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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.

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  1. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Looking good for Taylor now - I brought him in this week and I doubt he's going to concede against either Sheff Utd or Fulham.

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

    Taylor 1 point banked

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

    Is the Spurs game being cancelled fr ?

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

    At this stage im happy with 10 points for this gw

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      That's massive!

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

      I'd love to make double figures

  5. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Taylor injured. You have to laugh or you'd cry. Wildcard team in absolute tatters

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

      Absolute disaster ffs

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

    Doing Taylor to Robbo, please don't get covid!!

  7. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Taylor injury bad? This GW is comical so I'm expecting he snapped his knob or something

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

      Hammy

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

      Haha this cracked me up

  8. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    What the hell happened to Taylor? Seriously this is just a joke now

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

    Even if there was no covid

    Taylor injury shows how bad setting up a BB team 4 weeks in advance plan was

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

      Well I wanted him anyway, cheap and Burnley good for clean sheets

    2. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It most often turns out that way. Even in a normal season one or two players get crocked.

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

      The fact is it’s indirectly related to COVID and the insane schedule players are facing

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

    Qualification for cup this gw am I right?

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

      Yeah. Skill-based. 😉

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Will be A very low limit

    3. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yup ... timing is just priceless. Think you’ll just need an average of 10 points to qualify LOL

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

      Yup

    5. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yep, qualifying score will be about 8 points at this rate

  11. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    KDB DCL Coufal Taylor Lamptey down already

  12. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Oh Charlie Taylor .... what are you doing to me ..... time for a beer ... nothing else to do but laugh about this week hahahahahahahahaha .... (sits in darkened room folding empty beer can until hands bleed).

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

      At least you're not seeing ethereal chess pieces moving on your ceiling...

  13. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    What is the lowest average GW score that you can remember?

    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      There have been some twenties I believe

    2. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      10

    3. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      29 I think

    4. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I remember 13

      I recall my (c) didn't start and I had Tim Cahill(vc) who scored a brace. 4 games went ahead only because of the snow. I scored 40 odd points which was huge that gw

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Lol those days were awesome. Not only did cahill got a brace literally every ither relevant player that played blanked

    5. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      The week cahill got a brace in a 2 match gw

      09 i think

  14. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Southampton def owners will be the big winners this week

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

        I started KWP, everyone else benched but they are all getting him now FFS

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

          They’re just as lucky as you 🙂

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Might have got rather lucky bringing Lowton in over Taylor

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

        Your bench is deep.

      2. Tired and weary
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Same... for now!

    • Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Taylor injured? Yeah back this game week in.

    • Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Looks like I'm Dunne for

    • Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      At least Taylor didn’t concede an own goal

      1. Esalman
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah I'll take 1 point over a no show.

    • BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Would be cherry on top for Leeds to win with an own goal

    • ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      That's 2 free CS games vs Sheffield and Fulham gone

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

        Lol its Burnley mate

        1. ivantys
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Burnley at home against 2 teams who can't attack is basically free CS.

    • Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Sheffield Utd are on course to be the worst team in PL history and have a totally insipid attack, yet I cannot buy a CS against them.

      Chilwell: concedes
      Robbo: concedes
      Taylor: injured

      Was thinking about starting Mitchell this GW, but he'll probably get sent off while scoring an OG.

      1. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Brewster hatty day today

    • Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Top 10k average is 8.

      1. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I’m on zero

        1. Salan
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I am on zero too.

    • Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Just hope United deliver a convincing win tonight.

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

      KDB DCL Davis to Lookman/Saka/other5.2fodder Vardy Ings gives a decent non-BB 19 side now...

      Bench of Taylor Mitchell and either Soucek /the fodder from above

    • Jindaljain
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Cup pressure gone too soon

    • BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      In all seriousness if you can manage 20 points this gameweek I'd say that's a big haul

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

        No room to make ground and chase those ahead though. People in top 10k must be laughing.

      2. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Depends on salah and bruno really

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

        Keep faith on Bruno he can do that himself

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

      Klick is such a donkey, worst Leeds player by a distance

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

      Has there ever been SCENES like this before on FFS?

    • Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      West Ham look horrible without Bowen and Coufal

    • Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Taylor my differential

      Cry