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6 December 2014 5952 comments
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With the title race back on, we turn to five Premier League encounters to keep the Gameweek rolling, before Manchester City look to maintain the Chelsea chase with three points against Everton at the Etihad.

Fantasy managers will be concentrating their attention on two venues in particular, with QPR hosting fellow strugglers Burnley at Loftus Road, whilst Arsenal and Alexis Sanchez pay visit to the Britannia to take on Stoke.

Sanchez is undoubtedly the most popular asset on show before Sergio Aguero takes to the turf this evening, as the Chilean looks to extend his run of seven goals in as many league outings. The Gunners are also chasing a third straight clean sheet, although Mark Hughes’ Potters are unlikely to give them an easy ride – the big team news from the Britannia is that Olivier Giroud earns a recall, with Danny Welbeck benched.

As for QPR, Charlie Austin will be carrying the hopes of both Harry Redknapp and a horde of Fantasy managers as he looks to continue a rich vein of scoring form when the Clarets pay visit. Danny Ings will be one to watch for the visitors in a battle of the budget strikers down at Shepherds Bush.

Elsewhere this afternoon, Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen take increased ownership into the White Hart Lane encounter with Crystal Palace, whilst at Anfield, Liverpool (with Steven Gerrard benched again) will look to build on the 3-1 midweek win over Leicester with another three points against visiting Sunderland. Hull City’s Humberside date with West Brom rounds off the day’s offerings, before we take the trip to Manchester to catch the latest episode of the Aguero show.

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

  1. getfunky
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    arsenal are so poor, it's just one average performance after another, even when they win they don't play particularly well

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Late goals have been papering over the cracks

  2. Owd Big 'Ed
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    I don't care what happens to my FPL team now. Only half time but bloody hell we are playing Arsenal off the park.

    Roy Hodgson there as well apparently. If this doesn't convince him that Shawcross should be ahead of Chambers I don't know what will.

    Bojan the best player I have ever seen at Stoke. Honestly.

    1. djenzio
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Bojan wagon back again??

      Honestly if he was classed as a midfielder would be all over him

      1. Owd Big 'Ed
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah he plays predominantly in midfield.

        Walters an option if it wasn't for our poor run of fixtures.

    2. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Not sure if serious.

      1. Owd Big 'Ed
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Which part? I'm a Stoke fan, so the first part is true. Shawcross is better than Chambers without a doubt and Bojan is the best player I have seen at Stoke. I'm only 25 but he's better than Fuller.

        1. Beavis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          About him being the best player you've seen at Stoke! Maybe raw talent but he's a player who has never reached his potential and flopped at countless clubs. Surely there must be better Stoke players?

  3. Boss Hogg
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Are Arsenal STILL struggling with Rory Delap's long throws then?

    1. Declan
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      No, just with basics of defending.

    2. RÏɠBY
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      struggling with not passing to a red and white shirt

  4. Give us a smile
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Fabs & Bony > Haz & Benteke?

    Probably has to be today considering price changes.

  5. djenzio
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Liverpool to win now

    #comeback

  6. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    WHAT THE FECK!!!!???! 😯

    1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      🙂

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Just got home. Am I high!?

        1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Sorry I just can't stop laughing

          1. Wilshere Knowledge
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            We're are a laughing stock to be fair. Same shit every year!

        2. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Bojan is 😉

  7. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Lol @ arsenal

  8. davies
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Hopefully Chadli comes on at HT.

    How have Spurs looked?

    1. djenzio
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      no idea. watching liverpool match but it's putting me to sleep

    2. Walsh
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Terrible. Completely awful.

      1. davies
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Think Chadli will come on?

        I'm shipping for Downing, regardless.

  9. Holmes
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Austin(c) fail! 😥 😡

    1. QPR Lad 92
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Still another half?

    2. Galfadez
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Is he injured?

      1. QPR Lad 92
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        No, collided with the Burnley GK but seems ok

        1. Galfadez
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Good, seems like a weird post then

    3. djenzio
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      it's only half time calm down

  10. Game of Stones
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Why didn't Kosc start?

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Only Wenger knows

    2. Declan
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Not 100% fit perhaps

      1. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Why on the bench so?

        1. Declan
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          We have no other players to put there.

    3. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      He was a doubt wasn't he?

      1. Arsennulment
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Had a tummy bug 2/3 days ago

        1. Arsennulment
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          oh and source....apparently some dodgy barbeque

  11. AH 🙂
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Diego Simeone is having English classes you know.

    Just saying..

    #AFC

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Amazing manager, but not the right fit IMO.

      1. AH 🙂
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Kloop ?

        1. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          I'd say so. Or Guardiola if he wants a different sort of challenge... 😉

          Please Pep! 😀

    2. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      It's so he can prise away Young from United. #TheEnglishKoke

    3. Mr Arsenal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I'd rather have T Pulis to be honest

  12. Galfadez
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    😀

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

      😯

  13. Mull
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Everyone ahead of Liverpool dropping points. #ouryear

    1. The Chosen One...
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Except United

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

        West Ham play tomorrow

    2. djenzio
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      #bestcomebackever

    3. Walsh
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      😀

    4. Elfozzie 42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Your year to do what? Squeak into the Europa places?

  14. Elfozzie 42
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    4 point hit to sort out my defence (I know,I know!) means I'm net 3 points from 6 players at half time.
    My stay inside the top 35K may well be brief...

  15. Heels_Over_Head
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Chelsea - Hull next weekend... Chelsea will be gentle, right?

    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      can see 3-0

  16. The Chosen One...
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Top 4 will have lowest ever points total this season

  17. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    I'm not watching the Arsenal game but has there been one defender in particular at fault for the goals?

  18. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    So many clean sheets and I have Ivanovic and Chambers.
    I bet first goal in second half will ruin another CS for me. Have Heaton and Yun.

  19. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    What's the deal with Chadli not starting?

  20. Jax
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Have arsenal actually had a decent performance this season?

    2-1 (h) palace they scored 90th min goal
    2-2 (a) everton were 2-0 down equalised in 90th min
    1-1 (a) leicester should have lost
    2-2(h) man city not bad
    3-0(a) villa prob only "decent" performance?
    1-1 (h) spurs poor
    0-2 (a) chelsea poor
    2-2 (h) hull 90th min equaliser again
    2-0 (a)sunderland both goals defensive mistakes
    3-0 (h) burnley should have won 10-0
    1-2 (a) swansea poor
    1-2 (h) man u poor
    1-0 (a) west brom poor
    1-0 (h) southampton 90th min winner. vs team down to 10 players
    0-3 (a) stoke. ABYSMAL

    1. MattysFantasyFooty
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Best performance was easily the city game

    2. davies
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      City and Villa were good performances. West Brom was a textbook away win. Burnley wasn't bad.

    3. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      10-0 😆

      1. Jax
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        haha! if you saw the highlights you'd know why i said that

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

    When was the last time Arsenal beat one of the big sides?

    Wenger needs to go imo.

    1. The Machine
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Just over a week ago

      1. djenzio
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        ?

      2. Jax
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        who was that then?

        1. The Machine
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Dortmund?

          1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            Relegation material atm

            1. The Machine
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 2 months ago

              If we're talking "atm" then southmapon

              1. Jax
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                saints v top 6 teams lost them all though

          2. Jax
            • 16 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            in prem league mate.

          3. Jax
            • 16 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            aren't dortmund bottom of bundesliga?

            1. The Machine
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 2 months ago

              And Southampton are third. Pick whichever one you want

              1. Jax
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                not for long.

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

        Fair point, but Dortmund are near the bottom of the table atm.

        1. The Machine
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Well if we're talking this season, then just over 2 days ago then 😉

    2. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      prob liverpool at home last season. are liverpool a big team though?

      1. djenzio
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        yes they are and especially last season. if you can't call the team who finished 2nd place in the league a big team then....?

    3. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      The Wenger-in nutbags will do well to rxplain this one away..

      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Seriously.

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

      You still have Cisse GB?

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

        No 🙁

        His fixtures are awful so I got rid. I said to Greenwindmill I thought Newcastle might beat Chelsea, but I didn't go with it 🙁

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Ah unlucky......getting him back?

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

            After Kane's next 4, for sure.

            1. Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 2 months ago

              Might join you....

  22. The Machine
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Fflamini is so so bad. I think simply playing an injured diary would be better

  23. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    lol @ Wenger

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

    Henry to rescue Arsenal's season

    1. mgilbert86
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      if he brings henry in on loan im going to think he has lost all sanity

  25. 7shadesofsmoke
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    #humanpillbug

  26. ChampionoftheWorld
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone watched the chelsea game can advise, why azpi was replaced by felipe luis?

    1. FISSH
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      attacking change

      1. ChampionoftheWorld
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Not sure if he will keep his place.

        1. djenzio
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          same. Luis was awesome today. added a new approach for Chelsea. I know they didn't win but he was putting some lovely balls in and had a wicked shot

    2. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Mou went with two target men and needed left footed player to cross from the left, imo.

  27. Studgie G
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    why is lucas taking corners FFS...

  28. BlueIncognito
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    You lot are a funny bunch.

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      If by funny you mean mentally unbalance, yes, you're right.

  29. Top 210 Club
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    I am officially the unluckiest person on this forum for this gw!

    Took a -8 hit to get in Dawson, Costa took out Cisse and Benched Walters lol!

    1. FISSH
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Savage.

    2. Top 210 Club
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Oh and to put the icing on the cake I get -1 Saylor 1st sub for dawson!

    3. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks for posting this, makes me feel a bit better. I got Ameobi as my 1st sub and double Chelsea D and missed out on the Ivanovic to Haz possible goal. Sigh. I feel for you sir.

      1. Top 210 Club
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Thx, hope things improve for us lol

  30. jurgenizer | TRIPEIROS
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Was thinking of transfering Chambers out, since Debuchy is coming back and that might end his starting role. todays first half is proving my intention right, isn't it?

    1. Top 210 Club
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      yes

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

      He's cheap anyway. No point getting rid until he definitely stops starting.