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17 August 2019 1753 comments
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Unai Emery has made three changes to Arsenal’s opening Premier League win against Newcastle with David Luiz (£6.0m) Dani Ceballos (£5.5m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.5m) starting for the Gunners against Burnley. 

The Spaniard has opted to drop Callum Chambers (£4.5m) to give Brazilian Luiz his Arsenal debut, whilst handing Ceballos his first start.

Lacazette also joins the Arsenal attack with Henrik Mhikitaryan (£7.0m) dropping to the bench. 

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m), selected by 29% of managers and who came second in our Gameweek 2 captaincy poll with 17.84% of the vote, has retained his started berth.

He found the net on opening weekend at Newcastle and will have the expectation of many a Fantasy manager on his shoulders this lunch-time.

Arsenal academy duo Joe Willock (£5.5m) and Reiss Nelson (£5.0m) will also start their second successive league games for the club after impressing at St. James’ Park.

Alongside Ceballos, Willock and Nelson could offer value for money if they can start racking up some Fantasy points – so there will be plenty of attention on them this afternoon.

Meanwhile, for Burnley, Sean Dyche has opted to name an unchanged starting XI following the Clarets’ impressive 3-0 victory over Southampton last weekend. 

Dyche’s backline of Matt Lowton (£4.5m) James Tarkowski (£5.0m) Ben Mee (£5.0m) and Erik Pieters (£4.5m) will be marshalled by keeper Nick Pope (£4.5m) as the Clarets bid to keep yet another clean-sheet.

Striker Ashley Barnes (£6.5m) scored a brace last weekend, and Dyche will be hoping his talismanic striker can have a similar impact against Emery’s Arsenal.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Monreal, Sokratis, D Luiz, Maitland-Niles; Willock, Guendouzi, Ceballos; Nelson, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Burnley XI: Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Gudmundsson; Barnes, Wood.

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  1. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Also does Emery not know that ceballos is just priced at 5.5. Why is he letting him take all set pieces and look good in attack 🙂

  2. Pi
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Even I know H2H Rival ID, I don't know how I can easily search his team.
    Any link, please?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Go to your own history page, then replace the number in the URL with the number of his team.

      1. Epic Fail
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Oh I don't think you meant that? Oh well.

      2. Pi
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks. How do i find if I only know his team name?

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I've got several links. What categories are you into?

  3. Wensink
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Any truth to the Josh King not playing today rumour or is it fake news?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I can confirm that it's true that it's a rumour.

      1. Pinatta
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        BREAKING

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I'll tell you for sure in 65 mins

    3. Poseidon.
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      That Bowstring Carp guy is the only one I’ve seen say it - it seems like an attempt to get more attention/followers to me but we’ll see

    4. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Trash away figures last season anyway

    5. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      1st I’ve heard of it, cheers for spreading.

      1. Wensink
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        You're right. Apologies. It's wrong to crowd source accurate information.

    6. Eytexi
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Apparently it was posted on a what's app group without reliable source and some twitter account took it as golden. I'm not worried.

  4. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Burnley starting to make their way back into this match.

  5. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Ceballos is just a tall Santi Cazorla

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      An insult to Cazorla.

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Surely that's a good thing

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        6 years, 11 months ago

        He's saying it as a good thing

        1. Differential C (Mark)
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Exactly, probably shouldve left out the "just"

          1. Hairy Potter
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Ah, just me misreading the meaning

    3. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Ceballos has that common "artist" trait that Santi did. Can see him being a fan fave quick.

      1. Four Hit Wonder
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        He's my fave already and I'm not even a fan.

  6. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Arsenal have Liverpool away next GW. I think I will wait on Ceballos.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Then Spurs.

    2. Four Hit Wonder
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      4-2

    3. BEARZINHO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      At 5.5 im not looking for returns every game... but if he is a mainstay in an arsenal midfield taking corners and fk - with 2 ft this week he could well enable fraser / perez to say son / cebellos etc.

      1. BEARZINHO
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Sorry i meant to add i have 1m itb

  7. Ribus
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Is there no more „transfer history“ button to see rivals transfers?

      1. Ribus
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Thx. Great innovation...

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      What's the count on this question being asked on here? Must be 367 at least

      1. Ribus
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Quite normal, no?
        Nonsense change.

      2. Jambot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Guilbert

  8. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Auba right wingback

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Victor Moses wannabe!

    2. Root
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Your username is invisible

  9. Four Hit Wonder
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Arsenal defence is just plain awful. They allow a big chance so easily.

    1. Pinatta
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Thinks it's the player in front of defense that's the problem. Cabellos and Guendouzi arent Kantés or Fernandinhos

      1. Four Hit Wonder
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        I don't think even Kante could save this positionally challenged lot.

  10. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Top 10k captaincy stats:

    Sterling 45.3%
    Salah 26.5%
    Kane 8.4%
    Aubameyang 7.5%
    Rashford 5.3%

    In other words, those who triple captained Sterling last GW have captained him this GW.

    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      So Salah C is a differential choice. Cool.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Nice assessment. Good to see numbers with context, especially early-on in the season.

  11. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Ceballos is impressing

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Looks brilliant on the ball. Set pieces bode well.

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Yep, very influential...everything going through him in the first 30 mins.

  12. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    He looks the part 😮

    Can’t believe people rushed McGinn in for the same price.

    1. kysersosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Looking at AV fixtures and the fact that he’s scored already it’s not surprising.

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Villa have extremely favorable fixtures in the next few months and need to get some points on the board given their very tricky run in. Plus he's a cheap punt until better options emerge.

    3. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Started with McGinn. 2nd for shots on goal and key passes for Villa last season and manager has said he has more licence to get forward

    4. Yip Jaap Stam
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      But he scored last week!

  13. kysersosa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Ceballos looks decent and on set pieces.

  14. The Mastermind
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Why is Aubameyang playing in such a bad position?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Laca ST.

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I guess you captained him?

    3. Yip Jaap Stam
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      He often plays wide

  15. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Dat fresh feeling of 2FTs 🙂

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Never had that feeling

  16. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Is Auba doing a Hazard on us??

    1. Jimmy Boy
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I'm starting to get that feeling again. The feeling when Kane is standing at the halfway line all game. The feeling when Hazard has every single shot blocked. It's back.

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Looks like

    3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      It's a little over 1 game in, chill

  17. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Nice that the Arsenal fans have taken most well to a Real Madrid loanee

    1. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Ceballos waa voted as best young Spanish player a couple of times I believe. He is class.. Just couldnt manage to be a CM when Modric and Kross are playing for RMA

  18. teddypicker
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    When did they add these numbers next to names? Come back after a few years and everyone takes me too seriously with a 9 next to mine

    1. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Your name undermines it somewhat though.

    2. Podge
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      2 years ago maybe

  19. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Ceballos is some player

  20. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    As if McGinn has risen already, bloody kneejerkers....

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Could drop tonight when they buy Ceballos.

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Haha yes

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      a one pointer might change his price quickly

  21. Podge
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Pity about Arsenal’s fixtures Ceballos looks massive value

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Form over fixtures bro

    2. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Just get him in after liverpool

  22. Nomar
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    One of my mini league leaders played his TC last week (got him 112 points in fairness to him) and wildcarded this week.

  23. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Auba is a moments man. He does nothing for 90% of the game and then bang - in goes a goal.

    1. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      That sounds like Kane

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Was going to post the same

        1. Jambot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Guilbert

  24. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    How did Arsenal get Ceballos for only 5.5m?

  25. Random Name
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Maitland Niles really defends like a midfielder

  26. headfried
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Earliest transfer EVER(as soon as transfers were allowed for GW3) Aubameyang out, Kane back in. Fear of price change main motivation....... Hope I don't regret it....

    1. HollywoodXI
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      What if Kane gets injured later?

    2. Podge
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      silly

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      The price changes won't happen until at least Spurs have played City. So why not wait until after that game. What if Kane gets injured?

  27. Stupendous
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Salah, Perez and Wilson
    To
    Mane, Son and Wesley?

    -4

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Wesley?

      1. Stupendous
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Name another nailed (is he?) 6m? Fixtures look amazing.

        Has to be a 6m fwd

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Kane and Dendoncker better than Son and Wesley?

      1. Stupendous
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Ok

  28. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    If this match is 1-0 at halftime I can see problems for Arsenal. Burnley coping pretty well.

  29. OneDennisBergkamp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Why do the FPL programmers literally break everything every season lol

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      They need something to work on to extend their contracts further into the season.

  30. JRO093
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Is Willock going to be a regular for Arsenal? Any Arsenal fans?