Chelsea’s rout of the Villa back four generated some impressive statistics for Rafa Benitez’s men, whilst over the way in West London, Martin Jol’s Fulham are stacking up numbers on the other end of the spectrum. We take a closer look at the team statistics involved, along with a focus on the form of David Silva, Steven Pienaar and Demba Ba as we plunder the members area for the key statistics from Gameweek 18.
If not Clark, who's the best defender up to 4.4?
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Billy Jones
Open ControlsNailed on? His history is spotted with starts and benchings lol. Started the last two but sat the two before that? Was looking at Popov but 0.1 short
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Nelsen, Shorey
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I honestly think it was a once-off kind of thing.
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Reading bounced back from 2 nearly-as-bad wallopings vs. City. I imagine a similar response from Villa.
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I think they may be hurt. Sad.
Open ControlsTrue but much quicker turnaround this time with a game in 2 days time.
Open ControlsThat will help, for sure.
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They're a young squad ... they'll be hurt, then their self-respect and dignity will kick in. Expect a resolute display from them, I'd say. Not a win, perhaps, but resolute.
Open ControlsFair enough. They are professionals after all 😉
I just noticed Clark has 4 yellows as well. May have to wait on that considering I already have Michu, RVP, Bale, Cameron AND Michu walking that tightrope. Sheesh what a messOpen ControlsI think many of us are in a similar boat. Just survive through the festive period, that's the trick. I'd rather play with 9 or 10 only than to make rash transfers that I pay for and regret later.
Be Zen.Open Controls
Would you keep Rooney or get rid for Torres?
It would allow me to upgrade a defender for a chelsea one tooOpen Controls
Garrido + Cazorla >> Luiz + Pienaar ? 4pt hit
Any thoughts please ?
Holding off on Bale for one more week now.Open ControlsIt's ok Dion, it's not your fault
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Who to bench? Sess (MC) or Puncheon (ful)
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Suarez and Maloney to Torres and Routledge for a hit?
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Just One or the other. Neither worth a hit.
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Providing Rafael is given the green light, should I save my FT?
Mignolet;
Davies, Cameron, Rafael;
Silva, Bale, Puncheon, Michu;
Van Persie(c), Suarez, Berbatov(vc).
Jaaskelainen, Walcott, Shorey, Clyne.
1FT, £0.5m in the bank.Open Controls
Any news from the FA on Carlton Cole's red?
Believe it or not i'm looking to bring him in.Open Controls
Why do you have an apostrophe in your username?
I can understand people making schoolboy grammar mistakes in posts but in your username name, for everyone to see?!Open ControlsSorry, i was usually sitting in the back of the class at school mucking around planning my weekends. Not sitting at the front in my inch-thick glasses idolising my teacher and going home to my computer pretending to be somebody else on the internet, but hey, were all different i suppose 😉
Open ControlsHere, turns out i was right after all 🙂
http://www.dreaded-apostrophe.com/Open Controls
I think you may need to get yourself some inch-thick reading glasses!
Open ControlsWe just shorten it to 'grav', it's actually a gravatar, therefore letters are missing, therefore an apostrophe is necessary
See what the grammar police cause?Open Controls
Clever. If "Grav" is a complete word, then the apostrophe is silly. If you used it because you reckoned the complete word was "Gravatar" and you needed to signal the cutting off of the word (as some twats do with 'phone), then you were being a pedantic twat. Win-win. 🙂
Open Controls'Fraid not. You're using a plural. I know you're leaving out letters, but shortening a word and contracting two into one are different.
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*plans an intervention*
Open ControlsBecause of the transfer or the apostrophe?
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Hola,
Quick question : Why did Demel not play? Is he not in the starting XI anymore?
thanks for your help.Open Controls
He was ill
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no idea wat to do this week... any ideas?
Bego
davies, cameron, clyne, enrique
bale, toure, michu
suarez, berbs, rvp
jaask, sterling, cazorla, gibbs
want to hold onto the arsenal pair for the next few gwsOpen ControlsI think you could save the trannie with that lot.
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will LUIZ still be OOP or back to defence when Mikel is back?
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Does it really matter?
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Captain's choices for me this week:
A) Pienaar (WIG)
B) Baines (WIG)
C) Berbs (SOT)
D) Rooney (NEW)
E) Michu (rea)
F) Taarabt (WBA)
I have no clue as to what to do....=o/Open Controls
Getting Long out - was going for Benteke but todays result makes my mind spin!
Still a decent transfer?Open Controls
Berbatov or Benteke??
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Be bye Sessegnon, it was emotional. 😐
Open ControlsI did it, too. He left on a high 🙂
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81 this week, anyone top it?
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Gameshow gif please...
Open ControlsSuper Zhats off here had 83, I think..
Open ControlsThe top score this week was 121, so of course someone did.
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Thanks for the two responses on the previous article, but could I have some more thoughts?
This is the team I can field on Boxing Day keeping the transfer:
Mignolet
Nelsen / Jose Enrique / Baines
Snodgrass / Puncheon / Silva / Michu
Rooney / Berbatov (c) / Van Persie (vc)
Ruddy / Dempsey / Shorey / Clyne
I know Dempsey to Bale is a no-brainer, but with all the tightrope walkers in my team I would love to have two free trannies for GW 20. Should I:
(a) play the above team
(b) do Dempsey to Bale
(c) Dempsey to someone else
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Open ControlsFook it, go all in. Bench Punch and start Demps.
Otherwise, I'd stick and save.Open ControlsI kind of like this advice, because I feel stupid just having Dempsey right now . . .
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I'd do Dempsey to Mata, not Bale. Tottenham aren't finding goals as regularly anymore, and Mata is in a side that put in 8 today
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either B or even rooney to torres to free up some funds?
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Has any Prem team ever received back to back drubbings....?
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Reading
Open ControlsI think Derby did just about over the whole course of the season back in the day. They managed under 20 pts total, if I remember correctly.
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Norwich earlier this year, Liverpool then Chelsea.
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Middlesbrough once did, but in the old Div 1. We lost 4-0 to Forest and the 5-0 to QPR. The only 180 minutes that Andy Dibble ever played for the club 😀
Open ControlsHaha, bless him
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I think Barnsley got done 5-0 and 6-0 on the trot.
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S**t, just looked there again.
Out of the cup on goals conceded 🙁
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Unlucky mate. I'm out because of RVP's meaningless yellow card
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I am unsure what to do with my 2FTs
Bale or Mata in
Tevez out?
Berba out?
Foster Bego
Enrique Nasty Cameron Clark Shorey
Cazorla Silva Michu Snod Sterling
RVP Tevez Berba
Help please.......thanksOpen Controlsgood looking team... how much cash u got left in the bank?
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Not too sure where my transfer priority lies for Boxing Day.
Bego, McCarthy
GJ, Rafael, Cuellar, Clyne, Shorey
Silva, Mata, Michu, Taraabt, Sterling
RVP, Suarez, Berbs
I'm thinking change the defence up a bit, I don't want to get rid of any of my front 8 before the next GW.Open Controls
In the cup, does the goals conceded decider only apply to defenders/keeper, or everyone on the team?
Would say, Berbatov's 4 count?Open Controls
Crazy to be considering Jelavic as captain?
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a bit, Pi potentially viable
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a) Cazorla to Bale
b) Fletcher to Berba
c Save FT
Team is linked. Cheers and merryXmas to the community!Open ControlsSterling and Defoe >
A, Pienaar and Benteke
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when we know if we win the cup match?
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When do you find out your next opponent because then i can decide whether to take a hit or not? 0.0 in bank if i do Le fondre to Suarez and noble to Routledge.
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Who would you, preferably, bring in to your side first, if you had the option?
Michu
Torres
Mata
Have expected Michu to hit his ceiling for the past month, but he seems to be getting better! Feel that I have missed the bus on him. Still worth bringing him in? Or focus on getting Chelsea cover - Torres or Mata?Open Controls
Michu. Fixture proof. On form. Rising in price by the day
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Does this article say anything on Bale? Like whether he will score in 4 games in a row? Afraid of being burnt by the Welshman
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11 years, 4 months agoPretty shocked to see Villa concede so many goals. Before the game I was contemplating getting in Clark for Shorey seeing as they had 3 CSs in their last 5 but now I'm wondering if they'll be able to recover from such a thrashing.