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13 September 2015 1657 comments
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This weekend’s swan song fixture pits Leicester City against Aston Villa at the King Power Stadium. The Foxes are unbeaten through the first four Gameweeks and have lost just once in their previous 13 league outings. The Villains, meanwhile, are without a win in three, most recently drawing 2-2 at home to Sunderland.

Leicester’s forward line is in fine fettle at the start of this campaign, ranking joint-third for goals scored (eight) and claiming the third best shot conversion rate (17.4%). Although they’re yet to earn a clean sheet, the East Midlands club has performed competently at the back, too, conceding just four big chances in as many outings.

Notwithstanding their away win over Bournemouth in the opening Gameweek, Villa have hit the target just five times on their travels, offering encouragement for investors in the Foxes’ back line. Likewise, the Black Cats will be emboldened by the fact that only Newcastle United have fashioned fewer attempts (11) in their home matches than Leicester (14).

  1. Slam
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Captain Picks:

    Sanchez - Fail
    Kane - Fail
    Wilson - Fail
    Kun - Epic Fail
    Mahrez - http://i.imgur.com/mr67U4K.png

    1. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Hat trick?

      1. Jazz!
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Hopefully this.

    2. Jay_
        10 years, 7 months ago

        😀

    3. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Morgan free man there

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Splendid effort 😀

        1. Optimus.
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          I thought it went unnoticed 🙂

      2. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        *hands him his coat

        1. Optimus.
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Where's that monkey on the drums gif? 😉

      3. A.T
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        🙂

    4. Ludo
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      What was Amavi doing marking Wes Morgan? I thought he was going to score before that ball was even kicked...

    5. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Come on Leicester clean sheet & Mahrez goals!

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        This this and this. Not confident though

    6. Numb
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Players being brought in the fastest...

      1. Kolarov
      2. Naismith
      3. Blind
      4. Martial
      5. Barkley

      Everyone on here has Kolarov but make the other four your shortlist, the way this season is going.

      1. The Royal Robin
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Admittedly I've got Martial in but Naismith really is a strange one isn't it? He scored a hat-trick and had a good spell last season but there's no way he's going in my team any time soon.

        I have Kompany rather than Kolarov. Barkley is a must too.

        1. Demí
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Naismith has more chance of starting next week than Martial

        2. Claudio With A Chance Of Me…
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          I think a similar thing happened last season with Naismith, he scored a few in a few games, got a few starts under his belt, then fell away a bit. I have a feeling the same might happen again (That is before GW 10 onwards)

      2. Claudio With A Chance Of Me…
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        No Shaw on this list? I'm surprised

        1. Numb
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          No points this week so he's slowed right down

          1. Claudio With A Chance Of Me…
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            He is a BAPS magnet from what I've seen though, I picked up Darmian a week or two before Shaw started scoring points for fun, I kinda wish I picked Shaw now though

      3. Bøwstring The Carp
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Howard, Barkley and Lukaku on the watchlist for GW10 onwards

      4. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Barkley looking a good shout, especially since their fixtures turn toon.

        1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          *soom

          1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            **soon

            Bloody hell.

      5. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Will give Lukaku another week. Then martial is looking tempting if he secures his starting spot.

    7. The Royal Robin
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      If Morgan scores I will will go insane. Got him on the bench.

      1. Mull
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        You deserve everything you get for benching him at home to Villa.

        1. The Royal Robin
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Current defensive figures this week, 6,6,3 so I can't really complain.

          It's my attack that's the problem.

        2. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Come to think of it, I have Huth on my bench 😕

      2. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Took him out on wildcard a couple weeks ago too. Shouldn't have. Should've kept and downgraded Azpi.

      3. tm245
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        What is your defense like that you could bench him?

    8. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Did the commentator on NBC just say Peter Schmeichel?

    9. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      A Leicester clean sheet here could be worth around 15-18 points for me 😕

      1. Ayew Serious
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        ?

      2. A.T
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Triple captain chip?

        1. Bøwstring The Carp
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Double Leicester defence and Mahrez

          (6) (6) (3) = 15 and any possible bonus

          1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            Surely it's worth 9 plus bonus then?

            1. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              10 years, 7 months ago

              This

      3. Nascimento
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Tripled?

      4. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Multiple teams?

        1. Bøwstring The Carp
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Double Leicester defence

      5. Bertzeiner-m
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Mahrez (C), Schmeichel , and Huth?

    10. Claudio With A Chance Of Me…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      I wonder how people react if the league stays as unpredictable as it has for the first five weeks, for the next month or so, maybe even longer?

      Do you think a lot of the casuals will keep their teams alive for a longer part of the season?

      1. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Most of them won't last till the end

      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        The higher people are the longer they stick around.

        1. Milner4eva
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          This. A much higher proportion of teams are gonna be alive for muh longer than previous seasons.

        2. Claudio With A Chance Of Me…
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          I guess so, I'm in a ML with people from work, there are around 15 of us, and I kind of expect some people to give it up over time, but a lot of them are very enthusiastic about it and I can remember having at least 1 or 2 good weeks this season so far.

      3. Jolly Good
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        The way this season is going ... Never know

        Top 3 in my mini league have their GK as captain and I'm 50 pts behind them at the bottom

      4. Sleep Talk
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        It has to change at some point though surely?

        Number 1 in the world has Cech captain, and started the season with Dzeko, Falcao and Remy.

        1. Milner4eva
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Yep, its not a bad thing, just means more weak teams to overtake for longer - a longer, more sustained run of green arrows incoming for proper players.

        2. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Unbelievable that

        3. RedLightning
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Quite a few of the current leaders appear to be City supporters, and it is interesting how many of them have decided to field a triple City defence.

          Perhaps it is just that there are a lot of City supporters who play FPL, but only the ones with a triple City defence find themselves currently at the top. There are also a few non-City supporters who have also decided to do this.

          Some of the leaders have got there by using their Bench Boost or Triple Captain chip early. but not all of them.

          Also notice how volatile the current leader board is - the current top 17 all have green arrows.

      5. RedLightning
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Casuals is just a deprecating term for those who do things differently and are currently having more success than most of us here.

        There is more than one way to play this game. Some players who play it differently from the accepted wisdom of this site are called mavericks, and others are called casuals.

        Some of the current high-flyers may have got where they are through lucky initial selections, but others may be better players than we are giving them credit for.

        1. Claudio With A Chance Of Me…
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          I don't mean to use it in a negative way, but I assumed casuals was just the label given to people who just designated less time to researching the best players, value....etc.

          1. RedLightning
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            That's what it ought to mean, but there are quite a few here who seem to assume that all the players who have started well this season must be casuals who just got lucky, and that they do not deserve their high rankings because they haven't been playing in the way that this site recommends.

    11. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Anyone still having issues with the FPL site?

      This was the response FPL sent me just now after emailing before deadline.

      Hi,

      Are you still experiencing this problem? If so, please could you provide us with a screen shot and we'll look into it for you.

      Regards,
      Fantasy Premier League Support

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Tell them that you were trying to bring in Naismith and captain him but it wouldn't work.

        1. Nascimento
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          😆

      2. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        2nd WC incoming

      3. Van Klinkert Delarosa
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Scribble a "free WC for everybody" on paint and screenshot that thing.

    12. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Mahrez shot!
      Looks lively

    13. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      What are those things the Leicester fans keep banging? Sounds awful.

      1. Ayew Serious
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Their wives

        1. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          lol great minds think alike

        2. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          😆 😆 😆

      2. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        There wifes

        1. Ayew Serious
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Haha

      3. Nascimento
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        They're wives

        1. Nascimento
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Woah

          1. Ayew Serious
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            You and Ogie need to work on your grammar, THEIR*

            1. Nascimento
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 7 months ago

              Thought I'd complete the set.

      4. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        There wyves.

        1. Ayew Serious
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Now your just taking it too far

    14. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      LMS safety score up to 23 before hits.

      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        I remember when I was in that game. To be honest, with all the uncertainty about this season so far your competition might be the fairest way to measure success. Glad you kept it going.

        1. Ayew Serious
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Nothing is fair this season

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          It was only last GW 😛

      2. Nascimento
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Fml

    15. Milner4eva
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Thinking of Westy to Sinclair, looks like a really strong option for cheap bench fodder with points scoring potential.

      1. Ayew Serious
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Im too scared of bench points

        1. Numb
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          It doesn't matter

          1. Ayew Serious
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            I know but its a phobia! Nothing I can do

      2. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Points that will stay on your bench

        1. Milner4eva
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          He's so cheap that I don't care. Bench points without benched value don't bother me - I'd even say its a good thing.

          1. Greenbackbøøg…
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            To each their own I guess

      3. Hibbo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        I think it's a good move if you've the .4m.

      4. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Westwood is the ideal 5th mid. Will get the odd assist, occasionally BAPS (even in games with no attacking returns) but nothing to wish you had played him.

        1. Milner4eva
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          True, but I would get Sinclair with the intention of never playing him, so I wouldn't be bothered about benching his points. It's benched value that I really hate.

        2. Ludo
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          This. Now all he needs is George Boyd-esque timing - preferably starting with today!

    16. The Royal Robin
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      8 pts behind in my H2H and he has Albrighton vs my Westwood and Mahrez.

      Un-bloody-likely.

      😐

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        True.

    17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Some strange decision making in this game so far

      1. Demí
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Could you give an example Mr. Da

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Shots being taken when better pass is on and passes happening when it's better to shoot

          Seen quite a bit in the opening

          1. Demí
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            Okay cheers. Looks like 0-0 on the cards then

    18. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Chance Payet scores more than 5 points tomorrow?

      1. Nascimento
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        30%ish

      2. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        What sort of answer are you expecting?

        1. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          100%

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            😆

      3. KISSES
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Reasonable

      4. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        He won't.

    19. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Vardy looks like he's been on the pills

      1. Nascimento
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Bulge in his shorts?

        1. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          😯

      2. The Royal Robin
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        He always looks like a dealer.

      3. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        There deadly yokes boy

      4. Jay_
          10 years, 7 months ago

          He reminds of a shoplifting junkie, really don't like his face and don't like him after that casino video, to flash and arrogant

          1. Ógie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            Sounds like a striker to me

        • Give The Todd Some Love
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          He's a tool

      5. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Great nutmeg from Mahrez

      6. The Royal Robin
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Kane and Chadli vs Palace next week... Worth a -4?

        Which one would you keep if you had to, which I do - because I don't fancy a -8.

        Chadli > Barkley / Other

        Kane > Gomis / Other

        1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Not worth a -4

          1. The Royal Robin
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            Ok. Fair doos, thanks.

      7. Bøwstring The Carp
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Leicester reading each other very well

        Actually look like a proper team

        1. Give The Todd Some Love
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Villa have been the better side though

      8. Toast
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Given the amount of captain fails is it time for Captain Kolarov? I believe we could have had with Captain hindsight 30, 12 and 18 points over the last 3 GWs. Not to be scoffed at. #Strangetimes

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          I'm.considering it.

        2. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Captained him last week - paid off. Probably captaining him or Mahrez next week.

          1. davies
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            Away at Stoke?

          2. Mull
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            I'd be hesitant captaining an on form Aguero away at Stoke!

            1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
              • 13 Years
              10 years, 7 months ago

              Other than Kolarov/Kompany I'm not confident anyone else will actually get more than 2-3 points.

        3. Mull
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Not for me. I pretty much only captain forwards.

        4. davies
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Already locked in - I don't even care if Aguero is fit. Staying on Aleks.

          1. Milner4eva
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            Kun brace could destroy your OR

            Kun FTW

            1. davies
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 7 months ago

              It can't get much worse.

        5. Milner4eva
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Kun all the way. If he's not fit, Diouf or Wilson for me.

      9. tm245
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Loud noises!

        1. Ayew Serious
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          This is a very mature comment

          1. tm245
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            http://youtu.be/7pdWAcK6Eh8

        2. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Wivves gettin' banged?

      10. davies
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Mahrez got 2 on him every time he has the ball. Same against Bournemouth, too.

        1. Ayew Serious
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Hes also going to have 2 pts on him

          1. davies
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            If he's your captain.

      11. Djerbil
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Its funny watching ur FPL GK play Live

        U want him to keep a CS , but u also want some save points.. So you are always hoping for the opponent to take a timid shot from outside the box

        1. Le _ Professeur
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          This 😀

        2. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          So much this.....

        3. Djerbil
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          nice example there Grealish , straight at the GK

      12. Nascimento
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Just in case anyone's only online to read my comments - I'm off for a bit.

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          🙂

        2. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          You should be alright.

        3. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          *logs off*

      13. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        That was lucky, just realised I had paused the TV earlier and would have seen any goals posted on here first 😀

      14. Tornado
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        I didnt see it but apparently KDB had a great game..

        Will he score more than silva in fpl?

      15. Ayew Serious
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Grealish should have scored

        1. Ludo
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          If he'd placed it anywhere else...

        2. The Enlightener
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Yep. Anything but right at the keeper with a relatively tame wormburner.

        3. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          I actually detest him.

          1. Ayew Serious
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            His hair annoys me... A lot

      16. EricManUtd
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Memphis to Ayew or Coutinho? Who is the better long term/short term?

        1. Ayew Serious
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Coutinho short, Ayew long