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10 February 2015 2763 comments
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Just two days after the previous Gameweek came to its conclusion, the domestic action rumbles on again as Fantasy managers brace themselves for another quick turnaround in fixtures. Gameweek 25 gets underway this evening with a quartet of matches to attract our attention, with Alexis Sanchez’ return for Arsenal at the top of many agendas.

After tasting defeat to bitter rivals Spurs at the weekend, the Gunners are looking for home comforts to bounce back immediately. Arsene Wenger’s side have won each of their last five at the Emirates and Sanchez, with four goals and as many assists in his last four home appearances, leads the way in this week’s Captain Poll, though Olivier Giroud owners have been dealt a blow after the Frenchman dropped to the bench.

Four of the bottom seven do battle in the other two 7.45pm matches. Hull will be buoyed by their battling draw away to City last time out, whilst visitors Villa will be looking to kick on after finally ending their six-match drought with a goal at home to Chelsea on Saturday afternoon.

Sunderland will fancy their chances of getting one over QPR at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats kept chalked up a 2-0 win over Burnley in their last home match and with the likes of Charlie Austin sidelined through injury, Costel Pantilimon and Patrick van Aanholt’s owners will be confident of getting amongst the points. Jermain Defoe’s two goals and an assist in three for the Wearsiders has earned him almost 130,000 new owners as Gus Poyet’s side look to take advantage of their visitors’ injury-hit rearguard.

Liverpool and Spurs go head-to-head at Anfield in the evening’s only 8pm kick-off. Raheem Sterling has failed to recover from a knock, though Daniel Sturridge starts for the home side after a handful of recent sub appearances. For the unchanged visitors, Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen tasked with breaching a backline that’s chalked up four straight shut-outs after the goalless draw at Goodison on Saturday evening.

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  1. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Dembele really is one of the best in the league to hold the ball.

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Doesn't normally influence games enough, real shame as seems to have it all. Been good last 3 games.

    2. RabMac
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Not really an attribute you are looking for from your outfield players. I would imagine it must get him a lot of bookings.

  2. Efan Ekoku Pops
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    FPL...FML!

  3. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Puncheon, Giroud to Defoe, Sanchez for a hit looked great on paper...

    1. inter the wild
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      tell me about it

  4. Yome
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Wenger is fuming, Leicester have played dirty tonight

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

      they've been a dirty team all season

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

        They should have got at least one red, it is ridiculous

    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Pearson has been teaching them acts of violence on the training ground.

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

        no doubt, some of their tackling is really nasty

  5. JayBomb
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Haz and Aguaro gonna make all s non captainers pay 2m!

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

      i'll take the points regardless

  6. Henry Hill
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Rob Green could be great option for DGW28, he is like a human octopus tonight.

  7. deathorglory
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Caz assist from this corner please

  8. JWF
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Yellow card-fest in the Liverpool-Spurs game.

  9. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Can looks a good player. Non fpl wise...

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

      Great prospect.

    2. COW
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      NO. IM THE COW. NOT YOU.

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Bovine rage. Could get messy.

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

          I'll get the buns and ketchup

  10. JayBomb
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Hope Lei score another

    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      me three

    2. PGR
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      +1

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

        Ditto

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

    Studge trudges off. Balo lopes on

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Ballo wil see red in this one

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

        Entirely possible!

  12. Sleep Talk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Kane now past Costa and Aguero..

    How did that happen!?

    And how do I still not own him?! 😯

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      1) No injury or ban.
      2) Feck knows.

  13. Tony Warner Fan Club
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    16 points but Hazard (c) to come. This week has been shocking.

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

      16 points and Alexis(c) already played! 🙁

    2. deathorglory
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Same, would say we are in OK shape.

      1. Tony Warner Fan Club
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, if you're going to have a bad week, have one at the same time as everyone else.

  14. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Rodgers settling for the draw

    Balotelli on

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

      Bringing him on is settling for a loss.

  15. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal and Sunderland tripled up FAIL.

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      My Defoe capt fail too

    2. deathorglory
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Same 🙁

      1. Jax
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        not surprised

  16. Gooner Kebab
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    C'mon Caz

  17. AlCapwnUK
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Silva set to drop tonight? WHY NOT TOMORROW?

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

    My mate has Kane C...

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

      My ML rival as well..

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

    In hindsight wish I had slept in and left my team alone this morning. I'm sure there are worse stories but Defoe + Sanchez for a hit not looking so clever

    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Sanchez(c) as well?

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

        Yep switched from hazard 🙁

        1. Camp No No
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Guess you got Giroud out for Defoe? Would it not just be salt in your wounds if Giroud now scored?

    2. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      who went out?

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

        Giroud sterling. Seemed like a no brainer at the time. The captaincy is actually the annoying part

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

      i took a bath and missed the deadline.
      Almost made the same transfers

  20. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    26 inc bonus if it stays like this.

    Jones, Azpi, Hazard(c), Silva, JWP, Aguero to go.

    Hope it's not another red.

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

      Should be fine.

    2. Davros
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      :rolleyes:

    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      That's positively huge in the context of this week.

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

      Definite green tonight.

  21. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Kos still on for 2 BAPs

    1. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah good times!

    2. PGR
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Come on Kramaric. Grab another!

  22. UnderstandablyDistraught
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Panit..... one more save

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

      Ha hoping for this too. Desperate times!

  23. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Why did QPR have to pick today as the day they'd finally win an away game?

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

      we bet on probability but possibility is always lurking

    2. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      cos it's the way it goes

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

      This

  24. Sheep
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks Sturridge. That'll do for this week.

  25. nevertrustbony
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    defoe captain fail

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

    There's still time for a Defoe hatty

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      A punt that went wrong hey ho

  27. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Ospina dead

  28. deathorglory
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Ospina biggest injury faking keeper ever

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

      oooooooooooooooooooooooooospina!

    2. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Started by faking an injury for half a season when he joined Arsenal. That cheeky little rascal!

  29. Judas
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Dropped Kane instead of Austin on my WC 3 weeks ago. Also dropped Sanchez last week and brought him back for a -4 and captained him this week.

    Yeah. Pretty gut wrenching tbh

  30. JayBomb
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    In future captain player on the second day of GW save yourself the stress and you can still live in hope!