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Lacazette among the substitutes as Aubameyang leads the line for Arsenal

The final match of Gameweek 9 takes place this evening, as Sheffield United host Arsenal.

Kick-off at Bramall Lane is at 20:00 BST.

There were no major shocks upon the release of the two teamsheets, with Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) only among the substitutes after his return from a seven-week absence.

Kieran Tierney (£5.4m) has to be patient for his first Arsenal league start, too, as Sead Kolasinac (£5.4m) keeps his place at left-back.

In fact, Unai Emery has made only one change to the Gunners’ starting XI from the side that defeated Bournemouth a fortnight ago: Joe Willock (£5.0m) replacing Dani Ceballos (£5.5m) in midfield.

Lacazette’s benching means that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.1m) will again lead the line for Arsenal, flanked by Nicolas Pepe (£9.3m) and Bukayo Saka (£4.5m) in attack.

Aubameyang has yet to blank in an away fixture this season and averages 8.25 points on the road.

John Lundstram (£4.6m) is the most-owned player in this fixture and he features in more Fantasy teams than the rest of the Sheffield United squad put together.

Over 40% of his owners have benched him for this match but it’s probably fair to say that he’ll be an ‘auto-sub’ for many of us, given the high-profile no-shows over the weekend.

His 14-point haul against Crystal Palace at Bramall Lane in August has been followed by three blanks at home but he remains the best-value FPL asset in the game, based on points per million spent.

There are no surprises that Chris Wilder’s only two changes for this fixture come up front, an area in which he has regularly rotated over the past two months.

Lys Mousset (£4.9m) and David McGoldrick (£5.4m) are the strike pairing this evening, replacing Callum Robinson (£5.3m) and Oli McBurnie (£5.9m).

Sheffield United’s four home games this season have only seen six goals scored: only St James’ Park and Selhurst Park average fewer goals per fixture than Bramall Lane in 2019/20.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson; Basham, Egan, O’Connell, Stevens; Baldock, Norwood, Lundstram, Fleck; Mousset, McGoldrick.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Chambers, Sokratis, Luiz, Kolasinac; Xhaka, Guendouzi, Willock; Pepe, Aubameyang, Saka.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 9

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  1. 11 smelly shirts
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Even in the last minutes Arsenal didn't give the impression that they really want to win this game. No reason to go for any ARS player in the near future

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

      Yup, my trial of Pepe is over.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        2 @ home next yet, he looked ok at some points tbh. Im keeping but he betetr frikin score soon!

        1. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I wouldn't

        2. 11 smelly shirts
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I would agree with you if he would costs 5.0, but it's easy to invest in better players for this price

  2. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Emery got embarrassed there. Wilder gave him a tactical masterclass from start to finish, a top manager

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

      Fortnightly occurrence for him.

  3. 1zverGGadeM
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    You know something with your team is really shyte, when your top scorers are on your bench and they are Rico and Lundstram lol

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

    When you buy a player in FPL you don’t just buy into him, you buy into his team.

    Auba in that excuse of a team isn’t worth 11m.

    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Auba > Vardy will be my transfer now.

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Spot on. Auba owners have been riding their luck for too long.

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      He’s steadily transformed into an under the radar premium troll

      Only gets captained for the plum games then goes:

      BUR 6
      AVL 5
      BOU 3

  5. Yoshioka
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Love seeing a proper club like Sheffield United in the Premier League, they remind me of when Palace came back up.

  6. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    come join me guys with my bargain bucket defence of Rico and Lunds rotating or both starting every week. It seems to be working lol

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

    Arsenal have not improved under Emery.

    He has known their defence is rubbish and nothing has changed. It is not like Arsenal play incisive football.

  8. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    19pts from 1st eleven and doubled it from auto subs and vc

  9. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    31 points not that bad right

  10. TAT
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Give it to Ljungberg until the end of the season.

  11. Babit1967
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    17 points off the bench thanks to Ota, mahrez and Salah

    1. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nice

    2. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      What a sentence

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

    And after all the heartache, turns out Auba to Aguero on WC (Lundstram autosub) works out

  13. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Post your score, 39 all out.

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      31

      1. Surfeit of Lampteys
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        54

    2. JBG
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      50pts after Lundstram autosub.

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

      35, more if any Lundstram BAPS

    4. The_Fish
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      41 from 10.

    5. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      34 and pretty pleased with that in this week

    6. Sif
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      48
      14 from 2 x 4mil defenders off the bench. Jammy!

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

      38 no hits

    8. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      51 evenJoel Ward added a point at third sub

    9. TAT
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      32 all out.

      Another bad gameweek, but what's more worrying is that I'm not having fun with FPL right now. Will have to consider a break until next season.

      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Get yourself a gravatar and your luck will change.

        1. TAT
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Are you sure? 🙂

    10. Indpush
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      44

    11. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Look at all these big boy double digit scores.

    12. LM00091
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      35

    13. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      47 (-4) great week. And love my team now too compared to when it had Kun, Barnes and James in it.

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

      42 after Dendoncker, Cantwell and Lundstram autosubs. Or the importance of having a playing bench

    15. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wow, the average among all the people that have replied to this post is 41 points - much higher than I was expecting this GW!

      1. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Average before today’s game was 30

      2. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Though likely lower due to auto sub scores not yet counted

    16. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      40
      Tielemans 9 pointer incoming for Salah

    17. Angelic upstart
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      43 and lundstrom on the bench!

    18. 11 smelly shirts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      35, 2 FT and a hit for next weekend

  14. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Wow Blades up to 9th

  15. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pity, I expected lundy to be higher up the baps. Didnt put a foot wrong whole game.

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

    Only 6 points for Lundstram tonight. A poor 5 last GW.

    I’m losing patience with him.

  17. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Can't really remember a gw were so many premium assets blanked.

    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No side scored more than 2 goals.

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

      Last week?

      1. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        This

  18. Krafty Werks
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Wildcard = 24pts Bench = 22pts...nailed it!!

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

    Any BAPS for King John?

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

      Nope. Today was a day for the main defenders given how many clearances they made and blocks they put in.

  20. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Slightly annoying when you start Lundstram in the XI then Pep
    Screws you over. Still, Lowton points off the bench

    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Half points autosubs?

      1. Bouncebackability
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah maybe that’s something they could look at

  21. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Hell, my Team score when Vardy VC points and Dunk off bench kick in is actually not that bad considering I have no City.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      -12 hit has killed my rank though but let's see what the points added going to do. Pretty sure a small climb.

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

    This guy in post match analysis saying we are mans club is a legend!!!

  23. aborg
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Lundstram (coming off my bench)....my top points scoring player this GW!

  24. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    That Lundstram vs Auba h2h just sent me to top of my ML lol.

  25. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone know the LMS cutoff?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Going to guess at 26-27

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I'm on 31(-4). Andrex time

      2. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        PS - thanks!

  26. Jebiga
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Is Aguero to Vardy OK transfer for free ? 🙂

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hell yes.

      1. Jebiga
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        But how? City plays home against Villa

    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hell no

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      yes

    4. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Own both.. Not now though.

  27. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    33 like Jesus

  28. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Greenwood to Connolly?

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

      If free and nothing pressing more

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Pointless unless you are going to start Connolly

  29. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts on this?

    Auba & Ota —> Kun(c) & Janmaat

  30. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Salah (c) vs Tottenham anyone?

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

      Could be brilliant.

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I am on Salah auto cap.

      1. Babit1967
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Same now, it's Mo time

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      On it at the minute

      Capped him this week but Rico & Lundy coming in for him & Ota softens the blow

      Hopefully Mo is on bench for champs league or even starts