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18 August 2013 4717 comments
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Sunday’s two matches get underway with a Selhurst Park encounter that finds Crystal Palace host Andre Villas-Boas’ Spurs. Two hours later, Chelsea start their double Gameweek with a home clash with Hull City as Fantasy mangers brace themselves for an avalanche of points.

The team news from Palace finds Ian Holloway keep the faith with much of the side that won promotion from the Championship. Holloway keeps the new boys on the bench, with Marouane Chamakh and Jose Campana in reserve while the likes of Aaron Wilbraham and Scott Dobbie are handed starts. New signing, Dwight Gayle, does get his Premier League debut up front, however.

Visitors Spurs are without Gareth Bale but can call on the services of Jan Vertonghen who is fit to line up alongside Michael Dawson in defence. Danny Rose gets the nod at left-back as expected. In midfield, Gylfi Sigurdsson looks to be starting in the Bale role, with Nacer Chadli given a debut on the left-flank. All eyes will be up front, however, as Roberto Soldado makes his first start following his £26 million move from Valencia.

Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open and will be available for those who fancy live chat during this match and into the tea-time clash at Stamford Bridge.

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  1. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
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    Barca walking it in. Business as usual.

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  2. Kerrazy
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    average score ?

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I'm going for 40.

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      40 or so.

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 16 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Probably more tbh.

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    3. fatherted
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      After baps it will be 41/42

      Deffo xx

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  3. Rupert The Horse
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    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    2 mins 30 secs of new la liga, 1-0 Barcelona

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  4. kimoo
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    4 DGW Players Terry , Hazard , Lukaku and Benteke

    What to do for next Gws ?

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    1. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Take them out?

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    2. Texas Pete
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      It's a hit or WC I'm afraid.

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    3. Kerrazy
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      start with Lukaku.

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    4. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Lukaku and hazard for silva and lambert

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  5. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Could it be that Mourinho is detrimental to attacking Chelsea players?

    Once they score he wants the win. 1-0 will do.

    Defenders maybe better.

    Oscar looks very attacking.

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  6. Texas Pete
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Apart from double gameweekers - is there anyone else people will definitely be shifting out of their team this week?

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    1. royals forever
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Zaha & Koscielny

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    2. Root
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Surely not.

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  7. Mak_Gold
      12 years, 4 months ago

      About to pull the trigger on Ivanovic -> Coleman. Any reason I shouldn't?

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      1. LewanGOALski
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        12 years, 4 months ago

        I hope he wont rise tonight, as I want to see Debuchy first. It's between these 2 for me as Ivan replacement

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    • Does what he wants
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      55 with more to come. Not too disheartened yet

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      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        55 from what is, at present, a single gw is good.

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    • Kerrazy
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      AB released the BP's prediction ?

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    • Baby Face Nelson
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Bye Lukaku. Can't stand rotation. Lambert incoming

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      1. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Yep, this is my move to get to RVP.

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    • The Machine
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Terry,Cole and Cahill all tied on 9

      1 each or 2 each?

      Oscar obv on 3

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      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 16 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        2 each

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    • Arsenals Number 19. Santi C…
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Baps for today's games ? Thanks

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      1. r0nh
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Bacon & cheese

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    • Parm
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Kevin de Bruyne looked good today, for the first half at least.

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    • Hazardous
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Which are players are likely to double rise (wildcarding)

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      1. Heels_Over_Head
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        doubtful any will double rise... but you can check this:
        http://www.fiso.co.uk/crackthecode.php

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      2. PB-THE-VET
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Wildcarding gw2? Ah now . . .

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    • The Machine
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      If Lukaku's benched against Villa, will you keep him?

      I will

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      1. Hazardous
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        benched v villa then mou more likely to loan him out if rooney signs

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      2. r0nh
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Yes, definitely!

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      3. PB-THE-VET
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        He did look very good. I see him scoring well. Torres needs to be kidnapped . . . .

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    • Hazard267
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      That cant be right seven chelsea players to get 2 baps..?

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      1. Hazard267
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        its changed dont worry

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        1. Elwood
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Where are you looking this stuff up?

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      2. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        It's not.

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      3. Doctor X
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        You're looking at the wrong column dude.

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        1. Thick Of It
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          I have done this plenty of times already

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    • The Pep Revolution
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      How many bonus points is Soldado likely to get?

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      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 16 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        3

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      2. TheSteel
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        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        8-10 minimum

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      3. Bubbles
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        3.

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      4. kimoo
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        3

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      5. Hazardous
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        3

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      6. The Pep Revolution
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Great. Thanks.

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    • Jeremiah
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Lukaku to :

      A - Lambert

      B - Bony

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      1. Elwood
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        A

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      2. meule
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        A then B for gw7

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      3. It's only Carlton Cole…
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        I was thinking Lambert or perhaps Welbeck

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    • Elwood
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Did Cech really not make 1 single save?

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      1. Hazard267
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        made 2

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      2. Chu Young Ping Pong
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        2 saves

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      3. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        The stats show he got 2....

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      4. Elwood
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        The FPL saves stats are rubbish - I was hoping they would have improved since last year.

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    • Touré De Force
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      There's going to be a lot of

      Some Chelsea player(s) >>> Some City player(s) on here tomorrow evening!!

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    • SuperOsçarBaby
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      anyone here has below 50 points?

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      1. Parm
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        12 years, 4 months ago

        Yep...

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      2. Evans
        • 13 Years
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        Yep

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      3. jas5sk - Youtube channel
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        yep

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      4. PMC3
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Plenty.

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      5. The EJJ
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Me!

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    • fdotman
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Lambert or Bony
      Zabaleta or Walker

      ?

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      1. SuperOsçarBaby
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        zaba, lambert

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        1. Elwood
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          12 years, 4 months ago

          Concur

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      2. holypegasus
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        12 years, 4 months ago

        First one is a close call. Whereas Lambert is the focal point of Southampton attack, Bony looks like a quality striker with nice hold-up play, good passing, decent aerial presence and a powerful shot who fits into the Swansea system very well. At the moment I think Bony's extra 0.5mil is justifiable so I think they are about the same and the choice would be more up to your budget.

        While City has had more solid defenses than Spurs in the past seasons, Pellegrini's promise to play a more attractive brand of football (implicitly at the expense of defensive conservatism), plus the possibility of Richards rotating with Zabaleta, leads me to favour Walker.

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        1. holypegasus
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          One addition: all of the attributes I have described Bony with apply to Lambert as well but Bony is a much more mobile forward and Swansea has arguably better supplies from the midfield. I do enjoy watching both Southampton and Swansea.

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    • r0nh
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Those bonus points arent finally.

      They have changed after every game so far.

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      1. Voyeur
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Pass completion gets added later I think

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    • Thomass
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Delighted with my score of 51 need a brace form Dzeko and a solid performance from hazard Ivanovic and Lukaku

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    • Rowley Birkin
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      47 with Silva Dzeko Hazard and Lukaku seems distinctly average compared to scores on here.

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      1. DietCoke
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        You're right with me. I've got 51 (after Soldado's three BPs). Still have Hazard (C), Benteke, Silva, and Zab to play.

        I expect to catch up in the next two GWs, since I only went with one Chelsea and one Villa player.

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    • Hazardous
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Strikers Lambert soldado sturridge (wildcarding) any good?

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      1. Setting the Toney
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        yes yes it's text book knee jerk

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    • TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I think i can crack 100. Terry goal n cleansheet. Hazard brace and an assist n 3 bonus

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      1. Podge
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        😆

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    • Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      Is this classed as a hazard captain fail???

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      1. Parm
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        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Still one game to go...

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      2. Lanley Staurel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Eh there is another game he may feature in!

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      3. djt
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Its only half-time??????????

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      4. Declan-
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        So far. But long time to go

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      5. PMC3
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Ask again on Wednesday.

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    • The Machine
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Sturridge(Later Suarez),Benteke and Soldado will keep scoring...

      All of them at least 4.5m cheaper, with Suarez 3m

      Bale likely to come back too

      RVP still essentail? i don't think so

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    • ShadyGooner
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Can someone give me a link for official fpl iOS app? I can't seem to find. Also is there any official app for FFS for iOS?

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

        there's a u-official one, which looks better than the official one last year.

        they don't have one for this year yet

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        1. ShadyGooner
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Link please for the unofficial one

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