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Paddy Says – Gameweek 21

Fancy a year in China with a few – and by few we mean 30 – million quid to cover some of the basic costs while you’re there?

You don’t have to answer straight away. Have a think about it.

And while you’re doing that, you might as well check out the Anytime Goalscorer and Clean Sheet odds Paddy has lined up for the weekend. Just in case, you know, things don’t quite…work out with the…with the China…thing.

Before that, here’s the latest Enhanced Offers for new customers opening an account this weekend.

And some of them are seriously enhanced,  like the monstrous 16-1 you can get on Liverpool beating Man United in Sunday’s match of the weekend.

If you’re a United fan or just think the Red Devils will win, or both, (what with it being at Old Trafford and everything), then there’s 10-1 available on exactly that outcome.

Sunday’s other offering, Man City v Everton, also gets some odds – 8-1 on Pep’s boys winning at Goodison.

Chelsea’s trip to Leicester was always going to be tricky. The Foxes are vaguely remembering how defending champions are meant to act, while the Blues have now completely forgotten how teams on a long unbeaten run should behave.

And now, you know, Diego and the…the China thing. Still, you can get 8-1 on Antonio Conte to prove that nobody is bigger than the team.

Arsenal beating Swansea looks considerably more predictable, unless Alexis Sanchez gets a pre-match offer to play up front in a 3-5-2 far, far away with Diego, and Paddy are offering 7-1 on the Gunners winning.

The Wenger boys also feature in this week’s Acca, with 20-1 available on Arsenal, West Ham and Chelsea all winning.

The Hammers, who have their own issues with the talent at the moment, are at home to Palace. And at least their unhappy bunny only wants to go back to France.

Be sure to check the terms and conditions on all those offers and, of course, we should state that all these specials are only available to those aged 18 or over. And if you’re going to wager, always gamble responsibly.

ANYTIME GOALSCORER ODDS – GAMEWEEK 21

PlayerTeamOdds
AgueroMCI1.80
SanchezARS1.83
GiroudARS1.83
KaneTOT2.00
PerezARS2.10
IbrahimovicMUN2.25
WilsonBOU2.29
SonTOT2.40
DefoeSUN2.50
BentekeCRY2.50
IheanachoMCI2.60
HazardCHE2.62
AlliTOT2.70
LukakuEVE2.70
BatshuayiCHE2.70
HernandezHUL2.80

 

Alexis Sanchez is the overwhelming captaincy favourite of Gameweek 21, but not the scorer of choice for Paddy.

Fantasy bosses look at the Arsenal man’s away goalscoring record (10 on the road, three at the Emirates) and factor in Swansea’s home form (seven goals coughed up in their last two matches) and that’s good enough for them.

Paddy, however, has gone for Sergio Aguero (1.80), compared to Alexis on 1.83. The Argentinian has been drafted in by nearly 76,000 managers ahead of City’s trip to Everton, but he still lags well behind Sanchez’s 36.7% ownership figures.

Spurs entertain West Brom in today’s lunchtime match, with the Baggies conceding, on average, just a goal per away trip.

Harry Kane (2.00) hasn’t scored at White Hart Lane since Gameweek 15 and is owned by just 15.5% of Fantasy managers, so you can see why it is the Arsenal man proving a more popular armband choice there as well.

This week’s bandwagon boy, Dele Alli, has been bought in by a staggering half a million-plus managers on the back of his seven goals in four Gameweeks. He’s at 2.70 to continue that streak.

Coincidentally, Chelsea’s Michy Batshuayi is also at 2.70 to score at Leicester, with Eden Hazard – another contender to take over up top in the absence of Diego Costa – at 2.62.

Of the outliers, the 3.40 you can get on Robert Snodgrass making it three league goals on the spin when Bournemouth visit looks tidy.

Stoke’s Peter Crouch is priced at 3.60 to ‘do a Snodgrass’ at Sunderland, and you can get 6.00 on the third most popular transfer-in of the Gameweek, Albion’s Matt Phillips, to score against Spurs.

* As sharper eyes quickly noticed, we originally stated that Kane was at Evens with Paddy, which was correct when we checked first thing this morning. The odds have since been updated to a decimal value so we’ve changed the article accordingly. Apologies for the confusion, most of which resided with the author.

CLEAN SHEET ODDS – GAMEWEEK 21

TeamOdds
Tottenham1.72
Chelsea2.29
Arsenal2.40
Watford2.40
Southampton2.50
Man United2.75
Man City2.75
Middlesbrough3.00
Bournemouth3.10
West Ham3.20

Paddy has really got the hots for Spurs this weekend, making them the clear favourites, at 1.72, to keep a clean sheet.

The news that Nathan Ake has been recalled to Chelsea from his Bournemouth loan has made him the second most transferred-in defender of the Gameweek, with managers presumably taking a punt on him being an immediate, and cut-price, starter in the Blues’ back line.

That’s a proper gamble. Take him out of the equation, however, and Tottenham’s Danny Rose is one of the defenders of choice for Fantasy bosses, with just over 58,000 drafting him in this week.

Middlesbrough’s Calum Chambers just edges Rose for transfers-in and Boro are at 3.00 to keep a cleanie at Vicarage Road, while Watford are at 2.40 to do the same, so Paddy’s getting a 0-0 feeling about that one.

Burnley have just about given up travelling this season. When you’ve managed one whole point from away matches, you might as well save a lot of time, effort and money and just send an email congratulating the opposition on the three points.

But at Turf Moor, they are strangely awesome. And they’re also 3.40 to blank visitors Southampton today. The Saints are priced even lower to keep their sheets clean – 2.50 – so that could be another potential 0-0 worth investigating.

1,888 Comments Post a Comment
  1. NestorC
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Ake to Jones for a hit, crazy?
    Need a playing def.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      do it

    2. joersherman
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Makes sense. Is Jones nailed though ?

      1. NestorC
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I hope he is at least until ACON ends which is in Feb?

    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      You don't need one, at -4 you need a CS nailed just to earn 2 points. Think about it.

      1. NestorC
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I dont have 3rd playing def

        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          I know but 0 for no 3rd defender for 2 for Jones is hardly worth it.

      2. NestorC
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Oh i see what you mean

    4. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Jones will be injured soon as always

    5. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I wouldn't. I don't plan on keeping Jones much longer as don't trust Jose

    6. NestorC
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      If not Jones that it has to be Smith

    7. NestorC
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers

  2. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Hazards very likely to start up front right?

    1. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Pedro or batman could

      1. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        What chance has bat got?

        1. Top 210 Club
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          I'd say 20% and evens on haz or Pedro at false 9 @ 40%

          1. internal error
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            K. Might be worth playing Bat depending on how serious this thing with costa is

          2. Pegboy
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            I reckon:

            Haz 60%
            Bat 30%
            Pedro 10%

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      him or ake

      1. Top 210 Club
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        True ake

      2. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Seriously? I transferred Ake out ffs

    3. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yes but hasn't done great in false 9

      1. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        He scored against bournmouth and had a few shots on goal (might have been a pen)

  3. tokara
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Sanchez or giroud C???

  4. FPL Mentor
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    RMT - We good to go?

    Heaton
    Holebas Gabriel Jones
    Sanchez(C) Hazard Alli Stanislas
    Aguero(vc) Ibrahimovic Carroll

    (Pickford*, Phillips, Brunt, Amat)

    Right to play Gabriel over Brunt?

    1. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I think brunt was confirmed out in the presser

      1. Hooky
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        No he is just a wait and see according to Pulis

      2. joersherman
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        A) Lukaku & Stanislas
        B) Gray & Coutinho

        Also, Dann or Daniels?

        1. joersherman
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Reply fail soz

  5. Dark_Mata
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    A Valdez and stones
    B Forster and chambers

    Cheers guys

    1. Dark_Mata
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Sh*t... foster not Forster

    2. Guru Mediation
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Stones is not an option. Avoid

      1. Dark_Mata
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers

  6. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Play Pieters (sun) or Phillips (tot)?

    Thanks!

    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Phillips

    2. Dark_Mata
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Phillips

  7. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Play one:

    A) Chambers wat
    B) Lovren mun
    C) Pieters sun

    Got Defoe and Ibra out of the opposing attacks.

    Ta.

    1. Dark_Mata
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A

  8. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Just switched the armband from Sanchez > Kane ... someone talk me down!

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Go with your head not your heart Sanchez (C)

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Spurs’ visitors West Brom have allowed their opponents more efforts in the box than Swansea’s 27. Indeed a total of 36 is the fourth worst on offer, with the Baggies conceding an effort every six minutes – only Sunderland (5.2) boast an inferior record.

    2. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Have a feeling Sanchez won't do much..

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I'm worried about the new manager effect. Clement has a reputation for being defensively sound.

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Ask the Differentiator

    4. Paramaribo
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      WBA defence better than Swansea's. Goal of Sanchez = 1 more point.

      1. Paramaribo
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Clean sheet also probable for another Sanchez point.

        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Great point!

    5. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Have Kane Alli Eriksen. Don't need to C

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Bloomin heck!

  9. Paramaribo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Any updates on the chance of having some of the games postponed due to bad weather?

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      It's sunny where I am

    2. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Not gonna happen....I'm en route to Watford, its fine

      1. Paramaribo
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Thank you guys!

  10. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    So Ronka has brought Kane in for Costa, interesting.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      not sure on kane but who am I to argue with willy

  11. Clifford☯
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Should I start Costa in case he starts or Bench him For Jones ?

    1. I Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Might as well start him.

    2. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I'm debating selling for Giroud -4

      1. Ravager
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        ^ Same here

  12. Hankkk
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Giroud or Sanchez for the C?

  13. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Foster, Alonso, Holebas
    Sanchez(C), Eriksen(vc), Siggy, Phillips
    Ibra, Kane, Defoe

    Pickford, Capoue, Brunt, Amat . . . 0.6ITB

    Things good to go for me here? Anything worth a bold hit?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      whose your third def?

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Bloody hell had a mare there. VVD

  14. K1ng
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I've used my wildcard and need your expert advice to help me out!

    Heaton
    Baines - McAuley - Daniels
    Hazard - Alli - Capoue - Lallana
    Ibrahimovic - Defoe - Giroud

    Bench:
    Jakupovic - Dawson - Kingsley - Barry

    1.3m in the bank (planning to swap Lallana for Coutinho next week)

    I'm worried that I don't have any Manchester City/Everton players. Also, is Giroud nailed on? Should I be building the team around Sanchez? Andre Gray or Defoe?

    Please help!!

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      No City for the next 2 games is OK, what I did on my Wildcard

  15. mranonymous
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    RMWC Team

    Courtois-Jaku

    Rose-Baines-Pieters-Chambers-Nyom

    Erikson-Alli-Coutinho-Stanislas-De Roon

    Zlatan-Aguero(c)-Defoe

    1. sentz05
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Very similar to me but I have Sanchez and a weaker defence.

    2. StoneMountain
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Similar to me. Maybe downgrade Erikson and upgrade Defoe to Giroud so you have some Arsenal cover.

  16. adz0rz
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    alling behind in my mini league that I had been leading all season. Currently team looks like this:

    Courtois (Pickford (red flag)

    Walker, Holebas, Pieters (Amat,Francis (red flag))

    Hazard, Alli, Firmino, Capoue (Fletcher)

    Costa, Ibra, Defoe

    One free Transfer

  17. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    No love for captain Ibra?

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Not even vice

    2. FPL Emu
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I'm deprived of options, so it's him or Eriksen

  18. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Looks like I'm holding a FT this GW. Anyone else? Seems like most are taking hits left right centre.

  19. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    G2G?

    Heaton
    Rose Yoshida Chambers
    Hazard Sanchez (c) Coutinho Stanislas Alli
    Giroud Ibra

    Bench: Jaku Pieters Brunt Barnes

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Nice midfield

    2. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      yep, looking good

  20. Johnmph
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Any chance of Carroll starting for WHU? My guess is no...

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      He will start.

      1. Johnmph
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks!

  21. Eric the King
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Really tempted to get Wilson in, rather than Giroud, for Costa...

  22. Doar1986
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    thoughts
    Would you go Willian or Pedro as a punt this week
    Taking hazard out to allow Carroll to Giroud?

    1. Ginola14
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      pedro, by a distance

  23. FPL Emu
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Which are the teams likely to get upcoming blanks?

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      United & Soton/Pool most likely in GW26.

  24. The Hound
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    My Def is baines, chambers, brunt/ake Evans.
    A) all out attack and play de roon
    b) Evans to Daniels -4
    C) leave it

    Cheers

    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      C

  25. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Anchebe > Crouch for a hit?
    (Therefore Bench Allen)

  26. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Rose Eriksen & Alli for the early KO. Hope it goes well!

    Good luck to all!

    1. Ginola14
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      same lets hope the good form continues

  27. Point-one short
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Right starting line-up order you think?

    Ake, (Phillips, de Roon).

  28. Ravager
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I got Costa earlier this season for the first Kun suspension, got rid of when Kun came back. Bought Costa back in 2 games before his 5th yellow and then kept him instead of getting Kun back in...

    This is annoying to say the least. Costa > Giroud (-4)?

    1. Ravager
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Or Origi > Wilson (-4)?

    2. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yep

      1. Point-one short
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yep to Giroud.

        1. Ravager
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Thank you for the reply

  29. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Top scorer in fpl as captain surely

  30. DP7657
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Does nobody else think that Hazard is an absolute no-brainer as (C) this week now?

    I have Giroud and Sanchez, but can't see past Hazard with the Costa news. OOP with goals due, against a shambles of a Leicester team.

    1. Ginola14
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      not the best away from home and hes no sanchez in the false 9, doesn't like a pyysical battle and his runs may create more space for pedro and willian

    2. SuperMario
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      next week mate