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28 February 2016 2148 comments
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Gameweek 27 reaches a climax with a pair of match-ups that will shape the landscape at the top of the table.

Manchester United invite Arsenal to Old Trafford as they look to rebound from defeat at Sunderland, while Swansea City visit a Tottenham Hotspur team that’s on a five-match winning streak.

Although only three teams registered fewer big chances (four) than Louis van Gaal’s side over the last four Gameweeks, they still managed a respectable haul of five goals. Over the season, that lack of creativity in front of their home fans has proved hugely frustrating, with just 15 goals scored over their 12 Old Trafford matches. However, that has been balanced by a robust defence that has allowed just five goals on home turf.

Visitors Arsenal arrive having suffered an inconsistent run of form on the road. Their last six away trips have delivered just two victories and includes the dramatic 4-0 drubbing at the hands of Southampton. Indeed, the Gunners have disappointed in attacking areas of late, scoring just seven goals in their last six league outings.

However, with Leicester claiming a late victory against Norwich City on Saturday, Arsene Wenger’s men will surely be seeking out three points against a United side disrupted by key injuries throughout the squad – not least at the back.

At White Hart Lane, Tottenham’s title challenge will be tested by a Swansea City side desperate to drag themselves clear of the threat of relegation.

Mauricio Pochettino’s men go into this game in superb form having claimed five straight wins, conceding just three goals in the process.

That will serve as a daunting prospect for the visitors who will be seeking to recover from their first defeat under Francesco Guidolin, having been edged out by Southampton in Gameweek 26.

They arrive at the Lane with just that one defeat in their last five, then, although goals have remained scarce, with just four registered over that spell.

Indeed the statistics suggest a comfortable afternoon for Spurs. Only Aston Villa have notched fewer goals than Swansea so far this campaign. The Swans have also earned just a single shut-out on their travels – only Norwich have a worse clean sheet record on the road this term.

  1. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Comeeeee oooonnn Uniteeeddddddd!!! Scoreeeee!!!

  2. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Kane smashes into the post, literally

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Penalty miss?

  3. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Penalty!

    1. Sjaugen
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Dammit ffs is ahead of the games

  4. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Clear penalty and red for Gabriel Imo

    1. Trae44
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Yeah okay

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Expressing opinion. You should try it sometimes yourself

        1. Trae44
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 4 days ago

          I just did lol

    2. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      No way...

    3. KeepCalm
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      shut up

    4. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Idiot

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Lol. All of u Aesenal fans or what?

        1. Jazz!
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 4 days ago

          I'm a united fan and the replays show its clearly outside the box

        2. Trae44
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 4 days ago

          Who's Aesenal?

        3. Hect.OR 98th
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 4 days ago

          No, just tired of your over-emotional commentary.

    5. Sasquatch Slayer
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      As clear as mud

    6. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Never.

    7. KingOllie
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Haha he didnt even touch him. The young lads diving already, must look up to ashley young

    8. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Give it a rest.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 4 days ago

        You all need to get laid. 😀

        1. Hect.OR 98th
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 4 days ago

          Good grief. Are you twelve years old?

        2. Trae44
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 4 days ago

          Hahahah, how old are you

  5. Gnu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Just realised that the walking abyss that is Craig Pawson is the ref today - should be a few talking points then.
    The man is a clown.

  6. The Wise Owl
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Wasn't a penalty. Outside the box, he purposely fell into the box.

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Wasn't even a foul. We have a new diver

      1. The Wise Owl
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Got his inspiration from Tom Daley.

  7. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Depay seems to remember football

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      I am surprised too

  8. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Come on glory glory United!!

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Do you actually watch football? With the frequency of your inane posts, I'm amazed you have time.

  9. Sjaugen
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 days ago

    We missed Kanes offside goal

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Clear or not?

    2. Sasquatch Slayer
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      How many points is that

  10. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Damn Daniel, have they unleashed you already?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      He should be banned on match days 😀

      1. Sasquatch Slayer
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Why stop at match days?

        1. ​
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 4 days ago

          😆

        2. La Roja
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 4 days ago

          😀

        3. Trae44
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 4 days ago

          Amen

      2. Hect.OR 98th
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Yes please

  11. Mr. Blonde
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Great start for United. Memphis may become a fantasy option after all

    1. @ocprodigy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Next season, not this.

      1. Mr. Blonde
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Yeah more likely. If he can start scoring free kicks like he did in the Eridivisie...

    2. The Man Pastore
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      nah

  12. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Not the walk over for Arsenal most were expecting

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      What do you expect from the bitter ABU's ?

  13. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Over sensitive afternoon clearly 😛

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Calm down

    2. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Says the man with heart palpitations the other week when his team didn't score well.

    3. VS10_
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      You are misleading the people not watching the match, idiot.

    4. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      I think people just find your incessant and inane posts a bit annoying. Try toning it down a bit?

      1. Hect.OR 98th
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Bang on

    5. Sif
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      “The Texan turned out to be good-natured, generous and likable. In three days no one could stand him.”
      ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

  14. KingOllie
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Whose nose is better?

    A) rashford
    B) memphis

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      A

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Lingard has an issue with this question.

    3. okiwatevs
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      C) Lingard

      1. KingOllie
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Hahah they all have such small heads too

  15. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Why is Daniel allowed to post during games? Not seeing the game and these fake penalty shouts are annoying.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Wasn't fake shout. I think there was a start inside the box. 2 tackles. Did you see it?

  16. Shrimp On The Barb
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Goal swansea

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Great news for Leicester

      1. Shrimp On The Barb
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Yippee

      2. fancy111
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Tottenham dominant though... They'll get it back... Through Kane's brace

  17. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Welbeck needs to stop dropping so deep.

  18. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Paaaaloshiiiii juhuuuu 😀

  19. Jay_
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Paloschi

    • Shrimp On The Barb
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Paloschi

    • KingOllie
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Paloschi!

    • Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      -ppi for Sanchez

    • The Raging Bull
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Swansea goal

    • Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Don't know why so many react to Daniel's 'excitement'. Surely used to it by now 😀

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Well said

    • Mark-O
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Paloschi debut goal

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 4 days ago

        How many games can he play and still call it a debut?
        😉

    • Nobodinho
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 days ago

      LOL @ Paloshi sellers

    • Jay_
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Cork assist

      • The Man Pastore
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 days ago

        spurs CS gone, good news

      • Jazz!
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Paloschi wagon

      • Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 4 days ago

        This GW...