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14 January 2017 1780 comments
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We return from an FA Cup hiatus with an opening fixture that could easily make or break Gameweek 21 for many Fantasy managers.

An in-form Spurs, off the back of five straight victories, will host an equally buoyant West Brom with a cast of major assets on show.

Dele Alli is unquestionably the headline act.

Subject to more than 560,000 transfers in ahead of today’s deadline, there is huge expectation on his shoulders as he bids to maintain form that has seen him fire seven goals in his last four Gameweeks.

Christian Eriksen and Harry Kane look capable of overshadowing even Alli from their supporting roles.

But Kane has been a source of major frustration of late, blanking in his last three White Hart Lane encounters, including plum fixtures with both Burnley and Hull City.

In contrast, Eriksen has been a consistent force by his previous standards. Five double-figure returns from his last eight Gameweeks suggests that he will again be major figure in today’s Baggies clash.

West Brom have their own major Fantasy asset.

Matt Phillips has emerged as a key value target for our five-man midfields, notching seven assists and four goals in his last ten outings; he has been subject to more than 450,000 transfers in since Gameweek 19.

It remains to be seen if he can continue such form against a Spurs backline that has shipped just five goals in 10 home matches.

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

  1. jia you
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Guy 2nd in one of my mini leagues hasn't looked at his team since GW1, looking like demoting me to second this week...why do I bother haha 🙂
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/967229/event/21

  2. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    So much for not giving the armband to a player in the early kick off ðŸ™

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      The only time I'll ever choose not to captain someone because of an early kick off, is when I can't choose between 2 players and there is nothing else in it. That can be a deciding factor.

  3. _Gunner
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Any news on Alonso starting or not?

    1. GreatCarragherReef
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      He better, not keen on McAuley off the bench...

      1. _Gunner
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        haha

        I have McAuley playing and Alonso

        my bench: Amat and Kone 😀

      2. Pep says
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        I've McAuley coming for him too. I think he'll start. Conte said he wants Aké to get a mindset for their style of play before he plays him. Alonso plays 90 mins every week, and with the hectic schedule over Christmas, if the injury was imminently worrying, he wouldn't have played all those matches.

  4. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Just wait until Aguero bags his hattie tomorrow

    1. Sylas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Okay.. 🙄

    2. bojack
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Hope so 😀

  5. Sonic Huth
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Costa-Lukaku? 1.8 itb Any answers appreciated. I want to do it quick before price falls again

    1. Smoky Johnson
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Costa is playing Hull next week.....

      1. I Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Chelsea are. Not sure about Costa.

      2. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Costa is playing Majhong next week...

      3. Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        About time you gave us more info, Conte.

      4. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Hangzhou Hull?

  6. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Wee bit of casual racism on Soccer Saturday! 😀

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      What was it?

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Jeff Stelling accidentally called Charlie Nicholas 'Charie' and he replied, "Am I going to China?!"

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          I'm going to hell.

    2. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Haha! Saw that! Was funny though..

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Not as funny as this.

        https://youtu.be/Uo8mP7XHq1E

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          Haha Charlie was genuinely peed off there. 😀

          1. Cilly Bonnolly
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 17 days ago

            It's one of my favourite clips ever, he's genuinely raging. And we've all done that thing where you start trying to give someone a slagging, realise you haven't really thought about what you're going to say and wish you'd never started but have to plough through to the end. Hahaha.

  7. RoysCallerAnne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    I played McAuley

    -3 ðŸ™

    1. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      You can't be moaning after that!!!!

    2. Ouch. Bad luck. ðŸ™

      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Thanks Doos. The Kane captaincy more than made up for it 😀

        1. Good man. I have 3 Spurs, thankfully.

    3. _Gunner
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      same here,

      but I had no other option, I have Amat and Kone on my bench

    4. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Great advice to get Kane in yesterday RCA, shame I didn't follow through with it but it was a great shout all the same! 😀

      Awesome start for you so far 😉

      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Cheers Lawro 🙂

    5. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Same. Should have just punted on Ake turning up!

      BTW Roy I remember you saying you were ditching Chelsea coverage for Spurs and others. Working out well so far!

  8. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    All I want this GW is a Cedric goal or assist, accompanied by a CS.

    The joy it will bring.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      If I owned him I'd be happy to see him pass the 60th minute mark 🙂

  9. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Ibra 4th on transfer out at the mo! Guy hasn't even played

  10. I Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Obviously Holebas 15 pointer incoming right?

    1. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Red card or yellow one inevitable.

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      I've played him, so it'd be nice 🙂

    3. MTPockets
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Got rid so probably.

      • JÆKS â­
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Since I have Holebas and Valdes, I would like that, right after that missed penalty from Deeney ofcourse

    4. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Poch giving impression that Vetonghen injury is serious. Bad news for their 3-4-2-1 formation. Eriksen, ali and clean sheets will all be effected

      1. Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        That's what the reserves are for

      2. fiveyears
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        If he's out for a while surely they just sign a CB?

        1. internal error
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          Hopefully

        2. Scholes Balls
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          they will just play with 4 def walker aldi dier rose

      3. I Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        They kept the same shape when he went off. Davies might fill in there.

        1. I Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          Or Wimmer or Carter-Vickers

    5. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Breaking News

      The Chinese Government have announced they will be using FPL to track potential targets. Any player who scores 10 points or more will be subject to a £100million bid.

      1. MarvelouSuccess
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        seems legit

      2. 😆 😆 😆

      3. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        😀 😀

    6. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Come on defoe!
      With my FT I did origi to defoe yesterday & left costa as I didn't want to take a hit (Kane just ruined that logic)

      1. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        News on costa

        1. fiveyears
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          As suspected, he's a 28-year-old diva.

          Possibly a blessing though, as looking at his record in the second half of the season the last time Chelsea did well I may keep Kane. Hide behind sofa time next week though.

        2. Lawrø
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          Probably after his golden handshake as well

          But I hope this is true as a keeper!

    7. Goodricke
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Come on Giroud... Anything Kane can do...

      1. Zebras
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        This...

    8. Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Non Kane owner. Had him in as capt last night but swapped him out for Kun. Gutted.

      1. Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Lol? You might have made history.

        Never ever heard of someone having selected a potential captain and then selling him

        1. Danstoke82
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          Forgot to mention I was on my WC

      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Went from having him as captain to not having him at all 😀 Dafuq

      3. fiveyears
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        You sold him?!

        The Aguero factor seems to be reputation over form at the moment, which isn't good. Bit like Hazard last year. Sort of hope he does well for you after that though...

        1. Danstoke82
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          Had him for Costa in my WC draft but got seduced by Kun's reputation and believing Alli would be enough Spurs cover.

          Got burned bad by Kane in those two home games a few months ago

    9. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      New post

      New fail

    10. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Hands up who has 2 playing goalies again \o/

      1. Werkself
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        o/

    11. Redcat1
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Can someone tell me what happened to Vertonghen ? only brought him in this week

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Injured.

      2. Shultan
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Twisted his ankle badly off the pitch! Likely to out for a while with ligament damage but not been confirmed

    12. Goodricke
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      What is the Kane ownership/captain stats? I'm against the average in my H2H

    13. Conte Cristo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Jakupovvic earns place!!! But is that permanent?

    14. Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Whose Bournemouth penalty taker?

    15. Conte Cristo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Penalty BOU

    16. Tomm
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Stanislas yess

    17. Sif
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Daniels off pens? Just got him in ðŸ™

    18. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Dear Stan
      You're the man

    19. Vinyl78LP
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Mannone transfer in fail ðŸ™