Dugout Discussion

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.

947 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Wow

  2. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Nooooo DCL was onside. Absolute sitter 🙁

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Would have been Richa assist too phew

      • el polako
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Own him and Richarlison - this cost me 7+ points....

        1. Maddi Son
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Disgusting.

      • Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Unlucky 🙁

      • FreddyP3
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Really? Looked offside to me.

        1. el polako
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Xhaka played them.on

      • Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Nah he was off.

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

          Xhaka.

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 1 month ago

            He was on, there was an arsenal player all the way by throw in line

            1. squits
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              this!

          • squits
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            he was nowhere near off. Left back played him on clearly

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

            He was onside. Xhaka by the touchline keeping him on.

          • Maddi Son
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Nah 100% onside, not even 99%

            100%

      • Stormbringer22
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Selling Auba for Jimi worked out well I see

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

        Sitter 🙁

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

          Could cost him a bonus point.

      • Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        AUBA!! (late to the party) 😀 JUHU

      • Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Saka is scripted

      • Hands Guber
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Benched Traore for all his points-played him for all his 1 pointers. Misery owning that guy especially having benched DCL this week and him nearly having a second goal just now. Can’t watch, cowboys!

        1. badgerboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Happy trails Hans!

          1. Hands Guber
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Touching,cowboy

      • jaybradlights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Getting too greedy as a DCL and Rich owner - both so close to major hauls

        1. RyanKent14
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I have DCL Rich and Auba playing

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            K

      • Aftermath
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Damn, would've been a good week to BB with McCarthy, Taylor and greenwood on bench

      • rnrd
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        How does the bps calculation system make the difference between a SOT and a missed opportunity (even if it’s a SOT) ?

        1. fusen
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          If you mean what is the difference between a SOT and a 'big chance missed', that is up to Opta whether they thought the missed shot was an easy goal or not.

          Missing a big chance is -3
          SOT is -1

      • All For One
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Guaita
        Robbo, Taa, Dunk, Kelly
        Salah, Traore, Dendoncker,
        Ings, Jimenez,

        Button, Lundstram, Grealish, Aguero

        Currently have 10 players for upcoming gw

        1FT 0.2 Itb

        A)Aguero>Vardy Gw 29 Vardy> Auba
        B) Lundstram> Bednarek, Lascelles, Boly

        A or B?

        Thanks guys

      • jimmy.floyd
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Which one has to go first?
        A Traore
        B Grealish

        1. All For One
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          B

        2. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          B

        3. II CAZORLA II
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Traore for sure because of his rotation risk alone.

      • el polako
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Siggy is shite, so many bad passes from someone who ia wearing #10 is unacceptable.

        1. DycheDycheBaby
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Such a shame. Was a quality player but now looks poor

      • Polar_Bear
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Hendo (GK) out? Best replacement?

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

          On form? Pope.
          On fixtures? Pope.
          On total score? Pope.

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

            Agreed, but Burnley were very lucky yesterday.

            1. Polar_Bear
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              You think Burnley fixtures are good?... Spurs is probably not as daunting as in paper

      • Ha.
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Lundstram > Hanley (0.1m off anyone decent)
        Grealish > Fernandes

        2FT

      • Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cmon Auba grab your hattie...

      • el polako
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Of ffs DCL !!!

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

          damn score DCL...

          1. el polako
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            He is denying me a monster haul here.

      • DycheDycheBaby
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        DCL could've had a Hattie!

      • Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Wow.. another very good chance missed. Richa > DCL. Hard to watch

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

        DCL out of the bonus at the moment. That big miss very costly!

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

          Oh blimey another.

      • AlpoShearer
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Aguero and Grealish to Fernandes and Vardy? 2 FT

      • FER FUSCH AKE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        wrong week to take a hit

      • sovietrockettes
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Which one to bring in?

        A)DCL
        B)Jota

        I have Richarlison and Traore.

      • DMP
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Saiss, Boly or Doherty?

      • fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Get that hatty, Auba!!

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

          +1

      • RealVirg
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Big Dom please score. You are better than useless, just believe it

      • Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        C'mon Auba nick one on the break!

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

        Big Dom is giving away those BAPs like nobody's business.

      • II CAZORLA II
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        All 4 chips left. When do I use?

        1. Aftermath
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Give us your username and password too, we'll do it

        2. jimmy.floyd
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Save for the next season

      • Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        DCL late equaliser inc...

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

          Need you to juhuhuuu please.