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28 December 2014 2817 comments
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Sunday’s final match takes place at St James’ Park as out-of-sorts duo Newcastle and Everton go head-to-head.

Having ended Chelsea’s unbeaten start to the season, Alan Pardew’s side have subsequently lost each of their last three, though in Papiss Cisse, they have a forward in form – the Senegal striker took his tally to eight for the campaign by spoiling United’s clean sheet on Friday afternoon. We’ll also be keeping an eye on our Spot the Differential pick Moussa Sissoko – the Frenchman has scored or assisted in three of the last four in front of his own fans.

The Toffees have lost three of their last four as second-season syndrome kicks in under Roberto Martinez. A run of eight matches without a clean sheet has persuaded many Fantasy managers to look for alternatives to Leighton Baines – the visitors’ chances of keeping out their opponents have been dealt a blow after Tim Howard and Phil Jagielka were ruled out through injury. Further up the pitch, Martinez has dropped Romelu Lukaku, Ross Barkley and Kevin Mirallas to the bench as he shuffles his pack to deal with the festive schedule.

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  1. mason419
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    What happend to yaya?

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

    Demi, what is up,with Yaya, you said he was injured?

  3. mojoindojo
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Chambers --> Terry

    or someone else?

    1. Mattymo23
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Gonna do the same myself

      1. mojoindojo
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers!

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

    For those like me, who had assumed Yaya was just rested:

    Pellegrini: Yaya had a "muscle injury" but has a chance for New Year's Day.

    https://twitter.com/StuBrennanMEN/status/549254069911834624

    1. beric
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yaya to silva might be on the cards afterall!

    2. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      hmmm.

      Might just sell him anyway.

    3. Henry Hill
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Pellegrini could be just saving face after resting him backfired badly.

      1. Demí
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Maybe

      2. Who Let The Dirk Kuyt?
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        If it was rest, pretty sure Toure would have been on the bench at least

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

      It was on Man City's Twitter that he was rested actually but MEN and Jamie Jackson said minor injury. Meh probably (c) him anyway as he's unlikely to have a cameo.

      1. Demí
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Maybe rested as a precaution.

    5. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Pellegrini likes risking players so I reckon he'll play.

      1. mgilbert86
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        no reason not to as he loses him to ACON anyway, drain whatever last bit he can out of him

    6. Ludo
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      He would say that after the result...

    7. KISSES
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers

    8. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      good find. cheers for looking. another gem.

  5. A guy
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    When are the Africans off to the Cup of Nations?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Before GW21

      1. A guy
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        thanks. I thought they were leaving on Jan 1 and transfered Bony out yestarday for a hit -.-

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 16 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Bony plays GW20 if allowed.
          Plenty sold Bony.

  6. Henry Hill
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Look how offside Boyd was for his goal:

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B59HGS1IgAAYEoE.jpg

    Laughable decision, it's not even borderline!

    1. mgilbert86
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      horrible

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        That is shocking. The refs and linesmen are ridiculously SHOCKING at their jobs !!!!

    2. Solenya
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      That lucky jammy b@st@rd 😡

    3. VougieDipond
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      miles onside, great goal

    4. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Writing to FPL towers to get the goal removed. 😉

  7. flippetyflop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    3.8 million in the bank what should I do with this mob?

    Forster (mccarthy)

    Baines Azpi Taylor (wisdom) (moore)

    Hazard Yaya Eriksen Siggy (Boyd)

    Costa benteke austin

  8. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Heaton 4m

    Clyne Azpi Baines Zabaleta Yun
    Silva Sanchez Siggy Downing Fabregas
    Kane Austin Costa
    0.6m ITB .
    What should be my next move ??

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Sort out that 4 point defence.

      1. 1314
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        any suggestion ?

        1. El Cube
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Burnley has decent fixtures. I can see them getting few clean sheet.

          Might be a nice option to transfer out Yun, if you want to.

  9. Woy of the Wovers
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Clyne theory. Protected from suspension.

    1. Ludo
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Why rest him for one match to prevent him from missing another. What's the difference?

      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        This is the common sense reason. Also he's more needed against Chelsea than Arsenal

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

      Sure I heard the commentator say he'd cut his foot or something?! Not being a troll btw as I'm sure that's what I heard.

  10. Ibralicious
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    If you play 3 defenders and 1 doesn't start and ur first sub 1 is a mid, then does sub 2 autosub in? :/

    1. leo_messi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      yes

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

      Yer, have to have minimum 3 refs on the field, if subbed defenders are available.

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

        Defs*

        Although, 3 refs might just help with some of the terrible calls today.

    3. Ibralicious
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ahh ok thanks lads

  11. El Cube
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Well, at least Baines get an assist. With Hutton and Pantilimon both getting clean sheet im not doing that bad.

    Could do better though.

    1. mgilbert86
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      stats are horrendous last 8 gameweeks

      1. El Cube
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Been asking myself this past few weeks, why the heck did i keep him in my team.

        Hope he can rediscover his form in the next few games.

  12. alltheboys
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    any chance of sterling being rested tomorrow?

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

      nope. they need him and they had an extra day to recover from last game.

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Slim

    3. mgilbert86
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      mario back, maybe

  13. BantamPhil
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Liverpool - Swansea predictions?

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

      Sterling hat trick. 4-1

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I need Sterling to score to win my MOTM

    2. mgilbert86
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      1-1 or 1-0

      1. ejaknian
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        siggy assist, sterling yellow card

  14. FantaCity
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Cup opponent has same score pre and post baps, & has the same person coming off the bench. is it decided on rank (i win) or No. of transfers (he wins) ??

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Most goals wins

      1. FantaCity
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        ...and if that's the same too?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 16 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Team goals conceded

    2. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Goals scored if that's the same goals conceded from defence and GK and then a virtual coin toss.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Whole team, not defence.

        1. Obi Wan Elokobi
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          I never knew that. What a joke that is.

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 16 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            1 team could have more/less defenders. 11 vs 11 is fairest.

        2. FantaCity
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          actually, does that include players who didn't play and/or benched players - it's that close

    3. Lyonnais
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      1. most goals scored GW
      2. fewest goals conceded GW
      3. virtual coin toss

    4. FantaCity
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks all, crikey I think it comes down to just the keeper goals conceeded, which means I lose 🙁

  15. Konig Luther
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    no bonus for silva and just 2 for hutton... 🙁

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

      vlaar got booked though. don't you lose points for that?

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

      You have Silva and Hutton

      Thank the gods

  16. fitzy
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    27 with Siggy Bony and Taylor left pre baps.

    What a horrible week.

    On the brightside Wasilewski came good when I needed him to.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Wasi the legend.

  17. Clam. ☘️
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    32 points at 30k. Expect to fall to approx 45k. Seem realistic?

    1. SW6
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Not so bad probably

      1. Clam. ☘️
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        40k?

    2. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      32 points is high. Probably a green arrow.

      1. Clam. ☘️
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Highly doubt that. Small red at best IMO. We'll see anyway!

    3. LOCO ABREU
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      38k

      1. Clam. ☘️
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Nice! Better than expected 😀

  18. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Lost my cup tie due to kouyate sub for my opponent. 🙁

    1. Barry Woj
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ouch that's unlucky! I lost mine to a dead team with Terry (C) last gameweek so I feel your pain.

      1. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah. It sucks

  19. mgilbert86
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    one thing i don't understand is why you can't change the armband in FPL among players who haven't played yet

    1. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Needs to stay that way some people unable to change during games cause of time zone.

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

      Too complicated. It's perfect as it is.

  20. A guy
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Huttinho's my MVP this GW, anyone else?

    1. Game...Blouses
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      The game week's not over ;). Sterling(C)

    2. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Same. Brought him in for Baines.

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

    Chambers v former team next...am getting rid. he'll prob start and score the winner.

    1. mojoindojo
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Just shipped him out for Terry

  22. Jonny Sutt
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    No bps for silva?

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

      nope. got booked.

      1. Jonny Sutt
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        This guy is the bonus point deflector

  23. Dont give a fuchs
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Who should I bring in for Duff? have 0.5 ITB. really pissed with having Azpi, Zaba, Hutton, Duff and Yun as my 5 defenders. 2 of them with rotation risk and the other two injured.

    1. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      O'shea?

      1. Dont give a fuchs
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        tough fixtures, MCI, LIV and TOT.

    2. Daniel Exeter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Liverpool defence maybe

  24. Game...Blouses
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Are hits taken off of the GW score? My cup rival and I are close but he made 2 trades this week.

    1. fitzy
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      The winner (the team with the highest gameweek score minus any transfer points), will progress to the second round and another random draw, the losers are out! This process continues until the final Gameweek when the two remaining teams contest the cup final.

      Yes his hits count for the cup

  25. drughi
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    yes no bap for silva

  26. leo_messi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    no baps for Silva and 2 for Hutton right now....

    1. Esalman
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Really? Silva should get 1 I guess..

  27. faux_C
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Already thinking about next GW, planning to save the FT, unless I'm missing something obvious:

    Guzan
    Zabaleta, Baines, Dummett
    Sterling, Silva, Hazard, Downing
    Austin, Kane, Costa

    Foster, Mata, Azpi, Wisdom

    1. QueefParkRangers
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Azpi is rotated, could be good week to replace him with Cahill or Terry?

  28. @ocprodigy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    One of my money league rivals has Quinn (-1), his THIRD sub, coming on. I can't imagine how fuming he is.

    1. leo_messi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      same here,but he was his 2 sub 🙂

  29. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Worst decision of my season....
    Not getting Boyd like the rest of you lucky twunts 😉

    1. beric
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Whats luuuuck got to do, got to do with it

    2. @ocprodigy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Tbf, the only time I've had my fifth midfielder come on (Marney) - it hasn't been a GW where Boyd has scored.

      That said, Boyd owners are getting so lucky he only scores when a big player is out.

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Exactly

    3. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      *this
      When ditching Albrighton as 5th mid , I looked at Marney and Boyd, and chose Marney due to him having played more minutes .....

  30. Esalman
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    What would be the best value bench to have using January wildcard, 1gk+2def+1mid?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Depends on money. Reserve keeper, Boyd and 2 fillers.

    2. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Pants, Hutton and Wisdom, Downing or Boyd.