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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, 2 months ago

    Fck man captain choices always Fck me over. How was Auba ever a bad choice in this game ffs

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

      He wasn't. But West Ham just turned up today. And Arsenal did not.

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Because of Lacazette. They can't play together.

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        And zero creativity in midfield.

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

      I captained an arsenal player once this season, Laca home to Hud, never again, they are so unreliable!

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

      he wasnt .West ham turned up as usual in a derby and arsenal didnt.2 inconsistent sides .Always a risk

  2. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Abysmal performace by Arsenal.

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

    3 mins comeonmnn lord fab

  4. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Auba out to fund Salah - easy. You’ve gotta be trash if you blank against West Ham. Don’t care if he delivers against someone else now tbh.

    What a bugger giving another captain fail though ffs

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

    Whu will score

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

    Well played Flappy owners!

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

      *Non-sellers.

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

      lucky*

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

    YES FABIANKSI

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

    Iwobi's been good

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

    West Ham clean sheet in 3 2 1....

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

    idoloo flappy comeonn

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

      Is it over ??

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

    Declan Rice motm

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

      Completely deserved. He was great.

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

        I agree

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

    Spewing.....Fabianski get out my team. Oh you already are.

  13. Waynoo
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    gtfo my team AUB

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

    Auba and out.

  15. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Fabianski delivering when I least expect / want him to lol.

    CS v CHE and ARS.

  16. JohnnyMagrinho
      5 years, 2 months ago

      How has Iwobi looked?

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

        Shite

    • Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Auba out

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

      Chances of a Button warm-up injury ?

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

      Mia Khalifa is a hammers fan and in an interview with AFTV predicted a Hammers win.

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

        West Ham celebrity fan predicts West Ham victory shocker!

      2. toystory2wasok
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        she’s probably not used to clean sheets, though...........

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

          Haha nice one.

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Arsenal goal

      offside

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      G offside again

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Another one 😀

    • DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      About 10 miles offside

    • McSauce
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Just realised Rice is Def is the game!!!

      Solid option as bench player

    • Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Does Kola get the offside rule???

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Anybody actually gonna keep Auba after that bollocks?

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

        Yea just never captaining him again

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

        Going to watch the other games & assess.

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Good play. I need to calm down

    • Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Feeeerrrrkkk

    • Óró Sé…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sold Rice this GW

      Ffs!!

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Oops

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

        Ouch

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

      yeahhh

    • CostaCoffee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sold Fabianski but I really don’t care because Arsenal lose and Auba blanks