Dugout Discussion

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

    Ronka 69 from 5!!

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

      Who is that guy? Keep seeing his name.

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

        has like 7 top 500 finishes or something

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

        A lucky casual

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

      no Arsenal, only a City keeper and only Chelsea player benched. Ronka gone maverick 🙂

  2. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Who is better?
    A. Fanderson
    B. Rashford
    Ta.

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

      Fand

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

      A

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Anderson has been great

  3. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    10 points is not fail

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 4 months ago

        It is vs the predictions beforehand

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

          He was predicted 7

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

            Points? Some on here probs expected 7 goals.

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

          and after Salah

      • Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Not a fail, but a dissapointment

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

        it is if the others in your mini-league captained Salah!!!

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

      doubling up Arsenal defense on wildcard - first cleansheet since gw7 - succeed

      Auba (C) - failed

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

      Hazard, DSilva, Alonso, gimme some big points.

      & limit Sterling!

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

      Almost gave up fpl this season with a poor overall ranking(60k) but with 81 points today I might keep going 🙂

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

        Link your team

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

          Nah, then my identity will get exposed 😀

      2. Nice to Finally Michu
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        🙄

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

        yeah, real poor at 60k *eyeroll*

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

          My goal is to win every year so 60k is extremely poor.

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

        silly post

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

        Pathetic.

      6. cheekumz
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        you should have given up tbh

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

      Auba captainers must be pretty unhappy

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

        The rest of my team has supported me, so not as bad as it could be.

      2. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yip... especially with Salah(vc) but it is what it is

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

      Disappointed as a Laca capper. Disallowed goal. Subbed at HT.

      Came away unscathed in the Laca v Auba battle though, given it would’ve cost me a -4 and a further £2m to find to get him.

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

      Looks like I'll have 69 -4 = 65 from six. Is that any good?

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

        f**k off

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

        Could be better tbh

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

          Should be like 15 better, but alas

      3. DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I'm sorry to hear that

      4. In Bale We Trust
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Why do people do this every week

        1. 1569Tippins
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Cos they’re morons mate

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

          Because they're morons

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

          Morons

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

        Deffo RED arrow

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

        Yeah f(c)k off

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

        guys, it's like my first really good week (so far) I'm having this.

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

        yes

    8. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Laca owners... What are your plans? Getting Auba?

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

        Can’t see it. Laca looked a heck of a lot more promising today. Should be fit for a full 90 next outing in the league.

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

          Have both. Keeping both, unless other news forces a move.

      2. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Keeping him and Auba... I brought them both in to destroy three awful defences... they’ve failed in game 1 but there are still 2 games left in my plan. Keep the faith

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

      hazard vs sterling.False 9 vs false 9 .Pep vs Sarri.Bring it on

    10. Zappamorata
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      89 from 8 b4 baps .. average GW

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

        Link to the team?

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

        Thats sick. I only have 81 post baps 🙁

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

          4 players left though

      3. Rage Against The Raheem
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Very average

      4. EL TANO
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Wan(c)er

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

        Poor

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

      On the face of it, 20 from 4 players isn't awful so far, but captaining Laca and no Salah will destroy me.

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

        depends on your rank and who you have left.

    12. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Need a Kane rampage to top it off

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        +1

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

      People seem to have forgotten Huddersfield resilience at City & Chelsea late last season.

      They were never going to roll over and take a mauling, the hype for Auba/Laca on here got out of hand during the week.

      1. Planet Head
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Who's got the captain hindsight armband?

        1. 1569Tippins
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Every time haha

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

      Kola on for 2 baps?

    15. french holiday
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hazard OOP?

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Historically not a good thing

      2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Tes

    16. Planet Head
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Unlucky those 19 ppl in the top 10k who TC'd Auba

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

        Wow

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

      Alonso to Kola working out so far. Salah to Sane not so

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

        Give it time, Sane starting

    18. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      13 points from 4 including captain.

      Lol 😀

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

        Ouch. I was on 5 from 5 until Felipe,Auba and Kola delivered

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

        Warm regards

      3. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Clap clap.

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

      Knew I should have played Paterson over Fraser.

      Good job I captained Salah though.

      1. Planet Head
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Congrats!

      2. Over Midwicket
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        We heard you the first time.

    20. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Captain Kane, lets go!

      45 from 4

      Finally a good week.. keep grinding.

    21. JELLYFISH
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      So pleased I bought in Torreira and Kolas on my WC. They look a real bargain

      1. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Noicceeee e! See below

    22. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I hope you have a big fat mop Artic Monkeys..
      I'm rejoicing to have made my transfer

    23. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Auba had 180 minutes but Laca subbed off.

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

        Auba created the winner, can't argue with it.

    24. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      £10 pound acca today lads,

      Cardiff
      Man U
      Arsenal
      West Ham
      Leeds
      Man City
      Spurs

      Would you cash out for £177?
      Potential winnings of £750

      Cheers

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

        Nope, go for it

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

        yup

      3. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        No way. Cash out is hownthe bookies make money. You could do some covers on draws and Chelsea. Although the odds seemed quite good 17/1 for pretty much home bankers I guess Cardiff and Hammers boosted it slightly

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

        Cashing out is for mugs

      5. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        No point in putting “late” games in if you’re only going to cash out before they kick off... your cash out is less than you would have got had you not put the late kick offs in your bet... so on “value” grounds... you have to go all the way IMHO

      6. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers all

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

        Samll possibility = unlikely = you were wrong 😉

    25. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      48 only with 5 to go... Auba cap fail 🙁

    26. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I knew it I should C Rashford

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

      Hazard, Sterling & Sane FTW!