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Lacazette and Kolasinac benched as Deulofeu absent

A number of Fantasy Premier League options have missed out on places in the starting line-ups of Watford vs Arsenal.

Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m) has been named on the bench with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) leading the line on his own.

Alex Iwobi (£5.4m), Aaron Ramsey (£7.1m) and Henrikh Mkhitaryan (£6.7m) are the attacking midfielders behind him.

Also among the substitutes for Arsenal is Sead Kolasinac (£5.0m), with Nacho Monreal (£5.4m) handed the left-back berth.

Making his first start of the season at centre-back is Konstantinos Mavropanos (£4.7m).

Whether he will be able to help the Gunners to a first Premier League clean sheet on the road in 2018/19 remains to be seen.

Troy Deeney (£5.9m) might fancy his chances against the inexperienced defender, as he makes his 12th start in Watford’s last 13 league matches.

However, he is not joined by Gerard Deulofeu (£5.6m) in the side, the Spanish midfielder entirely as he deals with an ankle problem picked up in the FA Cup final.

Andre Gray (£5.9m) comes in first start since Gameweek 30.

Watford XI: Foster; Janmaat, Kabasele, Cathcart, Masina; Kiko Femenía, Capoue, Doucouré; Hughes; Deeney, Gray.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Mustafi, Koscielny, Mavropanos, Monreal; Torreira, Xhaka; Mkhitaryan, Ramsey, Iwobi; Aubameyang.

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  1. chaser123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Was going to go for Deeney as my Vardy replacement.

    Is Vardy > Bobby a good alternative move this week?

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Probs most popular. Not end of world keeping Vardy either thh

      1. chaser123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Better to get rid of Duffy?

    2. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Keep Vardy. Keep Vardy. KEEP Vardy. He has two excellent fixtures!

      1. chaser123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Which fixtures are those?

    3. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Keep Vardy!

      1. chaser123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hmm ok - would you prefer Duffy out?

    4. Alpharius
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I’d consider rolling your FT and reassessing after gw35. 2 FTs is better than one and if Vardy scores, Arsenal at home won’t look so bad.

  2. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    That’s Deeney blacklisted forever, will never own him again the useless ****

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He did me proud in the BGW

  3. Magumbo
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Brought in Young for the first time on FH, gets his first red of the season

    Brought in Deeney for the first time on wildcard, gets his first red of the season

    These guys certainly pick their moments

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Same.

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

      Tbf to young, Lindelof and smalling were equally dire. Ironic Shaw ended up the best pick when he was the suspension pick.

  4. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Deeney with 40k transfers in....Shane longsy anyone!?

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

      That's it, can get TAA in for Duffy aswell

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

        Good moves, long can then be cheap 3rd sub for rest of season. Alternatively Bednarek/Wilson an option ?

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

    Could be argued that it wouldn’t have looked as bad if Torreira wasn’t so damn short 😆 a regular sized bloke and it would have been against his chest!

    Regardless it’s a harsh red card. Wasn’t even a straight up elbow to the face

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

      Love how you rationalised the harmful intent by saying the bloke on the receiving end was “a bit too short”.

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

        😆
        Worth a try, panel may be a bunch of thickies.

    2. Drexl Spivey
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Shuldn't hav 'ad teef to begin wiv.

    3. Alpharius
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Glad to see a straight red for this, was appalled at Ramos on Karius last season, refs need to take zero tolerance

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

    f*k DGW (captain Duffy, choose someone like Deeney on WC)

    Deeney --> Wilson & Sterling (C) it is.

  7. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Why didn’t i get hit by a bus predeadline.

    Old team on 70 plus Auba (with Pogba on bench).

    Actual team 55(-4).

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

      Should of led down in Leicester goalnet

    2. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Cause mou is not a manger anymore

  8. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    deeney>Ings ? Good fixtures til the end and Southampton playing for survival

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

      Would rather Shane Long

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

      It's a trap. He'll get injured as soon as you get him.

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

    Is that a 3 match ban or will Deen just miss the one?

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      3

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

      Violent conduct is 3.

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

        Ugh.
        Gotta love a hit the week after a WC.

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

          Only a -2 I think.

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

      3

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

      I'm being a bit dense. All premier league games? When's FA cup?

  10. LoneWolfFPL
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Valery, Camarasa, Deeney for BB next GW here with 1FT (planned Camarasa>Sou mid)
    Maybe forget BB and play TC??

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

      Will have to do same I think. Makes more sense.

    2. Kevin 11
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      1 transfer and you can have 6-7 games of pionts from bench (presuming you have gk) surly better than any other week

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

    Makes Deulofeu/Gray more tempting vs Huddersfield

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

      Not going near Deulofeu

  12. XabiAlonso
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sold pogba fraser Wilson Anderson on WC.
    Half my team benched this week. Been happening all season.
    Haven't had 100 points since 2017.
    Not enjoying this game anymore
    🙁

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

      Chin up 🙂

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

        Tits up, more like.

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lots of folk in same boat! One of those weeks

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

    Gray to Doucouré close

  14. MTPockets
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Can Arsenal keep an away cs against 10 men...

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

        Bet they do the week Kola doesn't start.

    • OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Can you deactivate your bench boost? 😆

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

        You can

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

          Thank f*%# for that

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

        yes

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

          Phew

      3. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Why bother DGW?

    • Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      At least I benched Deeney and played Doucoure this week.

    • The Senate
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      no red for Leno there?

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

      Leno dirty **** shoves Gray over in the box

    • Shatner's Bassoon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I hate this game.

      Ah well at least I get Doherty in for Trippier tomorrow night

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

        Same. Lucky huh?

      2. -GK22-
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I feel those gainz

    • Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Worst WC ever!

    • Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Alternative bench boost times

      The only semi good game for Brighton is 36 at home to Newcastle.

      However wolves and watford face off against each other that week

      However saints at home to Bournemouth

      That could be a ok option for the WC budgets we got in.

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

        Also let’s get proactive and less moaning.

        Only way to get through this

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

          Prob still gonna BB next game week. Might take a -4 though

        2. TLF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          If I rolled a transfer this would be my 35 team which leaves 2 transfers with 36 BB in mind.

          Foster
          TAA, Robbo, Doherty, Vert
          Sterling, Eriksen, Son, Jota
          Kun, Jim
          (Ryan, Camarasa, Duffy, Deeney)

      2. TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I'd been looking at GW36 for BB due to Brighton assets, this is swaying me even further in that direction.

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

          Let’s us save a FT too.

          Might be the way to go

      3. Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I’m personally Bench boosting in GW37
        WC is being used after the doubles is over.

        The fixtures in 36 to 38 looks very juicy. And much better than the doubles. Plus we will know better who is nailed and who still are rotation risk - as the champion league/Europa results will reveal who teams to go for

      4. Alpharius
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Watford vs wolves will probably be good for attacking assets I could see that being a 3-3 thriller. Wolves will be up for it after the fa cup. Gw36 looks good if you fancy TC gw35

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Do I need to sell Kolasinac or will he get some minutes in the DGW?

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Surprised with his benching tonight.
        I’d wait to see what happens in the Europa first

    • The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No idea what to do now, only thing I'm certain about is that I'm not watching the rest of this game.

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

        Do you have TC?

        I don’t. But would be a great option this week now.

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Nah, used it on Sterling when you TC'd Kun, had both. I'm thinking Deeney to Ings and Dunk to someone then keep the other Brighton Chuckle Brother and still use BB.

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

      This ref has been abysmal

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

        Shocking

    • Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      feerrrrk this game.... not playing this game anymore...

      1. Shatner's Bassoon
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Me too. What a waste of time.

        There must be more to life than this.

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Bye bye.

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

        Cya tomorrow for the CS watch, Chucky 😛

      4. Rash
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Deeney or laca owner?

    • mitro
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Also got Mariappa on WC ffs

    • -GK22-
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not many deeney replacements for £6.9m. Had already replaced Vardy for Lacazette aswell

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

        Grey?

      2. Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Rondon.

        1. Whats the Huth
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Or get Vardy back.
          Should never have sold Vardy!

      3. Alpharius
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Wilson
        Only one fixture but it’s Fulham at home

    • Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Better this week than next I guess. I've even had C on him for most of this week.

    • Game&Watch
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wilson or Gray in for Deeney?

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Wilson

        1. Game&Watch
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Guess I agree on that.. The one I don’t pick will probably deliver 20 points anyway so might as well flip a coin

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

        Wilson
        Good fixtures for run in

    • Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Completely destroyer my team,rank,life.......