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Aubameyang and Lacazette both start but injured Ozil misses out

The first of three Premier League matches to take place on Sunday sees Leicester City take on Arsenal at the King Power Stadium.

Kick-off is at 12:00 BST.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is fit to start having undergone a “small procedure” on a sinus in midweek and the Gabonese forward is joined in the Arsenal starting XI by Alexandre Lacazette.

Sead Kolasinac and Shkodran Mustafi also come into the visitors’ side as Nacho Monreal, Mesut Ozil and Laurent Koscielny drop out.

The latter is on the bench but Ozil misses out with a foot problem and Monreal is sidelined with a calf injury.

Brendan Rodgers has made only one change, with Hamza Choudhury replacing Demarai Gray.

This is Choudhury’s first start under the new Leicester boss and his first league start since January.

Harvey Barnes is only among the substitutes despite scoring a stoppage-time equaliser in the 2-2 draw with West Ham last weekend.

Jamie Vardy leads the line for the Foxes again and no FPL asset has been involved in as many goals (ten) as the Leicester striker from Gameweek 28 onwards.

Youri Tielemans has only blanked in one of the last eight Gameweeks, meanwhile.

Arsenal have won only two of their last 11 away league matches and have kept just one clean sheet on the road all season.

Aubameyang and Lacazette have both only scored one goal in their last six Premier League away appearances.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Ricardo, Evans, Maguire, Chilwell, Ndidi, Tielemans, Choudhury, Albrighton, Maddison, Vardy.

Subs: Ward, Soyuncu, Gray, Iheanacho, Barnes, Mendy, Fuchs.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Sokratis, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Torreira, Mkhitaryan, Iwobi, Aubameyang, Lacazette.

Subs: Cech, Koscielny, Mavropanos, Elneny, Guendouzi, Willock, Nketiah.

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  1. Kellz86
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Leno still in BPs, another save please

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Hero

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

    Vardy needs a party popper.

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Leno a party pooper

  3. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Arsenal fans .....is Unai a much better upgrade from Arsen ??

    1. Kellz86
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Utd haven't been the same since SAF left so I'd imagine it's also going to take time for Arsenal post AW

      1. JIMMY TUGGINS
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        He's gonna have significantly less money to waste than we did as well.

    2. Srv210
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      untill they get some big budget first team signings...and sell the poor players who shouldnt be near the first team ,I don't think coaches can do well .most of Their first team players won't even make bench in a side like liverpool,city etc

  4. Gobigorgohome
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Leno on baps

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      😮

  5. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Any chance of a kolas goal?

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      No. He’s on my bench the massive weapon.

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Mine too... but comes in for Matip....

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          He’s a twerp, selling before end of season, don’t won’t him in my final GW OR rank screenshot 😆

    2. theodosios
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Incoming

    3. El-Kloppico
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      A koala would have done better

  6. SAUCY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Looking forward to Aguero's haul.
    He's due

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      0-0 would be just lovely

      1. SAUCY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Would take the Sterling blank

      2. Perthite
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        1-1 would be better
        (Goal to Sterling, no assist)

    2. ZeBestee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, hatrick for him and another one for Sterling.

  7. El-Kloppico
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Rage selling Laca.. but who to buy!!

    1. Klein
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Auto?

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Auba

  8. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Aguero looking so lively in warm up. Can see a TC haul for owners.

    1. SAUCY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Come on!!

  9. Kellz86
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Awful looking lump on the side of Chilwell's face

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      His nose?

    2. ZeBestee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      That hurts a lot.

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I love lump.

    4. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      That's two awful looking lumps in the Leicester back 4 then

  10. Zenith UK
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Why did I bench AWB over Kola again? Think I was too worried about my front 5!
    Also benched Jota over Eriksen (WH fan here, whenever I back WH to do well we get spanked)

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Madness from you.

      1. Zenith UK
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        So was transferring out Vardy & Tielemans when they played WH at London Stadium praying they didn't score when I was sitting at the stadium watching my first home game at the new stadium.

        See below for my mass shockers.

    2. Kellz86
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Well the RC really changed the dynamic, tough

      1. Kellz86
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        tough luck*

    3. SAUCY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Kola higher ceiling and more expensive. Everton had just put 4 past United too. Seems reasonable to be fair and probably would have also done it.

      1. Zenith UK
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        For sure for sure but he had been rotated a lot lately too...

  11. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Laporte owners licking lips for goal & baps, maybe even an assist.

    1. theodosios
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      yes yes yes

    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Pool buried me on Friday night but need goals galore from Kun cappo,Sterling and Laporte today.....

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Return of Chucky, Chucky Strikes Back, Chucky III (The Comeback)

        1. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          😛 very naughty

    3. Don Kloppeone
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Yes please. And Kun goal

      But Burnley to ultimately destroy them 4-3 lol

  12. Homer21
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Any sign of Vardy?

  13. El-Kloppico
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    WTF Emery.. you want to win or what? Keep the strikers..

  14. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Mendy is playing!!

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Nampalys

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      😉

    3. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Nope

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        He just came on.

        1. Homer21
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Not even worth a lol!

  15. hueycho
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Who just came on for laca?? Never seen him b4

    1. theodosios
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Nketiah FM2017 legend

      1. hueycho
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Wtf...

    2. ZeBestee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Nketiah.

    3. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      You must be used to that having Ozil in your team...

    4. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Wenger, in his swimming trunks.

      *waits for someone to post link to pic*

  16. Kellz86
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Hope that counts as a save for Leno

  17. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Someone check leno's pockets at the end of the game; reckon he's got bernard's watch in there.

  18. CloudSky
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Absolute scenes at Leeds vs Villa.

    1. Zenith UK
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      ?

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I literally cannot believe it

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Imagine if letting Villa score ends up stopping Leeds going up automatically and they fail in the playoffs!

    4. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Incredible stuff

  19. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    I really feel sorry for any manager that has to deal with Pogba week in week out. It must be exhausting. I don’t care if he won a World Cup and even if he was scoring for you as a manager. Don’t buy into this “you need to know how to manage special talents etc” total bull. Football is a team game. Thank you.

    1. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      It'll be interesting to see how long it is until Zidane does something that makes him throw a strop.

    2. diesel001
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      If Man Utd was managed by Pep then Pogba would not be at the club IMO. But I would also expect that Mata would be one of their star players like David Silva is for City.

    3. Old Man
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      agreed 100%

  20. Zenith UK
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    So has anyone had a shocker as big as me this season (in regards to team and C selection);

    Current Points: 2172
    Bench Points Lost: 200
    Captain Points Lost: 255
    Max Possible Points: 2633

    455 points lost to not picking the right captain/starting XI

  21. John Colby (C)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Another Lacazette fantasy football masterclass. Fed up.

  22. JuulKrapuul
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Would be typical FPL if only Sane delivers attacking returns

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I could live with that.

  23. Kellz86
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Leno now 2nd in BPs 😀

  24. ZeBestee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Auba looks slower nowadays. Was probably the fastest player in Europe few years ago.

  25. Botman and Robben
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Aguero hatty and Laporte 2 assists and CS is not too much to ask, I think.

  26. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Start the Vardy Party!!!

  27. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    VARDY!!!!

    1. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Good man that man

  28. diesel001
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy G
    No assist as his shot came off the bar.

  29. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    VARDYYYYYYYYYYY

  30. Ziyech on the Bench
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Auba such a waste of money