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Aubameyang and Lacazette both start for Arsenal

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.4m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.6m) were both named on the Arsenal team sheet for Gameweek 16.

Unai Emery had rested the Frenchman in both of the Gunners’ previous two Premier League matches but he is back in the line-up for the first time since Gameweek 12.

Arsenal look to be lining up with a back-three and wing-backs with Stephan Lichtsteiner (£4.5m) coming in for the injured Rob Holding (£4.4m).

Glenn Murray (£6.7m) has been left among the substitutes for the fourth time in Brighton’s last six away matches. In his place is Florin Andone (£5.0m) making his second start in three. Leon Balogun (£4.2m) replaces the suspended Shane Duffy (£4.7m) at centre-back.

Romelu Lukaku (£10.7m) returns to the Manchester United starting line-up while Anthony Martial (£7.5m) was not considerd fit enough to face Fulham, and neither was Eric Bailly (£5.0m).

As expected, Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez (£6.3m) leads the West Ham line in the absence of Marko Arnautovic but Lucas Perez (£6.2m) also gets a start. It will be interesting to see if he operates out wide or as a second centre-forward.

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace named an unchanged side from the line-up that lost 3-1 at Brighton midweek.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Kolasinac, Sokratis, Mustafi, Lichtsteiner, Bellerin; Guendouzi, Torreira, Xhaka; Aubameyang, Lacazette

Huddersfield XI: Lössl; Zanka, Schindler, Kongolo; Smith, Mooy, Hogg, Williams, Löwe; Pritchard; Depoitre.

Burnley XI: Hart; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Johann Gudmundsson, Cork, Westwood, Brady; Wood, Barnes.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Bruno, Balogun, Dunk, Bernardo; Knockaert, Pröpper, Bissouma, March; Groß; Andone.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge; Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett; Mendez-Laing, Gunnarsson, Arter, Murphy; Camarasa; Paterson.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Valery, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Targett; Højbjerg, Oriol Romeu; Redmond, Lemina, Armstrong; Austin.

Man United XI: De Gea; Dalot, Jones, Smalling, Young; Matic, Herrera; Rashford, Mata, Lingard; Lukaku.

Fulham XI: Rico; Odoi, Ream, Mawson, Bryan; Seri, Zambo Anguissa; Schürrle, Cairney, Sessegnon; Mitrovic.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Zabaleta, Balbuena, Diop, Masuaku; Noble, Rice; Snodgrass, Felipe Anderson; Chicharito, Pérez.

Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey; Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, van Aanholt; McArthur, Milivojevic, Kouyaté, Meyer; Townsend, Zaha.

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2,121 Comments Post a Comment
  1. azahr007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I took salah out this week for a hit to bring in Lacazette how stupid can u possibly get ?

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not stupid at all.

      Laca didn’t kick a ball yet.

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      It had to be done

    3. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Laca hasn’t played yet. I bet the funds have enabled you to have multiple eggs for your basket.

      1. FPL Mentor
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Haha. You had to plant that Laca(C) seed didnt you. Salah vc 🙁

    4. moz_1983
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Got rid on a wildcard to bring in steonger players across the whole team. Sterling main replacement. Kill me.

    5. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Kept Salah but took the C off at the last minute. Go Abby

    6. Win'dian
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      what's ur next transfers pls?

    7. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Salah hadn't set the scene on fire until now. Hindsight is a luxury!

      1. azahr007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Think I wanna top myself

  2. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bottomed on the last article:
    For -4, I can get the following team:
    Fab, Hamer
    Digne, TAA, Doherty, AWB, Peltier
    Salah, Sterling, Fraser, Richarli, Gunnarson
    Kane, Auba, Jimenez

    Worth it?

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Weak at the back.

      1. ClassiX
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yup - that's the trade-off of having KASS - but is it too weak a the back?

        1. SPorting
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          You need 3 every week and only two of those would do it for me.

          Even TAA isn’t immune to a benching

          1. ClassiX
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Thanks - I agree - I had to downgrade Alonso to Peltier to get Kane for Wilson in this set-up, and it makes me feel a bit exposed...

  3. azahr007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Makes me want to quit the game waste all this time on fantasy scout for me to still make decisions like tht

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Don't follow the crowd

    2. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I told you to give Salah the armband.

    3. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I’d one hattrick. Nothing has changed. Salah can do this but the reasons for Salah exit have not changed imo.

      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        True. No doubt Salah scored a hatty and taking nothing away from him but he very generously supported by the poor refeering and goalkeeping!

    4. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Please Do. Your health matters

  4. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I took out all the players that will score this week and replaced them with injured and benched players

  5. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Auba + Laca the dream combo start 🙂

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Let’s hope they don’t steal each other’s points

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I have both

        1. SPorting
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Boom!

      2. @FPLDIARYFPL
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Lets hope laca doesnt still auba's points **

  6. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Not owning Robertson as season has been a killer.

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He’s been a revelation.

      1. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        He was a revelation last year. This year he's essential.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      TAA covers him I've heard.

      1. Win'dian
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        you mean same as Mane comers Mo?

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Never owned him. Had VVD instead at the beginning

    4. bialk
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Had him till last week, change to TAA.

  7. Brap.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    West Ham/Crystal Palace -- COME ON THE NIL-NIL

    1. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I’d take that tbh

  8. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    People in front of me in my mini league have Salah captain. People behind me don't have Salah at all. I have Salah but not captain. Don't know what to think about it 😆

    1. semiconductor
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Check my post just below yours

  9. semiconductor
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I have salah but captain on Auba. I'm happy with the points of course but Not sure if I should be or not for not captaining him. What do you think?

    1. noahzark22
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Same boat here. I'd be content with a 10 point return from Auba.

    2. Ini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Wait until Auba plays..

    3. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      You'll see the green arrow anyway probably. He has only 30 something % ownership.

  10. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    4th best english top division start of any club in history for Liverpool. Klopp and Pep are in a league of their own.

  11. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    The knee jerk is strong. If you wanna get Salah use your own brain and get him.

    I’m avoiding until I see explosive consistency.

    We have seen one game.

    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He’s the top scorer in the whole game. That’s enough consistency for me.

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Sterling yet to play though

        1. Smurf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          He will need 8 against Chelsea to over take him.

      2. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        He’s played an extra game. But don’t let that stop you posting this stat.

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          He's played 4 extra, vs Sterling.

          1. Sgt Frank Drebin
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Yeah but when deciding you have to take into consideration that Sterling might be benched from time to time. It's an another factor.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'm probably selling, sick of him 😀

    3. JCrosbie
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I hope your right, I keep saying to myself he's not worth 13m ha

    4. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      People will panic and get him for a hit now and he will blank next 2 lol

    5. @FPLDIARYFPL
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Top player in the game explosivley consistant enough?

    6. Win'dian
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, and hoping most people think like u

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I’ve dropped from top 300 to 1.5k and still confident.

    7. Majestic Chanka
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Consistently Explosive, not sure that is a real thing

      Consistently excellent maybe

  12. JCrosbie
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Salah hatrick after selling him for a bit is almost as bad as when I the only time I missed the deadline and captain Aguero when he scored 5 against Newcastle

  13. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sofa time - no Aubameyang with my main 4 mini league rivals having him captain. Who's joining me?

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      It was the plan but after salah hattrick I can relax

    2. bialk
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Me. Have Laca captain.

  14. Jay_
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Well done Salah cappers. Best buzz in the game. It's why we all play.

    • Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      4 -0 Arsenal

      Lacazette 2 goals

      Aubameyang 2 goals

      1. bialk
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Assists?

      2. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        No thank you. 0-0 please.

    • Lovren an elevator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Salah back to best or was he flattered today?

      1. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Back to best

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        He was brilliant but he needs to stay brilliant to justify 13m.

      3. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        it was only Bournemouth

        1. Dr Van Nostrand
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          They are in 6th place mate

      4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        One offside goal but he was fantastic

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

        Offside 1st goal, Clinical for the other 2

    • john25
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hey guys, any update from Howe post game regarding Wilson?

      Cheers

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        He said before the game it was a minor hamstring complaint and should be back next week.

    • Samwise the Brave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      All down to Mitrovic now. If he does anything (other than get booked lol) I'm in Dreamland

    • The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Still thinking of doing Camarasa and Salah --> Son and Eriksen.

      Think the latter pair will score more the upcoming 4 GWs?

      1. Champ
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Their gametime is uncertain. Also Salah is a stronger Captain. You could be right though.

    • Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Only hope for Salah sellers like me now is that he blanks against Utd, Arsenal and Man City and is also rested for one of the easy games inbetween

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Why? You know his owners can sell him.... whats done is done, move on.

      2. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Nah just need City to continue to dominate, Kane and the arsenal strikers to keep ticking over. That’s all it’ll take imo.

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Also Mane will be back soon.

          1. Dr Van Nostrand
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            He already is back played 30 mins

            1. Richd
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              In the starting XI.

      3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        This no chance people who held onto him selling him now.Missing his haul sucks but have to take it on the chin and move on.No points using -8s to get him back

    • Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Wilson injury bad?

      Transfer of the week is going to be Wilson to Jiménez?

      1. *sigh*
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Back next week apparently

      2. Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Mitrovic

      3. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        He should be fine. Minor injury allegedly

    • Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      so woke up this morning all set to play my wc today, now not so sure....i take it gw19 to 20 is the deadline isnt it ?

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Before 29 Dec 14:00.

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          thanks

    • odannyboys
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Haven't had salah all season.That's about to change.

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      We get it, Salah did well. Move on. More important issues in the world

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I don’t blame Salah owners for being happy.

        But this is gonna be a long afternoon now

      2. Licky
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        To be fair, this is a fantasy football website...

      3. Bluth Banana
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        And this is the forum for discussing those issues or fantasy football? 😉

    • IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Salah triple rise incoming

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Nope. too many dead owners

        1. Bob B
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          RIP

      2. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I’d take the under.

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Unless sterling gets injured. Then maybe a 0.2.

      3. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        very,very,very,very unlikely. Way too expensive for that

      4. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Absolutely no chance.

      5. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        You won’t need the triple rise if he’s a season keeper. Surely you want people to avoid 😉

        Someone’s getting cold feet ?

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          He’s going nowhere pal

          1. Richd
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Yep staying at 13.0. Contradicting yourself now.

    • Kub3
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not only did Salah look back to his best but so did Liverpool.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        This.

        If this looked like a one off it would be one thing, but this looked like the Salah of last season and the Liverpool of last season too.

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Howe "hopeful" to have Wilson back next week.

      He's notoriously a pain when waiting for useful team news though.

      1. Pierce34
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Howe is useless - up there with Dyche's 'touch and go' and Pep's '______ is a very important player for us'

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        He's another fraudulent baastard premier league manager

        him klopp & pep - three eejits

        1. Sgt Frank Drebin
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          😆

    • El Matador
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Mane or Sane in for Richarlison??

    • Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      How to delete linked team in profile? It’s not my team! Haha

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        You didn't captain Salah ? OMG !

      2. MTPockets
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Profile - delete it

        • RedLightning
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Just update the website link in your profile to your current team.

      3. Woy_is_back
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Auba blank incoming