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Arnautovic and Nasri start for West Ham as Arsenal deploy two strikers

Unai Emery has started with both Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.4m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m) as Arsenal face West Ham at the London Stadium today.

They will go up against former Gunner Samir Nasri (£5.5m), whose first Premier League start has pushed Robert Snodgrass (£5.4m) to the West Ham bench.

Meanwhile, Marko Arnautovic (£6.9m) has come through his most recent injury doubt to lead the line for the Hammers.

Mesut Özil (£8.0m) is absent from the matchday squad entirely, reportedlty a tactical decision, while Lucas Torreira (£5.0m) is benched for Matteo Guendouzi (£4.4m) to start in central midfield.

Alex Iwobi (£5.4m) has been handed the right attacking midfield berth, in front of Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.4m) who occupies the right wing-back position today.

Issa Diop (£4.3m) and Angelo Ogbonna (£4.2m) pair up at centre-back with Fabian Balbuena (£4.3m) ruled out.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Cresswell, Diop, Ogbonna, Zabaleta; Rice, Noble, Nasri; Anderson, Arnautovic, Antonio.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Koscielny, Sokratis, Mustafi; Maitland-Niles, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Kolasinac; Iwobi, Aubameyang; Lacazette.

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1,543 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Codetto
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Let's gooooooooo

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

    5-5 draw coming up to start the day

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      And a Snodgrass 1 pointer in the 90th minute

  3. Kno
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ozil trained all week but left out of the squad. Wonder if hes gonna do a cheeky one and just ride out his 350k contract for the next 3-4 years

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Doing it tough. Not sure what his beef is with Emery

      1. Demel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I think it more the other way around.

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          A beef is always between two people. It’s reciprocated

          1. Demel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Not always. I worked with someone who had a beef against me. I couldn't care less about him either way.

          2. Mysterion
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            It could also be between two slices of bread

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              😀

            2. IRBOX ⚽
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Aye, indeed it could be innit

    2. Urchin
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Cant Arsenal simply severe his contract if they get a whiff of that? Just asking, not sure how these things work, TBH

      1. Kno
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Doubt it, if he does the training etc. Not his fault Emery aint putting him in the squad

        1. Urchin
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Hmmm, makes sense, I guess in that case its really upto Emery to let him go. With that salary saved, Arsenal can afford to buy better creative players. They dearly lack them in that midfield.

      2. Naboo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        My understanding is that a contract exists to protect both parties and their needs to be a good reason to cancel unless by mutual consent. If he is happy training but not getting picked, Arsenal should honour it tbh

        1. Urchin
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          True, though at that salary, club would more than just a training session in return. After all he is an employer isnt he. Of course it is not his doing, but Emery can tell the board to offload him maybe...

          1. Naboo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Can tell them to sell him, but not just cancel his contract without reason. He is willing to play so it's not his fault he isn't

            1. Naboo
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              But player must also agree to the sale. Contracts are legally binding. Can't just duck out of them without legal reason. Players are basically freelancers, competing for contracts

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Absolutely 😀
      Him & Sanchez are same.

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

      Really bad business giving him that contract and losing Ramsey on a free...

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        This

  4. Once,Twice,ThreeTimesFellai…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    There’s goals in this! 4-2 Arsenal!

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Auba all 4?

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

      No, no. The saying goes: "I'd 8-2 be Arsenal".

  5. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Brighton 1-5 Liverpool in the same fixture last year. Goals incoming.

    1. Urchin
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I hope Locadia gets that 1 Brighton goal

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

      Brighton decent at home and can see low scoring game. 2-0 Liverpool with 1 Salah goal.

    3. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      That would be nice but cant see ut this time unfortunately

  6. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    West Ham 0 -- 7 Arsenal (Auba 14,23,49,67,76,89,90+8)

    1. Carlton_Goal
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Got to be having a laugh. Arsenal don't keep clean sheets.... 1-7 🙂

      1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        lolz

    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      and no baps for Auba?

    3. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      With a Fab pen save from Laca 😉

  7. YEAH PITCH!
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I have no players in this first fixture. Can finally enjoy football. Lol.

    1. Teddy Brewski
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I don’t reckon you will enjoy an Aubameyang goal

    2. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I have 2-3 pointer Fabianski. So same for me.

    3. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ive Kola.
      Not sure what to think

      1. Demel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Quit FPL?

        1. Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Considering it.

  8. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Alex Scott a season keeper?

    1. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I think she was a striker

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Definitely

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Her booking agent is the hardest working man in modern football.

      1. Codetto
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        DID YOU JUST ASSUME THE BOOKING AGENT'S GENDER?!?!!?!?!!

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Did it on purpose.

        2. Demel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          FAUX OUTRAGE!!!!! 🙁 🙁 🙁

  9. Demel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    After 4 straight weeks if huge red arrows it is back to basics and remembering what got me up to 2k on the first place. Green arrow incoming this week I think.

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Simple trick is to pick players that will deliver.

      1. Demel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I forgot about that over the last 4 weeks relying too heavily on Man City. Killed my rank.

      2. Carlton_Goal
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Oh, so is that what I've been doing wrong

        1. Demel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          If only it was that easy 🙂

  10. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    OWNED HAZARD EVERY SEASON AND NEVER GOT A GOAL OUT OF HIM, CAPATINED HIM TODAY.

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sorry, didn't hear that. Can you say it again?

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Whoops, sorry.

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      So an own goal, pen miss and red card?

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

      RIP Hazard owners.....

    4. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I CANT HEAR YOU

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        AYE AYE CAPTAIN XD

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

      Don’t tell me that!

      I’m already regretting putting (c) on him.

    6. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ouch....transferred him out for sterling...pretty much same story as u lol..good luck anyway

    7. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sorry about the caps.

      1. Mysterion
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        NEIGH BOTHER PAL

    8. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Just fantastic

    9. boc610
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ow my freakin ears

    10. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      noooooooooooooooo

  11. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Will bardsley play for burnley today?

    1. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      There are so many good cheap defensive pucks this season and you own the bloke who punched the granny snatcher?

  12. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    How are the Arsenal creative players today? Onus on Kola to create

    1. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I am not sure he is their primary creative force.

  13. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    updated

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rank still none the better. 🙁

  14. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Updated

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Cheer's buddy

  15. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    for the love of god anderson had better score a hatty to make up for the last couple o weeks

  16. boc610
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    A Nasri kneeslide towards the away fans after scoring the winner- then revealing adebayor on a t shirt as he takes his shirt off - would be nice

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wow
      Imagine Arsenal TV after that 😀

      1. boc610
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Troopz would spontaneously combust

  17. N00B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    No Salah or Richarlison in my team but it feels good to have 2 FT! 😀

    1. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You probably should have used them bringing in Richarlson and Salah.

    2. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Dont worry about Rich, get Salah though!

    3. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      now you know what do use your 2FT for!

    4. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      See if it feels good in a few hours

  18. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    emery keeps saying we can be with Four Top ...are we setting up a Motown band

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Heh.

    2. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Loooool

  19. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Was planning Kola to TAA with my FT...but today had stuff and for the first time forgot about deadline 😀

    At least will have 2 FT to assess

    Oh and... Kola... lets haul!

    Fab
    AWB Kola Robbo Digne
    Salah(C) Pogba Anderson Richa
    Kane Auba

    Subs: Button, Camarasa, Doherty, Success

  20. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Team looks mighty fine for next week.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Before flags innit.

      1. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Goes without saying.

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      When my team looks good, i always get 20pts

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        this

    3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      same absolutely lovely

  21. Taking the Mkhitaryan
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Juhlers
    Are you still on here or have you slunk away after claiming Snodgrass is a good pick 2hrs ago?

  22. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Cmon Flippe.. score a brace!

  23. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    next week salah vs kane is a coin toss again

    1. Urchin
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Its crystal palace at Anfield, I am going Kane as safe bet 😉

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hurricane

    3. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Kane away from home does well

      CP tough in defence. Kane for me

    4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Same atm on kaney

  24. Amey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Arnie+Fabs !!

  25. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Arsenal loss and Man Utd win will be sweet..

  26. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Son gone after this GW yes?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      yep

    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      yes

    3. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yep. Doing Son->Pogba if Paul stays fit.

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

        Have Pogba, I will upgrade him to Hazard

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

          if he does well today, if not Mane vs CRY

  27. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Only Auba today.
    Finally yielded and did Hennessey->Etheridge and bench Fabs minutes before deadline.
    Now watch him save an Auba peno and get max Baps.

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      only one player in 7 games? 😮

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        My bad.haha, Auba in this game xd

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

      Just Fabianski for me.

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You don't have any Pool, Chelsea or any of the other popular players today? Madness.

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

    ML leader did Ings and Wilson to Quaner and Vardy for -4.

    This either is spectacular or ends up badly.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pathetic move

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

        Yes, but the level of spawnnyness he’s had so far this season, it’s not unfeasible that Vardy gets a hattrick today and Zabaleta (who would come in for Quaner) gets a cleanie, assist and BAPs.

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I also am hoping for a Quaner hatty today
      (Town fan)

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

        Good luck man, looks pretty bleak for your boys though.

        1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          We are already down. Losing to Milwall was crucial

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

            It’s the Championship, though, anything can happen.

            Teams have looked dead and gone from this position before and ended up in the playoffs.

    3. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Depends how good a player he is?

    4. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      what a waste of time. will be lucky to break even on those

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

        Why he wasted a transfer on Quaner is beyond me. Not like he’s going to get any points from him at all now he’s loaned out to Ipswich

        1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Surely Kamara was the better option

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

            You would have thought so.

            His OR is 98327 as well.

  29. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Can't believe Nasri starts in the hole

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

    Already stuck the armband on Kane for next week.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Me2

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Surely Salah blanks against Wan the Man

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

          Kane v Fulham is FPL p0rn mate!