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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. Brosstan
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Auba is such a good wing back. Great cross

    1. ivantys
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Be glad he even got to cross, the ball was going out

  2. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Wow that's not offside? VAR fails

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Offside defintely

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Dead even

  3. Danstoke82
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Given. Auba assist get in!

  4. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    A ubaaaaaaaaaa!

  5. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Given

  6. puhd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Finally some Aubameyang action

  7. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    and it starts

  8. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    That’s a clear offside

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      If you're blind, sure

    2. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      not even close

    3. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Level

    4. DAZZ
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Agreed. Im an auba capper, but we’ve seen tighter ones given offside

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

    Why did I pick Maitland niles 🙁

  10. Party time
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Lacazette you forking beautiful french striker. I love ya

  11. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Laca is decent, you lot always saying about Auba up front but Laca is decent. You'd really bench Laca? Get real

  12. Waynoo
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Lacazettttttte

  13. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    that's it auba, now get get yourself a couple

  14. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Var didn't even check Auba's shoulder... wtf

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Just becuase they didnt show it on tv....

  15. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Haha I've auba captain but how is that not offside compared to the ones we saw last season

  16. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    How many goals VAR has scored so far?

  17. TheDragon
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    2 more returns please Auba

  18. onceuponatyne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Any risk of KDB rising before he plays do we think?
    Want to bring in, but would wait until after his match ideally.

    1. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Impossible to know as it depends entirely on if the transfers are reset or not now that hes no longer price locked.

  19. DAZZ
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    That looks offside to me

  20. SADIO SANÉ
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Auba the best player in the prem? yes.

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

      What league do KDB, VVD and Salah play in?

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        who?

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

          Guys who've actually won POTY and won the league.

          1. SADIO SANÉ
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            cry more

      2. Bubz
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        And DCL

        1. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          And Bamford.

          1. Party time
            5 years, 11 months ago

            And Lacazette

            1. Arctic monkeys
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 11 months ago

              Mitro says hi

      3. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        VVD has been awful since lockdown imo.

        Agree on KDB though, much better than Auba.

  21. Zimo
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Aubameyang was clearly offside there.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Agree

    2. Zimo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Honestly should go back to pre var so we can at least blame these things on human error.

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      I captained him and I concur

  22. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Anything less than double figures now for Auba is a massive fail.

    A forward goal awful for his BAPs too.

  23. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Tempted to keep Auba. He keeps delivering, why sell him? Liverpool defense is not that good lately and than it is Sheffield without Hendo

    1. Ser Davos
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      With Bruno deep and other fund pulling options not proving much worth I think he'll be a keeper. Sterling and/or KdB dependant perhaps

    2. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Thinking the same

  24. Babelcopter
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    How many Auba -> Bruno moves? So many people with early wc are fecked..

  25. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Who was it that recommended Lacazette? Good call that.

    Possibly at risk of being benched though? I like AZ's point about Nketiah being better at pressing for the big games.

  26. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    I thought Auba doesn't do Assists

    1. ivantys
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      He's a wingback now

  27. @persecuted_by_mods
    5 years, 11 months ago

    People are still confused that at an angle things can seem offside but in reality not be?

  28. Random Name
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Lacazette is elite. 30 goals this season for him

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

      Hahaha I like you man, what a fella

    2. Party time
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Love you buddy. You are a wonderful footballer

  29. Ser Davos
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Captaincy for next week?

    1. BenDavies
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Werner or KDB/Sterling

    2. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Salah at the moment for me, Werner performance tomorrow could rethink that

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Someone against Leeds.

    4. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Wernder Boy

    5. Zimo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Salah permacap

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

      Chelsea?

    7. Ser Davos
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      cheers all

  30. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Lads focus on the captain. If you have 30 weeks or plus without a blank you have a top 20K season guaranteed

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      If it were that easy...

    2. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Focus on the captain! I knew there was something i forgot.

      1. Free Hat
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        XD

    3. Bubz
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Ok will do

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 17 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        I mean don't get depressed. I dont have Salah but I am happy with 2 captains Auba

    4. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Ballax that’s what I’ve been doing wrong, it never even crosses my mind, sometimes I just chuck a half eaten jammy dodger at the screen and see what player it sticks on and there’s my captain...