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13 December 2017 5292 comments
Mark Mark
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After Eden Hazard failed to deliver in Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Huddersfield, eight of the top ten captains in Fantasy Premier League are set to feature over this evening’s seven matches.

All eyes are on Harry Kane as Spurs welcome Brighton to Wembley Stadium – after a weekend home brace against Stoke, he’s the top armband pick for Gameweek 17, with 25.2% of managers handing him the captaincy – his biggest majority of the season so far.

Mohamed Salah is second only to Kane, with 17.8% backing after serving up seven sets of double-digits. Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino are also back on the Liverpool team-sheet, though, after featuring as subs against Everton.

The latter was second only to Kane for transfers in ahead of Tuesday’s deadline – over 197,000 acquired Firmino in the rush to replaced the stricken Alvaro Morata.

Romelu Lukaku, Sergio Aguero and Alexis Sanchez will be hoping that history repeats itself this evening.

Lukaku is toiling for form right now, with a single goal in nine Gameweeks, but scored four at home to tonight’s visitors Bournemouth while at Everton last season.

Aguero, meanwhile, netted twice in Man City’s win at Swansea in 2016/17 – he returns to Pep Guardiola’s XI as Gabriel Jesus takes up bench-warming duties.

Sanchez heads to West Ham, where he ran riot on his way to three goals and an assist in the previous campaign.

Elsewhere, Charlie Austin and Dominic Calvert-Lewin were both subject to significant transfers in ahead of Gameweek 17, with 156,00+ and 172,000+ new owners respectively.

Both have the fixtures to strengthen their claims as budget third strikers.

Austin – with four goals in three starts – hosts a Leicester defence with one away shutout to their name.

Ranked top for points per million, Calvert-Lewin has a goal and three assists in the last four Gameweeks and visits a Newcastle defence that’s conceded an average of three goals per game over their previous five league fixtures.

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

  1. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Dembele on = no goals for Kane

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Don’t jinx...

  2. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Even when both my (C) and (VC) choices are poor, I still choose the worst of the two...

  3. Pranav Santhosh
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Alli on

  4. Fred the Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Any updates on Moreno injury? Is he still expected back Dec 18?

  5. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    SWA 0-4 MCI

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      FT

    2. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Ota CS I suppose.

      1. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        Absolutely.

  6. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Is Sterling still playing ?

    1. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      No

  7. GAMBIT
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Ox and Solanke on
    Mane and Wijnaldum off

  8. JayLegend
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Salah > Firmino 87th min winner

    1. Fudge
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      yes please

  9. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    wow what a great game week! loads of points!

  10. Jar Jar Winks
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    This place will erupt if kane scores

    1. dark91
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      When*

  11. Red-United
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Rashford struck that ball like Ronaldo - really unlucky not to score there.

  12. LIARS POKER
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Who would you go for?

    A) Ogbonna
    B) Masuaku (-4)

    Would rather have the attacking Masuaku but would take an extra transfer. Would he make up the 4 points long term?

  13. Magic Bean
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Otamendi clean sheet locked

  14. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    What a shocking week.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Not bad here, my luck is finally beginning to change

    2. Glasner Ball
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Really? Great week here - (C) Silva to the rescue 🙂

  15. HonestBlatter
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Worse GW than expected and 10p under average

  16. Cookie Kid
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    I hate this game

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Don't play it then.

      1. Cookie Kid
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        No point giving up something I’m brilliant at

        1. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 3 days ago

          Stop bloody moaning then

          1. Cookie Kid
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 3 days ago

            Ooooof, crush a grape. Bad day Slochers?

  17. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Klopp leaves his substitutions very late in the game when it is obvious that things need to be changed up much sooner in the game.

    1. Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      It’s been a real kick in the nuts this gw!

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        Yep 🙁

  18. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Gross on

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Need that point

    2. Pompel
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Just rested?

    3. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Drat costs me 1 point extra from Duffy

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      That's actually good news. 1 extra point for me. Yippee!

    5. Licious Lizard
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Woop. 1 point and 11 playing haha

  19. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    sigh of relief for ota

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Why?

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        cleanie locked in, full time

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 3 days ago

          Ahhhh cool, love owning Ota 🙂

  20. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    I
    H8
    Otamendi

  21. Darth_Krid
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Pointless yellow for DCL.

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Dominic Simpson

    2. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Niasse only 1 point behind.

    3. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      feeerk

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Really? Ff- .. at least Gross came on to counter-balance it for me :/

  22. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Poor captain choice (Kane), but an excellent week overal otherwise.

    1. George James
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Score?

      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        53 after current bonus.

        Could have been better. Alonso, Gomes, Mee, Ward who all “came close” to clean sheets. Kane blanked. Everyone else got something.

        1. George James
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 2 days ago

          Nice mate. 68 all out for me on free hit 🙂

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Can you not just wait till games are finished.... and not post fake /joke posts while you're at it,.

      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        Aguero lost one so at 52, but not joking. Can you stop crying because you're not as good as me?

  23. Magic Bean
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    We need a Kane pen

  24. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    motm performance from jones

  25. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Valdermort RC

    1. Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Evil personified

  26. FlockofSeagulls
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Phil Jones is proving again he's the best CB in England.

    No way he's not nailed in this team.

    MU would be 4-1 down if he wasn't playing.

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Just don't think he will manage the busy xmas schedule

    2. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Thinking of getting him in for Daniels, despite having so many other problems!

    3. Dannyb
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      He's been different class this season.

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Kane is absolutely useless. Sick of all the bias for him on here

    1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      See, for example, last weekend

    2. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      😀

    3. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Get rid of him then Bemba, and stop your moaning.

    4. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      If everyone on here is wrong over hazard and Kane, who do you suggest?

    5. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Don’t come on here then. Please, i mean it literally.

    6. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Go somewhere else then

  28. Pompel
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Sterling to Couthino went all right , then 🙁

  29. GAMBIT
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Gomez on for TAA

    1. SkeletONv01
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      YES!

  30. Gnu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    F*** Off Patch.
    Just saying.

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      X 2

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Sorry TM, but that's ridicolous stuff to post.