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Aubameyang and Lacazette start together as Arsenal travel to West Brom

Mikel Arteta has named both his main strikers in the starting XI as Arsenal travel to face West Bromwich Albion.

It is just the second time since Gameweek 13 that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.4m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£8.2m) have featured from the beginning together as the Gunners look to make it three wins on the bounce.

Bukayo Saka (£5.2m) has been a catalyst in Arteta’s recent mini-revival and he keeps his place in midfield, overcoming the knock he sustained last time out.

The defensive set-up has fluctuated between a back-four and back-three of late and it is the former of those two Arteta has settled with tonight.

The one constant among those chopping and changing of systems is Rob Holding (£4.5m), who starts for the 10th time in 11 Premier League matches.

At the third time of asking, Pablo Marí (£4.4m) joins the Englishman at centre-back with David Luiz (£5.4m) named on the bench.

West Bromwich Albion assets are predictably unpopular these days, not a single outfield player sitting in more than 1%. of Fantasy squads.

2.4% own Sam Johnstone (£4.5m), who has 66 saves this season, the second-highest at the time of writing.

But, as ever, the most fashionable Baggies player is non-playing goalkeeper David Button (£4.0m), owned by 4.4% worldwide.

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

Arsenal XI: Leno; Tierney, Mari, Holding, Bellerín; Saka, Xhaka, Ceballos; Aubameyang, Lacazette, Smith Rowe.

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  1. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Saka bringing home the motm points

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Johnstone says hold my beer

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Good idea. He'll need his hands free to make saves.

  2. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Would you save your FH if you had this lot after making a few transfers (4pt hit) ahead of the BGW

    Dias Stones Wan-Bissaka
    Son Bruno
    Kane Watkins

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No don’t mess about do the FH

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You dont own Martinez?

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Still looks pretty weak.

      1. Vazza
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Haha! Thanks

    4. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      7 players plus a - 4, I would FH

      1. Vazza
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        You only know half the story. I will be bringing in AWB, Stones and Watkins for Taylor, Balbuena and DCL. I would like these changes to be implemented for GW19 too.

        1. Ibralicious
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Then why ask? This lot is shambles, free-hit essential if I’ve ever seen one

  3. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Same Brom that played against Leeds in midweek it seems.

  4. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Does that count as Johnstone's 3rd save? Or was it a cross caught?

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cross caught I think

    2. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      crosd

  5. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Johnstone with 2.3% ownership. Feels surprisingly low

    1. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not how I'd put it, that's for sure

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      They’re all here

      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Makes sense

    3. Bring the Cavalry
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Why? He’s got like 10 points in his last 6 games

  6. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martinelli and Tierney have looked a better partnership down Arsenal's left than Auba and Tierney.

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It's been 20 mins. Tierney normally in the back three

  7. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bellerin's balls are horrendous.

    Probably all those corduroy trousers.

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sorry can’t comment as I have no idea

  8. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Looking to navigate GW 18 using transfers and BB GW 19.
    Does this move improve my team for the long term?

    TAA + Taylor + Mitchell > Dias + Cancelo + Stones (-4)

    Martinez Meslier
    TAA Konsa Coufal Taylor Mitchell
    Salah Bruno Son Raphinha Anguissa
    Kane Bamford Adams

    2 FT 1.7 ITB

  9. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    should have started Jone Stones over Martinez 🙁

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      timing haha

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Timing

      • BenDavies
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Probably the better choice yep. Arsenal are goal shy

        1. Gobigorgohome
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          timing lol

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Tierney G

    4. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This team ok to save FH

      Martinez
      Dias, Cancelo, Mitchell
      Sterling, Bruno, Son
      Kane

      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Very similar to mine. I have 9 but I think it’s a good trade off for gw29 fh.

    5. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      TIERNEYYYYY!

    6. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Great goal Tierney

    7. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Oh god I hope not many have tierny.

    8. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bottomed

      What do you think of this FH team for DGW 19?

      Ederson
      Ogbonna - Coufal - Dawson
      Salah - KDB - Bruno - Raphinha
      Aguero - Ings - Bamford

      If Aguero doesn’t look up to speed by then will change to Vardy

      Thoughts? 🙂

    9. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      tieeneyyyyyy

    10. Meinhoff
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Is that a Holding assist?

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Looks like it.

      2. HonestBlatter
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yes

      3. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Ah no please don’t be ffs

      4. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I think so..

      5. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        ffs rival just brought in

    11. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Lovely goal.

    12. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      wgta

    13. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Thought the snow was heavy 5 mins ago.

      Now it is really heavy.

    14. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Holding A?

      1. HonestBlatter
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yep

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Nice!

    15. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      WAIT WAS THAT A HOLDING ASSIST?!?!?

    16. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ffs my rival brought holding in

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

        So did I lol

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        You have about 100 rivals so one was bound to.

    17. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wheyyyy. It's Tierney time. Nice and cheap for all the points he's going to get as a left back.

    18. Kodap
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Holding assist?!

    19. Pukkipartyy
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Holding A. Cant make this up 😀

    20. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      BIG SNOW... even by Canadian standards.

    21. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      HOLDINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

    22. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Real bad signal on my TV...

    23. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      FFS RIVAL HAS HOLDINGGG GOD NOOOOOOOOO