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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. Laserface
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    93 after BPS !! Around average on here i guess ?

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    1. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      94 with BAPs for me I reckon. Story and withs and withnots really ie Suarez

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  2. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    What happened to VLAAR?

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      injured possibly

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    2. Derailed Bandwagon
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      I also need to know this. Having Rooney, Ravmo and Rangel is bad enough...

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    3. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      Forced off with an injury

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  3. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    People who don't own Ramsey should be considering themselves lucky this week, could have easily had another double digit score.

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      Thank God! 😀

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    2. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      Monster player. Still good value.

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  4. AK ⭐
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    JWP injured? And why did Vlaar play 45 minutes? Injury to him as well or something?

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  5. HarryS
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    Is it time to say bye bye Benteke now?

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    1. ccc
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      I'd say so.

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    2. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      before playing Fulham???

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      1. Baa
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 days ago

        Said the same thing before Sunderland

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    3. Shifty
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      keep for Fulham.

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  6. GoonerByron
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    If the predicted BAPs are right, first 100 point week of the season for me 😀

    Will definitely take that considering Walcott, Ravel, Baker, Rooney all got me 1 point each!

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    1. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      You will be joining the masses then

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  7. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    Any gerrard owners slowly beginning to think we wont get that assist 🙁 .. matchday live making me think we should have got 2 more(ie 3) but we'll have to settle for one

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    1. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      3? No.

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      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 5 days ago

        the first Suarez goal looked clear.. Yup, dont agree at all with the commentators here that gerrard got a flick on for the 2nd goal. But the first one should be granted 🙁

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      ill settle for 1, hes still on an impressive run, clearly not as explosive as haz but hey

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    3. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      Email them! They will only review if they get enough queries.

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    4. Laserface
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      the ball touched a nowrich player before going on to Suarez and it happened outside the box , so NO

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      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 5 days ago

        That was last year's rule.

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      2. Valar(Keith)
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 5 days ago

        The ball dint change direction all that much.. in them rules

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        1. Mr Wizard
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 5 days ago

          Email em, I'll join you. Start a partition

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  8. bantamdave
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    Anybody know why Vlaar went off at half time for Villa?

    Will the assist for Liverpool's first goal be credited to Stevie Gee?

    Sorry for asking but just finished a 12 hour shift.

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  9. JJO
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    Zab and Toure 3
    and Demichelis 1
    QUE?

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    1. JJO
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      something is wrong here right?

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 days ago

        yeh i think so

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    2. Declan
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      not updated yet

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  10. Performance Series
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    how many assist for gerrard?

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    1. Legendary!
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      1

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    2. Mr Wizard
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      Should be 3

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  11. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    Sell Benteke, Clyne or Rosenior?

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    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      Yes

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  12. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    Took a 4-Point hit to bring in Suarez (C) & Delph.............

    They give me 61 points between them..........

    Has to be the best 4 Point hit ever me thinks

    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    1. Derailed Bandwagon
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      Fair play, but why would you bring in Delph?

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    2. Declan
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      You played Delph, Bravo! I benched him for Ravel 🙁

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      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 5 days ago

        Nah... I benched him but Giroud didnt play so he comes in....

        I'm just a lucky b**tard

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  13. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    Ozil and Lukaku 15pts. Gerrard and Rooney 5pts. Also 2 FT lost. I feel bad 🙁

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      Edit 16 the OL combo . I have done a Mark

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  14. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    MJ6987
    Any Liverpool fans know if Sterling is nailed on until Sturridge back?

    Need a replacement for Januzaj and he is 4.9.

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  15. RooneyforLife
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    103 after baps, Wilson and Williams on my bench gutted

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      all this lads posting only once for a score should be banned

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  16. The EJJ
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    So no bonus points for Aguero?

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    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      nope

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    2. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      2 BAPS for him, The totalfpl site is delayed

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      1. Podge
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 days ago

        Not any more

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    3. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      2.. use the fpl site not the totalfpl site

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    4. RooneyforLife
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      2 baps for aguero acc to fpl stats.

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      1. Podge
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 days ago

        0 now

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  17. Tim Canterbury
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    May have to do JWP > Bannan to patch up the team. Yuck!

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  18. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    Oh bollox. I thought I'd tonned it after boni but it looks like its just the 99 for me......

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    1. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      Hang on, i forgot Suarez's boni......

      ...... TON UP!!!!!!!! 😀

      I think this will be a single GW record for me.

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 days ago

        snap and congrats

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        1. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 5 days ago

          Et tu colonel shoe

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  19. super zlatan
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    Think I will end up with 99 points after baps.

    Seems crap compared to some scores here.

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    1. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      That'll be much above the average

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  20. Colonel Klink
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    Was Sessegnon rested or actually "out of favour"?

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    1. onionbarje
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      i reckon he his out of favour, he has played poorly recently, plus he didnt come off the bench

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      1. Colonel Klink
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 5 days ago

        That's a huge drag. I got him with a mind for his upcoming fixtures, have other fires to put out...

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  21. DelPuich
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    merddaaaaa

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  22. Mojo Rojo
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    Gazzaniga or Davis to start this weekend?

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  23. Gaztafari
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 days ago

    Choosing Pantilimon over Marshall cost me 8 points 🙁

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    1. bitterandstout
        12 years, 5 days ago

        could be 9 after BAPS

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    2. onionbarje
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      I won't do it tonight but does

      Sess to Yaya
      and
      Giroud to Remy sound good

      It will be for a hit but at the moment i am playing a 4-3-3 and only have Hazard, Ramsey and Jedinak (who was meant to be bench fodder) as playing midfeilders

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      1. super zlatan
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 days ago

        Sess could play at the weekend and do well

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    3. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      Right, let's all take a breath here. . .

      Pause.

      And....

      Breathe.

      What happened to Clyne please? 🙂

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 days ago

        Injured. Dunno how serious

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      2. Acquafresca
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 days ago

        Injured.

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        1. ccc
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 5 days ago

          crap

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      3. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 5 days ago

        injured obviously

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      4. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 5 days ago

        That's another forced change at the back I potentially need to make, I make that 3 GWs on the spin!

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    4. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      Rooney was this close to another price rise. Whyyyyyy

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    5. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      Another barrier broken...
      100p + 15-16 bps

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    6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      Aguero 2 baps 😀

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      1. ccc
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 days ago

        I'll take it. 106 then 😀

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      2. Matt
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 days ago

        hahaha yess 😀

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    7. Matt
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      Wowahweewah

      What a Wednesday night

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    8. gers23
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 days ago

      Bonus for citu game? surely none for zab???

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      1. FPL Notebook (John)
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 5 days ago

        3 for Yaya
        2 for Aguero and Kolarov

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