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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. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Bench one:

    A) TAA (TOT)
    B) Lundstram (whu)

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Never bench Lundy.

    2. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Taa

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      After seeing West Ham vs. Everton, may have to start Lundstram here.

    4. Krafty Werks
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B

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

      Never bench the most essential player.

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        A it is

    6. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Benching b is borderline madness

  2. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone not getting Lundstram off their bench? Or any points for that matter?

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yes me and its very sad, Cantwell instead 🙁

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Beats Dunk

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Rico 1st & Lund 3rd.

      If I'd kept Salah, I'd at least have Rico's points. No such luck.

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I'm not. I started him. Getting Rico s though.

    4. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yes. Caused me a rank drop of 28k this evening.

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah I also made the mistake of checking mid game week.

    5. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I'm getting 11 points off my bench.

      I can confirm that FPL is a game of pure skill.

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

        My 6 is skill.

        Getting 11 is pure luck.

        1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Half points off bench, 1.5 x points for VC. Fair imo

    6. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I’ve got Rico, Cantwell and Lundstram coming off my bench.

    7. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Getting Rico

    8. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I'm getting Guendo and Rico. Could have been spectacular, but I had Lundstram third!

  3. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Turgid season. Down to 1.7m!

    Not even unhappy with my picks this week.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Similar mate, WC played but still a small red to 1.35m

      Fingers crossed it improves

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Slow and steady wins the race. Just kee making sensible picks. Im in then top 1m for the first time this season. Was as bad as 3m in gw5

  4. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Which??

    A) Puki vvd to vardy soy/tomori/vallejo
    B) puki vvd cantwel -4 to vardy boly 4.7 or less mid.
    C) vvd ota puki -4 to vardy boly cancelo (or) vardy awb bennet
    D) vvd ota puki -4 to vardy matip soy/tomori/vallejo
    E) vvd mount puki -4 to vardy CHO/james boly/matip

    1. Azzastaan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Too confusing nobody gonna answer this

      1. AYLD28
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah I got lost

    2. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Make some choices of players YOU want rather than all the xx/xx

  5. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Who else only fielded 10 players?

    Aguero, Ota, Kelly and AMN... yeah even I'm not sure how I sleep walked into that defence.

    1. Max City
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I only did 9..

      Ota Kelly Mahrez Salah and Coleman

    2. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      3 no shows, kun, salah, zinc
      2 subs to come in, cantwell, lund,as kelly was a no show to !

  6. Krafty Werks
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Son >
    A - Maddison
    or
    B - D.Silva

    Pick 1 upgrade?

    1 - Soyuncu > Pereira
    2 - Tomori > Alonso

    Thanks.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B if he’s rested midweek A if not.

      Probably 1

  7. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    But can he do it on a cold night in Sheffield?

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      It's not cold in Sheffield tonight.

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

      Ozil at home playing Fortnite, wonder if he’s even checked the result yet.

  8. Max City
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Heaton Pope
    TAA Rico Kelly Otamendi* Coleman*
    Salah Mount Mahrez* Dilva Cantwell*
    Abraham CWilson Pukki*

    2FT 3.1m itb

    Not enough fund for Mahrez Pukki >> kdb vardy, so..

    Mahrez Pukki Coleman/Otamendi >> KDB Vardy Lundstram (-4)

    a good move?

    1. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Strikes me that outside of pep roulette you're asking if KDB is better than Mahrez -4 which is a bit up in the air.

      Maybe wait to see who plays midweek. Also Pukki and Norwich will be up for Man U.

      1. Max City
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Then who would you get rid off from those lads?

  9. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Any news on Salah? Keeping/selling?

    1. Azzastaan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Keeping 300 point man

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

      Keeping for sure. Think he will do well in the next 6-7 gws.

  10. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Is this a good move for 2 FT?

    Salah -> Mane
    Mount -> Maddison

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Looks like 2 downgrades to me

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

      No!

    3. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I’d rather mount than Maddison

      Salah can be swapped if you need the cash but I’d still wait on old Mo one more week personally

  11. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    despite these terrible weeks, it doesnt actually bother me as long as I get close to the average. Seasons gone I would be so annoyed, but like this week 32. Im happy with that, didnt get kicked from LMS, seen far worse scores.
    Dont be sad people 🙂

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

    Aguero
    Or
    Tammy and Vardy

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

    Played Lunds over dunk since Monday night football always favours the home side

    Luckily I still get dunks points

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      "Monday night football always favours the home side"

      Not the truest of statements.

  14. Kaiser123
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Looking at the fixtures, I reckon defenders will get the points next week again.

  15. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Is this the lowest average gameweek score ever (not including blank gws)

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I doubt it. There's always a week like this every now and again.

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

      Until next GW.

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Far from it

    4. tambourineman
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      GW33 of 17-18 had overall average of 33, haven't looked further back for lower ones.
      https://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com/2018/04/08/17-18-gw33-final-results/

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

      This week won't be that low. I think it will jump after autosubs

  16. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    -12 hit BUT

    40 all out Team score with no City and that included a no show from Salah 🙂

    40 is a sh*te score but pretty sure I have beaten many triple City team scores. Not a brag but just putting it out there.

    I am bringing Dilva in though. Safest City asset by a country mile!

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

      28

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      It doesn't matter how you get your score, what matters is just the score.

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I'm not sure FPL is the game for you.

    4. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Dilva isn’t safe at all mate I’ve owned for 5 games now. Looking to shift him too.

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

        maybe not, but he's great value at 7.5.

    5. Azzastaan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I got 35 and took no hit with triple city and salah. Dont think youve got that one right

    6. Party time
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Team linked isn't 40 😆

      • Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Dude u got 18? At least that's what the linked team says.. 30 (-12)?

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

          VC makes it 38

        2. STEP rOVERS
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Lol he will get Vardy captain points (8) and dunk 1

          1. Tempestic
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Oh my mistake, didn't see the Vardy thing. Fair play

            1. Tempestic
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              still not 40 tho 😛

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

        53pts with triple City and no hits. Doesn't really matter about triple this or that, none of them scored big this week.

      • Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        38? (-12) +26
        ?

      • AYLD28
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Man took a -8 to bring De Bruyne in and then took another -4 to take him out again haha

        I wouldn’t be bragging about your score big man

        1. Party time
            4 years, 5 months ago

            😆

          • Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            OMG

        2. Poseidon.
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          So 28? I got 49 with with Triple City and Salah no show

      • Oooo Matron
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Somebody please advise me what to do with this bunch of loses (1ft):

        Pope
        TAA Otamendi Soyuncu
        Mane Mount Sterling KDB Maddison
        Abraham Wilson

        Subs: Lundstrom, Rico, Connelly

        1. Tempestic
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Save probably, looks good

      • Planet Head
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        28 all out, my lowest score in 14 years playing the game.

        Thanks Raheem for the scoopy assist preventing my first donut.

        Somehow seem to still be safe in LMS..?????

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          You beat 28 on the week where nearly all games were cancelled with snow?

          1. Planet Head
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            I've probably forgotten that week

            1. Epic Fail
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              It wouldn't have been impossible to get 28 that week, but it would have been an absolute haul that week. I think I got something like 3 points.

              1. Planet Head
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 5 months ago

                My memory just about recalls Barry Ferguson being a bonus hoover before they changed the system, and that's about it. Too many nights out probably

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

                How many years back was that?

      • Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Red arrows ftw
        2FT 0ITB
        Pope (Button)
        TAA Otamendi* Lundstram Tomori (Soy)
        Sterling KDB Son* (Cantwell* Saka*)
        Aubameyang* Pukki* Abraham

        Having bought Auba on gw6 WC i'm fed up with him completely, Arsenal are not a team I want to have any investment in any longer. Too many fires to put out tho… can I just let them all burn at this point..?

        1. FPL_DON
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Wait to see if Kun plays mid-week, good team

      • Max City
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Which one would you sell to gain some money, Coleman or Otamendi?

        1. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Coleman

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

          both

      • Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Okay FPL. I understand why you priced Lundstram at 4.0 as he rarely played since being at SHU. But to list him as a mid was crazy. It’s not like he was ever subbed on for a defender (which would help me understand the confusion) but he was brought on a midfielder for an attacker to play in front of the back 5 and kill the game. How could such a lazy decision have been made huh? Eh?

        1. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Manufacturing another AWB to keep people interested. This is my theory

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Did they release the game before pre season got going? They surely couldn’t have seen how big of a role he was going to have this season? Wouldn’t have hurt them to try it though it’s a possibility

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

            The Easter Egg

      • DannyDrinkVodka
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Rico and Lundstram are the best argument for tripling up on Man City attack

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Pep is the best argument against triple city attack

        2. The Polymath
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          I agree

      • FPL_DON
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Whatever happened to the old FPL golden rule of saving your FT when there were midweek games smh

        1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Millennials.

          1. FPL_DON
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            kids these days

            Old school style teams always seem to reap the rewards too, ie 1 premium defender, a team built on price points

        2. Tempestic
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          I never heard of this rule before cant lie? Also I saved last week and my teams tragic so defo not gonna be saving this time... 😛

          1. FPL_DON
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Haha fair play mate, not so bad when you have two!

      • Popcornharen
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Need help, posting team below

        Pope (Button)
        Diop Robbo Ota (Lundy Rico)
        Mcginn Salah KDB Mount Bernardo
        Vardy Pukki Abraham

        2 FT, 0.9 ITB
        Want to get rid of Bernardo and Pukki.

        A) Pukki --> Jimenez and save 1 FT
        B) Pukki & Bernardo --> Dendo & Aub
        C) Pukki & Bernardo --> Maddison & Jimenez

      • No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Bottomed

        Salah and kane to

        A) aguero and mane
        B) Kdb and aubameyang 

        B) allows Pukki to vardy the week after

        1. FPL_DON
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          a, auba is dire

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

          You obviously didn't watch Aub tonight. He was just awful and with lacazette back he's a no no for me now.

      • De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Laying a tranny.

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Bring in Matip.

      • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Bale (4.5 def, 4 CS, 3G, 5A in final 12 games of 09/10)
        Kane (5.0 fwd, 21G 7A in 14/15)
        Alli (5.0 mid, 10G 12A in 15/16)

        Lundstram (4.0 def, 4CS, 1G, 1A in 9 games... and counting 🙂 )

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Wow that’s crazy from bale wish I played back then

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Yeah it was absolutely unreal - he was a teenager too & scoring DFK’s & long range screamers etc

            TAA probably the closest we have to something like that at the minute

      • Nightf0x
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        A) 4.8 or less def. Other than lowton lund
        Or
        B) ota out too with -4, 2 def. With 10.3

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

          Ota for villa?

      • Waynoo
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Aub owners are we keeping?

        1. The Polymath
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          No

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

          No