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Lacazette joins Aubameyang in Arsenal attack for Burnley visit

Unai Emery has made three changes to Arsenal’s opening Premier League win against Newcastle with David Luiz (£6.0m) Dani Ceballos (£5.5m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.5m) starting for the Gunners against Burnley. 

The Spaniard has opted to drop Callum Chambers (£4.5m) to give Brazilian Luiz his Arsenal debut, whilst handing Ceballos his first start.

Lacazette also joins the Arsenal attack with Henrik Mhikitaryan (£7.0m) dropping to the bench. 

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m), selected by 29% of managers and who came second in our Gameweek 2 captaincy poll with 17.84% of the vote, has retained his started berth.

He found the net on opening weekend at Newcastle and will have the expectation of many a Fantasy manager on his shoulders this lunch-time.

Arsenal academy duo Joe Willock (£5.5m) and Reiss Nelson (£5.0m) will also start their second successive league games for the club after impressing at St. James’ Park.

Alongside Ceballos, Willock and Nelson could offer value for money if they can start racking up some Fantasy points – so there will be plenty of attention on them this afternoon.

Meanwhile, for Burnley, Sean Dyche has opted to name an unchanged starting XI following the Clarets’ impressive 3-0 victory over Southampton last weekend. 

Dyche’s backline of Matt Lowton (£4.5m) James Tarkowski (£5.0m) Ben Mee (£5.0m) and Erik Pieters (£4.5m) will be marshalled by keeper Nick Pope (£4.5m) as the Clarets bid to keep yet another clean-sheet.

Striker Ashley Barnes (£6.5m) scored a brace last weekend, and Dyche will be hoping his talismanic striker can have a similar impact against Emery’s Arsenal.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Monreal, Sokratis, D Luiz, Maitland-Niles; Willock, Guendouzi, Ceballos; Nelson, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Burnley XI: Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Gudmundsson; Barnes, Wood.

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  1. pakornk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Guys captain Salah or Sterling?

    1. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Bit late.

    2. Evil Genius
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I guess some will be.

    3. jbatchelor3003
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling here

    4. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Went Salah

    5. I Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling against Bournemouth.

    6. gamesmad11
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Make a decision after the game

    7. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Raz

    8. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I'm still undecided.

    9. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Went Sterling

    10. grumpyman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Went Wilson. Had it on Salah all week. Think it was my hangover making the decision.

    11. Conor1
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I went with Salah. Also have Sterling and Auba in team.

  2. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Come on Burnley!

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      This
      Wood especially

    2. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Wood & Pope hauls needed!

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        This

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Hey finally 😉

    4. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I have wood

  3. Evil Genius
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Here we go again.

    I hope you all have a terrible GW.

    Makes my life easier.

  4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Come on Arsenal! Let’s go top of the league for a couple of hours with an Auba hattie!

  5. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Good Ebening !!

    1. Evil Genius
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Hewwo

    2. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      good ebening

    3. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He said good morning & it annoyed me more than it should

    4. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Good abternoon, Amey.

  6. gamesmad11
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Arsenal 3 points and Pope clean sheet please

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Pope minor injury after 60 mins...

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      How?

    3. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      So Pope to play over 60mins whilst claiming clean sheet - then coming off and arsenal scoring late winner

    4. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Clean sheet 12 saves max BAPS and a pen save? Yes

  7. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Still not updated

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yes, desperately need to do -4 😉

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Lol
        Same here

    2. SirStevieG
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Damn, what will I do with my life until it does.

  8. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Callum Chambers bandwagon (albeit very tiny) locked away for the winter now then.

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Was hoping he starts this match too. But now let's go woooooodddd

    2. Andy'81
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      One down, more to come. The Luiz signing was the writing on the wall.

  9. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Need goals goals and goals

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I only have Pope in this game, so a 0-0 would be acceptable.

      Can't watch the whole game anyway as got to make my way to Ashton Gate at half time to go see my boys play Bristol City.

      1. Ed
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Pope here too. I find watching a game with only a goalkeeper is not easy viewing

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          More anxious about QPR actually.

          Usually my keeper loses his CS in a live game late on, just so I'm tempted by seeing those glorious 6 points before they get cruelly taken away!

  10. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    The game is being updated.
    Please try again later when the updated scores / teams will be available.

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Over six million players.

      1. coriswrasse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        and yet the calculations and tables could be refreshed quite quickly with a better statistics engine and some refined api coding.

        1. Rolls-Royce
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          It could be. FPL just being lazy.

        2. Valar(Keith)
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Meh. It's free. As long as those bugs like the free transfer one earlier in thr week aren't actually affecting the game I'm Fine with it.

  11. amit1964
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    the game is not updated yet?

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Scandalous scenes!

    2. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Correct

  12. Pacer.
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone else got wood?

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I did this morning

    2. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      yep. Cant wait for the wifey to get home....

      1. Top 210 Club
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Lol sies

        1. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          jy bedoel seks

          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Is this Welsh?

            1. Ask Yourself
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Close

            2. Christina.
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              nee boet

            3. Top 210 Club
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Haha nee. Dis nie Welsh nie

      2. Sponge-worthy
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        She says hi!

    3. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Will happen if Sterling(C) scores a brace

    4. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Feeling the need are we?

    5. SirStevieG
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I did earlier, now it's softwood.

    6. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I got vinagre

    7. Majestic Chanka
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mines is 2x4

    8. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I was going to get Westwood or Norwood but I decided to stick (geddit??) 😉

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        No.

        Please explain?

        1. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          What's a stick made of?

          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Aha.

            Made me smile once I got it.

    9. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      In both meanings, yes.

  13. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Burnley to win 0-1 goal to Jack Cork assist Pope. Thanks 😀

  14. Streetad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Have Auba captained so potential for the weekend to be a total write-off before 3pm...

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Ah relax either blame everyone here for telling you to captain him or say he's a troll . Accountability does not exist on here

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

      no other captain choices have kicked a ball by then so hardly.

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

      It’s a good shout

  15. olidooley
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Wood....Cmon man! A goal and we’re good

    1. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A brace and we're great

  16. Majestic Chanka
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    47mins though, buy some better servers.

  17. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Update is taking too much time.

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      ^^

  18. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Updating takimg forever here.

  19. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Cmon, I want to stare at my team for no reason.

  20. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    More computing capacity needed in FPL towers...cmoon 50mins already!!!

  21. I Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Would it be fun if it didn't update until the end of the GW or no?

    1. Andy'81
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I like to make my knee jerk/rage transfers as soon as possible so that's a no from me.

  22. Am sorry to say again it�…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    LOL I thought it was just me who did this

    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I dunno what you did but I think it's just you who did it

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Capping defenders? No thanks.

    3. MTPockets
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Gerbils? Just you

    4. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      FPL servers being run on Commodore VIC-20 or ZX81 this week?

      1. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Smoke signals.

    5. Pinatta
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      love this

    6. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Omg omg what will I do, the game hasn't updated yet?!! How will I see the team I know I already have and snoop amongst 200 other teams all with either Sterling or Mo captain as well?

      How will I live for a few more minutes?

      End of days.

      1. 1zverGGadeM
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        lol this!

      2. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        All I want to see is if pukki fever gripped my league.. And if anyone sat on the pool keepern
        roundabout

      3. Demí
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Bit over the top mate. It's only FPL

        1. Stupendous
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Clearly you didn't understand my post all that well

          1. Demí
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            I do. I just chose to ignore the point you were making

            1. Stupendous
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              At least we are both wasting our lives and time together this morning before the match.

              Good day to you

      4. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        If you're not desperate to immediately set up your GW 3 team in case you fall into a week-long coma, you're just not committed enough.

        1. Stupendous
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Owned!

    7. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Fleet of ambos seen making their way to the Emirates for arsenal's midfield

      1. olidooley
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I’m in Shenzhen...a different fleet massing here

      2. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Are you an Aussie?

        I've been binge watching Ambulance Australia and keep using the term ambos here in UK.

    8. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mini WC anybody? Thinking 2FTand -4 this GW.

    9. gamesmad11
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      10 mins to kick off and still no update?

    10. Ginola14
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Think he needs a hr meeting after 20+ occasions of illness in a 2 year period

      1. Ginola14
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Ozil that is

    11. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Capping a player in the early kickoff has the potential to make or break the GW so early on.

      Cmon Laca!