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Aubameyang and Lacazette both start but injured Ozil misses out

The first of three Premier League matches to take place on Sunday sees Leicester City take on Arsenal at the King Power Stadium.

Kick-off is at 12:00 BST.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is fit to start having undergone a “small procedure” on a sinus in midweek and the Gabonese forward is joined in the Arsenal starting XI by Alexandre Lacazette.

Sead Kolasinac and Shkodran Mustafi also come into the visitors’ side as Nacho Monreal, Mesut Ozil and Laurent Koscielny drop out.

The latter is on the bench but Ozil misses out with a foot problem and Monreal is sidelined with a calf injury.

Brendan Rodgers has made only one change, with Hamza Choudhury replacing Demarai Gray.

This is Choudhury’s first start under the new Leicester boss and his first league start since January.

Harvey Barnes is only among the substitutes despite scoring a stoppage-time equaliser in the 2-2 draw with West Ham last weekend.

Jamie Vardy leads the line for the Foxes again and no FPL asset has been involved in as many goals (ten) as the Leicester striker from Gameweek 28 onwards.

Youri Tielemans has only blanked in one of the last eight Gameweeks, meanwhile.

Arsenal have won only two of their last 11 away league matches and have kept just one clean sheet on the road all season.

Aubameyang and Lacazette have both only scored one goal in their last six Premier League away appearances.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Ricardo, Evans, Maguire, Chilwell, Ndidi, Tielemans, Choudhury, Albrighton, Maddison, Vardy.

Subs: Ward, Soyuncu, Gray, Iheanacho, Barnes, Mendy, Fuchs.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Sokratis, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Torreira, Mkhitaryan, Iwobi, Aubameyang, Lacazette.

Subs: Cech, Koscielny, Mavropanos, Elneny, Guendouzi, Willock, Nketiah.

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  1. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Vardy Party to be ruined by Laca

    1. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Laca to dictate..

      LacTate

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Auba will outscore both

  2. the_arrows
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Repost:
    What to do with FT?
    A. Son to Hazard
    B. Son to Sterling
    C. Hold

    I have B. Silva but no other Spurs. Need Hazard or Sterling for captaincy.

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sterling

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      No Aguero also?!

  3. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Wow, Arsenal are the only team to not have a single player play more than 30 games in the league this season.

    1. Party time
        4 years, 11 months ago

        The Emery Effect

      • WVA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Probably partly explains why they are where they are in the league

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

      JUST AGUERO TO GO. IM VERY AFRAID.

      1. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Aguero, sterling and pogba.

      2. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        For Everything A Reason
        Find Earth and Reach
        Fantastic Expecations, Amazing Revelations.

        1. Supersonic Marv'
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Is that an Ian Brown song?

          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            You've got the FEAR

            1. Supersonic Marv'
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Thought so.

        2. Optimus.
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Great tune

      3. WVA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Sterling and Pogba!

      4. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Who are you afraid of?

        1. Supersonic Marv'
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Moths.

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

          Every other player.

      5. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Aguero Laporte Martial here, uncomfortable with Sterling EO

      6. Optimus.
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Hope for a blank and a red card as a fellow pool supporter

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

          I would take that. Especially as I’m doing ok. Although I would like 1 point.

      7. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeh just Kun and Laporte here. Def nervous!

        1. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          What about? Just Sterling?

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            The combined effect of not owning Sterling in FPL and being a Liverpool fan and hoping they all blank lol. So just generally nervous and confused 😆

    3. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      iNjUrEd öZiL

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Surely no-one owns him!?

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Firmino, keep him or move to the like of Rashford, Zaha, Mitrovic?

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Move if for free

    5. Kippers
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wilson and firmino up front at the mo.

      Aguero in for firmino?

      I already have laporte, Bsilva and Sterling

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Who from city will you sell and will it be for a hit? Seems like a no atm

      2. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Jiménez?

        1. Steve Stiffler
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Yes?

      3. Steve Stiffler
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Sideways move, would just keep an eye on Rashford or someone

        1. Kippers
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Rashford has been terrible recently though. Didn't even consider him

    6. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Leno & Kola for me now. 0-0 would be nice.

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Haha good luck with that!

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        ARS do a 0-0? 😉

    7. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Oof. Anyone watching the marathon?
      Woman fell over a meter before the finish line. Had the evil come out of me laughing.

      1. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Don't be ashamed. People falling over will never not be funny.

      2. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Harsh, but I fear I would have acted the same

      3. WVA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Can't think of many things for boring or pointless than watching the marathon but that does sound quite hilarious!

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

          Literally turned on the tv made a cup of tea and then spat it out with laughter. The last 100m she could barely lift her legs and I was hoping she’d fall over just for giggles. She then proceeded to roll sideways to the finish line. Brilliant.

          1. WVA
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Haha brilliant!

        2. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Didn't watch Brighton vs Newcastle last night, huh?

          1. WVA
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            I'm not that stupid!

      4. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Disgraceful

      5. Steve Stiffler
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Haha just seen it yes she looked like she just got a good drilling

    8. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Want a great Leicester performance

    9. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Only sterling left to play!!

    10. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Four Four F****** Two

    11. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      How likely is non Aguero show?

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        0 %

      2. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        He is injury prone so could happen

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

        0,5%

      4. ㅤRising
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I think more likely Sterling gets rested then Aguero, but probably both start

      5. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        No info - just a guess. I think Sane starts instead of Sterling today. Aguero and Bernardo also to start.

        1. WVA
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Sterling Aguero Sane
          Bilva Foden Dilva

    12. ㅤRising
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      With no players involved in this match all I want is to be entertained

      1. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Just watch Arsenal's defending.

        1. ㅤRising
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Thats always good for a laugh

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Hey ho o/

    13. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      How long before Leicester score?

      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        a bit longer

    14. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Ryan
      TAA Kola Doherty
      Salah Sterling Son Jota
      Aguero Jimenez Long

      Subs: Foster Deulofeu Duffy Valery

      1 ft. 1.9 itb

      Ryan to DDG the obvious move? Could go for Allison as well.
      Next week plan is to do Jim --> Rashford

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I would want Ederson in goal but would want rid of Kola even more even with that fixture

    15. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Good ebening everyone.

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        It is only abternoon in the uk

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I'm also UK, I suppose it's always ebening somewhere in the world.

      2. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Good afternoon

      3. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I'm in the US....6am here

        1. Supersonic Marv'
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          What the hell are you doing up at 6am on a Sunday?

          1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            that's when the matches are on here

            1. ㅤRising
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Damn, dedicated

            2. Supersonic Marv'
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Fair play that's commitment.

            3. The Ejiptian King
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              I admire your dedication.

              1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                all over by noon.....

                1. ㅤRising
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  Hopefully for you to watch some points flow in your team

    16. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Early goal would have been good for this game IMO. Both teams would continue to attack as they can't park the bus.

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        It would be typical of Kola to CS in a game where nobody expects them to be able to 🙂
        Sold for TAA so can't complain though!

        1. Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Oops. Wasn't a direct reply. Never mind

    17. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      HOW MANY WAYS TO ASK THAT

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Not many

      2. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        good question

    18. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Dream scenario:
      Chelsea finish 4th, win europa league, United pip Arsenal to 5th but get CL

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        There's not an extra league spot if someone in the top 4 wins the Europa, is there? I've realised that I have no idea how it works.

      2. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Wouldn't the beaten Europa league finalist get it?

      3. bigbudgie
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I'm wrong. Think the rules have changed

        https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47806720

        If a top 4 club wins a European competition we remain at 4 spots.

    19. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Possession so far in this game...

      Leicester 81%
      Arsebal 19%

      😮

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Arsebal lol.

        ... Good ebening.

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Perfect.

    20. Tsssst
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Palace fans or anyone...

      Is Martin Kelly at CB nailed on til the end of the season now? At 3.9 he looks a steal.

      1. Gregor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah, I would say so.

      2. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Wow. That is good. Allows a great punt in another position. But is it worth a transfer with only 2 left?

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Doherty to Kelly in 38 if you have 2 FT then could free up some nice funds.

        2. Tsssst
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Think so.
          Planning Duffy and Mitrovic to Kelly and Rashford

    21. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Rashford nailed to start today right?

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah

      2. Gregor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Gotta be.

    22. Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Come on Vardy! (CCC)

    23. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Lacazette puts a good chance wide

    24. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      even Brighton could score against this Arsenal defence

    25. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Awful from Maddison that

    26. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Lol what the feck Maddison

    27. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Comon Laca.. or you're fired from my team..

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I sold him to Firmino this week for a -4 so he will get returns for you I’m sure.

    28. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Would you want hazard or sterling for next gameweek only.