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

    So McCarthy might be out according to some Southampton fans.
    Wife apparently has Covid. He is apparently self-isolating.

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

      So back for the DGW 🙂

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

      Just get a divorce and get on with it

      1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Hahaha

      2. Party time
          3 years, 2 months ago

          This. She is probably cheating

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

        Wow

      4. Party time
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Fraser forster in goal? 😆

          1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            I actually have him on my bench!

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

              Same!

            2. Party time
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Goal fest imminent

                1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  With Salah (c) I would not mind that. Hopefully a rusty Forster.

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

            Well that would suck. Not that I was expecting many points but still

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

            Forster on my bench 😮

        • Yordan Letchkov
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I had Holding already booked in in my GW16 WC, but then decided last minute to go for Balbuena (who lost his place to Dawson) only because the DGW19. If Arsenal gets a cleanie tonight, it's a lost of 20 points in GWs on 4.4m defender decision. Big up to those who had enough confidence in him an Arsenal though.

          1. Muchentuchel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            It's not the best experience to own him though.
            Had Holding as my 5th defender since GW1.
            It never really paid off.

        • S.Kuqi
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Is Vardy worth 2M more over Ings for dgw19?

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

            Depends, what would you do with your 2M?

            1. S.Kuqi
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Not sure yet 😀

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

            I doubt Ings would be risked for 2 games in such a short space to be honest given recent injury issues.

          3. Third Eye Vision
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            I think so.

        • Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          https://mobile.twitter.com/lucyhighnett/status/1345426082649006084

          Adams and McCarthy under threat

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

            I will flip if no Adam's, rival will get Soucek

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

            Hope so.

        • JohannaAdams10
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Who do people think will score more next game week:

          A) Zaha and Grealish

          B) Son and Saka

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

            B

        • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          really snowing hard

          1. jimmy12
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Could do with an orange ball

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

            Doesn’t look that bad wtf

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

          Fh fun:

          Leno
          Holding Diaz Lewis
          Son KdB Raz Saka Bruno
          Wilson Kane

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

            You - Leno + Lewis + Sterling
            Me - Martinez + Dier + Grealish

            But o save my FH for DGW 19 😎

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

              Im sorted for DGW 19.

              😉

              MARTINEZ
              CHILWELL COUFAL JUSTIN
              SALAH BRUNO son GREALISH
              kane ADAMS BAMFORD

              SOUCEK TAYLOR* holding

              1 ft

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

                Do you hate Man City?

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

                  Kdb comes in for Son

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

                    Fair enough.

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

                I’m going to raise that to -

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

                😀

              3. The 12th Man
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                You holding Kane and Son for 19 with Liverpool in 20?

                Just asking as I’m debating whether to move Kane to Vardy or switch to KDB.

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

                  no selling in 19 for DGW

                  1. The 12th Man
                    • 10 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    Makes sense, looks good.

              4. LC1
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Both FH and DGW teams are very nice! Are you bench boosting GW19 with potentially 2 doublers on your bench?

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

                Oooohhh

                No city I see

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

                  not yet, will bring in during DGW19

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

                    Fair enough

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

                      should have BB this week

                      Holding 9 Soucek 11 Coufal 6

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

            Lewis doesn't even starts lately. Get Yedlin instead

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

              yep, just playing around

        • Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Game is going to get called off isn’t it. Just my luck ffs

          1. jimmy12
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Hope not
            Have Tierney + Saka

        • Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Phew

        • Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Sign of things to come Vs zaha

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

          @BOOKED4DISSENT

          I meant Salah->Rashford this gw then Son->Salah for DGW 🙂

        • dylano21
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Should I free hit this?

          Martinez
          Dier Bailly Lowton
          Fernandes KDB Neto
          Kane

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

            Nope, just use a transfer (or two)

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

              On who?

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

                For playing players ofc

              2. dylano21
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Whole Team 1 FT 1.0 ITB ( Planning Mitchell to bailly/Dhaw

                Martinez Steer
                Mitchel Dier Cresswel Coufal Lowton
                Kdb Salah Fernandes Neto Soucek
                Kane Adams Bamford

                Planning to BB in GW 19

            2. dylano21
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Already did a Transfer to get bailly

        • Heiro
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Would you free hit GW18 with 8 players playing?

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

            Are they 8 good players?

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

              I'm in a similar situation. My 8 will be Dias, Stones, Lowton, KDB, Fernandes, Son, Saka, Kane. Then leaves me with triple City for the double.

          2. Ozzy smith
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Depends who

        • Kodap
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Looks like the snow has stopped a bit to be fair!

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

            Magnificent news

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

              It's actually quite hard to tell, some angles it looks better, others it looks the same!

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

                Just let the match finish!!!

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

              Not really.

              Martinez away to tot
              Mitchel away to Arsenal
              Brewster...

        • Releasebreaks
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          please i will take Bellerin 5 pts

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

            Let's cry together.

        • Fantasydreamer
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Who would you prefer for GW19?

          A. Sterling and Antonio
          B. Kane and Antonio
          C. Rashford and ings

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

            a

        • Vazza
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Would you make the following move for a 4 point hit

          Curtis Jones => Smith Rowe.

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

            For a hit? Hells naw

            1. I Must Break You
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              100% no

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

                Ok thanks guys.

        • FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I swear to God Holding was my go to transfer the whole week, and then United didn't have a blank so I went Maguire. Unbelievable. Also a huge differential compared to those who played their WC late this season.

          So be it

          1. FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            The point i was trying to make is that we over think. Since I didn't have enough cash for Maguire instead of going directly to Holding i downgraded Grealish who delivered. 20 pts decision.

            So tiny margins is this game

          2. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Maguire and Chris Woods.

            Just don't understand the appeal.

        • Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I feel like being very close to pitch. It's snowing here also and I had to walk the dog.

        • Muchentuchel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Bellerin captainers in tears

          1. I Must Break You
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Bellerin captainers would have more important issues to worry about, such as what prompted them to captain Bellerin in the first place

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

          Ouch Bellerin owners...

        • BeaversWithAttitude
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Question: since I have two free transfers, can I make those first for GW18, and then ALSO play my Free Hit chip afterwards to change the team completely?

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

            no, old team returns

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

              OK thanks 🙂

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

            no, FH will undo all your previously made transfers and, I know, that sucks really strong.

        • Super John McGinn-
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Keep changing my mind on what to do

          Martinez
          Dias, Cancelo, Mitchell*
          KDB (C), Bruno, Grealish
          DCL

          Forster, Robbo, Dallas, Salah, Soucek, Bamford, Adams

          1 FT, 0.0 ITB

          A) Free Hit
          B) Free Hit & Triple Captain 19
          C) Bench Boost 19 DCL, Mitchell and Forster > Watkins, Coufal and Johnstone/Randolph for -4 before DW19
          D) Just Triple Captain 19

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

            C

        • Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Tough for Bellerin owners. Am sure there were a few who brought him in instead of Holding or Tierney

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

            those with high tv suffers 😉

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

            6.4% owned, so few really has him.

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

            Yep. Horrible game haha

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

            That's nothing, I had Matip go off in the 59th a while ago

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

            I was waiting for news on Taylor all week and couldnt decide whether to bring in holding, tierney or bellerin, due to excellent next 3 fixtures. So, yes, I brought in maguire instead. Never mind.

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

            I was one of them. This ended in tiers

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

          Harsh for Bellerin owners there

        • Big Hippo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Argh Bellerin! I looked at Tierney and Holding. So harsh.

          1. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            He was going out of fashion so just had to leave before he got cat calls.

        • Man Chest Hair United
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Would you keep the free hit chip if you could get this out?

          Martinez
          Dias Stones Mitchell
          KDB(c) Grealish Bruno Rashford
          Wilson Brewster

          Steer Salah Bamford Zouma Coufal

          1. I Must Break You
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Yes I think I would hold the chip. That's a decent 10 (well, 9 + Brewster...).

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

            Unless you believe a FH is worth 4 pts then yes

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

            Definitely, decent team, FH would be so useful later Imo. All the more important to get captain choice right.

        • Party time
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Come on WBA. Score a goal

          • Pukkipartyy
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            U recon its now Mitchells place to lose? Would love to make Dunne -> Mitchell

            1. Fred54
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              I don't even know this Dunne is...make it so.

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

                Yeah dont ask why he is in my team...

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

              Should be his. More stable defensively with Mitchell.

          • JONALDINHO
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Is this a good plan?

            This team for DGW19 for free. Will TC Salah/KDB
            Martinez
            Stones • Dallas • Coufal
            Salah • KDB • Bruno • Rashford • Grealish
            DCL • Bamford

            This is the team for the BGW18
            Martinez
            Stones • Mitchell
            KDB • Bruno • Son • Rashford • Grealish
            DCL • Brewster

            Will WC and BB for 25 and FH29 so I don’t have to worry planning about them