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Saka back for Arsenal as West Ham visit Emirates Stadium

Bukayo Saka (£5.4m) is back in the Arsenal team as they host West Ham in Gameweek 2.

The FPL midfielder lost his place in the team as Willian (£8.1m) dropped in to make his debut at Fulham on opening weekend, but Mikel Arteta has found a place for him this time out.

While Saka spent most of pre-season on the right-hand side of Arsenal’s front-three, it appears as if he will be occupying the left wing-back role performed by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£5.0m) in Gameweek 1, who drops to the bench.

Meanwhile, Saturday’s evening match is a crucial one for the Gameweek 2 captaincy, as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£12.0m) was handed the armband by over two million managers.

The Gabonese international is, once again, joined in the front-three by Alexandre Lacazette (£8.5m), who opened the scoring this season.

Arteta retains faith with the same back-three that kept a clean sheet at Fulham, naming Kieran Tierney (£5.5m), Rob Holding (£4.5m) and Gabriel (£5.0m) in the team to face West Ham.

Meanwhile, Michail Antonio (£6.4m) keeps the Hammers’ centre-forward berth for another week, supported in attacking midfield by Arthur Masuaku (£4.5m), Pablo Fornals (£6.5m) and Jarrod Bowen (£6.4m).

There is still no start for Ben Johnson (£4.0m), the budget defender named on the bench once more, still behind Ryan Fredericks (£4.5m) in the right-back pecking order.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Tierney, Holding, Gabriel; Saka, Ceballos, Xhaka, Bellerín; Aubameyang, Lacazette, Willian.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Diop, Fredericks; Rice, Soucek; Masuaku, Fornals, Bowen; Antonio.

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  1. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Points for every cheap striker this week

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Tempted to get 3 cheapie upfront

    2. Pedram
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Casual

      1. Seanigula
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        What does “casual” mean? “Smarter then you”?

        1. Esalman
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Casually good.

          1. Seanigula
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            So not wildcarding in week 2 to bring in Bruno and Martial?

            1. Esalman
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              Exactly lol 🙂

  2. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Auba CS pt lost * 2

  3. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    YEEEESSSSSS

  4. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Started Holding over Mitchell great

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      well

  5. Ser Davos
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Soucek was lurking!

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Assisted the assister of the assister

  6. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Antonio

  7. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Arsenal clean sheet wiped out

  8. Siva Mohan
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Arsenal CS gone.. Yay!!!

  9. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Soucek involved in the celebrations...

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      haha

  10. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    So much for Arsenals Sideways backwards passing lol

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

    ANTONIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  12. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Wow Salah Will haul

  13. KEN YA DIG IT
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Wipe out those arsenal cleanies

  14. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Might be off....

  15. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Soucek assisting the assister of the assister

    1. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Should be 1 point imo

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yup

    2. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      So close yet so far

  16. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Arsenal defenders eh 😉

  17. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Frederick's and Antonio were in my GW1 team as well as Mitrovic. Not this week of course. FPL driving me mental already.

  18. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Auba (C) fails again

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Always does when I cap him.

    2. Seanigula
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      ? already has an assist...you’re not going to pick the random max scorer every week....I’ll take 7 or 10 doubled every week please

  19. Leonard hatred
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    haha, when they zoomed in on his face - moyes more suprised than anybody by that goal

  20. PocketZola
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    dull performance

  21. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Antonio is so good at ST

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Agreed.

      Just a shame about the fixtures. Was only in for the first two gameweeks for me, now moving him on. Sticking to the plan...

      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        GW10 is when I want him

  22. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Soucek and Auba goals second half. 2-2 confirmed.

  23. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    West Scam love London derbies

  24. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Congratulations to someone who bets on every team to score today..
    excellent work indeed

  25. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Going to be mane and son hauling at this rate.

    Traded to rashford and KDB not started well.

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Kept them both and ate the drops

  26. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    YES ANTONIO!!!!!

  27. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Very tempted by Zaha

    1. tsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Aye am looking at him and Rodríguez. Maybe next week tho

  28. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Tierney CS gone.

  29. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Had Antonio in my drafts ffs. Season from hell so far.

    1. Arctic monkeys
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      One goal in a GW and a half doesn't scream disaster

  30. M2.0
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    a) Podence + Mitrovic
    b) Zaha + Jimenez

    1. BobbyV
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      B obviously