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21 September 2014 4784 comments
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After a subdued Saturday programme, Sunday explodes on us with veritable feast of football featuring five of last season’s top seven sides. While Chelsea’s visit to the Etihad at tea-time is undoubtedly the headline act, we’ve plenty to keep us engaged until the 4pm kick-off.

The day begins with a pair of fixtures, with Leicester looking to continue their impressive start to their campaign against Louis van Gaal’s United redux, whilst at the Lane, Spurs will be seeking to dish out further punishment to a West Brom side that’s faltered out of the blocks so far.

That’s rounded off by the main event in Manchester, with Everton’s Goodison clash with Crystal Palace running alongside it. Fantasy managers look set for a eventful afternoon,then, with the day’s events potential turning Gameweek fortunes on their head.

As always, you can look to our Twitter feed for all the teamsheet news and key injury updates as the night draws in and Gameweek 5 draws to a close.

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

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  1. Pedram
    12 years, 1 month ago

    City is going to be smacked by Mourinho, mark my words

    1. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
      12 years, 1 month ago

      He lives on exploiting teams.

    2. johnbarnes
      12 years, 1 month ago

      City'll lose, don't think they'll be smacked.

    3. Coaly
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Not smacked, think Chelsea will scrape it 2-1

      Costa Hazard Kun to score, Chelsea to shut it down from 65 mins onwards

  2. AlCapwnUK
    12 years, 1 month ago

    city - chel 0-0?

    1. Ser Football 42
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Ivan clean sheet I like it

  3. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
    12 years, 1 month ago

    And people said i should be worried about having no united cover 😛

    1. Les Bleus
      12 years, 1 month ago

      All the attackers got points lol

      1. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
        12 years, 1 month ago

        not consisten. To much sharing, disjointed. Maybe after a month.

        1. Les Bleus
          12 years, 1 month ago

          They're still getting points though...

    2. BeachBadger
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Well they did score three. Maybe do like the real UNited and go without a defender 😆

    3. _nod
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, those people who got ADM must be kicking themselves now 😕

  4. Les Bleus
    12 years, 1 month ago

    A) Jones and Ade out for Clyne and Welbeck
    or
    B) Jones and Ramsey out for Clyne and Di Maria

    Thanks

    1. cjw176
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Jones to Clyne. Don't go -4

      1. Les Bleus
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Both are FT's

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Jamie Carragher is right

    Absolutely horrendous management from LVG not to get a proper defender in the transfer market. He is totally right, LVG seems to be quite over-rated and we are finding this out quite quickly

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I rarely agree with you but....

      This^^^^

    2. Davido989
      12 years, 1 month ago

      If Moyes managed today's game..just saying.

      1. For Fuchs Sake
        12 years, 1 month ago

        0-0

      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        12 years, 1 month ago

        0-0 or 1-0 loss with rooney told to hold the ball in the corner to stop leicester from getting another

    3. For Fuchs Sake
      12 years, 1 month ago

      What if a top defender wasn't available? It's not FPL he's playing!

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        12 years, 1 month ago

        I am sure if you offered top money a defender would become available

        they over-paid for di maria so why not a defender?

        1. Davido989
          12 years, 1 month ago

          Bemba unleashing the truth today

        2. For Fuchs Sake
          12 years, 1 month ago

          Over paid for Di Maria? He's up there with Suarez, Ronaldo and Bale

        3. Coaly
          12 years, 1 month ago

          they could have had Benatia if they threw enough money at him

      2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Proper defender, doesn't have to be "top"

        1. For Fuchs Sake
          12 years, 1 month ago

          Who then?

      3. johnbarnes
        12 years, 1 month ago

        had they puth the right amount, hummels would've been available. J Boateng, Benatia (when he was still at Roma), Nkoulou, Godin...

    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      12 years, 1 month ago

      there is no krul to come on and save pens this time

    5. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Overrated yet managed 3 of the biggest clubs in the world.

      1. For Fuchs Sake
        12 years, 1 month ago

        and got an average Dutch side to the WC Semi and finished 3rd overall.

      2. Davido989
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Comments like this.. 😀

        1. Granville
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          12 years, 1 month ago

          Liverpool fans aren't going to be unbiased.

    6. For Fuchs Sake
      12 years, 1 month ago

      You're right about them not getting a defender is bad, but if you're telling me that it wouldn't have crossed LVG's mind and he tried to get someone, then you're mad. Remember Jones, Evans and Smalling keep getting injured, which cannot be foreseen.

      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        12 years, 1 month ago

        He bought Rojo, Shaw and Blind, that's 3 defenders.

        1. Bøwstring The Carp
          12 years, 1 month ago

          Shaw - LB
          Blind - LB
          Rojo - CB/ LB

          Need someone to replace that twonk Rafael and/or another decent CB

        2. For Fuchs Sake
          12 years, 1 month ago

          A strong centre back needed.

          1. Granville
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            12 years, 1 month ago

            You said 'not getting a defender is bad'.

            1. Granville
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              12 years, 1 month ago

              We could do with another RB and a CB, sure.

  6. Lucy.
    12 years, 1 month ago

    So Pelle, Welbz or Ulloa? Who gets your vote of the cheaper options?

    1. Arvin-ation
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Still deciding... Haven't seen the weekend's numbers properly. Pelle for now. 6 shots in the box yesterday 😯

    2. A.
      12 years, 1 month ago

      All three. Screw Costa.

    3. Kerz
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I still think Welbeck is the best bet, but it's very tight.

    4. Darsh
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Ulloa or Pelle for me.

    5. Whazza
      12 years, 1 month ago

      pellet short-term then reassess

    6. HamezMace
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Welbeck although have to resist anyone against QPR

      1. HamezMace
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Hard to resist*

    7. Coaly
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Tempted by Ulloa but think Pelle is the sensible choice, will hold Pelle for a couple of weeks then re-assess

  7. Nice to Finally Michu
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone?

    Rooney and Boyd > Vardy and Di Maria -4?

    1. Arse Craic
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Its your team…do it.

    2. cjw176
      12 years, 1 month ago

      No! Don't lose Rooney I made that mistake 2 weeks ago.

    3. iiMuse
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Not a bad shout but Im still sticking to Ulloa over Vardy

  8. Heydudes13
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Ulloa always more likely to score goals but wonder if Vardy might be worth going for over him for the price...

    1. Lucy.
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure he's totally nailed on?

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        12 years, 1 month ago

        He is now

    2. Wings Fan
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Not for me. Ulloa is the main man. Vardy just played like a man possessed because of who the opposition was.

  9. Wings Fan
    12 years, 1 month ago

    44 after baps with Aguero (C), Fabregas and Costa to come.

    Fingers crossed for a goalfest! Although would sooner see Costa blank

    1. Arse Craic
      12 years, 1 month ago

      0-0

    2. BeachBadger
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I have the same three and captained Costa so Goals! Goals! Goals!

  10. mouldy_uk
    12 years, 1 month ago

    So thats Roony, Mata and Naismith i now need to get rid of, getting twitchy wild card finger!

    1. Lucy.
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I am too. I think this will be the week.

      1. Arvin-ation
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Take hits and chill. 8 pnt hit is fine. No need to waste a WC.

    2. tm245
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I want to wait until gw8 when fixtures turn and Theo is back but I am not sure if I can if I don't go above 40 points this week.

    3. Sif
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Also.

      Need to lose Chester, Davis, Naismith, Rooney, Krul.

    4. cjw176
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Why's everyone losing Naismith?

    5. Coaly
      12 years, 1 month ago

      why Rooney?

  11. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 years, 1 month ago

    A little premature...but about to go off...So what do you reckon I should do?

    DDG
    Caulker Moreno Duff (Chester,Wisdom)
    Chadli Siggy ADM Sterling
    Rooney Naismith Aguero

    4.8m in the bank

    Thinking Rooney + Chadli + Naismith + DDG ----> Costa + Fabregas + Welbeck + Mannone
    Thoughts?
    Cheers

    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      12 years, 1 month ago

      who'd you cap'n?

  12. Somalion
    12 years, 1 month ago

    A lot of work needed. Delighted with some of the players that have been brought in but that doesn't fix bad attitudes or bad defending.

    Having the permanent manchild that is Wayne Rooney as captain is a joke, as is refusing to drop a pretty woeful RVP (all things considered).

    I'm not lying when I say I'd give the captaincy to Herrera, a player who looks like he wants to be there and wants to be doing well. Seems ridiculous to even be saying that but, for me, it's the truth.

    Defence, well no point talking about it as, much like a sober Irishman, it's non-existent.

    1. Lawrø
      12 years, 1 month ago

      😯

    2. Give The Todd Some Love
      12 years, 1 month ago

      +1 for the captaincy thing

    3. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Let's get rid of everyone....wooohooo.

      1. Arvin-ation
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Told you to captain RVP over Roo 😉

        Still smashing you guys though!

      2. Somalion
        12 years, 1 month ago

        If you knew me you'd know I've wanted Rooney out for a very very long time.

    4. Kerz
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Mate, what. Can Herrera even speak English?

      1. Somalion
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Seems to me that more of the changing room speak Spanish now 😉

      2. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Can Rooney?

        1. Kerz
          12 years, 1 month ago

          Haha well played.

    5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      12 years, 1 month ago

      433, with ADM & ADJ either side of Facalol.
      Herrera Blind Fletch midfield
      Back 4

      1. Somalion
        12 years, 1 month ago

        The issue is really the back 4 is just woeful.

        Will change a bit when Rojo shifts across and Shaw comes back hopefully.

  13. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Still amazes me that Clattenburg is England's top official...

    1. Davido989
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Not a penalty but that's not an excuse in modern day football. It's part and parcel of the game.

      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        12 years, 1 month ago

        So it's not like the penalty decision changed the entire complexity of the game?

        1. Give The Todd Some Love
          12 years, 1 month ago

          Who cares about the complexity of the game, if you defend like that you're gonna concede 5

        2. Billy Gilmore
          12 years, 1 month ago

          Still no excuse for the complete capitulation.

    2. Tim Canterbury
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Oh god here we go...

    3. rickardinho
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Is that 5 pens against them in the last two United games he's reffed? LOL

    4. Lawrø
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Top, top, top, top top official.

  14. mgilbert86
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Ulloah is possibly in my team, guy is a beast

    1. mouldy_uk
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Got some great fixtures coming up as well

    2. Lawrø
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Seems so, but it's hard to justify room for him...

      1. mgilbert86
        12 years, 1 month ago

        not here, naismith to ulloah before liverpool away is easy

        1. Lawrø
          12 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah that seems like a bit of a no brainer, good luck!

  15. amol
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Ahahahaha Ulloa you beast. Saved me two gws in a row.

  16. HuttonDressedasLahm
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Celtic bidding to ruin day 1 of the 10-1000 challenge 🙁

    1. Arse Craic
      12 years, 1 month ago

      ???

    2. A.
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I tried quite a few of these last season. Always lost. Sometimes got far enough to take the stake out and play loss-free. Gave up on them in the end though

  17. alucyault365
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 years, 1 month ago

    My big decisions this week were captaining Eriksen, playing Krul and collocini over Foster and Wisdom and bringing in Naismith over Ulloa. Hat trick

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Ouch!

    2. jam
      12 years, 1 month ago

      My 3 players on the bench have 26pts. 🙂

  18. jam
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Naismith to Pelle or Ulloa?!
    Cant see anything between them.

    1. mgilbert86
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Ulloah is going to rise .3

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Both got great fixtures.

      I'd say Pelle due to better service and lack of competition

    3. Lawrø
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I prefer Ulloa as he's scored the most recently.

      1. 7shadesofsmoke
        12 years, 1 month ago

        his fixtures are about to get sensual too.

    4. BeachBadger
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Well Pelle and Ulloa are playing 😆

  19. Wirtzle Gummidge
    12 years, 1 month ago

    At a Fleetwood Town fan, Vardy was the first player in my team when FPL opened. If he wasn't injured preseason, he would still be in my team now. Tempted.

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Errrr, you know that makes no sense right?

  20. FPL Daniel
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Yoyo all eyes on u.

  21. Bøwstring The Carp
    12 years, 1 month ago

    31 points from 9, with Haz and Costa 😕

    Foster on the bench

  22. Not Irish
    12 years, 1 month ago

    ABUs out in full force 🙄

    1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I am afraid that it is a case of what you sow you shall reap.

    2. Somalion
      12 years, 1 month ago

      As are the delusional.

    3. Joggers Nipple
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Im no ABU but that was brilliant/ hilarious

    4. Roland The Headless Thompso…
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I see u on the forum, I keep scrollin

  23. 7shadesofsmoke
    12 years, 1 month ago

    City fixtures get awesome from next GW.

    Everyone now on Agüero watch?

    1. Arvin-ation
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Well done on ADM captaincy mate! Wish I has the balls 🙂 Ramsey-->ADM for a hit worked out nicely though 🙂

      1. 7shadesofsmoke
        12 years, 1 month ago

        cheers mate 😀

        Felt confident in him but i was lucky given the overall performance today!

  24. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Any takers for Aguero & Hazard hattricks?

  25. SneakyPete
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy got only one owner :O

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Yep, she's having his baby

  26. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Rooney had an awful match today.

    1. Lucy.
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Yup. He is goooooooing.

    2. Pasqualinho
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Listen to this bloke - he knows what he's talking about. Handsome too:

      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/09/02/frisking-the-fixtures-gameweek-4-the-strong/?hc_page=3#hc_comment_8183098

    3. Give The Todd Some Love
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Agreed

  27. Whazza
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Anything worth a -4 in this front 8?? 1.3 ITB

    Ramsey Sterling Eriksen Siggy Marney
    Costa Pelle Rooney

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Need some man city... Silva or kun or nasri... Or yaya if u feelin adventurous

    2. johnbarnes
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Eriksen>Anybody (but Cesc should be in there).

  28. Make United Great Again
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Costa (C) could have the last laugh again!

    1. Coaly
      12 years, 1 month ago

      indeed, don't regret (c) rooney though as he could easily have got a big haul

  29. Coaly
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Is it just me or did Di Maria look like he was carrying a knock before he came off?

    1. fedolefan
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Any truth to this?

  30. Takedog1
    12 years, 1 month ago

    I've got mata miralles naismith. time for my wc

    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      12 years, 1 month ago

      😀