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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. Mr. Blonde
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    53(-4) - about average I would have thought. Especially with bench w@nkers about

    1. Pariße
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      Much better than average.

  2. Slam
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    Insane week for me. 57 points 🙂
    What a way to get into the top 500k

    1. Nobodinho
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      Congrats mate 🙂

  3. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    Noone is really paying attention to spurs because everyone is looking at leicester doing well and Arsenal +city struggling. Spurs just quietly going about their business.

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

    I'm quitting FPL.

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      Again? Didnt you quit yesterday?

      1. Clandlewood
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        I'm sure most people have quit most weeks

    2. The Algerian Dream
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      pls

    3. Worzel Gummidge
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Take Daniel with you.

        1. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          Most upvote-worthy post of the year.

      • turd ferguson
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        ditto

      • The Mandalorian
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        I've quit twice

    4. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      Fair play to Manu, we got well beaten 🙁

      Ffs

      1. Pariße
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        They weren't even that good. Arsenal were just horrible.

    5. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      How bad were Arsenal. Fans must be so annoyed that was for the takkng

      1. La Roja
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Awful. There was just no effort

        1. AlCapwnUK
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          this. only a handful of players turned up today

    6. tm245
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      That late save point from Lloris takes me up to 34 points. Yessssss.

    7. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      Arsenal losing and Liverpool still have a game in hand 🙂

    8. boc610
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      maybe Wenger could give his team a tour of the Coca Cola factory just to see what its like to have some bottle

      1. Clandlewood
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Zing!

    9. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      It should be very worrying for Arsenal that they lost to a United B team

      1. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Not even a B team

      2. Mr. Grv
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        C team to be honest

    10. Ziro Becomes One
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      FFFix predicting my highest OR this season, 76k ! 😀

    11. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      Don't hate me. I've joined the hoards of benchwinkers this GW. Cedric's 1 point coming in for Nyom.
      Sorry.

      1. Mr. Blonde
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Scum of the earth!!

      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Disgusting.

    12. Frank Black
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      Sanchez has to disappear from my team i'm afraid. Not really sure who to bring in, though. Not many options.

      1. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Anyone.

      2. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Townsend 😉

      3. turd ferguson
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        spoilt for choice

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

        Lets be honest u aren't selling before Swansea at home

        1. Frank Black
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          Why is that? This was the first game in the last 5 where Swansea has conceded more than one goal.

    13. Crouch Potato!
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      36 in total in play, 37 with Arnie, Kane, Ozil and Adrian auto subs to come in 😉

      1. The Algerian Dream
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        You benched them all? Who did you start??

        1. Slam
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          I'm guessing Moreno, Lukaku, Aguero and McCarthy?

          1. Crouch Potato!
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 3 days ago

            Close, Elliot, Simpson Lukaku and Moreno.

        2. Crouch Potato!
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          All non players.

    14. AlCapwnUK
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      G2G - save FT?

      Forster
      Bellerin, Alde, Simpson
      Mahrez, Ozil, Sanchez, Alli
      Aguero (C), Kane, Vardy

    15. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      Well not owning Ozil has single handily undone all my defenders fine work. Where was Sanchez today?!?!

      1. Stephen - Robot Daniels
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Same place he's been since his return

    16. Worzel Gummidge
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Sanchez has Swansea and then he is gone for Yaya/Silva.

        1. AlCapwnUK
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          same.
          Could also go for Siggy

        2. Weeb Kakashi
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          This!

        3. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          Same

      • Dušan Citizen
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        66 after bonus any good?

        1. AlCapwnUK
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          very i'd imagine

        2. Clandlewood
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          You know lol

        3. The Algerian Dream
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          pls

        4. For Fuchs Sake
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          yeah most I know in the 50s

        5. Mr. Blonde
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          Nah sh!t

        6. Dušan Citizen
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          Thanks all 😛 😀

      • Tomlette Greggs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Would you use an FT to switch Sanchez to Ozil? or save?

        no other pressing issues, really.

        1. Acquafresca
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          Swap. Most obvious transfer

        2. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          I wouldn't.
          Would you?

          1. Tomlette Greggs
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 3 days ago

            seriously considering it.

        3. Arteta
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          Wait.

      • The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Really looking forward to this 😀

      • drughi
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Arsenal always manage to screw up some way. Next year city and chelsea will be back to their best and arsenal can forget about it

      • Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        So who's everyone ditching Sanchez for?

        1. For Fuchs Sake
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          Ozil!!!

        2. Acquafresca
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          Ozil

        3. Del Griffith
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          Silva

        4. Les Bleus
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          Ozil

        5. Baby Cuties
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          got ozil so probably arnie

      • Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Who else is in Australia??? Why the hell aren't they showing the cup final I'm fuming!!!

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          Really?

        2. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          Foreign footy not important.

          1. Venom Snake
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 3 days ago

            We get every single premier league game live every week. And no cup final I'm baffled.

            1. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 3 days ago

              Yeah, tbf I see a lot more football here than I ever got to watch in the UK

        3. davies
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          On bein sports but yeah bullish!t mate

          1. Venom Snake
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 3 days ago

            Omg your right. Unbelievable.

        4. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          Dollars mate.

          I reluctantly subscribed to BeIn. They've got all the European Football as well.

          If you like W-League Foxtel is the place to be :/

        5. Chuba
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          Yeah wtf. I was scrolling through looking for it

        6. Chuba
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          $80 a month for foxtel with sports and no la liga too...

      • Messiah Hazard
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        I think I am all out on 42 points. Scared of not making the cut in LMS

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

          42 is Top 10k average - you'll probably be OK.

          1. Messiah Hazard
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 3 days ago

            Thanks

      • Baby Cuties
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        i feel a mass mover coming on:

        Sanchez -> Arnie (Newcastle at home next)

      • Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Anyone else seriously considering Depay? He looks to be coming back into form and he's a selfish winger, potentially FPL gold

        1. internal error
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          Back into form? Dont think he ever had form this season. He is looking alright though.

      • Acquafresca
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        I think I've passed Mark 🙂

      • davies
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Myhill > Robles done. 🙂

        1. Acquafresca
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          He has a blank.

          1. davies
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 3 days ago

            Got Butland for that week

      • Captain Blanks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Baps confirmed yet?

      • Swan - Villa Proud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Seriously tempted to go Sanchez->Barkley