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20 March 2016 2699 comments
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We’re treated to two final showdowns before the curtains are drawn on Gameweek 31. The Manchester clubs clash at the Etihad as the battle for the Champions League places intensifies, while title-chasing Tottenham Hotspur are visited by a Bournemouth side that’s recorded three successive wins.

Both City and United have flattered to deceive from an attacking perspective across their last four matches: United netted five goals and accrued the joint-fourth-fewest attempts (40), while the Sky Blues placed in the bottom seven for shot-conversion rate (8.3%). At the other end of the pitch, City allowed the fewest shots inside the box (11) of any side but still retrieved the ball from the net on as many occasions (five) as United.

Spurs tallied 16 more attempts (88) and 10 more shots on target (36) than any team across their previous quartet of league encounters, yet they suffered from a 6.8% shot-conversion rate. In contrast, Bournemouth produced some clinical finishing over their last four and subsequently placed joint-third for shot-conversion (16.7%). The Cherries have also shown improved defensive form with just three goals conceded in their last five road trips. However, Tottenham can perhaps take comfort from the fact that only Norwich City have conceded more big chances away from home than Eddie Howe’s side.

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  1. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Don't make me sell you Sergio!!

  2. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Alli off Pau Gasol on

      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      😀 I think Gasol would be more effective

  3. walkman666
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Alli off.

  4. Boydinho
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    haha just realised i drunk-transfered Alli out for Payet yesterday for next GW

    1. Jay_
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I sold Kane for Martial last night

      1. Boydinho
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        bold move

  5. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Alli

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Alli Subbed

  7. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Time for prays

  8. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Will Rashford be dropped once Rooney is fit?

    1. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Most likely

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    3. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Probably. Maybe Lingard..

    4. The Orienteer - find me in …
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Yes.

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

        Shame really. Love the martial rashford partnership.

    5. Ayew Serious
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Shouldn't be but yes

    6. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I want to know that too. Also when is Wooney back?

  9. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Bonuses in spurs game? Update

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Kane 3
      Walker 2
      Eriksen 1

  10. cyclopropane
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    74pts before Kane and Toby bonuses (which won't help). Average?

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      What Toby bonuses?

    2. Jay_
      10 years, 4 months ago

      56 overall
      76 top 1k

    3. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Below average I would say.

    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      top 10k average is 74....overall average is 51

    5. Diva
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      74 in top 10k

    6. ARKANOIIDE
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Toby is on for baps?

  11. Ayew Serious
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero isn't a good pick is he

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

      No

  12. Jazz!
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Darmian off injured for Fosu-Mensah

    1. Acquafresca
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Cramp

  13. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Cmon United! Hold! Cmon!

  14. JayBomb
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Bournemouth score a bloody goal.

  15. Acquafresca
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Darmian wasting time.

  16. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    how is smalling still on the pitch?

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

      only one yellow

      1. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        shouldve been off. poor refereeing

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Apparently the ref did not give him a second yellow card and so he remained.

    3. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      because the ref bottled it

  17. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Is it a two or three team title race?

  18. eazy
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    From 2k to 35k because of Siggy (C) even though I'm currently on 71 points?! Is this even possible 🙁

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

      no

      1. Ayew Serious
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        I love you

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

          Thank you?

          1. Ayew Serious
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 4 months ago

            Are you asking me to approve of your thanks?

      2. eazy
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks! Had not realoaded my team since last time of using. Still going down to 3.5k. Not too bad but gutted still 🙁

    2. Ayew Serious
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      No, you're wrong

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

      Yes, it's tight at the top.

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        FWIW, when the scored updated last night, I scored one less point than a rival and my GW rank was 400K places lower. So yeah, its tighter than erm [censored].

    4. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      That's not true. I'm falling from 8k to 17k and I've barely got 50p.

  19. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Darmian + Rojo CS LOCKED

    Dead teams rejoice

  20. Del Monte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Courtois away at Villa or Butland at home to Swansea?

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

      Has to be Courtois.

    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      The one playing Villa

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

      Butland. Swansea look toothless.

      1. funnyoldgame
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        compared to Villa?

    4. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Is this a joke? Play Court.

  21. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    88 all out if it stays like this.

    Come on Kun...

    1. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Dont worry. You can't always get a decent score. Better luck next GW.

  22. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    DDG, Smalling and Rashford 3 Utd??

  23. cyclopropane
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Have a bad feeling I'm about to discover that 77pts that would have previously seen me a nice green arrow will be a moderate drop. The not perks of actually getting to a decent rank (64k)

  24. Fowler23
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Who will dare to go with Aguero or Flukaku for the DGW? Otherwise it's not possible to keep Kane

    1. Fowler23
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Without

    2. ralfb
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      So far ihave no plans at all to get lukaku

    3. Will's Faceless
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I'm looking at Sturridge for aguero. If he survives whatever England inflict on him obviously.

  25. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Pep taking over a Europa side.

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Only through the C1C too

  26. Annie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    So Aguero the only player to blank, how times change

  27. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    City is a disease atm

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I need to get rid of Silva

  28. Acquafresca
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Rashford hammy.

    Down to 10

  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Rashford injured

  30. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Rashford hammy gone

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      It's back