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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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996 Comments Post a Comment
  1. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Love how Targett is so shocked... He went straight through Lacazette.

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

      Yep, tackle off targett

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

        Hah.. I see what you did there.

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

      Laca stepped in while Targett was swinging his foot at it. Still aPen

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

    So who went Auba over Vardy?

    1. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Me. Not satisfied.

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

    Auba G

  4. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Martinez save Auba scores rebound

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

    Not a pen, IMO. Can't believe VAR gave that.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 5 months ago

        It's one of those where you think it shouldn't be a pen but ultimately you have to settle on that's a stupid move from the defender and he can't really complain

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

      Better than nothing I guess lol

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

      Never a pen.

    4. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      As an Aubameyang (c).

      **** sake

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

        2 point goal. Annoying.

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

        it is +2 right?

        1. TomSaints
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          2 better than none (or -2) but no bonus points and probably stops double digits for Aubameyang

      3. OptimusBlack
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Not Bad Dude

      4. BeaversWithAttitude
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Martinez cap is better.

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

      FFSSSSSS

    6. Calculated Risks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Not a pen for me. Feel for Martinez, was a great save too

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

        Must have himself and Targett in his team.

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

      There's a loving in your eyes all the way
      If I listen to your lies, would you say
      I'm a man (a man) without conviction
      I'm a man (a man) who doesn't know
      How to sell (to sell) a contradiction
      You come and go, you come and go

      Auba, Auba, Auba, Auba, Auba, Aubameyang
      You come and go, you come and go
      Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dreams
      Red, gold, and green, red, gold, and green

      Didn't hear your wicked words every day
      And you used to be so sweet I heard you say
      That my love (my love) was an addiction
      When we cling (we cling), our love is strong
      When you go (you go), you're gone forever
      You string along, you string along

      Auba, Auba, Auba, Auba, Auba, Aubameyang
      You come and go, you come and go
      Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dreams
      Red, gold, and green, red, gold, and green

      Every day is like survival (survival)
      You're my lover (my lover), not my rival
      Every day is like survival (survival)
      You're my lover (my lover), not my rival
      I'm a man (a man) without conviction
      I'm a man (a man) who doesn't know
      How to sell (to sell) a contradiction
      You come and go, you come and go

      Auba, Auba, Auba, Auba, Auba, Aubameyang
      You come and go, you come and go
      Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dreams
      Red, gold, and green, red, gold, and green

      Auba, Auba, Auba, Auba, Auba, Aubameyang
      You come and go, you come and go
      Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dreams
      Red, gold, and green, red, gold, and green

      Auba, Auba, Auba, Auba, Auba, Aubameyang
      You come and go, you come and go
      Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dreams
      Red, gold, and green, red, gold, and green

      Auba, Auba, Auba, Auba, Auba, Aubameyang

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

        Lmao.

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

        Ban

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          ter

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

            rible

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

        never knew you were a gooner GOYG

      4. Riverside Red
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Haven't you got anything useful to say...

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

        2 points for that goal.

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

          Imagine what he gonna do for the next!

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

          I very much doubt that this wonderful serenade is FPL inspired.

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

        President of the Gunners Culture Club

      7. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Massive man crush.

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

      That was not a PENO. Targett hit the ball first.

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        pretty clear laca dived, he paused, then went down when he realized targett tackled him

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

        First! 😀

    9. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Martinez is such a goat

    10. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Eh, Targett got the ball there.

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

      Smih rowe still on 3 bonus

      1. MIGHTY JOE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Waving from the bench

    12. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I’ll take it. A bit hurt, but ok.

    13. DaniCT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Martinez should play in a top team

      1. Riverside Red
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Like Arsenal?

      2. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Should go to Leicester and replace Scheimechel soon

    14. F4L
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Auba with the luckiest 4 points I've seen for a while

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

        2 points

        1. F4L
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          he's got 4 (after 60), should have 3 at best with a yellow, 0 if he didn't get lucky for the ball rebounding.

      2. MIGHTY JOE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        My friend. So bitter.

    15. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Two points.. Thanks

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        take it and run, lucky the rebound fell straight to him and he should've been booked twice in that half

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

          You OK Hun?

          1. F4L
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            bored of the randomness

    16. Podge
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      well that couldnt have gone much worse

    17. Riverside Red
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      We need a Villa goal in the 2nd half

      1. HonestBlatter
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yes we need but AV is so poor. 0 chances created

        1. Riverside Red
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Yes a few shots on goal would be an improvement

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Won’t happen, Villa are happy to play for a loss

    18. Eastman
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Not a penalty. Bit of a joke that. Laca just shoved his lev at a funny angle in front of Targett hoping to be kicked then dived. It’s football I suppose and cheats prosper

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        it's not a decision that should've been overturned that's for sure

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

        It’s not cheating if it’s in the rules…

      3. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        it looked so janky on the replay. Laca legit had a full second after targett got the second to go down.

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

        That is not cheating. Jesus

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

          Maybe not cheating but var encourages this type of thing. Playing for penalties is part of the game but var shouldn’t actually be encouraging it!

        2. Riverside Red
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          True but not a clear and obvious error by the referee for the original decision in my view.

    19. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yay Auba, my Kaku replacement. Took the armband off him at the last moment to revert back to Salah, but hey-ho.

      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Bugger. Not watching the game, just following updates. Thought he had scored the pen.

        Auba > Lukaku anyone?

    20. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Arsenal been amazing!

      1. Joey Tribbiani
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        but nothing for Saka 🙁

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

      VAR replay was from the wrong angle. If you look at it from behind Lacazette, you can see Targett got the ball

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

        Not sure that was the problem. He got the ball but went through the player to get it according to bbc

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

          It looked like he went in between Lacazette's legs to kick the ball away, not through him. I do wanna see it one more time though

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

            I’ve not seen it back myself just going off the live text

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

            He didn’t go through him. Laca was to the side and behind him and just shoved his leg in front to try and get it kicked.

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

        VAR replays are a joke.

        Based on other replays, I think it's a pen.

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

        Soft as sh*te pen.

    22. Rassi
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Aston Lolla

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

      A fine half. The Arse look up for it. Villa starting to get chippy. Can see a red in the 2nd half.

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

      Hopefully villa goal that isn’t Ings in the 2nd half

    25. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Is it just me or has there hardly been any pens so far this season?
      This time last season there was probably 20 already

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

        Not just you - handball rules and contact rules changed, so there are fewer pens this season.

    26. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Football is a shambles now but I guess that is actually a pen in the rules. Just encourages players to play for it tho. Ignore the ball just put your leg in front of a player as they clear it, fall to the ground and you get a pen