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3 March 2013 1972 comments
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Sunday finds Spurs go head-to-head with Arsenal. The irresistible force of Gareth Bale, facing off against Theo Walcott’s emerging talent. Fantasy managers look to the encounter with much anticipation, then, with the neutral surely banking on yet another North London derby goal-fest.

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The team news from White Hart Lane finds Andre Villas-Boas shuffle his defence again, with Benoit Assou-Ekotto recalled at left-back, shifting Jan Vertonghen to centre-back alongside Michael Dawson, as Steven Caulker makes way. Gylfi Sigurdsson is, perhaps, a surprise starter – he comes in for Lewis Holtby which could see him deployed left, with Gareth Bale playing central up in support of Emmanuel Adebayor. Jermain Defoe is fit enough to return to the bench. As for the Gunners, they make just one change with Aaron Ramsey earning a start in midfield at the expense of the injured Abou Diaby; Lukas Podolski is again amongst the subs, then, as Santi Cazorla is set to retain his role on the left-flank, with Walcott patrolling and cutting in from the opposite wing.

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  1. Declan
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Ugh, Rosicky.

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  2. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Not Rosicky 🙁

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  3. Yes Don
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Cue dumpling

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  4. GunsnRoses
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Giroud high jump over Parker.

    Rosicky coming in ... I like this player a lot

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  5. Yossi
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Rosicky 🙄

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      *sigh*

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  6. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    FPL do not review goals. If it's officially given as a Mert goal we will all get away with it.

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    1. Screaming Midget
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Gary Nev thinkgs it'll be changed... officially.

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      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        It could be but for now it hasn't.

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    2. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      No one is listening. PA don't change the status of goals.

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      1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        I believe this is true.

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    3. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Nice work Milan.

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    4. Pratik
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Now that is good news....

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    5. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      The PA will put it down as a Bale OG and it will change accordingly. I don't want it to happen but it will.

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  7. JT's Dog
      13 years, 2 months ago

      If it hit bale then ade does bale get assist

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      1. Yes Don
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Yup. Certainly does!

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      2. Aaa fantasy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        lol

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    • @FPLStrategist
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Well it's down as a mert goal. It seems to be staying that way and if the dubious goal panel states it isn't then it's too late for FPl to change.

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      1. Screaming Midget
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        It isn't at all. If they change it this week, it'll be changed to an OG

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    • crystalpalaceRus
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      oh no bale

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    • Somalion
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      How did Bale miss that??

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    • Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Bale you numpteeeeeeeeeeeee

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    • Louis
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Bale hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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    • Locarno
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Oops. Bale's human. Big miss.

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    • A.D.D
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Bale shot off target..

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    • GunsnRoses
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Bale skied it ............

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    • Vasty Deep
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      thats the only way bale can miss a goal....on a platter

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      1. Yes Don
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Sep Platter?

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    • ccc
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      No!! Come on Bale!. Luckily ARS are shifting to 3 atb

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    • Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Arrrhhh Bale.

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    • Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Oh dear.

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    • Aaa fantasy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Terrible miss.

      Even worse since he's my captain!

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    • heeljames
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Ronaldo would have scored that 😛

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      1. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Because he's much much much much better than Bale 😆

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    • Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      is Jenk hurt?

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      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Has to be, or that move is puzzling.

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    • SpinyNorman [*_*]
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      To all those bemoaning the loss of Walcott assist points, if Mertersacker isn't credited with the goal then surely it's a Walcott assist still?

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      1. Aaa fantasy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Mertesacker touched it after walcott still

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    • robdeelf
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Best player in the world my a£se...

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    • Tin of Directors
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      He leant back. 🙁

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    • Declan
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Jenks subbed 😯

      Ramsey attempting to defend 🙁

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    • GunsnRoses
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Jenkinson off ... What the heck man ...

      Arsene is driving me nuts

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    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      It came off adebayor last people

      If its an own goal then adebayors

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      1. Egg noodle
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        +1

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      2. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Bale's 'shot' was already on target though. He'd get the goal.

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      3. Stevo_44
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah, very difficult to see but spin on the ball suggests it hits adebayor.

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    • Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Rosicky, the Barca quality player is here.

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    • Stupendous
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Put this to rest already.

      I have Bale. I have Walcott. Like many do.

      The fact of the matter is, that goal was a Bale own goal. Theo crossed in the spherical object, Mertesacker got the first touch with his head, on the spherical object. The spherical object then hit Gareth Bales head before heading into the net. The spherical object was NOT HEADING TOWARDS GOAL until it hit Bales head.

      It has been given as a Theo assist and a Mertesacker goal, but fact is, it was an own goal, and if it gets rightly changed, will go down as a Bale own goal and a Mertesacker assist (if you can assist an own goal, which im pretty sure you can).

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      1. Yes Don
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        correct!

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        1. Jack Frost
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          wrong

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      2. Egg noodle
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        It hit Ade after Gareth Bale.

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      3. The3rdTurd
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Well I agree that's what it should be and I have Walcott and Bale (c), but the powers that be quite often don't follow their own rules on these things.

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