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Mitrovic on Fulham bench as Aubameyang starts for Arsenal

Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.0m) does not start for Fulham this afternoon.

That is a blow to the 25.2% of FPL bosses that selected the Serbian striker in their initial squads.

That figure is correct as of the Gameweek 1 deadline, making the Fulham hitman the third most-selected forward in Fantasy Premier League.

Only £9.5m Chelsea forward Timo Werner (49.7%) and Southampton’s £8.5m striker Danny Ings (25.6%) are in more GW1 squads.

Mitrovic managed two 90-minute outings for his country in the recent international break but has lost out to Aboubakar Kamara (£5.0m MID) for the lone striker spot in Scott Parker’s XI.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£12.0m) does begin for the visitors at Craven Cottage, in his now-customary role on the left of Arsenal’s front three.

New recruit and ex-Chelsea man Willian (£8.0m) will operate on the other side of frontman Alexandre Lacazette (£8.5m).

That means both Eddie Nketiah (£6.0m) and Bukayo Saka (£5.5m) are on the bench for Arsenal’s first fixture of the new Premier League season.

Kieran Tierney (£5.5m) will operate as part of Mikel Arteta’s back three, with new signing Gabriel (£5.0m) set to begin in the centre of that trio with Rob Holding (£4.5m) on the right.

David Luiz (£5.5m) misses out with a neck injury, while William Saliba (£4.5m) is not part of the matchday squad.

Two £5.0m defenders in Hector Bellerin and Ainsley Maitland-Niles take up the wing-back roles, while Mohamed Elneny (not yet priced) is initially favoured over Dani Ceballos (£5.0m) in central midfield.

Bernd Leno (£5.0m) is back from injury to re-take the No 1 jersey, with Emi Martinez (£4.5m) not part of the squad amid ongoing uncertainty over his future at the Emirates.

Between the sticks for Fulham, Marek Rodak (£4.5m) retains his place as new loan signing Alphonse Areola (£4.5m) makes do with a bench spot.

Joe Bryan (£5.0m) also holds off competition, in the form of Antonee Robinson (£4.5m), to begin at left-back. On the other side of Fulham’s defence, the unpriced Denis Odoi will face down Aubameyang.

New right-back Kenny Tete only joined the Cottagers on Thursday. Fellow new recruits Robinson and Mario Lemina (£4.5m), along with loan returnees in Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (£4.5m) and Jean-Michael Seri (£5.0m), all miss out on Parker’s matchday 18.

Interest in Fulham assets apart from Mitrovic is limited, though midfielder Harrison Reed (£4.5m) is at least starting for those using the budget enabler in their FPL squads.

Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Rodak; Bryan, Ream, Hector, Odoi; Cairney, Reed; Cavaleiro, Onomah, Kebano; Kamara.

Arsenal XI (3-4-3): Leno; Tierney, Gabriel, Holding; Maitland-Niles, Xhaka, Elneny, Bellerin; Aubameyang, Lacazette, Willian.

2,088 Comments Post a Comment
  1. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Poor auba

  2. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Need that Auba clean sheet point!

  3. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Mitro - 0 pts
    Auba (c) - 0 pts

    Walton my 4m keeper is red flagged with an unknown return date

    I'm glad to be back!

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Maybe you’ll switch to Wilson now 😉

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        What happened to Wilson ??

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Chill Amey, nothing as far as I’m aware.

          Tried to give Bruce some advice yesterday to his RMT.

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Cheers

      2. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        not after 1 week

  4. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Auba in positive numbers on FPLstats 😀

    Bruno just leading the charge over KdB

  5. pablo discobar
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Can see auba getting hooked for saka for 2nd half

  6. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    My internet is not good I am at the Lake House so anyone please to post EO% and link to scouts league if possible? Thanks

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      You tryna show off?

    2. tm370
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Hate it when I cant check EO at the Lake House

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Relatable

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I would but im on my yacht and the wifi gets a bit patchy

    3. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Auba red card incoming..

    4. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Good dive from Kebano

    5. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Another season with 5 Bemba posts per page, really not sure if I can handle it...

      1. Grounderz
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        He’s only here on matchdays to drive chaos and trololol.

      2. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Part of the furniture

    6. Aidan269
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Auba and Mitro to RASHFORD and Jiminez incoming

      1. Chirsbom
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I like that. For a hit or over 2 GWs?

        1. Aidan269
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Hit. Won't be able to do it otherwise with price rises. Was always doing it gwk 3 anyways

    7. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Is the pitch smaller than average PL pitches, or is it just me :/?

      1. Von Lipwig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        It is a bit smaller, but the camera angle from the low stand makes it look worse than it is

    8. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I completely remember why Auba was listed as a midfielder now

    9. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      If u own Auba but didnt captain him what do u want from him from this game

      1. DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        A blank. Then a Salah brace

      2. T.Henry14
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        blank

      3. Clam. ☘️
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Blank

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

        Maybe an assist?

      5. Grounderz
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Blank.

      6. T.Henry14
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Auba is in my team only because of big TSC. Salah captain

      7. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Something that doesn't make his price drop till gw3 :p

        1. Tempestic
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          True, maybe an assist will do with a favourable fixture vs WHU next

      8. Dr. Rog
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        dont really mind what he gets as long as he doesnt get sent off

    10. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I think Auba is feeling the pressure of all his FPL owners...huge weight to carry. He is thinking of the abuse from FPL twitter after the game...

    11. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mitro to come on in the second half and entice Auba into a red

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Awful

    12. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Any active wildcards?

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yep, here

    13. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yawn..

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Go to sleep

        1. Zimo
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Maybe it was a yawn of anxiety. Then he can't go to sleep

    14. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      MO SALAH (C) hands up!!!!!

      1. BenDavies
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        o7

      2. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yes but lets not get ahead of ourselves :p

      3. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Please, 45 mins in

      4. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Here here!

      5. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        o/

    15. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Auba is a disappointment

    16. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Auba to KDB done. Should have started without Auba not without Salah. Well, lesson learnt

      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Bruh

      2. DRIZ ✅
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Haha wow

      3. ChuckN
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Auba 2nd half brace incoming.

      4. Chirsbom
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        No lesson learned. You will make a mistake next start of season also. We all do.

        Abu might fail this GW while Salah hauls. But those are only 2 of 11 players. 9 others you can fail or win with as well. C is potensially big, but if that is the only thing you got right..?

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          C is make or break your team mate

    17. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Wow just checked my team. Aubameyang benched it seems 0 points. Kane vice captain, very exciting!

      1. BenDavies
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Hope you're sitting down when I tell you this news

    18. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Season over.

    19. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      YC and a blank. Late enough now to say Auba (C) fail

      1. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Still 45 mins...

    20. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      The thing about Auba is that he's never consistently threatening like Salah, Sterling etc. The latter have bad games but come out with scruffy hauls, you never get that feeling with Auba.

      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        You're not wrong there, he pops up in the box but you never feel comfortable backing him.

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        His data is no where near their level.

        And Arsenal's data is horrendous. Deep in the bottom half for both xG and xGC.

      3. MrZ
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        You're right, 22 goals last season isn't something we can call threatening.

        1. French Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Hahhahahah

      4. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 6 months ago

          This, he's so far away from even a sniff of goal sometimes. But his record speaks for itself, manages to find a way to score

        • Chirsbom
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Abu is only good againts weak teams. That is why nobody wants him after GW2. But there GWs are relegation teams on paper, so right to back him now.

        • Dr. Rog
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          scores goals though

      5. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        0 from 2 so far, should be on a green arrow after hits though 🙂

      6. Dacra
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Auba red as non captained would be good, makes Auba to Bruno or Kdb easy 😀

      7. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Tbf Aubameyang has never, ever done well for me from what I can remember.

        Massive FPL troll. Shoulda known!

      8. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Auba owner here - when does the Fulham vs Arsenal game start?

        1. i am jose mourinho
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          4

        2. NULL-X-VOID
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I've got bad news for you, buddy...

        3. Cruyff's Eleven
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Hahaha....

          You made me laugh, thank you

      9. tm370
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Scout is best a couple of weeks before the season. Regulars are on, there is anticipation and excitement.

        Once it all begins there are lots of trolls, those blaming others, and the boasters.

        It's half-time - Auba might score 2 goals yet. No one made you captain him. Salah hasn't played yet - he might score a couple or blank (even if Leeds have been overrated on these forums).

        No one has a crystal ball. It's 45 mins in, your season isn't ruined.

        1. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          He's 100% blanking. I'll delete my account if I'm wrong.

          1. NULL-X-VOID
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            could someone put a reminder to this

          2. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Do us all a favour and please delete

          3. Chirsbom
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Following this.

          4. tm370
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            You will be held to this..

        2. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Pre-season is my favourite time on FFS.

          The tribalism and competitiveness starts to kick in once the emotion rises.

          1. Dr. Rog
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            indeed. i'll go into hibernation for another 12 months soon

      10. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Should have known that we can't cover Willian's points with Aubameyang.