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

    De Bruyne dropping has no effect on my selling price. Love it when that happens 🙂

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

      Waiting and seeing if he has a DGW I assume?

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

        Yeah, and other teams.

        Could be injuries this week too with all the cup games. Massive red light on transfers.

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

          Selling for Alli if he doesn't have a DGW?

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

            Not sure yet. I'm not keen on Alli tbh. He's just a teenager, so he may be inconsistent. And it would turn my team horribly template.

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Tempted but Sunderland next up

    3. HNI
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Mine is same for Mahrez 🙂

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

      It effects mine though. Had my free one last time.

      How do you feel about KDB > Firmino (despite a Sunderland fixture, albeit away)

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

        i did it, because it frees up enough to swap ighalo for lukkaku later on.

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

          Good man!

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

        affects*

  2. Cilly Bonnolly
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    10 years, 1 month ago

    Disappointed Payet got no returns there. He was outstanding.

    1. andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Just one of those things. Makes me happy about owning in future games.

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
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        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I'd like some points before everyone else in my minileague catches on to him again.

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

      Same, one of those games

      He really is outrageous

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
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        • 14 Years
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        Far too good not to be playing for a bigger club.

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

      GW3 and GW4: West Ham score 6 goals, Payet has zero involvement.

      It happens. Quality player though.

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

        You thinking of getting him then over Barkley now?? He was verry dangerous vs City today

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

          All depends on DGW news. Not thinking too much about transfers yet.

    4. Taffer
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Villa up next

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
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        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        If Aguero didn't have Sunderland I'd be tempted to captain him.

    5. Arteta
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      10 years, 1 month ago

      He was outstanding tonight!

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
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        10 years, 1 month ago

        He really was. Should have scored but for an outstanding save from Hart from the free kick.

  3. andy85wsm
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    Anyone's thinking changed re: Mahrez? Still possible we'll want him back GW27...not sure I want to lose value.

    Kind of wish he hadn't gotten that assist today.

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Getting Alli as a 5th mid is tempting

      1. andy85wsm
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        Way I'm set up benching Mahrez isn't really an option although it could be done. Alli is my 4th mid right now.

        Could upgrade Stanislas but not many players I want.

      2. Gaz Downright
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        10 years, 1 month ago

        got him as 5th long time ago. been a while since i upgraded him to 4th

    2. Jay_
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I'm keeping on bench, look at Leicester fixtures from gw27-35

        1. andy85wsm
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          Yeah they're excellent.

      • gedda
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I just transferred him out, but I have Vardy for the pool game personally. Didn't see today's game but he has been a bit lackluster of late

      • Whazza
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I'm happy with him and Alli as my 4th and 5th mids.

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

      I was looking forward to the Aguero return, fro the point of view that less experienced rivals, with poor TV, would struggle to get him in...

      What it's actually meant is I'm losing value on players that have no right to be dropping, such as Lukaku and Mahrez, as those people scramble to build the budget!! 😡

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

        2nd half of the season is not about TV - wait until lukaku scores a brace tomorrow

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

          Fair enough. Not trying to build it any more, but certainly don't want to see it dwindling either.

        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        That's good! It means they're foregoing a handful of the best players to get him in!

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

          That's a great point Balders!!

          How do you feel about KDB > Firmino? Tempted to push the button tonight to avoid a 0.2M swing.

          I know KDB has Sunderland, but it is away.

            • 12 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Honestly its a marginal call but from your squad I'd ditch Ozil before KdB.

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

              Interesting! You clearly watch Ozil week-in-week-out, so is his form really falling off a cliff?

              I just feel KDB has consistently delivered 2's for me.

              I suppose it's the value I have tied up in Ozil that is leaning me that way too.

    4. FPL Maldini
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      This is Bill
      Bill knows Aguero is the best player in the league
      Bill leaves the armband on Aguero all year
      Bill gets many points
      Bill is smart
      Be like Bill

      1. Jay_
          10 years, 1 month ago

          😀

        • Gr3g
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I want to be like Bill!

        • The 12th Man
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Kenwrght?

          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          This is also Balders clocking up his 13th Aguero captaincy of the season 😉

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

        I have to say..Manchester United are a complete shambles from head to toe. From the owners to the Chief executive, manager, player recruitment and academy.

        Van Gaal should be long gone, but that won't happening yet because its not effecting club revenue.

        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Van Gaal isn't the only problem. Getting a new manager might hide short term cracks but it won't hide errors in the departments you've mentioned

          1. sully29
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Indeed.

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

              Its just so frustrating!!

      3. Whazza
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

        "Oh and another thing... It was also D1Sable who convinced me. Before the scoutcast it was on Ighalo. Cheers, Luke."

        ^ They scored the same amount of points, didn't they 😆

        1. Arvin-ation
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Ighalo outscored him actually 😛

          1. Whazza
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            If 2 baps for Kun and 3 for Ighalo, both scored 12 points

            1. Arvin-ation
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              • 12 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Sorry, thought Ighalo had a brace! 🙂

              1. Whazza
                • 13 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                :p

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

        Would you do Silva/Kane to Alli/Aguero for a hit? Also give funds for Özil -> Sanchez later.

        1. Boo Ya Ka Sha
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          not when Kane has Norwich. Silva is good city player to have next week and he may outscore Aguero like he has in the past.

        2. Forza Papac
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          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Absolutely

      5. Gr3g
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Do we know when DGW is expected and what teams will participate. Match ups would be even better! 🙂
        My season has been piss poor so far and my fingers feel very itch with that WC still intact.
        Want to get ahead of the curve as playing it safe and patiently doesn't work for me this season at all!

        Cheers! 😀

        1. TorresMagic™
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          10 years, 1 month ago

          Maybe next week.

          1. Gr3g
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            DGW or some news? 🙂

            1. Aarono23
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              News. Will know after the Carling cup semi finals.

      6. fickle
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Alli first sub is incredibly annoying

        1. Boo Ya Ka Sha
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          don't worry. most of us are in the same dilemma. I have VVD beside him

        2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Yep Alli and Simpson benched for me. Lukaku c over Aguero

        3. Jay_
            10 years, 1 month ago

            I've got him, Simpson and Hennsesey on my bench, 22 with Bellerin to play

          • gedda
            • 16 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Ouch.

          • Whats the Huth
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Sames pal

          • Gaz Downright
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            he's not a 5th mid

        4. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          All I need is for Lukaku to be bed ridden with a cold and I can say it was a decent week 😀

          1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            If anything happens to Lukaku tomorrow you will be suspect number 1 😉 . Jafooli will be suspect number 1 if anything happens to Barkley 🙂

        5. Seany A
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          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Ali on the bench, story of my season

          1. Gaz Downright
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            • 15 Years
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            is playing him an option?

        6. BENOIT
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Do we think Targett is nailed now given saints are keeping clean sheets?

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

            he has started 3 games - they have 3 CS and have played great..

          2. Boo Ya Ka Sha
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            yeah he is but he's the first defender out if they perform poorly

        7. JPeg
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Simpson Ward Moreno Walker Bellerin.

          Need to sort out this mess with 2FTs and just 0.3M in the bank. Thoughts?

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

            Targett will free up funds but crap GW up next. Walker out for Jagielka or Brom defender?

        8. Duffo
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Would greatly appreciate if someone could link me to a rank predictor website

          Ty

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

              Thanks

        9. Top 210 Club
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          56 incl baps, lukaku and Barkley to go

        10. CunkOnFPL
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          early thoughts on this lot:

          Fabianski (Myhill
          Bell, Kola, Ward (Simpson, Moreno
          Alli, KDB, Özil, Payet (Mahrez
          Iggy, kaku, Kun?

          2 FT, £1.4m

          Thanks in advance!

        11. HurriKane
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Spurs have conceded exactly 1 goal in 10 of the last 14 games.

          So thats only 3 cs in last 14. Time to get rid of Toby ?

          1. HurriKane
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            not much value tied as i got him around 4gw;s ago

          2. Mull
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
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            That top statement is a good thing.

            1. HurriKane
              • 13 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              yeah but i think id missed the boat on him. since ive got him managed to get on his returns only 1 time.

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

            Not before Norwich.

          4. Whazza
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            He always looks like scoring though, and the Spurs defence is still good.. Not many better defences

        12. Lateriser 12
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          10 years, 1 month ago

          Just saw the first game. Anyone want to sum today up in a few sentences?

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

            Lol @ Norwich fans.

          2. Gr3g
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            You mean few words?

            Bring next GW!

          3. Jay_
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Firmino looks gold, cleanies hard to come by, Alli wonder goal ensures he out scores Mahrwz by 7, Aguero cappers happy, Mark depressed

            • Arvin-ation
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Fiiirrmmmiiinnnnoooooo!

          4. Lateriser 12
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Also score check? Butland, Moreno and Toby in defence didn't help.

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            1. Syd.
              • 16 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Thank you your holiness

          6. Whats the Huth
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Targett

            Time to buy him?

          7. Pedram
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            How many times do you think KDB will fall until the next game week ?

          8. walmander
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            At the moment:
            Butland - McCarthy
            Sagna - Moreno - Ward - Alderweireld - Baines
            KDB - Ozil - Mahrez - Payet - Barkley
            Vardy - Kane - Lukaku

            A) KDB and Kane out, Aguero and Alli in?
            B) KDB, Kane and Moreno out, Aguero, Firmino and Simpson/Targett (-4pts) in? Have to do that 3rd trade..
            C) Something else?

            2FT and 0.4M in the bank.

          9. Jonty Rhodes
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Should I finally take out 1) FT - Myhill for:

            a) Butland
            b) De Gea
            c) Courtois
            d) Other
            e) save transfer

            OR

            2) FT - Zouma for:

            A) Koscielny (Already have Bellerin!)
            B) Baines
            C) Ivanovic
            D) Other such as Vanholt
            E) save transfer

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

            5.1 million in bank!

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

            49 points with Firmino. Seems low around here 🙁

            Walker failed me again (although they kept no CS) and I got Lukaku (C)

          11. Guba
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Why are people so obsessed with doing transfers now on the first evening of the new gameweek? You have ages until the next gameweek, teams play in that time (injuries etc) ... so frustrating having to deal with these price rise surges that are just frankly stupid.

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

              two reasons... knee jerk transfers and people who want the price rises

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

                and some wild carders

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

              agree, but that's the risk you take.

              not for me, but good luck to them

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

            hi
            want to bring aguero instead of ighalo (or vardy?)
            should i sell de bruyne or silva?

            shanks!

            • 12 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            86 is the highest overnight score in FIFFSA 😮

            Congrats to Bronaldinho and his team Singapore for this:
            http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/2501/event-history/23/

          13. Forza Papac
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Stanislas getting an assist and 3 BAPS. The Afobe factor?