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Tierney absent as Tavares, Saka and Lacazette start

Gameweek 9 gets underway in north London this evening as Arsenal play host to Aston Villa.

Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.

Mikel Arteta has made three changes from Gameweek 8, with Alexandre Lacazette (£8.3m), Albert Sambi Lokonga (£4.9m) and Nuno Tavares (£4.3m) replacing Nicolas Pepe (£7.1m), Martin Odegaard (£5.5m) and Kieran Tierney (£4.9m), who misses out due to a bruised ankle.

That means Bukayo Saka (£6.4m) is fit to start despite being taken off injured at half-time on Monday after a heavy challenge.

As for Aston Villa, they are unchanged from their 3-2 defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend.

Matty Cash (£5.1m) has recovered from a dead leg he sustained during that match, while Leon Bailey (£6.4m) makes the bench after missing the last three Gameweeks with a thigh injury.


GAMEWEEK 9 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tavares, Partey, Sambi Lokonga, Smith Rowe, Saka, Aubameyang, Lacazette

Subs: Leno, Odegaard, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Cedric, Pepe, Elneny, Kolasinac, Martinelli

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Konsa, Tuanzebe, Mings, Cash, Luiz, McGinn, Targett, Buendia, Watkins, Ings

Subs: Steer, Sanson, Young, Nakamba, El Ghazi, Hause, Bailey, Archer, Ramsey


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  1. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Salalalalah

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      His hatty is on Sunday...relax.

  2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Aubameyang…
    Every now and then I get a little bit lonely
    And you're never coming 'round

    Aubameyang…
    Every now and then I get a little bit tired
    Of listening to the sound of my tears

    Aubameyang…
    Every now and then I get a little bit nervous
    That the best of all the years have gone by

    Aubameyang…
    Every now and then I get a little bit terrified
    And then I see the look in your eyes

    Turn around, Aubameyang, every now and then I fall apart
    Turn around, Aubameyang, every now and then I fall apart

    And I need you now tonight
    I need you more than ever
    And if you only hold me tight
    We'll be holding on forever
    And we'll only be making it right
    'Cause we'll never be wrong

    Together we can take it to the end of the line
    Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
    I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
    We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks

    I really need you tonight
    ‘Cos Auba’s gonna start tonight
    Yeah Auba’s gonna start tonight…

    Once upon a time I was falling in love
    But now there’s only Aubameyang
    There's nothing I can do
    A total eclipse of the heart

    Once upon a time there was light in my life
    But now there's only Aubameyang
    Nothing I can say
    A total eclipse of the heart

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Wtf lol

    2. Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      You seem fatigued mate

    3. A Fat Spanish Waiter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      My friend, I think you have popped a bolt. But I did get a laugh out of this!

    4. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      (turn around, Ben White)

    5. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      This song going to be stuck in my head now ha ha

    6. Dash444
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Subs captain syndrome……it’s terminal I’m afraid.

      1. Dash444
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Auba*

    7. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      'Cause we'll never be wrong'

      How apt 🙄

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Lol

    8. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Sing me the song about Salah in decline, I love that one.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        😀

      2. Gunners in Haaland
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        La la, Salah la la la la na na na na na,
        Salah na na, la la la la la na na na na na
        Salah, la la la la la na na na na na,
        Salah na na, la la la la la na na na na na

    9. ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Brilliant, Max - I think you've started something now - hope you reward with a new song each GW going forward now. 😉

    10. Gunneryank
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      This is absolutely brilliant.

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        It’s no Stanville

    11. The-Red-1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Last line has surely got to be something like "totally ship for the Arsenal"

      But with a couple of those words slightly different

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

    Saka is second on my bench.

    I don't want him to score now... 🙁

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      He probably gonna score now...that is the way of FPL

    2. SouthCoastSaint
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Same here. Played Armstrong as I thought saka had more chance of an annoying 1 pointer.

      No Pepe on the pitch - watch arsenal play everything through saka tonight unlike on Monday

  4. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Tierney........ Means I need Cancelo to field 11. crisis

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Tierney already one player down on my bench boost, just absolutely typical

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

      Eek.

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

      Tierney , cancello And Christensen here 🙁
      Luckily? bought TAA in for a -4

  5. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Guy in mini league has Salah TC. OOF

    1. A Fat Spanish Waiter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Wow. 1% chance he looks like a genius. 99% he looks like a fool.

    2. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Guy in my ML has Edouard captain.

  6. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Bruised ankle sounds short term. I hope it is 🙁

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      For who?

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Tierney, according to this article

        1. FPL Brains
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Just want to say thanks for the useful insight on my post yesterday Ze_Austin.

          Was a different way of thinking and you made some great points.

          1. Ze_Austin
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Thank you 🙂

    2. Salarrivederci
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Scottish bruised ankles usually heals overnight

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        They're normally caused overnight!

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          True

  7. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    The message function being tested is a cool upgrade on the website.

    Excited to see what it evolves into!

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I already messaged boneus pointeus to tell him to stop drinking

      1. A Fat Spanish Waiter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I think that previous post indicates something stronger than booze.

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah, some bigtime chronic.

  8. hotine
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Evening all. Does anybody know where I can find odds as percentages of clean sheets and goalscorers? I’m sure I’ve seen them before but not sure where if anyone could point me in the right direction that would be great. Thanks and good luck everyone for the gameweek

  9. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Whoops those hits cost me 130k drop!

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Do you have anyone playing tonight? What size hit?

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        -8, Auba & Saka.

        Transfers were Bamford, Lukaku, Antonio > Vardy, Auba, Toney for the sing in fixtures

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      5 of my playing 11 are less than 8% owned 🙂

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        -12 here

        Doucoure, DCL, Matip > Chilwell, Raphinha, Edouard

        Fingers crossed the hit is eaten up.

  10. mojoindojo
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Decided having Auba was enough of differential. Went safe with Salah cap.

    No total eclipse for me.

  11. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    No Tierney then. Worries over virtually half my squad and he misses out. Unreal..

  12. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Martinez to show Arsenal what they're missing and troll them

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      pretty sure he has already done that

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      He can’t play against his parent club

  13. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Tierney (out) replaced by Livramento then.
    Sold Odegaard (dropped) for Havertz for a hit.
    ESR first sub.

    Things going well despite my triple Arse handicap!
    And Trent third on my bench if shite really hits the fan this week.

  14. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Let's go Ings!!!!!

  15. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Missed deadline, Lukaku C let's goo

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      VC?

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Salah

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Lucky

  16. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Why does everyone get havertz.lukaku could be back in gw10

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I reckon Lukaku out until after the International break. Ironically the easier fixtures means they don't need to rush him back and he can get a proper rest.

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Latest conference suggest he could be fine next week

    2. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Short sitedness

    3. Assisting the assister
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Want to Havertz their cake and eat it

  17. BucketHead
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Evening all..

    Thinking of doin Antonio and start out for Kane and smith-rowe??
    (Have vardy and Toney as other forwards)
    What say ye

    1. BucketHead
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      #sarr

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Next week?!?

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Arsenal is playing atm

      1. BucketHead
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yea sorry for next week

  18. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Tierney made of glass haha

    1. lordkippe
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      hehe

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      You seem surprised

      1. lordkippe
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        probably lack of knowledge. Everyone that got a decent understanding of football know this. Stating the obvious

        1. TheTinman
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Or I'm just teasing owners

          1. lordkippe
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Yes. That is also a possibility.

  19. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Arsenal a proper low midtable side now with a 442 formation

  20. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    12% rank change due to not taking a hit, woo!

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      9% for me 🙂

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      -15.67% here 😉

  21. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Could be a lot of saves for Ramsdals tonight

    1. lordkippe
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Ramsløk

  22. Gunners in Haaland
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Fastest YC?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Vinnie Jones might have something to say about that

      https://youtu.be/3D8QIIYDaSQ

  23. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Silly boy Watkins

  24. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Saka wastes Auba assist

  25. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    So annoyed I missed the deadline. That's the lesson, don't leave changes for the last hour, especially if you don't have a lot of free time to think about fpl. Argh

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Long season ahead

      Also sometimes doing nothing is best

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Wise words. If I'd missed the last 6 deadlines I would have been about 20 points better off according to that what if tool.

    2. Indpush
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Every week set your alarm or calendar for two to three hours prior to deadline.

  26. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Fans in row Z seeing a lot of the ball so far

  27. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I see a few people missing the deadline and I wanted to help them out with this simple tip

    Do your fpl team when you take a s*** on the day of the deadline, that way you’ll always have time

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      What if you're an evening blossomer?

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Start your day with a black coffee will soon put that right

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      You might stink up your team mate.

    3. ANGRY PERSON
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      It's been weeks since I last took mine

  28. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Auba G disallowed

  29. Gunners in Haaland
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Villa too slow

  30. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Arsenal always seem to start really well pressing and having control of the game but after 10/15 mins it all goes in the bin