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With winter Wildcards in play, we turn our focus on three in-form midfielders in our second members article of the week. Christian Eriksen, Santi Cazorla and Oscar were all amongst the goals in Gameweek 22 and are more or less identically priced in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) – the former pair set you back 8.2, whilst the Chelsea man is slightly more expensive at 8.3.

With Alexis Sanchez and Eden Hazard looking nailed on for most Fantasy managers, the trio are vying for a spot as the third pricey midfielder in many plans right now. As more look to restructure their sides ahead of the Gameweek 23 deadline in ten days’ time, we assess their recent matches and delve into the data over their last six appearances.

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  1. Sess!
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Didn't even realise there was a debate going on about these three.

    1. Timtastic03
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      This

      1. Timtastic03
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Useful all the same. I think Fan will be in the hole vs City

        1. Timtastic03
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Fab*

        2. Sess!
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          If only fabregas played in the hole every game.

    2. Declan
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Santi and Oscar are becoming popular WC picks

      1. Sess!
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Oscar would be a decent bet if it wasn't the fact for terry, hazard, costa, fabregas. Cazorla is intriguing, but pens have contributed to a lot if his points recently.

    3. Numb
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      No contest unless you are looking at just last week.

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

    Hmmm. Not one of the Maestro's best ... 😕

  3. Back on the horse
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    THe pens and fixtures swings it to Caz for me

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

      ... and the rest ...

    2. Timtastic03
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Will be less and less involved in the goals (not build up play) once Ozil and Walcott are back imo

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

        Well, I don't share your opinion. 🙂

      2. Back on the horse
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        yeah that's prob true. Status? walcott getting fitter and closer to 90 and Ozil just back and bench worthy?

        1. Timtastic03
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Both we're fit enough for short stints before the break, didn't have a reason to bring either on to defend 2 goals vs City. Should the too far from a start

  4. Stupendous
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Pelle on anyone's WC radar?

    Fixtures and Saints form and NAILED

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

      Nope.

      1. Stupendous
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Ok

    2. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      No as he's not as good as his early season form suggested.

    3. Mata-Is-The-Juan
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Would rather have Giroud tbh.

      1. Ziegler1988
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        No room if you go for Sanchez, Santi, and Bellerin.....

    4. Ziegler1988
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Yes. Dropping to 7.8m and has been unlucky hitting posts in recent weeks. Attacking returns against the next three in the reverse fixtures. He's tempting me.

  5. justgiving.com/JonnyChard
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    I'd be interested to see an article on the 5-6mil mids comparison... Punch, Elia, Larsson, Johnson, Walters etc.

    1. Declan
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Would you then pay the membership fee?

  6. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Interesting article, but has to be Santi out of those 3.

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

      Indeed.

  7. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Lansbury 🙂

    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Never understood why Arsene didn't give him a good chance

  8. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    What moves do I make this week guys?

    Forster (McCarthy)
    Cresswell Terry Clyne (Hutton Wisdom)
    Downing Sanchez Silva Haz (Siggy)
    Costa Kane Austin

    2FT, 0.3 ITB

    Thanks in advance guys!

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Downing, Kane -> Puncheon/ Defoe. Or AJ/ Bojan or Moses/ Gayle

      1. Nice to Finally Michu
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        What about Ayoze and AJ?

        I can see Ayoze getting at least one against a hapless hull

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Why not 🙂 I'm a bit of a fixtures man and I see Kane and Downing regressing over the next few.

          1. Nice to Finally Michu
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers mate, definitely going to think about that thrn!

  9. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    I have gone from OR 368 GW 16 to OR 18,791 GW 22
    .

    I blame the players!!!! 🙂

    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I feel your pain. Slid from 1k just before Xmas to 8.5k now.

    2. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      nah- blame this board. the reaction is more fun

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        😀

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

      GW4 68k

      GW22 70k

      😀

      😥

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        ah that's consistency less spurs like more arsenal like!

        1. Optimus.
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Steady does it 🙂

    4. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      1,234 down to 12k with 6 reds in a row, ish. Finally got a green last week.

    5. Timtastic03
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      OR 7 GW 9 to OR 7 GW 22 😎

    6. Ziegler1988
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Negative spiral

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

    Are Spuds gonna get beat? Not watching ...

    1. Timtastic03
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Probably not, neither doing well in the final third but spurs look more likely to score

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

        OK. Thanks.

    2. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Possible.

  11. mitro
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Pants and Bellerin or Ospina and PvA?

    1. Declan
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Other GK?

      1. mitro
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Hamer as insurance

        1. Declan
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          A

    2. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      The latter

    3. Zasa
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      The former for sure

  12. wedgec
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Hows my template looking?

    Krul Panti
    Terry Bertrand Bellerin Baird Yun
    Sanchez Haz ADM Boyd JWP
    Aguero Costa Kane

    1. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Amazing actually, I love this woah

      1. wedgec
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Had to check your previous comments to gauge whether this was sarcasm, I'm guessing it's not. Thanks!

    2. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I'd downgrade adm to upgrade Boyd or JWP. Maybe chadli/downing and Cazorla if you can afford it maybe.

      1. wedgec
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah that will come later, Uniteds fixtures are too good to ignore and they'll start clicking soon, hopefully

    3. Saurabh A.
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      You might want to wait and see for Kane.. Soldado with Kane isn't gonna work great for Kane...n we saw that this weekend.

      1. wedgec
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I'm sure Soldado playing is only a short term thing, and don't want to lose the profit I've made in Kane, but I will monitor, thanks.

  13. Saurabh A.
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    I feel one can opt for Santi in place of Alexis and use the remaining 3 millions for somewhere else.. Santi now seems more prominent playmaker in Wenger's 4-1-4-1 .. I'm actually thinking of removing Alexis in my team with Giroud upfront with costa

    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      To lose Sanchez is pretty silly lets be honest.

      1. Saurabh A.
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        You might want to wait and see for Kane.. Soldado with Kane isn't gonna work great for Kane...n we saw that this weekend.

      2. Saurabh A.
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Not really.. It is a gamble , santi is now in form ... With 4-1-4-1 he's in good position..

    2. Major Obvious
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

    3. Sharkytect
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      you maniac!
      (me too)

      1. RVP fc
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        One can do this but one would get less points

        1. Saurabh A.
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Like I said , its a gamble ! If it doesn't work , I can always get Alexis back.. With the team I have planned for WC, I will have 3.x millions in the bank left for post wild card week.

    4. drughi
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      that move you will regret

  14. Sharkytect
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Hi All. I could really do with some advice, even though I appear to have good problems.

    I have a wildcard but don't NEED to use it this week, so will save until the last minute. The question is, do I NEED to use my 1 free transfer (probably on a defender, as they all have bad fixtures) or should I save that as well (assuming you can still have two free transfers after a wildcard?)

    My Squad for my last pre-wildcard match:

    Heaton (sun)
    Taylor (sou) Moreno (WHU) Terry (MCI)
    Hazard (MCI) Sterling (WHU) Sanchesz (c) (AVL) Silva (che)
    Austin (vc) (stk) Kane (wba) Aguero (CHE)

    Guzan (ars) Downing (liv) Clichy (che) Hutton (ars)

    I have 0.8 in the bank, if there are any transfers you would recommend?

    1. Twelve years a slave
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I dont think it is possible to roll the free over for a wildcard

      1. Sharkytect
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I had to look this up, then, to be sure. You're right. That's annoying, all that scrimping and saving to hold on to these transfers and they just wipe the slate clean after a wildcard.

        Thanks for the warning. Gonna get ADM in

    2. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe Silva to ADM just for this week?

      Assuming you don't have too much money stuck in him.

      1. Sharkytect
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Yes! All over that! Bought him at 9.3, and his price isn't gonna go up again any time soon. Was gonna make that move on my wildcard, but why not do it a week early? Good shout (I will risk my defence for one week)

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

      Taylor to Gardos
      Then WC next week

      1. Sharkytect
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Gardos! That's a good shout. Can't see Swansea breaking through that Southampton defence at the moment. I can even afford to get him in for Hutton.

  15. Amateur Pundit Zan
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Great article though I'd like to have seen sterling in there due to being same price bracket.

    I love watching eriksen play (spurs fan) so I think that's clouding my judgement but he has been great for me, see no reason to swap to either, caz has the threat of ozil and oscar gets dragged a lot and sometimes fab takes his place in the hole.

  16. Caesar, Hot Mustache
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    playing behind the striker without Chadli. #kaneout

  17. seanie3
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    need help, have two FT's with 1.6m in the bank so 2 punts for this GW only before the WC..

    Forster (Gilks)
    Terry, Zab, Wisdom (Dummet, Bartley)
    Sanchez, Hazard, Di Maria, Silva (Boyd)
    Costa, Kane, Austin

    is Austin & Silva -> Giroud & Sterling good transfers for 1 week only

    1. dgs2
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good for those transfers!

  18. RVP fc
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    I think sterling is also an option in this price range. Will be getting someone of this price in my wildcard or possibly going back to king Siggy

  19. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Who would you bench?

    A. Silva (che)
    B. Chadli (wba)
    C. Kane (wba)
    D. Austin (sto)

    1. RVP fc
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Chadli

    2. Waddup Mané
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      obv Chadli

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Why obv?

    3. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Depends for who

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        What do you mean? My other players are Hazard, Sanchez, Cazorla, Costa

        1. Gooner97
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Just to know if you could have bench another player.
          Has to be Chadli

  20. DrunkPhilosophy
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Who would have thought this team would get 32 points this week?

    Hamer
    Terry Bret Cameron
    Sanchez ADM Fab Hazard
    Augero(c) Austin Kane

    Problem is it was my WC team and it made me lose my money league lead by 30 points.

    Regardless, saving my FT and I know this team will come good, I was just unlucky I guess.

    1. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Happens man, I got 39 myself with a similar team. Had Clyne/Ivanovic/Silva over Bret/Cameron/Fabregas with ADM as (C).

      Ridiculous that ADM, Silva, Hazard, Sanchez, Aguero, Austin and Kane all blanked for me. That's just unreal.

  21. Abhi424
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Puncheon and Defoe or Johnson and Gayle?

    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      1st

      1. RVP fc
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        1st one

    1. Abhi424
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Why though? Gayle looks to be in great form, Johnson hasn't done much for a while

  22. Timtastic03
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Is Oscar not fit enough to play 3 in a week, Mourinho rotating just because he can, solely based on fixtures?
    He did the same over Christmas and Chelsea will be playing in midweek most weeks once UCL kicks in

  23. RVP fc
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    I think if one has Kane that getting Erikson is too much Spurs with their fixtures and likely blank gameweek 27

    1. DrunkPhilosophy
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I think Kane should be enough coverage for Spurs.

  24. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    A) Terry, ADM/Silva, Austin
    B) Bellerin, Fabregas, Giroud

    I already have Ivanovic in my squad. Currently have A in my team, thinking of slowly moving towards B maybe.

    1. DrunkPhilosophy
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Bellerin could be rotated with Chambers soon, otherwise it's great.

      1. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        That's the only worry I have. Otherwise, I think it makes absolute sense to do it. Especially considering Giroud/Bellerin's fixtures.

  25. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    has anyone hear this geordie guy Ray Hudson commentating?

    They should build a statue to him! 🙂

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYEbATNhAjc

  26. Numb
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Hi Everyone! 🙂

    1. Timtastic03
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Hi Numb 🙂

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Hi Tim!

        1. Timtastic03
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          How's the WC planning going?

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    another kane c fail

  28. rozzo
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Nine red arrows in a row. Fallen from 2k to 35k. If this was your team how would you halt the slide? I free transfer, 1.7 itb

    Panti Gilks
    Terry Clyne Bertrand Wisdom Hutton
    Sanchez Hazard Fabregas Chadli Siggy
    Aguero Kane Austin

    I will either swap Austin for Giroud or go hit crazy and lose Terry and get Costa in. Any advice?. I dont mind taking multiple hits. Cheers guys

    1. Stupendous
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Hit crazy? No WC?

    2. matty_b_OAFC
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I'd hold fire personally.

      What're you doing for the Chelsea vs City game. playing all players? I have 4 too and unsure if i want all in one game.

    3. Timtastic03
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Can you do Austin > Giroud? Downgrade one of the Soton defenders for now and do

      1. Timtastic03
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Do that move next week*

  29. matty_b_OAFC
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Id rather have Hazard, Sanchez & Kane