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2 November 2013 5236 comments
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Following Newcastle’s somewhat surprising 2-0 win, the Gameweek rolls on with six three o’clock kick-offs, followed by a tea-time feast as Arsenal host Liverpool in the 5.30 encounter.

Fantasy managers will be focused on the Etihad, where City are expected to rout visitors Norwich City, with Sergio Aguero heavily backed with the armband by many. The team news finds that Manuel Pellegrini has, as reported, dropped Joe Hart from his lineup, handing Romanian Costel Pantilimon the start with Javi Garcia also missing out as Alvaro Negredo comes into a 4-4-2. Visitors Norwich make two changes – Robert Snodgrass misses out after his midweek concussion, while Alex Tettey is also sidelined through injury. Steven Whittaker and Bradley Johnson are drafted in.

The red side of Manchester are at the Cottage today, with David Moyes again ringing the changes. He drafts in Rafael, Nemanja Vidic, Antonio Valencia and Anan Januzaj, with Chris Smalling, Nani and Shinji Kagawa making way – Michael Carrick is sidelined with an Achilles problem. Fulham make just one change – Ashkan Dejagah comes in for Darren Bent.

Down at the KC Stadium, Steve Bruce is able to welcome back Sone Aluko after injury, while Jake Livermore also returns having been ineligible for the trip to Spurs. Alex Bruce drops out through injury, with David Meyler also making way. Robbie Brady is only fit enough for the Hull bench, with Abdoulaye Faye and Robert Koren also amongst their subs. Gus Poyet makes just one change to his Sunderland lineup following the win over Newcastle – Fabio Borini earns a start after his winning goal and replaces Adam Johnson as the Black Cats appear to go with three strikers. Wes Brown is back on the Sunderland bench.

West Ham again line up without a centre forward, as Matt Jarvis replaces the injured Ricardo Vaz Te and Jack Collison comes in for Mo Diame who is benched. Opponents Villa make four changes – Matt Lowton, Ciaran Clark, Karim El Ahmadi and Yacouba Sylla all earn starting roles as Gabriel Agbonhlahor is sidelined with an ankle problem, while Antonio Luna and Fabian Delph are also ruled out; Aleks Tonev drops to the bench.

Down at the Britannia, Mark Hughes makes a single change to his midfield with Glenn Whelan getting the start ahead of Wilson Palacios. Southampton are unchanged as Mauricio Pochettino is again without striker Pablo Osvaldo.

Finally, at the Hawthorns, Steve Clarke hands starts to James Morrison, Chris Brunt and Shane Long as Claudio Yacob drops to the bench and Victor Anichebe and Nicolas Anelka are out of the matchday squad. Morgan Amalfitano is fit and starts. Keith Millen names an unchanged Palace lineup.

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  1. Pinoche
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    No baps for Silva it seems.

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    1. _Greg
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      need that changing now. email!!!

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  2. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    That Fulham goal has meant that RvP has joined Rooney on 3BPs instead of getting 2, due him now being credited with the winning goal

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      System is flawed

      Like Silva has gone from 2 to zero now for losing an official assist. He still played the same though

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  3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    ignoring fpl , as a pool fan im gutted so far

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    1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Can't believe Arsenal are winning so casually

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  4. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Coleman, Dyer, Michu out

    Burner, Oscar, Silva in by 4p hit ?

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    1. don parcheesi
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      why Oscar?

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      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        fixtures

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  5. McSauce
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Giroud and Rooney ------> Benteke and aguero (2FT) now??

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    1. _Greg
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      do it

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    2. Declan-
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Yes imo

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    3. YankeeDoodleDandy
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Why on earth would you trade out Rooney? He has is almost averaging double digits over the last 3 weeks... Aguero is solid, but Tekkers at this point is nothing more than a hope

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    4. Liastro ⭐️
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

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    5. OShaughnessy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Unless a price in change will affect the buy, why would you possibly make this transfer a couple days ahead of CL matches?

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    6. Podge
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Just Giroud to Benteke

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  6. _Greg
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    need suarez goal. Christina has me by the balls in our h2h

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    1. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      SENEGOALLLLLLL

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  7. aehii
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku hat trick vs spurs it is, then.

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  8. Optimus.
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Any professional footballer who can't get the ball over the 1st man while taking a corner should be banned for 3 games

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    1. Jeremiah
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      +500

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    2. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      *life

      It's a disgrace....

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    3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      i take back everythin i said about studge to aguero .,.. unbelievable gw

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  9. Jeremiah
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Mirallas & Giroud > Sess & Kun for (-4) if Mirallas does nothing tomorrow ?

    Midfield would look like : Ozil - Michu - Lallana - Morrisson - Sess

    Is that a bit light ?

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  10. tm245
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Welcome back, Santi -- better than the rest of my midfield combined.

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  11. FACUPARSE
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Got rid of Yanga and he gets 3 bps...

    He is awful though

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  12. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    AGUERO ROONEY RAMSEY

    3 BONUS EACH!!!!!

    I love this game 😀

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      12 BAPS.

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  13. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Is Jenkison Girouds twin brother?

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  14. asquishypotato
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    It's îs getting stupid. 22 points so far. First green arrow for about 5 weeks last week, and likely a massive red one now. 1.2 millionth. Time to give up? I was doing so well last year when I didn't pay attention as much...

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      85p last week
      26p this week so far LOL

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      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        I made the same post last page. I just don't understand it 😛

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    2. Donnie Brasco´s
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Same as me. only i have now 30 pts

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  15. Texas Pete
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Need G-roo to score badly. RMT is not good at captaincy picks.

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  16. Heydudes13
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Might do Vidic > Williams and Michu > Silva/Giroud > Benteke. Hmmmm...

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  17. Got grey hair
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Assuming Michu doesn't go wild tomorrow I'm thinking of swapping him for Silva but I'll need to downgrade Coleman. So the question is...

    A) Reid
    B) Davies
    C) Ridgewell

    Cheers

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    1. De_Roiste
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Williams and Rat are alternatives

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      1. Got grey hair
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        I have Swansea cover in Chico but Rat is an option.

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  18. Agbonlahorse
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Why do Ramsey, Jenkinson and Giroud share the same head?

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  19. Podge
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    I know I might suffer but I think I'm gonna keep Benteke over Aguero next week

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    1. YankeeDoodleDandy
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Could be another disaster... Sunderland are absolutely appalling right now

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  20. A Defender's Nightmare
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    I firmly believed in "I refuse to buy Ramsey" camp & made promise myself that I won't buy him this season. I think I'll keep that promise as I've decided I'd rather die with my pride.

    I'm so addicted to this game that it causes too much pain & upsets my mood most of the time. I'm a student & I think I need to be in a healthy state of mind. I'll come back to this game when I feel I'm ready to consider it as fun in my life. For now it's goodbye from me.

    All The Best.

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    1. Lawrø
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Good luck in your studies!

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    2. Agbonlahorse
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Until next week, my fellow addicted friend!

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    3. MARVELLUS
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      You can't let it stress you too much, a lot (including me) in that position, thinking about taking a MASSIVE hit this week to at least improve my weekly scores.

      Am in the same boat with Ramsey, he can p*ss right off.

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    4. YankeeDoodleDandy
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Good luck in your studies! I find that I actually do much, much better when I don't pay too much attention to it. There is something to be said for not over-analyzing fantasy.

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  21. synyster626
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Just waiting for the Suarez yellow to complete the captain fail....

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    1. _Greg
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      noooooooo

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  22. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Crap! When did Silvas assist go?!

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    1. _Greg
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      email!

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  23. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    dreadful week. switched captaincy from rooney to suarez last night.

    Migs to Harper
    Zaba to Vlaar
    Giroud to Aguero

    for an 8 point hit?

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    1. The EJJ
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I wouldn't rid yourself of Mignolet before Fulham (h)

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      1. Hect.OR 98th
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        thanks, but I'd play boruc anyway

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  24. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Silva assist removed which cost 4 points. They gave Cabaye an assist against Hull, in similar circumstances

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    1. SamH123
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      5 points :/

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    2. _Greg
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      email fpl

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  25. Rafabio
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Couthino is absolute rubbish!

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  26. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    seriously this is just turnin into bandwagon-ville, you have to buy the ones everyone else has to just keep up... so less diff chance 😕

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  27. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Oh dear Suarez...

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  28. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Greedy suarez

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  29. The EJJ
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    It just isn't happening for us 🙁

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  30. onionbarje
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Silva assist gone and no BAPS, ??????????????

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