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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. SneakyPete
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Sanchez will score and assist in 2nd half, Bookmark this 😉

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

      Don't tell me what to do.

      *Bookmarks*

    2. il Brutto
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He needs to play more centrally.

    3. Randy_Marsh
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Bookmarked for all it's worth

  2. John t penguin
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    At the moment I reckon I am GW leader with 5 actual points

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

      Foster(c)?

      1. John t penguin
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Sanchez c foster kos

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

      Nah someone has SAnchez(C), Chambers, Berahino, Forster(2points) etc

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

        Congrats

      2. John t penguin
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Forster isn't playing 😉

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

      As opposed to Schrodinger's points, where you may or may not have bonus points before you check the table?

      1. John t penguin
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Note word actual

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

          Note words "As opposed to"

  3. The Machine
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I think a rest for sanchez may be coming

    Owners feel free to disagree

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

      I'd agree if they looked more convincing but they don't.

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

      It'd take a broken leg for Wenger to take Alexis off.

      He's definitely tired. He's been poorly managed so far this season.

      Should've been rested a few games back.

    3. il Brutto
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      They can't really rest him at the moment.

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

    Confident Sanchez captainer here

  5. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Sanchez (c) fail atleast next gw isn't far away.

    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Only half way through...

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

        This.Just listen to some Shuttleworth and return to the second half with renewed hope.

  6. 7shadesofsmoke
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Caught the last 20 mins of the first half...

    Giroud's touch!

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

      Touch of an Evans.

      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        The cheek 😡 !

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

          lol

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

          😆

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

    I shouldn't have captained Sanchez...i knew it, with Giroud back and Arsenal playing so badly i should have captained ADM.

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      And Manu & Di Maria playing well?

    2. The Mandalorian
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Franks back in the Red 😉

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

        Highly possible, i'm playing with ten players(hopefully) and i've taken no hits. This would be my second red arrow of the season.

  8. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Sanchez blank plz!

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

      Reported

  9. SamH123
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    West Brom 0 shots
    Good chance of setting a new low this season, current lowest shots in a match for a team is 4

    Going forward I rate Arsenal about equal with Chelsea this season, of course no one will agree with me. 85/1 Arsenal to win the league, such value

    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      lol

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

      30/1 on Liverpool (with paddy power new joiner rate) was also amazing before the season started...

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

      It could be 1,000/1 and I still wouldn't put a penny on it

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

      Deluded?

    5. johnbarnes
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      they have strong stats, much stronger stats that last year at the same period...but they've dropped too many points, they lack consistency. The PL isn't won by stats.

    6. SamH123
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I bookmarked this page, feel free to message me with criticism if my comment looks totally ridiculous in a few months

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

        I absolutely will.

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

    How's Sanchez (C) looking?

    Not watching game

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Could have easily scored hat trick.

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        ...not

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

        ?

    2. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      he will get 13 pts in second half

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

      Eh, but it's only half time.

      Reading were 4-1 up in to Arsenal once in the league cup it ended Arsenal 7-Reading 5.

    4. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      a bit precarious from what i've seen so far - Giroud is looking as sharp as sledgehammer and Rambo seems to think he's CF at times.

      2nd half should see more play through him IMO

    5. il Brutto
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Arsenal need to get him involved more. They are not looking dangerous at all at the moment.

  11. Evs
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I knew benching chambers wasn't too bright an idea 🙄

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

      WC a morning decision?

      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I had an uncontrollable knee.

        No thought init, but wanted costa and it meant taking at least an 8pt hit.

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Yup. It was always going to happen.

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

      Who did you think would get a West Brom goal? I personally felt nobody.

      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Berahino.

    4. Randy_Marsh
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah cause the match is over

      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Really 😯 ?!

        I thought it was half time 😉

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

          🙂

    5. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah same as that.really hope West Brom score to make me feel better.

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

    Not owning Alexis has been a fun/stressful ride. You watch the game hoping he doesn't do anything, that he misses everything (that he gets injured? I have wished that, shame on me). And when he blanks you feel really relieved. That feeling of relief is nice.

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

      Poor form

      1. The Machine
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Not really

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

      Since I bought him prior to last GW he has 3 points in 135 minutes of football, and a blank so far as captain today.

      Sorry guys

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

      Why post this at HT? He will obviously explode in the 2nd half now

    4. money face bandwagon
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Same as not owning any other high ownership player

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

        I have Kun, Costa, Baines and Haz. No other big hitter scares me - apart from Alexis.

  13. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    lol at people who lol at other eacher

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

      each other*

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

      lol x 1000

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

        lol noob

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

      Lol at people who write "other eacher".

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

      Head explosion due to irony overload..

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

      *the reacher

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

    I feel an Aguero hattrick is on it's way 🙁

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

      I think Soton could win...

      1. The Machine
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        The two events aren't mutually exclusive

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

          No that is fair, thought of it the second I posted. Don't think the hattie is coming sadly, City may struggle.

      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        While Kun still scores a hat trick. 😎

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

          Aye, doubt it highly 😉

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            🙁

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

              I'd take those points with both hands 🙁 Soton are going to be a tough nut to crack, kind of game you need a few of your players working hard to get a result. The only player working at City right now is Aguero, they'll aim to shut him down.

  15. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Man, it's refreshing to listen to Tony Pulis, compared to the other twats on SSN

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

      Yeah its great.

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

      He is a fine tw*t, I agree.

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

      Yeah really like Tony and he talks sense unlike the rest

  16. Randy_Marsh
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Should have, would have, could have ............

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

    Just to be different, I hope all your players score lots of points while mine all blank.

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I hope you're right.

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

      Cheers

  18. Zat Knight Rises
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Can't believe it, transferred siggy in this week only for my team changes to fail this morning. Subbed Downing for siggy but it didn't confirm! Any chance of Downing not playing? Had captained Austin as well but have ended up with fab

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

      Sounds like the most recent episode of The League 😀

    2. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Ouch 🙁 and you're so high up. Hope it doesn't screw up your week too much

      1. Zat Knight Rises
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah hope no, haven't moved much in recent weeks because most of the teams up top must have very similar squads. Your doing not too bad yourself. Very respectable

  19. nevertrustbony
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Rank 1 played his wildcard

    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1047597/event-history/13/

    No di maria/Rooney could hurt him

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

      Remarkably low TV tbf

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      You could say that about a few players. Can't have everyone.

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

        True I'm just saying that because I wildcarded and have di maria and rooney 🙂 (no Costa could hurt me)

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

      Makes me feel better about my TV

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        TV is overrated. Obviously good to have, but still highly overrated.

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

          Hmmm... i've just WCed as well, and my front 7 is the same as his but my def is
          Baines-Terry-Caulker-Fabianski vs Green-Naylor-Chambers-Azpi... I know which one I'd rather have 😉

    4. Gargamel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Decent team. Bit strange to keep Duff when wildcarding I'd say, and I don't think Ameobi will do him any good. Think if I had wildcarded I would have offloaded Di Maria too, even if I'm happy to have him today.

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

      Morning decision for him. Similar team in attack to mine so terrible.

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

      Shows TV overrated

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

      Nice, the same front 7 as me 😀

      My defense is waaaay better though! Baines-Terry-Caulker-Fabianski vs Green-Naylor-Chambers-Azpi 😀

    8. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Interesting that he went with Green.

      As #1, he might know something we don't about United. 🙂

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

        Smart choice with Green actually. Good way to get into the QPR defense, and will also get save points

  20. Guidinho
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Wenger is an absolute lemon. Persisting with Welbeck for no reason at the expense of the Ox is just stupid. Expect Arsenal to win this once he makes that sub. No doubt at the 65th minute as that is what Wenger does, no imagination or balls to make the change at half time.

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

      He should have played Ox and Welbeck and used Giroud as a sub

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

      Welbeck has been one of Arsenal's best players but ok

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

        Gotta agree, just because a strikers not scoring goals doesn't make him crap.

        Brings a lot of influence to the game, but I'm not liking his first touch today 😕

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

          He's been infinitely better than Giroud

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

      The real issue in this match has been his decision to bring Giroud back from the glue factory and play him.

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

        Hahahaha +1

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

    One things for sure. If Sanchez blanks, I'm taking a -12 and going to sleep

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

      That's two things :p

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

        Touché.

  22. Zombie
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Bemba loled at anyone yet?

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

      No...and Daniel isn't shouting captain fail at half time either. Something's wrong...

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

        😯 You speak the truth my dear friend

  23. Donnie Brasco´s
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Guys, how much Points your Captains bring to you???
    For me only 2 GW-s my Captain blanked.
    GW1-14pts
    GW2-10pts
    GW3-4pts
    GW4-20pts
    GW5-24pts
    GW6-12pts
    GW7-26pts
    GW8-14pts
    GW9-6pts
    GW10-10pts
    GW11-12pts
    GW11-22pts

    which is 174 pts in total
    and that is 25.66 % of my total 686 pts.

    Anybody better or worse here?!
    🙂
    Chers and good luck to all

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

      Gargatron does that for you.

      1. Donnie Brasco´s
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        oh....tnx didnt know that

    2. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      168 points for me. happy with that!

  24. Bolivian Seaman
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I think someone has insomnia

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Charles?

  25. SneakyPete
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Ox on !

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

      soon

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

      That's going to confuse the ref.

  26. PaddyPyne
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Sanchez only started playing well when Giroud got injured, now hes back he wont get as many chances

  27. John t penguin
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    WBA is a team built to just survive relegation
    Full backs are least skillful in the league, midfield has no creativity just hard work, whole team hardly moves out their positions. Sessegnon plays like the dog has got hold of the ps controller.
    Berahino has no clue about movement away from defenders

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

      They need to play 2 up front, Like all troubled teams are doing. QPR, Leciester, Burnley.

  28. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Kasabian playing in Dublin on the 8th but I have a test on the 8th. 😡

    1. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      You had a lucky escape then. 😀

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        😉

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Blessing in disguise.

    3. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      F**k off the 2 of ye, my favourite band 🙂

      Didn't really like the new album tho

      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        So I'm right :-p

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

      Don't worry, I'll give you a sneak peak of what the whole night is going to be like:

      Oooooh Na Na Na Na Na Na Na

      Oooph Na Na Na Na Na Naaaaaaaa

      Oooooh Na Na Na Na Na Na Na

      Ooooph Na Na Na Na Na Naaaaaaa

      Again and again and again and again.

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

      unless your exam is at night i fail to see how thats a problem?

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

    Will this be a 1 off game for Martinez?

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

    1-1 with a Sanchez goal would be perfect.

    1. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Agree