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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. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Saka down

    • yakirh
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Dallas Raphinha Bamford triple up essential

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

        Same

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

        Have 2/3

      3. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yea baby!!!

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

        Got the third in this week 🙂

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

        3 / 3

    • Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bellerin looks like he's ready to become a real boy

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Haha

      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Dallas (38)
        Rodrigo (37)
        Alioski (31)
        Bamford (26)
        Struijk (26)

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

        Dallas assist to rafinha please keep cs

      4. Kaneyonero
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Need a Bamford goal since he's my VC. Kane (c) here

      5. Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Another please Raph

      6. Jonesfromthere
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Ayling to Dallas for a hit last week already repaid

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

        Dallas is by my best purchase this year. Absolute point machine.

      8. waltzingmatildas
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Raphina 3rd sub! Played him over wood!

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

        What a terrible week

        1. Doctor Evil
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Lol

        2. Seanigula
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          At least you bring a smile to people’s faces

        3. STEP rOVERS
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          At least you have wood #aheadofthecurve

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

        Dallas on 3 baps lads

      11. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I bought Coufail for his CS points

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

        FU*K OFF DALLAS

      13. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        dumped Taylor and DCL for Dallas and Bamford 🙂

        1. CRO KLOPP
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Dumped Taylor??? Why?

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

        Love to see some of those indirectly lolling and smirking when City game got called off now struggling for points...

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

          How do you indirectly lol, seems like a very direct form of derision.

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

            Lolling got bannable...

      15. Joey Tribbiani
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        hate dallas

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

          Weather is nice bro.

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

          Me too. Just rage transferred him in now.

        3. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Go Cowboys!

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

            Could win the NFC East this weekend.

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

        Bednarek and Dallas were my differentials. Now everyone will get them in

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

          My whole ML have Dallas...i went Coufal

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

          When were they differentials?

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

        Come on Rapinha. We want another one for 3 BAPS

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

        West Ham score you fools

      19. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Dallasinho

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

        KWP YC

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

          Nooooooo

        2. BrockLanders
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

      21. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        It will end 1-5 right?

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

          0-6

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 3 months ago

            7-0

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

          Awww naawwwww Saka my prince

        4. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Antonio on

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

          Charlie Taylor leapfrogs DCL as my most hated FPL player.

        6. fantasywizard
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Antonio is fit! Quick, someone tell Andy!

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

            He is a handsomely built man I agree

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

              Antonio that is

        7. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Pen check

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

            Who for?

            1. g40steve
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Leeds, played on

        8. Jimbo-Jones
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Started Taylor. Dallas first on bench. Ugh.

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

            They should bring in my minutes-bench idea!

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

          I’m calling Antonio goal , West Ham bogey team for us