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FantasyBet Focus – Gameweek 24

2 February 2016 1067 comments
Tom Fenley Tom Fenley
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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.

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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.

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

    Anyone captaining Ozil ? 😉

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

      Tumblweed...

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

        Why is Tumblweed captaining Ozil, has he got some inside knowledge?

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    2. Eden Hazardous
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Even Ozil is not captaining Ozil

      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/12579337

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

    Good to go?

    Cech
    Cresswell - Dawson - Ward
    Özil - Payet (VC) - Mahrez - Firmino - Antonio
    Agüero (C) - Lukaku

    Bench: McCarthy, Ighalo, Alderweireld, Wollscheid.

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    1. Eden Hazardous
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Play Alderweirld!!!!

      Bench Ward

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    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Looks good. Although I would play Ighalo ahead of Antonio.

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

        ^^ This ^^ Payet is enough.

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

      I might bench Firmino and play Iggy.

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  3. ppp
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    I still have 2FT and I'm thinking of ditching arnautovic and kdb. Which two would you pick?

    A. Payet
    B. Firmino
    C. Silva
    D. Sanchez (have ozil)
    E. Keep arnie, just drop kdb

    Any option will provide a selection headache (probably bench ighalo...)

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

      E

      Don't ditch Arnie, fixtures are great when alot of other teams' aren't. KdB to Payet.

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

        Just checked the season ticker and was thinking that too. On the fence between payet and firmino mainly..

        Would you bench Ighalo or Arnautovic?

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

          This week id bench Arnie

          Liverpool blank in gw27, makes Payet the better bet imo

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  4. merin
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    GTG?

    Butland
    Bellerin Alderweireld Dawson
    Silva Sanchez(vc) Payet Alli 
    Aguero(c) Kane Ighalo

    (Hennesey Mahrez Ward Simpson)

    FT: 0, ITB: 1.0

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    1. Pirlø's Pen
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      hennessey over But

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    2. George James
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Play ward

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

        Double up on CRY defence? (Playing Hennessey)
        Who would you bench to make room for Ward?

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

    Bottomed

    Which 2 to bench out of this pants defence?

    A) Simpson

    B) Wollscheid

    C) Francis

    D) Walker

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

      Walker and Simpson.

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

        Fanks bruv

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

        I meant play Walker and Simpson. Not bench

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

          Ah I see

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    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      BC.

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

        Ha I'm actually on that atm

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    3. Teddy Brewski
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      B and C

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

        Thanks Ted

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  6. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Alli or Mahrez?
    Who's the better pick this week?

    Thanks.

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

      Alli

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      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers Daas.

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  7. bangers and M*A*S*H
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Pick one to play:

    a) Alderweireld
    b) Ozil
    c) Firmino

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

      C

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    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      C.

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

    Any Kun owners NOT captaining Kun?

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

      o/

      Lukaku (c) for me, I have Kun, Kan, & Kaku.

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

        Ah

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

          I don't advise it though 😛

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

        Gross

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  9. Pirlø's Pen
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    bloody love mid-week games, how exciting
    anyone San(C)hez with me?

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

      Yes 😀

      ...and No!!

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

    If I take a hit to get Sanchez (ditching Ramsey) I give myself a benching headache:

    Alli, Payet, Sanchez, Mahrez, Firmino
    Aguero, Ighalo, Lukaku

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

      Story of the year really. Would bench ighalo out of those though..

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    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Don't - wait until next week, but you have a headache anyway. That front 8 will be the same as mine next week.

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

    would you do Butland > Hart ?

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

    Looking ok guys? I have 1FT and an unused wildcard

    Cech
    Bellerin - Zouma - Ward
    Barkley - Mahrez - Ozil - Alli - Payet (vc)
    Kane - Aguero (c)

    Bench: Schmeichel, Ighalo, Franis, Moreno

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

    I own Aguero and Lukaku. Am I mad to captain Lukaku over Kun? I just like the idea of Lukaku at home against that kanckered Newcastle defence and have memories of Sunderland being City's bogey team!!

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

      Exactly this!!

      I am captaining Lukaku and I have Kun.

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

      I risked on Lukaku last week instead of Aguero. I won't be doing it again in a hurry.

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

      I sold Lukaku so owners will now get a haul.

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

        You sold Lukaku before NEW? Brave

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

          That or no Kun.

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

        Great! 🙂

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

      He hasn't scored in a while and Aguero's in hot form...

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    5. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      I am, strangely, tempted. No-one who captained Lukaku last week will do it again if they have Aguero. But it does seem a risk too far.

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

      UTO

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  14. pax888
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Sanchez or Silva & why?

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

      Alexis, better player IMHO..more goal threat

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  15. Sylvester the Investor
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Time for sleep in my timezone - last thing before I do - who to bench.

    Bench one:

    A) Sagna sun
    B) Dier nor
    C) Souare BOU

    Bench one:

    D) Ighalo CHE
    E) Firmino lei
    F) Mahrez LIV
    G) Ozil SOU

    Thanks in advance.

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    1. Sylvester the Investor
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Currently benching B and D. However, Hennesey is my keeper.. but I like the look of CPL vs BOU.

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    2. Teddy Brewski
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Souare and Iggy

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

      c and e/f imo

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      1. Sylvester the Investor
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks guys!

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  16. BendtEffect
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    who will be destroyed by his opposition later?

    moreno against mahrez
    lens against sagna

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    1. The Gambler.
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      moreno! 🙁

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  17. AusBest11
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Who to bench?

    Ozil mahrez Ali payet firmino
    Ighalo auguero Kane

    Keep myhill or transfer to Hennessy

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

      Bench Ighalo.

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      1. AusBest11
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks

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      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Think he'll score at home v Chelsea.

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

        Seems a bit strange benching the top forward in the game against a team in the bottom half!

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

      Depends on who your other keeper is

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      1. AusBest11
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        McCarthy

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  18. faux_C
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Good to go? Does my first XI need tweaking?

    Butland
    Moreno, Dawson, Daniels
    Mahrez, Alli, Payet, Ozil
    Aguero(c), Kane, Lukaku

    (Krul, Wijnaldum, Richards, Nyom)

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

      I've got the same XI apart from DDG, Bellerin and Toby over Butland Moreno & Daniels 🙂

      Good to go. Are you saving the FT?

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

        Cool. We're in this together then 😉

        I actually used my free to get rid of Kolarov before he dropped.

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

    who to bring in and play?

    A).lexis
    L).ukaku

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

      Ozil owner (if that matters)

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

        I have both Sanchez and Ozil in for this week and then will be looking to do Ozil to Silva!

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

      lukaku has a blank so i would not brinh them in at this point

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

      A

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

    Cheap in form strikers and mids = much more agonising decisions.

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  21. Blues Cruise
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Play Lingard or Stanislas this GW?

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

      Stan is injured, so Lingard

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  22. cruzex
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    with no dgw 25, what are another gws possibilities for dgw?

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  23. 07bullit
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Who should I drop for this week out of this front 8?

    Mahrez, Alli, Sanchez, Ozil, Firmino
    Aguero, Kane, Lukaku.

    Thanks!

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

      Ozil

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

      AOA?

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

      Firmino for me

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    4. Teddy Brewski
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Tough one. I'd probably go Ozil

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    5. 07bullit
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks for the replies, already used AOA unfortunately! Currently benching Mahrez (mainly because I am a liverpool fan!) but the last time i benched him he scored twice so not sure I can go through that again!

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  24. RustyBz
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    This is the last week before all my opponents get Aguero. Hoping that Kun(C) will really boost my place at the top of the MLs!

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  25. Bathonian Steelers
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Which 3 to play:

    1) Ballerin
    2) Azpi
    3) Dawson
    4) Sagna

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    1. Bathonian Steelers
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      5) Cresswell

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

      1 and 2 for sure.

      + probably 4

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

      1,3,4

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

      1,3,4

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    5. Bathonian Steelers
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks guys!

      No love for Cresswel v avl?

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  26. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Help needed please

    Best MF/ST combo for 11.8m for the next few GWs

    Rest of Front 8

    Alli Mahrez Payet Yaya

    Aguero Kane

    currently on Antonio and Afobe but any other ideas would be welcomed

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

      Bench fodder (Stanislas 4.2) leaves you £7.6m for striker slot...

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  27. AusBest11
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Is myhill starting this week?

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    1. VS10_
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      We don't know.

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    2. Teddy Brewski
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Not if Foster is deemed fit. Looks to be No2 now

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  28. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    (From the bottom of the last thread)

    GW30 is looking like a disaster waiting to happen, barring a giant killing or Palace beating Spurs, Chelsea beating City or West Ham beating Liverpool there will only be three FPL games that week.

    Stoke v Southampton
    Leicester v Newcastle

    and either

    Sunderland v Everton or Bournemouth v Swansea

    I've only got two players (Butland and Mahrez) form the four teams who definitely have a PL fixture that week, plus either Lukaku or Williams.

    How are your squads looking for GW30 ?

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

      We'll be unlucky to lose both of Norwich v Man City and Liverpool v Chelsea. There should be enough players in whichever of these 2 survive to get a decent team out.

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  29. Van_de_Fart
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone know is James Collins will be a starter for the Hammers?

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

    Who's the better option this week?

    Alexis
    Lukaku

    (Ozil owner - if that matters)

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

      All 3 are amazing for this week imo. But would edge Lukaku.

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

      Lukakuuuuuuu

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