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31 August 2014 4586 comments
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Fantasy managers have three matches to feast their eyes on today before the international break is upon us. Up first, Spurs welcome Liverpool to the Lane as Mauricio Pochettino’s side attempt to pick up a third straight win under the new man in charge.

A host of players from both sides are on the radar this afternoon, with Christian Eriksen, Erik Lamela, Nacer Chadli and Emmanuel Adebayor key to the hosts’ chances of avenging the 5-0 humiliation that led to Andre Villas-Boas’ departure last year. Liverpool are poised for a superb run of fixtures after this match and while Daniel Sturridge and Raheem Sterling are the obvious targets, Mario Balotelli’s display will be eagerly analysed.

Villa and Hull go head-to-head in the other 1.30pm kick-off, with Paul Lambert’s side seeking a third successive shut-out before the fixtures take a real turn for the worse.

In the final match of the Gameweek, Leicester entertain Arsenal at 4pm. Aaron Ramsey rolls up to the King Power Stadium looking to net for the third successive league match, whilst Alexis Sanchez is also finding his form – having scored the winner against Besiktas in midweek, the Chilean’s confidence is on the rise.

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  1. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    FFS that was an Ade penalty

    1. The Chosen One...
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Pool only get pens

  2. Demí
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    2 out of 3 winners today. Sterling MOTM and Manquillo booking 🙂

    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      v good

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Nicely done 😎

  3. Soidisant
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    So how was that a penalty for Liverpool and then not a penalty in reverse for Tottenham for a worse but similar offence?

    1. Soidisant
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      And I don't own Ade for the record

    2. Courtois in the Rye
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Because Adebayor didn't throw himself theatrically to the ground.

  4. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Rose injured?

    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      thigh strain apparently

    2. UnderstandablyDistraught
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      thigh

  5. mouldy_uk
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Henderson or Dyer?

    1. Zombie
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Hendo

    2. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Zaha

      1. palace ash
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Good shout!

  6. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    2 FTs

    Mata & Dzeko ➡ Sterling & ____

    A. Adebayor
    B. Pelle
    C. sb else for up to 9.8 mln

    ??

    1. Kerz
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling & A

  7. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Can only afford an 8.8 mid for Eriksen. Crappy price bracket

    1. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Unless I keep Mata?

    2. Frank Black
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Wait for Lallana.

    3. Soidisant
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling?

  8. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Looks like it's time to get Sterling in....

    - Better to get him in while I can afford him.
    - Great fixtures coming up.
    - Huge ownership(38.4%) kills my rank when he performs.

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Need to get

      Sterling rather than sturridge
      Costa rather than hazard
      Sanchez rather than Ramsey
      Aguero not Rooney

      Wildcard maybe

      1. Frank Black
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Sanchez rather than Ramsey? NO....

        1. Leaf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          If he plays as striker

    2. LewanGOALski
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I've just done Mata > Sterling

      1. Whazza
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        already?

        1. LewanGOALski
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          yes.

          still have 1 more FT

          Mata has been shite. I have no Pool, and need to have looking at the fixtures.

    3. Gigging Order
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I am doing the same.

  9. Somalion
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    5-0 AVB
    4-0 Sherwood
    3-0 Poch
    2-0 Next Manager
    1-0 Following Manager
    0-0 Following Manager

    #Progress

    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Haha

    2. Solenya
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I don't think us Utd fans have the luxury of that kind of banter atm 😀

      1. Somalion
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Banter is banter 😉

        Just speaking the truth as well 😛

  10. HUMZAH96
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Do you think I should try get Fabregas in this attack?

      Mata, Siggy, Ramsey, Eriksen
      Costa, Rooney, Jovetic
      1 FT

      I already have Costa so is he needed?

      1. Jax
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        missed the boat

        1. HUMZAH96
            11 years, 4 months ago

            Why?

        2. 7shadesofsmoke
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Mata -> Fab

          1. HUMZAH96
              11 years, 4 months ago

              Why?

              1. 7shadesofsmoke
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                I think Fab will get more points than Mata

                1. HUMZAH96
                    11 years, 4 months ago

                    Sterling over Fab though? I have Costa for Chelsea coverage and Sterling looks essential

            • Kerz
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              You need Sterling in there mate. Look at his fixtures, form & ownership. Essential.

              1. HUMZAH96
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Thanks

              2. Yome
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                Yes for Mata or Eriksen

                1. HUMZAH96
                    11 years, 4 months ago

                    Why?

              3. Chu Young Ping Pong
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                Idk why did I get Adebayor.

                1. Jax
                  • 16 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  cos your knee jerked

                2. Zombie
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  coz he has 2 juicy upcoming fixtures

                  1. Tommy J
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
                    11 years, 4 months ago

                    Cos you're a fool...like me!

                    Not my best moment in FFP swapped Costa to Ade(c) and played both Vergini and C Davies over Lovren...what was I thinking....??

                    1. Zombie
                      • 12 Years
                      11 years, 4 months ago

                      lol...calm down. I don't have him

                3. Courtois in the Rye
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  He's a good value striker in a top 6 team who is guaranteed to play and with reasonable fixtures. Don't panic sell.

                4. RyanC
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  I listened to too many people on here. 😉

                  Took Pellè put for him.

                5. Matakuko
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  You needed to replace Giroud, you preferred TOT fixtures to City/City rotation?

                  (That's why he's in mine)

                6. jernej93
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Spurs were playing really good in 1st half and than they got "destroyed" by that penalty. Adebayor is probably a no-rotation risk in a team that is gonna score a lot this season ... Lamela, Eriksen and other attacking midfielders are under rotation risk IMO and Adebayor is also a bigger attacking threat with scoring and also passing ability.

                  I will put him in my team instead of Lamela 🙂

              4. Mindless Freak
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                Who to replace Mata with? Don't want Ramsey.

                Got Sterling, Mata, Fabregas, Siggurdson, Schurrle.

                Want to get rid of Schurrle and Mata.

                1. Zombie
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Hendo for Schhurle..keep Mata

                  why not Ramsey ?

                2. 7shadesofsmoke
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  wait for the internationals and consider the options then

                3. Leaf
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Alexis Sanchez is your man

                4. Call Me Old Fashioned
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  I can't help if you don't want the best replacement

                5. Les Bleus
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  You need ramsey

                6. Debauchy
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Sanchez ? Pretty mindless not wanting Ramsey ?

                7. palace ash
                  • 16 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Tadic and Gerrard

              5. Gigging Order
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                Is Marc Wilson NAILED?

                1. Kerz
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  I think so. After an away clean-sheet at the Etihad, I doubt Hughes would change it up much.

              6. Debauchy
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                Ade Another Cpt failure , only Siggy a success of the popular options . Rambo to go.

              7. Count of Monte Hristo
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                Demi, MOTM for the Arsenal game? You going Sanchez or Ramsey?

                1. Demí
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Sanogo and Ramsey for me if i had to choose. Leaving it alone though, as the odds aren't to my liking

                  1. Debauchy
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 4 months ago

                    Sanchez due Demi

              8. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                3-0 Pool

                1. Somalion
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Seriously?!?!?

              9. Geordienufc1
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                Ffs adebayor.

              10. Mr_Partridge
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                Sterling MOTM on Sky.

                1. Jax
                  • 16 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  doens't mean he's motm here

              11. FPL Daniel
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                Damn it the Hutton CS would have been gold.

                Rambo all eyes on you.

                Leicester you know what to do. SCORE !! Ruin Ars CS

              12. Djerbil
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                the year of 3-5-2 in FPL

              13. Your Mum's Athletic
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                vlaar injured

              14. Not Irish
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                What a dodgy clean sheet. Hang your head, Spurs.

                1. Mr_Partridge
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Burnley

              15. Sting
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                BPS system is poor...prefer the sky game MOTM system

                How can Sterling get no bonus pts?

                1. Granville
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 16 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Because they don't give points for MOTM.

                  1. Adam
                    • 16 Years
                    11 years, 4 months ago

                    Miss it when the journalists would award the bonus points and we'd always complain about someone.

                    1. Granville
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • Has Moderation Rights
                      • 16 Years
                      11 years, 4 months ago

                      I preferred that system. The element of surprise kept us interested until an hour after the game. Now it's just mechanical and dull

                2. Djerbil
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  the YC killed it

                3. Heydudes13
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  He was wasteful tbh.

              16. Heydudes13
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                With no players in these two early games I feel really fortunate.

              17. SW6
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                My strikers this week: 2 - 2 - 2 🙄

                1. Mílanista
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Same, but one of them only got 2 points because I captained him.

                  1. 7shadesofsmoke
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 4 months ago

                    lol

                2. Fifa las vegas
                  • 13 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Same 🙁

                3. Wilshere Knowledge
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  2-1-2 here. 😎

                4. mipola
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Your not alone

                5. Not Irish
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Same here. After 5 points total last week. WC to 352 imminent.

                6. Jordan.
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  in 3 weeks of pig, bony and dzeko I have 1 goal 1 assist and 3 capt 2s for 32 points #spewing....

              18. Rupert The Horse
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                What a good boy Gerrard is, taking his shoes off before going inside.

              19. Wilshere Knowledge
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                I assume the Spurs love in has well and truly died then? 😆

                1. Mílanista
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  *cough* grav *cough*

                  1. Wilshere Knowledge
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 4 months ago

                    👿 😉

              20. Get up ya bum
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                Man I really wanna hit that button. Only to make 5 changes though. Albeit very good ones imho. Waste of a wildcard?

                1. Fifa las vegas
                  • 13 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Not really, if they're that good

                  1. Get up ya bum
                    • 16 Years
                    11 years, 4 months ago

                    hmmm. You're a bad influence on me 😛 Sod it I like the look of this team. Imma do it

                2. Not Irish
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  I'm doing it.

                  1. Get up ya bum
                    • 16 Years
                    11 years, 4 months ago

                    How many you swapping out?

                    1. Not Irish
                      • 12 Years
                      11 years, 4 months ago

                      Five I think. But I'm also switching Rooney out and bringing him back in before the GW at his lower price. Maybe Sturridge too. Although I may not persist with him.

                3. Adam
                  • 16 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  I'm likely to use WC with 5 transfers in mind too.

              21. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                Eriksen failed me one more week. Am I knee jerking if I want Siggy instead of him? And Sterling instead of Mata?

                1. SW6
                  • 13 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  No, good moves

                2. Get up ya bum
                  • 16 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Better off with Eriksen for one more week

                3. jernej93
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Good moves, just do it 🙂

                  Siggy probably won't bring you 10 points every weekend but for that price he is gonna bring big. I am tired of waiting for Mata to do something ... rather go for Sterling who is in great form and easy fixtures coming up 🙂

                  1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
                    • 11 Years
                    11 years, 4 months ago

                    Indeed. I'll just wait off with Eriksen one more gw tho. Playing vs Sunderland next week. Tired of Mata too.

                4. Debauchy
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Its never a knee jerk getting in quality and almost essential players - do it immediately.

              22. JakeTheRed
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                Ade, Rooney & Jovetic didn't do anything for me this week. PRAYING for Ramsey (c) to save me!