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24 August 2015 2174 comments
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We head to the Emirates this evening as Gameweek 3 comes to its conclusion with a head-to-head between two of last season’s top six. Despite scoring just twice so far, Arsenal have offered a significant threat in the final third – although they’ve played only two matches, Arsene Wenger’s side still sit joint-top for shots inside the box, firing 32 close-range attempts.

Liverpool arrive in London in impressive defensive form, though. The Reds have registered back-to-back shut-puts this season and chalked up eight clean sheets away from home in 2014/15 – joint-top with West Brom. With three very favourable home fixtures in the following four, Fantasy managers will be keeping a keen eye on the Merseysiders’ main men at both ends of the pitch.

Given that Arsenal are missing both Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker, Christian Benteke owners will be hopeful of another goal for the Belgian, after he opened his account against Bournemouth last Monday evening.

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  1. n-doggg
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    FPL statistic down?

    mahrez going up tonight?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      No

    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Overall Average - 44
    Top 10k Average - 48

    (bigggg jump)

    http://fantasyfootballfix.com/live/

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Wow 44 lol

    2. Jay_
      10 years, 11 months ago

      What was it last night ?

    3. Costa in Wengerland
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      44 😮

  2. Declan
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Mertes and Sakho ➡ Sagna and Diouf, -4?

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

      Just the latter

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

    Baps
    Cech - 3
    Monreal - 2
    Chambers - 1

  4. Harper_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    So umm... I'm 1.5m at the moment, looking to drop to 2m. Realistically how high can I achieve?

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

      2nd

    2. Namtab Nomolos
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Rank is all so close still, anything is possible. I'm 2.9m until the game updates tonight.

  5. Nobodinho
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Chambers on bonus point 😎

    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Injustice. Possibly the worst player on the pitch.

      1. Nobodinho
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Yup, I agree

    2. Gaz Downright
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Ridiculous

  6. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Benteke and Sanchez to share the 3 bonus points?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      If only.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      1.5 each

  7. Back on the horse
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Didn't see the game. What happened with Sanchez

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Sharing the pockets of clyne & gomez

      1. Tuchap - Lurker
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Someone was watching the wrong game

        1. Pep's Money Laundry
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Don't think so. Sanchez did absolutely nothing

    2. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Arsenal are just sh*te in general.

    3. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Chicken lost its head

  8. Ludo
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Arsenal have failed to score in 5 of their last 6 home games in the league.

    Their previous 5 blanks at the Emirates came over 47 matches.

    1. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      But Girouds a world class striker. And Ozil is the best creative player since Maradona.

      1. The Machine
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Now youre talking rubbish as no one said that. Ever

        1. Sánchez
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          In seriousness though, arsenal fans overrateboth big time

    2. How Mina You
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Wow, just wow! Our home form used to be what saved us, now it seems the other way round.

      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Tonight was just an equal game.

      But teams are parking the bus, and Arsenal aren't moving the ball quick enough to disrupt them. Any team coming to the Emirates now has 5 blueprints to copy if they want a clean sheet.

      1. How Mina You
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        You're absolutely right, we're far too easy to park the bus against.

      2. Ludo
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        They're so narrow... Get men behind the ball, clog up the centre of the pitch, and you're away. Agreed on the speed of the passing being key though - they can't afford to hesitate in the middle of the park - Wenger always insists on the importance of quick passing to prevent defences being able to settle - they're just not doing that at the moment.

  9. Dacra
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    55 all out.

    Gomez on bench annoying.

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      55 all out

      Wilson on the bench

      More annoying

      1. GlamRock Chauffeurs
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Don't talk to me. 61 all out.

        Kolarov on the bench.

        Doesn't get more annoying than that.

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

          46 all out, Wilson and Target on the bench.

          1. Gentlemen Crier
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            Nice. I have Wilson, Targett and Gomez benched.

        2. Syd.
          • 17 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Why the feck did you bench the Kol

          Are you bonkers 😉

          1. GlamRock Chauffeurs
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            No, bought him in on Friday night but had one too many. Subbed him on but the computer hung when I hit confirm. Shite internet, might as well be on dial up. Lesson learned. Could have climbed from 1mil into top 50K.

        3. Harper_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Wilson on bench is worse to be fair

        4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          2 ppl with massive scores moaning................more annoying

          1. Too Mane Men
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            Agreed. Some of us are on 90 overall score for god's sake...

            *cries*

    2. Too Mane Men
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      32 all out.

      Hart and Clyne on the bench. WC this week., Previous team would have got 44.

      Count your blessings chaps.

  10. I Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Bonus?

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Brucie

  11. GlamRock Chauffeurs
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Is Pedro price protected? And come to think of it, how does one know if someone is price protected?

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

      Yes. If they are flagged at all, they will be price protected.

      1. GlamRock Chauffeurs
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Flagged?

        1. Egg noodle
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Yellow/Red injury icons.
          Once those icons go away, the price does not change for an X amount of days (5 days I think)

          1. GlamRock Chauffeurs
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            Injury flag? Damn, thought that just meant lack of match fitness. Thanks.

    2. Namtab Nomolos
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      New players to the game are protected for a week, if they do what they've done in past seasons.

  12. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Arsenal doing exactly what United are doing. All charging in, and around, the box with no room to play at all. Tripping up over each other. Rubbish way to play.

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Both playing as individuals.

    2. Gravless wonder
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      In and around

      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Yep. No width, just greedy goal hangers.

    3. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah, except if you're Arsenal it means you're going to win the league.

  13. Gravless wonder
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    If Moreno looked up and passed Liverpool could have snatched a win

  14. The Machine
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Coquelin motm from me. Brilliant taclking and interceptions

    Have to say oxlade chamberlain is an extremely useless footballer. All he can do is run. One of the worst shooting techniques in the league

    1. How Mina You
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      What nonsense, Chambo was superb in that 10 minute cameo!

      1. The Machine
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        No he wasnt. One good cross and ruined dozens of situations

    2. Too Mane Men
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Nonsense. He's brilliant.

      1. The Machine
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Based on what? His record even when starting is shambolic

        1. Too Mane Men
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Its about how he plays. Not his record. You can't apply just stats to a player like the Ox and conclude he is rubbish. Madness.

          1. The Machine
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            Im saying there is a reason his stats are rubbish. He cant shoot. Rushes it in. His defending is non existent. He cant pass the ball if its not a cross.

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

      ?

      crazy speak. Coquelin has been excellent since breaking into the first team proper but today he was a bit fortunate to not give away a pen - a couple of arguably reckless tackles that could've gone against him. That said, i do think he had a good game.

      I disagree on Ox, however. The kid can shoot with either foot, well, and has an excellent, direct and powerful style that can change a game.

  15. Demí
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Was a MOTM given?

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Cech surely

    2. Declan
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Cech i'd imagine

    3. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      I'm guessing cech

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

      Cheers. Went for Sanchez

      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      I hope not

  16. Gravless wonder
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Only 6 home wins out of 30 premier league games this season

  17. CoutinYo
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    If you got points for hitting the post, I would be tops with Silva and Coutinho!!!

  18. eish
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Look good to go on a wc?

    Butland, myhill
    gomez, kolarov, cedric, azpi, steven taylor
    alexis, pedro, mahrez, yaya, redmond
    diouf, aguero, wilson

    0.3itb?

    What u guys think?

  19. The Hindu Monkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    has anyone been as much of a threat as ramsey to score zero attacking points so far... in a real quandry on my wild card to ditch him

    sanchez looked yards off

  20. Honeyman07 42
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    No scoutcast tonight?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Hot topics

    2. Tuchap - Lurker
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Tmoro

  21. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    West Ham United striker Modibo Maiga has joined Saudi Arabia side Al Nassr FC, according to the club’s official Twitter feed.

    1. Jay_
      10 years, 11 months ago

      6 million apparently 😀

    2. Gatsby
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Happy days if true!

      I'd rather have no striker available than that lump..

    3. BabyB
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      so what fit strikers do west ham have?

  22. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    We picked the wrong teams to invest in defensively pre-season. Every man and his dog on here had a Chelsea and Arsenal defender, when Man City, Man U and Liverpool are yet to concede this season.

  23. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    We were one bad offside decision from a goal fest tonight 🙁

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone selling sanchez?

    Newcastle up next who looked organised v united

    1. Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Not a chance. Only his second game in. He will come good.

    2. How Mina You
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Seriously?

    3. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      They will attack at St James Park.

    4. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Dunno, Silva is much more tempting, especially on wildcard.

    5. Cov
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      I will give more chances, most lively from Arsenal... But I have some concerns with price tag

    6. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Lol no

    7. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      lol

  25. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Liverpool defence worth investing in?

    Gomez seems a worthy pick.

  26. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    is Wilson a one week wonder or the new Mahrez?

  27. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Cech 29.2%
    Clyne 39.4%

    Not the result I wanted as a Sanchez owner 🙁 but the one that was expected from the lineups...

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/08/24/this-much-we-know-gameweek-3-2/?hc_page=15#hc_comment_11056094

    Urgh...

    1. Jay_
      10 years, 11 months ago

      I was close, lol

  28. Davekitson
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    38 all out, anyone worse?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      o/ 🙁

      1. Davekitson
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        I can't seem to catch a break right now, obstinately refusing to WC because my teams fixtures look incredible each week isn't helping, jenkinson's cumulative tally of -3 for me thus far is a particular highlight

    2. dgs2
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      yeah much worse.. scored 46 but got -52 for not activating my wild card... so -6 total score for this gameweek lol

      1. BUZZBOMB ♡
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        WCing GW4 then? Ouch.

  29. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Butland
    Shaw Kolarov Gomez
    Yaya Sanchez Mahrez Pedro
    Aguero Benteke Wilson

    Ruddy, Westwood, Francis, De Laet.

    WC activated! Thoughts?

    1. Gatsby
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Very nice, covered all bases.

      Gomez/Kolarov could be risky in the next few weeks, but both have been pretty solid.