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The Weekend Team News

Tom Huddlestone and Andrew Robertson are doubtful as Hull head to Anfield. James McArthur emerges as a doubt for Crystal Palace’s clash against West Brom, who look set to welcome back Ben Foster. Gus Poyet pledges to stick by Vito Mannone as Arsenal pay visit. Stoke suffer an injury blow to Glenn Whelan, while the Hammers are boosted by the returns of Cheikhou Kouyate and James Tomkins.

Neil Warnock has confirmed that James McArthur and Scott Dann are both doubts ahead of the Baggies clash. Dann missed the defeat to Chelsea with a knee injury, while James McArthur could also miss out this weekend after coming off against the Blues with a hip problem.

West Brom are boosted ahead of the visit of Palace by the return of Ben Foster. The keeper missed the Monday night stalemate with Man United due to a calf complaint but has since returned to training. Meanwhile, Jonas Olsson and Silvestre Varela are sidelined for the Baggies.

Gus Poyet has kept faith with Vito Mannone ahead of the visit of Arsenal, despite the heavy defeat inflicted by Southampton last week. Poyet also reveals that changes will be minimal, with “about 75%” of the side that started against the Saints retaining their places. Elsewhere, the Black Cats have announced the signing of Frenchman Anthony Reveillere, with the full-back set to go straight into the squad against Arsenal subject to international clearance.

Stoke boss Mark Hughes has revealed that Glenn Whelan will be sidelined for up to six weeks with a fractured leg. Meanwhile, Phil Bardsley is Stoke’s only injury concern after sustaining a back problem in last week’s clash with Swansea. Hughes remains hopeful the full-back will train later and be in contention to face Southampton.

Arsene Wenger has admitted Laurent Koscielny remains unavailable for Arsenal this weekend and is hoping to have his compatriot back after the next international break. The Gunners boss also confirmed he’s “not sure” over Theo Walcott’s involvement, though went on to say the winger will “certainly” be in the squad next week.

Cheikhou Kouyate and James Tomkins are back in the squad for West Ham’s meeting with Man City, confirms Sam Allardyce.

Steve Bruce has revealed both Tom Huddlestone and Andrew Robertson are “big doubts” for Hull’s trip to Liverpool. With Nikica Jelavic, Steve Harper and Michael Dawson ruled out in midweek, the Tigers boss concedes he may have to make “four or five changes” to the side that drew at Arsenal last weekend.

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  1. Waldaz
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Mourinho's presser on FFS

    http://youtu.be/RLySXTIBS3c?t=2m24s

    1. darko
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Classic!

    2. Mahesh_Kumar
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Hahahaha. Brilliant!

    3. JoeJitzu +42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Brilliant

  2. KenJM
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Please RMT
    Fabianski ( Elliot )
    Ivanovic Clyne Jagielka ( Hutton Wisdom )
    Fabregas Di Maria Tadic Sigurdsson ( Mahrez )
    Aguero Pelle Welbeck
    1.1 m bank
    Next FT will look at keepers but overall what do you think
    Any comments welcome
    Ken

    1. AllINeedIsCoffee
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Very nice actually. Tweaking is really just a matter of preferences.

  3. Atwood
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Thinking of doing Zaha & Falcao > Boyd & Aguero. No point hits. Any thoughts? Not enough Saints attack?

    Krul
    Clyne - Duff - Wilson
    Fabregas - Sigurdsson - Sterling - Di Maria
    Falcao - Costa - Naismith

    Foster - Taylor - Zaha - Chambers

    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I think that's sensible

  4. Quinny___
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Is this team good to go? No Free Transfers 1.0m ITB

    Mccarthy
    Clyne Naylor Baines
    ADM Siggy Sterling Tadic
    Costa Ulloa Aguero

    DDG Boyd Wilson Duff

  5. 2Goals1Cup
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on this wild card effort :

    Foster (Guzan)

    Baines , Chambers , Alderweireld (Hutton, Wisdom)

    Tadic, Siggy , Haz , Sanchez (Boyd)

    Aguero , Sakho , Lukaku

    Please let me know your thoughts lads 🙂

    1. Quinny___
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I like it, Haz Sanchez and Lukaku are differentials

  6. Messi & fabregas
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    https://twitter.com/shivamLM

    dont know who this guy is but i found it and here it is, dont know if it is true or reliable

    he says costa will be involved

    1. The Machine
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      He has 2.6k followers. Pretty much ad reliable as any E on here

    2. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Wouldn't trust anyone whose name is ShiVAMPIRE 😀

  7. Toonzie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Would you wc this team?

    Bego - Gilks
    Baines - Clyne - Moreno - Pva - Moore
    Fab - Sterling - Siggy - Chadli
    Aguero - Pelle - Costa

    1. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      To what???

    2. Daniel Exeter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      No

      You'd want to put the majority of those in a WC

    3. King Nil Miss ✩
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Why?

    4. Quinny___
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      2 Keepers, 3 defenders are iffy. Id FT out bego and your G2G this week

    5. Give us a smile
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Same as my starting 11 except I have tadic & n.taylor over chadli and moreno!

      And you'd have to be insane to WC that....

    6. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Comedy post?

  8. whoracle
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Darn you next page! 😡

  9. Beavis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    new post

  10. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Who would you rather have? 😉

    1) Eriksen, Ramsey
    2) Sanchez, Chadli

    1. RiflaFC
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      2

  11. mutatedllama
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Should I be looking to upgrade Schmeichel or Downing? 1.1 In the bank and 2 FT available. Would prefer not to remove Costa for now.

    McCarthy (Schmeichel)
    Ivan / Baines / Naylor (Duff / Moore)
    Downing / Sterling / Siggy / Fab (Boyd)
    Costa / Kun / Welbeck

    1. Quinny___
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      The Dane. Get in Forster for soton coverage

  12. DT42
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    After finally deciding to keep Costa I now have an FT and 0.5 to fix up my third and fourth defender for when he inevitable gets benched.

    Out: Colo or PVA?
    In: wisdom or pocognoli (who auto corrects to Pooch Oil!!) or someone else

    Currently thinking PVA to Pooch Oil unless someone wants to talk me out of it - anyone?

    McCarthy (Bego)
    Baines, Clyne, Colo, PVA, Moore
    Siggy, adm, sterling, tadic, Boyd
    Kun, Welbeck, Costa

  13. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Glad I am free of any work commitments today.

    If it is implied that costa will play, I will crack open a beer and watch the mayhem unfold!

    Nearly 200k transfers out for a guy that averages 7.7 pts a game is astonishing.

  14. getfunky
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    i've not paid any attention to price changes since the first few weeks & was wondering what the state of sites like totfpl are atm? have they sorted themselves out yet?

    1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      no

  15. Kurtinho
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Ok guys... Out of curiosity... Who do we think will be the highest scoring player this gameweek?

    1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Pelle

    2. Rassi
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Soldado

    3. krumcake
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Costa

  16. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Just a random question. Whose kick do you reckon will hurt the most.
    Drogba, Gerrard, Kompany, Lukaku, Costa, Bony (Other).

    I say Stevie G's Kick will leave a footprint on your b**t

  17. OptimusBlack
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    What is the latest news on Costa and the others ?

    1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Wait till Sunday

  18. The Brit.
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Geoff Cameron back in the starting line up for Stoke.
    Either filling in for Whelan in midfield or Bardsley at RB.
    Could be a great signing for a 4.2m defender playing as a midfielder..

  19. jfxm
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    If you had to pick one team who you think will definitely win this weekend who would it be?

  20. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Going to wait for Mourinho but not expecting much. Worth doing Costa to Welbeck or Lukaku for -4?

    Current team

    Howard/Elliot
    Wisdom/Wilson/Clyne/Duff/Jags
    Dyer/Sterling/Fab/Tadic/Chadli
    Aguero/Costa/Pelle

    Cheers

    1. AllINeedIsCoffee
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Nah, not worth.

  21. mattydnorth
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Worth doing ADM + PvA > Baines and Chadli?

    ADM has two tough fixtures. Problem would be that I wouldn't be able to buy back as got ADM in quite early.

  22. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    currently 312th overall with 516 points and this mob:

    De Gea - McCartney
    Clyne - Chambers - Baines - Wilson - Moore
    Sterling - AMD - Siggy - Fab - Boyd
    Pelle - Costa - Welbs

    £1.5m in bank ,

    a) do something this week
    or
    b) save my transfer to do 2FT next week ?

  23. ktongue
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    How do I get Ageuro into this squad. I want to sell costa for 10.9 but need 1.6 to get him in. Help really appreciated

    Krul - Mannone
    Bertrand - Kaboul - Baines - Wisdom - Moore
    Sterling - AMD - Tadic - Fab - Boyd
    Pelle - Costa - Welbeck

    1. AllINeedIsCoffee
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      You could downgrade Baines to jagielka and downgrade tadic to Chadli and or Siggy. Something like that.

  24. Vinchent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Hi!
    Struggling with my team for the weekend.. Can you help me with my two options?

    Current team:

    McCarthy (Begovic)
    Wisdom - Jagielka - Clyne (Taylor - Moore)
    Di Maria - Sigurdsson - Fabregas - Sterling (Jones)
    Welbeck - Costa - Aguero

    Option #1: Pellè in > Costa out. (I can get Costa back next week, but I will lose 0.3m. If Pellè scores he could rise so that my loss wont be so bad)
    Option #2: Do nothing, save transfer for next round.

    Would greatly appreciate your comments.

    1. Beatle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I'd save the transfer. Sounds like Costa has a chance of playing this weekend which means that he is very likely to be fit for QPR at home.

  25. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Ideally I would change my keeper this week from Krul but only have 0.4 to spend so who do you think the best purchase would be? Foster maybe I have 2 FT's and would not rather use the other transfer just to free up some funds

  26. Higuita
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Who do you pick as your keeper this GW?

    A - Krul (playing spurs away)
    B- Begovic (playing saints away)

    I am not confident either way.

  27. ididnt
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    costa & sigurdson > beranho & tadic for -4
    (with enough to bring back Costa next gw)?

  28. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    +1 if your feeling great because you have Costa Aguero and Pelle!

    +1

  29. inddets
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Hey folks, want you to suggest me some good transfer moves! My actual team is:

    Myhill - De Gea
    Bertrand - Chambers - Duff - Ivanovic - Bruce
    Sigurdsson - Di María - Fábregas - Sterling - Cattermole
    Agüero - Diego Costa- Zamora

    Should i go Costa fpr Pelle? In this case I'm afraid to loose money. Thoughts about goalie?
    Any suggestions?

    Thank you in advance!