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23 January 2016 3023 comments
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The curtains are drawn on Saturday’s Premier League action as West Ham United and Manchester City clash at the Boleyn Ground. The Hammers’ eight-match unbeaten streak was arrested at the hands of Newcastle United last Gameweek, while the Sky Blues have won three and drawn two of their previous five match-ups.

With eight goals and the third-most shots on target (22) over the last four Gameweeks, the Hammers boast one of the league’s form attacks. Additionally, Slaven Bilic’s recruits limited their opposition to four goals, illustrating the balance in their play. In terms of West Ham’s home form, they haven’t lost on their own turf since Gameweek 3, which suggests that the visitors are in for a challenging afternoon.

Man City chalked up more shots inside the box (46) than any side over the last four Gameweeks but ranked in the bottom six for shot-conversion rate (7.9%). On the defensive end, the Sky Blues conceded the joint-fewest goals (one) and the fifth-fewest shots inside the box (23), underlining their improvement at the back. Investors in their offense might be concerned that they rank in the bottom five for goals in away matches (10).

  1. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Does anybody else keep missing out on Alli? I must have played him every time he's blanked with 2 and benched him every time he goes and gets a goal and an assist.

    1. Gaz Downright
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I fixed this problem by getting Stanislas for Arnautovic as 5th mid.

      Or so I thought...

      1. matiakez
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah I thought that by getting in Hoolahan but today put paid to that.

        Ali is better than a fifth mid pick right now though.

  2. Marlen R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Arnie out for Payet or Firmino?

    1. FrankieTheGent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Payet.

  3. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    So I started Mahrez and benched Alli.
    Damn.

    Although I resisted shipping Ighalo for Lukaku for a hit which seems ok so far.

  4. Alittude
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero is the type of player who is never satisfied. He wants to score and score and keep scoring until his gloves fall off. Other strikers might get content with 1 or 2, Aguero doesn't even get content with 5. This is why he is the best captain choice.

    1. KUN+10
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      He does have that drive. He is always goal thristy

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      He limps off on 70 mins most matches...

      1. Worzel Gummidge
          10 years, 1 month ago

          You'll be used to seeing that with Arsenal then.

    3. Ten Season Wonder
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      any Ighalo owners about?

      After his goal & Assist combo, Just want to hear your thoughts on whether you're keeping him or not?

      1. Bolivian Seaman
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        He was against a back 3 to stop him, but the commentator said the problem with a back 3 is sometimes they don't know which one is marking the striker. So there's hope but there could be better options

      2. davies
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Keeping, but possibly benching this week.

      3. Qubit
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Probably keeping for now, was always my intention. Want to see how Chelsea fair defensively this week....

      4. Teddy Brewski
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Keeping I think. That extra 4/5m means hello Sanchez soon

        1. super zlatan
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Still shipping for Lukaku I think

          1. Teddy Brewski
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Already have him. It's Iggy or Kane for me

      5. Ten Season Wonder
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        My plan was to always switch him out this week for Lukaku. regardless of points... So i gotta say thank you to him

    4. KUN+10
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      payet goal wouldnt hurt either

    5. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Lukaku is gonna blank now 🙁

    6. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Should fpl scrap the set piece assist rule, and give 2 points for winning a penalty and 1 point for winning a number of free kicks

      1. Jazz!
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Divers will get millions

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

        Possibly

      3. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yes.

      4. Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I think it's fair to be given an assist if you earn your team a FK/penalty

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

        no

        1. Ayew Serious
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Why not? 🙂

      6. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        No

        1. Ayew Serious
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Why not? 🙂

      7. Eden Hazardous
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Eden Hazard ESSENTIAL

        1. Ayew Serious
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Last season he would have been a monster

    7. MTPockets
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Anyone have a linkto Aguero lob?

      • The Red Devil
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Who're all of you regretting benching?
        Fuchs for me!

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Stannis and Cathcart

          1. Gaz Downright
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            bro

        2. Ayew Serious
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          No one

          1. super zlatan
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Alli

        3. KUN+10
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Alli

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

          Simpson

        5. Harper_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Simpson. But it was sensible...

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

          Stanislas

        7. The Wise Owl
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Same for me, benched Fuchs over Alderweireld.

        8. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Alli

        9. Telpuialion
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Simpson

        10. VS10_
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Only 1 pointers on the bench... and in the starting xi 😀

        11. internal error
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Who you calling a whore

        12. SANTACLAUS
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Alli & Simpson

        13. Gaz Downright
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Stanislas and Cathcart

        14. AK ⭐
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Mahrez. Not really regretting though, but he has the most points on my bench right now.

        15. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Simpson. As usual.

          I'll probably regret benching Mahrez and playing KdB. I played Stanislas iver Mahrez, so that looks like turning out ok for me after baps.

        16. Halftime
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Alli, although Arnie didn't play so he will come in for me

        17. Jøssy ⭐
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Take your pick out of Targett and Simpson

          1. Costa in Wengerland
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Have Both and both got me CS today

        18. The Red Devil
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks guys, so many names gives me some solace! 😛
          May we get it right next weekend!

      • davies
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        This week:

        Goal of the season - Alli
        Game of the season - Norwich vs Pool
        Assist of the season - Mahrez https://vine.co/v/ielPj5xhgBt

        Anyone disagree?

        1. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Nope!

        2. Venom Snake
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Mahrez was some nice skill. But was an attempted shot, so can't really be classified as an assist of the season contender

        3. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Post effort of the season - Aguero

        4. money face bandwagon
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          defensive errorsss of the season - norwich vs pool

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

          Filthy from mahrez

        6. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Ali wont win goal of the season if it's decided by a poll. 😉

          1. Mr. Grv
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Haahaah

        7. Retrosynth
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Good lord Mahrez is a slippery b*stard isn't he...

        8. Jøssy ⭐
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Sounds right to me!

      • Acquafresca
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Fuchs been a great transfer for Mark.

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

          In Danny we trust 😉

          1. Acquafresca
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            I LOVE YOU!

            You beautiful man!

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

              😀 x

        2. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          For fuchs sake I'm happy for Mark.

      • KingNidge
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Granville benched Alli and captained Rooney dont think we will see him again

        1. BabyB
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Crazy moves.

        2. Mr. Grv
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          XD

        3. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Trying to be too different.

        4. Evs
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          He's lost the plot me thinks 🙄

        5. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          🙁

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

          You gotta be joking? Captain Rooney??

        7. Clam. ☘️
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Screams desperation to me

      • Mr. Grv
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yesssss kun . Get more goals you beauty

      • Sif
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        http://anewpla.net/fpl/live/230/

        Was this down earlier. Up now and with new live update? useful.

      • Mickey Tyrion™
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        KDB is the Costa/Rooney of the midfield. Nowhere near worth his price

      • Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Is Aguero ownership still quite low ?

        1. The Royal Robin
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Yep, 22.3%.

          1. Leaf
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Cool , and a few of those owners won't be captaining

            1. The Royal Robin
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Except me o/

        2. Retrosynth
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          22.something

        3. super zlatan
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          21%

        4. Mickey Tyrion™
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Many are struggling to get him in now at this point, with his price rising so much.

      • The Royal Robin
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Currently on 40 pts without BAPS. Turning out to be some GW.

      • Alittude
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Silva and kdb looking sharp As well, Aguero
        Looking beautiful

      • Telpuialion
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Which midfielders are on everyone's watchlists?

      • bahaa.k
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I know its too early to judge, but byrams looks promising.

      • 420king
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        FPL should scrap these assists for penalties and FKs and just add a new category for penalties won, screw FKs.

            • 12 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            2 points for pen won and BPS for free kicks won would be good.

        1. Les Bleus
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Why is this becoming an issue all of a sudden?

          1. Jøssy ⭐
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            I assume Aguero owners are wanting an extra point or two for today's pen.

            Rule is fine to me.

            Although... There's a part off me that does think, if it's worth an assist if Yaya scores the pen, then it should be worth an assist when Aguero takes it. But it's not!

      • Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Silva up for it

      • internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Antonio is a force of nature.

      • Bøwstring The Carp
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        What a pass from Payet

      • Harper_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Ranieri is a class manager. Ultra attacking for the first part of the season giving Vardy and Mahrez free license to do their own thing to win games early on and then more solid and defensive for the second half to preserve the lead that they have but with tired legs and busier fixtures.

        1. Jazz!
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Yep

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

          Wasnt that called boring and disgusting last season?

          1. Harper_
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Not by me...

          2. Alittude
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            yes mou was criticised for the same

        3. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          All title winning teams do this.

        4. Studgie G
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          they've played less games then everyone in the top half though

      • KOLASINA(C)
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Demichelis showboat

      • Evasivo
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        How's Aguero looking?

        1. Latchmere Wave Machine
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Like a badge on the Lamborghini

      • Alittude
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Wow payetehat a ball, how do I get him in ? There's. It much room in midfield yet

      • Studgie G
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Byram will be another good signing for the Hammers they have good scouts

        1. The Royal Robin
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Byram has been good for years, I'd say that's poor scouting that he's only just being noticed tbh. Again, it's that, 'there's only one league in this country' bs.