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Nketiah starts again as Lundstram returns to Sheff Utd line-up

Eddie Nketiah (£4.3m) leads the line for Arsenal again in one of the biggest matches of Double Gameweek 29.

He will be flanked by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.1m) and Nicolas Pépé (£9.2m), both of whom were heavily considered in the transfer market for their two matches over the next couple of days.

The former won our captain poll and was handed the armband by more managers inside the top 10,000 than any other player – so the stakes are high as West Ham come to the Emirates Stadium.

The advanced runs of Bukayo Saka (£4.6m), who has been named at left-back once again, should benefit those invested heavily in Aubameyang, allowing him the support to cut into the penalty area from his left attacking midfield berth.

Elsewhere in the team, Pablo Mari (£4.8m) comes in for his first Premier League start, while Hector Bellerín (£5.4m) drops to the bench.

Among the substitutes in the opposing dugout this afternoon, is Robert Snodgrass (£5.3m), who continues to find himself down the pecking order since Jarrod Bowen (£6.5m) arrived.

The new signing is stationed on the right of attacking midfield, flanking Sebastien Haller (£6.8m) with Michail Antonio (£6.9m).

Owners of Adama Traoré (£5.8m) will naturally be frustrated by the Wolves line-up as the winger has been left on the bench.

That has allowed Nuno Espirito Santo to line up his troops in 3-5-2 formation, featuring Matt Doherty (£6.2m) at right wing-back and Diogo Jota (£6.3m) paired up-front with Raúl Jiménez (£8.0m).

As expected, Enda Stevens (£5.1m) slots straight back into the Sheffield United side after picking up an injury against Brighton.

However, a surprise inclusion in the starting line-up is John Lundstram (£4.8m) who features from the beginning for the first time since Gameweek 23.

After a training ground injury forced him into a Blank Gameweek 28 benching, Danny Ings (£7.2m) is back in the Southampton team for the visit of Newcastle.

The Magpies have gone with the 4-4-2 they used against Burnley, featuring Miguel Almirón (£5.8m) up-front alongside Dwight Gayle (£5.0m) and Matt Ritchie (£5.3m) on the right of midfield.

At Crystal Palace, it’s Roberto Pereyra (£5.6m) who comes in for the injured Gerard Deulofeu (£6.1m) while key men Troy Deeney (£6.2m) and Ismaïla Sarr (£6.3m) both start.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Saka, Mari, Luiz, Sokratis; Xhaka, Ceballos; Aubameyang, Ozil, Pepe; Nketiah.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Diop, Ngakia; Noble, Rice; Antonio, Fornals, Bowen; Haller.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Ward, Dann, Cahill, van Aanholt; McCarthy, McArthur, Kouyaté; Zaha, Benteke, Ayew

Watford XI: Foster; Masina, Cathcart, Kabasele, Femenía; Hughes, Capoue, Pereyra, Doucouré, Sarr; Deeney.

Sheffield United XI: D Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; McBurnie, Sharp.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Lewis, Godfrey, Hanley, Aarons; McLean, Tettey; Cantwell, Duda, Buendia; Pukki.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, J Stephens, Valery; Boufal, Ward-Prowse, Højbjerg, Djenepo; Ings, S Long.

Newcastle United XI: Dúbravka; Rose, Lascelles, Fernández, Maquillo; Saint-Maximin, Hayden, Shelvey, Ritchie; Almirón, Gayle.

Wolves XI: Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Boly; Vinagre, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Doherty; D Jota, Jiménez.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan; Burn, Webster, Dunk, Montoya; Mooy, Bissouma, Pröpper; Trossard, Maupay, March.

1,778 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Dele
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pépé :/

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

    Auba, Ings, Maupay and Pukki goals please

  3. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Saiss on max bonus. Hang in there buddy!

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He has a yellow card too

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

    Guaita and Ayew cost 2 million combined.

    Now if you multiplied that figure by 20 then Brighton might have shown an interest in them 🙂

  5. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone watching the Wolves game? Who's been most threatening, Jiminez or Jota?

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

      Both have been poor really. Jimmy had a couple of chances - but seem to lack pace up front. Haven't cut through.

      Jota about to be subbed too.

  6. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    BUR: Pope, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, McNeil, Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, Wood, Rodriguez
    Subs: Hart, Pieters, Long, Lennon, Brady, Brownhill, Vydra

    TOT: Lloris, Alderweireld, Tanganga, Sánchez, Vertonghen, Ndombele, Dier, Skipp, Lamela, Bergwijn, Alli
    Subs: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Lucas Moura, Lo Celso, Winks, Fernandes, Sessegnon

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

      Dier (c) let’s go

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Aurier benched

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Jose playing a 19-year-old 😯

      Either that or a kangaroo.

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

      Looks like 18 points from McCarthy will be staying on my bench then 🙁

    5. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What a surprise, ML RIVAL benched Lundstram and started Aurier

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Jota, Jimenez and Ings are the worst strikers in fpl history

  8. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Luka coming on 😀

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

    Arsenal are so bad XD. Should have listened to that Arsenal fan who wrote yesterday about how picking their players is useless.

  10. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lloris (C), Tanganga, Sanchez, Dier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Skipp, Ndombele, Lamela, Dele, Bergwijn.

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

      5 CBs, Pulis would be proud

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

    Loads of Lundstarm point in my ML as all tards are casuals but still hang on in there

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

      You're a casual

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

        No lUnDsTrAm

  12. R.C
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Auba cappers unite!!

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Unite for them 2 points 🙁

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

        6 points - TC

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

    Jota fail

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

    Damn it Pépé =[

  15. Athletic Dildao
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Where are the goals?

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

      Cancelled due to risk of infections from celebrations

  16. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I transferred Mané out for Pepe for a hit.
    #humble brag

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

      Subscribe

    2. DF
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      nasty.
      still got the next 90 though.

  17. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Casual auba owners dont deserve anything anyway. Ripping up their teams to get him in for what is basically one game (he wont score against City as Arsenal wont have the ball)...

  18. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Wolves really had no shots on target? wtf

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

      It's like they've been in 2nd gear in the final third.

    2. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      dammit, that nearly worked

  19. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Rest Bertand Ralph !!

  20. West Hammered
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    3 goals in 5 games lol.

    1. reo19uk
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      2 isn't it

      1. West Hammered
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah my bad

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

      Play the games behind closed doors now.

    3. West Hammered
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Two goals *

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

      And Palace have one of them 🙂

  21. reo19uk
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is this going to be the lowest scoring Premierleague Saturday ever?

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

    Is anyone watching the Arsenal - West Ham NBCSN stream?

    There's some fans making some very strange noises.

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

      Yep. They are.

  23. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I'm currently on 60 points wtf :O

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

      Wow

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Fantastic score

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Captain played ?

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

        Mane 😉

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

      STFU, you are already winning everything 😉

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

        haha thats pre baps as well

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

      I'm on 12. Well done mate.

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

      64 here. But score more likely to drop than rise with as bonus and clean sheets looking precarious.

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

        And there we go.

  24. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Top 10 k avg is 37.6! Surprised.

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

      Yeah, I'm on a tiny green atm

    2. bialk
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No chance

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

    With everything "going round", clean sheets are recommended

  26. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    This season premier league games are boring every week

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

    Stevens CS 😎

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

      Probably a loss of a guaranteed CS next week however 🙁

  28. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ryan hasnt even made a single bloody save. Guaranteed to lose his clean sheet as well to some random Wolves player nobody owns

  29. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I knew it.. auba was a trap.. unfortunately i fell in the trap again and switch cap from Salah to Auba last min.

    1. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Vardy hattrick confirmed.

  30. Energetics
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I regret playing my wildcard