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Extensive rotation hits FPL teams in latest round of Gameweek 16 matches

Heavy rotation has struck Fantasy Premier League managers once again as the gap between Gameweeks 15 and 16 takes its toll.

Owners of West Ham and Brighton assets are suffering the most from Tuesday’s team selections while Southampton and Leeds have proved the more reliable squads to rely on.

David Moyes has dropped Vladimir Coufal (£4.7m), Jarrod Bowen (£6.4m), Issa Diop (£4.3m) and Ben Johnson (£3.9m) to the bench, where they are joined by the returning Michail Antonio (£6.2m).

Sebastien Haller (£6.1m) still leads the line supported by Pablo Fornals (£6.1m), Manuel Lanzini (£6.4m) and Andriy Yarmolenko (£5.5m) in attacking midfield, while Ryan Fredericks (£4.2m) occupies Coufal’s right-back berth.

By contrast, a relatively unchanged Southampton have kept key Fantasy assets such as Che Adams (£6.1m) and Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.8m) in the starting line-up, where there is also a relatively surprise return of Danny Ings (£8.3m), who missed the last match with a hamstring problem.

Marcelo Bielsa has gone for a similar approach for Leeds’ trip to West Bromwich Albion naming a completely unchanged side, which means another start for Patrick Bamford (£6.5m), Raphinha (£5.4m), Stuart Dallas (£4.8m) and Illan Meslier (£4.6m).

West Bromwich Albion line-up in a 4-4-2 formation with Callum Robinson (£5.4m) and Karlan Grant (£5.8m) leading the line.

FPL midfielder Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.4m) returns to the Arsenal line-up for the first time since sustaining an injury ahead of Gameweek 14.

The Arsenal star is set to lead the Gunners’ line ahead of attacking midfield trio Gabriel Martinelli (£4.9m), Emile Smith-Rowe (£4.4m) and Bukayo Saka (£5.2m).

Aubameyang is the sole change to Mikel Arteta’s line-up from the 3-1 win against Chelsea in GW15, as Alexandre Lacazette (£8.2m) drops to the bench.

A positive Covid test rules Gabriel (£5.0m) out of Gameweeks 16 and 17, at least.

Graham Potter has made six changes from the XI that began the 2-2 draw at West Ham on Sunday.

Alexis Mac Allister (£5.3m), Pascal Gross (£5.8m), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (£5.4m), Davy Propper (£4.8m), budget defender Bernardo (£3.9m) and Joel Veltman (£4.3m) are all drafted in for the Seagulls.

Adam Lallana (£6.2m) misses out through injury while Ben White (£4.4m), Solly March (£5.0m), Leandro Trossard (£5.8m), Neal Maupay (£6.1m) and Danny Welbeck (£5.5m) are all on the bench.

Tariq Lamptey (£4.7m) is still sidelined with a hamstring injury. On Sunday, Potter said of the right-back:

“Tariq is going to be a few days, maybe weeks. He won’t be ready for the next game [Arsenal].” – Graham Potter

Chris Wilder has made just one change to the Sheffield United XI for their clash with Burnley at Turf Moor.

Lys Mousset (£5.8m) replaces budget midfielder Oliver Burke (£4.4m), with the Scot only fit enough for the bench due to an ongoing back issue.

That means Rhian Brewster (£4.5m) earns a third consecutive start in the Sheffield United forward line.

Having announced today that they recorded a number of positive Covid-19 tests, the Blades name seven substitutes out of a maximum of nine.

The Clarets also show just one alteration to their Gameweek 15 line-up, as Robbie Brady (£5.0m) replaces Josh Benson (£4.5m) at right-midfield.

Sean Dyche had hoped to also have Dwight McNeil (£5.7m) available, though the winger is not even fit enough to make the Burnley bench.

On the two widemen, the Burnley boss said in his pre-match press conference:

“With the two games in three days, we had to make a judgement call. We think they both have a chance [of facing Sheffield United] but we just felt the fatigue element of two games and what it might do, when you are coming out of a minor injury, we just had to make a decision.” – Sean Dyche

Gameweek 16 Line-ups

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez; Burn, Dunk, Webster; Bernardo, Propper, Bissouma, Veltman; Mac Allister, Gross; Jahanbakhsh.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Tierney, Mari, Holding, Bellerin; Xhaka, Elneny; Martinelli, Smith-Rowe, Saka; Aubameyang.

Burnley XI: Pope; Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; Pieters, Westwood, Brownhill, Brady; Wood, Barnes.

Sheffield United XI: Ramsdale; Robinson, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Osborn, Ampadu, Baldock; McGoldrick, Mousset, Brewster.

Southampton XI: A McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, J Stephens, Walker-Peters; Walcott, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Djenepo; Adams, Ings.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Dawson, Fredericks; Rice, Soucek; Fornals, Lanzini, Yarmolenko; Haller.

West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone; Gibbs, Ajayi, O’Shea, Furlong; Diangana, Gallagher, Sawyers, M Phillips; C Robinson, Grant.

Leeds United XI: Meslier; Alioski, Ayling, Struijk, Dallas; K Phillips; Harrison, Klich, Rodrigo, Raphinha; Bamford.

Article written by David Munday and Colm Hayes.

2,330 Comments Post a Comment
  1. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    lol lovely start, Coufal didn't play and Taylor injured. Now waiting for Saints to concede.

  2. Babit1967
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    The gw that keeps on giving

    Taylor
    Kane C
    Son VC
    Zouma
    Dias
    DCL

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      What happened with Kane?

      1. Babit1967
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Just waiting on the game being cancelled due to Fulham player outbreak

        1. EmreCan Hustle
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Oh god. When did this happen?

        2. The Polymath
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          It won't be, just 2 Fulham players infected.

          1. Babit1967
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Alright, cheers for the update, not so bad then

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

    BB plan in tatters - guess I’ll focus on getting a stronger XI out

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Welcome to the TC gang

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

        Could be a shout I suppose. Salah?

  4. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Taylor 🙁

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

      Ffs,

      My last three transfers have been:

      James, Matip, Taylor. Sorry chaps, appears I am a jinx. You have to laugh.....

      To rub salt in the wounds I only I brought in Taylor last minute instead of KdB and DCL to Kane and Raphinha.

      This season 🙂

  5. yalala
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    What was that, match fixing??

  6. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Romaine Lettuce

  7. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Unlucky Taylor owners, as if things can get worse

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

    James lamptey and Taylor in my defence bench boost plans are destroyed

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

    I own Taylor but that's objectively funny.

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

    1pt from a Burnley defender is decent

  11. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Vestergaard > Taylor for a hit went well

  12. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Brought in Taylor and played him over Coufal.
    Don't know whether to laugh or cry

    1. Jindaljain
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      That one point is important for this Gameweek

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

      1 point up

  13. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Now waiting for pope injury

  14. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Tim Sherwood is funny

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

    Already having 7pts this GW

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Subtle brag not so subtle

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

        Sorry, it is 7atm from 5 but took -4 (Taylor & Son in)

  16. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Knew it i should pick Lowton on WC. He was even cheaper

  17. Saka_me_sideways
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Taylor cs locked in

  18. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Lads, what's everyone complaining about Taylor going off early? It's another whole point added to our teams! 😀

  19. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    No Taylor is a genuine disaster. What a complete mess of a GW this is

  20. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Why couldn't Dunne come on

  21. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    To be honest, 1 point from Taylor might be half decent this week. I can just about scrape an XI this week, which is better than many. Any point is valuable this week.

  22. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    The only real question tonight is will my Mitchell to strujik transfer pay off?!

    At least taylor has got us 1 point! Happy with my davis 1 pointer currently

  23. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Watching the game and Taylor has done his hammy, easy 3 weeks atleast out ... thankfully went Lowton on wc but that is so unlucky :/

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

      PL two week break can come now...

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

    Down to 9 atm (not counting Taylor’s 1pt lol)

  25. matiakez
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    The panel on this prime goal show is grim

  26. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    James, Matip, Tayor, Coufal in my defence....good times.

  27. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Took -8 & scored 6pts still on -2 lolzz

  28. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Taylor in this week. That’s a sign to step back for awhile. Back after the two week break. Unless Webster scores tonight.

  29. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Taylor subbed off. Can this game screw me over any more this season. Pretty much a guaranteed clean sheet for Burnley . Eff sake!

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

    To think I was finally going to cheer on a Burnley CS today ffs

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Was a 2 pointer either way 🙂