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7 December 2014 4278 comments
Mark Mark
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With the fall-out from Sergio Aguero’s injury reverberating around the Fantasy Football community, it’s time to distract ourselves from our return to the drawing board and resume the Gameweek action.

A pair of Premier League encounters await, with events beginning at the Boleyn Ground as Swansea City clash with West Ham. A battle of two in-form teams harbouring top six ambitions, the Hammers go into this match with just one defeat in the last eight, while the Swans’ have also suffered just one setback in their previous six league outings. Fantasy managers will of course be hoping that the 50% owned Gylfi Sigurdsson can help rescue the Gameweek with midfield returns, while Wilfried Bony will likely be auditioning as the potential Sergio Aguero replacement, once the City’s striker’s prognosis is confirmed.

Later today, Villa meet Leicester City in a midlands derby that, while bereft of Fantasy talent, could yet prove of interest with Christian Benteke now presenting an option up top. The Belgian returned to the scoresheet to earn the three points at Palace in midweek and, should he also put the Foxes to the sword, there’s little doubt that Benteke will be another name considered in the light of Aguero’s injury scare.

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

  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    Wow! I am MADE UP!!! 😀

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

      Well done Doos, great win. 🙂

      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
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        Ermm... he didn't actually play 😉

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 14 days ago

          😆 Indeed!!! 😉

        2. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 14 days ago

          He scored twice and got an assist.....

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
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            My beloved Noble is our only injury at the moment. 🙁

    2. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      Like bad fiction

    3. Think Tank
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      Great result, enjoy 🙂

    4. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      Congrats, looking good for your team!

    5. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
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      Great win. Go Carroll

    6. Christina.
      • 15 Years
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      Well done Dooster.

      Sakho or Carrol?

      Gametime an issue?

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 14 days ago

        Not unless I hear otherwise. Sikh!

        1. Christina.
          • 15 Years
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          Huh?

          Which one pops?

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            11 years, 14 days ago

            Predictive text! Sakho!

            1. Nabs Kebabs
              • 14 Years
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              Enner drops to the bench then??

    7. Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      Cant believe how good you guys actually are

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
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        We are JAAAMMM HOTTT!!! 😀

        1. Nabs Kebabs
          • 14 Years
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          🙂

    8. Bubz
      • 12 Years
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      Nice one Doos

    9. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
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      Too good to be true 😉

    10. Gaz Downright
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      • 15 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      i've spent the last 4 months in a parallel universe

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 14 days ago

        😆 But seriously, you guys need a decent manager.

        1. Gaz Downright
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          • 15 Years
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          I reckon we got a good manager... he has just inherited a bunch of problems

          the problem is rather the director of football who has spent 100 mill on almost nothing...

          give poc a couple of seasons

          1. Somalion
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 14 days ago

            Well perhaps Poch inherited a great team at Soton? 😉

            1. The Machine
              • 12 Years
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              Good players yes but tactically nowhere back then

              1. Somalion
                • 15 Years
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                Tactics were an issue I agree but I think Poch inherited a very capable side and, while he did very well with them, was a tad overrated following that. (As were certain Soton players I might add).

    11. leo_messi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      very good game,congrats!

  2. st4rt__
    • 11 Years
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    Would love a strikeforce of

    Costa | Sakho | Bony

  3. chrisjdgrady
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    Hi Sakho I'm finally getting you in

  4. Feanor
    • 16 Years
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    The Austin red was bad enough, but Fab's red card was just terrible.

    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      Eh...

    2. rudibryson
      • 11 Years
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      austins first yellow would have been a RED if it had anything to do with me , dirty B******

    3. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
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      ???

    4. owls on the up
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      tell me about it 3 redcards for me, captain injured after 6mins and a -4 total of 18 got clyne left but also got 12points sat on bench, unbelievable week!

  5. Nabs Kebabs
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    Downing in for baps?

    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
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      2 as it is

      1. Nabs Kebabs
        • 14 Years
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        Cheers mate

  6. davies
    • 11 Years
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    Rival got 1 point from that game when he had 3 players in it. 😆

  7. FPLEL
    • 11 Years
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    Another Siggy letdown..

    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 12 Years
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      please sell him

    2. Somalion
      • 15 Years
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      Did you watch the game? He was excellent.

      1. FPLEL
        • 11 Years
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        Yea I know, just no returns.. Won't be selling anytime soon.

      2. Nabs Kebabs
        • 14 Years
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        I wouldnt say excellent

        1. FPLEL
          • 11 Years
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          Well after the red he slowed down, but he was good.

    3. Holmes
      • 12 Years
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      What did you expect from him? Cant score goal/assists in every game -_-

      1. FPLEL
        • 11 Years
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        Hasty post? 😀

        1. Holmes
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 14 days ago

          Sorry, ignore 🙁

  8. Snikii
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    How many games does Fabianski miss? Is a keeper transfer for a -4 worth it, if I dont have anyone to play?

    1. Seb Wassell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      Just the one I believe

  9. Zeeco
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    Siggy to Silva in 2 weeks?

  10. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    Repost - bottom of last page:

    Good shout?

    Fabianski and Fabregas -> Guzan and Yaya (-4)

    Also own Azpi and Oscar

  11. Heels_Over_Head
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    On 28... with any bonus luck from Downing & Bony, I'll push over 30 for the week...

    ML leader who is in the top 10K is on 20 with Clyne & Aguero to play... will be curious if I manage to gain a little ground in this absolutely dreadful week

  12. Somalion
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    While it didn't really have any impact on my team since I don't own him, that Fab RC was an absolute dire decision.

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
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      I disagree.

      Refs should give more decisions like that to stop all this diving lark.

      Like Shearer on MOTD yesterday defending Barkley because there was a little bit of contact? Disgraceful.

      1. Somalion
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 14 days ago

        What does it have to do with diving, I don't follow?

        It was a Sakho handball followed by him missing an open net... Be different if Fab had really put him off but he got enough of a shot to hit the post, if it had been an inch to left it would have been in and no RC...

        1. Somalion
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 14 days ago

          I thought Barkley was disgraceful though, I agree.

          1. Wilshere Knowledge
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 14 days ago

            Because if Sakho goes to the floor when Fabianski hit him, it would have been a red card. Instead he tried to stay on his feet, but because he did he lost the opportunity because it sent him wide.

            The red card for taking down the last man is there as a replacement for a goal.

            1. Somalion
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 14 days ago

              Ah I see what you mean.

              And normally I agree with you but, could be wrong, Sakho handled the ball. That's a big issue I feel, fair enough the ref missed it but that's still a terrible decision in the end. If the linesman had called up a hand ball it would have been a free out.

              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 14 days ago

                Handled? They needed replay after replay - and they are still not sure! 😕

                1. Somalion
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 14 days ago

                  https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/534219510C1153393286195683328_307039902d6.1.1.1284301490081236392.mp4?versionId=fs.crlr26fjBDFT0B0NjqpUO3GEQZYrI

                  What do you make of it? Initially looks like shoulder but seems to propel the ball forward with his arm...

              2. Wilshere Knowledge
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 14 days ago

                Yeh, I've just seen the handball. Although, it wasn't intentional, so by the letter of the law it's not actually a handball. A difficult one for the officials that one.

                I just like refs giving fouls when a player stays on his feet.

                Like Ox against Southampton. He goes down, he gets a stonewall penalty, but he stays up and has a shot and loses out for his honesty.

                1. Somalion
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 14 days ago

                  I do genuinely agree with you, I prefer honest play like that. It's the handball stuff that has me a bit on edge with it all. It isn't intentional but it controls it in such a way that the ball is propelled away from Fab and I suppose one could argue forces the foul? If not it looks (this is all very sketchy of course) like the ball is going into Fab's chest...

  13. Gorky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    Can anyone top this?:

    Fabianski - Red Card
    Chambers - Red Card
    Taylor - Red Card
    Austin - Red Card
    Fabregas - Suspended
    Aguero - Dead
    Duff - Still Injured

    Awaiting news of Bertrand assassination...

    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      Nope, you win!

      Unlucky mate, that's ridiculous.

    2. Fitzy.
      • 14 Years
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      Taylor wasn't red-carded and is back this week.

      1. Timtastic03
        • 11 Years
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        Saylor

    3. mipola
      • 12 Years
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      😆

    4. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      I have Navas and Westwood.
      they are both fit 🙁

  14. Gaz Downright
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    • 15 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    @epicfail you around?

  15. Bubz
    • 12 Years
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    Doing Downing to Chadli in GW 12 wasn't one of my finer FPL moments.

  16. Sponge-worthy
    • 13 Years
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    It wasn't an own goal afterall?? Downing gets the assist? And the baps?

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
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      Why would it be an own goal? Was going in.

      1. Sponge-worthy
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 14 days ago

        Great! Didn't see it that Well. Kids were just climbing on top of me.

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
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      Definitely not an own goal.

  17. Christina.
    • 15 Years
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    Selling Downing last week and Bony this week worked a treat.

    lol

    1. Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
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      Lol

      Told you not to lose downing 🙂

      1. Christina.
        • 15 Years
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        😕

        1. Nabs Kebabs
          • 14 Years
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          Gw still going ok otherwise??

  18. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 12 Years
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    Another week with Downing benched, i should stop aiming for idiot of the year.

    1. Robbens Diving Instructor
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      Just play him every week

  19. ktk_interista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    Selection dilemma for Big Sam now. Who plays out of Sakho,Carrol and Valencia? Sakho and Carrol?

  20. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    Siggy and Kun to Sanchez and Costa for free?

    1. 1314
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      yup

  21. The Generalator
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    WC team, and yes I need to do it.
    Please can I have thoughts? this going on Kun being out for a while

    Guzan (Myhill)

    Chambers---Azpilicueta---Hutton---O'Shea---Wisdom

    Sánchez---Hazard---Yaya---Sigurdsson---(Boyd)

    Dzeko---Costa---Bony

    1. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      Drop chambers

    2. donkey73
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      I'm doing the same!

      Differences
      I picked pantillimon/green
      downgraded yaya (to ramsey till silva is back)
      so I could afford with the cash difference azpi-clichy-jagielka+hutton+3.9 in defs

  22. 1314
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    Repost : Valencia injured ?

  23. TeamSteam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    The only question is - will Sakho start every week? Surely?

    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      As long as he's scoring

  24. Somalion
    • 15 Years
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    #BFSOut #PardewOut

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
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      Maybe there's something to be said about these protests. They seem to work!

      1. Somalion
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 14 days ago

        Absolutely, great tactics 😉

    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
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      #Wengerin #Rodgerslifeappointment

      1. Somalion
        • 15 Years
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        #RodgersManagerOfTheYear #BalotelliBuyOfTheCentury

        #ChelseaInvincible

        1. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
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          #OneNilToTheArsenal

          1. Somalion
            • 15 Years
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            😀

        2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
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          #davewhelanforUN

          1. Somalion
            • 15 Years
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            😆

  25. AH 🙂
    • 11 Years
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    Who would you get now :
    A) Yaya
    B) Sanchez .

    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      Sanchez

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      B

  26. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    Wow. I can get eleven out next week and save the transfer....

    Forster
    Naylor clyne Baines azpi
    Sanchez. Hazard. Boyd. Navas. Westwood
    Bony

    What a pile of shite

  27. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    gonna be hard to decide between bony/tekkers/sakho 😕

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
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      Carroll all day for me

  28. Mid-Table Obscurity
    • 14 Years
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    it would be great if both the hammers and saints managed to end up in the top four

  29. RyanC
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    Hmm. Thinking about next week already.

    Current team:

    Fabianski* (McCarthy)
    Azpi Cresswell Chambers* (Clyne, Duff*)
    Hazard Sanchez Siggy Downing (Boyd)
    Aguero* Austin* Costa

    1.4 in the bank.

    I have the exact cash to do this:

    Fabianski > Hart
    Chambers > Baines
    Downing > Yaya
    Aguero > Sakho

    Not too happy taking Downing out but I think City attacking cover is crucial. Plus Sakho looked good when he came on today. I'd bench Austin next week.

    All that for a -8. Seriously considering.

    Any suggestions?

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 14 days ago

      I'll wait for the definite verdict on Agueros injury before shipping.

  30. toaster
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 14 days ago

    Front 8 of:

    Fabregas Sanchez Yaya Downing Siggy

    Bony Benteke Sakho

    Look OK?