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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. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Fabianski currently set for 9 points, wasn’t expecting that, still a long way to go!

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

    Are westham really going to keep a CS here

    1. Midlands Saint73
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nope 2-1 final score, Ramsey and Carroll to score.

    2. Alli 3',17',64�…
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Get real

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

    Get out of my team Arnie

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

      *Auba

  4. french holiday
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Arnie waves off to the Hammers faithful for the last time...

  5. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Todo Carroll

  6. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kola corner 😆 god I hate my team

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

    Arnie last game for West Ham....... cyabye

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

    Long way to go!

  9. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Arnie is off to China

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

    Arnie waving goodbye to West Ham fans 😯

  11. COLLIN QUANER
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Praying for Snodgrass goal and Fab clean sheet wiped

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes again

  12. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Arnautovic the most overhyped player on this board.

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

      I blame Mark.

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Correct

  13. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    is Arnie leaving? Where to?

    1. Beatle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      China

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      China

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

      China

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

      Chelsea

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

    looks like arnie gone then.F*** off

  15. TOBY1
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Just brought Arnie in! Grrr

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Just sold Fabs lol

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

      same rrr.Wouldnt mind if he jumps to china.Have jonny first sub and then will dump the week later if that happens

  16. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Lool arnie was legit waving bye to everyone

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

    Yup Arnie is leaving westham, offload asap guys!

  18. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    That looked like a goodbye from Arnie

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

      A lovely gesture from the Austrian. He needs to move to a club that can match his ambi£ions

  19. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Need Auba goal asap...

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

    Who are Arnie owners getting in next GW?

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rashy

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

      Rash
      Hopefully he won't go to 7.4 tomorrow.

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

      might bench and get jim/rash the week later if he leaves to china as have jonny first sub

  21. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    How many points for a pen miss but score rebound?

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

      7

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

    Team News: BHA vs LIV, BUR vs FUL, CAR vs HUD, CRY vs WAT, LEI vs SOU
    Referee: Kevin Friend,Martin Atkinson,Lee Mason,Paul Tierney,Michael Oliver

    BHA: Button, Bong, Dunk, Duffy, Montoya, Groß, Locadia, March, Pröpper, Stephens, Murray
    Subs: Steele, Balogun, Bruno, Knockaert, Kayal, Max Sanders, Andone

    LIV: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Robertson, van Dijk, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Mané, Shaqiri, Firmino, Salah
    Subs: Mignolet, Moreno, Matip, Camacho, Keita, Milner, Origi

    BUR: Heaton, Taylor, Tarkowski, Mee, Bardsley, Westwood, McNeil, Hendrick, Cork, Barnes, Wood
    Subs: Hart, Gibson, Long, Lowton, Defour, Vokes, Vydra

    FUL: Rico, Le Marchand, Ream, Odoi, Seri, Chambers, Bryan, Christie, Sessegnon, Schürrle, Mitrovic
    Subs: Bettinelli, Steven Sessegnon, Cairney, Cissé, Kebano, Ayité, Vietto

    CAR: Etheridge, Morrison, Ecuele Manga, Bennett, Bamba, Arter, Camarasa, Gunnarsson, Hoilett, Mendez-Laing, Paterson
    Subs: Smithies, Peltier, Cunningham, Murphy, Reid, Ralls, Rhys Healey

    HUD: Lössl, Hadergjonaj, Durm, Schindler, Zanka, Puncheon, Pritchard, Kachunga, Billing, Hogg, Mounie
    Subs: Hamer, Stankovic, Smith, Kongolo, Löwe, Mbenza, Depoitre

    CRY: Guaita, Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, van Aanholt, Sakho, McArthur, Kouyaté, Milivojevic, Zaha, Ayew, Townsend
    Subs: Hennessey, Kelly, Ward, Schlupp, Meyer, Wickham, Benteke

    WAT: Foster, Cathcart, Mariappa, Kiko Femenía, Holebas, Hughes, Doucouré, Pereyra, Capoue, Deulofeu, Deeney
    Subs: Gomes, Masina, Britos, Quina, Sema, Cleverley, Success

    LEI: Schmeichel, Maguire, Chilwell, Pereira, Morgan, Mendy, Choudhury, Ndidi, Vardy, Maddison, Albrighton
    Subs: Ward, Söyüncü, Simpson, Barnes, Gray, Ghezzal, Iheanacho

    SOU: McCarthy, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Stephens, Targett, Valery, Ward-Prowse, Oriol Romeu, Long, Redmond, Armstrong
    Subs: Gunn, Cédric, Ramsay, Slattery, Sims, Elyounoussi, Sam Gallagher

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

      Cheers Chucky....

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

        😀

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

      Thanks Simma

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

      Ah damn, hoped Gunn would keep his place

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

      Cheers Sim

    5. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Many thanks

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

      Great work

    7. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks SS

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

      Benteke back on the bench

    9. fclackless [Brazil Nuts]
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      cheers

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

    Need Laca to get his obligatory sub around now so Auba gets the central striker position

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

      No more subs for Arsenal. Used all three.

  24. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Lol, Arnie walk off was epic.

    1. The Royal Robin
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      What did he do?

  25. Beatle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Regretting just signing Arnie for next week

    1. Alli 3',17',64�…
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Arnie only 5.5 in Chinese super league fantasy

  26. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Line ups?

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

      Ah

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Normally one hour before KO

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

      That's embarrassing

  27. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Where's Kamara?

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

      Dixon’s have a decent range......

    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Not in the squad this week

  28. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Just saw the score.. Nasri? Perfect buy for WestHam? How did he perform, promising?

    1. The Royal Robin
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Could of had another assist. Looked sharp, nice touch and still got an eye for a pass.

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

    Do not get the he isn't even in Top 10 Strikers, out of that Top 10 3 of then are also better value??? Hasn't been in my team all season and would not be even if fit and playing!

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

    Kamara presumed dead.