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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 (£4.7m), Jarrod Bowen (£6.4m), Issa Diop (£4.3m) and Ben Johnson (£3.9m) to the bench, where they are joined by the returning Michail Antonio (£6.2m).

Sebastien Haller (£6.1m) still leads the line supported by Pablo Fornals (£6.1m), Manuel Lanzini (£6.4m) and Andriy Yarmolenko (£5.5m) in attacking midfield, while Ryan Fredericks (£4.2m) occupies Coufal’s right-back berth.

By contrast, a relatively unchanged Southampton have kept key Fantasy assets such as Che Adams (£6.1m) and Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.8m) in the starting line-up, where there is also a relatively surprise return of Danny Ings (£8.3m), 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 (£6.5m), Raphinha (£5.4m), Stuart Dallas (£4.8m) and Illan Meslier (£4.6m).

West Bromwich Albion line-up in a 4-4-2 formation with Callum Robinson (£5.4m) and Karlan Grant (£5.8m) leading the line.

FPL midfielder Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.4m) 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 (£4.9m), Emile Smith-Rowe (£4.4m) and Bukayo Saka (£5.2m).

Aubameyang is the sole change to Mikel Arteta’s line-up from the 3-1 win against Chelsea in GW15, as Alexandre Lacazette (£8.2m) drops to the bench.

A positive Covid test rules Gabriel (£5.0m) 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 (£5.3m), Pascal Gross (£5.8m), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (£5.4m), Davy Propper (£4.8m), budget defender Bernardo (£3.9m) and Joel Veltman (£4.3m) are all drafted in for the Seagulls.

Adam Lallana (£6.2m) misses out through injury while Ben White (£4.4m), Solly March (£5.0m), Leandro Trossard (£5.8m), Neal Maupay (£6.1m) and Danny Welbeck (£5.5m) are all on the bench.

Tariq Lamptey (£4.7m) 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 (£5.8m) replaces budget midfielder Oliver Burke (£4.4m), with the Scot only fit enough for the bench due to an ongoing back issue.

That means Rhian Brewster (£4.5m) 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 (£5.0m) replaces Josh Benson (£4.5m) at right-midfield.

Sean Dyche had hoped to also have Dwight McNeil (£5.7m) 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:

“With 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.” – Sean Dyche

Gameweek 16 Line-ups

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: 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.

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  1. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Brewster SOT :O

  2. WE GO FOR IT
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Alioski saving my GW lol. I almost took a hit to get Taylor for Konsa. Would've benched him then.

  3. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Put Alioski in this week. 1 positive of this gw

  4. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Fpl cup qualifying score will be comical

    1. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      dead teams might win

  5. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Taylor may as well have been rotated.

    Useless git.

    1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      1pt > zero

  6. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Taylor got injured?? wth... I am cursed....

  7. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Charlie Taylor, injury looking bad? Wasn’t watching?

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

    Allioski playing like peak Gareth bale

  9. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    HARRISON GOAL
    BAMFORD ASSIST

  10. JJO
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    He headed it towards defender.Shot blocked and goal scored after that
    How is that not an assist?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Argument lies in whether his flick was a shot or pass

      1. JJO
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Nowhere was near him,he was faced towards goal

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

    Ings missed sitter

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

    Bamford assist
    Harrison G

  13. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    2 goals and no Meslier involvement wtf

  14. Parsnips
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Bam assist. My only points I’ll get!

  15. Salarrivederci
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    This GW is a damn slaughterhause! 😀

  16. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    In your face fat Sam.

  17. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Bam bam

  18. Balls of Steel
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Leeds on fire 3 up already

  19. Cousin Greg
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Bam assist this time

  20. badgerboy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Harrison goal. Bamford assist.

  21. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Get involved would you Raphinha

  22. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    BAMFORDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

  23. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Assist given 🙂

  24. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Now they look like u23 defenders.
    Couldnt you do that previous gw!

  25. Jindaljain
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Need Dallas Goal

  26. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Harrison goal

  27. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Hate watching my own team and ‘wanting’ a 0-0 for fantasy football

  28. Parsnips
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    My triple up on leeds looking alright

  29. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Points!

  30. Don Kloppeone
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Leeds rampant!