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

    My blank team is flying.

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

    Ffs

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

    omg vardy ruin my plan of selling him for Kun

    1. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Not really. It's only Arsenal. I'd still do the move.

      1. Milk, 1 Šuker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        This, despite his form this week. Chelsea at the end of the season is tempting though. But I think Laporte and co will have him in his back pocket next week, thus lessening his potential value.

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

          same thought here

          Vardy capable of scoring agst Chelsea

      2. tokara
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        i will keep, he is fixture proof

        will do son to hazard

      3. Not again Shirley
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Exactly. Removing vardy for Kun this week.

  4. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Surely bonus for Vardy boy now?

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah he is on 3 points now shifting Vardy out for Firmino with Gray's 8 points on the bench does not seem so good now.

  5. Kellz86
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Atleast that takes BP's from Tielemens which my rival has

  6. Party time
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Party Party Party Vardy's Party Lovely Party Sexy Party Dirty Party Vardy Party

      1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Congrats 🙂

        1. Party time
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Congrats buddy 😉 Always nice in the party

        2. Milk, 1 Šuker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Haha! Brilliant isn't it?!

          1. Party time
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Oh yesss 🙂

        3. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Casuals the whole lot of them...

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

            🙂

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

            True

          3. Milk, 1 Šuker
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Mmm...not me

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

          Wow well done Vardy owners!

          1. Milk, 1 Šuker
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Dave Munday and co on the Scoutcast did mention him!

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

              That must’ve been it then 😉

        5. Planet Head
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Cheers Jame, you beautiful damage limiter you

        6. Buck The Trent
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Vardy 14% in top 10k 🙁

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

          Vardy max BAPS because of that goal

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

          Chelsea & Leicester really do love each other.

          Hopefully they love us more and let us nab Top 4 vs. them 😛

          1. DR0GBA
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Arsenal have completely gifted us the chance of top 4 😀

        9. Zenith UK
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          So has anyone had a shocker as big as me this season (in regards to team and C selection);

          Current Points: 2172
          Bench Points Lost: 200
          Captain Points Lost: 255
          Max Possible Points: 2633

          455 points lost to not picking the right captain/starting XI

          fplmystats.com > manager ID > team selection

          1. Plymouth
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Current Points: 2266
            Bench Points Lost: 106
            Captain Points Lost: 242
            Max Possible Points: 2614

          2. Plymouth
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            As Sarri would say "is norrmall"

          3. Danno - Emre Canada
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Beat you by two points on capt points lost

            1. Zenith UK
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Gut-wrenching eh?

        10. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          God i hate you Vardy

        11. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          3 in a row. This club is a joke

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

            It'll be better next season without Ramsey

        12. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          That's Leciester on the beach now for the summer

          9-0 Man City next week

        13. twoplustwo
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Can’t seem to remove vardy and Maddy from my team

          1. Kante Touch This
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            its a good problem to have

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

          thanks alot arse-nal

        15. Lukakuna
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Vardy to Rash then...?

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

          Vardy still outscored by the king that is Robbo this week

        17. Jayv807
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Vardy and Periera thank you!

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

          God damn arsenal were awful. Auba has been a horrendous differential. Template is just crushing it too hard.

          1. TheDragon
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Vardy isn’t template

            Just ironic that all 3rd strikers bar arsenal got points - Vardy, Wilson, Gray etc

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

              Well... Every other differential option got points, and the template like Jimenez scored too. Just piss all of it

          2. Jayv807
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            I have Laca and share your pain. He is the only pl asyer out of my 10 played this week that didn't return and I have JWP on my bench. I don't know if I should hold for Brighton now....

            1. Jayv807
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              *Player

          3. ChuckN
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            What's the template? Seems to change depending on the week.

        19. TheDragon
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          The battle not to finish in the top 4 is really hotting up

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

            It really is. Spurs are doing incredibly well with 6 losses out of 10. But Arsenal don’t want their bitter rivals going worse than them. Nicely played getting the man sent off early and letting the keeper set up Vardy.
            Utd have asked Pogba to be as poisonous as he can and is duly doing so.
            Chelsea quite clever in hiring the fattest striker in Europe to at least attempt to limit Hazards out put.

        20. Zilla
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Vardy 18 goals! That's mad.

        21. Srv210
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          how to transfer vardy out....the guy has been a beast for me this season...but city game will be tough.

          1. Zilla
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Chelsea game could be good though

          2. DR0GBA
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            you should take the Arsenal game with a grain of salt, he only got those goals because of Arsenal's dreadful defence

            do you think City would allow him those chances? (vardy owner btw)

        22. Planet Head
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Call him 3-bap JV

        23. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          The race to finish outside top 4 is on...

        24. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          This was the easiest game for an opponent playing Arsenal. These Arsenal players are just not good enough.

        25. Planet Head
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Burnley goal incoming today, can feel it.

          1. TheDragon
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Please

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

          Leeds Villa at 8mins extra time...

          1. Danno - Emre Canada
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Should have been more, hilarious game