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Aubameyang returns as budget FPL forward Martinelli keeps his place

The penultimate match of Gameweek 25 takes place at Turf Moor this afternoon.

Arsenal are the visitors to Burnley, with kick-off in Lancashire at 14:00 GMT.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.8m) returns straight to the visitors’ starting XI as expected but it is Nicolas Pepe (£9.1m), rather than Gabriel Martinelli (£4.6m), who makes way for the Gabonese striker.

Aubameyang and Martinelli were popular purchases heading into this weekend, having been bought by 280,519 and 130,017 Fantasy Premier League managers respectively ahead of Gameweek 25.

Aubameyang registered 13 points in this fixture last season and has scored seven goals in his four previous league meetings with Sean Dyche’s side.

The Gunners, indeed, have won all 11 of their previous encounters with the Clarets in league and cup.

Mikel Arteta’s only other alteration from Gameweek 24 sees Matteo Guendouzi (£4.3m) replace Lucas Torreira (£4.7m) in the middle of the park.

Burnley, meanwhile, are unchanged from their 2-0 win over Manchester United.

The Clarets come into this game off the back of successive Premier League wins, having also claimed the scalp of Leicester City a fortnight ago.

Only two outfielders in Dyche’s starting XI – James Tarkowski (£5.1m) and Chris Wood (£6.2m) – are owned by more than 1% of Fantasy managers, although goalkeeper Nick Pope (£4.6m) still sits in around one in seven FPL squads.

Pope has banked back-to-back double-digit hauls for his remaining owners and a point or more today will move him second in the overall goalkeepers’ standings and take him past the 100-point mark.


Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Hendrick, Cork, Westwood, McNeil, Wood, Rodriguez.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Mustafi, Luiz, Saka, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Ozil, Martinelli, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

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  1. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who would have thought keeping Pope during the rough spell would prove the be one of the best moves.
    Happy owner since GW1.

  2. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Son audition statrs in 30 mins

    1. DF
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      opening night for me!

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Got him last GW.
        I'm proud of Son 😀

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      xFactor is it?

      Good luck to your offspring.

  3. Offside Trapattoni
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know BUR ARS BAPS?

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Pope 0 Auba 0 - that's what most are interested in. From memory it was Luiz who got 3 and taylor 2.

  4. jpizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone have the link to the best gameweek analytics website please?

  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lateriser12 has Aguero(c).

    Hat-trick incoming.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wow

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wow, should have gone for Aguero.

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Salah captain fail 🙁

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's been too clever for his own good this week.

    5. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Thought it was a close call but probably not much up side to Aguero, whereas not captaining Salah could have been expensive

  6. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    My sincere condolences to Pope to Ryan swappers 4 gws ago 😉

    Pope: 30 points in last 4 gws (che LEI mu ARS)

    Ryan: 8 points last 4 gws (eve AVL bou whu)

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Playing the old fixtures! I was gonna do the same move but didn't want to take a hit so kept pope thankfully, had hendo in this week though so been nailing the gk transfers

      • Manani
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        yep, feeling the pain here

      • TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ryan has 1 CS in 14

        His popularity is baffling

      • Over Midwicket
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Eek

      • Fred54
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        28 points from LIE, manu, ARS.

        RIDICULOUS.

        1. No Professionals
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          One out of form team and two poor ones.

      • FPLGeezer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Took him out before the Leicester game due to not wanting to waste a FT.

        Costly to say the least the 22 points it's cost me would have me right on the tails of my cash mini league leaders and well into the top 100k OR

    2. anish10
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Hows this WC:

      Henderson McCarthy
      TAA James Stevens Fernandez Stephens
      Salah KDB Barnes Traore Fleck
      Firmino Aguero Jiminez

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Missing Pope

        1. Goonsquad245
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Lol

    3. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      One more save from Pope, would of been an extra four points to his owners.

      1. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Looked like he made one in injury time, shot from left of box straight at him. May have been a cross, but would have gone in. Not registered though.

    4. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Incoming huge rank drop, only own Sergio 🙁

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I wish... Kdb even

      2. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Why do you act like a 2year old every time I see you post?

        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah really a Debbie-Downer this dude. I get depressed when I see that profile picture

      3. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I don't think that many have more than 2 players in this match, and many have only oine.

    5. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Should I WC?

      Ryan
      TAA VVD Robertson
      KDB Grealish Fleck Martial
      Aubameyang Ings Jiminez

      Button Traore Dunk Lundstram

      0 FT 2.9m itb

    6. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Someone care to clear up the Pope 3rd save issue? It was on target?

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        It wasn't a shot.

        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I bet if you ask Martinelli he would confirm it was a shot 😉

        2. No Professionals
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          So if a cross is looping in and the keeper tips it over, no save yeah?

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Wasn't really a shot. Cross/shot hybrid.

        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Sure we can get points for them hybrids?

      3. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah don't get it. Was on target so he had to save it. May still get amended I guess.

    7. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Charlie Taylor masterclass....called it.

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Well done playing him 😮

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Easiest home game of the season, madness to bench 😉

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            😛

          2. HamezMace
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Unfortunately got him one week too late, easiest away game of their season last week.

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Boooooooooooo

              1. HamezMace
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Only because you hadn’t signed Igalo back then

                1. Amey
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  Booooooooo

                  😀

                  Tbh, I'm pretty happy with the transfer window mate. Sold 2 useless guys too.

                  1. HamezMace
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 1 month ago

                    Yeah I don’t think he’s a bad signing for you.

                    1. Amey
                      • 5 Years
                      4 years, 1 month ago

                      Hold up play can be useful.
                      (Yuck 😀 )

            2. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Yes!

        2. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks mate

      2. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Also easy game in bgw 28, and guaranteed a game in bgw 31. Worth getting over SOU Stephens/ Lacelles?

        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I don’t want to tell other people how to play the game, but I had one eye on GW31 when I brought him in.

          1. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Probably getting for Lundstram or Kelly

            1. HamezMace
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Well they both need to go, depends on your GW31 plan I guess

              1. RamaJama
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Not decided, waiting until cup draw

    8. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Jesus -> Auba (-4) didn’t pay off immediately. Jesus benched today though, as predicted, I hope he don’t come on for a haul xD

      1. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Well unless Jesus scores -3 it won't have paid off

    9. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero, KDB, Son .... need 24 points to reclaim my ML lead (lost to Salah TC player last week)

    10. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling starting is bad for Aguero. Wish Pep would grow some cojones and bench him

      1. DF
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        i'm surprised more mane money didn't end up on sterling. wouldn't be surprised if he hauls tonight.

    11. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Should I be looking to remove Auba? Only just got him in on my WC...

      1. pulpy77
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        No. Had a few big chances and was hampered by playing full on left wing after Saka went off.

        Good fixture next GW.

        1. Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Newcastle will park that bus

      2. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Wait till Everton

      3. villa_til_i_die
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I would, most overrated folks player ever. Occasional goal, rarely a brace.

        1. villa_til_i_die
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          *fpl

      4. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I wouldn't have got him in the first place mate. Laca not firing is dragging him down too. Arteta needs to get him up top

      5. TAT
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I'm on WC now, and not keeping. Arsenal are unable to win a match, and that will affect his returns as well.

    12. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      TIME TO GOOOOO!

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Pepe spoiling the night 😮

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          If only Arsenal had an impact sub to... make an impact... 😆

    13. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Kun and Mahrez, stay quiet please

    14. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Pep in the pre-match interview "They have a lot of quality in the middle with Lo Celso and..er.. Winks.." *chuckle* Couldn't even stop himself from laughing

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

      2. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        He should have full-on winked at the camera

        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Hahaha I would've wet this bed

      3. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Won't be laughing after the game.

      4. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Fake news

        • Holmes
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          😀

      5. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        To all the people who sold Pope a few weeks ago when it was being heavily advised on here.... We salute you 😎

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Henderson is doing alright 🙂

        2. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          It made sense on paper. Burnley had been awful vs the traditional top 6 sides in first half of season. Just one of those things

        3. GREEN IS GOOD
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Somehow i have both

      6. Robson-Canoe
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        C.Taylor a better pick than Lowton?

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          yep

        2. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Cheaper for sure. Both offer nothing going forward. I'd definitely keep the change & get Taylor

          1. Robson-Canoe
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            They're both 4.2

      7. TAT
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Double Liverpool def or double mid on WC?

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          which mid would you get?

          1. TAT
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            If I go with a double Liverpool mid, I'll keep my TAA/Salah/Mané triple-up. If I go with a double def (TAA+VVD - and Salah), I'll go with Agüero as my premier striker, which will mean I have to go with a 7.7 or less mid.

      8. sirmorbach
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Lads, would you help me out? One free transfer, 0;9 in the bank.

        Ryan / 4.0
        Chilwell, TAA, Gomez / Lundstram, Simpson
        Salah, KDB, Maddison, Grealish, Traoré
        Vardy, Jiménez, Ings

        Thought of Ryan to someone else, or maybe 4.0 goalkeeper to Pope and rotate Pope/Ryan. What do you say? Any ideas at all?

        1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Bank for the following week. Good team.

          1. sirmorbach
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Thank you very much, my friend.

      9. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Whew, the trio (Kun, KdB, Maz) all starting. Can come out from behind that couch now.

      10. Fantasyamateur
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Give Pope his third save and his deserved bonus! #justice4pope

        1. Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          no

        2. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          One a cross. The other off target.

          Got enough lucky points the last few weeks, don’t be greedy. 😉

          1. Fantasyamateur
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            ?? Aubameyangs attempted lob, Torreiras shot straight at goal from long distance and the shot in the last minute by Willock (?).

            1. Twisted Saltergater
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              The Willock attempt was hardly a shot, was it?

              1. Fantasyamateur
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                It definitely was an attempt on target.

            2. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Save, save, cross.

              1. Fantasyamateur
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Looked back at it now. It was Martinelli and that is a shot. ROBBED!

              2. No Professionals
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                It is irrelevant what the intention of the opposition player was. If it is on target and the keeper has to stop it, it's a save.

      11. wildnothing
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Which fifth midfielder would you suggest for 7.0 max. Don't want Grealish atm.

        Henderson McCarthy
        TAA Sidibé Dunk Lundstram Williams
        Salah KDB Willian Traoré *
        Aubameyang Firmino Ings

        1. CONNERS
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          One of Fleck/Barnes/McNeil/JWP

      12. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Nick Pope loves to troll sellers doesn’t he?

        I’m consoling myself with the fact that had I kept him over McCarthy, I wouldn’t have been able to afford owning Salah the last 2 GW

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          It's not so much Pope - as Burnley. I only sold him because Burnely seemed to be leaking goals. We all know what happened then don't we?

          1. Muchentuchel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Pope owner here. I always buy a 4.5 and a 3.9/4.0 GK at the beginning of the season and never ever change them. It's just not necessary to have a scoring GK in FPL.

      13. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Auba fail 🙁 70 with Kdb to go...

        1. CONNERS
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          70 is hardly a disaster.

        2. teneighty
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Sorry about the bad score. There is always next week.

        3. No Professionals
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          These are just the worst posts.

          1. kamdaraji
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            i feel very sorry for you. many condolences

      14. CONNERS
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Fair to assume Jesus will get the home game next week? Hopefully it's Sterling who gets benched instead of Aguero...

        1. HashAttack
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          a whole week before then next match, then a two week break ... doesn't seem any reason to rest Aguero

        2. CONNERS
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Hope you're right. But then we're talking about Pep therefore logic doesn't apply.

          1. Muchentuchel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Good thing with Kun is you can get any player to replace him, if he's not playing. So many great options...

      15. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Do you think West Ham will keep Moyes for the remainder of the season?

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          They have to.
          Can't just keep changing manager's. He'll keep them up IMO

          1. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            this