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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.

802 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 hours ago

    XI | Ederson, Walker, Kompany (C), Laporte, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Bernardo, D Silva, Sterling, Sane, Aguero

    SUBS | Muric, Danilo, Stones, Mahrez, Otamendi, G Jesus, Foden

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Very very attacking. Burnley could wreck them on the counter

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

        Haha this

    2. Steve Stiffler
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Lovely

    3. Party time
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        All I need now is a Sané haul

      • Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Sterling triple VC to the rescue 🙂

      • g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        No Wilson off the bench for me 🙁

      • The Mighty Hippo
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        oooh, I was so tempted to bring Sane in, but was worried that he wouldn't start.

    4. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      City team as expected.

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        As expected.

    5. boc610
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      4th place feeling very insecure at the moment. Nobody seems interested.

    6. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      City lineup as expected

    7. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Never noticed Leno look this solid.

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Nor me, best I've seen him.

        1. Marvin Moon
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          You really brought them all out of the woodwork before mate.

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 7 hours ago

            Dumb people who think you can't be racist against white people? He sure did.

            1. Marvin Moon
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 7 hours ago

              A history book might be of benefit to you.

              1. Brosstan
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 7 hours ago

                An ability to think logically might be of benefit to you. Literally believing you can't be racist against whites is bottom barrel intelligence

      2. Arteta
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Player of the season along with Lacazette.

    8. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Moura + Son > Gundogan + Sane (-4)?

    9. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Barnes on for N'didi.

      Attack-minded substitution.

    10. Bees4Lyf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Come on you foxes, bury these gunners!

    11. Sif
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Burnley XI:
      Heaton; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Hendrick, Cork, Westwood, McNeil; Wood, Barnes.

      1. Sif
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Subs: Hart, Gibson, Long, Ward, Driscoll-Glennan, Gudmundsson, Vydra.

    12. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Is Sterling on the right then?

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Looks like it unfortunately

        1. Kun, Ayew Nigerian?
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          Check well, mate. He gets loads of chances and Tap-ins from the right.

      2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Didn't he haul last time he played there?

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          He prefers playing on the left

    13. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      FFS, the match is in Manchester but Hazard is seen in London..

      http://feintzebra.co.uk/index.php/2012/05/28/eden-hazard-spotted-in-london/

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Terrible post...

      2. Penang Sandman
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        No link please

    14. Party time
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Burnley v City Predictions?

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          3-0 city

        2. bialk
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          0:4

        3. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          1-1

        4. Sif
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          2-2
          Sterling, Aguero
          Westwood, Barnes

        5. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          1-0
          Hopefully 🙂

        6. Peter Ouch
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          2-2

      • bialk
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Benched Leno, started Foster. Nice!

        1. El Matador
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          Started Patricio ahead of Leno

        2. Crabwalk
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          Same here, as I have Vardy and wanted to maximise points potential. Oh well, it's not over yet...

      • Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        'Lineup as expected' posts as expected

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          As expected.

          1. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 7 hours ago

            As expected.

            1. Hy liverpool
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 7 hours ago

              As expected

              1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 7 hours ago

                Es axpected

        2. bialk
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          Where is that troll Aubameraung, that costs my ML with Liverpool line-up?

        3. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          Next week we'll be able to go one level of meta deeper, now 🙂

      • Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Anyone know why Stones has fallen so far out of favour?

        1. Weak Become Heros
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          Same reason as Otamendi after having a boss season.

          Only Pep knows!

        2. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          Yeah he’s dropped like a

        3. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          Pep picks primarily on form. Must be that over anything else. Only recently tied him down to a long contract right?

        4. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          Hopefully someone can point you to where but there was some explanation from pep about how he picks laporte's partner. Injury and team news post?

      • Weak Become Heros
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Need a big return from City today.

        Bernard, Sterling & Aguero.

        Come on lads.

        1. hueycho
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          Burnleys gnna give em a tought game imo

      • dark91
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Is there any player in the top 6 teams that is worse than Iwobi?

        1. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          Lingard

          1. amit1964
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 7 hours ago

            marsial

            1. amit1964
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 7 hours ago

              every man u attackers

          2. Party time
              5 years, 7 hours ago

              united a top 6 team?!

              1. grumpyman
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 7 hours ago

                I have a link to the league table if you'd like to see it.

                1. Party time
                    5 years, 7 hours ago

                    Lol. I thought Wolves were above them. My bad

                2. dark91
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 7 hours ago

                  I wanted to exclude Man United but I still think Iwobi is worse than their regular starters

            • Brosstan
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 7 hours ago

              Lingard, Sanchez, Llorente are on the same tier

            • WVA
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 7 hours ago

              Lingard for sure

            • BERGKOP
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 7 hours ago

              Mustafi

          3. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 7 hours ago

            Big sterling performance please

          4. FPL Maldini
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 7 hours ago

            Is Firmino likely to be fit vs Newcastle?

            1. hueycho
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 7 hours ago

              Dunno but wouldnt get him against newcastle, benitez is gnna get em!!!

          5. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 7 hours ago

            This wreaks 0-0

            1. Gnu
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 7 hours ago

              Timing.

              1. Eat my goal!
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 7 hours ago

                Jinx - perfecto

                1. Gnu
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 7 hours ago

                  🙂
                  Your work here is done. 😆

            2. Forza Papac
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 7 hours ago

              Lol

          6. Modest Bob
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 7 hours ago

            KING OF THE ROOKIES SIGNING IN

          7. tiger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 7 hours ago

            Tielemans!

          8. Hy liverpool
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 7 hours ago

            Goal

          9. Party time
              5 years, 7 hours ago

              The Emery Effect coming into full flow

            • Numb
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 7 hours ago

              Party started

            • El Matador
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 7 hours ago

              Just 1 goal Vardy please

            • DA Minnion (Former great)
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 7 hours ago

              Looked like a good goal. Watched it on match tracker or live score.

            • Nomar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 7 hours ago

              How much do we think Digne will be starting at next season?

              I reckon £5.5m

              1. Weak Become Heros
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 7 hours ago

                Sounds right.

                1. Nomar
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 7 hours ago

                  He’s in my template for next season.

                  Ideally him, Laporte and Robertson, but my have to downgrade to Trent as Robbo and Laporte almost certainly will be £6.5m each.

                  1. Nomar
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 7 hours ago

                    As in Trent instead of Robbo.

            • Bubz
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 7 hours ago

              A win for Utd today would be huge for the top 4 race now

              1. El Matador
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 7 hours ago

                Would still need Chelsea to drop points