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28 December 2014 2842 comments
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Here we go again, then. Less than 48 hours after Gameweek 18 got underway, the next round of fixtures is already thrust upon us – with only a handful of official news updates yesterday, though, we are mainly left to assess the lay of the land after Friday’s fixtures.

Phil Jagielka (hamstring) and Tim Howard (calf) are both likely to miss Everton’s trip to Newcastle after the pair was forced off with injuries in the home loss to Stoke. Kevin Mirallas and John Stones will be assessed after the duo sustained knocks in Friday’s 1-0 defeat. Mo Besic is hoping to shrug off an illness in time, though Steven Naismith is set to serve a one-match ban after topping off the Suspension Tightrope.

Olivier Giroud serves the first of a three-match ban as Arsenal head to West Ham this afternoon after his Boxing Day dismissal at home to QPR. Laurent Koscielny “has a chance” of making the match, though Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain “has an ever smaller chance” after missing Friday’s match with a groin problem.

Marouane Fellaini is ruled out of Man United’s trip to Spurs with a broken rib, whilst Adnan Januzaj is set miss out through illness. United are awaiting scans on the pelvic problem that forced Angel Di Maria out of Friday’s win over Newcastle. Judging by Ashley Young’s Instagram account, it seems Luke Shaw is back in the squad for the trip to White Hart Lane.

Gabby Agbonlahor will miss Aston Villa’s home encounter with Sunderland due to suspension. The forward earned his fifth yellow of the season away to Swansea and will serve a one-match ban.

Mark Hughes will check on Bojan (back) and Phil Bardsley (calf) ahead of the derby visit of West Brom, whilst Ryan Shawcross is expected to start despite picking up a head knock at Everton.

Fraizer Campbell is a doubt as managerless Palace travel to London neighbours QPR just 24 hours after the dismissal of Neil Warnock. The forward limped off just after the break in Friday’s home loss to Southampton.

Leicester’s Jamie Vardy is also unavailable after earning his fifth caution of the campaign in Gameweek 18, whilst Andy King has been ruled out with the knock that forced him off against Spurs.

Brad Jones is likely to miss Liverpool’s home clash with Swansea after being forced off with a thigh injury in the first-half of Friday’s win at Burnley. Simon Mignolet is set to return to the starting XI after being dropped due to poor form in recent weeks.

Stevan Jovetic and Vincent Kompany could return for City’s home clash with Burnley, according to reports. The former has stepped up his recovery from another hamstring problem and was an unused sub in Friday’s win at West Brom.

Andrew Robertson is a doubt for Hull due to a hamstring problem. James Chester misses the visit of Leicester through suspension, whilst Jake Livermore returns after serving a similar one-match ban.

Carl Jenkinson is unavailable to face parent club Arsenal at Upton Park later today, whilst Sam Allardyce still has doubts over James Tomkins’ ongoing hamstring problem.

All this and more has now been updated in the Team News section ahead of this morning’s deadline. Keep an eye on our official Twitter Stream as breaking news unfolds.

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

    Just switched captain from Austin to Silva (c) 😎

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

      It's Burnley FFS.

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      1. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        What about switching from Austin to Zabaleta?

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

          I did actually think about that.

          CS + assist + bap = 10pts

          I'll take that....

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

      Then I'll switch my captain back to Austin. 😉

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    3. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Now I want to make the switch

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

        http://www.instructables.com/id/how-to-make-a-homemade-ONOFF-switch/

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

          Bookmarked cheers

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

        Too or from Silva?

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

          To..Well you are the superior player 🙂

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

            😮

            Just the extra CS point & goal point swings it for me.....plus Palace will put up a better fight than Burnley

            Easy money 😛

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    4. Shrimp On The Barb
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      You just made me switch. ARRGHHHH

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      1. Elfozzie 42
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        The problem with Silva is that the goals can come from anywhere for City. Yaya, Nasri, Zab, Lamps, etc. Maybe even Jovetic if he gets a run out. So say City win 3-0 which seems reasonable, what are the chances that Silva will get those goals?

        Of the 39 City have scored, Silva has 5 goals + 3 assists (e.g. involved in c.20% of goals)
        Obviously he's been injured a bit, so cut that down to the 12 games that he's been in, there have been 25 goals scored, meaning Silva has been involved in 32% of goals.

        Assuming a 3-0 win then, you could reasonably expect that Silva would score or assist in at least one goal.

        (If you wanted to go absolutely macro you could say, what's the ratio without Aguero? In this case it's 3 matches player, 7 goals scored of which Silva scored 3 and assisted 1 - hence a ratio of c.57% involvement but the sample size is small).

        On the flip side for QPR, Austin is their target - if they score (and you have to fancy they will vs a rudderless Palace out of form) then it's far more likely he'll get the points.
        In the 21 goals QPR have score, Austin has 12 goals and 3 assists.
        Of the 16 games he's played in, he's been involved in 15 out of 20 goals. In other words he's been involved in 75% of goals or almost 1 goal per game.

        Assume a result like 2-1 and that QPR will score at least 2 against Palace and you've got to expect that Austin will score at least one.

        Of course there are lies, damn lies and statistics AND there's the factor of an extra point per goal and point for clean sheet (which you'd have to expect City will claim) affecting things, but on goal-involvement alone it's hard to look further than Austin.

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    5. Walkitin
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yup... Me too! Kiss of death sorry 🙂

      Any thoughts on who to bench? Kane, Downing, Siggy, Hazard?

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

        Siggy.....

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

    Anyone else captaining Costa?

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    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yes. All the dead and casual teams

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

      I actually think he won't start. Just me but reckon they'll start with Drogba and then if winning bring on Remy, if not Costa...

      Caveat - I am often wrong....

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

        Or drogba comes on at 60min

        Chelski need to lead man City

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

        I think it is a tough fixture for them and Mourinho has got to start with him

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    3. Marty McFly
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I took him out for Benteke 😀

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  3. Pilko's Pump Pants
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    A. Siggy > Sterling
    B. Krul > Hart

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

      B if you don't have another GK.

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      1. Pilko's Pump Pants
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I've got Fabianski, but they've got 2 away fixtures and look unlikely to keep a CS

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

          I'm not convinced goalkeepers are worth transfers to be honest, because they often make up for tough fixtures with save points.

          So on that basis, I would do A, although I'm a fan of Siggy.

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

            And I love the name! 😀

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          2. Pilko's Pump Pants
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            It's a FT so no hits involved if I do it

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

              Yeh, but transfers are a valuable commodity.

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  4. fishnil
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Whom to bench? Front 8

    Fab, yaya, Silva, Sanchez, downing
    Costa, Austin, Kane.

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

      not Downing

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    2. Pilko's Pump Pants
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Downing, but it's a tough call

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    3. Blonde Faith
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Costa. He's gonna be on a resta 😉

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    4. Emp
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      fab

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    5. Granville
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      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I would probably bench fabregas

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  5. Mumm-Ra
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Guzan
    Azpi Clyne Skrtel
    Sanchez Mirallas Hazard Downing
    Austin(c) Carroll Costa

    Wisdom, Siggi, Bruce, Myhill

    Gone balls out with the Carroll diff but any thoughts?

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  6. donkey73
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Are we gonna learn the lineups of TOT-MUN before the deadline?

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    1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I am. You're not.

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    2. Shrimp On The Barb
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      yep 🙂

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    3. donkey73
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      someone?

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

        yes

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

    Post your GW predictions here! 😎

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/12/28/the-weekend-team-news-148/?hc_page=19#hc_comment_9311416

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  8. Jimbo123
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Right, I'm really torn between Naylor and Chambers?

    Anyone got any thoughts?

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

      Naylor

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  9. Quinny___
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Whats looking likely a Swansea Cleany or a Sunderland Cleany ? 😀

    Just my bench other

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

      Neither , Sunderland more likely

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

      no chance for swansea. sunderland possibly but i don't think they will.

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

        No chance? Against a struggling liverpool with no striker? I think its likely. Albeit its away from home so maybe your right 😀

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

    How am I looking, gents?

    Hart
    Baines, Terry, Hutton
    Sanchez, Yaya (vc), Hazard, Downing
    Benteke, Austin (c), Kane

    Bench: Gilks, Siggy, Naylor, Wisdom
    2.3 ITB

    Thanks in advance.

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    1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Very arousing.

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    2. Mohit20
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      g2g

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  11. Mohit20
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    choose one to bench siggi downing kane!!

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

      siggy

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  12. Point Magnets
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone cpnsidering taking Hazard out with his back to back away games and poor away record?

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    1. Point Magnets
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      considering*

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    2. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Already have. For a hit. Sterling inm

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

        Go Girl

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    3. Del Griffith
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      no way

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    4. Mohit20
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      already did that to bring silva as i was having costa and azpi for the chelsea cover but i would get him back after yyt leaves for acon

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

      Na.

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    6. Quinny___
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Nope. Hazard is a season keeper. I dont waste transfers on season keepers.

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    7. Marty McFly
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      It depends on your buying and selling price IMO, and how you're going to go about getting him back in for the NEW game.

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

    Reading this forum fills me with that sickening feeling of inevitablity.

    Sorry lads and lasses. It is clear that Austin and Silva will both blank.

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

      This...... switches to Sanchez (c) 😎

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

      This

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

      Yaya is the man
      He's due his first Hattie this season.

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  14. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Yaya or Sterling (c)?

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    1. Shrimp On The Barb
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yaya

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  15. 3 years & counting
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Who to captain?

    A) Silva
    B) Austin
    C) Neither

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

      c

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

      C
      Yaya

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    3. Marty McFly
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      See my detailed post on pg 21 😉

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  16. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    1FT and £1.0 ITB

    A) Ivanovic to Zabaleta
    B) Chambers to Hutton
    C) Siggy and Chambers => Milner and Mangala/Demi (-4)

    I have no City cover

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  17. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    In the last 8 matches Burnley have only conceded 9 goals. Period

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

      until they play man city

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

      They'll double that today.

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

    Eriksen has been getting points without me even realising, just seen he's in the Overall Dreamteam too. You barely see any teams on here with him though

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

      I've had him for 3 weeks (Chadli > Eriksen) and he's done me well, but you never have full confidence in him. Keeping at least this week, but there's only a mill difference between him and Silva

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

      Just took him out for Silva but intendbto get him back in Jan WC if not before

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  19. Puzzle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Baines + Siggy -> Hutton + Silva. 2FT.

    Any reason not to?

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

      Nope

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  20. Point Magnets
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard to Silva worth a hit?

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

      no

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    2. Marty McFly
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Definitely not.

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

      Many have done it and I've considered it.
      But you need him to be getting double figures again to benefit.

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  21. Scoredelario
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    What are the week's hottest questions? I intend to post them up post match, with some sarcastic remarks to underline just how stupid we all are

    A) captain Austin or Silva

    What else?

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

      Should we ditch Hazard?

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

      Hazard to Silva?

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  22. Point Magnets
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard to Sterling or Silva?

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

      Silva
      But I wouldn't do it

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  23. Matt
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Here's my predicament, I have three solid choices of who to captain in my head: Austin, Costa, Zabaleta (don't have Silva).

    Now if I were chasing, then I'd be tempted to go with Costa/Zabaleta, and if I was leading I would go with Austin. My rank is 32k, so I'm not in the lead by a long shot, but I am winning my mini-league. Do you think chasing the overall pack warrants captaining Costa/Zabaleta or should I play safe and captain Austin? My ML rival doesn't even have Austin, so that's a bonus already.....

    I hate this time of the week

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    1. That Fantasy Guy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      What's your gut say?

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

        Don't captain Austin because he's playing Palace. Captain Costa because goals.

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    2. Marty McFly
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I'd captain Austin over any defender or Costa (rest).

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  24. Prateik7m
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    hutton chambers ivano
    hazard sanchez eriksen silva siggy
    costa benteke

    Kane dummet wisdon

    should I replace someone from the bench?

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

      I would play Kane over siggy. Not so good at form and Kane at home and in form .

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

        *away

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  25. That Fantasy Guy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Team good to go?

    --------------------------Hart---------------------------------
    --------Hutton - Azpilicueta - zabaleta ---------
    --- Hazard - downing - sanchez -silva(v/c) --------
    -------- Kane - Austin (c) - rooney -----------------

    Bench elliot -vwisdom - clyne - Marney
    Thanks

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

      Almost the exact same as myself. Looks good 😉

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

      Very similar to mine! You're set my man

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  26. Jimbo123
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Does nobody else have the dilemma of owning both Chambers and Naylor ???

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

      Yep
      Naylor on the bench for me. Starting chambers

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

        Think chambers will start?

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  27. Sean.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    For me it's between Yaya and Silva for the captaincy now

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

      Yaya here

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

    People are really struggling today with having such a good front 8. Giving yourselves such needless headaches. This is why (I think anyway) you need a 5th mid bench fodder. I.e. A Boyd etc.
    People benching Kane - Spurs top scorer against a weak Utd defence. Bony - a proven goal scorer vs a shaky Liverpool defence. I've even seen someone mention benching Hazard.

    Craziness.
    5th bench fodder midfielder required, else you give yourself a difficult headache moment every week and after all the games are played post "ahh I had XX on the bench"

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  29. CunkOnFPL
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Chambers ➡ Zaba

    worth the hit?

    won't field an XI if Chambers is benched.
    Also Zaba rising, Chambo falling

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  30. toxik
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Bench Kane Nasri Siggy

    Currently have Siggy on bench.

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

      I benched Siggs.
      Away from not great.

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