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30 November 2014 4113 comments
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The Gameweek rolls on with the final pair of Premier League encounters – both presenting fascinating scenarios, fully stocked with Fantasy talent.

The day begins as St Mary’s where Ronald Koeman’s Southampton face their first grilling as applicants for the role of a top four side. It begins with the harshest of tests against champions Manchester City, presenting a lip-smacking battle between the league’s most potent striker and its most robust rearguard.

Sergio Aguero will be the latest of the Gameweek captaincy candidates to test his mettle, against a Saints back four that has conceded just once all season on home turf. That’s just one of the key battles on show, as City desperately look to seize the opportunity to close the gap on leaders Chelsea following the Blues’ stalemate with Sunderland.

Later today, our focus switches to north London where Everton pay visit to White Hart Lane in a match that pairs two sides with top six ambitions. A host of mid-price prospects are on show, with Fantasy managers holding out for an appearance from Leighton Baines and further encouraging displays from the likes of Christian Eriksen, Harry Kane, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin Mirallas.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Sarnab
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Bentaleb straight back to starting lineup 😯

  2. pricycle
    11 years, 11 months ago

    GW13 transfer summary:

    Out: Clyne, Wanyama, Pelle (total score 4)
    In: Azpilicueta, Siggy, Austin (total score 24 - 8 = 16)

    Don't you just love it when a plan comes together!

    1. meerlight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 11 months ago

      nice. -4 or -8?

      1. pricycle
        11 years, 11 months ago

        -8, but still worth it.

        Got to love them hits 🙂

    2. FISSH
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Nice man

    3. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      11 years, 11 months ago

      good work!

  3. Calm
    11 years, 11 months ago

    First time owning Baines for about a year, come on Leighton boy!

    1. Mull
      11 years, 11 months ago

      You've missed the boat.

      1. Heydudes13
        11 years, 11 months ago

        +1

      2. meerlight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 11 months ago

        it's a fleet - he says, hopefully

      3. Calm
        11 years, 11 months ago

        I've been putting it off saying "he'll stop scoring" blah blah all season but felt I had to get him in on my WC this week

      4. Randy_Marsh
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Wait til the game is over?

    2. tm245
      11 years, 11 months ago

      There is always room for more. Bring us some good luck.

  4. FISSH
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Is it worth doing Costa to rooney even if it's for one game week?

    1. MBK 42
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Yes if you captain him.

    2. Hasselbaink Forever
      11 years, 11 months ago

      How much would you lose buying back Costa?

    3. pricycle
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Probably not, though I shipped him out last night for Bony after a couple of beers. Oops.

  5. Eoin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Ander Herrera. Fantasy prospect? Decent United cover alone?

    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      11 years, 11 months ago

      No and no

    2. chrisjdgrady
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Potentially. He seems to get assists

  6. Heydudes13
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Tadic isn't that good.

    1. Not Irish
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Lacks about 12 yards of pace.

    2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Very limited indeed

    3. The Machine
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I shipped him right after watching him live a few weeks ago. Stats don't tell the whole story

      1. Heydudes13
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah literally none of his balls in actually find anyone.

        1. The Machine
          11 years, 11 months ago

          I think pelle is another problem. Probably making him a worse pick than he is

          1. Heydudes13
            11 years, 11 months ago

            Agreed.

      2. Iwantmorepointsthanks
        11 years, 11 months ago

        agree, watching them play is more important!

    4. meerlight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 11 months ago

      his corners were crap today, and his crosses weren't much better. And that has been for the last few weeks

      1. Heydudes13
        11 years, 11 months ago

        So inaccurate.

    5. Sheep Flavour
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Hes fantastic at offsides.

  7. Not Irish
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Yaya is a mirage is he not.

    1. 32chickens
      11 years, 11 months ago

      a pool of water/refuge in a desert that is not really there
      as opposed to a trundling tan looking for an armchair and cake on the pitch
      occassionally picking up pace and making others look inaccurate....
      is this where we are going or
      is it a fpl options question?

      1. 32chickens
        11 years, 11 months ago

        sp tank

        1. Not Irish
          11 years, 11 months ago

          FPL, Chicken man.

          1. 32chickens
            11 years, 11 months ago

            playing to the audience......

            doos rates him big
            i just think for what you'd have to give up he can't live in a midfield that has the superior alexis and haz hanging in there
            doesn't do it for me-even if he wasn't off on his AFCONs
            no but the poacher might tho.........................

            1. Not Irish
              11 years, 11 months ago

              I could fit him in alongside Sanchez and Hazard. It's a lot of money though.

              1. 32chickens
                11 years, 11 months ago

                that's why i'd take the poacher before yaya

                1. Not Irish
                  11 years, 11 months ago

                  If I knew he'd play...

    2. Shifty
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Gonna be watching the EVE game from behind the couch

      1. Not Irish
        11 years, 11 months ago

        I hate myself.

        1. Shifty
          11 years, 11 months ago

          -4 on the way to get him back in 😆

      2. BeachBadger
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Mupps has a rather large Rooney shaped COuch though, as do you I believe. Theres a little yun shaped hole in his though 😉

        1. 32chickens
          11 years, 11 months ago

          cruel

          1. Not Irish
            11 years, 11 months ago

            So very 🙁

        2. Shifty
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Yea Rooney(c) paid off, at least Hutton got a point.

          Owell easy to look back on hindsight! Let's hpoe Baines doesnt punish me this GW

          1. BeachBadger
            11 years, 11 months ago

            I'm hoping he does. No offence.

            And yeah hindsight is great eh.

  8. Les Bleus
    11 years, 11 months ago

    I think I've found my Clyne replacement.

    Clichy anyone?

    1. Heydudes13
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Christ.

    2. AlCapwnUK
      11 years, 11 months ago

      no

    3. copps
      11 years, 11 months ago

      how long is kolarov out for?

      1. Les Bleus
        11 years, 11 months ago

        No idea

    4. CelticBhoy1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Good shout City top of fixture list over xmas

    5. FPLEL
      11 years, 11 months ago

      As long as Kolarov is out and Kompany is in, it's a great shout.

    6. 32chickens
      11 years, 11 months ago

      the goalmachine?

      1. Randy_Marsh
        11 years, 11 months ago

        😀

  9. AlCapwnUK
    11 years, 11 months ago

    all I want for Christmas is for Sanchez to stay quiet and pick up 2-3 points per game until Jan WC.
    Not gonna happen though.
    Also Mario Kart would be nice

    1. Caine & Co.
      11 years, 11 months ago

      balotelli kart

  10. tm245
    11 years, 11 months ago

    TSB % in top 10k for the upcoming match, courtesy of fpldiscovery:

    Baines 44.7
    Jagielka 8.4
    Coleman 2.4
    Chadli 19.9
    Eriksen 4.1
    Barkley 3.2
    Kane 6.2
    Lukaku 2.0

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Come on Eriksen , such a differential

    2. Give The Todd Some Love
      11 years, 11 months ago

      2.4 Coleman 😯

    3. BeachBadger
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Baines could break the hearts of roughly 5k there

  11. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Eriksen & Baines

    Will watch this one 🙂 kettle on

    1. AlCapwnUK
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Leif Erikson

      1. Alan The Llama
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Ha, very good

      2. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Leaf 🙂

      3. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Ah I get you 🙂

  12. Koflok
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Worth doing Clyne -> Azpi (-4)?

    Got the exact cash, but both are unlikely to rise/drop anyway.

    1. AlCapwnUK
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Free yes, not for -4

      1. Koflok
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Just hold to next week yeah?

        1. Kelton
          11 years, 11 months ago

          I have same question. Next week need to do Krul -> Guzan. Seems like the -4 makes it a lateral move

        2. BeachBadger
          11 years, 11 months ago

          yeah prob not worth the hit unless you have no defence or if you have issues. A minus 4 now for Azpi might work out in the long run

  13. Lallana_
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Who are you guys keeping or selling?

    Costa
    Clyne/Bertrand/Forster

    1. Bøwstring The Carp
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Benching Costa for Boyd
      Selling Bertrand for Clichy/ Enrique

    2. pricycle
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Get rid of all of them!

  14. Lallana_
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Easy transfer is:

    Costa>Rooney
    Di Maria>Toure

    but it doesn't feel right.

    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Prefer Hazard/Sanchez to Toure

      1. Give The Todd Some Love
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Oh damn you already have both. I think they look decent transfers tbh

      2. rickardinho
        11 years, 11 months ago

        how about all 3? 😉

      3. Prime
        11 years, 11 months ago

        This, Hazard to tear spurs appart without Costa.

    2. Prime
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Doesn't feel right cause it involves Toure.

    3. AlCapwnUK
      11 years, 11 months ago

      same. But holding both isn't going to work.
      Currently keeping Costa, short term swapping out ADM

    4. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 11 months ago

      A striker and an attacking mid for a mid & a holding mid

      1. Lallana_
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Might just do this!

        Moore>Baines
        ADM>Chadli or Downing

    5. Coaly
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Fabregas?

      1. Reed_Rothchild
        11 years, 11 months ago

        That's who I got for ADM. And I'm never dropping him again.

  15. Essan
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Baines better do well - I had Chambers sat on the bench waiting to come for him

    1. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Same here, a bit miffed 🙁

  16. Sir David White
    11 years, 11 months ago

    63 (-20)

    Happy with mega hits, team all set for xmas period now

    1. FISSH
      11 years, 11 months ago

      -20?! Hahah

    2. AlCapwnUK
      11 years, 11 months ago

      nice. probably going to beat the average in spite of hits

      1. Sir David White
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah was pretty crazy of me...

        Bony
        Azpi
        Austin
        Jedinak
        Rangel
        Sanchez

        for...

        Tadic
        Gerrard
        Kompany
        Welbeck
        Zaha
        Pelle

    3. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
      11 years, 11 months ago

      😯

    4. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      11 years, 11 months ago

      well done!

    5. Studgie G
      11 years, 11 months ago

      found the best wk to take it thats for sure

    6. Sheep Flavour
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Lets hope you dont get any injurys then with a month to go.

    7. Captain Shirokov
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Legend

    8. pricycle
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Great moves. It's hit city this week!

    9. Hibbopotamus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Masterful

  17. rickardinho
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Hopefully Kane can have a solid game so I can do Costa+Boyd>Yaya+Kane(-4)

    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Awful idea

    2. BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 11 months ago

      A week too late Rick 🙁

      1. rickardinho
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Haha, maybe.

        I ended up WCing last week btw, got stressed by the GK situation (bego-krul) and also wanted to get rid of 3 Saints, though it was probably abit unnecessary in hindsight..

        Unfortunately I was talked out of getting Yaya+Ings and instead chose the standard Costa+Boyd while doing Chambers>Terry... big mistake. Now I need to fix this but can't afford Ings, but Kane's fixtures make a lot of sense now. No-brainer if he scores today.

        1. BigManBakar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Oh damn, I was out of town this week for my cousin's wedding so completely missed the action on the boards this week.

          I thought we were pretty set on getting Ings/Kane + the extra cash instead of Costa this week? What made you change your mind! 🙁

          1. rickardinho
            11 years, 11 months ago

            Yeah it was abit of a kneejerk. Stupid rookie mistake. I just had alot of things I wanted to change but it didn't work out since Chelsea fluffed their lines. Not sure why i chose costa, that was idiotic.

            In any case, moving on and looking forward now. I want Yaya, and I want a cheap 3rd forward, and getting Kane would work nicely in rotation with Downing-Siggy-Kane.

            FYI this is my team:

            Fabianski Elliott
            Baines Terry Hutton Wisdom Caulker
            Sanchez Hazard Siggy Downing Boyd
            Aguero Costa Austin

            Costa>Kane + Boyd>Yaya looks like my best move. Yaya will go up in price due to ADM's injury and his goal I think.

            1. BigManBakar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              11 years, 11 months ago

              Really like the moves 😀

              I like that WC team, don't think that it is a disaster at all. Very well thought out. Glad that you have splashed the extra cash on Terry and Caulker. Onwards and upwards from here!

              1. rickardinho
                11 years, 11 months ago

                Thanks. Its not a bad team at all, however neither was the team I had. I needed to sell Pelle and Tadic, but I could have done that without the WC. At least Begovic lost his CS late on to save me from that regret lol.

                I think I'll come to terms with wasting the WC, but it feels abit "empty", like ive lost my main advantage over others in the top 10k :/

                Keeping a close eye on Kane here, a good performance and he's IN! 🙂

        2. Not Irish
          11 years, 11 months ago

          You weren't talked out of that. You wanted Hazard. This sort of internet posturing is so bizarre.

          1. rickardinho
            11 years, 11 months ago

            I put out teams including Yaya and Ings and the vast majority of people (though there were exceptions) told me "too cheap frontline, you'll regret it" ... "don't like yaya, get adm".

            However, its my decision, so I am the only one to blame. Its a lesson for a rookie to learn 😀

  18. MadridistaRants
    11 years, 11 months ago

    So the highest scorer this week has 87 points with just -44 on 12 transfers 😆

    1. AlCapwnUK
      11 years, 11 months ago

      i;d be happy with 43

    2. Del Griffith
      11 years, 11 months ago

      the dudes made 118 transfers ! 😯

  19. Randy_Marsh
    11 years, 11 months ago

    I'm in with a chance of manager of the month

    Just need a Baines hat-trick

    6th and the above have no Baines 😀

    1. Rolls-Royce
      11 years, 11 months ago

      overall??

      1. Randy_Marsh
        11 years, 11 months ago

        No in my ML

        I wish 😀

    2. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Good luck

  20. Rolls-Royce
    11 years, 11 months ago

    will there be presser before mid week game?

    1. Sheep Flavour
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I would of thought so 🙂

    2. Fitzy.
      11 years, 11 months ago

      You'll get to see most of the line-ups prior to lock-out anyway...

  21. Dušan Citizen
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Any Duff news?

    I'll have to take -4 if he isn't fit.

  22. MMN
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Krul (Begs)
    Ivan Baines Duff (Wisdom Bruce)
    Sanchez Siggy Hazard Downing (Wanyama)
    Pelle Costa Austin

    2.1M ITB

    Pelle and Costa > Aguero and Bony for a -4?

  23. Les Bleus
    11 years, 11 months ago

    When is Debuchy expected back?

    1. Chelsea Dagger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 11 months ago

      mid December

  24. Give The Todd Some Love
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Who is the only PL defender to have scored a hattrick?

    1. Sheep Flavour
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Being an EFC fan....Steve Watson?

      A Defender who played MF....kind of like Baines and co 🙂

      1. Studgie G
        11 years, 11 months ago

        yeh thats him

      2. Mull
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Baines better not try and emulate him today then!!!

      3. Give The Todd Some Love
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Bingo

        Although tbf like you say I don't think he was playing in defence during the game

      4. GreenWindmill
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Yep, was against Leeds.

    2. Studgie G
      11 years, 11 months ago

      everton player forgot his name

    3. Fitzy.
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Demel?

    4. Silenthunder
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Steve Watson! Scored 27 fantasy points for his hattrick v Leeds all those years ago

  25. Mr Smith
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Bentaleb(c), Aguero(vc) looks to have backfired, was not expecting Bentaleb to be anywhere near the bench 🙁

    1. BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 11 months ago

      😯

    2. Mull
      11 years, 11 months ago

      😆

    3. rickardinho
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Who owns Bentaleb?! And why captain him?! ;shock:

      1. Mr Smith
        11 years, 11 months ago

        He's not played for about 8 games so he has no right being anywhere near a pitch today. I thought it would be clever to wind my rival up by having the top scorer as VC. Oopsie 🙁

        1. Rolls-Royce
          11 years, 11 months ago

          You tried an Apple Bonker didn't you 😉 ??

        2. Iwantmorepointsthanks
          11 years, 11 months ago

          wow.

        3. Fitzy.
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Go on, give us a link then...

      2. Rolls-Royce
        11 years, 11 months ago

        How's Your GW Rick?? Starting caulker this GW??

        1. rickardinho
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Its been a decent GW despite captaining sanchez. Sitting on 50 pts + aguero baps + Baines. Wasn't really worth doing a WC though tbh, big waste.

          How about you?

          1. Rolls-Royce
            11 years, 11 months ago

            Me on 47 with Baines & Eriksen to play. Had the same captain. Next time i'll go with my guts thou..

            You starting Caulker this week against Swans??

            1. rickardinho
              11 years, 11 months ago

              Nice, good GW for you too then, glad to hear that! 🙂

              Probably not. I've got Fabianski vs Austin already, and don't feel like having Siggy vs Caulker clashing as well. I'll probably play Hutton at Palace instead.

              1. Rolls-Royce
                11 years, 11 months ago

                Thanks! This month has been good for me, 250pts with Kun, Baines & Eriksen pts to be added.
                I think i'll blay duff instead then.

            2. rickardinho
              11 years, 11 months ago

              or maybe even Wisdom (WHM). Some decent options

    4. Captain Shirokov
      11 years, 11 months ago

      loooool

    5. Long Juan Silva
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Serves you right

    6. TuttiFrutti
      11 years, 11 months ago

      link it

  26. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Have we had a Silva injury update , 8.9 is a reasonable price considering the fixtures

    1. AlCapwnUK
      11 years, 11 months ago

      if ADM is out for a while I might get Silva if he is fit

  27. fedolefan
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Ok, stationed the couch right in front of the television. Come on Spurs, a 1-0 win will be lovely even if it means that useless troll Eriksen scoring.

  28. Punty
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Why are people posting positive stories about -20 hits?? You're basically saying that my daft ideas of -8 are good ideas!

  29. only2
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Costa + Di Maria -> Oscar & Rooney? Is Oscar a good pick?

    1. Punty
      11 years, 11 months ago

      No.. not imo at least.. would rather get Bony/Lukaku + Yaya

      1. only2
        11 years, 11 months ago

        okey, thanks!

  30. Lallana_
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Costa will be nice and fresh for the weekend 🙂