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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. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Yes Fabianski, at last!!!

  2. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bugger!

  3. Big Sami says: Sack Beni!
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Omg, I missed deadline to ship Fabianski this week.

  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Aublank 😀

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

      :'(

  5. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Got rid of Fabianski for Etheridge.

    1. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      So did many of us pal. It’s not over yet!

    2. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      That was Marks transfer too.

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

    Auba fail

    1. Lukey27
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Thats gold

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

      Me too, upto rest of squad to step up now!
      Up against Kane, Salah & Sterling cappers 🙁

  7. OptimusBlack
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Yaaaay FAB

  8. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Auba involved in FT handshakes?

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

    Forgot that Rice is listed as a defender in FPL.

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

    Fab/Kola/Anderson/Auba (c) owner here.

    How did I do?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not great...

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

      below average as salah and haza could haul huge

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

        Have both and siggy

    3. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Fab saved ya

    4. SirStevieG
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Bad

    5. J T
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I only had Fabianski and I have half of what you have

    6. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ouch

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

    Arsenal badly missing Danny Welbeck.

  12. Meinhoff
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Yess Flappy

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

    fpl lesson peeps:Never dump fabs .Did that last season and learnt my lesson this season

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

    Set-and-forget Flappy finally pays off

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

      I shipped him months ago

      Earned a chunky load of points doing it

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

    Ofc, when I bench Fabs, he gets a CS and save points.
    Of f*cking course.

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Who did you bench him for?

    2. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Bonus too

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

    Auba blank & Hammers win what a great start to the weekend 🙂

  17. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I'll take 12 points from Anderson and Fabianski 🙂

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      You can’t exactly not take them, can you!

  18. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Arnie looks miserable

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He's gone.

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

      Prefers Hackney to Hunan?

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

      Back problems

  19. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wow did not expect points from Fabianski

  20. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Arnie starting the walk to China

  21. Robson-Canoe
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Who can beat my captain's choices over the last 7 GW's? Fml
    GW16 Auba 5 pts
    GW17 Kane 5 pts
    GW18 Hazard 2 pts
    GW19 Kane 6 pts
    GW20 Kane 6 pts
    GW21 Hazard 3 pts
    GW22 - Auba 2 pts

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Oh no 🙁

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

      Heads up on your next captain?

      1. clodhopper
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        This

    3. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      4 out of 7 were good picks. You can't get every one right

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

      Who you Captaining next week?

    5. Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I will curse Salah from now on

    6. Rover
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      GW14 Hazard 6 pts
      GW15 Salah 4 pts
      GW16 Auba 5 pts
      GW17 Kane 5 pts
      GW18 Sterling 2 pts
      GW19 Kane 6 pts
      GW20 Kane 6 pts
      GW21 Pogba 3 pts

      Matched over the 7 GWs you mentioned and added two more to the "blank" streak. Had to go back to GW13 for my last captaincy haul. Salah better end that streak shortly.

      1. Robson-Canoe
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Damn that's rough, good luck pal

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

      Me, I've picked the wrong captain for the last 10 gameweeks, Hazard this week though so hopefully my run ends!

  22. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Fabbbbbbbo 🙂

  23. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Held off on Snod to Camarasa which looks like a mistake, but an the Fab clean sheet means I'm up on what I expected anyway. Solid start.

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

    The lack of creativity in Arsenal is terrible. Ramsey the only one who showed anything and he's off shortly.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      That’s why I’ve stayed way clear of all of them

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

      Too many ball playing in own half, unlike last match playing like kick & rush

    3. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      The Arsenal set up is the problem. They can’t play two up top. Lacazette takes a creative midfielder out of the game.

  25. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Perfect score.

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

    After that crap fron auba(c), what should I realistically want from Haz, Kane, Sane?

    Latter 2 to haul and Hazard to get one goal would be good.

    Fabianski a shining light in the dark bollocks that is that Arsenal performance though

    1. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nah. Just a whirlwind of points from everyone.

  27. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Fab getting baps?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      2

    2. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      On for 2.

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

    Ha ha
    Auba "Underperformed" again 😀
    Arnie+Fabs= 11 points I take that !!

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

      That's actually a lousy points average.

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

      Top scorer in the league ffs

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

      Auba (C) + Fabs 13 points :'(

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

      And to think there was people on here advocating having him over Salah. He looks so average whenever I see him.

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

      Sure

  29. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Fabianski.

    Never bench. Never sell.

  30. ZimZalabim
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    yessss captain fail another red arrow expected

    nailed it