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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. Joga Bonito®
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Is Vertonghen worth a look now? Started his last few games and scored big this week.

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      always a class player. also looks to me like he nailed his spot now.

    2. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Get Davies if you want a Spurs defender.

    3. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      are spurs getting cleanies regularly?

      are their fixtures plum through the January WC?

  2. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    as long as siggy stays quiet on my bench, dont really care if its 1-1 5-1 or 7-7

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Why would you bench Sigmeister?!! Dear god!

  3. Griezlad
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Aguero + Naismith -> Rooney Bojan or Costa Bojan

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      oooooh..... the return of the bojan to these boards....

      nice player but reverse OOP and fixtures are not easy

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

    Lads, haven't been on here for a few days but would mightily appreciate some advice.

    Fabianski (Elliot*)
    Baines Terry Wisdom (Hutton Caulker)
    Sanchez Yaya Hazard Siggy Downing
    Aguero* Kane (Austin*)

    2FT 0.4itb

    I'm happy to bench Austin this GW (in fact I was going to do that anyways), so these are the only two alternatives I see with my FT's as I'm happy with the rest of my team:

    A) Aguero>Costa/other striker
    B) Elliot>4.0

    What would you suggest?

    1. rickardinho
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      In B I would play 451 while waiting for Aguero to get better, and save the 2nd FT.

    2. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Aguero to Costa

      play Fabianski

      1. rickardinho
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Cheers

  5. Heels_Over_Head
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    so what is the history of pre-season bandwagons that fail then actually revitalizing mid-season... bojan, part two, feels kind of new (compared to utter failures of years gone by)

    1. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Bojan is a kid with huge talent and very very fragile confidence, has always been the way with him. If he is maturing a bit (remember, despite all this flop talk he is only 24) then we could be seeing a really classy player emerging.

      Huge credit to Hughes, took a big gamble on him.

  6. Rafabio
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Costa #Essential

    http://i.imgur.com/qvHB5ZT.png

  7. Fin
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Another interesting stat concerning Dzeko is that Jovetic has never made it past the 80th minute mark in the league this season.

    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Yaya is the obvious option with Aguero out, if you want to double up then I suppose Dzeko is better than Jovetic.

  8. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Aguero and Austin to Dzeko and Jovetic too punty?

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Charlie back in in a fortnight

    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      jovetic? at least 10 better options...

  9. NorwichCityLad
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    How do most of you here pick you team when making a transfer ??? Form or fixtures just interested I need to win mini league I'm fairly new to this

    1. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Both and look at the members area for stats to see if they back up the points they've been scoring.

  10. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Dave Whelan

    “When I was growing up we used to call the Chinese ‘chingalings’.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/wigan-athletic/11275095/Wigan-Athletic-chairman-Dave-Whelan-apologises-for-anti-semitic-comments-though-risks-further-censure.html

    Dave - I know it's only "old person racism" but stop digging mate.

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Mackay feeling right at home though

    2. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Dave Whelan is really p1ssing me off

      Hope FA throw the book at

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

    Bony goal

  12. Reedy
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    BONY! 😀

  13. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Benteke or Valencia?

  14. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Bony goal

  15. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Bony-wagon

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Already on it.

  16. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    YES BONY

  17. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Bony goal, Montero assist.

    Siggy with the pass to MOntero

  18. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Come on Bony

  19. AH 🙂
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    WHAT A GOAL BONYYY

  20. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    BONY I LOVE YOUUUUUUU

    YOU CAN BANG ME BIRD

    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Why do you call Bony "Bird"?

  21. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Bonyyyy

  22. Jax
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    montero assist

  23. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Boooooooony

  24. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Montero assist

  25. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Get in you beauty 😀

  26. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Siggy assisting the assist 🙁

  27. Rafinho
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Siggy's just too good

  28. The Machine
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Hate bony

    1. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Me too. I chose Giroud instead of him then couldn't afford him so got Benteke.

  29. AH 🙂
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Bony #Essential #God

  30. The Chosen One...
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    I'll say it for all: Should have captained Bony