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. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    As knee-jerky as it gets, but how’s this potential WC?

    Ryan
    TAA, VVD, AWB, Zinchenko/KWP
    Mane, Sterling, KDB, Martial
    Barnes, Pukki

    (Button, Dendoncker, Lundstram, Greenwood)

    Ok with no spurs coverage, or Martial & TAA -> Son & AMN/5.4?

    Cheers.

    1. danlynch13
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Double pool defense questionable and kwp surely not nailed

    2. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      People are wildcarded to remove double Liverpool defence

    3. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      If you was planning on doing it early then it’s not knee jerky.

      Knee jerky is people removing salah and not having pool attack all cause he got 3 points.

      I’m removing salah as he was in while Mané was out. And now he is not

      1. Alan Watts
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Knee jerky is when you tap the top of your knee and your leg jumps

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

      Double liverpool defence needs to go

    5. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers all. Made some tweaks...itchy fingers...

  2. I Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Siggy and Wilson over De Bruyne and King at the start of the season looks like a massive mistake now. Thought KDB looked incredible in the Community Shield but just didn't trust King as an option.

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

    Crazy to do Wood Fraser > Pukki Ceballos tonight before price rises?

  4. Jay Jay Okocha
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Original plan was KDB to Son but obviously that's not happening now. Anybody else in the same boat?

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

      Kdb was alwayd a season keeper for me. Hes gonna get 200 points as a 9.5

      Unless he gets injured again

      1. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Agreed. He's a dream to own because you know it's a transfer you don't have to worry about. (Unless he gets injured as you said.) - There aren't many players you can rely on to go through a dry patch. If KDB blanks 2-3 games in a row, it doesn't matter.

    2. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Plan was to always keep Kdb. But to fit son in.

      My team is going to look like

      Atm my team would look like this is I play my wildcard as planned.

      Ryan / button

      Vvd or TAA (leaving 0.4 or 0.9 ITB), Digne, Söyüncü with kelly and Rico (or Lund if he plays again tomorrow) on bench.

      Sterling, mane, son, Kdb, Ceballos

      Pukki, Barnes / greenwood.

      1. Jay Jay Okocha
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Gorgeous

        1. thepeen555
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Thanks man

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

      In same boat

      Might do aub and Barkley to son and a 7.5m but not this week

  5. Super Silva Haze
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Moura to Kdb
    Wilson to Pukki
    Montoya to Kelly

    Yay or Nay ?
    -4

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

      May as well wildcard

      1. Super Silva Haze
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        May as well WC for a -4. How does that make sense?

        1. I Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          It doesn't.

          1. Super Silva Haze
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Exactly lol. Amateurs.

            What's your thoughts on the above transfers mate ?

            1. Holding Mee Bong
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Go for it. Wish I could fit in KDB myself.

              1. Super Silva Haze
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Cheers mate. Yeah think I am going to do it before those pesky prise rises.

    2. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Sounds good. Go for broke man

  6. Jones Kusi
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    What are the biggest concerns?
    Deulofeu, Siggy, Fraser, Digne, Robertson.
    I got 2 FT and 0 ITB. Deulofeu will drop tonight

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

      Fraser with fixtures

  7. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Stuck which mid to bring in this week? Has to be KDB doesn’t it?

    1. KDB
    2. Son
    3. Martial
    4. Pulisic

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

      Wait on Martial. If he continues up top and looks like putting them away he’s better value than KdB if you have to make the choice. 2 million buys you a lot.

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

    For the next few weeks ?

    A) Mane and Rashford
    B) De Bruyne and Kane

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

      B

  9. BOATIES FC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Bilva and Robbo to Son and Maguire? I've got VVD and KDB and Kane

  10. FFMOTM
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pukki triple captainers are either mad men or inspired, I can't decide

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It was one of those annoying teams setup for one week

    2. rdpx
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Both!

  11. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Here's one for you WCers 🙂

    4.5
    4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0
    Salah | Sterling | Mane | KdB | 4.5
    Kane

    4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5

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

      Needs Pukki

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Train has left the station

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

      I was just looking at that midfield with Jota and Pukki upfront for a -12 😀

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Haha I just wanted to see if it is actually possible to fit those 5 in.

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          If it had VVD (2m short) I'd be very tempted

  12. Poseidon.
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I hate city as much as the next utd fan but how did they not get a pen for that?! 😆

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

      Local rivals btw before anyone questions hating them - both based in english city Manchester

  13. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Who is going to rise tonight?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I am

    2. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Many of them

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

      Insightful and helpful replies as always - thanks guys

  14. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Original plan was to do Auba to Kane next week but is it better to forget that and do Aubameyang and McGinn to KDB and Barnes instead and forget Spurs coverage next week???

  15. Domo
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Moira & Robbo to Lundstram and Mane?

    Exact money and have Salah, Sterling and KDB

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

      No need to do it now?

    2. Domo
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No, not thinking about now, just looking forward

  16. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Nor vs New on Sky, Pukki & Cantwell look awesome......

  17. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    How’s this potential WC?

    Ryan
    VVD, AWB, Zinchenko, Lundstram
    Mane, Sterling, KDB, Son, Martial
    Pukki

    (Button, Kelly, Wickham, Greenwood)

    Cheers

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

      Looks good.
      On form right now!

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

    Pope, Button
    Robertson, Digne, Dunk, Lundstram, Rico
    Salah, Sterling, Sigurdsson, Perez, Dendoncker
    Kane, King, Greenwood

    I'm excited to use these 2 free transfers but wondering what to do.

    I'm sure Siggy will have a good-to-great season but I want Martial. Would you do this? With a lot of money tied up with 3 players, perhaps Siggy/Perez can do with a downgrade.

  19. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Auba, king, robbo -> kane, pukki, vvd worth a -4?

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah

    2. Holding Mee Bong
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I did Robbo and King to Laporte and Pukki.

      Not convinced Auba to Kane it’s worth a -4.

  20. TOBY1
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Decided to go early from Salah to Mane. May bite me but I don’t think they’ll be a lot between them come the end of the season and 1m is nice to have.
    I thought this from the beginning but this week’s fixtures have confirmed it to me that they are both a big threat.

  21. luk46
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I used my two ft's already and did Robbo -> Zinchenko and Murray -> Pukki. Got 0.9m in the bank now, could do Fraser -> Martial for a -4 which will pay off I believe, but also thinking of another option...

    A - KDB/Son + Trossard
    B - Martial + Sigurdsson

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

    OR 319

    LOL

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

      Top 4K guaranteed.

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Well done

      Your season goes downhill from here 😛

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

      wp

    4. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Sweeeet

    5. AK ⭐
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Saw the Wildcard team. Brilliant!

    6. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      What's your team???

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

        heaton
        taa dunk coleman
        sterling mane mcginn cantwell
        kane pukki auba

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

      Well done. Brilliant work.

      What’s you’re total score? Got my WC pretty right for 66 so far with 3 to go but blew out week 1 after unlocking my team.

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

        excellent score for u! no players for me left so will drop

  23. Artemis Titans
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Frack it. Wildcard deployed.

    Pope, (button)
    Awb, Pieters, Digne (Hanley, Lund)

    Kdb(v), Mane, Son(C), Martial, x

    Pukki, Rashford, (Wickham)

    9.7m to play with or currently Perez is occupying this spot + 3.2 itb. Waiting to put Mendy in when he reappears. Muchas gracias.

  24. Wılly
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A. Robertson, Greenwood > Montoya, Pukki (3-5-2 w/Montoya as bench option)
    B. Digne, King > AWB, Pukki (4-4-2, double LIV defence)

  25. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Potential WC team.

    Pope
    VVD,Digne,AWB,Boly
    Sterling, KDB,Mane,Dendonker
    Kane,Pukki

    Button,Cantwell,Lundstrum, Greenwood

    Dendonker/Cantwell/ Lundstrum rotate depending on fixture. 5/3/2 or 4-4-2

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Good team but no City def & No United attack could hurt.

      I think it's between one of Kane or Mane and spreading rest of the funds.

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Can’t have everyone though.
        See how United go on Monday.
        If Kane goes then people would say “no Spurs!” That could hurt.
        Same with Mane.
        Tough choices.

        1. Karan14
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah agreed I'm also looking at a very similar teams and facing the same problems.

          1. The 12th Man
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Think I’m just gonna do Wilson > Pukki tonight then have further thought tomorrow.

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

      Have from last week. For you to compare. No KdB but Nartial instead

      Pope
      Robbo Digne AWB Lund Rico
      Sterling Mane Martial McGinn Dendo
      Auba (Kane) Pukki Jota

      I’m short in defence of course but think Digne is worth it. McGinn may be an error but suspect he’ll be decent value ahead of Dendo

      Time will tell but I’m thinking Jota will be good value too - not someone I plan to switch anytime soon.

      Robbo - he may face the axe in a couple of weeks but then again Alisson will be back sometime

  26. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pukki or Barnes ?

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

      Got to be Pukki.

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

    Stop getting Pukki.

    Scoring against this Newcastle United doesn't mean anything.

    1. Alan Watts
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Only 17 points

    2. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Did you see the goals though? Or the goal against pool? The guy is quality

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

    I wildcarded under the influence and now feel bad with me kebab if you could have anyone who would you go for?

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

      Rashy

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

      Enjoy the kebab mate. Mane and Son.

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

      Hahaha

  29. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Hi....views on best option here please?

    Pope
    Robbo vvd digne guilbert rico
    Salah sterling fraser perez trossard
    Wilson jota Greenwood

    A....robbo and Fraser to kdb and defender 5m for free

    B.....robbo fraser wilson to awb kdb and pukki - 4

    Thanks

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B.

      I'm 0.1 short of those moves.

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

        Thanks mate.

        Guess need to see what the deal is with digne....

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

    CURRENT TEAM:
    Button Ederson
    Wan-Bissaka Kelly VD Lundstram KWP
    Salah Sterling Hayden Anderson Dendoncker
    Kane Jimenez Joelinton

    2 FT.

    I'm thinking Joelinton -> Pukki and Anderson -> Ndombele.

    Admittedly, I'm rubbish at FPL and I would appreciate any guidance.