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Aubameyang misses out as Alexander-Arnold returns on the bench

Following on from Manchester United’s comfortable 3-0 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage, five more Premier League matches kick off at 15:00 GMT.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has failed to recover from illness as Alexandre Lacazette leads the line for Arsenal, with the fit-again Henrikh Mkhitaryan returning to the Gunners’ starting XI for the first time since Gameweek 17.

Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil fail to make the match-day squad, while Ainsley Maitland-Niles returns at right-back/wing-back.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is only fit enough for a place on the bench at Anfield as Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Adam Lallana in Jurgen Klopp’s one change to his starting XI.

Xherdan Shaqiri misses out through injury.

Eddie Howe is again without Callum Wilson and David Brooks for the trip to Merseyside, though Jefferson Lerma returns from injury.

Jordon Ibe and Diego Rico are handed recalls as Junior Stanislas, Dominic Solanke and the ineligible Nathaniel Clyne make way.

Gylfi Sigurdsson, Richarlison and Cenk Tosun return the Everton XI for the trip to Vicarage Road, with Theo Walcott, Bernard and Dominic Calvert-Lewin dropping to the bench.

Abdoulaye Doucoure for Tom Cleverley is Watford’s only change.

West Ham United are unchanged for their match against Crystal Palace – meaning Marko Arnautovic has to be content with a place among the substitutes.

Wilfried Zaha returns from suspension in place of Jordan Ayew, while Martin Kelly deputises for the injured James Tomkins.

Ralph Hasenhuttl brings Ryan Bertrand, Shane Long, Yan Valery and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg into the Southampton side at the expense of Callum Slattery, Matt Targett, Stuart Armstrong and the injured Danny Ings.

Harry Arter replaces Josh Murphy in Neil Warnock’s only alteration, with Victor Camarasa among the substitutes.

Jan Siewert makes four changes to his Huddersfield side: Ben Hamer, Zanka, Jonathan Hogg and Jason Puncheon come in for Jonas Lossl, Chris Lowe, Isaac Mbenza and Philip Billing.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Wan-Bissaka, Kelly, Sakho, Van Aanholt, McArthur, Milivojević, Schlupp, Townsend, Zaha, Benteke.

West Ham XI: Fabiański, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Noble, Rice, Antonio, Anderson, Snodgrass, Hernández.

Huddersfield Town XI: Hamer, Smith, Kongolo, Jorgensen, Schindler, Bacuna, Hogg, Mooy, Diakhaby, Puncheon, Kachunga.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Torreira, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Lacazette.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Milner, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Keita, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

Bournemouth XI: Boruc, Smith, Rico, Aké, Cook, Surman, Gosling, Lerma, Ibe, Fraser, King.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Valery, Stephens, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Bertrand, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Hojbjerg, Redmond, Long.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge, Peltier, Ecuele Manga, Bamba, Bennett, Arter, Gunnarsson, Ralls, Paterson, Reid, Niasse.

Watford XI: Foster, Janmaat, Cathcart, Mariappa, Holebas, Hughes, Doucoure, Capoue, Sema, Deeney, Deulofeu.

Everton XI: Pickford, Kenny, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Gomes, Gueye, Davies, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Tosun.

2,792 Comments Post a Comment
    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      First?

  1. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Last week Sane(TC)
    This week. Aubamayang,Rashford,Kamara front line and TAA.

    Lol

    1. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Kamara went to Turkey like 2 weeks ago so that one is on you lol

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        My 15 th player. Just unlucky I guess that both Rashford and Aubamayang won’t feature.

        But yes I will be doing Kamara > Jimenez next week.

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

    Pierreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

  3. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Now two weeks of yellow flags and price drops for Auba.

    The gift that keeps on giving 🙂

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Big game for Arsenal on Thursday = flag off.

      1. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Should be enough time for a couple of drops 😮

    2. JELLYFISH
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looks like he is going to drop tonight, and a Kun price rise looking likely too

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

    If anyone hasn't seen the Rhodri Giggs Paddy Power advert, please watch it.
    https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/paddypower-releases-rhodri-giggs-advert-15802046

    1. TyroneGAA
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wow

    2. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I definetly feel like im missing the joke.

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

        Same here. Boring

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

          If that bores you, what interests you?

      2. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Riggs Giggs had an affair with his brothers wife

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

        Ryan "Loyal" Giggs banged his brothers wife

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

        Do you not know the history behind it?
        As in Ryan Giggs banging his brothers wife for 8 years.

        1. Eytexi
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I feel like it's one of those things i knew then forgot haha, this advert is class.

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

            The, "we do need milk" absolutely killed me. I was literally rolling on the floor with my flat mate.

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

              Wait, thats sounds a bit weird.

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

      banter

  5. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I’ve got Son Keane Cook Rice playing in these games....

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Bit racist. I have it from a trusty source that in fact Son Kante Cook Rice

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

      Son can cook rice today because he's playing tomorrow...

  6. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Auba 🙁

  7. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Never doing another early transfer lol..... 🙁

    1. MINUS FOUR
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Why why why why do people do it!!!! Late transfers and extra information can be your differential.

      I've been trying to spread the gospel:
      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2019/01/23/license-to-skill-007-tips-for-hokey-cokey-success/

  8. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Well that transfer of Auba to Aguero I didn’t do last week just keeps kicking me in the nuts...

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This

  9. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Arnie and Fanderson double for Mitro and Ricky?

  10. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone who just owns Pogba, how much did your live OR change? https://www.livefpl.net/rank

    1. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      220 places up.

    2. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Down 5,500 due to -4

    3. tutankamun
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      1736 places up

    4. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      15.1k to 14.6k

    5. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      50 places up

    6. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      9580 places up

    7. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      20,000

      (I'm having a terrible year).

    8. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      gone up 3,600

      from 40.7k to 37.1k

      all downhill from here

  11. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Frontline of:
    Rashford, Ings, Wilson 🙂

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

      Rashford, Auba here hha

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Rashford auba success

  12. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    afternoon all. where are people watching the 3pm games nowadays. firstrow and reddit down for me

    1. thegame983
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      there's a discord for the old reddit threads. google and you'll find it

    2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Don't think we're allowed to talk about that on here, but r/ soccerstreams have a discord chat for streams now. If you're not fussed about commentary try Rojadirecta, or download livenet.tv the app from the internet.

    3. Jernau M Gurgeh
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      cyfo

    4. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      thanks all

    5. FantaCity
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      ripple.is

  13. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Starting reading the headline and assumed it was gonna say "as Lacazette starts" or something.

    Very disappointed. Lacazette needs more love that he deserves

    1. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      They even wrote Alexander just to troll smh

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

      Auba is a big name, Laca just a random name 😉

      1. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Lacazette is a top 5 striker in the world

        1. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          But still a RANDOM NAME

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

          Whatever you smoke, I want some fam

    3. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lacazette is going to get double digits this week, I can feel it.

      1. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        for sure

    4. Dosh
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      But he always starts

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    How many -2's are you planing for GW27?

  15. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    By the way, logging into to FFS and posting about a player whose teams starting 11 and squad was announced 55 minutes ago seems a little pointless no?

    We know.

    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Deep breaths bud!

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Your post is more pointless.

      1. Limbo
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah. Irony personified.

        Again.

  16. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Let’s go Firmino

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Noway he scores... Switched the captaincy to him from pogba 5 minutes before deadline

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Ouch

      2. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Really? You don’t own Salah? GL

        1. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Nope.. I'm egyptian so it's a win win situation for me

          1. JJO
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            more like lose-lose situation 🙂

  17. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Top of my workload has Rash C Auba VC along with Lindlehof and Stephens.

    What a time to be alive. Serves him right for Aguero TC last week

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      workleague...

    2. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Oh man. Drink it up! Bask in it!

  18. elchilangles
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    the soccer streams sub-reddit has been deleted! Any ideas where else to find the matches online????

    1. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      r/redditsoccer

      1. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes 😛

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Link?

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          😮

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            😉

    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Consider paying...

      1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Paying for the full package at a reasonable price and on demand, maybe.

        1. Rostah
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Pay for IPTV. I used to love Acestreams etc until I took the plunge and bought an IPTV package. The one I have can be used over 3 IPs so you can split the cost with 2 friends. We each pay €40 per year for every channel on Earth pretty much. Not sure if we're allowed to mention specific service names or not on here but just search for IPTV on reddit and do some reading and you'll find loads of services. Most offer a 3-day trial for €5 so you can get a feel for it and see if it suits you.

          1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Will look into it, cheers.

      2. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        How to watch some of the games that aren't televised in the UK?

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          By buying a ticket. I go to non league games...

          1. Random Name
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            true but that's not a convenient solution - more people will pay once all matches are televised under one package as they are in other countries

            1. Ginkapo FPL
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              ... And then no one will go to lower league football. Part of the wonder of english football is the depth of leagues.

              1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Lower League football in England will continue to thrive I think, as more and more working class people get shafted out of the PL.

              2. Random Name
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                not sure that noone will, lower leagues will continue to be very popular. If anything, getting tv deals for them as well will only help to increase popularity

            2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              15 aussie bucks for all PL and CL games per month in Australia. Now that's a deal I could get behind.

              1. Stupendous
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                You also have to wake up at the most absurd time of day on a Monday morning to watch football when its 50c outside.

                No thanks

                Keep it

                1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Aren't most games on demand as well?

    4. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      reddit is owned by the same company that owns sky. Big surprise.

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

      Yeah, watching now but not allowed to share on here.

  19. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    That -4 for Kun & Ings to Auba and Solanke is looking a bit silly now ... along side Rashford

    ... but it’s only a game 🙂

  20. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pierre and Marcus, letting us down here guys...

    Mo, I need big big things from ye today

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

      Yeah.. just outscore Pogba plz

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

        Yep

  21. maratus
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I changed captain to poobag just before deadline :S

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

      Noice

  22. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    AWB rooted to my bench again, Digne comes in for Rashford. Red card incoming

  23. KUN+10
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No rashford, Auba or Lindelof, and I played my bench boost for, apparently, no reason

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 1 month ago

        whoops

      • Where has all the rum gone?
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Wait for salah blank.

      • Liber
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thats why you play it in dgw to at least have more chances of one game from two.

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        If one of your keepers don't play I think it refunds.

      • La Roja
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        And you’re on -20 hit

        Get the bottle out lad

      • Limbo
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Rubbish chip anyway.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Fraser close.

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He's destined to score today. He's my second sub, I'm getting Paterson off the bench for Rashford

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Same here, except Bennett coming on....

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Is it going to be Leakypool today too?

    4. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Arbroath Aguero looking lively....

      1. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Ah, nice. I'll be getting the Dundee De Bruyne off the bench.

    5. Steevo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Who would you want to own from Leicester? Pissed away my free hit so need to be getting some Foxes in..

      1. Pishpott
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Pereira, that's about it.

      2. Limbo
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Doing same - said it earlier. I need to replace 2 of Digne/Richarlison/Ederson

        Tempted with Schmeichel and Periera and bench Rich. They have ludicrously good fixtures until GW35.

    6. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Arsenal hanging on against Huddersfield....

      Should be a close match.

      1. Pishpott
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        As long as Lacazette scores I hope they lose. (United fan)

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

      Come on Digne and Hojberg!

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Big load....