Scout Notes

Aubameyang delivers as Ceballos offers potential in Arsenal win

Arsenal 2-1 Burnley

Goals: Alexandre Lacazette (£9.5m) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) | Ashley Barnes (£6.5m)

Assists: Dani Ceballos (£5.5m) x 2 | Dwight McNeil (£6.0m) 

Bonus Points: Ceballos x 3 Lacazette x 2 Aubayemang x 1

Arsenal emerged victorious with a 2-1 victory over Burnley in their first home game of the Premier League season with Alexandre Lacazette (£9.5m) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) getting the goals.

Dani Ceballos (£5.5m), making his first Premier League start for the Gunners, put in a stellar performance, contributing two assists and collecting maximum bonus points.

In a man of the match display, the onloan Real Madrid man underlined his exciting potential to be a value for money route into the Arsenal attack this season. 

He played a crucial role in the attacking play and also had a hand in the Gunners’ corners and free-kicks but also helped break up Burnley’s offensive efforts.

Dani Ceballos was comfortably Arsenal’s man of the match against Burnley

At a price of £5.5m and after such an impressive debut, it will be difficult for managers to ignore Ceballos who unquestionably has the ability to start for Arsenal on a weekly basis.

And given the void that has been vacated by Mesut Ozil’s (£7.4m) ongoing absence, Ceballos looks to have the confidence and ability to contribute assists that the Gunners’ have been crying out for in the Emery era. 

Ashley Barnes (£6.5m) struck an early equaliser after Lacazette had put Arsenal in front, with the forward making it three goals in two games for the Clarets to stake his claim as an early frontrunner for the best budget forward in 2019/20.

Ashley Barnes and Dwight McNeil celebrate a goal for Burnley

Barnes took his goal well after a battling run and through ball from Dwight McNeil (£6.0m) rewarding the 3.9% of managers who had backed him to deliver against Arsenal. 

Despite a nervous first-half performance that culminated in a booking for Aubameyang, the Gabonese forward scored a crucial goal for the Gunners after cutting in from the left, burying his well-struck shot past Nick Pope (£4.5m) to give Arsenal the lead. 

Owned by 29% of managers, the performance of Aubameyang was relatively re-assuring given his well-taken goal, even if it was a long-time coming.

The premium forward was a peripheral figure in the first half, having been deployed on the right flank of attacking midfield.

Aubameyang was frustrating to watch for his Fantasy owners but he delivered a second goal in two against Burnley

It was not until the second period, when Nicolas Pépé (£9.5m) replaced Reiss Nelson (£5.5m), that Aubameyang really got going.

This substitution saw Aubameyang move to the left, with Pépé, making his home debut, taking up the right-wing station.

Emery’s decision to deploy the premium striker in both a left and right-sided role at various stages Saturday afternoon’s fixture will be an area of potential concern.

When we consider the assured positions of other premium options such as Harry Kane (£11.0) as a centre-forward, Raheem Sterling (£12.1) as a winger and Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) as a right-sided attacking midfielder, this is a level of consistency Aubameyang cannot really offer. That said, the Arsenal man still outscored all of those big names in Gameweek 2.

Despite his yellow-card for encroachment on a Burnley free-kick, Aubameyang picked up one bonus against Burnley, meaning he has a total of 12 points over two Gameweeks in 2019/20. 

If Lacazette can continue his goalscoring form alongside occupying the central striking role for Arsenal, then the Frenchman is certainly worthy of monitoring with regards to attacking Arsenal coverage given his favourable price-tag at £1.5m less than his Gabonese counterpart. 

Pépé’s introduction at half-time did not lead to any attacking returns for the £72m signing, but glimpses of his potential were on show at The Emirates. The former Lille striker will now be looking to nail down a starting berth and prove himself to Emery as a worthy candidate to feature alongside Aubayemang and Lacazette regularly.

Despite failing to record a second consecutive clean-sheet, Pope was exceptional at times for Burnley, making seven saves in total as well as a number of crucial blocks to prevent the scoreline developing into a mauling for the Clarets. 

Nick Pope made seven saves against Arsenal

There remains indisputable value in both Pope and the likes of Matt Lowton (£4.5m) James Tarkowski (£5.0m) Ben Mee (£5.0m) and Erik Pieters (£4.5m) who have a favourable run of fixtures from Gameweeks 5 to 8 after navigating an away trip to Wolves before hosting Liverpool at Turf Moor. 

The early momentum that Arsenal have now picked up after successive victories over Newcastle and Burnley is a stark contrast to Emery’s debut season with the Gunners, where successive defeats to Manchester City and Chelsea in Gameweeks 1 and 2 made for difficult reading. 

If Emery and Arsenal can translate this promising initial form into continuous winning momentum, then there is no doubt that they have a number of primarily attacking assets who can deliver for Fantasy managers – namely Lacazette and Aubameyang.

But Saturday’s victory was both a day and performance that belonged to debutant Ceballos with his two assists and a Man of the Match performance. 

Members Analysis

Lessons learned from Gameweek 2

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

    To WC or not to WC, that is the question!

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Thinking the same. Measly 27 pts with 3 to play.

      1. FPL ElasticO
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        52 + bonus with Perez to play

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

          Classic

        2. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Nice contribution.

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

        Got 35 with 3 to play - just not good enough

        Adrian f'd up the GW

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not

    3. Stoneleigh
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I have - suspect a few others will too. My team was far too template 🙁

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

    PLAY UP POMPEY!

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

    Aubemeyang 'delivers' might be a stretch for a premium striker scoring 6 points at home to Burnley

    1. Krionos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      😀

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

    So much overthinking about captaincy and in the end Salah gets 3 points, Aubameyang & Sterling 6 each. You just gotta laugh :mrgreen:

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

      Still have FOMO bc of those sterling points... 🙁 capped salah instead

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

      It's only overthinking when the margins are tight

    3. Krionos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Sterling will be top scorer this season. City had 30 attempts and 10 shots on target. Against Tottenham...

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        spurs arent that good

  5. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    KDBBBBBBBB!

  6. F4L
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    can someone explain why the tiniest touch of the hand on the ball means disallowed goal no question, yet players can still rugby tackle opposition attackers in the box with VAR in use?

    1. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      contact sport

      If you want non-contact try Lacrosse

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        well judging by the fact players just fall over nowadays and get free kicks/penalties with no/very minimal contact, I'm not sure that's a fair argument

    2. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      New rules this year I think. Any handball leading to a goal is ruled out. Might be harsh sometimes but at least it's consistent.

  7. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Football not handball. Get a grip if you can't handle VAR making the CORRECT decisions.

    Try netball instead. Not too much controversy there

    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Calm down

    2. thomashl
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lol agree

    3. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      low iq take

      1. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        "low iq take" then goes on to say spurs aren't a good team

  8. FPL ElasticO
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is it worth taking -8 for these transfers??

    Wilson/ VVD/ Lucas/ King >> Kane/ AWB/ Dendoncker/ Pukki

    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Possibly.

    2. thomashl
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Over time, might be

    3. Krionos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Absolutely not.

  9. FredrikH
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Salah -> Mane
    Or
    Perez -> Ceballos
    To afford King -> Pukki?

    1. FPL ElasticO
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Perez >> Ceballos/ Cantwell

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      no

    3. DMP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Considering the same move with Pérez.

  10. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Get in absolutely buzzing with my score of 28 from 9. Bring on Gameweek 3 with a crocked Zinchenko, playing defenders in Rico and Guilbert, and an overall fantastic team...

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      many such cases

  11. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Taylor price to go down tonight , do we think Taylor will go back to be Burnley line up ?

    Thank you

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Let the hits commence!

  13. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    What a disastrous week, don't really wanna WC though, hopefully Leicester do something tomorrow.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      what u on mate

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        31 from 9 here

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Exact same as you, 31 from 9.

        2. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Who've you got left?

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            tony and barkley haha

            1. The Ejiptian King
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              I have Vardy and Perez lol, excited for the Lei blank tomorrow!

              1. have you seen cyan
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Lecister wont blank but predicting the outcome of that game is hard. When its hard to predict I normally go for a draw so 2-2, Pulisic x2, Vardy x2

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

    Zinchenko and Digne - how bad are the injuries?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Zinchenko injured?

    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Zinchenko continued but who knows! And Digne seems alright after Silva comments

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

        Hmm alright. Could be forced into early WC here. Wilson Siggy not done much, Zinch Digne maybe flagged, Salah and double Liverpool defence disappointing and Perez Jota question marks still

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I'd be fully confident of Jota being a great pick.

        2. Krionos
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          You're looking at it very "glass half empty". Liverpool would have had a Clean sheet and possibly bonus for VVD had it not been for one keeper error, Siggy is involved and they have good fixtures. Takes penalties and free kicks. Digne already has an assist and 2 CS, could be fine come the weekend. Salah will score 200+ points over the season, it was just Mane's turn today.

    3. sirmorbach
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      This is one of those moments in which FPL makes me feel like an ass---. My mate's got Zinc and Digne, but it's just WRONG to hope for someone to be injured.

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

        It's not thatttt bad to hope a guy who earns 100k a week pulls a hamstring, come on

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

      Last 10 minutes wouldn't have helped Zinchenko.

    5. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      how are we meant to know. doubt the players even know yet

  15. Permian23
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    71 points. Nay bad.

    1. sirmorbach
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not bad AT ALL.

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      lol

    3. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      wtf

    4. dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Average

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

      Pukki TC?

      1. Permian23
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No, sadly not.

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

      Mediocre

  16. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Salah + Wilson + Fraser > Mane + Kane + Ceballos (-4) done!

    1. FPL ElasticO
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Should hold on to Salah for 1 more week.....

      1. BigBillyBass
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I’ve got Mane now so I’m happy

  17. EMBOLOFAN
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    xg

    mci: 3
    spurs: 0.2

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      City were awful in the second half in the final third, seriously cost them

  18. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Very bad GW for the big hitters.

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

      Indeed... oof

    2. Rock n Grohl
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      KDB, Mane, Sterling and Auba worked out

  19. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I love VAR.

    1. FPL ElasticO
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yes making right decisions....

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No VAR and City would have been awarded a goal that did not count. All in all great result if you do not support City 🙂

  20. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Sterling over Salah turned out to be the correct decision, well done Sterling cappers!

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

      get the tissues out

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Big 3 points at this stage of the season.

      Pukki cappers heading for nose bleed ranks.

      1. DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Only 8% owned not many will have captained

    3. BEARZINHO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I sought the wisdom of the forum earlier and went sterling over salah! 3 points gained! Have that you salah captaining losers!!! Lol

  21. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    How’s your captain doing this GW?

  22. el polako
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Have to say I am way more angry with this clown Adrian than with my Salah(c) fail.

    Double LFC defence owner 🙁

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Many in the same boat

    2. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      alisson made a bad blunder early last season too and lost the cleansheet. I'm sticking with my double no doubt

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        For Allisson it was isolated incident, Adrian is pants and thats the problem.

        1. mixology
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          i don't disagree although i'm happy to stick with the double up as many are going to ditch pool defenders to free up cash. Season keepers for me

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

            Think I will too

  23. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any reason to WC? 2FT

    Pope
    Robbo Laporte Coleman Montoya Lundstram
    Sterling Salah Trossard Perez Dend
    Auba King 4.5

    If not WC then pick one
    Auba Perez>

    A Kane Lanzini
    B Rashford Kdb

    1. The Darkest Knight
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B for sure.

    2. BATISTUTA ®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

  24. Strchld
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Really tempted to WC.
    Have King, Fraser and Bilva whos have to go. Also Digne could be injured. I think one of Robbo and TAA would be enough also...

    1. QUEN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yes my question is do I ditch Trent or van dyke

      1. BATISTUTA ®
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I did TAA -> Digne ... rushed it a bit but i think he’ll be fine for next gw

  25. thomashl
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Impressed of the number of people considering Salah -> Mane.

    Was Mane really that much better?

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

      Obviously he scored yesyesyes and Salah didn’t. TODAY, that is. More interested in the general look

    2. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Looked sharper last two games.

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

        Cheers polako

    3. Stat Sloth
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yes, he was better. Could have had one or two more goal/assist. Salah, on the other hand, could perhaps had one in total.

      Salah still takes corners, and is a part of the build-up. But TAA wasn't as good, he stayed back more, so Salah kept to his winger position. Robbo was more attacking, giving Mane the chance to go inside.

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

        Ok cheers, valuable insight.

        Sounds as Robbo sellers might be premature, then? And that maybe Trent has been told off by Klopp defensively, and Salah suffers a bit from that?

    4. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Today he was. But in the main liv were stifled today. Mo in particular

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

        Ok thanks! They had a long match midweek to be fair

    5. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      so glad people are making this stupid transfer

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

        It seems very luxurious, and potentially very wasteful, agreed

    6. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Doesn't have to be that much better when he's 1m cheaper, doesn't even have to be better at all.

  26. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    49 pts with Lundstram and Robinson left. Any good?

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

      It’s good and you know it 😉

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        There's still the Manutd contingent to go.

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

          Well it’s a helluva lot better than mine. 35 with Vardy, Perez and Lundstram...

  27. FPL-(VAR)dy
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Looks like its Wildcard time..Liverpool poor defensively,Digne,Zinchenko possibly injured

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      did you watch the liverpool game?

  28. tissae
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Van Dijk or Robertson to stick with?

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

      I think VvD might be the best value in the back over time

    2. BATISTUTA ®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Virgil

  29. FPL ElasticO
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Will Pukki price rise tonight can hold my transfer after tomorrow matches???

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pukki will double rise before Friday.

      He is better than Jesus.

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

        Was thinking about taking a hit to get Kane in. Maybe downgrade Wilson to Pukki and do it the next round?

        Wc so tempting, gah

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He will prob rise 0.2

  30. The Darkest Knight
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Maura + Parrot (lol) >> Dendoncker + Pukki

    RIGHT NOW for 2FTs???