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8 December 2014 2352 comments
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A disappointing Gameweek 15 finally comes to its conclusion this evening as Southampton brace themselves for the visit of in-form Man United. Louis van Gaal’s side roll up to St Mary’s on the back of four successive wins and will be looking to take advantage of their injury-hit hosts.

Despite the loss of Angel Di Maria to a hamstring complaint, United will be confident of another victory after Wayne Rooney recovered from a knee problem late last week. The Red Devils skipper has scored in each of his last two league appearances and has the chance to stake a claim as a possible replacement for Sergio Aguero in our three-man frontlines tonight.

Robin van Persie, Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini have all been amongst the goals in the last two matches and have the platform to cement a place in Fantasy managers’ thoughts ahead of Gameweek 16.

For the Saints, Ronald Koeman faces a tough task to steady the ship. Southampton have lost each of the last two without finding the net, and with the likes of Morgan Schneiderlin, Jack Cork and Toby Alderweireld ruled out, a ninth clean sheet of the season looks hard to come by.

The misfiring Graziano Pelle – still owned by 22% of Fantasy Premier League managers – attempts to score for the first time in seven Gameweeks this evening, whilst the inconsistent Dusan Tadic may struggle to improve upon a record which has seen him blank in 10 of his 14 league appearances.

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  1. Sponge-worthy
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Pelle is clown in finnish.

    1. Sponge-worthy
      11 years, 11 months ago

      This deserved the top!

      1. Woy of the Wovers
        11 years, 11 months ago

        The big top. Badum tsh!!!

  2. Punty
    11 years, 11 months ago

    God I hope Koeman beats LvG.. cmon Southampton!!

  3. mojoindojo
    11 years, 11 months ago

    No assist methinks

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

      Will be

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

    Ok ref - blow it up now

  5. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 11 months ago

    soft goal to concede

    1. daveoafc77
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Was certainly coming though

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

      soft defence

  6. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Uniteds own fault for just allowing them play in front of goal like that

  7. icywrists23
    11 years, 11 months ago

    FINALLY PELLE

    AFTER HOLDING ON TO HIM FINALLY PAYS OFF

    TOO BAD I DROPPED TADIC THIS WEEK AND HE FINALLY GETS AN ASSIST SMH OH WELL. LOL I HAD A FEELING HE WOULD DO SOMETHING AFTER I DROPPED HIM

    1. Miracallas
      11 years, 11 months ago

      OK THANKS

    2. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
      11 years, 11 months ago

      dear god, hold off the caps man.

    3. Woy of the Wovers
      11 years, 11 months ago

      shush

      1. icywrists23
        11 years, 11 months ago

        ARE YOU GUYS MAD ? MUST HAVE DROPPED PELLE LOL.

    4. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Do you have to shout like that?

    5. Seb Wassell
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Unlock those caps

    6. World XI
      11 years, 11 months ago

      ARE YOU HARD OF HEARING?

    7. Epic Fail
      11 years, 11 months ago

      It hasn't paid off.

    8. MadridistaRants
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Calm down mate

  8. Joshhwa
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Best replacement for Agüero?
    Already have Costa and Bony

    1. Seb Wassell
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Rooney perhaps? Sakho?

    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Rvp or pelle

      *not really

    3. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Dzeko or Rooney.

      1. Joshhwa
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Im feeling dzeko aswell with these next few fixtures for city, either dzeko or Lukaku

  9. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Hahahahaha

    Tadic and RVP to Costa and Eriksen for a hit

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 11 months ago

      😆

    2. The Machine
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Oh dear. I remember approving that 🙁

    3. Optimus.
      11 years, 11 months ago

      😛

      Who you getting rid of this gw?

    4. Costa in Wengerland
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Did Tadic to Eriksen

  10. Bubz
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Has an assist been given? Seemed to take a ginormous deflection off a defender before falling to Pelle

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 11 months ago

      But it was a shot.

      1. Bubz
        11 years, 11 months ago

        oh yeah

    2. Miracallas
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I think it will be

    3. Woy of the Wovers
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Ginormous is not in the FPL rules.

    4. 4vets
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Given

  11. Kevtheotter
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Guzan
    Baines Chambers* Clyne
    Hazard Siggy Downing Yaya Boyd
    Costa Aguero*

    McCarthy Yun Bruce Austin*

    1FT 0.7 ITB

    Chambers and Aguero--->

    A) Terry/Azlipacueta and Rooney
    B) Terry/Azlipacueta and Dzeko
    C) something else?

    Chees

  12. A guy
    11 years, 11 months ago

    I'm really that that went in, United are getting quite annoying with their new park the bus tactics, against Arsenal and again today (so far).

    1. A guy
      11 years, 11 months ago

      really happy**

  13. HuttonDressedasLahm
    11 years, 11 months ago

    No CSs 🙂

    1. Declan
      11 years, 11 months ago

      😎

  14. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 11 months ago

    How does this sqaud look (for a -4) ?

    Foster Elliot
    Baines Azp N Taylor Hutton Duff
    Sig Sanchez Yaya Fab Downing
    Sakho Costa Austin

  15. Black Knights
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Tadic's first contribution in 7 games. 'But his stats are so brilliant, he's a season keeper'.

    1. Mull
      11 years, 11 months ago

      No one has been saying that though.

      1. Black Knights
        11 years, 11 months ago

        I've seen more than one season keeper comment, even up until the deadline this weekend.

      2. Black Knights
        11 years, 11 months ago

        In fact, my most recent history has someone saying it today.

  16. Zasa
    11 years, 11 months ago

    His hair, combed by the god themselves

    1. Bolivian Seaman
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Combed? how dare you, it's made of plastic

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Well done tadic holders

    1. daveoafc77
      11 years, 11 months ago

      There's more than one?

    2. Not Irish
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Not an assist.

  18. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
    11 years, 11 months ago

    This goal had to happen. Feck.

  19. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Tadic goal now to wrap up 3 baps and 13 pointer 🙂

  20. Optimus.
    11 years, 11 months ago

    At least only dead teams have Pelle..

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Or brain dead managers

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I wish that was the case ....... sigh.

  21. Pinky and Brain
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Don't get Wanyama a fecking 5th yellow card. I need you next week! Beg you

    1. RÏɠBY
      11 years, 11 months ago

      that was a close one

  22. RÏɠBY
    11 years, 11 months ago

    didn't realise mata was playing :p

  23. Declan
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Donkey Long

  24. Piggs Boson
    11 years, 11 months ago

    I blame the formation. It's never worked for United.

    1. Declan
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I blame the players

      1. The Machine
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Blame the manager

    2. Captain Shirokov
      11 years, 11 months ago

      But filoshofee

  25. LewanGOALski
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Wisdom or Pocognoli ?

    1. A guy
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Wisdom

  26. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Tadic assist given

    1. Not Irish
      11 years, 11 months ago

      WTF that was a shot all the way.

      1. LewanGOALski
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Doesn't matter

        1. Not Irish
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Yes it does. It took a big deflection too.

  27. Captain Shirokov
    11 years, 11 months ago

    United are a shambles.

  28. Woy
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Hazard & Costa > pelle & tadic (-16)

  29. Bobby
    11 years, 11 months ago

    How many good teams have pelle still?

  30. Punty
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Long come on..!