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

    Ceballos is playing well but I suspect he may be a bit shot-shy.

    1. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He has a few goals in him surely, he'll be a 5.5m Ramsey.
      Just no point in getting him in pre-Spurs

  2. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    YC Auba

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Not good if you captained him.

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

    Pope on course for for a save point at least

  4. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Auba YC

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

    Auba yc

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

    Auba YC

    Stupid for not being 10 yards away from a free kick

  7. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    YC shite

  8. SB8
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Is Auba playing? Oh, yes, he just got a YC

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

    Silly Auba

  10. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Oh for FUKS sake. I hate this game.

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

    Auba (c) . F

  12. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    F off Auba

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

    Bahahahaha

    1. ENZO SZN™
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Band.

  14. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Feels good to know my captain next week is at home to this Arsenal defense

  15. Yip Jaap Stam
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    glad I don’t have auba so far

  16. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Every time i see Ashley Barnes i just remember Liverpool fans having him as their profile pic

  17. dark91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    At least we know the reason behind this UC unlike the one Martial was given last week

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

    Deano has Laca (c), what a legend

    1. Yip Jaap Stam
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Deano?

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

        Mike Dean

    2. soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      who's deano

      1. soup natsi
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        -_-

  19. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Non owner, that's a pathetic YC from Mike Dean. Happens all the time.

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      How come it is pathetic?!!!

    2. soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      silly comment, he touched the ball

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

    Can we no longer see other peoples transfers on FPL?

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

    Ceballos has 12 goals in his career calm down everyone.

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

      bilva 2.0

      1. *sigh*
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Bilva @ 5.5? I’ll take that.

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

      It's not his shooting that people are interested in right this moment.

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

      No one is looking at him for goals so you calm down

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

        No you

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

      Is'nt he like 21?

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

        23

    5. ENZO SZN™
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      How many did Ramsey/Santi scored before their breakout season.

    6. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      For 5.5m what’re you expecting?

  22. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    How have I still not learned to avoid captaining in the early kickoff...

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

    Marks team anyone?

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

        Ty!

    1. Yip Jaap Stam
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mark?

  24. The Mastermind
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Captained Auba over Salah and Sterling because I thought he'd be the heart of a pacey counterattack.

    Instead, he's getting yellow cards playing right wing back

    I love this game

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

      Sorry but thats a bad decision, even without hindsight

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

        he will still get points anyway

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

        He’s scored two goals last three games against Burnley and is a differential.

        Worth a punt at this stage of the season. Template only gets so far.

      3. ENZO SZN™
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        How is that a bad decision? At home to Burnley sounds good enough for captaincy. And there's still 45 minutes to play.

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

          He was always gonna play wide for a start and over Salah against Southampton... Please. I'm sure he will nick a goal and save you all anyway.

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

      This

      I even called it. Early kick off captaincy. Weekend of regret. Then still did it anyway.

      Best. Game. Ever.

      Hatred.

  25. southernpacific
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Auba> Kane

  26. EMBOLOFAN
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    you are breaking my heart pierre-emerick

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

    Think I'm becoming a better person because I feel sorry for Auba(c) owners. Was close to going down that route myself

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

      thanks for sympathy

  28. Four Hit Wonder
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Unlike most, I had Auba in GW1, got 6 pts and then took him out on a wildcard (Rash & Pukki).

    Bold strategy. Let's see if it will pay off.

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

      no one cares

      1. Four Hit Wonder
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Even a negative like is a like, bro.

    2. soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      wc on gw2 is the opposite of a strategy

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

    Cmon Laca another one please!

  30. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Ah what! one of my rivals has double Arsenal defence! Come Burnley