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23 November 2013 3106 comments
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The remainder of Saturday has big boots to fill. Following on from a tumultuous Merseyside goal-fest, a quintet of three o’clock kick-offs will make a bid to keep the goal count and points tallies ticking.

Fantasy managers will be focused mainly on the Emirates where the Gunners are the latest to face up to a resolute Southampton rearguard. With many holding three, four or even five assets going into this clash – the outcome looks pivotal to our Gameweek totals.

Elsewhere, Fulham look to revive their fortunes at home to Michael Laudrup’s Swansea, Hull look to protect their formidable home record against struggling Palace and Gus Poyet’s Black Cats bid to continue their rebuilding process with a tricky visit to the Britannia.

With red-hot Newcastle hosting a buoyant Norwich at St James’ Park and Chelsea making the trip to West Ham for the 5.30pm kick-off, there’s every chance that the momentum from the dramatic early kick-off at Goodison can be maintained.

Andy’s efforts on our Twitter feed brings you all the team news from today’s matches, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom remains open and will remain so right through until the final whistle at the Boleyn Ground.

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

  1. Del Griffith
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard on 9 now

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  2. super zlatan
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Azar!!!

    10 points. Boom. 😎

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    1. The Chosen One...
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      I'll take my 13 from Oscar

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    2. Crouch Potato!
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Sweet as a posh nut!

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  3. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    How would you get Walcott into this team?

    Migs (Lewis)

    Terry, Williams, Burner, Clyne, Coleman

    Oscar, Brady, Sess, Ramsey, Barkley

    Kun, Suarez, Rooney

    1.2 in the bank

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    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Ramsey out

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    2. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      If u wana upgrade Brady them a big hitter up front has to make way.

      Either Rooney or kun.

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      1. Zinedine Kilbane
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        in same boat, which one to sacrifice bt??

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    3. Rossamous
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Not easily done anytime soon unless you're willing to let go of your top forwards or Oscar. Maybe shuffle some funds around by downgrading coleman and migs and do Barkley to Wally

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

      Do you think Walcott will play game-week
      14(Wednesday)... I think he'll start Saturday
      but not wednesday

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  4. Deulo10
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    HAHA Boruc posted this on twitter https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BZx4OhTCIAE-DLK.jpg:large

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    1. Deulo10
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      *on instagram

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    2. Gargamel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Just saw that
      Brilliant!

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    3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      lol cruyff boruc ..... classic comparison

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    4. Shifty
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Haha, good on him for laughing at himself. But was a really unprofessional decision and seems to stem from a bit of overconfidence.

      Could have let him off if he tried it once and failed. He did it 3 times! ie, he had 3 chances to get the ball away

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      1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        #Matchfixing imo

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  5. Beautiful Game
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    front 8 is:
    nasri,ramsey,oscar,brady,jwp
    rooney,aguero,suarez

    should i do:

    1) nasri+brady+rooney -> sessegnon+hazard+remy for -8

    2) nasri+brady -> sessegnon+cabaye for -4

    please give reasons

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Wait a day. The others haven't played yet.

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    2. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      None of these

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  6. Rossamous
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Chances that Walcott starts in the CL midweek?

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    1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Minimal

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      1. Rossamous
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        chances he starts against Cardiff?

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        1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 2 months ago

          Good... I got him this week in my move which included baines out...

          It worked out surprisingly even with the 1 point

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  7. Axel 7
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Gameweek 1 Hazard (c)
    That goal from hazard was only given as an assist.

    Gameweek 12 hazard (c)

    Fpl just deleted his 2nd assist

    Why always me? :/

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    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      scroll above

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  8. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard assist given. Correct decision.

    Normality returns.

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    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      this

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  9. hnmfm
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Will that Barkley assist get awarded? [For the Mirallas goal] or did he not get a touch on it?

    please respond

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    1. Shifty
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Look pretty clear that FPL determined Baines' cross was deflected off a Pool defender, and not Barkley, before Mirallas finished it.

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  10. Shifty
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Decent Saturday. Only have Burner playing tomorrow :S

    Then it's Sess + Benteke (c) on MNF! looking forward to that.

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

    A message for all the non-Hazard owners that were trying to desperately influence the FPL towers decision makers (that definitely constantly read this site):

    😆 😆 😆

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    1. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      ^^^ this x 1000

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    2. The Chosen One...
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Hazard owners doing the same thing.....and emailing

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  12. Scottys Army
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Save my gw kun (C)

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  13. Mr Sarcastic
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Remy 3 or 2 bonus? (= winning goal added yet for that other guy..?)

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  14. GlasgowFF
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    What time does the Groves v Froch fight start?

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    1. Declan
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      10pm

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      1. GlasgowFF
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        thanks

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  15. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    There is a cigarette paper between Hazard and Oscar. Some weeks Hazard owners will be vindicated, other weeks Oscar owners.

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  16. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    dont own hazard but consider that karma for the ppl who laughed at it being removed

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Kindergarten ftw

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        seems to be worse during chelsea games ...dont know why

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  17. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Who has Aguero (c)?

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    1. Performance Series
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      me

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    2. Scottys Army
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      ME

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      1. Tangogooner
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Yep

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    3. Laserface
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      me

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

      me

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    5. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Me. Would take a 1 goal return right now.

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    6. rohan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      o/

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    7. Kevin Twine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Moi.

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  18. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    "There's luck.....and then there's Eden Hazard"

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  19. elkunaguero
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Is Ross Barclay somewhat related to the Barclay's Premier League?

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    1. Namtab Nomolos
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      We are all football apparently, so probably.

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  20. onionbarje
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    51 BAPS with 4 players inclu captain to come, maybe this is the week i will break under the 1 mil mark for the first time since gwk 5

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    1. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Wis I could get 51 baps.
      That's incredible.

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      1. onionbarje
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        lol i mean 51 points including BAPS

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        1. super zlatan
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 2 months ago

          😉

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      2. Konig Luther
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        😆 😆

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    2. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      51 baps. Solid

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    3. Shifty
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Nice, congrats. Onwards and upwards! (hoping for the same this week :smile:)

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      1. onionbarje
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        our time will come, its all about the long game, i still think i can get top 100k.

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        1. Shifty
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 2 months ago

          Yup. for the first few weeks i was knee jerking transfers and taking penalties like a fiend!

          But changed tactics, decided to be more patient with Hazard, Lukaku, Mignolet, Coleman over the past few weeks. Luck turning a little bit.

          Keeping the faith too, hope you get there mate!

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  21. Tangogooner
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    I don't think hazard deserves that assist and he's in my team!!! Hazard back up to 9 lol lucky.... Now come on (c) kun

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  22. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Just in from work. I See my Lukaku > Remy move was a waste of a free transfer.

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

    Really sickening how much luck Hazard has got this season.

    That the 2nd dodgy assist Hazard has been given this season. The one against Villa and this one. Whatever the rules, the game shouldn't reward situations like that.

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    1. FORCA INTER
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      i enjoy it , bitter remy bandwagoner 😆

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    2. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      + Pen vs West Brom

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        that was very annoying

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      2. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 16 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        I'm not even talking about the 3 jammy goals he's got.

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    3. elkunaguero
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      last year, he had at least 2-3 assists from deflected corners. crazy...

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

      Agree very much. Assist rules are not good.

      But the situation that really made me angry is the Suarez assist last week. Nobody has still been able to show me a link suggesting Suarez touched it.

      Gerrard owners completely robbed

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      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 16 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Did OPTA give it? If they did then you can be sure they studied it in great detail with all the camera angles.

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        1. Gargamel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 2 months ago

          No they did not. But since it was for an own goal I don't think they would have in either case

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    5. Art Vandelay
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Precisely. I think we can all agree it was an assist under the rules, but I don't like to one bit. The rebound rule should only apply off the keeper, therefore rewarding situations where hard shots that the keeper cannot hold onto are rewarded, not flukey rebounds as in this case.

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  24. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    I don't own Hazard, and my ML leader does, but if things happened the way it has been said they did (haven't seen the game to know) then it's a Hazard assist under the current rules. I don't like it, not just as ML gets an extra 4 points, but also as it's cost me a 1 for JT, but that's how it is.

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  25. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Who is the best 4.0 CPL defender to get in for Toure?

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    1. nadman89
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      baker , 3.9 or chester at 3.9

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  26. FORCA INTER
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    HAZARD get in , you absolute legend!

    10points wohhooooooooo

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    1. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Hell yeah. 🙂

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      1. Tangogooner
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Niiiccceeeeeeee and oscar too

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  27. RoysCallerAnne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Good Saturday for me, should be a fourth straight green and will break the top 1m 😳
    Slowly climbing out of the pit of despair! 😆

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      lookin up rca

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      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        At bloody long last Colonel!

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    2. Namtab Nomolos
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Ahh green, I remember those. I'm delighted to have already gotten twice as many points as last gameweek with 3 players including my captain to go 😉

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      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        'tis easy to get a few greens when I was 1.6m!!!!

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  28. BenjaniMwaruwari
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Brady > Walcott a no brainer? Waiting till after championsleague ofc

    Front 8 of
    Snodgrass, Amalfitano, Oscar, Özil, Brady
    Suarez, Lukaku, Benteke

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  29. The Sarjeant
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    For everyone telling me Palace scored, I know.

    The bet was 'both teams to score - no'

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  30. No Luck
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Any idea who takes penalties for Newcastle now? Cabaye? Remy? Ben Arfa still if he's on the pitch?

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    1. Adderz
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Has to be Remy on current form

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      1. No Luck
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        But penalty takers often has nothing to do with form 🙁

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