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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Mustafi YC for diving in the box.

    Xhaka owners denied a pen.

  2. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Don't worry Laca owners. Auba might get a goal to screw you over more.

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

    Scenes!

  4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Mustafi and Sokratis both out next game (5 YC's)

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Good time for Koscielny & Monreal return

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Hope so, I have Leno.

  5. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Luka off the bar 🙁

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Got AWB. Hope Palace keep the CS

      1. Gimli son of Gloin
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Looks very possible. West Ham have been awful. Hernandez and Perez are pretty awful in open play. Anderson double marked. Andy Carroll should be on soon.

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

    Will Arsenal even have any defenders left for GW17 now?

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Monreal & Kos on the bench

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Leno
      Bellerin Koscielny Mavropanos Monreal

      It's fine

      1. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Mavropanos not 100% fit yet

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

    Arsenal haven't led at HT all season.

    Owners/Cappers no need to panic yet, 3/4 in the 2nd half.

  8. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    How is westham playing?

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

      Like West Ham...

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Banter

    2. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      We defended well overall. Diop on a yellow and another dreadful tackle after, has to be careful next half.

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

    So far so good, hold huddersfield

  10. Kno
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    My cheeky one week punt on rashers is working out 🙂

  11. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Ings/Austin essential next week with Arse CBs being out?

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

      lololol

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

      Austin brings back good memories

  12. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Got a feeling Salah might score more than my whole new WC team 😆

  13. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Go on then, I'm going to give all you Auba cappers some good luck...

    Looking good as Kane captainer

  14. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    How's the new Southampton playing?

  15. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    This game is brutal sometimes. This week is going as badly as is possible for me. Salah and Robertson our on wildcard. I started week in top 1k. Oh what could have been...,

    What’s worse is I was going to wild card last week but the stupid Auba price rises forced my hand

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

      *out

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

      Lesson learned: Dont chase price rises.

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

        I didn’t - I was going to be priced out - I waited out the first 5 rises....

  16. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    This is painful 🙁

  17. 824545201
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bathing in all the Auba cappers tears as a Salah (C).

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Tw@t! 😀

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

      hell yaaa

    3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      What about Kane cappers?

      1. Gimli son of Gloin
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        He'll just wait another few hours to bathe in ours.

  18. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    These refs aren't fit to officiate a school game

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

      No wonder none went to the WC.

      If there's any league that needs VAR its the Prem.

      1. Park the bus
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        i see this comment and raise you the Scottish league

  19. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    7 from 5 any good?

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

      I’m 5 from 5 on wildcard so yes it’s good!

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Including captain?

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

      Martial out, Wilson and TAA rested when having Billing, Trippier and AWB on bench so yes, Im on -3 right now when took -4 to get Mane and Arnie out. What a luck, Im gonna get 6-8 players out.

  20. Park the bus
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    sokratis and mustafi suspended and Holding injured too. Monreal to come into back 3, could be good news for Kola owners long term if he sticks there

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      They have Kos too

      1. Park the bus
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        left side of the 3 lacking now though. i think Monreal will slot in there on his return

    2. Ozzy smith
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A back 3 with who? I can see him reverting to a back 4

  21. Jonny HOW SON?
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Pickford, Stekelen
    Robbo, Alonso, Doherty, AWB, Kabasele
    Salah, Dilva, Richi, Cairney, Brooks
    Kane, Chica, Zaha

    It's time to wildcard this week right?

    1. Park the bus
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      oh wow definitely

      1. Jonny HOW SON?
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        was the plan all along, thanks for assurance

  22. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal needs some Ozil in this game

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

      Too busy playing Fortnite

    2. Ozzy smith
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Or some competent officials

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

    Jumped on the Arsenal wagon and dumped Salah. The rest is history...

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Lol sames. Mine was to get Kane though

  24. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    No consistency from the refs if Salah goal allowed and Laca not, really.
    (I own neither player)

    VAR needed in the Prem!

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      It's coming next season. I'll get all the penalty takers and avoid players who get caught offside a lot.

    2. Park the bus
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      bitter bitter bitter

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, if one offside goal is given, every offside goal should be given!

  25. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Going for a 4-5-1 from next week:

    Salah | Sterling | Mane | Richarlison | Fraser
    Kane

    Need to go big in midfield

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Sane for Mane imo

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Need consistency of starts though, especially with having Sterling already

    2. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I’m looking to sell Rich after his haul this week

    3. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I am thinking about bieffing into midfield too

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

    Cardiff v Saints enthralling viewing?

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

      not terrible.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Camarasa

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

        lots of attacking chances. Josh Murphy selfishly prevented a Paterson opportunity 🙁

  27. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Looks like only Jones and Smalling can bring clean sheet for United

    1. Park the bus
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      good combo last season

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Hahaha a good one

      2. Bolivian Seaman
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I love those, fantastic!

  28. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    If I kept as my gut told me to save transfers even with plenty problems in my squad I could have get AWB CS.

    Do you think he'll keep it?

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

    Lessons of this GW.. don’t be a cheapskate. Mane doesn’t cover Salah, TAA doesn’t cover king Robbo

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Agree.

    2. Gimli son of Gloin
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      First is mostly true. Trent covers Robertson pretty well though.

  30. Merseyman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Im gonna stop looking at the captain poll winner. First richarlison a few weeks ago, now aubamayang. You lot dont know what your on about!

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

      Richarlison was comical.

      Auba will return.

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Permacap Salah still not a bad an option, imo.

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

      That's a massive sample size there, logic checks out

      1. Marvin Moon
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Your using wisdom of crowds theory there though.

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

          I meant massive sample of Rich and Auba (who hasn't even failed yet) 😉

    4. Park the bus
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      yes it's a sad day when you have to rely on your own thoughts to play the game..........

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

        Its not your fault really guys. I took salah out to fund aubamayang captaincy. I am a very bitter young man.

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        You believe he will do that after making some bad C decisions?