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Saka passed fit to feature as Aubameyang keeps his place in Arsenal starting XI

The two remaining Blank Gameweek 29 fixtures take place today, starting with West Ham United v Arsenal.

Kick-off at the London Stadium is at 15:00 GMT.

It’s mostly positive news on the teamsheet front concerning the most-owned Fantasy Premier League assets on show.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.5m) was omitted for disciplinary reasons in the north London derby last weekend but he returned to the Arsenal starting XI in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday and keeps his place this afternoon.

The Gabon international looks set to be deployed on the right flank in east London, with Alexandre Lacazette (£8.2m) still leading the line.

Aubameyang is one of three players who are recalled to Mikel Arteta’s line-up after missing out against Tottenham Hotspur, with Pablo Mari (£4.4m) and Callum Chambers (£4.5m) returning to the defence.

Emile Smith Rowe (£4.2m), Gabriel (£4.9m) and Cedric Soares (£4.6m) are all benched.

Willian (£7.5m) misses out through injury but Bukayo Saka (£5.3m) has made a swift return from the hamstring strain that forced him off at half-time of the win over Spurs.

There are two changes for the Hammers from the side that were beaten by Manchester United last week.

Club captain Mark Noble (£4.5m) and young defender Ben Johnson (£3.9m) are benched, as loanee Jesse Lingard (£6.1m) and Said Benrahma (£6.0m) return to David Moyes’ starting XI.

Pablo Fornals (£5.9m) is still sidelined.

Having operated in a more conservative wing-back system last weekend, West Ham look to be back in a 4-2-3-1 this afternoon.

Lingard and Aubameyang were both transferred in by over half a million Fantasy managers ahead of the Gameweek 29 deadline.


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Bowen, Lingard, Benrahma, Antonio.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Chambers, Mari, Luiz, Tierney, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Aubameyang, Lacazette.

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2,005 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Anyone with Lingz, Soucek & Antonio?

    1. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Lingz (C) + Antonio + Auba. An auba goal to wipe the cleanie would be amazing

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        Same 3 here but armband on Antonio. Wouldn’t mind a penalty for either side 🙂

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      No Soucek 🙁

    3. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      No Cresswell instead of Soucek

    4. estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      JLingz, Antonio and Creswell.

      And there goes his clean sheet 🙁

  2. Torres76
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Glad I didn’t by Auba, Tierney and Lacazette and play my FH chip

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Yeah they were terrible punt in hindsight. I got Auba and Tierney and I am fuming

  3. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Make it stop

    1. Torres76
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Why is this happening so often? New Players Or manager needed?

      1. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        Both, but predominantly it's the manager.

        Arteta isn't experienced nor good enough to fix this squad.

        Showed up at West Ham with a defensive line up. Down 3-0 now, made no real changes.

  4. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    I really didn’t see this arsenal performance coming

    1. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Didn't see BRI scoring 3 either - just that kinda weekend

  5. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Anyone has Time Machine to bench my Arsenal assets..?

    1. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Poor FH im afraid. Bamford + Antonio bench is just weird

  6. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    FPL towers need to correct their data - it is not Antonio but Soucek who got the third!!

  7. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Looked offside no?

    1. LSK
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      No he was onside

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Onside

  8. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Leno couldn't distribute a pizza between 2 people, get this mug out of my club

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      I think arteta out first for selling lord emi

    2. Shteve
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Hard to believe they sold Martinez, especially as he done well when he played

    3. Says
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      burnd pizza is the worst

  9. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Soucek pulled a Lamela and stole the goal from Antonio lol

  10. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Soucek owners lucky as always

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Got to be in there to get the touch, he’s still in the box all the time, sometimes he gets lucky sometime he doesn’t

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Not all all - it's your fault for not owning him (and I haven't got him either).

    3. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Thank you FPL towers, that was quick!

  11. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Soucek goal not Antonio

  12. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Soucek owners so damn lucky ffs

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      See above

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        I mean lucky in this instance to get that goal. Not lucky overall.

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      We have been saying that all season long.

  13. ANGRY PERSON
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Let my boy Cresswell get some of that action

    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Innit

  14. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Grealish over a third West Ham player to spread players around is looking bad haha

    1. Torres76
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Grealish ain’t in the squad

  15. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Ist not really unlucky cause without Soucek the header was going wide...

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

      Get those glasses fixed

  16. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Antonio 3 baps so far

    1. mezza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Not when he loses the goal

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        He just did lol. 2 baps now

    2. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Back to Lingard 3bps

  17. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Lol, smile Moyesy!

  18. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Soucek luckily not in offside

  19. ilikewud
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Missed the deadline with 2ft with plans to bring in Jlingz for Barners. This is very painful!

  20. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Feeling better about that Bamford to Antonio move a couple of weeks back now. Up a point 🙂

  21. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Cresswell A Antonio G needed now

  22. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    I am properly cursed

  23. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Surely they should give that
    Antonio G
    Coufal A

    1. ilikewud
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      It wasn't though - Clearly came off Soucek

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Watch the replay again mate

  24. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    It's ridiculous to credit Soucek with that goal...

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Not at all if he got a touch on it. He was just ridiculously lucky to

  25. vincentwsho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Antonio 1st on bench and played Lacazette and Odegaard .... hope Bale gets a rest 🙁

  26. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Wow ARS sleeping

  27. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Coufal....so unlucky

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      yea annoying as doubt he'll get a chance of any other points now.

  28. Bob_the_builder
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Lingard (c) does soften the blow of going with Auba/Laca and leaving Trossard at 1st bench.

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      ouch. lingard captain great call though

  29. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Could be teams getting triple digits this blank week

  30. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    WHU CS gone