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

    Thank you Holding and Mitchell 😀

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

      you've had a great week.

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

        Cheers

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

    Phew....

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

    How long until Fat Sam get fired? Bilic was doing a much better job with this lot

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

    FFS - Please can we have an 'Ignore Profile' option?

    Others can avoid my posts if they like & in turn I can hide certain profiles that are a waste of air when it comes to the comment section.

  5. C_G
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    76 with KDB, Salah and Mendy, no Son but I survived.

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

      That’s great! 57 here with Son Captain! Robbo Dias Salah KDB to go

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

      Same pts but with Salah, KdB, Stones

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

    Just get it out Arsenal! No, concede a corner instead

  7. Drexl Spivey
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Well I can do Salah to KDB to play:

    Martinez
    Cancelo, Dier, Stones
    KDB, Bruno, Rashford, Son
    DCL, Wilson

    ... But that leaves me £0.2m of bringing Salah straight back.

    I'm not wasting a chip.

    Do I bench Salah, play nine men and just hope for the best until GW19?

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

      What’s the rest of your squad?

      1. Drexl Spivey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Martinez, Button
        Cancelo, Stones, Dier, Dallas, C Taylor
        Salah, Bruno, Son, Rashford, Soucek
        DCL, Wilson, Bamford

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

          You could do wilson to Antonio or Watkins maybe. You really want to have KDB. He will hurt bad if he goes mad in the double.

          Surely with no playing second keeper you are not bb in 19? In which case you could downgrade taylor to get the funds.

          1. Drexl Spivey
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Definitely not bench boosting. Too paranoid over the remaining 19 GWs.

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

      Yeah definitely don’t waste a chip most FH plans I’ve seen are not far off that. If you’re gonna captain KDB I would do it. Wouldn’t be the end of the world if you end up with KDB instead of salah next gameweek, 2 good home games

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

    Who are your FH differentials this week?

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

      FH is a differential on its own imo.

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

      Not free hitting but I'd get Aguero, Rashford and Wilson

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

        Have Rashford Wilson
        Waiting on city
        Will lose DCL

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

      Coleman

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

      Kun
      Wilson
      Fernandez(newc)
      Saka
      Stones

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

    68 with Stones, KDB & Salah left to play, could be on to one of my best scores of the season!

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

      You and everybody else

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

      31 with Cancelo, Salah (c), Vardy, Adams and Trent. Could be a tough week.

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

    So WB and Sheff Utd are down. 1 of Fulham or Brighton for the other place. Brighton are my bet.

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

    Holding 10 pointer! Absolute hero, great Taylor replacement

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

      Our teams must be very similar

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

    81 points with KDB and Wilson to go.

    Can I get my second century this season? 🙂

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

      Optimistic but a great score.

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

        Here’s hoping

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

      Please make sure to let us know if you do. I won't be able to sleep not knowing

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

        Just go away.

        Let people celebrate and brag a little bit.

    3. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No Salah? 😯

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Good score though.

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

        Sold for Kane last week in preparation for BGW

        Survived last gw. Just need to survive this gw

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I see. You need him to stay quiet. Kdb is a differential though.

    4. Party time
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Wowww

      • Party time
          3 years, 2 months ago

          No Salah may bite ya but well done

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

            Cheers

            See ^

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

        Looking to navigate GW 18 using transfers and BB GW 19. Thoughts on this transfer plan?
        GW 18:
        TAA + Taylor + Mitchell > Dias + Cancelo + Stones (-4)
        GW 19:
        Kane + Anguissa > Vardy + Soucek (-4)

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

        2 FT 1.7 ITB

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

          Cancelo possibly ill

      • Pukkipartyy
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Defense this gw Cresswell Dias Holding.
        Nice for once 😀

        1. Jimbo-Jones
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Cresswell Dier Coufal here

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

          TAA Holding Justin here
          but Cresswell + Mitchell on the bench

      • Mika-eel
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Webster to Holding went well!

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

          Very

      • FER FUSCH AKE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Holding single handedly saving my rank.

      • Jimbo-Jones
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thoughts on FH draft? 0.2 left so could tweak.

        Leno
        Cancelo Dias Davies
        KDB Bruno Rash Smith-Rowe
        Kane Laca Martial

        Kilman Burke Douglas

      • Vazza
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Would you take a 12 point hit to give you a team for the BGW as follows

        Wan Bissaka Stones Dias
        Saka KDB Bruno Son
        Watkins Kane
        (9 players in total)

        I’ve removed Salah to get the above

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

          😀

      • Casual Player
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        If you’d told me before the game I’d get 10pts from Holding and Bellerin I guess I’d have been happy. I’ll just pretend they got 5 each

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

        Am getting Saka + Holding/Tierney and Auba/Laca FH next GW.

        What do you prefer? Thinking Auba is due a pen and could do well even though playing low on confidence at the mo.

        1. Jimbo-Jones
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Think Laca is gold - only 8.2, good fixture and should go in with plenty of confidence.
          Better than any 8m mid imo.

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

            Any chance he will play West Brom every week from here on out?

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

        Holding you beautiful maestro of the game!

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

        #57 OR smashing it this GW
        https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/2587714/event/17

        1. Jimbo-Jones
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          In a very rare boast, I’m on 87 with Salah to play. V good fortune with the Burnley game!

          https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/306260/event/17

          1. Mika-eel
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Well done, should have a nice rank after todays play.

        2. Mika-eel
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Scrolling down I just knew he was gonna have Soucek first bench.

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

            Every man and his dog this GW 😀

            1. Mika-eel
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              No such luck for me. My bench is always dire. But fair play to others who spend cash on their bench.

        3. Casual Player
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Awesome result so far, hope you can maintain it!

      • Casual Player
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        So many double-triple Arse teams that didn’t exist 90 mins ago. You love to see it

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

          Probably those preparing for BGW18 without chip

          1. Casual Player
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Sorry meant the FH drafts.

            Arsenal suddenly “essential”. You can’t get Tierneys 18 playing him next week though.

      • C_G
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        MItchell, Cresswell, Holding in DEF went well then. Finally.

        1. Mika-eel
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Nice. Have Holding but benched Mitchell. Them the breaks. Was too scared to bench Dallas.

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

          you got it exactly right, congrats man! I benched Cress and Mitch which hurts but at least Holding returned! 😀

      • Malkmus
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Any thoughts on this fh team?

        Darlow (4.0)
        Dias - Cancello - Tierney
        Son - Bruno - Rashford- Saka - Sterling
        Kane - Wilson

        Subs - Clark, Kidman, Davis

        Ta

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

        Fat Sam was a trap

      • Royal5
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        If Mccarthy is out, that's no keeper for me. First Pope and now him :/ Wasn't exoecting much vs Pool but a few saves perhaps.

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

          Annoying but like you said. You ain't missing much

          1. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Yup. More annoying that Pope missed Fulham.

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

        30 points. From 300k yesterday to 670k OR today......and Soucek on my bench. No Son or Kane killed me.

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

          Expected to see WC16 but nope.

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

            Whats the last man standing cutoff today?

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

          26 here but I'm down at 2.5m now so it's already over for me.

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

            No way, most of the teams in front of us are run by idiots. Im going for top 1k.

        3. Mika-eel
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Salah and Mane to push you up the ranks tomorrow.

      • Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Another horror game week from the lower tiers of hell. Only Vardy hatty can even remotely save my season.

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

          No Kane or Son because of the DGW killed me this GW. I didn’t know Satan was a Spurs fan.

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

        Big Sam ordering a new sofa for his dugout. They carry on like this he won’t even last as long as he did
        In the England job.

        1. Van der Faart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          They shouldn't have ditched Bilic. They were playing well recently

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

            They are doing what Watford did last season. Sacked a perfectly
            Good manager for no reason.