparently.. Nketiah sent out to warm up..

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Doesn’t look it

  6. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Come on Leno - 5 saves already!

  7. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Save!

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      What a save at that...

  8. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Arsenal are so bad.. do not deserved to be in CL.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Subscribe

      1. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        ??

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          As a Chelsea fan I subscribe to these opinions.

    2. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Chelsea will get it.

      1. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Chelsea better than Ars

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      So who does? Sarri ball?

      1. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Yep would prefer Sarri and Poch. If Sarri is still there come next season.

    4. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      But Chelsea and United are absolutely brilliant hahaha

    5. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Would be so typical if Chelsea finish 4th and Arsenal win EL!

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Why has that happened before?

        1. FPL_Crisis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Obviously not, so you really didn’t need to ask
          However, would mean both teams making it to CL (qualifying)

  9. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    already regretting playing Ryan instead of Leno

    1. ㅤRising
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      They will both concede anyway

  10. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Vardy big chance over the bar

  11. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Need a Leicester goal so Emery spins his wheel at half-time.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Laca has been complaining about an injury. Can see him coming off at HT.

      1. Perthite
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Booooo

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

      Im not going to spin the wheel, Im going to break the wheel - Unai Ebery

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Little Spanish hamster.

  12. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Leno already 5 saves

  13. Jonny HOW SON?
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    With the season almost over, let's have a bit of fun.
    Which 3 players are you definitely going to get next season?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Robbo, VVD, Laporte

      Big at the back.

    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      None, depends on prices and fixtures as well.

    3. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Sterling for sure.

    4. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      VVD or Robertson, Laporte or their new LB if they get one, Sterling.

    5. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Robbo, Mane, Sterling.

    6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Hard to look past Robbo & VVD at this point - they’ll justify 15.0 between them easily

      Sterling & Kun when fit

      Might chance Mili for the VAR effect

      Loads of fodder around those guys

    7. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Robbo, Sterling, and Mendy if he's fit.

    8. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Pukki, Sterling, Digne

    9. Miniboss
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Robbo, Mane, Sterling. I also like that Pukki pick by Becks, will make my gw1 team 100%

  14. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Think I read that Spurs have lost 6 out of the last 10 PL games.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      CL is an important distraction.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        There's a chance they bottle top 4 still.

    2. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      They're just teasing the shower of sh*te below them.

    3. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      That sounds right. They'd have been guaranteed champions if they won every game from GW 27 onwards, now they're 21 points off the top.

    4. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Yeah, been a really weird season to be a spurs fan. So much has gone wrong, bit still somehow up there and in the CL semis.

  15. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Looking forward to bench boosting in JWP, Valery, Bednarek vs Huddersfield GW38 - Southampton to win to nil to round off the season with a bang 🙂

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Karlan Grant will not allow this.

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Good god I would not rely on us especially now we are safe

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Not sure Ralphie would be one to lay off the gas? Seems like the 110% every game type to me... plus Huddersfield’s seemingly infinite levels of incompetence are a big draw!

  16. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Iwobi big chance straight at Schmeichel and saved. Set up by Auba.

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Really don't rate that boy

  17. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Which players are currently looking for moves elsewhere so may be performing for the bigger clubs?

    1. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      AWB

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Pogba, only his method of looking for it involves trying less, it's genius.

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Is there anyone other than PSG that will sign Pogba?

    3. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Zaha

    4. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Maitland Niles

  18. Ministerjones
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Come on Vardy, stop playing around and put a couple in the back of the net⚽️⚽️

    1. Ministerjones
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      The red card might just help

  19. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    2 Free Transfers and not a clue what to do with them?

    Sell duffy for Wan-B or something?

    Lloris
    Robbo TAA Kola
    Salah Eriksen Son Jota
    Aguero Jimenez Wilson

    Bench: Foster, JWP, Yoshida*, Duffy

    0.1ITB

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Sell Eriksen and Kola IMO

      1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Kola against Brighton is decent? Eriksen in good form but I guess he could be rested depending on champo league :/

        1. WVA
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          It's been months since they kept a clean sheet and he is often rested or brought on for. 1 pointer

  20. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    AMN Red Card (2nd YC)

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      He's also shocking

  21. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Arsenal red card, Maitland Niles

  22. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    So, who gets subbed? Auba or Laca?

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Better be Auba..

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Laca. Saved for EL and probably don't want to make the injury he keeps saying he has picked up worse.

    3. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Think they keep Auba on for pace on the counter

    4. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Mkhi?

  23. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Aitland Niles off.
    Red

  24. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    AMN RED

  25. SM001
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Harsh sending off

  26. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Anyone know if Koscielny was dropped?
    I benched him anyway this week but was going to play vs Brighton next week . Hoping not to waste a transfer on DEF

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Didn't realise he wasn't playing, Arsenal assets are such a minefield.

  27. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Emery getting angry. Throwing his coat at the bench.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      So he has no issues with using the zip?

  28. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Bit harsh no?

  29. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    A) Amn overboard
    B) Amn down

  30. Flynniesta
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Vardy to expose 10 man Arsenal now (hopefully)

    1. Ministerjones
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Yep