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2 February 2016 1067 comments
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Arsenal will be looking for revenge this evening as they host a Southampton side that put four goals past them at St Mary’s on Boxing Day. City and Tottenham both face away trips to bottom-four sides Sunderland and Norwich – encouragingly, they defeated their respective opponents by three-goal margins in the reverse fixtures earlier this season. Table-toppers Leicester’s match with Liverpool should also be a compelling clash – the Reds were victorious in their last encounter but the Foxes have built up some resilience in recent weeks.

Wednesday’s pair of matches finishes off the Gameweek. Everton will be expecting another victory over Newcastle, given that the Toffees have prevailed in five of their last six league matches. Meanwhile, Chelsea will travel to Watford having scored five goals in the FA Cup at the weekend – the Blues are unbeaten in seven while the Hornets picked up back-to-back wins by dispatching Nottingham Forest to join the Fifth Round pot.

If you are unfamiliar with FantasyBet it is particularly accessible for those who play Fantasy Premier League, as it uses a similar scoring and pricing system.

Check out this video to see how team creation works.

MY TEAM

Kasper Schmeichel (4.5m)
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (4m)
Aaron Creswell (5.5m)
Laurent Koscielny (6m)
Dele Alli (5m)
Michail Antonio (5m)
David Silva (10m)
Alexis Sanchez (11m)
Romelu Lukaku (9m)
Harry Kane (9.5m)
Sergio Aguero (13m)

KEY PICKS

Kasper Schmeichel: Claudio Ranieri appears to have focused on defensive solidity of late and the Foxes keeper has been crucial to that plan. Schmeichel has registered an average of 3.2 saves per appearance during a five-match run that has seen his side concede just once ahead of this evening’s King Power clash with Liverpool.

Aaron Creswell: Coincidentally, the left-back’s last attacking returns arrived against upcoming opponents Aston Villa on Boxing Day, netting a goal just before the interval in a 1-1 stalemate. Cresswell – who also has three assists and eight bonus points to his name – will be optimistic of defensive points against an attack with just three goals in their last six road trips.

Alexis Sanchez: The Arsenal attacker looks in line for a first league start since Gameweek 14 as Southampton roll up to the Emirates tonight. Sanchez provided an assist and the winning goal in the FA Cup encounter with Burnley and will be a pivotal figure in the Gunners’ push for the title.

Harry Kane: Tottenham’s top scorer arrives at Norwich on the back of successive strikes in the last couple of Gameweeks. Handed a late substitute appearance in the FA Cup win over Colchester, Kane should be fully refreshed to face a Canaries side that he’s also scored twice again this season.

THIS WEEKS GAME PICKS

As always the best place to start if you’re new to FantasyBet are the free-rolls – there is a £50 pot available for this Gameweek in both the standard and flash formats.

There’s a Double-Up game for £3.30 entry with a guaranteed prize pool of £120 and also FantasyBet’s biggest game, the Grand Midweek, where your compete for a £1000 guaranteed prize pool on a £5.50 buy-in. Multiple entries are possible in both and they cover all ten fixtures for this midweek slate.

LAST WEEK

I head into this the midweek matches on the back of some success, after the team from last week’s article delivered a first-placed finish from 247 participants in the Free-roll.

I also earned returns from the double-up and the Scout Picks league, leaving me on £167.57. There was no such luck in the big pot, though – SuperJamesy took the top spot with 93 points, captaining Odion Ighalo for a 24-point haul proved a canny decision.

THIS WEEK’S STAKE

I will enter the Double-Up, the Grand contest, the free-rolls and the FFScout Picks League for the mid-week fixtures for a total outlay of £9.90.

In addition, I’ll be going up against Doosra, the Community champion in this week’s Scout Picks. He will be taking me on in a specially set up head to head game for a chance to win free entry into a £500 Guaranteed ‘Big Weekly’ game worth £22. Also the eligible Community Champion who beats the Scout Picks by the highest margin every month will win a free entry into the £600 guaranteed ‘Boss’ game worth £55.

FFSCOUT PICKS LEAGUE

SuperSaiyyan topped last week’s Scout’s Picks League – Roberto Firmino, Dele Alli, Sergio Aguero and Odion Ighalo all scored 12 points or more to provide a total of 98 points.

Once again, FantasyBet have provided a £100 pot for the FFScout Picks League. I will enter our Scout Picks as closely as possible, given a 15-man squad is required with the 100m budget and a captain also needs to be selected.

Feel free to go up against them this week and pick your own squad on FantasyBet.

  1. The Road Dogg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    who to bench??

    daniels or walker?

    1. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      walker

    2. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Walker

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

      Walker

    4. megatronaldinho
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Jack or johnny? Lush!

      1. Test Eagles
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Very good 🙂

    5. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Bells - awful stuff

  2. Ten Season Wonder
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    He Guys, really need help/Advice here...

    I've 2FT... What front 8 would you rather...

    .
    A). (involves using 1 transfer & saving the other):

    Ozil - Alli - Mahrez - Payet - 'ALEXIS'
    Kun - Kane (Ighalo - bench)

    .

    B). (involves both FTs):

    Ozil - Alli - Mahrez - Payet - (£8.3m - bench)
    Kun - Kane - 'LUKAKU'

    Thanks in advance, 🙂

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

      A

    2. Saint & Reevesy
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      A save your transfer and enjoy the Sanchez differential.

      1. Ten Season Wonder
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        thanks guys

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

    G2G?

    Hennessey
    Zouma, Tobes, Bellerín
    Alli, Firmino, Payet, Mahrez
    Ighalo, Agüero, Kane

    (Forster, Özil, Ward, Bertrand)

    1. Trigg ⭐️
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Surely Ozil over Ig?

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

        Ahh can't decide!!

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

      I would bench Firmino instead of Özil. Altough Lei-Liv could be anything from 0-0 to 5-5.

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

        Didn't notice Ighalo. Bench him instead

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

          Scores when he wants yeah?

    3. Ten Season Wonder
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Swap Ozil for Ighalo and you are looking spot on!

    4. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Good luck with Mesut

  4. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    DDG (Henn)
    Bellerin Walker Williams (Simpson, Moreno)
    Barkley Mahrez Ozil Barkley (Stanislas)
    Kane Aguero(c) Lukaku

    1FT, £1.5ITB

    Save or change something? Thanks

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      1 Barkley is bad, 2 is...

      1. Gooner97
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Payet lol

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Good team. Simpson over Willy

      1. Gooner97
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        He will come in if Walker doesn't play

  5. MartialMatas
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Start Henderson or Mahrez this week?

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Mahrez

    2. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Mahrez

    3. MartialMatas
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks

  6. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Bottomed 🙁
    Pick 3, not the best but...

    a. Toby (Norwich, away)
    b. Simpson (Liverpool, home)
    c. Jagielka (Newcastle, home)
    d. Wolly (United, away)
    e. Bertrand (Arsenal, away)

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Probably A,B,C

      Help me with mine below please

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

      abc or acd

  7. Kuqi Monster
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    starting hennessey, double up with souare or play simpson?

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

      Play Simpson

  8. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Which three to play do you think chaps? Really giving me a headache this one

    A) Kolorov
    B) Aldy
    C) Ward
    D) JEvans
    E) Bellerin

    Any help much appreciated!

    1. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      A, B, E

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah, pretty much what I got too

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      ADE

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

    Shaqiri or Arnautovic?

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Arnie, but both haven't done much recently

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

        The fixtures have been tough though, they clear up nicely after this were

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

          After this week*

  10. Le Bluff
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Who to play:

    A) Butland
    B) Henn

    Already playing Joel Ward...

    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Butland. Utd attack sucks, and that's coming from a fan 🙁

  11. Shrimp On The Barb
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Play Moreno, Smith or Targett?

    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Smith

  12. louisds
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Can someone confirm that today is the last chance to use the second wildcard? After this GW you cannot use it?

    1. Funkyav
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      incorrect

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

        Oh. So I can use it anytime between now and end of the season?

        1. Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          Yup

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

            Thank you!

    2. pompeyfan
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      no, it's for the 2nd half of the season

  13. janowsc
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else playing Moreno out there or have most binned him?

    1. Funkyav
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      he is on my bench, and on his last chance, unmitigated disaster

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

        Seems to be the consensus...he's on the chopping block.

    2. GoonerByron
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Still have him, 3rd sub this GW.. Will get rid as soon as I have a spare transfer.

    3. Lingardium Leviosa.
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      I binned him, but I looked at gw 25 and i regret it.

      I wouldn't play him this week though.

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

      Playing him for SUN then binning

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

    I know not many bother with it, but just trying to plan my Sun Dream Team transfers.. Only 3 transfers, need to get rid of Stekelberg and KDB so only have 1 remaining and have Hazard and Kolarov.. Which of the 2 would you bin?

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

      I have exactly the same problem (same 4 players) and am leaning towards losing Kolarov. Thinking Hazard could be a decent differential.

    2. Trigg ⭐️
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Neither? Haz could start scoring again and Kolarov is fit.

  15. Lingardium Leviosa.
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Which 2 to bench out of this pants defence?

    A) Simpson

    B) Wollscheid

    C) Francis

    D) Walker

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

      A & C imo

    2. The Raging Bull
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      All four are decent choices for CS this GW.

      1. Lingardium Leviosa.
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Ya think so?

        1. The Raging Bull
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          Simpson: 4 clean sheets in last 5 games
          Wollscheid: decent defence against a poor attacking side in Man Utd at home.
          Francis: playing against a Palace side who have scored 1 goal in last 6 matches
          Walker: Spurs have conceded the least goals this season and you have to consider them for a CS against Norwich.

          You have good choices this week.

  16. JoeSoap
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    which 3?

    A. Dier (norwich)
    B. Kolorov (sunderland)
    C. Bellerin (SOUTH)
    D. Ward (BOURN)
    E. Francis (c palace)

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

      abc

    2. Lingardium Leviosa.
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      ABC

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

        Thanks all

  17. Hurricane Gilbert
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Am I right or am I wrong? Adequate team, adequate bench? Worried about Henderson...

    DDG (Hennessy)
    Bellerin Dawson Cresswell (Toby, Simpson)
    Mahrez Özil Payet Alli (Henderson)
    Aguero (C) Lukaku Kane

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

      Great team.

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

      Henderson is a good shout IMO

  18. MartialMatas
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Start souare or Moreno?

    1. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Moreno

    2. Kane Train
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      souare

    3. JoeSoap
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Souare

  19. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Which option sounds better this week?

    A) Antonio + Payet

    B) Sanchez + Özil.

    Basically KDB to Sanchez or Antonio?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      C) Sanchez & Payet

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

      A

  20. The Raging Bull
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Play Firmino or Mahrez?

    1. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Firmino

      1. The Raging Bull
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        I've benched Mahrez on two occasions cost me 21pts in total. Once bitten....

        1. Mavric Marco
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          I've got both, and playing both.

    2. Saint & Reevesy
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Firmino

  21. Eric Banternaaa
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Repost:

    Butland
    Jags |Bellerin | Dawson
    Barkley | Payet | Alli | Ozil
    Lukaku | Kun | Vardy

    McCarthy | Yaya | Dier | Huth

    0.4ITB 1FT

    Save transfer?

    Who to bench Yaya/Alli/Vardy/Barkley?

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

      bench vardy or yaya

  22. Don Rogers FC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Bench Boost-I Think I am missing something

    I have read on this site many times that the time to use bench boost is when we finally get a double game week. However I struggle to see why you would need to use your bench players without having a lot of prescriptive transfers in the weeks leading up to the double game week.

    Clearly one can use the Wildcard to return to the team you want afterwards but it all seems a lot of risk taking just to get players on your bench [playing twice.

    I there an article on this anywhere?

      1. Don Rogers FC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks Baby

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Wildcard the week before the DGW and then use benchboost in the DGW, obviously the more teams in the DGW the better

      1. Don Rogers FC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        But then how do you get your team back to where you would want it to be without the DGW ? And as you say there would need to be at lest three double fixtures before the bench was really relevant.

  23. Mavric Marco
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else looking at the fixtures and thinking this could be a MASSIVE scoring gameweek!!? Potential triple figure scoring!!

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

      I never like to get my hopes up as good looking weeks typically turn out crap.

    2. Lingardium Leviosa.
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      If you have LuKaKu 😉

      1. Mavric Marco
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        I do, 🙂

        Captain pick is key!!

    3. Don Rogers FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      That is why I am thinking of using bench boost and asked the question above

  24. colinp93
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Which front 7

    A) Alli Silva Payet Ozil Sanchez
    Aguero Kane

    B) Alli Silva Payet Ozil
    Aguero Kane Lukaku

    1. Wally with the brolly
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. Saint & Reevesy
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      B - you'd think lukaku at home to Newcastle would out score Sanchez at home to Saints.

  25. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Just got a text from my league rival who is 4 points being me... "just got a -16 by not clicking play wildcard"

    ... Tuesday complete 🙂

    1. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      If you were a nice friend you could tell him that there's still time to click it 🙂

    2. Fozzyb34r
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      If he clicks play wildcard now im sure the hits disappear

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        10 years, 3 months ago

        He can still play it, and it takes back the 16 hit. Surely he/you know this

        1. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          I did not know this!!!!
          I will tell him 🙁
          damn...

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              10 years, 3 months ago

              Fair play, you don't want to win the ml on something like that anyway

              1. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 3 months ago

                Still going to wait till 18:30 to tell him though 😉

                1. @persecuted_by_mods
                    10 years, 3 months ago

                    Nice

              2. The Raging Bull
                • 12 Years
                10 years, 3 months ago

                You did know this
                Maybe you didn't want to tell him!
                😉

        2. Wally with the brolly
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          Mahrez Ozil Payet KDB Ali
          Kane Ighalo Lukaku

          Doing Lukaku to Aguero and KDB to ??
          Got 7.2 to spend thinking Ayew, any other options out there? Don't want to invest in teams with a blank in GW27

        3. drcooper817
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          Bottomed.
          Gtg? Should I play Bench Boost? Lots of defenders with easy fixtures.
          Butland
          Bellerin-Dawson-Toby
          Ozil-Alli-Payet-Barkley
          Aguero-Lukaku-Kane
          Bench: Hennessey-Mahrez-Ogbonna-Ward

        4. Connor's Calling
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          Current other blanks for GW27...Oxford, Lukaku, Aguero...

          So
          A) Is it worth getting Silva in for KDB? Would still allow me to do Ozil -> Sanchez next GW.
          Would just mean having to get rid of 1 of the 4 by GW27...

          OR

          B) Just do KDB -> Sanchez now. Run with Ozil & Sanchez for a while. Leaves cash to upgrade Oxford next GW...

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

          Agüero or Kane as captain?

          My rival who's 40 points ahead of me owns neither! Surely Kun?

          1. Lingardium Leviosa.
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 3 months ago

            Correct.

            Still kinda meh about the grav tho

        6. Huddersfield
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          Hi Guys, really need help here...

          Howard
          Bellerin
          Payet Mahrez Barkley
          Kane Kun Kaku

          Pick 3 outta
          A) Azpi ( wat )
          B) Olsson ( SWA )
          C) Smith ( cp )
          D) Simpson ( LIV )
          E) Firmino ( lei )
          F) Siggy ( wba )

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

            ABE

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

              Cheers Kuqi

          2. Wally with the brolly
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 3 months ago

            E C and not sure :/