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Match details: 

Tournament: Premier League 2020/21
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London
Date: Sunday, 9^th May 2021
Time: 11:30 PM IST

Preview:

Arsenal look to end a miserable campaign on a good run as they welcome West Brom to the Emirates. The Gunners crashed out of the Europa League in midweek, which ensured that they won’t be taking part in European football for the first time in over 25 years next season. Mired in mediocrity, they are currently 10^th in the standings and will look to end the season with a few wins under their belt, and West Brom could be an ideal opponent for that. Relegation is almost a certainty for the visitors at this point, as they are 10 points adrift of Burnley in 17^th with 4 games in remaining. They are winless in their last 3 games and were hammered by a 4-0 scoreline in the reverse fixture.

Probable starting XI: 

Arsenal

Bernd Leno (GK), Calum Chambers, Gabriel Magalhaes, Rob Holding, Kieran Tierney, Thomas Partey, Mohamed Elneny, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang.

West Brom

Sam Johnstone (GK), Conor Townsend, Kyle Bartley, Semi Ajayi, Darnell Furlong, Okay Yokuslu, Matt Phillips, Callum Robinson, Conor Gallagher, Matheus Pereira, Mbaye Diagne.

Fantasy breakdown:

Arsenal:

Pierre Emerick Aubameyang leads the line for Arsenal and the Gabonese forward is their second-leading scorer with 10 goals in the league and he has assisted twice as well. He and Gabriel Martinelli who has a goal and assist on the season are good forward picks.

Bukayo Saka has had a productive campaign, with 5 goals and 2 assists to his name in the league so far. He also puts up 0.8 tackles, 0.8 interceptions, 2.1 shots, and 1.3 key passes per game.

Gabriel Magalhaes heads up the Arsenal defence which kept a clean sheet against Newcastle last time around and he has scored twice this season as well. He averages 1.2 tackles, 1.3 interceptions, 0.7 shots, and 68.3 passes per game as well.

West Brom:

Mbaye Diagne struck against Wolves last time around to take his tally for the season to 3 goals and he has picked up 2 assists as well in 14 league appearances. He also averages 1.7 shots and 0.6 key passes per game.

Matheus Pereira is the leading scorer for West Brom with 9 goals and he also leads the team in assists with 5 in his 30 league outings. He is by some distance the best bet for goal involvements from the visitors.

Conor Townsend presents the best option from the Albion backline and he picked up his first assist of the season last time around. He also puts up 1.6 tackles, 1.5 interceptions, and 0.9 key passes per game.

Top picks

Must-haves:

• Pierre Emerick Aubameyang
• Gabriel Martinelli
• Bukayo Saka
• Gabriel Magalhaes
• Mbaye Diagne
• Matheus Pereira

Worth a shot:

• Martin Odegaard
• Kieran Tierney
• Conor Townsend
• Okay Yokuslu

Captaincy options:

1. Pierre Emerick Aubameyang: Aubameyang is the biggest goal threat in this one, making him our top pick for the armband. He scored and assisted in their win over Newcastle in the league last time around as well. He also puts up 2 shots and 0.7 key passes per game.

2. Matheus Pereira: Pereira has been West Brom’s best player all season and he is in good form, with 3 goals to go with 2 assists in his last 5 games in the league. He has also averaged 0.8 tackles, 0.9 interceptions, 1.7 shots, and 1.8 key passes per game.

Fantasy team:

*Statistics are collected from whoscored.com.

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