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White absent as Lukaku starts for Chelsea

Sunday’s Premier League action continues at the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal host Chelsea.

Romelu Lukaku (£11.5m) comes into Gameweek 2 with a significant level of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) interest.

The Belgian starts up top for Thomas Tuchel’s side, and will be supported by Mason Mount (£7.5m) and Kai Havertz (£8.4m) in the Blues 3-4-2-1 formation.

Elsewhere, Christian Pulisic (£8.0m) misses out after a positive Covid test, while N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) and Hakim Ziyech (£7.4m) are back on the bench after being injured in the UEFA Super Cup.

As for Arsenal, Ben White £4.5m) has been ruled out, as revealed by David Ornstein earlier today:

As a result, Mikel Arteta turns to Rob Holding (£4.4m), who joins Cedric Soares (£4.5m), Pablo Mari (£4.5m) and Kieran Tierney (£5.0m) at the back.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£9.9m), who has recovered from Covid, and new signing Aaron Ramsdale (£4.5m) are on the bench.

Martin Odegaard (£5.5m) has joined permanently from Real Madrid, however this game comes too soon for him.

GAMEWEEK 2 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Leno, Cedric, Holding, Mari, Tierney, Lokonga, Xhaka, Saka, Smith Rowe, Pepe, Martinelli 

Subs: Ramsdale, Chambers, Kolasinac, Tavares, Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Nelson, Balogun, Aubameyang

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso, Mount, Havertz, Lukaku 

Subs: Kepa, Chilwell, Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Zouma, Kante, Hudson-Odoi, Ziyech, Werner

Kane was on the bench this week, while Fernandes started!

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  1. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    James looks really dangerous.

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      You called the Soton-Utd game correctly. What is your prediction of the West Ham - Palace game? 😀

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yup but Arsenal are horrific

  2. Meinhoff
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Arselol

  3. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Lol Mari going to have to last 60 mins marking Lukaku on a YC already.

  4. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Too easy

  5. dshv
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Really on

    Shaw to james …. ???

    1. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Sure, jerk away

  6. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    James balling rn. Please pass to Alonso next time though 🙂

  7. dark91
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Not sure if Reece or Dumfries!!
    Playing so advanced

  8. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Remember even Brentford looked good Vs Arsenal 😉

  9. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    James haulage. Lukaku making all that space for him.

  10. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Can't wait to have James & Lukaku in my side

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Have to lose one of Salah Bruno?

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Id lose Son. And I don’t own TAA

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Int'l break WC?

  11. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    James monster score

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    James looks essential

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Lol

    2. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Arsenal making him look essential

  13. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Saka has been awful

  14. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    At least I started Reece James in my draft team.

  15. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Arteta has got to go. Awful awful management

  16. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Lol, a mate rival in my leave, every week doesn’t really give a damn, and always plays differential.

    This week he caps KDB, doesn’t play.

    Vice captain? Yep, Reece James lmao.

    Just can’t write it

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      League*

    2. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Love this
      He’s having a great day I hope.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        He won’t even know anything about it until he maybe checks his team next week haha!

        1. RogDog_jimmy
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Haha.

  17. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    2 FT?

    Salah & Wilson --> Mahrez & Lukaku

    Discuss..............

    1. Carlton P
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Nothing to discuss

      1. McSauce
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        yes or no?

  18. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Arsenal need to be counted to be listed as an easy fixture in the ticker

  19. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    RIP 5.5m-James

  20. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Arsenal in the Championship next season. Tidy.

  21. PartyTime
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Arteta is not the Messiah

  22. Ask Yourself
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    A lot of you didn’t own James last season and it is really showing. Gladly avoiding

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      All i remember from last season was beating myself up about not owning James.

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Last season his issue was rotation

  23. Esalman
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who got the ass?

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Mount.

    2. Hooky
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Mount

  24. M♤rvin
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    This is a genuine question I'm not taking the mick, would Arsenal be better or worse off now if Wnger had stayed?

    1. M♤rvin
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      *Wenger

    2. sk24
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Better

    3. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Better off

  25. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Very pleased to have got Chelsea @7/1 🙂

    Look a different beast with Lukaku

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Where'd you find that? Best I could get was 6/1

      1. Arvin-ation
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        This was a day before the season. Its not exactly a legal bookie 😆

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      decent chance that you'll be collecting a wad of cash!

  26. Esalman
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    c'mon Havertz and Alonso do something.. this looks like floodgate.

  27. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Didn't plan to bring Lukaku in until GW7, but if his price starts shooting up might be forced to cover.

    1. Drexl Spivey
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Doubt he'll rise any further than £0.5m before then.

      1. Drexl Spivey
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        £0.1m rather...

        1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Really hope he doesn't get a second goal

  28. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Arteta please keep your job

  29. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Son and Ings to Dele and Lukaku?

  30. Bishopool
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    I think Arsenal will be relegated. And shocking is, that it wouldnt be surprise. Bad and sad team on paper and on field. Sorry for Arsenal fans. It will be painful season.

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Half the team is injured. This is basically meaningless

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Its possible because they’ll stick with Arteta far, far too long.

    3. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Arsenal won't be relegated. If you've based this on 135mins of football, that's ludicrous