Fantasy Premier League bosses were pulling their hair out after Arsenal’s 1-0 victory over Watford on Monday night.
The match was decided in two crazy minutes when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang charged down Ben Foster to put the Gunners in front, moments before Hornets skipper Troy Deeney saw red for an elbow on Lucas Torreira.
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Deeney was sent off in the 11th minute
Arsenal climbed back into the top four, but FPL managers were sent tumbling down their mini-leagues as a result of the drama.
The official FPL account on Twitter revealed that 81,126 people transferred Aubameyang out of their teams ahead of the match – and 105,568 brought in Deeney!
The Watford striker looked to be a solid option with nine goals this season and a tasty double-gameweek against Premier League strugglers Huddersfield and Southampton coming up.
But he finished the Arsenal game on minus-two points and the red card will rule him out of BOTH of those games unless the club launch a successful appeal.
Aubameyang, on the other hand, had only started two of the Gunners’ last seven league matches and hadn’t completed 90 minutes since early February.
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However, the Gabon international rewarded his patient owners with a six-point return and, having overcome illness, he looks set to be a key player for Arsenal’s favourable run-in.
FPL can be a cruel game sometimes.
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