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18 January 2016 1844 comments
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Swansea City welcome Watford to the Liberty Stadium in Gameweek 22’s final stanza. The Swans look to rebound from a heavy defeat at the hands of Sunderland last time out, while the Hornets will be hoping to end their three-match losing streak.

Swansea struggled on the offensive end over the previous four Gameweeks, tallying the fewest attempts (31), second-fewest shots inside the box (18) and joint-second-fewest big chances (two). The Welsh outfit also chalked up the second-fewest key passes (24), highlighting their paucity of creativity. It was a mixed bag from a defensive perspective, with six goals conceded and two clean sheets registered over that stretch.

The Hornets have experienced a slump in form since Gameweek 18, ranking second-bottom for shots on target (eight) and bottom for key passes (21). Only two sides posted a worse shot accuracy than Watford (21.6%), so they’ll need to recalibrate their sights for this head-to-head. Standards at the back have dropped, with Quique Sanchez Flores’ men conceding the joint-most goals (eight) and joint-fourth-most shots inside the box (36) over the previous four Gameweeks.

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

    Think I'm sorted

    Williams + Alli ----> Daniels + Payet

    For free

    1. Puyol Pants Up
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Solid moves

      1. Woy of the Wovers
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        I have to agree.

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

      Lovely

    3. Milner4eva
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure about Daniels, don't see Bournemouth keeping that many cleanies over the next few weeks

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

        It's him or Moreno, Liverpool with nice fixtures in their next 4 but most of the good ones are away which I don't fancy 😕

        1. Milner4eva
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          Fair enough, the moves do look good then!

          1. Ayew Serious
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 3 months ago

            Time for a name change man 😉

    4. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Why sell Williams?

      1. Sess!
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Because that goal was as flakey as they come.

        1. Sess!
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          *flukey

          1. Kiwivillan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 3 months ago

            Baps magnet is why I bought him.

  2. Alittude
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    How is ighalo doing?

    1. Puyol Pants Up
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Poor

    2. LVGs Army
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      non existent

    3. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Poor

    4. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Sh!te

  3. AK ⭐
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    When are we looking at sticking Sanchez in our squads? GW24?

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

      Some of us did it already, hope it pays off.

    2. il Brutto
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Probably for Bournemouth or the week after.

    3. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      I'm doing it this week if Arsene says he'll start.

  4. Tansey
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Does anyone else have a ML rival that starts gloating as soon as they get a point over you, go quiet when you overtake them and start talking smack as soon as they're ahead again

    1. Business Dog
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      You'll find these people in all walks of life, not just fantasy football.

      1. Tansey
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Yup, can't avoid them I guess. I'll just do my best to make sure he stays below me then B-)

    2. Milner4eva
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Isnt that the point of being in mini leagues?

      1. Tansey
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Bragging rights I suppose, just constant gloating and messages about how he's "better at fpl" isn't my version of gracious in victory

        A bit of fun I guess, just boils my blood a little.

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

      Got loads of the feckers in league, luckily I'm ahead of the lot of them so they can shut up!

      1. Tansey
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        I've never been more determined to outscore them by the end, so I can have a quiet summer and maybe some counter-gloating 😀

    4. Lyonnais
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      One of mine says he never was really interessted in the game as soon as he's a few points behind.

      1. Tansey
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Something along the lines of "I don't go on it anyways" I assume? Maybe I'm being a bit too salty, but always funny to see these people like this when they're losing.

  5. Aston-villain
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    I have no massive issues with my team, so should I hold my ft or get rid of Lukaku/giroud for Kane ?

    1. Trae44
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Save

    2. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Look at lukakus fixtures then ask again.

      1. Aston-villain
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Well I agree, just wanted to put it out there in case there's a pov I've missed. Still don't see many going for Giroud over kane.. suppose I just want some solidarity

        1. Sess!
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          Hmm, it's something to bear in mind.

    3. il Brutto
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      save

    4. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Certainly not Lukaku, probably not Gru.

    5. Mickey Tyrion™
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      theres plenty of people considering the same move opposite. Kane to Lukaku.

  6. okiwatevs
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    How is Ighalo playing?

    1. okiwatevs
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Nvm, answers above

      1. Bucket_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah he's been really poor, stifled

        1. okiwatevs
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          Shouldn't have given him the armband

          1. Bucket_
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 3 months ago

            Tbf it wasn't a terrible choice, bar form over the last two

            1. Jonty Rhodes
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 3 months ago

              please advise should i take out ighalo. i have 1 FT left - i think Either a) Zouma or b) Ward out for:

              A) Daniels (preferred with good fixtures)
              B) Koscielny (Already have Bellerin!)
              C) Baines
              D) Ivanovic
              E) Other such as Vanholt
              F) save transfer

              Next week FT - Myhill out for Butland. (Y/N)

              Any other advice on my team:
              Myhill (Hennesey)
              Alderwield, Moreno, Bellerin (Zouma, Ward)
              Ozil, Payet, Mahrez, Alli (Willian)
              Ighalo (c), Aguero, Kane

              5.2 million in bank!

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

    Deeney playing midfield now

  8. il Brutto
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Who's the better pick?

    A) Delaney
    B) Souare

    1. Tansey
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      B

  9. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Deeney you fat turd 🙂

    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Oh my!!

  10. Milner4eva
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Is selling Kane a good idea?

    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Not really. Depends who you buy.

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

    Tough decision this GW:

    - Ighalo's lost form, sell for Lukaku for a hit

    - Swansea has tightened up as of late, keep Ighalo for NEW

    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Watford have hit a sticky patch. Get lukaku.

      1. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        will use the week to mull over it

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      I'd keep him

      1. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Thinking most would say so, will be a hard decision regardless

    3. Jonty Rhodes
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      I will keep for newcastle one more game before taking him out. Can you also advise me

      1 FT left - Either a) Zouma or b) Ward out for:

      A) Daniels (preferred with good fixtures)
      B) Koscielny (Already have Bellerin!)
      C) Baines
      D) Ivanovic
      E) Other such as Vanholt
      F) save transfer

      Next week FT - Myhill out for Butland. (Y/N)

      Any other advice on my team:
      Myhill (Hennesey)
      Alderwield, Moreno, Bellerin (Zouma, Ward)
      Ozil, Payet, Mahrez, Alli (Willian)
      Ighalo (c), Aguero, Kane

      5.2 million in bank!

  12. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Jurado is exactly like Navas.

    No final product whatsoever.

  13. Puyol Pants Up
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    If a Watford player is going to score today it will be Jurado.

  14. Ayew Serious
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Jurado is frustrating me

  15. Sess!
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Watford better second half but still not creating anything.

  16. FISSH
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Very tempted to do Ighalo > Lukaku and Mahrez > bench fodder

  17. Up the tics
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Ighalo > Austin?

    1. FISSH
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Is Austin fit?

    2. Trae44
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      See how he looks first

  18. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    on this evidence I can cross Gomes off my list of Myhill replacements

    1. Jonty Rhodes
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      yeah, i am going for butland next week.can you advise me on below

      1 FT left - Either a) Zouma or b) Ward out for:

      A) Daniels (preferred with good fixtures)
      B) Koscielny (Already have Bellerin!)
      C) Baines
      D) Ivanovic
      E) Other such as Vanholt
      F) save transfer

      Next week FT - Myhill out for Butland. (Y/N)

      Any other advice on my team:
      Myhill (Hennesey)
      Alderwield, Moreno, Bellerin (Zouma, Ward)
      Ozil, Payet, Mahrez, Alli (Willian)
      Ighalo (c), Aguero, Kane

      5.2 million in bank!

    2. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Fabianski 😉 ?

    3. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Who's left ?

      My hill is a hard one to decide whether to ditch or not.

      Off clean sheet form but has decent fixtures

      1. Jonty Rhodes
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        hahaha ! i am a keeper myself and love to see all the good keepers available these days in EPL!

  19. Jonty Rhodes
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    1 FT left - Either a) Zouma or b) Ward out for:

    A) Daniels (preferred with good fixtures)
    B) Koscielny (Already have Bellerin!)
    C) Baines
    D) Ivanovic
    E) Other such as Vanholt
    F) save transfer

    Next week FT - Myhill out for Butland. (Y/N)

    Any other advice on my team:
    Myhill (Hennesey)
    Alderwield, Moreno, Bellerin (Zouma, Ward)
    Ozil, Payet, Mahrez, Alli (Willian)
    Ighalo (c), Aguero, Kane

    5.2 million in bank!

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Ighalo -> Lukaku

      1. Sess!
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        This

      2. Jonty Rhodes
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Next week or this week? ighalo vs newcastle is too tempting?

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          Watford goals have dried up, Everton continue to rattle them in.

  20. Evs
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    How serious are we about Everton defenders ?

    Know he's off Pens (and has less set pieces) I feel Baines is overpriced.

    But I could be swayed by the cheaper Jag !

    Any thoughts people ?

    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Avoiding

    2. Puyol Pants Up
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Not looking at them at all.

      Remember when Everton's fixtures turned around GW 11 and people started bringing in Lukaku + Everton defenders. Lukaku did alright but how did the defenders do?

      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Crap ?

        But there was no Jag then. Check clean sheets when he's about

    3. Stephen - Robot Daniels
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Probably not wise holding Everton for their CS. Baines or not at all for me.

    4. AK ⭐
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Looking at Jagielka. Seems to be the 2nd best in Baseline Defenders too in that Everton side.

    5. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Not touching them. Martinez has no clues how to patch them up defensively.

      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        ^this^

        man is clueless on how to organise a defence

      2. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        I take your point Roy

        Back to the drawing board then 🙂

    6. Milner4eva
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      I am probably gonna buy Jags, got 3 great fixtures in the next 4, and can grab a goal too. If the DGW materialises, it would be a perfect block of 4 GWs to go for someone like him

    7. Business Dog
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Defender managed by Martinez has never really appealed to me.

    8. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Still delivering a shed load of crosses though

      But yes tending to agree . 6.1 is alot for a defender , especially in a non premium defence like Everton

    9. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Clichy would be the other one who currently appeals to me if Kolarov is Crocked for a while !

    10. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Jags cheap and good fixs.

    11. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Daniels or WBA defender?

  21. AK ⭐
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Acqua

    Us :125

    Them : 121 + Ighalo + Nyom

    Tighter than I thought.. These are after auto subs

  22. Sess!
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Cue a million Williams 60min/CS posts.

  23. iwanjones23
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Defence is:

    Butland Henessey
    Bellerin aldeweireld williams Evans ward

    Getting rid of Evans, £5.2 budget.

    I'm thinking Fuchs, any better options?

  24. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    The small pleasures of fpl

    When you have a player droping in price, then notice it has no effect on your selling price

    Winning

    1. Aston-villain
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      You gotta take the little victories sometimes.

  25. The Pep Revolution
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    If you play all out attack and one of your front 8 does not play, does a defender come in instead?

    1. Hestefan
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      yes

    2. Diva
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Yes.

  26. Paulie Walnuts
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Gareth Barry a good fodder

    1. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Yes but Bobby loves Besic and McCarthy is well on his way back to recovery. Then there's Cleverly.

      So Barry could be rested from time to time.

    2. Aston-villain
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Most ex villa players have served as nothing much more than fodder when they've left

  27. Aston-villain
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Giroud or Kane and why? I ask why cos I think most will have auto response set to Kane but I can't see the reasoning

  28. Sess!
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    God that Williams goal has made me a grumpy git tonight.

  29. Stephen - Robot Daniels
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Ozil CS point

  30. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    How to fix this defense? 1FT + 0.4ITB

    Butland - McCarthy

    Davies - Moreno - Baines - Francis - Souare

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Can play Moreno, Davies and Baines... With Francis first sub. I would just do Mc > playing keeper or save.