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Aubameyang starts again as Arteta shuffles the Arsenal attack

Owners of popular Double Gameweek 30+ asset Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.1m) will be pleased with Arsenal’s latest line-up.

Despite playing 90 minutes in the 3-0 defeat at Manchester City on Wednesday night, the Gunners’ number 14 has been handed another start on Saturday afternoon.

Outside of Aubameyang, Mikel Arteta has certainly shuffled the pack for the trip to Brighton, including Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m) up-front and dropping Eddie Nketiah (£4.4m) to the bench.

It is possible that the Frenchman could be paired with Aubameyang in a front-two, although the personnel chosen by Arteta could also line-up in a 4-2-3-1.

Nicolas Pépé (£9.3m) returns to the side to operate on the right-hand side of midfield, while Bukayo Saka (£4.7m), making a second start in the space of a week, could either play on the left of midfield or as the number 10.

Rob Holding (£4.4m) comes in for the injured Pablo Mari (£4.8m) and suspended David Luiz (£5.7m), while Sead Kolasinac (£5.2m) replaces the benched Kieran Tierney (£5.3m).

Meanwhile, Mesut Özil (£7.3m) still cannot get into the starting line-up, although was, at least, included on the bench this time.

Brighton manager Graham Potter has gone with a 4-3-3 shape with a largely unsurprising selection.

Neal Maupay (£5.7m) spearheads the attacking trio, flanked by Leandro Trossard (£5.8m) and Pascal Groß (£6.2m).

Budget option Aaron Mooy (£4.8m) may be one to watch given his pre-lockdown form. He is in the central midfield trio with Davy Pröpper (£4.8m) and Yves Bissouma (£5.0m).

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

Arsenal XI: Leno; Kolasinac, Holding, Mustafi, Bellerín; Saka, Ceballos, Guendouzi, Pépé; Aubameyang, Lacazette.

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  1. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Martínez @4.2m could be got.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      He still plays for Arsenal...

  2. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Exact funds to do Leno to Martinez and Sterling to Mané...

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I just looked at this same move. May save my fh and wc

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Yep, FH otherwise. Need to weigh up FH and Everton players vs Norwich also.

  3. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Nyland Martinez combo for 8.5

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      2 pts machines

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      BB gold

    3. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Which is not bad tbf. Everton or Liverpool in gw36, otherwise it is decent. But this gives second wildcarders uge advantage. Well well i was going into it with a plan this is Just making it more costly

  4. gers23
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Auba I'm begging you. Give me something ffs

  5. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    There is no backup for Martinez in FPL.

  6. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    WC keeper pairing of nyland & Martinez? 😛

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Trap

  7. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I turned on telly just in time to see my Justin CS wiped earlier and again turned on the Arsenal match and Leno gets injured after 2mins. This game sometimes!

    Hope Leno is ok - he had a great game vs City, hopefully it's not too long term injury.

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Leave your tv off

      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Probably for the best!

  8. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Nyland + Martinez 8.5m on WC

    Bargain

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Check the defences they play for

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Perfect if you aren’t after points.

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Woodman + Norris 7.8 saves you more money

  9. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    6pts from a keeper. Not all bad.

    1. Alnair
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Was pretty much guaranteed to get 11pts+ if you're watching the game.

      1. The_Fish
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        This is Arsenal though.

  10. Alnair
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Why does the biggest amount of BS always happen in a DGW? Keepers almost never get injured from tat, but the one time Leno will probably in his whole career has to be during a DGW?

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Pepe touched the ball 19 times. 100% pass accuracy too.

    #unbelievable

    1. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah, considering he's utterly invisible

  12. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Leno pick flop. Now what with Auba?

    1. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      FPL rule #1 : never pick Arsenal players.

    2. clempro
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Still better than David Luiz --'

    3. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Would have taken 6 from him at the start based on the two fixtures so I think it's not that bad.

  13. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    No GK now for next week
    Plans in tatters

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      -4 is your friend

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Could just FH though

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Same here. Might be forced into WC a week earlier than I had planned

  14. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ars is so kak.

    Cant wait to WC

  15. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Injury FC...

  16. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Button to Martinez done.

  17. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Why on earth I've got Arsenal players on my team?

    1. The_Fish
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Nketiah is only 4.4. That’s my reason.

      Leno was unlucky tbf.

  18. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    In fairness to Maupay, a push isn't usually dangerous play

    1. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Pushing a GK in the air is useless innit

  19. The_Fish
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    The problem with Nyland and Martínez is that both Villa and Arsenal are awful.

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Arsenal conceded same amount of goals as Chelsea, and one fewer than Burnley, from which people are buying Pope

      1. Lucas8406
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Pope top number of cleans

  20. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Leno was looking a damn good pick til that point... frustrating. 6pts better than nothing I suppose

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      For me he wasn't a good pick

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Could have easily been double digits this gw if he hadn't gotten injured

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Not easily

          1. Tempestic
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            well 0-0 at half time so its not exactly far off a clean sheet

      2. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        How wasn’t he? 5pts from City game and was looking set for double digits

    2. JammySprat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Another one on the unlucky list this season. Add it to the rescinded Son (C) red card and Mane TC

  21. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Jose Mourinho : "there should be a new rule from the Premier league board of Referees that says " if you touch a Manchester united player inside the Box is a penalty" if am not mistaken they have been awarded more than 11 penalties this season alone. Once their players fall inside the Box it's a penalty, it doesn't matter if he was fouled or not, as long it's Manchester united it is a Penalty. Thanks to the availability of VAR, otherwise a lot of Teams would real suffer from this pandemic of penalties "

    Not far from the truth

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Mourinho is just a parody these days

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        The special one 🙂

      2. Mambino
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        he's like a caricature of himself

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Thats not a new rule

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        It is old rule right?

    3. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Doubt he would feel that way when he was the manager at Man Utd. Wasnt everyone against him then?

    4. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Did he really said "pandemic of penalties" lmao ?

  22. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Salah looking dangerous, has good delivery on his crosses

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      *Saka

      Darn autocorrect.

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      He is quality. Fantastic player.

    3. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Looks so good.

  23. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Schelotto another 4.0 starter?

    1. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      will rotate with montoya

  24. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    LaCompactDisk woulda finished that

  25. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Webster to the rescue!

  26. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    There's trash then there's Lacazette

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Get Nketiah on

  27. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Any early wolves team news?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Everyone plays I gues

  28. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Auba should play CF

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Sherlock alert

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yep. Drop Lacazette:

      Torreira Guendouzi Ceballos
      Pepe Auba Saka

  29. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I thought that advert said swingersUK

  30. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Nketiah on for the winner, cmon Mikel

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      assisted by Ozil? 😛