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The Fantasy Flutter – Gameweek 17

We’re backing City’s veteran midfielder to deliver in this week’s attempt to get the better of Paddy. With a tenner in hand, we also place our faith in the Hammers’ top scorer at home to Leicester, whilst a move up front bring Liverpool’s young starlet back on the radar.

Our first stop is at the Etihad, then, as the champions prepare for the visit of Palace. Frank Lampard took his tally to four strikes in just 298 minutes with the winner in last week’s victory at Leicester and his eye for goal could be key as Manuel Pellegrini looks to roll out a striker-less system to deal with the injury crisis. With Paddy offering 10/3 on Lampard to score and City to keep a clean sheet against Palace, we’re more than willing to take a punt and part with £3 for this one.

Up next, we move to Upton Park as West Ham prepare for the visit of Leicester. Diafra Sakho has scored in four of his five home appearances in the league and, with five wins and a draw in the last six in front of their own fans, Big Sam’s side look likely victors here. Paddy are prepared to offer 12/1 on Sakho to score two or more and the Hammers to register a clean sheet and we’re making this our bet of the week, with a further £4 shelled out.

Finally, we switch to Anfield as Liverpool and Arsenal go head-to-head. Shifted into a central role up front in each of the last two matches, Raheem Sterling posed United plenty of problems in the final third before bagging a brace at Bournemouth on Wednesday evening. The youngster’s confidence will be on the up for this one and with odds of 11/1 on a Sterling goal and Liverpool clean sheet, our final £3 goes Paddy’s way.

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  1. adp1113
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Which one would you captain?

    A) Costa

    B) Nasri

    C) Austin

    D) Eriksen

    E) Downing

    1. FPLEL
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Austin and Downing are good shouts.

    2. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I'm on A currently, but thinking to swap for Downing.

      1. adp1113
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Same. Though the thought of a 2-pointer from Costa is haunting. But guess will stick.

    3. Clump
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Austin.

    4. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Eriksen if your felling saucy 😉

    5. Dead Cat Bounce
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      from that list Downing or Austin. Costa will score 1 goal and get a red card playing against ShawX

  2. baljinn
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    fabiansky
    clichy creeswel ivanovic
    sanchez(vc) down siggy erik
    costa sakho(c) bony
    is these team ok
    whom should i keep captain

  3. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Dzeko to

    A) Bony - good fixtures, on pens, but off to acon in two weeks
    B) Kane - good fixtures the next 2, will free up cash to boost defence and mid and fix my bench with Moore and Albrighton
    C) Sakho - ok fixtures
    D) Giroud - fixtures ok

    1. Skipdipper
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      D

    2. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Giroud for me

    3. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      b youll need a full squad over xmas, mind do think Giroud will go well though

    4. That Fantasy Guy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      B or D. Depending on your arsenal coverage

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Have Sanchez

    5. Bobby_Baggio
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      D

    6. Manani
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      good looking giroud

    7. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks, serms like Giroud. Also take a hit Moore to Zabaleta tofix my bench?

  4. Bobby_Baggio
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Hi all

    Which shall I do have 1 FT:

    Guzan
    Baines, Jenkinson, Jags
    Sanchez, Haz, Downing, Fab
    Bony, Costa, Austin

    Wisdom, Hutton, Marney

    A) Jags > Zab
    B) Save FT
    C) Something else

    1. Clump
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Looks solid. Save.

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        2 Everton defenders worries me tho

  5. Evs
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Morning Chumps.

    1. President John F. Keninnsie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Morning Evs. All set?

      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Well, what I'm stuck with like.

        I brought in RVP for Lukaka.

        Rest is as was.

        I'm hoping for a good Spurs turn with Eriksen and Kane in my ranks.

        You ?

        1. Acquafresca
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Captaining the dutchman?

          1. Evs
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            I think so, plan b would be Kane / Erisken. You ?

            1. Acquafresca
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Who needs Batman, Robin(c) 😉

        2. President John F. Keninnsie
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Ahh nice. RVP (c) I assume?

          I'm Spurs-less this week so I'm hoping for one of their frequent home failures 😉

          Feeling a bit nervous going in with double City defence. Captaincy will make or break this GW for many.

          1. Evs
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Could be genius that. Which 2 do you have ?

            (C) ?

            1. President John F. Keninnsie
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Zaba and Hart.

              *whispers*... Hazard...

              1. Evs
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                No need to whisper...

          2. Evs
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Yep, RvP me !

        3. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Cue LUKAKA brace

          1. Evs
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Like when I sold RVP for him pre-Southampton 😡 !!!

    2. Acquafresca
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      This guy, stealing Sporting's lines now 😉

      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Ha. I was hoping he would be around.... 😀

        1. Acquafresca
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Haven't seen him. His response would be priceless.

          1. Evs
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Shame init 🙂

            Next time maybe 😉

  6. The Blackadder
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone know exactly how many years FPL has been running for?

    1. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      2007/08 I think.

      1. Gooner97
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Npe sotty, from 2006/07

        1. Gooner97
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          *sorry

          1. The Blackadder
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Thanks.

    2. Tatty Bojangles
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Even though my FPL history doesn't show it I'm pretty sure my first season was 2006/2007. I found a screen cap a few weeks back where I had Thierry Henry captain.

  7. Manani
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    anyone know any good ipad app to draw simple diagram (handwritten doodles), and i can then save it as picture then insert it into my word document??

  8. Zepadrino
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Hi all,

    A- Will clichy play this week?
    B- until the jan WC, shall i change Forster as a GK and who is a good replacement?

    Thank you

    1. Manani
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      A. good knows, maybe, probably.
      B. depends on your squad but I'd probably stick

    2. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      as a Kolarov owner i hope not but probably

      1. Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        b stick

  9. Jonny Sutt
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Who would be ur preferred midfielder?

    A) siggy
    B) sterling
    C) miralles

    And don't just say who u have, say who u'd want!

    1. Manani
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      b

    2. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      A
      Mirallas is injured

      1. Jonny Sutt
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        After injury

    3. mookie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      B

    4. The Handsome Hunk
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Mirallas.. He is more developed midfielder ...

  10. The Handsome Hunk
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    RMT

    Fabianski

    Azpi, Yun, Jags

    Sanchez, Hazard, Downing, Siggy

    Costa, Kane, Rooney

    captain HELP..!!!!!!

    1. Manani
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      i got the same team (pretty much)
      on sanchez currently.
      but i don't have rooney though

    2. Zepadrino
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      If you are at the top of your league then go safe

      Costa

      If u r looking for a differential then it gets complicated:

      Haz, rooney and dow in that order from safest to puntiest

      1. The Handsome Hunk
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Currently on top..

        Costa seems to be less appealing..though..his YC changes my mind..

        🙁
        🙁

  11. dreadnought
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Sigurdsson -> Eriksen, Sigurdsson -> Silva or Sigurdsson -> someone else. Suggestions?

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      A

  12. sufcben
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    alnwick
    wisdom - baines - bartley
    hazard (c) - siggy - yaya - sanchez
    costa - pelle - welbeck

    subs; foster, yun, o'shea, marrney

    1 free transfer, but who?

    good to go?

  13. Cesc in the city
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Whom to bench out of Yun, Dummett and Naylor?

    1. The Handsome Hunk
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Dummet

  14. Jonny Sutt
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    A siggy - baines
    B sterling - Clichy
    C miralles (when fit) - zab

    C looks decent!

  15. Footballbloodyhell
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    It is wise to bench hazard this week? considering his poor away form, but I'm afraid he will explode and get double digits haul against stoke.

    My current 1st 11 lineup.

    Fabianski

    Clichy, Baines, N.Taylor

    Sanchez, Eriksen, Downing, Milner

    Costa, Austin, Rooney

    1. The Handsome Hunk
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      10.6M MAN is not meant for benching...

      1. Footballbloodyhell
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Bench Milner instead?

  16. The Happy One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Play Fer or Siggy this week? And captain Austin, Toure or Rooney?

    1. The Handsome Hunk
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      sIGGY, rOONEY..

  17. jaredwilliams
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Who's more likely to keep a cleanie this GW?

    a) Spurs

    b) Man UTd

    1. The Handsome Hunk
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      ManUtd

  18. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Who should score more points this week : Bony or Kane or Costa ?

  19. Always (C)ane
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Play Hamer or Bego ?

  20. WhySoSerious?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Really strugling this week with fantasy. Had tests all week but couldnt stop thinking about fantasy.

    My team:
    Guzan
    Zaba-Terry-Bartley
    Hazard-Sanchez-Downing-Siggy
    Austin-Costa-Dzeko

    Elliot - Dummett, Boyd, Wisdom

    Dzeko to RVP or Bony?
    Is RVP conna keep his good form and good shot and goal conv. % (like Costa didnt..)
    If i thake Bony i can thing about city mid next week or something else..

    Who to C?
    Now have Sanchez but now at the last minute im thinking about Downing.

    Should i bench Siggy rather than Dummett?

    Thank you!
    Happy holidays!