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Emery rotates key personnel out for North London derby

Unai Emery has named a much-changed starting XI for the North London derby.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) and Sead Kolasinac (£5.1m) have both been named on the bench, much to the frustration of their Fantasy owners.

However, those assets are not the only ones to miss out, with midfield men Mesut Özil (£7.9m) and Lucas Torreira (£4.8m) also among the substitutes.

Those who have held onto Son Heung-min (£8.9m) will be quite excited to see a back-four seemingly made up entirely of centre-backs.

With Kolasinac and Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.4m) on the bench, Nacho Monreal (£5.4m), Laurent Koscielny (£5.4m), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (£5.1m), and Shkodran Mustafi (£5.4m) are the starting options in defence.

Harry Kane (£12.4m) and Son are the front two for Spurs, who are playing a 3-5-2 formation with Toby Alderweireld (£6.0m), Jan Vertonghen (£5.9m) and Davinson Sánchez (£5.8m) flanked by Kieran Trippier (£6.2m) and Danny Rose (£5.8m).

Spurs XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Rose, Wanyama, Sissoko, Eriksen, Son, Kane.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Mustafi, Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal; Guendouzi, Xhaka, Ramsey; Iwobi, Lacazette, Mkhitaryan.

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  1. Rik Waller
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Both keepers benched for me lol

  2. OPTA FPL
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    wtf no Guaita? no Gk 🙁 Patrico

  3. Hands Guber
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Patricio/Guaita double up lols.

    I'm a relic of the Gerrard/Lampard/Ronaldo FF era where rotation wasn't a thing and fantasy football was, admittedly, dumber, but was actually more fun because you scored more points more often!

    1. Hands Guber
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      And yes, we knew about Patricio but for all those criticising and/or showing no sympathy for Guaita/Patricio double up you're not going to take Patricio out for missing one game are you? And there was no indication Guaita would be dropped, so, don't think there's any need to be like 'you knew Patricio wouldn't play', because of the above logic.

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

        Well, he doesn't play GW31 and is away to Chelsea next week. Getting rid was the obvious move I would have thought.

  4. tafrère
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    This Doherty-Jonny worked well this week.

  5. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    When you expect the "easiest" cs of the season but Doherty and Patricio benched.

  6. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    No GK then this gw lol

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Probably same result as Boruc coming in for Guaita

    2. Emiliano Sala
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Don't come in jonny please

    3. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      No team news?

      1. Whats the Mata?
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Sheets*

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

        Demi’s on holiday this weekend

    4. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      1 pointer from Doherty incoming, time to sell methinks

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

        not even on the bench

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

          Nevamind

    5. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Doherty can still get 30 minutes and if they need a goal he'll play on the wing.

      Lots of IFS 🙁

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

      Son blank booooo

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

      Where is the full lineup?

    8. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Son of a pitch

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

        😀

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

        *off

    9. SirStevieG
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      And Son is sold from my team.

    10. FPL Dakes
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Aguero starts wtf

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        lol why not???

        1. FPL Dakes
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Exhausted and Jesus back fit

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

            Neither of those are true.

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

      wowzers no patricio or doherty at home to Cardiff , you gotta be kidding me

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

      No lineup sticky?

    13. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Get lost Son

    14. OPTA FPL
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Sunset

    15. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Son off 🙁 would have been better to withdraw Kane

    16. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Darn, brought in Guita for - 4!

    17. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Does dsilva start?

    18. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      yes another blank for son, get innn

    19. tafrère
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Son is such a waste of money.

    20. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Wow since I brought Son, he has done absolutely nothing for me

      1. timmmuh
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        So it’s all your fault!

    21. thunder_mike
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      No keeper for me this week

    22. FPL Daniel
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I am considering differential attack Kane and Kun. Thoughts?

    23. SkeletONv01
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Rondon coming on for Doherty, come on Ronny boy, score a brace.

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Doherty is almost certain to come on in second half

      2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Doherty is in the squad?

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

      CARDIFF TEAM NEWS
      Team to play Wolves: Etheridge, Peltier, Bamba, Morrison, Bennett, Ralls, Gunnarsson, Zohore, Camarasa, Reid, Niasse
      Subs: Smithies, Manga, Arter, Paterson, Bacuna, Harris, Healey

      WOLVES TEAM NEWS
      Team to play Cardiff: Ruddy; Bennett, Boly, Coady, Gibbs-White, Vinagre, Dendoncker, Saiss, Traore, Jota, Jimenez
      Subs: Norris, Doherty, Cavaleiro, Neves, Costa, Jonny, Moutinho

      HUDDERSFIELD TEAM NEWS
      Team to play Brighton: Lossl, Stankovic, Schindler, Durm, Kongolo, Hogg, Billing, Bacuna, Pritchard, Grant, Mounie
      Subs: Hamer, Kachunga, Mooy, Lowe, Jorgensen, Hadergjonaj, Daly

      CRYSTAL PALACE TEAM NEWS
      Crystal Palace team to play Burnley: Hennessey, van Aanholt, Wan-Bissaka, Dann, Tomkins, Kouyate, Milivojevic, Meyer, Schlupp, Zaha, Batshuayi.
      Subs: Guaita, Ward, Townsend, Ayew, Benteke, McArthur, Kelly.

      SOUTHAMPTON TEAM NEWS
      Team to play Man Utd: Gunn, Yoshida, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Valery, Bertrand, Romeu, Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Redmond, Austin
      Subs: McCarthy, Stephens, Elyounoussi, Gallagher, Armstrong, Targett, Slattery

      MAN CITY TEAM NEWS
      Team to play Bournemouth: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Zinchenko, Gundogan, De Bruyne, D Silva, B Silva, Sterling, Aguero.
      Subs: Muric, Danilo, Kompany, Sane, Mahrez, Jesus, Foden.

      BRIGHTON TEAM NEWS
      Team to play Huddersfield: Ryan, Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo, Stephens, Propper, Knockaert, Bissouma, Murray, Jahanbakhsh
      Subs: Button, Bong, Kayal, And one, Izquierdo, March, Burn

      MAN UTD TEAM NEWS
      Team to play Southampton: De Gea, Shaw, Lindelof, Smalling, Young, Pogba, Pereira, McTominay, Alexis, Lukaku, Rashford
      Subs: Grant, Bailly, Rojo, Fred, Dalot, Chong, Gomes

      BOURNEMOUTH TEAM NEWS
      Team to play Man City: Boruc, Clyne, Mepham, Ake, Smith, Simpson, Daniels, Surman, Brooks, Fraser, King.
      Subs: Begovic, Gosling, Mousset, Ibe, Rico, Taylor, Surridge.

      BURNLEY TEAM NEWS
      Burnley team to play Crystal Palace: Heaton, Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick, McNeil, Barnes, Wood.
      Subs: Hart, Lowton, Gudmundsson, Brady, Gibson, Crouch, Vydra.

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

        As expected

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Isn't FFS blocking your repetitive comments "as expected"?

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

        Cheers HM

      3. FPL Daniel
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Finally. Thanks

      4. Merlin the Wraith
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers fella, top work. Rely on your team news

    25. FPL Dakes
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Please stay on the bench Doherty.

      Or come on and score either way 🙂