Heavy rotation has struck Fantasy Premier League managers once again as the gap between Gameweeks 15 and 16 takes its toll.
Owners of West Ham and Brighton assets are suffering the most from Tuesday’s team selections while Southampton and Leeds have proved the more reliable squads to rely on.
David Moyes has dropped Vladimir Coufal (ยฃ4.7m), Jarrod Bowen (ยฃ6.4m), Issa Diop (ยฃ4.3m) and Ben Johnson (ยฃ3.9m) to the bench, where they are joined by the returning Michail Antonio (ยฃ6.2m).
Sebastien Haller (ยฃ6.1m) still leads the line supported by Pablo Fornals (ยฃ6.1m), Manuel Lanzini (ยฃ6.4m) and Andriy Yarmolenko (ยฃ5.5m) in attacking midfield, while Ryan Fredericks (ยฃ4.2m) occupies Coufal’s right-back berth.
By contrast, a relatively unchanged Southampton have kept key Fantasy assets such as Che Adams (ยฃ6.1m) and Kyle Walker-Peters (ยฃ4.8m) in the starting line-up, where there is also a relatively surprise return of Danny Ings (ยฃ8.3m), who missed the last match with a hamstring problem.
Marcelo Bielsa has gone for a similar approach for Leeds’ trip to West Bromwich Albion naming a completely unchanged side, which means another start for Patrick Bamford (ยฃ6.5m), Raphinha (ยฃ5.4m), Stuart Dallas (ยฃ4.8m) and Illan Meslier (ยฃ4.6m).
West Bromwich Albion line-up in a 4-4-2 formation with Callum Robinson (ยฃ5.4m) and Karlan Grant (ยฃ5.8m) leading the line.
FPL midfielder Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (ยฃ11.4m) returns to the Arsenal line-up for the first time since sustaining an injury ahead of Gameweek 14.
The Arsenal star is set to lead the Gunners’ line ahead of attacking midfield trio Gabriel Martinelli (ยฃ4.9m), Emile Smith-Rowe (ยฃ4.4m) and Bukayo Saka (ยฃ5.2m).
Aubameyang is the sole change to Mikel Artetaโs line-up from the 3-1 win against Chelsea in GW15, as Alexandre Lacazette (ยฃ8.2m) drops to the bench.
A positive Covid test rules Gabriel (ยฃ5.0m) out of Gameweeks 16 and 17, at least.
Graham Potter has made six changes from the XI that began the 2-2 draw at West Ham on Sunday.
Alexis Mac Allister (ยฃ5.3m), Pascal Gross (ยฃ5.8m), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (ยฃ5.4m), Davy Propper (ยฃ4.8m), budget defender Bernardo (ยฃ3.9m) and Joel Veltman (ยฃ4.3m) are all drafted in for the Seagulls.
Adam Lallana (ยฃ6.2m) misses out through injury while Ben White (ยฃ4.4m), Solly March (ยฃ5.0m), Leandro Trossard (ยฃ5.8m), Neal Maupay (ยฃ6.1m) and Danny Welbeck (ยฃ5.5m) are all on the bench.
Tariq Lamptey (ยฃ4.7m) is still sidelined with a hamstring injury. On Sunday, Potter said of the right-back:
“Tariq is going to be a few days, maybe weeks. He won’t be ready for the next game [Arsenal].” – Graham Potter
Chris Wilder has made just one change to the Sheffield United XI for their clash with Burnley at Turf Moor.
Lys Mousset (ยฃ5.8m) replaces budget midfielder Oliver Burke (ยฃ4.4m), with the Scot only fit enough for the bench due to an ongoing back issue.
That means Rhian Brewster (ยฃ4.5m) earns a third consecutive start in the Sheffield United forward line.
Having announced today that they recorded a number of positive Covid-19 tests, the Blades name seven substitutes out of a maximum of nine.
The Clarets also show just one alteration to their Gameweek 15 line-up, as Robbie Brady (ยฃ5.0m) replaces Josh Benson (ยฃ4.5m) at right-midfield.
Sean Dyche had hoped to also have Dwight McNeil (ยฃ5.7m) available, though the winger is not even fit enough to make the Burnley bench.
On the two widemen, the Burnley boss said in his pre-match press conference:
โWith the two games in three days, we had to make a judgement call. We think they both have a chance [of facing Sheffield United] but we just felt the fatigue element of two games and what it might do, when you are coming out of a minor injury, we just had to make a decision.โ – Sean Dyche
Gameweek 16 Line-ups
Brighton and Hove Albion XI:ย Sanchez; Burn, Dunk, Webster; Bernardo, Propper, Bissouma, Veltman; Mac Allister, Gross; Jahanbakhsh.
Arsenal XI: Leno; Tierney, Mari, Holding, Bellerin; Xhaka, Elneny; Martinelli, Smith-Rowe, Saka; Aubameyang.
Burnley XI: Pope; Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; Pieters, Westwood, Brownhill, Brady; Wood, Barnes.
Sheffield United XI: Ramsdale; Robinson, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Osborn, Ampadu, Baldock; McGoldrick, Mousset, Brewster.
Southampton XI: A McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, J Stephens, Walker-Peters; Walcott, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Djenepo; Adams, Ings.
West Ham United XI: Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Dawson, Fredericks; Rice, Soucek; Fornals, Lanzini, Yarmolenko; Haller.
West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone; Gibbs, Ajayi, O’Shea, Furlong; Diangana, Gallagher, Sawyers, M Phillips; C Robinson, Grant.
Leeds United XI: Meslier; Alioski, Ayling, Struijk, Dallas; K Phillips; Harrison, Klich, Rodrigo, Raphinha; Bamford.
Article written by David Munday and Colm Hayes.

