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17 May 2015 2523 comments
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All eyes will be on Arsenal this afternoon, with the Gunners travelling to Old Trafford in the first of their double Gameweek fixtures. Meanwhile, Man City look to strengthen their hold on second place when they lock horns with Swansea at the Liberty in the earlier lunchtime kick off.

Swansea face a tough task trying to contain the league’s form forward, Sergio Aguero, when the Sky Blues pay a visit. The Argentinian marksman boasts eight goals in five starts for City, having registered a hat-trick and two assists last time out. David Silva has also delivered strong Fantasy returns in recent weeks, notching one goal and three assists in his last two starts. However, Garry Monk’s may just have an ace of their own up their sleeves, with leading striker Bafetimbi Gomis scoring a dramatic late winner on his return from injury against Arsenal. The former Lyon marksman tallied four goals in as many appearances and will threaten a City defence seeking their fourth shut-out in five Gameweeks.

Manchester United recovered from a three-match losing streak last weekend, recording a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Juan Mata (four goals in seven) and Marouane Fellaini (three goals in eight) account for the Red Devils’ only two goals in the past four Gameweeks, in light of Wayne Rooney failing to net in five. Olivier Giroud is experiencing a similar downturn in form for visitors Arsenal – having drawn blanks in four consecutive matches; Alexis Sanchez has partly compensated for Giroud’s demise, with three goals in five starts. Meanwhile, Aaron Ramsey has been the North Londoners’ most consistent player of late, delivering attacking returns in four of his previous seven outings. The Welshman is a slight injury doubt going into today’s encounter, with Fantasy managers eagerly anticipating Arsene Wenger’s teatime teamsheet.

  1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    go go gadget aguero!!

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      2nd Sunday in a row I hiding behind couch as a non Aguero owner 🙁

  2. In Like Flynn.
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Here we go then. Sanchez and Silva Hatties would work well.

  3. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Silva brace and assist thank you please

  4. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    This will be a tough game for Man City today

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      13 clean sheets for Swansea this season backs this up

  5. BeachBadger
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Cmon Silva and Aguero. Some repeat heroics would be lovely 😆

  6. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    I don't like this city shirt

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      +1

    2. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Leave it on the side of your plate and eat the greens.

      1. Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Yes, ma'am.

    3. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Not as bad as the Spurs shirts yesterday with the tyre marks all over it

  7. Jay_
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Come on City ! 'Blue Moooonnnn

    • Royal5
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Aguero owners hoping for a blank? Everyone got him and surely a few have captained him..

      1. Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        I'll take a blank. Would love a silva haul though

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          This is my main worry. Need Silva to stay quiet..

      2. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        I'm sure over 99% of active players captained an Arsenal player. I'm not bothered either eay tbh.

      3. Billy Gilmore
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        99.6% effective ownership in top 10k so no effect whatsoever.

        1. HNI
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          0.4 still dont have?! What they thinking! Have to be in lower end of at 8-10k

          1. Billy Gilmore
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 6 months ago

            3.4% don't own, 3% captained.

            They'll be chasing in MLs presumably.

            1. HNI
              • 12 Years
              10 years, 6 months ago

              With Arsenal DGW still?! They not chasing..mite have forgotten to change teams or forgotten Ars DGW :p

              1. Billy Gilmore
                • 13 Years
                10 years, 6 months ago

                That comment was more for the 3.4% who don't own and are going for big differentials.

        2. HNI
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          where do you get all these stats apart from fpl discovery?

          1. Billy Gilmore
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 6 months ago

            Yeah

      4. BeachBadger
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        True. Anyone who doesnt have Aguero has probably dropped well below me after last week 😀

        1. HNI
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          Same here

    • davies
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      No relevance in this game in terms of FPL?

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        How could that be the case?

        1. davies
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          Highly owned, low captained players.

      2. Billy Gilmore
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Of course not. Silva and Kolarov etc are big diffs.

        1. davies
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          Silva a differential in top 10k?

          1. Billy Gilmore
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 6 months ago

            Well myself and 45% of the top 10k don't own him....

            1. davies
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 6 months ago

              Righto - cheers.

      3. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        What?

      4. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        que?

      5. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Eh..? Silva, Kolarov, Siggy

      6. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Silva is one of the most important players this week

        Half of top 10k own , half don't

    • Syd.
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Taylor has committed a foul already

    • HNI
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      My -4 hit for Gomez worked out well..got Duff from bench for 6 pointer n actually small rise from 1.2k to 1.1k :p

    • Back to Back Ballacks
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      😯
      Cesc is singing for Italy in this weeks Eurovision!

      http://media.urbanpost.it/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Ignazio-Boschetto-dieta-744x445.jpg

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Looks like a cross between Costa, Fabregas & Oscar

      2. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        😆

    • Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Monk has a habit of beating City right?

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Is that what A Monks Habit is known as

      2. HNI
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        he has but i expect a low scoring city win tbf

    • Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Gomis did really well there

    • Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      My stream is a couple of minutes behind, so no spoilers please.

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Hart cures his dandruff...

      2. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Lampard subbed at 57mins

        1. Billy Gilmore
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          Being 8h30m ahead of the UK I can confirm this

      3. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        That was a boring 0-0

      4. HNI
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Hart Scores from goal kick!! :p

      5. BeachBadger
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Ref stops play to hand Yaya a birthday card

        1. HVT
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          🙂

      6. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Spoiler Alert: Spoilers on cars are stupid!

      7. The Light Knight
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        KOLAROV!!!

    • Mr. Blonde
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Peoples' thoughts on best punt next week? Suppose we need to look at teams who still have things to play for?

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Nolan

        1. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          Linda?

      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        RvP

      3. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Lukaku

      4. HNI
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Super Kolorov

    • HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      This is the problem with Sherwoods approach and the reason he will never get a big job.

      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Because he's hopeless tactically?

      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        He's got a big job 😮

        1. HVT
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          :lol;

        2. Billy Gilmore
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          *gob

    • Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Come on swansea!!

      1. Jax
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Come on Eileen!

        1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          Lol

    • Baggers
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Is there a chance Cech will play instead of Courtois vs Sunderland? Hoping not but thoughts?

      1. HVT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Doubt it.

      2. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Cech is injured

      3. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Pants on the bench?

        1. Baggers
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          I have Myhill and Pants so was thinking either to Courtois

          1. Jafooli
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 6 months ago

            Probably going Kasper myself.....

      4. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        If Cech leaving he surely start last match at home to Sunderland instead

        1. Jax
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          INJURED.

    • HNI
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Kolorov

    • Bubz
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      This is going to be a low scoring match isnt it

      1. Jax
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        2 goals

      2. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Too early to say

        1. Sp0rting
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          *Two

    • Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Swansea looking good so far

    • HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Anyone else playing a h2h and he/she has Manè?

      1. BeachBadger
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        You made me worried and check the Irish Contingent 😆 Phew no mane!

    • Syd.
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Wtf was the linesman doing

      Taylor was 5 yards offside

    • Jimbo123
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      You know not much is happening in the match when you keep refreshing and arrive on the same page of comments

    • Sp0rting
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      You know not much is happening in the match when you keep refreshing and arrive on the same page of comments

      1. Jimbo123
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        🙂

    • Sz21
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Swansea doing well here

    • Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Swansea are gonna score soon

    • Syd.
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Are Swansea sponsored by Brylcream??

    • davies
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Mata a decent punt?