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Lacazette benched again as Digne misses out for Everton

The penultimate match of Gameweek 27 kicks off at 16:30 GMT, with Arsenal entertaining Everton at the Emirates.

Mikel Arteta has made only one alteration to his Arsenal side from the one that thrashed Newcastle United 4-0 last weekend, with Sead Kolasinac (£5.2m) replacing Bukayo Saka (£4.5m) at left-back.

That means that there is no place in the hosts’ starting XI for Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m), who again begins this match on the bench.

Eddie Nketiah (£4.3m) gets his second successive league start, with Nicolas Pepe (£9.2m), Mesut Ozil (£7.2m) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) joining him in attack.

Carlo Ancelotti has made five changes from the side that beat Crystal Palace a fortnight ago, with three of the alterations coming in defence: Mason Holgate (£4.5m), Djibril Sidibe (£5.2m) and Leighton Baines (£4.9m) replacing Seamus Coleman (£5.3m), Michael Keane (£5.2m) and Lucas Digne (£5.8m).

Digne isn’t even on the bench, with the French left-back missing out because of a minor injury.

Ancelotti said ahead of kick-off:

He had a little problem during the week, he tried to train yesterday but he was not confident and so I prefer to leave him at home to train, to be ready for the next game.

The injured Theo Walcott (£6.2m) and the benched Bernard (£6.4m) are replaced by Alex Iwobi (£5.6m) and Fabian Delph (£5.3m) in midfield.

Andre Gomes (£5.2m) is involved in Everton’s matchday squad for the first time in three months after recovering from ankle surgery, meanwhile.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.2m) and Richarlison (£8.2m), transferred in by a combined 378,000 FPL managers ahead of Gameweek 27, both start up front.


Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Mustafi, Luiz, Kolasinac, Ceballos, Xhaka, Pepe, Ozil, Nketiah, Aubemeyang

Everton XI: Pickford, Sidibe, Holgate, Mina, Baines, Schneiderlin, Delph, Iwobi, Sigurdsson, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison.

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  1. JT11fc
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Richy boy to the rescue again

  2. DantheManinaPan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Any strikers worth up to 5.8 or midfielders up to 5.9 worth taking a hit for this week?

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Slim pickings, but Long has West Ham.

  3. Supersonic Marv'
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who wants to predict how this game finishes now?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      One more goal for either side

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      2-2
      High scoring first half.
      Conservative second one mostly

    3. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      3-2

      Iwobi winner 90+4'

    4. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      3-3

    5. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      2-3

      DCL AGAIN.

    6. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      4-2
      Auba hattrick

  4. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Thank god the fixtures are tough (at least on paper) for Everton.

    Can't fit Richa or DCL in my team atm. Maybe after few gw's

  5. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lundstram to Saiss/Boly or Maddison to Bruno/Rich? (If I do the one with Saiss/Boly then I have to hope Brandon Williams starts to field 11 in GW 28)

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      why sell Maddy??

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Not sure, he just keeps on blanking maybe I've had enough, the fixtures are really good though.

      2. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Richarlison and Bruno better form in similar price range

  6. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hows my wild card looking for next gw?

    Schmeichel McCarthy
    TAA Alonso Doherty PVA Bardsley
    Salah Bruno Richarlison McNeil Saka
    Auba Jota DCL

    Any Changes? Honest Thoughts are welcomed

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Very good

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      The perfect GW27 team.

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        My knees are jerking 😉

        All jokes aside that team looks decent going forward with couple of tweaks

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Would have scored about 200 this week

    4. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Very good if it was done last week?

    5. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Like it but is Alonso nailed? He's good as LWB but if Chelsea shift to a back 4 there will be rotation imo.

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Heh at you taking him seriously.

        1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Haha damn

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Don't worry, it's bait.

        1. HurriKane
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Already bitten 😀

    6. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Great apart from Salah and Trent. Rubbish scores so far this GW.

    7. germanyozil10
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      My team

      McCarthy (Button)
      TAA Soy Saiss (Stephans) (Lascelles)
      Salah Mane KDB Barnes (Hayden)
      Vardy Jimenez Ings

      0.1ITB

  7. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    So in a 50+ mph limit, I should leave 1.5m between my vehicle and a bicycle.

    If the limit is less than 50, I should leave 1.0m between my vehicle.... and the cycle lane?

    So if the limit is under 50, and there is no cycle lane... I should leave... 1.0....between my vehicle......and the edge of the road??

    1. RealVirg
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I was driving 85 in a 70 mph... being considered for a speed awareness course ufff (£90)

  8. Dr. Agabuse
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone not playing this week for Pool?

    Klopp said there wont be rests but likely changes..

    Robbo
    TAA
    Salah
    Mane

    who might not play?

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'd be flabbergasted if any of those don't start.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Probably all play.

    3. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      They have a week off. Why rest now? If anything I see a lot of changes vs Bou.

  9. Me Spurs
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Cantwell to armstrong decent move?

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    OMG auba.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      How are you always so fast.

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        😆

      2. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thats what she said

      3. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        This

      4. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        The double post thing keeps stopping me 🙁

      5. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Bad news for his missus though

  11. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Aubaaaaa come onnn

  12. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Best option here folks for 3rd Liverpool spot???
    A- Robbo
    B- Van Dijk
    C- Firmino
    D- Mané-4

  13. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Carlo looks stunned

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      That face was hilarious.

  14. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bottled my Aguero to Auba move

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Because I am not a casual and know Auba has a blank next

          #tactics

      2. BNMC
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Aubamawho?
        Aubamawhat?
        AUBAMABLOODCLATYA-wait no I don't own him.

      3. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yesss Aubaaaa

      4. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Haul my son haul!!!

        1. Stupendous
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Benching and keeping for blank right next to KDB

      5. Babelcopter
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        YES AUBAAAA WE FEAST!!!!

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

        Ffs...

        Auba the bane of my FPL existence once again, dammit.

      7. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Auba was the right choice over kun then!

      8. FreddyP3
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        PVA, Chilwell or Doherty?

      9. Rash
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Aubaaaaa

      10. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Sidibe bought Auba in FPL at half-time.

        1. BNMC
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Worth mentioning Pepe A as well

      11. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Glad Digne isn't playing in this goal-fest

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

        I knew today was going to be bad but it's getting serious now.

        1. SHOOTER MCGINN
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah, this is horrible to watch.

      13. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Weird dive from Pickford. He didn't really cover any ground.

      14. Lecky Legs FC
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yes Pepe Points 🙂

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

        If he didn’t blank next week I’d 100% be ditching Vardy for Auba straight away

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

          Past and future tense in the same sentence.

      16. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Well i dont think ill sell auba

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

          He's my differential at the moment.

      17. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Best striker in the league