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29 November 2014 2193 comments
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A day of eight Premier League encounters gets underway in the early kick-off at the Hawthorns. West Brom host Arsene Wenger’s men as they look to halt a slide of back-to-back defeats. Meanwhile, Arsenal arrive in the Midlands having also suffered consecutive setbacks and still smarting from the loss to United in their own backyard.

There’s little doubt that Fantasy managers will be looking to Alexis Sanchez in this one. With both Sergio Aguero and Diego Costa facing tricky away trips, the Sanchez option has crept up to second in our Captain poll and, clearly, there’s a swell of support for the Chilean in today’s encounter. As for West Brom, their Fantasy potential has been limited to the goal output of Saido Berahino – a supply that’s run dry for the last three matches. A hesitant Gunners back four may well be just the tonic to halt the 6.0 striker’s rapid decline in ownership.

A batch of six afternoon kick-offs follow on from this, before Chelsea make their trip to the Stadium of Light to take on Gus Poyet’s giant-killing Sunderland this evening.

We’ll be with you throughout the day, posting all the team sheet news via our Twitter feed.

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

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

    Ramsey close.

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

      Ramsey *street.

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

    Anyone watching SSN?
    Its brilliant listening to Tony Pulis. He really explains management well.

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

      Does he say how vital it used to be to suck up to Ferguson? Sorry, have a chip on my shoulder about the guy after he helped to shaft PNE when Ferguson got in a sulk about his son getting potted as our manager.

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

        Chip or not, its nice listening to someone who is so good at what they do.

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

          It's probably more entertaining than the Arse match. Taking the chip away, he is good at what he does, I just don't like effing & jeffing at the tv

  3. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Thank God that went wide.

    Couldn't deal with another spate of that Ramsey-wagon

  4. â­ Bemba_Da â­
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Ramsey looking dangerous

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

      see below

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

    Ramsey needs to be dropped

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

      see above

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

    48% Costa (c) from fpl discovery.

  7. Fpl Old Guard
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I currently have the highest scoring player this gameweek so far “Foster” – do you think I am in for a good gameweek? 😉

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

      You're only as good as your last point 🙂

  8. Bellerinmondo
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Looking outward to this week, love mid week PL

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

      forward!

    2. The Nuttmxn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Makes people take bigger hits as if there player misses the weekend, unlikely to play midweek, spices the games up.

  9. The Raging Bull
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    get Giroud off!!!

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He will score

      1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        One day....

  10. FPLCEO
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Ox punt - fail.

    If I was Ox I would leave Arsenal. If he was given a run of 6 or 7 games he would be top class.

    Sad to say that I think Wenger has lost it.

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

      Sadly there are a lot of young english players you could say that about over recent seasons, but they usually seem happy to sit on the bench and take the money

    2. FPLCEO
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Yep Lallana could fade now too as a similar example

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      According to Royscalleranne when I post stuff like this I am being smarmy . And people say there is not a clique on here

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

    Cazorla is bullying the baps

    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Him and Mulumbu would be the only ones with 30 passes. Meaningless now

  12. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Welbeck is having another stormer.

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Bambi on ice

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

        I tried to get tickets for that but they were sold out.

        1. Every Dog Has Its Day
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          😆

      2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        😕

  13. FPLCEO
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Wisdom could well be Liverpools best full back....

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

      Maybe, or it's easier to look good in a organized defense at west brom than the clyterf**k that is liverpools defense..

    2. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Probably Gerrard tbf

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

        Yep valid

    3. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Flanagan

    4. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Has had a better season than Johnson at least.

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

        By a mile.....GJ is a party boy with a bad attitudes

        #aloof

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

      Ha.

    6. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He's not great on the ball going forward, seems a reasonable defender though.

  14. Mr. Grv
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    i Dnt own any of arsenals players ..........
    Some men love to watch the world burn. 😀

    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Neither do I

    2. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Can't imagine it's doing you much harm.... they are hardly Chelsea

      1. Mr. Grv
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        well i thought harm was already done when i cudnt cacth alexis bandwagon so then i thought he had his green patch although i wud still like to own him ...hell keep on scoring even if arsenal is shit but at the moment . let me have a laugh 😀

  15. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Thank feck. (Relieved Chambers owner)

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

      Chamboo

  16. Jonny Sutt
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Stay clear if Martinez in goal? Surely sczezney will b back again next week

  17. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Ramsey needs be more responsible defensively. Can't spend the entire game in the opposition box.

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

      He can and he will

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

      That's what happens when you play five attacking milfs in midfield.

  18. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    just woken, how has Sanchez looked?

    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      meh

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Dunno, I just woke up as well. Late gig. 😀

    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Playing well. Giroud is in his way.

    4. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Like he can't handle the weight on his shoulders, especially with that donkey Giroud thrown on top.

    5. Jay_
        11 years, 4 months ago

        be lucky to get a assist, involved in nothing

      • RubeRx
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        def looks weary

      • Flynniesta
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        The half time whistle woke me up

      • sweensa
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Like you before you woke up. Involved in nothing

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

      Frustrating for all us Sanchez ownership

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

        Owner but not captain. Not minding tbh.

        1. Jimbo123
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          This

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

          Points is points. Surely you'd want those.

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

            I'd rather my differentials scoring well. Sure plenty don't own Sanchez but if he scores more than my captain, I'm losing.

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

              I can't dispute that differentials are more important but a high scoring Sanchez will see you gain more than you lose given the ownership and captaincy stats.

        3. Debauchy
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah - not much harm if not Cpt

      2. Reedy
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        To be honest I don't mind if he blanks, have the armband elsewhere.

        1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Exactly.... dumb statement

        2. Debauchy
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          You stay with Bony ?

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

            I did! 🙂

    7. Punty
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      This has the look of a standard Arsenal-ame where they score 2 goals within the 60-70minute mark and win 2-0 or 2-1

    8. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Relax Sanchez owners.

      Welbeck ----> Ox 60 mins and then it'll happen ðŸ™

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Giroud to Ox, mate.

        1. Bøwstring The Carp
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Hope so 🙠just not feeling positive about Welbz 😕

      2. sweensa
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I think he'll sub Sanchez

    9. â­ Bemba_Da â­
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Giroud and welbeck up top causes a few problems but it doesn't really help sanchez. Both are so clumsy with touches

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

        Regular Laurel & Hardy double-act ðŸ™

    10. The Raging Bull
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Sanchez has to play through the middle, otherwise he's ineffective.

      1. Cesc, Drogs & Rock and …
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Uhm.... THIS is why we should never have a delete button.

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

          For them brain derps lol

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

      Damn...how boring is this game? At least Arsenal are decent at scoring later in the game...

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

      Sanchez owner and non-captainer:

      What do I want?

      1. Gr3g
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        One assist maybe?

    13. rickardinho
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Captaincy from everyone (left) and top 10k (right)

      1 Diego Costa........35.6% 1 Diego Costa 48.2%
      2 Agüero............... 11.3% 2 Sánchez(ARS) 15.1%
      3 Rooney...............8.1% 3 Di María 10.9%
      4 Sánchez(ARS) ...6.4% 4 Agüero 9.3%
      5 Di María ..........5.7% 5 Rooney 5.7%

      Didn't think Costa was that obvious a pick

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

        So basically if Costa has a big game, all us non captainers are royally fecked.

        1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          I don't even own the lummox ðŸ™

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

            Me either. Shouldn't get more than 6pts though if he stays true to form.

        2. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Not if your captain has a big game or the rest of your players score above the top 10k average.

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

          Not if your captain has a big game.

      2. rickardinho
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        52.4% of top 10k managers have started Chambers... come on WBA!

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

        He's the most consistent player in the game

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

          No, Clyne is.

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

            He's not a captaincy option so why even bring him up?

      4. Tinchy Sneijder
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I have hazard and I'm in the top 5k now... Come on differential

      5. Margarido
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Gone Wayne… Seems a great differential for someone outside the top 10k

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

        As a non Costa owner I could be in for a world of pain.

      7. Judeksi
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        yeah that was quite surprising to me also.. fingers crossed that he blanks 🙂

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

          Praying for a quiet Costa week & a right royal Rooney one

    14. fusen
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Has Sanchez touched the ball in the last 15-20 minutes?

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

        There we go, he ran up the aide with it and then lost it in the middle

      2. Bellerinmondo
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Not much

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

      Liverpool have not lost to Stoke at Anfield for 35 games.

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Brendan is a record-breaker though so fancy Stoke today 🙂

      2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Since 59 is it?

      3. Cesc, Drogs & Rock and …
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Why would you say this?!

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

          I think it could be time for that record to be broken.

          1. Cesc, Drogs & Rock and …
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            Gonna make glue out of you in a second.

    16. Jonny Sutt
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Wud any1 bring Martinez in goal?