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. Tauruspt
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Did zinchenko go off injured?

    I have Digne as well....

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

      He would have if Pep hadn't used all his subs.

      Went down clutching his hammy and played about 10/12 minutes after.

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

        Downgrade to a 4.5 likely then I suppose... who’s the pick of the bunch so far?

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

          Good luck looking in that barrel 😀

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

          Or to 5.5 AWB

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

      It was only a cramp. He was running seemingly unhindered at the end of the game.

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

    Seems Digne will be OK?

    Have him and Haller, with double Liverpool defence.

    If he's def out, it's maybe WC time..

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

      Time to WC If you want to get rid of:
      King, Fraser, Bilva, one of Trent and Robbo. Right? I think they are also going down in price.

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

      Reply fail.

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

    Jota 6.4 if he blanks on Monday? I'll have a bit of that

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

      rather have him than pukki. wolves fixtures dont clear up till 12 though

  4. threeputt
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I used to use FPL Discovery to get stats for the week but it seems it's not gone live for this season, is there another site peeps are using ?

    1. the Penman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      FPL statistics, or even FF Fix.

  5. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Spurs had an xG of 0.22. Extremely fortunate to score 3 goals. Man City defence is still sound.

    KDB created NINE chances (3 of which were big ones). Huge numbers.

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

      *2 goals.

    2. ★Kuntheman★
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He’s coming straight into my team. Gonna run riot over the next few weeks.

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

    Would you be tempted by Wilson Siggy to Barnes Son for free?

    An alternative would be Pukki over Barnes, but requires a further hit to make money.

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

      not remotely

    2. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I am not sure Son will walk straight into the team. Lamela is playing well, so I would wait a week for that move if I were you

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

      5PPM is not bad for an 8m forward

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

        Citeh next though

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

          after that though? I'm still thinking about it but could be a bad move

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

      I would

  7. The Man Pastore
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Why everyone getting Pukki with these coming fixtures??

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      baffling

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        no its not if you watched him vs livp.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          and still the point remains, baffling. Next....

          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            🙄

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

      because he scored some goals and thats all people care about

    3. The Mastermind
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Bandwagon

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

      He’s averaging 2 goals per game, he’s on for 76 goals this season

      1. CMJC
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lol

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

      I think CHE at home he's got a good chance. Only really the MCY game he's likely to blank. But at home, the way they play , who knows.

    6. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Because Norwich play very attacking games and Pukki already put goal past Liverpool- can see him score v Chelsea and while Norwich may lose v City their style of play offers good chance he will score on break

      1. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        pulled the trigger yet on Wilson to Dunas?

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

          Not yet- watching Captain America:The Winter Soldier and then planning to decide - although to Pukki rather than me I think

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

    Lanzini punt paying off. Keeping Moura paid off. Only 42 points all out still because double City and Pool def hasnt worked out but happy with that.

    Now for the next week. Is Auba to Kane worth a -4?

  9. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    That Wildcard button is looking very tempting

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

      would be nice if we could wc every 2 weeks yeah

  10. KUN_DE_BRU_YNE
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Gonna remove one Liverpool defence,so:
    A) Arnold > zouma(or any 5.0£ Def)
    Or,
    B) van dijk > any 4.5£ Def

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

    2FTs and 3.5 ITB

    A) Dendoncker + Robertson -> KDB + AWB (still have VVD)
    B) Perez -> KDB

    Heaton, Button
    Robertson, VVD, Digne, Monroya, Lund
    Salah, Sterling, Martial, Perez, Dendo
    King, Ings, Greenwood

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

    When are the price rises happening?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Random time, 6 or 10 hours probably.

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

    Time to WC If you want to get rid of:
    King, Fraser, Bilva, one of Trent and Robbo. Right? I think they are also going down in price.

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

      Digne also maybe injured..

  14. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    50 with AWB and martial to play....so 52-54 its going to b 🙂

  15. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Maybe a bit knee jerky but Salah Robertson and Perez to Mane De Bruyne and Kelly to leave me enough to get pukki. Thoughts

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      For a minus 4

  16. Bennison
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Heaton
    VVD/TAA/Coleman/Wan-Bisakka/Lundstrom
    Salah/KDB/Lanzini/Siggy
    Kane/King

    2ft

    Obviously want Sterling in my team but I can't seem to get it him in without taking either Salah/KDB or Kane out my team any suggestions? Or just run without hoping KDB can keep up with Sterling

    1. jaguar shark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I’d swap sterling for Kane in a second.

  17. jaguar shark
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    KDB looks like he’s gonna assist every city goal. Essential.

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

      Was gonna get Son next week... hmm

      1. jaguar shark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        For me, KDB now, easy to move to son later.

    2. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yep, I have him and he looks to me to be a source of regular points from assists and the odd goal.

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

    Anybody:

    A) Selling Salah (to do what?)
    B) NOT trying to squeeze Pukki in

    ?

  19. Azathoth
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Poor Mark....Lamela last at his bench.....

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

      Unbalanced team too much money on the bench every week . Looks like he wants to play wc late

    2. ★Kuntheman★
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I’ve got Cantwell second on mine 🙁

    3. Supertrooper
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Got a link to his team?

  20. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Want to get Pukki in for King but need to raise 0.1 from my other FT. What would you do?

    Ryan Button
    Zinch Digne VVD Robbo Kelly
    Salah Sterling KDB Perez Dendonk
    King Jota Greenwood

    Thinking of Digne to AWB but now have Zinch to worry about. Sit tight for a couple of days and await Digne and Zinch news and check that AWB is ok after Monday? Seems the sensible move but will miss out on the Pukki rise.

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

      with 2 potential injuries you need to let the pukki ship sail

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

      Pérez to Ceballos.

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

      Exact same team as mine, btw.

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

        Except, Kelly. I have lundstram.

  21. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Hello everyone.

    I would like to say a big thank you to all of you with whom I have interacted and also with whom I haven't. I think it's time to take a break for a week I guess and go into hibernation. I am sorry if I have hurt anyone in past 10 days. Didn't mean to hurt you.

    Wish everyone best of luck for Gameweek 3 .

    My team for Gw3 is set . Took -4 for this.

    Heaton
    Vvd Keane awb Montoya
    Sterling (c) salah(vc) martial Perez
    Kane Jota

    Button hayden Greenwood chambers.

  22. KUN_DE_BRU_YNE
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any idea?
    Will son be directly involved in GW 3 from very starting ?or,will make sub appearance ?

    1. jaguar shark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I think it’s impossible to say

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Could be either.

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

      ill call poch and ask

      1. jaguar shark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        He might not know!

  23. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Very tempted by a - 4
    Salah, pèrez and greenwood to
    Mane, ceballos and pukki

    Might seem knee jerk but wanted to do mane move early in season other. Ceballos looks great and pukki and Norwich are exciting

    What do you reckon?

  24. Tauruspt
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A) b silva and dendon
    B) ndombele and bernard
    C) pogba and dendon - switching heaton to button with keeping pope

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

    It looks like a -4 will be basically free this GW with all the transfers flying about 🙂

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

      Innit

    2. teddypicker
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      So a FT is basically scoring a goal as a striker! This game is easy

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

        😉

  26. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Would you keep Auba with their upcoming fixtures against Pool and Spurs? Thinking if it would be better to get someone like Mane/KDB and change the formation.

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      he cud score against both pool n spurs

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

      With 2 FTs you could work out a few nice combos to utilise that money, I'd look at it!

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

      Im seriously looking at a -4 to get him out for Kane. Didnt like the positions he took up when Laca was on the pitch.

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

    Guys till when it's the discount on membership? I wanna suport lads here

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Discount over until January.

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

      1st July.

    3. jaguar shark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Less than $2/month. Worth it!

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

        Too bad the discount is over. Thanks

  28. Penguin
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Getting rid of Bournemouth strikers for Pukki is laughable, I’ve seen Norwich this year & that are certainty to go down with sheff Utd this season. C Wilson will bag a hatrick sooner rather than later & you'll all be sticking him back in lol

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

      Certain to go down, put your life savings on it lads, Penguin says its a guarantee

      1. Penguin
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        That’s right dimwit

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

      agree

  29. gilean
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Best defender for 5 mill or less? Getting rid of Robertson to afford Fraser-> KdB

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

    Anyone tempted by Salah (C)? Liverpool always seem to run riot against Arsenal

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

      Right now i'm thinking (c)ane....

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

      yeah probably