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26 December 2013 5058 comments
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After Wayne Rooney grabbed a goal and assist during United’s win at the KC earlier, it’s time to concentrate on a further feast of football this Boxing Day. We’re served up another nine games, with all but one of those kicking off at 3pm:

Romelu Lukaku earned third spot in this week’s Captain Poll ahead of Everton’s home clash against Sunderland. The big Belgian may have failed to find the net in the last four but with Wes Brown suspended and John O’Shea a doubt, he’ll be hoping for a return to form.

Spurs welcome West Brom to the Lane as Emmanuel Adebayor (who finished fourth in the Captain Poll) looks to repeat last Sunday’s brace against Southampton. Chelsea play host to Swansea, with Eden Hazard also carrying the armband hopes of many Fantasy managers into the Gameweek, as will Theo Walcott for Arsenal’s trip to West Ham.

Yohan Cabaye’s new owners will be looking for the Frenchman to maintain the consistency which has served up returns in eight of 12 appearances as Newcastle welcome Stoke to St James’ Park. Elsewhere, Villa play host to Palace, Cardiff go head-to-head with Southampton, whilst Norwich welcome Fulham to Carrow Road.

This leads us on to the final match of the Gameweek, where City’s 100% home record is on the line against Liverpool. The Fantasy sub-plot is intriguing – can Yaya Toure, David Silva and Alvaro Negredo produce the goods at the Etihad yet again? And just how many points will Luis Suarez rack up against a defence that has conceded three times to Arsenal and twice to both West Brom and Fulham in the last four Gameweeks alone?

If there’s one thing that seems certain, the evening encounter at the Etihad looks set to bring goals aplenty. Our Dugout Discussion chatroom remains open for those looking for some real-time banter right up until the final whistle of that last match.

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  1. Tommytour
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    Howard Ravel and Ramsey

    Merry Xmas

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    1. The Bandit
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      Howard Ramsey, Rafael, Mirallas

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      1. Tommytour
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        Eyeing up -12 joining me 😉

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        1. Heels_Over_Head
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          i will be... ticked off to take -12 right before January...
          Panti, Mirallas, Ramsey

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        2. The Bandit
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          Hardly worth it with wc due. Might get lucky with Harper and just do -4

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    2. Call Me Old Fashioned
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      Howard, Ravel, Ramsey and Mirallas

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    3. RamaJama
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      Howard, ravel, Ramsey , Flanagan

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  2. The Bandit
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    Wow, shocking from lino

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  3. floydy_floyd
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    Awful awful decision.

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  4. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
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    WHAT THE FKKKKKK

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  5. Zep
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    MILES ONSIDE!!! :MAD:

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  6. Dr Dream
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    Shocker..

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  7. Rafabio
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    Damn, that's on side lol

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  8. Zombie
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    That wasn't off side by any way

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  9. FridayNightFail
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    Never an off-side!!!

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  10. Licky
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    Liverpool robbed, should've went to Specsavers linesman!

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  11. LewanGOALski
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    Damn you ref!!!!

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  12. Scottys Army
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    Biased lino

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  13. Call Me Old Fashioned
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    Unforgivable from the lino. Truly unforgivable to give that offside

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  14. royals forever
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    Guys

    Anybody knows what was up with Mirallas

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  15. Strificus
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    That was upsetting. I have Sterling and Suarez.

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  16. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
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    Should be sacked instantly

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    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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      Cost me 6 points. Fire him into the sun

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  17. Granville
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    Wow, knew that was onside when I saw it.

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    1. Balotellitubbies
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      City are bribing the officials man

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  18. SW6
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    A linesman doing that is as bad as a player making a bad tackle. Should be suspended for a couple of games

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  19. JasonV
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    Please please blank Suarez! I BEG OF YOU!

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  20. Del Griffith
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    linesman needs glasses that was a mile on side for sterling

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  21. Dr Dream
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    I'm not sure Sterling will be getting dropped once Studge is back. Suarez and Sterling are fantastic together.

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    1. sinik
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      it seems like it's just Suarez + anybody is fantastic.

      hell he made Henderson look good!

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      1. Dr Dream
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        Yeah he does, he has other players playing way above themselves.

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    2. chrisjdgrady
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      Hope so. Sterling is looking great

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    3. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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      Sturridge has to play when he's fit though. He's been so good this season. Just over shadowed by bitey

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      1. Dr Dream
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        It'll be a big decision to bench Sterling again though.

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  22. chrisjdgrady
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    Thanks whoever told me to play Barkley over Sterling =p

    Kidding kidding... But seriously I need to bail Barkley he's just a constant headache is rather not have to worry about starting him or not

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  23. Hybrid.power
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    Who scored the offside?

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    1. SW6
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      Would have been Sterling goal, Suarez assist

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      1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
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        No way of knowing he would have scored that

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        1. Zep
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          He rounded the keeper, it would have happened exactly like that since Hart kept playing regardless of the whistle too...

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        2. Billy Gilmore
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          😆 He continued and beat Hart all ends up.

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    2. Billy Gilmore
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      Sterling

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    3. Licky
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      Liverpool won't get many chances tonight, disgraceful decision really.

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  24. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
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    This is criminal. That idiot cost me a captaincy assist

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    1. Balotellitubbies
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      Welcome to Arsenal fans world when we went there. Liverpool are still due about 3 robberies in this game.

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  25. Count of Monte Hristo
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    Benched Mannone and played Krul today. Poor

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    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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      Not poor, just unlucky. You'd have been mad to swap them around

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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      it could be worse, you could have sold Migs to Howard and benched Mannone just to avoid a keeper v your captain

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  26. Total Foot 5
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    Need to drop a Def, who:

    1--Clyne 4.5 (not sure, when is he back?)
    2--Williams 4.8

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    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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      Williams. Fixtures are god awful

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      1. Total Foot 5
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        thats what i thot. my problem is my bench is crap w/ Clyne injured and do i even mention colbak, cannot take unnecesary hits.

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  27. Your Mum's Athletic
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    LINESMAN BEEN PAID lol

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    1. Balotellitubbies
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      Wouldn't be surprised

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  28. JasonV
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    I just paid the Linesman so Suarez draws a blank hahahahahahahaha

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  29. Parm
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    Hopefully Walcott's brace and Gabby's cleanie off the bench make up for Lukaku's captain fail 🙁

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  30. Stephen - Robot Daniels
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    Liverpool looking stronger now.

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