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4 December 2013 4396 comments
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After last night’s single goal encounter at Selhurst Park, we brace ourselves for the remaining nine Gameweek 14 fixtures this evening. Luis Suarez carries the armband hopes of many a Fantasy manager into this evening’s home game with Norwich, Wayne Rooney will be hoping to maintain his fine form against former club Everton, whilst Sergio Aguero travels to The Hawthorns, where the hosts conceded twice against goal-shy Villa in the previous match in front of their own fans:

Here’s a heads-up on the main news from this evening’s line-ups:

The major shock arrives at the Emirates where Nicklas Bendtner starts up front for Arsenal in place of Olivier Giroud. Theo Walcott is benched again as Arsene Wenger keeps faith in Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil, despite fears of rotation. James Chester is back in the Hull XI for the first time since recovering from a hamstring injury – he replaces the suspended Curtis Davies.

Paul Lambert drops Christian Benteke to the bench for Villa’s trip to Southampton, as Libor Kozak gets the nod in a 3-5-2 for the midlands outfit. Jose Fonte is benched for the hosts, as Maya Yoshida partners Dejan Lovren in central defence. Rickie Lambert replaces Pablo Osvaldo up top, whilst Paolo Gazzaniga and Steven Davis come in for the injured Artur Boruc and Morgan Schneiderlin.

Vincent Kompany is back for City’s trip to West Brom, though Alvaro Negredo is surprisingly replaced by Edin Dzeko up front. For the hosts, Stephane Sessegnon is benched as Steve Clarke makes three changes to his side.

Philippe Coutinho returns to the Liverpool XI for the visit of Norwich, as do Daniel Agger and Joe Allen, with Victor Moses, Kolo Toure and Lucas dropping out. Gary Hooper is omitted from the Canaries XI as Chris Hughton drafts in Bradley Johnson and switches to one up top.

Willian, Juan Mata and Eden Hazard line up behind Fernando Torres for Chelsea’s trip to Sunderland. Frank Lampard also returns to the XI for the Blues – Steven Fletcher is replaced by Jozy Altidore for the Black Cats, with Jack Colback coming in for Seb Larsson in midfield.

Marko Arnautovic makes a quick recovery for Stoke’s trip to Cardiff, though Jon Walters drops to the bench for the Potters. Marc Wilson also comes in after last weekend’s hammering at Goodison, while Malky Mackay makes a couple of alterations for the hosts.

Rafael returns to the starting line-up for United – Chris Smalling partners Nemanja Vidic at centre-half as Jonny Evans drops to the bench. Robin Van Persie is missing yet again, allowing Shinji Kagawa to tuck in behind Wayne Rooney. Ross Barkley and Kevin Mirallas replace Leon Osman and Gerard Deulofeu for Everton at Old Trafford.

Jermain Defoe leads the line for Tottenham’s trip to Fulham, as Roberto Soldado shifts to the bench. Etienne Capoue and Erik Lamela also find a place in the visitors’ XI, whilst new Cottagers boss Rene Meulensteen makes seven changes to his starting line-up.

As always on Matchdays, we’ve opened up our Dugout Discussion chatroom right up until the final whistle for those looking to get involved in a spot of real-time banter.

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  1. Tim Canterbury
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    81 points and I'm gonna loose a lot of ground to a rival thanks to Yaya Toure 🙁

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    1. Theseus
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      +1

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    2. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      80 points here ... red arrow ?

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    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Oh - jolly bad luck.

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      1. GreenWindmill
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        😆

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    4. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      My rival has Yaya and Sterling coming on for Giroud...

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  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    mingelot letting in that goal annoyed me

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

    Quick Score check.

    87 pre bonus here

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      70

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      No idea, cant log on

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    3. Nice1Cyrille
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      same here

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

      84 pre baps

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    5. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      70

      Fuming

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    6. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      91 pre baps

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    7. beric
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      82 pre bps

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    8. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Dont know but over 106 + baps

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    9. Djerbil
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      probably 80 pre BAPS

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    10. Chippo, Hadji, Aloisi.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      103 so far

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    11. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      109 pre baps

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    12. weeurquahrt
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      20 points

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    13. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      95 pre.

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    14. Cesc Pistols
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      100 pre BAPS.

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

    DAMN, what a gameweek! 80 points minimum, The King Louis (c), Hazard, Lampard, Gerrard, Kos, Chiriches, Howard and El Ahmadi 1st substitution LOL

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

    oviedo the next morrison jumanji esque bandwagon

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  6. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Those of you with more than 80 points - you can stick them where the sun don't shine. 🙂

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

      was wonderin when youd turn up....marshal cleanie

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

      i thought that it was still a poor score all things considered.

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    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Chiriches 😉

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  7. izo
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Phew, Sess stays on the bench, and Coleman off my bench 🙂

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    1. k.akshay92
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Ditto

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      1. izo
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        high five

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  8. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Bloody 'ell fpl.. i dint forget about the gerrard assist. please give it so i can go to sleep 🙁

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  9. Podge
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Fooking toure 🙁

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  10. Cole-man of the Ca-hill
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    This is crazy.. i was mad that fat Sam didnt play Demel yesterday.. I have to thank him now cos first defender to be subbed in is.....

    CMOS KOLMAN!

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  11. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Can anyone, ANYONE AT ALL, beat this midfield.

    Oscar - 0
    Ravel - 1
    Ramsey - 6
    Brady - 1
    Sess - 0

    It's so bad, I'd go as far as saying it's the worst midfield I have ever seen from someone who plays the game on a regular basis like me.

    Oh, and I'll be getting McAuley's 1 point off the bench instead of 6 from Turner.

    F**KING SHITTTTTT

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Ozil
      Gerrard
      Hazard
      Yaya

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      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        👿

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    2. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      😮

      Sympathy upvote

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    3. BantamPhil
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Wow
      much points
      symmetrical

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

      Swap Sess for Cabaye and that's my midfield!

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    5. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Well, yes - but not in the way that you mean ... 😀

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  12. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Damn why Kun off. Yaya to take the penalty??????? damnnnnn my rival has Yaya god damn it !!! We need to spend big in mid all of a sudden

    Hazard Gerrard Yaya !!!

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  13. isacki: full casual
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Two Kolarov assists 😯

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    1. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      😎

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  14. beric
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    If you're really low in the rankings, then 65% of the game dont even own him, you'll shoot up the rankings.

    If you're trying to break the top 1k (or thereabouts) only 80% (c)ed him, so thats 1/5th of players you just beat

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  15. exammy
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    No Suarez but 61 points, could of been worse!

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    1. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Nope. Not this week.

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

      thats the spirit consolation mate, and kudos for comein on

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  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    wish I could check my score 🙁

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  17. Hi I'm Jose
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    73 with pre Baps.

    any worse than that??

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    1. Jimbo123
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Lots of people are worse.

      Stop feeling sorry for yourself, it's a decent score,

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  18. Heydudes13
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    This sucks. Can't log on and don't have Hazard and one clean sheet missing. Plus Chiriches and Walker getting attacking points over Vertonghen is annoying. Give me my Gerrard assist already FPL.

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  19. Declan
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    A WBrom goal would be nice.

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Yes please

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  20. Arsenals Number 19. Santi C…
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Sess staying on the bench yeeeeeeeeeeeees

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  21. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Yay no Sess tonight, Coleman first sub 🙂

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  22. tm245
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    To those posters trying to be cooler than this GW, with all due respect, please allow us bourgeois FPL fans to be happy with our scores.

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  23. hnmfm
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    102 so far, suarez (c) obviously 😎

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  24. Obi Wan Elokobi
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Surely this has to be the only time a -16 is worth it. Oscar Sess Dawson Benteke and Cabaye for Yaya Lukaku Ward Brunt and Hazard

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      It the scored were calculated for this week.

      I had great previous week with Gerrad and Rooney but not this week. It isn't the same. The logic isn't like that

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  25. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    So no Sess tonight definitely. Damn this close in putting Coleman first sub instead of Januzaj. :((((((((( At least that to happened. At least that

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  26. isacki: full casual
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Thanking my lucky stars I saved a transfer.

    Injury and rotation mayhem.

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  27. The EJJ
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    FPL site in meltdown.

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  28. Namtab Nomolos
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    I have Yaya, Shevley, Aguero, Ozil, Ramsey, Triple Palace defence, but anyone who captained Suarez gains 46 points on me so It feels like a failure and I wouldn't be surprised with a red arrow.

    The top 1000 average will be about 90pts I think this week with hundreds of them reaching 100pts.

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  29. Darth
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Why didn't Aguero take the pen? Was he subbed?

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    1. Towsor44
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Subbed 5 mins before

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  30. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    FPL sight down?

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    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      blown up...

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