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Emery rotates key personnel out for North London derby

Unai Emery has named a much-changed starting XI for the North London derby.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) and Sead Kolasinac (£5.1m) have both been named on the bench, much to the frustration of their Fantasy owners.

However, those assets are not the only ones to miss out, with midfield men Mesut Özil (£7.9m) and Lucas Torreira (£4.8m) also among the substitutes.

Those who have held onto Son Heung-min (£8.9m) will be quite excited to see a back-four seemingly made up entirely of centre-backs.

With Kolasinac and Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.4m) on the bench, Nacho Monreal (£5.4m), Laurent Koscielny (£5.4m), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (£5.1m), and Shkodran Mustafi (£5.4m) are the starting options in defence.

Harry Kane (£12.4m) and Son are the front two for Spurs, who are playing a 3-5-2 formation with Toby Alderweireld (£6.0m), Jan Vertonghen (£5.9m) and Davinson Sánchez (£5.8m) flanked by Kieran Trippier (£6.2m) and Danny Rose (£5.8m).

Spurs XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Rose, Wanyama, Sissoko, Eriksen, Son, Kane.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Mustafi, Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal; Guendouzi, Xhaka, Ramsey; Iwobi, Lacazette, Mkhitaryan.

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  1. Waynoo
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    no chance Madrid would want Poch, he has no plan B

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

      Real Madrid B want him

    2. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      With Poch, it requires patience, trust and decent amount of money for transfers. Don't think RM has any of that.
      I was very for Poch to go for the Argentina job in the summer, wouldve been perfect. Load of youngsters to develop. Attractive brand of football.

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Except for the money part of course haha.

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

    This game needs Sead

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

    Eriksen so poor today.

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

      We're definitely watching the same game

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

    What a miss by lacazette

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

    Southgate needs to be knighted for managing to convince the world that Trippier is capable of playing football.

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

    Lacashit

  7. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    In gw33, i will have around 7-9 players out (7 if watford beat palace in fa cup), 3 benched so 4-6 starters, , probably i will take 2 -4 in gw32-33 should i this gw:

    A) jwp (will play in gw33) to fraser, no hits (probabley means -1 player in gw33)
    B) jimenez to king/wilson, keep jwp for gw33
    C) jwp jimenez -4 to fraser king/wilson, will bench rashford this gw

  8. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lacazette misses a big chance

  9. andrewe63
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Kola 1 point cameo incoming?

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      🙂

  10. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Big miss Lacca

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

    Eriksen has been terrible

  12. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Christ Spurs look horrendous

  13. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Iwobi brah, stop giving the ball away

  14. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs forum makes pretty good reading

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

      "Trippier as thick as he looks"

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

        He's got that national front look about him as well

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

      Don’t mention the stadium

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

        😀

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

    Lacakak

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

    Auba coming on

    Laca feeling his ankle

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

      Standard practice for any footballer whose just missed a sitter....

  17. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Nice aerial shot of Eriksen’s devon patch!

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

    Auba could demolish this spurs defence

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

      Nope

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Amen brother

    3. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Almost guaranteed as I finally got rid this week.

  19. KLOPPTOMANIA
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Feeling good about Auba to Vardy

  20. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Comeeeee oooonnn Aubaaaaaa!!!!

  21. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Aubamyang!

  22. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ty spotted

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

      He was born in that outfit

    2. MidTableFantasy
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      lol yesss

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

      With headphones on, shocking

  23. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lacashite

  24. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Auba owners, the brace you craved is coming. Come on Auba!!

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

      If it’s a brace of blanks that is... 😉

  25. andrewe63
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Some Son points before 2 pm would make the team news less nerve-wracking

  26. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Auba brace and I'll forgive you

  27. Ghost Gooner
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Emery is anti fpl with his subs 😆

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

      Most sub goals this season is Arsenal (11 goals)

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

    Aubon.....

  29. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    How on earth Gundozi is only 19 with that face

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

      He does look 16, agreed

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

    Whenever I watch Arsenal Im amazed they havent conceded at least 2 goals. Sokratis and Mustafi are so bad