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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. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I bet a lot of people sold Fabianski this week.. considered it myself. Very happy with 9 points

    1. Lionel Ronaldo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Fab is a set-and-forget option. If you think otherwise, you are an hypocrite.

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

        Blimey.

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

        He is a 4.5 rotation keeper.. in my case anyway

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

          You didn't rotate him in a prime rotation fixture then?

      3. AndyCook
          5 years, 2 months ago

          How are you a hypocrite? That doesn’t make any sense

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

        Feel like everytime I don't expect a CS I get one! And vice versa

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

        never ever considered that knowing how equally crap all the 4.5 keepers are

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

        Yeah was thinking Fab to Gueta

        1. Supersonic Marv'
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I did this to fund Martial to Sane.

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

          That’s what I did

      7. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I am happy with 9 points. Set and forget baby.

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

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

      A) Trippier, Pereyra, Aubameyang

      OR

      B) Bednarek, Salah, Jiminez

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

      Declan Rice's reaction is lovely to see

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

        Yeah he seems aromatic.

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

          Yeah, bet he smells nice.

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

        He didn’t do the Soccer AM dance though ?

      3. clodhopper
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Swollen with pride

    4. Red Star Toro
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Chances of Fabs keeping his 2 bonus points?

      1. Lionel Ronaldo
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Quite strong.

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

        High I would imagine

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

        Very high.

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

          99.9 percent

    5. Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Auba + Martial + Alonso > Rashford + Salah + TAA (-4) is a no brainer right?

      1. Lionel Ronaldo
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        You might ask after this GW's games and get different responses. Also, nice pic.

    6. Jimi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Great CS from Fab!!!!
      Good start to gw

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

        o/

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

      I started Kola and Anderson and benched Fabianski. 🙁

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

        Why didn't you start Ramsey and Torreira though, and where tf is Ozil

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

      salah owners but non-cappers what are u hoping?

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

        For him to score well, but not as high as there captain.

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

          *their.

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

        He has well over 100% EO so they should want him to do nothing

      3. *Reformed-Character*
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        For 13mill - points I’d imagine....

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

          yeah thats the thing .So annoying knowing his EO of 128 % in top 10k

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

        that he gets lots of points, but less than my captain

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

        1 goal will do nicely...need Hazard(c) to outscore him

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

          yeah 7 or 8 points ideal then

      6. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I imagine they’re hoping they can turn back time 🙂

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

          hazzo capper mate

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

      Trying to think what the Rice related pun would be in the newspapers.
      Any thoughts?

      1. Lionel Ronaldo
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Rice to see you.

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

        Iron Mike Rice-on

      3. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Riceing to the occasion

    10. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Decided to keep Auba and not get Salah. Where’s that sofa!! Looks like Auba and probably Anderson (played well but tough fixtures) to Salah and Rashford going to be tranfers before next week

      1. P-h-o-e-n-i-x
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Same here! Writing this from behind a sofa

    11. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Felipe look worth keeping? Between him & Martial to go the journey for Salah.

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

        worth keeping atleast next week.Surely.Bournemouth are sh***

      2. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I'm selling him after his Bournemouth haul next week.

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

        YES.

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

      Aubameyang captain fail. No Salah, no Kane, no City players, likely red arrow, gameweek over. Not even gonna bother following the rest of the matches. The one thing I needed to happen to have any chance of a reasonable week was a decent haul from Aubameyang which I didn't think was too much to ask, playing against a team that can't keep clean sheets.

      1. *Reformed-Character*
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        What’s your team...? Don’t worry sir you will bounce back

      2. Robson-Canoe
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I feel your pain - time to close FPL until next friday

      3. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I dunno how you can’t have any of those other players, only self to blame.

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

          Ok. I'll start with Kane. He's too expensive and doesn't deliver what you would want for somebody of that price. I've opted to have Aubameyang instead who I feel will match or better Kane's points and he is cheaper. Salah to is too expensive and his inclusion limits what I can do with the rest of my squad. I want to have a strong squad of 15 players, rather than 3 cheap subs who seem to always only get you 0, 1 or 2pts when you need them. Not having Salah enables me to do that. In terms of City, they were out of form and there is too much rotation in that City midfield to rely on anybody starting, particularly with De Bruyne and Silva now back. I want players who are guaranteed to start and play close to 90 mins. So there are my reasons.

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Kane has just returned 14 times in his last 10 consecutive starts - and has the best fixtures in the league. Salah isn’t far behind - what more do you want?

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

            There is just so much wrong with this analysis I'm not entirely sure where to begin.

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

              Care to elaborate? You can't have all of these big hitters in your team so some of them have to be omitted. I've opted for Aubameyang over Kane as he is cheaper and scores roughly the same points which seems sensible to me.

              1. St Pauli Walnuts
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                I'd like to see your team. Not many about without Kane, Salah or any City mid.

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

                  Fabianski, Hamer,
                  TAA, Robertson, D Luiz, Doherty, WB, Hazard, Son, Richarlison, Pogba, Pereyra, Aubameyang, Wilson, Ings. 2.9m in bank.

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

      Come on siggy, vardy, son and pog

      1. *Reformed-Character*
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        +1 for Vardy fingers crossed!

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

      Fabianski - awesome, expected 1pt
      Auba(c) - GTFO my team now, I’m getting Salah. Don’t know why I believed in Arsenal

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

        Well auba highest score forward. I don't blame you.

    15. elchilangles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      auba to kane or aguero????

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

        Keeping

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

        kane

    16. Sz21
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      In trouble here (Captained Auba and all).

      Fabianski.
      Holebas, Digne, Doherty.
      Sane, Hazard, Pogba, Rich, Felipe.
      Auba, Kane.
      Hamer, Bednarek, AWB, Kamara.
      2ft, 0.1m ITB.

      Next GW either-
      1. Felipe + Kane -> Salah + Jimenez. (Exact cash).
      2. Felipe + Hazard -> Salah + Camarasa (-4) leaves 0.5m to bring in TAA for Holebas next GW.
      3. Felipe + Auba -> Salah + DCL (5.3m).
      4. Other?

    17. New Post
    18. french holiday
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I can see a Puncheon bandwagon brewing....

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Rolling

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

      It seems like whenever two weak defences play each other it turns out to be a tight game.

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

      Jack Wilshere sounds absolutely miserable when he speaks

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Cant be worse then Andy Murray in fairness.... "UM" "UM" "EH"

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

      Laugh out loud @ people blaming others for their choices. I've made some horrors calls this season, but all been my decision.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Keep the moral high ground good on ya.
        Nothing ironic posting a lol @ people at all....

    22. QUEN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      So what’s the plans for using my chips available? (Tc, bb, free hit)

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        No idea yet at the moment when I think of chips I just think salt and vinegar.
        Depends on the fixures.

    23. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bizarrely had dream last night that Liverpool lost last minute to Brighton 1 nil.

      Can’t see that happening in real life.

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

      Trent are u fking serious, fking pathetic how fragile footballers are. Bunch of pussies

    25. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Delighted with that result should keep me in the fpl cup even after a tactical -4 to get salah.
      Opponent had xhaxa, koslasinac aubamgeyang salah (c) (He captains him every week so I copied him)
      Opponent:
      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/2549553/event/22

      I had fabinanski - 4 and I am still ahead by 1 point after bonus lovely stuff!

      Me:
      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/2549553/history

      I thought I was in danger of being knocked out if Arsenal hammered the hammers.

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

      I think this could be the best top four ratio:

      Chelsea defence - Luiz
      Spurs attack - Kane/trippier/Moura or Alli
      Liverpool - Defence, Salah, Firmino
      City - Sterling, Sane