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Saka back for Arsenal as West Ham visit Emirates Stadium

Bukayo Saka (£5.4m) is back in the Arsenal team as they host West Ham in Gameweek 2.

The FPL midfielder lost his place in the team as Willian (£8.1m) dropped in to make his debut at Fulham on opening weekend, but Mikel Arteta has found a place for him this time out.

While Saka spent most of pre-season on the right-hand side of Arsenal’s front-three, it appears as if he will be occupying the left wing-back role performed by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£5.0m) in Gameweek 1, who drops to the bench.

Meanwhile, Saturday’s evening match is a crucial one for the Gameweek 2 captaincy, as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£12.0m) was handed the armband by over two million managers.

The Gabonese international is, once again, joined in the front-three by Alexandre Lacazette (£8.5m), who opened the scoring this season.

Arteta retains faith with the same back-three that kept a clean sheet at Fulham, naming Kieran Tierney (£5.5m), Rob Holding (£4.5m) and Gabriel (£5.0m) in the team to face West Ham.

Meanwhile, Michail Antonio (£6.4m) keeps the Hammers’ centre-forward berth for another week, supported in attacking midfield by Arthur Masuaku (£4.5m), Pablo Fornals (£6.5m) and Jarrod Bowen (£6.4m).

There is still no start for Ben Johnson (£4.0m), the budget defender named on the bench once more, still behind Ryan Fredericks (£4.5m) in the right-back pecking order.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Tierney, Holding, Gabriel; Saka, Ceballos, Xhaka, Bellerín; Aubameyang, Lacazette, Willian.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Diop, Fredericks; Rice, Soucek; Masuaku, Fornals, Bowen; Antonio.

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1,778 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Honestly, 12m for an uninterested winger?

    Blow the whistle already ref.

    1. soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      ref said he will if you write the same thing five more times

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

      Yeah he looks uninterested

  2. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling or KDB ?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling

    2. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Based on what?

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

        Ownership

        1. Arn De Gothia
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Then just look at % 🙂

  3. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Always when I captain Auba he blanks

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      he hasn't blanked

    2. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      *doesnt return well

    3. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Same for me

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

      He got an assist ennit

    5. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Strange that so many people say this given he's a flat-track bully if you look at which teams he scores his goals against.

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

    What to do with Willian + Aubameyang + 2.5 ITB?

    Don't have United, City or Salah..

    1. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      How about letting city play first? You seen how it went for all who rushed manures in

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

    Urgh, so close Antonio...

  6. F_Ivanovic
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    glad to see casuals punished this week by ignoring everton assets.

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

      Everton assets were among the most transferred in

    2. Heiro
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Pretty toxic.
      4 top 5ks and I don't knee jerk based on one game.

      Wanted to see a bit more

      1. F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        relax all. I don't even have any Everton players myself. It was a reverse jab on the inevitable casuals getting lucky for their 1 week punts. I'm happy for those that got them in even if my GW was complete rubbish.

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

      What are you on about?

    4. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Kind of comment which makes this place what it is.

  7. Slurpy
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ramsdale (BPF)
    Digne Justin TAA Dallas (Ferguson)
    Auba Salah ASM Son (Soucek)
    Adams Werner (Davies)

    2FT
    1m ITB
    Want City, United Everton option and to shift ASM if he doesn't get a return.
    Worth a wildcard or can it be done in 3?

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

      Auba to KDB and Adams to DCL. Could also do Son to James. Wait for a MUN asset

    2. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Maybe Son out for JRod? But not yet

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Get Pepe on and move up top

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

      Fabianski owner?

  9. 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Is there a consensus for when would be most sensible to use the Free Hit chip?

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

      2021

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

        Cheers, my team has awful GW3 fixtures but very good GW4 fixtures, so am reluctant to take players out because of one bad GW.

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

      When you have massive team value + double game week.
      Usually wk 34-36.

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

        Thanks, I have the issue above. But it sounds like it's best to hold off.

      2. Arn De Gothia
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Or when 4-5 games are postponed

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

      Screw consensus, I’m running my team how I want

  10. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Willian going back to being a fraud again

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

      He’s literally never been a consistent FPL asset

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Auba playing deeper than kola at times

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

      See below 🙂

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

    Which duo?

    A) James & Greenwood
    B) Robbo & Podence

    Already have Jimenez.

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

      A

    2. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      So many jameses

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

    Looking like Auba will assist Willian soon

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

    Kolasinac more advanced than Auba

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

    Arsenal home fail

  16. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Auba 5 pointer or will he get booked?

  17. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    auba playing in nets

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

      Deeper than Bruno even

  18. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Auba everywhere except up top...

  19. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    what are people's thoughts on Auba?

    For me playing too wide and deep for 12m, I think money better spent on KdB

    1. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ditto

    2. Dannyb
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Out for Sterling

    3. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Moving to Kdb also, fixture oriented approach.

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

      I mean, most are transferring him out this GW regardless. His fixtures aren’t good moving forward.

    5. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I'd pre-planned to get rid after this game anyway, so I'm not fussed.

    6. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I want to see kdb first

  20. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I just have a feeling auba is going to score

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

      Yeah he tends to do that

  21. Slim25
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Auba or Salah to KDB/Sterling?

    Team atm
    McCarthy (Button)
    Taa, Egan, Davies (Lewis, Mitchell)
    Salah, Auba, Alli, Barnes (Burke)
    Werner, Adams, Mitro

    1. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      No

  22. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Auba isn't the troll, Arsenal are the trolls. They showed that they are midtable standard today.

  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Arsenal look shattered

  24. Mr. Mystic
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    KDB to rise or price locked?

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

      Lol

  25. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Gabriel Magalhaes is awful player. Already made 3 big errors in 2 games so far. Brazilian Mustafi.

  26. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Would you WC this lot?

    McCarthy
    Saliba - Trent - Justin
    Salah - Auba - Son - ASM - Soucek
    Werner - Martial

    (Button, Mitchell, c Taylor & Brewster)

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes probably

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

        Why would you WC?? 3 transfers and his team is in great shape

        1. Karan14
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Lots of good fixture swings this week.

    2. nolard
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      no.
      I would adjust over 3-4 weeks.

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

      Auba and Son to Rodriguez and Sterling

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

        Just feel like I have other fires to put out, Saliba etc?

    4. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      No, maybe a hit

    5. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Same team almost as me with mitchell instead of lamptey. Im doing auba and son to Rodriguez and sterling. Dont wc you may need it for a corona related reason later.

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Saka marking soucek at corners 😆

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

      Pump the ball towards him Hammers!

  28. Lovren an elevator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What happened to Tierney?!

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

      Injured in warm-up

  29. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Bowen wasting Soucek assist

  30. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    My vice captain Hamez is doing better than Auba, ah well that's what i get for being a coward