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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. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Zabaleta -_-

  2. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Why is Fanderson not taking the corners??? Not a pen taker too, why is he even in my team again?

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

    Auba capo fail 🙁

    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      🙁

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Arsenal play all their football in the 2nd half. Auba v tired legs.

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Noble ruining all the attacks

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

      noob

    2. el polako
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      All of them ?

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

    lovelyy

  6. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What position in kola playing?

    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Left monster.

    2. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      LWB

  7. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Reading some of the comments I realise most of the people commenting here get their football knowledge from FIFA.

    OMG!

    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not me, I get mine from CONCACAF.

      1. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        😀

    2. el polako
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Schocking, real men play PES.

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        *Sensible Soccer

        1. Hamstergod
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Total Football 😉

        2. el polako
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Old timer spotted.

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

        Completed it mate

      3. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        ^^
        This

    3. Flynniesta
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not me. I’m not allowed on my sons PS4 anymore 🙁

    4. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      World Cup Italia 90 on the Sega Genesis is where i leared the ropes.

  8. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Everyone remember when the London stadium was up for grabs, and some spurs fans no chit were disappointed we didn’t get it.
    What andodged bullet that was haha

  9. Concrete
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Cresswell an option to consider

    Looks to be similar tactics to when Nasri and Kolarov attacked the left for City

  10. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Fanderson worthless with Arnie in the team. Getting rid.

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

      Nasri better value

    2. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He can’t get double digits every week!

      Class player and season keeper for me

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

    Nasri looks strong. I am surprised

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

      Those IV drips...

  12. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal looks awful

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

    come onn arniee

  14. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Koscielny looks like he used to have a mustache

  15. circusmonkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Is it taking longer than normal to update?

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It updated a while ago

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

      Are you refreshing the update page? 😀

  16. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Seems like they are making one pass too many each attack but not looking bad in the last few mins WHM

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

    Arsenal defending pretty well. Right on the week I've doubled with Anderson and Arnie of course... 😀

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Can something exciting happen please?

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

      The line is "Isn't something supposed to happen?!"

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

      Just let out a premature OMG anyway, you know you want to

  19. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Honestly feel a good team would destroy both of these backlines

    1. Alli 3',17',64�…
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      On paper this game has the potential for twenty plus goals

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

    Arnie playing CDM

  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Anderson close

  22. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Anderson close.

  23. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Anderson just wide.

  24. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Passing in this game is pure school boy....

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

    andooo

  26. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Nasri has looked ok and is offering some threat.

    He looks like a bargain to me.

  27. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I love watching Felipe more with each passing week - such a class player.

    What price, and Where will he be next year? Definitely good enough for any of the top clubs, if West Ham can hold onto him...

    He’ll probably be 8.5 minimum though, possibly 9.0 if he scores another 6 or 7 this year

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

      He'll no doubt be sold to some chump Spanish team...

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        He’s one of those rare South American players who has the physical attributes to go with the technical.... he’s well fit for the premier league, quick, fast, strong etc as well as good at the tippy tappy stuff -hope he doesn’t go to Spain

    2. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He's great when he's on top of his level, problem is he's on his lowest level a lot of the time as well...

  28. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wtf are arsenal doing I mean I have Anderson but they let Nasri stand there for like ten seconds waiting for Anderson

  29. french holiday
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Arnie wants to live in Beijing not London.

    1. Dacra
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      So would I!

    2. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He wants money, makes sense tbf, not like he is going to miss out on playing for Austria

    3. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      If the big clubs don't want him, I don't see what he has to gain by playing for the likes of Stoke and West Ham.

    4. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      35m+ for an injury prone 29 year old who doesnt want to play for the club anymore.
      they should be biting their arm off

  30. Midlands Saint73
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hammers playing some nice footie here and there. Nasri looks like a good prospect after another game or two.