Dugout Discussion

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. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 hours ago

    How’s Leno baps looking? Man boobs more like 😉

  2. Duffy Dunk
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 hours ago

    Come on Vardy let's go party!!!

  3. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 hours ago

    As a Foxes fan and FPL owner I quite like Mr Vardy. Good chap.

  4. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 hours ago

    Was on 79 for this GW pre-LEIvARS with Tielemans, Vardy and Aguero to go! This is turning out to be a dream Sunday...

  5. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 hours ago

    Vardy just taken me to 100 points for the week 😆

    Thought I'd missed out after DGWs ended. First ton after four 90+ scores!

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      Congrats mate.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        Thank you!

    2. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      Well done Hazz. Not too far behind you on 93!

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        Hopefully those Tielemans bonus pints & Aguero pushes you over the summit mate.

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        Actually. Vardy x2. You're in!

    3. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      Nice one mate!

      I’ve also finally hit a ton this week after 3 90+ scores this season

  6. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 hours ago

    Vardy nowhere near baps

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      He has missed a number of good chances. Even his shot for the goal hit the bar and he had to put the rebound in.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      Big chances missed!

  7. Zenith UK
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 hours ago

    GW35, Vardy & Tielemans out
    GW35 - Vardy (9), Tielemans (5)
    GW36 - Vardy (6*), Tielemans (8*)

    *Not finished.

    I hate my life. Oh did I mention I took them both out as a -12 plan to BB to catch 1st place in my ML. Yeah I'm a tool I know.

  8. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 hours ago

    Vardy party is the best party

    1. Party time
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        Yes bro!

      • Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        Nah!
        Aelling Vardy for Firmino and having Gray off the bench for 8 points was the way to go 😀

        1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 13 hours ago

          Scratch that last comment delayed stream 😀

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      Damn, every ML rival has Vardy, luckily I'm already on 120 points!

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        Woof!

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      *deactivates Sterling triple captaincy*

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      How has Son quietly gotten away with delivering 2 attacking returns in his last 10 games?

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        Eye test

      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        Because he smashed it against City in the CL and Spurs generally have been poor in that period.

      3. dark91
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        Not many better alternatives

    5. FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      Do you reckon this is worth a -4 for the last 2 games of the season?

      Firm and Eriksen --> Zaha and Sterling

    6. Klein
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      Leno save one more please

    7. Legendary!
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      Does this count as a real life assist for Schmeichel (not FPL I know it doesn't count)? The commentator keeps saying he got an assist

      1. Klein
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        Dont think so.

    8. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      I don't think any of the teams vying for 4th place deserve to be in the Champions League next season at all...

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        Hot take.

    9. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      Barnes misses 1-on-1. Vardy played him in.

      1. Party time
          5 years, 13 hours ago

          Vardy Partyyyyyg

      2. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        LENO 9th save yes

      3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        How many late goals does Jamie Vardy get?
        Seems to get more than most?

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 13 hours ago

          Nice timing.

        2. Jordan.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 13 hours ago

          none when hes in your team one of my biggest trolls ,rat faced git..

          1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 13 hours ago

            I dunno how you can call him a troll when Vardy has only failed to get a return in fpl three times since gw27.
            So the other seven times he did well.

        3. DR0GBA
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 13 hours ago

          when you're constantly running in behind tired defences you're bound to be rewarded

      4. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        And that’s 9 saves for Leno.

      5. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        Vardy assist wasted

      6. DR0GBA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        JAMMIEEEEE VARDYYYYYYY

      7. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        Vardy After Party!!!

        1. Milk, 1 Šuker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 13 hours ago

          I'm there! Hahaha!

          1. tiger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 13 hours ago

            He's got me on the brink of top 5k I think...what a party!

            1. Milk, 1 Šuker
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 13 hours ago

              Well done mate! I think I've broken 100 pt barrier now. Hopefully Vardy boy gets 1 bp at least!

              1. tiger
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 13 hours ago

                Excellent work! Yeah I've got 108 or something I think, with Mane TC...been a great couple of gameweeks!

      8. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        RICARDO ASSSIT VARDYYYY GOALLLL

      9. Milk, 1 Šuker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        VARDY VARDY VARDY!!!

      10. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        Vardy is so annoying

      11. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        VARDY PARTY x2

      12. FER FUSCH AKE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        PARTYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!

      13. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        Wow

      14. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        Just as Leno got the 9th save, pfft

      15. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        So sick of ASBO....

        1. BERGKOP
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 13 hours ago

          ASBO?