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. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone having problems getting live league standings on livefpl?

    I can only get one league updated and when I try to change to another it reverts back to the original one?

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

      Works fine for me, hmmm. do you know the league id of the league that's not showing?

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

        Iv tried that too. Loads one league perfectly. Gone from 8th to 2nd but the rest won't laod at all. Will have to wait til 2moro I guess

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

    KDB + Greenwood or Ceballos + Rashford?

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

      A if you can bench Greenwood, B if both play for you.

    2. BoleynWin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B by quite a margin I think, with the caveat that you have Sterling too...

    3. Tinkertank
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Thank you both, I don't know if I'm any wiser though. Yes, I have Sterling and yes I can bench Greenwood. :p

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

    Anyone looking at a Cantwell/ Dendonker rotation for the 4th midfield spot?

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

      Considering two 4.5s if depending on perez like omg up to his potential.

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

      Cantwell/Trossard is where it's at 😉 but yeah I suggested someone do that yesterday 😀

  4. Ozzy smith
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Don't get me wrong, I'm mega tempted to bring Pukki in, but is everyone just ignoring Bournemouth's fixtures after City? Most seem to be getting rid of Wilson/King to bring him in.

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

      Ignoring the fact that Newcastle are dreadful

      1. Ozzy smith
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        That also.

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

        They are, but it's clear by now that Pukki is a bit special.

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

        You are ignoring the fact that Fraser and Wilson have been dreadful against weaker teams.

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Leicester and Everton are hardly plum fixtures

      1. Ozzy smith
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Ah just ignore Southampton, West Ham and Norwich in the next 4 after those..

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

      bournemouth didn't look good i think

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

      The way Norwich play suggests the goals will continue. Chelsea and West Ham are leaky, even City didn’t look great today in that department. Whereas Wilson who’s in much less form has City, Leicester and Everton which the latter look very good defensively.

  5. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    First draft for a potential WC. How does it look?

    Pope (4.0)
    VVD Dunk Soyuncu (Kelly Rico)
    Sterling Mane KDB Son Martial
    Pukki Barnes (Greenwood)

    1. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Defence is an absolute shambles

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

        as oppose to which defenders?

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

      Defence too weak, front 7 too strong, IMO. (similar draft below)

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

        Too strong in FPL? I dont think that is a real concern. You can prefer a balanced team, but having strong players at any position is a good thing.

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

      Downgrade Barnes so you can upgrade Rico.

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

      I like it you ve figured out where the points lie this season

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

      This looks brilliant

    6. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not bad.

      Think I'd take Martial down to Ceballos and upgrade the defence a bit.

  6. Le _ Professeur
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Should I keep Adams for one more week or sell ?

    He was very close to score at least 1 today against Liverpool but I'm a bit worried about him starting considering Ings is fit.

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

    A) Martial, Lundstram (Kelly)
    B) Ceballos, Barnes (Lundstram)
    C) Digne, Ceballos (Lundstram)
    D) AMN, Barnes (Dendoncker)

    Cheers

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

    Pukki is awesome

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

      Watching the full game, looks bargain of the year.

  9. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pukki is a proper finisher.

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

      This

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

      True

  10. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone doing Auba/Kane hokey dokey or is it much of a muchness?

    1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      That was my plan but I’m wondering if the smart move is the prioritise getting KDB in instead what do you think??

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

        Picked Kdb over Sterling frm the start allowing Auba..

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

        Kane gives you another team to captain - big deal imo

    2. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I took out Kane for auba for this gw and probably going to reverse it for next week. Spurs will destroy that Newcastle team.

    3. Hurnt
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I’m tempted to switch back

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

    Thought on this for -4?

    Current team.
    Pope
    Virgil, Digne, KWP, Montoya
    Perez, Salah C, Sterling, Trossard,
    Wilson, Kane

    Button, Dendo, Lundstram, Greenwood

    .5 Itb

    -4 Team,

    Pope
    Virgil, Digne, KWP,
    Ndomb/Ceballos, Salah, Sterling, Trossard,
    Pukki, Kane, Barnes.

    Button, Montoya, Dendo, Lundstram,

    .4 itb

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

      Never be afraid of taking a hit, took - 4 this week King 6, Kane 2 out, Pukki 17 Auba 6 in, so even with the hit I'm still 11points ahead

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

        Do you like the moves above, Cantwell as a mid would leave 1.9 itb for defensive upgrades?

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

          Nope ceballos tough couple of fixtures, ndomb doesn't seem like a goal scorer to me. In fact I'd leave it till after the international break before making rash changes, its only GW2 no panic.

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

    is this Wildcard moves god or bad ?it will leave me with 1.3m extra.

    In: KDB Mane Pukki Rashford

    Put: Fraser Salah Aubameyang King

    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not enough changes for a WC. That’s a -8 with 2 ft’s

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

        Can do Ndombele in for Dendoncker for the money

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

          Ndombele doesnt do goals, he is like Kante or soemthing, Its like when you get a new girlfriend and you're all over each other. The romance period will wear off soon enough

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

            Haha. How about Ceballos then?

  13. Soapy
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Moura, Barkley,Wilson, TAA to
    KDB, Martial, Pukki, Söyüncü for -8.

    Worth it?

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

      I would not sell Wilson

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

    Fair play to the poster Bruce Lee who referenced Cantwell last week as being a tidy player.

    1. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He looked incredibly sharp at Anfield

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

    I'm rubbish at FPL tbh and would appreciate your assistance.

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

    2 FT. 0 ITB.

    I'm thinking Joelinton -> Pukki and Anderson -> Ndombele.
    Any better ideas?

  16. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pukki could be the new Kevin Phillips

    Promoted striker getting 30 goals

    Although he has serious regression in store from his current FPL scoring rate, along with serious price rises this week

  17. N00B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Heaton
    TAA Laporte VVD Digne
    Salah KDB Perez Trossard
    Auba Jota

    Bench:Button, Dendoncker, Greenwood, Lundstram

    2FT and 0.5 itb. I really want Sterling so what do you think about?

    A) VVD, Perez, Auba out and Maguire, Sterling, Pukki in (tonight)
    B) A) sounds good but wait another day

  18. pablo discobar
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Watching MOTD, Cantwell was brilliant for Norwich. At 4.5 bringing him in for this GW for 2 assits gave me more pleasure than Sterling scoring as captain.

    Regarding Cellebas, Ozil is a direct threat yeah?

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

      Yeah if I wildcard I’m looking closely at Cantwell. Ozil is a threat to Ceballos for sure, but the Spaniard was good today. I’d wait for the next 2 fixtures though

      1. pablo discobar
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks mate

    2. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Cantwell in a 3-5-2 could work excellently for the next few GWs

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

    Interested for some feedback on this.

    Watching MOTD, and have some thoughts on the mania surrounding Pukki rn.

    Pukki’s goals were well taken today don’t get me wrong, and he’s a good goalscorer. However, he very much benefitted from an atrocious Newcastle side.

    People pointing out that he scored at Anfield too. True, but I would counter that Liverpool have looked very uncharacteristically shaky at the back. They also likely switched off, having been 4-0 up at HT. Just takes a sec from a good goalscorer to pounce in that situation.

    I’m still considering him, and it’s tough because his price is going through the roof, but could we be jumping on the bandwagon too soon? Mitro was off like a shot last year and faded fast. Despite prices rises, I’d like to see Pukki do this against some better teams than Newcastle and a switched off Liverpool - if he does, he’s in for sure though.

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

      What has surprised me most is I didn't think Norwich scored many goals as a team overall, let alone Pukki.
      I heard it was Villa who scored the goals (supported by the fact Wesley was a popular pre season pick)

  20. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Own both King and Wilson. Who to sell first?

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

      Wilson. Not matching his price tag

      1. El Lobito 10
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah a goal and assist in two games is really rubbish

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

    I made my transfers bought in double Norwich 😀

    Pukki & Cantwell(for bench)
    for Fraser and Greenwood, have Wilson still. Sensible transfers at least, boring probably.

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Salah + King -> Sterling + Pukki?

      Lloris
      Robertson TAA Digne Zinchenko
      Salah KDB Perez Barkley
      Kane King

  22. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is it too early in the season to be doing Salah >> Mane??

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

      Nope that was my plan all along. Go with it

  23. Marshall96
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Should i do B.Silva and Robbo for Zinchenko and KDB?

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Any news on Zinchenko hamstring injury?

      I'd probably go for a united defender.

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

      Anyone but zinc Incase of the injury and if cancelo then comes in to play some left back he might not get it back

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    taking kane out ahead of newcastle at home for pukki is a mistake?

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

      100%

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        but I also need sterling

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

          cant you get Sonny instead?

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

          Unless your WC’ing. Son better option

    2. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Feels like one.

      Pukki scored three against Newcastle, kane could do the same and a lot of people will captain him.

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

      almost certainly

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah...take another striker out

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

      Yes should have been this week. In hindsight for some obviously lol

  25. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Lot of people thinking about taking Salah out after one blank. We've been here before.

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

      yeah last year I waited weeks watching Mane etc score the same points as him. Salah came good in the end but let's be honest was he worth his price for the first 10 weeks?

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

      Some people yeah. But others plan it as Mané didn’t start the season

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

    Right who is getting Pukki tonight? Let's get this going! or shall we wait now he is 6.6?!

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

      Gonna wait. Week hasn't finished.

    2. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'm not jumping on yet.

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

      I’ve done Wilson > Pukki. Holding my other transfer until the end of the week.

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

      yea I did it, its inevitable so I might as well do it now

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

      Thinking about it look above 😉

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

      I got him

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

    A) Martial, Lundstram (Kelly)
    B) Ceballos, Barnes (Lundstram)
    C) Digne, Ceballos (Lundstram)
    D) AMN, Barnes (Dendoncker)

    Currently on A.

    Cheers

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

    Pope
    Robertson, Digne, Dunk, Lundstram
    Salah, Sterling, Sigurdsson, Perez
    Kane, King

    What would you do with 2 FTs? (Don't mention Pukki, no chance I'm doing that)

    Martial for Siggy, perhaps?

  29. Ser Davos
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ward, Soyuncu or a Villa defender at 4.5?

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Villa don't seem to be the source of clean sheets I'd hope.

      Will Ward keep his place?

      Maybe Soyuncu.

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

        Yep Söyüncü

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

        Ward is 100% nailed

      3. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        A dodgy Heaton did it for them with peno and 2nd goal was a huge deflection.

        Think villa will settle (soon hopefully)

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

    Rico, Bilva, Wilson > Lundstram, Son, Pukki -4?