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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. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Chances Allardyce slips on a bit on snow and breaks his hip and the match is abandoned due to adverse and dangerous conditions for staff and players?

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

      As slim as a decent post from you

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

        A large chance then? Thanks

    2. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Are you losing a neuron everyday?

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

        Seems like a pretty good rate of decay

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

    Arsenal setting up the trap beautifully with this performance. Will end in tears when Palace beat them next week 🙁

  3. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ederson
    Tierney, Dias, Wan Bissaka, Bellerin
    Bruno, Rashford Sterling/KDB, Son, saka
    Kane

    Thoughts on FH draft?

    1. Werner Bremen
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Too much Arsenal defence

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

        one of the best defences in the league

  4. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Do you think any chance sterling plays GW18 plus both DGW19?

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

      Of course.

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Ok cheers i am now thinking salah to sterling rather than KDB so I can afford Cancelo or Dias

  5. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Would be wonderful if Adams miss game vs Liverpool

  6. Party time
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Shu & Wba relegated. Who is next?

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

        Brighton.

        1. Party time
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Probably Burnley

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

          Fulham

          1. Party time
              3 years, 2 months ago

              I think Fulham will survive

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

            Fulham

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

            Hopefully Wolves

            1. Party time
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Yeah. I hate Nuno’s tactics this season

          4. Digital-Real
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Che Adams not spotted in the training pics

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

              McCarthy rumoured to be out a few weeks as well

              1. Niho992
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                whaaaaat

            2. THFC4LIFE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              He injured?

              1. Digital-Real
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                no idea, someone posted the information on here today, just seen the pics and not spotted, neither was McCarthy.

                1. THFC4LIFE
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Ok nice one thanks

                2. HippY
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  I'd take Soucek and Meslier points right now!

          5. mikess
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Martinez
            Stones, Dias, Kilman
            KDB, Fernandes, Son, El Ghazi
            Kane

            Reckon I can get away with this?

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

              For sure

            2. mr messi
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Yes

            3. mikess
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Cheers all

          6. mr messi
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Saka or El Ghazi for the double?

            1. mr messi
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              I meant for the blank week!

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

                I’m going saka

              2. mikess
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Saka fixture, El Ghazi pens. Tough one. Saka just based on opponent

          7. The Train Driver
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Blic laughing his ass off at home...

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

              With a big fat cheque in his hand

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

            Players playing in just short sleeves cause unnecessary discomfort to those wearing full sleeve. Woke police needed

            1. badgerboy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Temperature shaming. Should all wear identical kit, boots, gloves and snoods.

          9. Pukki Party
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Last chance to win my cup game is to use the "report offensive team name" button and hope for the best.

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

              😀

            2. Egg noodle
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Hahaha

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

              Thank you for the tip. Might need to, he played BB this week.

          10. Parsnips
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Got 1.9itb and will have 1FT for the double gameweek and probably bench boosting. Thoughts on how to use the money and the transfer? Possibly Mitchell out?

            Johnstone
            Cancelo Robo Dallas
            Salah Bruno Raphinha Bowen
            Kane Bamford DCL

            Martinez Soucek Coufal Mitchell

          11. Shark Team
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Rank your top 4 teams to keep a clean sheet next gw. Mine are:
            1) Man City
            2) Man Utd
            3) Newcastle
            4) Arsenal

            1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Darlow Tierney Cancelo AWB for me next week.

              1. Scholes Out For Summer
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Has to be Dias over Cancelo.

              2. Shark Team
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Darlow Dias Stones Maguire I think for me

            2. Pukki Party
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              I agree

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

              Newcastle

              Others

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

            Crazy going with Triple City defence from gw 18 onwards?

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

              Yeah, 2 is even quite the risk with the fraud.

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

                Will have Konsa & Coufal on the bench as cover though.
                Dias seems to be nailed while Cancelo and Stones look to be first choice now.

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

              Probably.

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

              Yes, since they're not nailed on

            4. Patio Kev
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Bonkers because if one of their midfielders or strikers goes on a hot run then you will always be at least 2 transfers away from getting them in.

          13. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            GW18-20 Son (avl shu LIV) or Rashford (bur liv ful SHU)?

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

              Rash

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

              Rashford

            3. Buck The Trent
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Rashy

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

              Son

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

            West Brom lying down for Arsenal and Villa but not City and Liverpool when I captained KDB and Salah, infuriating

          15. Buck The Trent
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Would you use FH or save FH?

            Martinez
            Stones Holding
            KdB Son Bruno Saka
            Kane (+ Davis)
            1FT available

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

              Save

            2. KUNingas
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Easy save as you have almost all big hitters

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

            Can't decide between KDB and Sterling, so I will probably get both.

            PS. Go Holding!

            1. THFC4LIFE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Yeah I’m getting Sterling for Salah in 18

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

            I have two options. I guess I wont BB in GW19 if I will use FH now as it would take -8 to have 15 playing players.

            A) Play FH in GW18

            B) Save FH+FT and play this team
            Martinez
            Holding, Stones
            KDB, Bruno, Son, Grealish
            Brewster

            Then BB GW19 and take -4 hit (Forster, Grealish, Brewster -> Randolph/Meslier, Soucek, Rodrigo/Antonio).
            * = SGW players

            Martinez, Randolp/Meslier
            Chilwell, Stones, Dallas, Coufal, Holding*
            Salah, KDB, Bruno, Soucek, Son*
            Bamford, Adams, Rodrigo/Antonio

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

              A

            2. Buck The Trent
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              B

          18. teddypicker
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Anyone share their FH team for gw19? 😀

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

              Wouldn't be much different to a BB19 team.

            2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Darlo
              Tierney Cancelo AWB Holding
              Son Rash Bruno kdb sterling
              Wilson

              1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Sorry thats 18

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

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

              1. teddypicker
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Looks good, triple wham def could come out v big

          19. Harper (No more Penandes)
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Kane + Bowen > Martial + Rashford -4
            or
            Button > Martinez?

            either way I'll have 7 players for GW18

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

            Hope Holding will be Holding the CS come full time

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

              Wouldn't be holding my breath

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

              I’m holding myself in anticipation

          21. Party time
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Unbelievable season from Aubameyang

              1. dogtanion
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Age is a terrible thing

                1. Party time
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    Money makes the world go round

                2. jason_ni
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  When I saw him as a mf, I thought I'd be holding him for the season!

                  1. Party time
                      3 years, 2 months ago

                      Unbelievable. I also thought he would be a great option this season

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

                  Best quiz question for 2021..who goes down with Sheff Utd and WBA

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

                    Brighton

                4. dshv
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Is it worth to do taylor to holding now

                  I will hit the FH button as well

                  Bur to stay with holding in dgw19

                  1. djman102
                    • 14 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    Taylor will be back in your team in 19 if you FH.

                    1. dshv
                      • 6 Years
                      3 years, 2 months ago

                      So i have to do the transfers for gw19 before the deadline ?

                    2. djman102
                      • 14 Years
                      3 years, 2 months ago

                      If you want Holding long-term, you'll have to transfer him in GW19. Any transfer you make this week will become part of your FH.

                      1. dshv
                        • 6 Years
                        3 years, 2 months ago

                        Thanks

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

                  Podence > Saka sound FT this gw?

                  Arsenal in good form and Podence injured. Or, do I get Neto?

                6. FC Hakkebøf
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Team for bgw18

                  Martinez
                  Cancelo
                  KDB Fernandes Son
                  DCL Brewster
                  ___
                  Forster BAmford Salah Raphina Balbuena Robertson Dallas

                  Play FH?

                7. Jersey Boy
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Have been told that McCarthy has returned a positive Covid test