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14 August 2016 4098 comments
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The Gameweek rolls on with a showpiece fixture at the Emirates.

Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal host Liverpool in the tea-time encounter with a host of Fantasy talent on show.

On paper, this could be a tight and cagey affair but Arsenal’s injuries at the back may just prompt both sides to go on the offensive.

Certainly Jurgen Klopp has named an attacking line-up, spearheaded by Roberto Firmino and supported by new signing Sadio Mane and the guile of Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana.

That quartet with surely stretch the Gunners backline with Wenger forced to start with a pairing of Calum Chambers and new signing Rob Holding.

Wenger will look to Alexis Sanchez and Theo Walcott to provide a response at the other end, with Aaron Ramsey set to start in the number ten role in the absence of Mesut Ozil.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Jazz!
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    So how we doing. Points + players left?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      64 Oscar

    2. Jay Jay Okocha
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      60 w/ Hazard + Feghouli to go

    3. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      72 Hazard

    4. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      36 Haz, Costa.
      33 on bench.

      1. Costa's Counsellor
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Ouch.

        19 on the bench for me.

        Better to be there than not in your squad at all.

        1. Bun Rab
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Still hoping Haz and Deigo can do something... anything!
          I'm also hoping that i get a couple of rises to ease the pain.

    5. SamH123
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      65 all out for me. good start for me but would have been excellent if I hadn't benched Snodgrass

    6. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      66

      Dirty Diego

    7. Costa's Counsellor
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      55 + Haz

    8. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      27pts on my bench, need a Ayew no show....

    9. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      47.
      Carroll and Haz left.

      Not bad for a Kun-less team.

      1. Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Impressive

    10. Andre W
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      26 - terrible start

      Haz (C) and Feghouli

    11. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      56 all out

    12. The Albatross
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      41 + Hazard & Carroll.

      Quite happy with that after last season's 2 million+ start

    13. ChelseaKTBFF
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      51 Hazard Terry Ayew left

      19 on bench :3

    14. Big Red Dog
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      53 Haz/Azpi

      1. Big Red Dog
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Woops 64 + Haz/Api

    15. Oooof
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      65 with Azpi to come

    16. BbBb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      72 + hazard

    17. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Should be 66 with Oscar to play

      1. ale121212
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        51 haz left

    18. Viiksisika
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      65 + Haz and Carroll left

    19. Nutella
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      71 with hazard and john terry left

    20. A.J.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      58

      Hazard left

      1. MesQueUnClub
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        52, Carroll left. Today wasn't good.

    21. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      62 with Hazard left.

    22. MTPockets
        9 years, 7 months ago

        65 & haz

        1. rdamjan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          67 with Hazard to came. Rank prediction?

      • laGan1n1
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        38 + Terry and Hazard (C)

      • TheOneAndOnly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        57 with Courtois left, kicking myself about Foster

      • Spectator
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        51 Hazard
        (17 on bench)
        Thank you

      • Boydinho
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        49 with Hazard and Big Andy to play. Best start ever i think.

        1. Sadio
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          60 with Oscar and Ayew left

      • Whazza
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        65 Haz

      • Nice1Cyrille
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        62 all out

      • devils advocate
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        68 all out.

        I'm happy with that. Hoping for a boring 1-1 draw or 1-0 WH win with all goals being OG's. 🙂

      • JHiL
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        59 with Hazard to go. 11 points on the bench.

    23. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      So Chelsea have: Watford Burnley Swansea Liverpool after tonight

      Should be some goals in those games!

    24. Oooof
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Is Mane on for 1 bap?

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        1 unless it changes

        1. Oooof
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Cheers!

      2. Big Red Dog
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Yep

    25. Assisting you all day
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Can someone link me the price change website please.

        1. Assisting you all day
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Thanks do you think Vardy will drop tonight

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Type Vardy in the box.

            1. ale121212
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 7 months ago

              vardy can't drop, he's waiting for arsenal bad defender game

            2. Assisting you all day
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 7 months ago

              Thanks

          2. Bun Rab
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            If that's right, then no chance.

    26. Costa's Counsellor
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Let me get this straight. There were 7 goals and Firmino and Sanchez were involved in exactly none of them?

      1. Big Red Dog
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Terrible players sell immediately. Snodgrass (C) next week

      2. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Proper bonkers.

      3. Rusty Nail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Real anamoly tbf on a different day both could have hauled

      1. MrMaverick
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        she is drop dead gorgeous btw https://amp.twimg.com/v/06b19ba0-2e01-4a28-a54e-9100a9fd85a1

      2. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        £3000 a month.... He can knock one into me for that 😉

      3. ChelseaKTBFF
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Do you work for the Sun or what mate

        1. MrMaverick
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          go do one

        2. The Fantastic Mr Fox
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          hahaha

      4. Dormer
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        'dailymail.co.uk'

        mate..

      5. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        £3,000 is an acceptable amount.

    27. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      What a game

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        It will be hard to top that one this season

        Crap defences make great games to watch

      2. Oooof
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Wouldn't rule out Liverpool now.

        Best result of the weekend.

        1. Woeisme
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah, its their year

          1. Oooof
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            No Europe - they've a chance.

        2. Rusty Nail
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Hull by a mile

    28. ANON.
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Do we expect any price rises tonight even if some players go over the threshold or is it usually delayed at the beginning?

      1. Sad Pablo Arsecobar
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Fplstatistics.co.uk

        1. Sad Pablo Arsecobar
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Usually accuate. Not always

      2. Woeisme
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        We don't

      3. Bun Rab
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Unlikely. Check here...

        http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk/

    29. Giovanni Giorgio
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Any french speakers on here?

      https://twitter.com/ManUtdReport_/status/764865772753682434

      Did Zlatan call him "Kunta Kinte" or am I wrong here? xD

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Nope, seems that's his nick name

        1. Giovanni Giorgio
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          So his nickname is that of a well known slave? 😛

          1. La Roja
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Is he was making racist chant then Eric wouldn't have laughed that much

    30. Sad Pablo Arsecobar
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      2mil itb.. was going to do vardy> kane

      Now thinking vardy > ibra

      Or stick?

      1. Zikry
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I'd only do either of those if you plan on captaining the new striker. I went Vardy to Kane to captain him vs Palace next week

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Brilliant 🙂

      2. The Donald
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        making fun of the arsenal fans is a low blow, they've been through enough 🙂

    31. ANON.
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Alli + Vardy -> Lamela + Ibra -4?

      1. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Considering the same. Want Ibra now, and lamela was attacking and effective yesterday. Want to wait until Chelsea game competes though.

      2. Sad Pablo Arsecobar
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Ibra will get injured and alli hat trick next week if you do

        1. walkman666
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          And if he doesn't, Ibra gets a brace and Alli blanks, while Ibra rises in price and alli drops. Our decisions do in fact control the outcomes. Uncanny!

      3. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Chasing points there

        1. walkman666
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Idk. Ibra looks like he can score even with medium opportunities to do so.

    32. Recoba
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Did Vardy and Sanchez to Ibra and Mahrez last minute, very pleased

      Did Lamela and Dawson to Deulofeu and Williams at same time, could be worse though

    33. Total Foot 5
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Squad selection: quick question please,
      i missed setting my team before the deadline,

      if i had set my team up after end of games yesterday saturday, would i have gotten the pts of today's games?
      or i would have had to wait for next gameweek to get the pts? thnx!

      1. dribbler
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        no...you only get gameweek 1 points if you had your team set up before the deadline at 11.30am on Saturday morning

        1. Total Foot 5
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          thnx mate...do u know if lots had ptoblems setting 1st gw squad? 3 hrs before system was down

      2. MTPockets
          9 years, 7 months ago

          replied to previous

        • Shifty
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          No and yes

        • Hazardous Liege '76
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Next week

      3. micsway
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        how are all the firminio holders feeling right about now?

        1. Coaly
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Will give one more week

        2. andy85wsm
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Pretty good. Liverpool look like they have goals in them but aren't defensively resolute. Burnley up next

        3. Oooof
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          He'll get goals if he keeps playing in that position.

          1. Flynny
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Disappointed....but lpool look like they will score plenty....and he will b3 involved.....so definitely keeping

        4. Bun Rab
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Like i'm still gonna hold. Has tough fixtures but i thought and still think he will get returns.

        5. walkman666
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Holding. He was good, not great, but could have easily had two assists if not, ironically, for Coutinho not finishing (can't finish me all!). just different stars for this game. Keeping a guy with high scoring potential on a very attacking and high scoring team feels like good common sense.

        6. Rusty Nail
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Standard swap to coutinho here

      4. Zikry
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Never been looking forward to an international break until now haha. Patiently waiting to click on that wildcard button and blow it up then 🙁

      5. Pariße
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        And we're now back to ''Will X rise tonight?' '-Ask his missus.'' comments 🙂

      6. micsway
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        anyone doubling up on tadic and redmond?

        1. Venom Snake
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Wouldn't be the worst thing based on what I saw

        2. Big Red Dog
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Strongly considered it before GW1 but went with Redmond. What about Barks though?

        3. walkman666
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          I'd only double up on pool attackers at this stage. Although they won't play a team in defensive disarray each week, they are so aggressive and talented.

        4. SamH123
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          not convinced myself. Is Soton attack really good enough to warrant 2 players

      7. Judeksi
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Gray -> Negredo? Yes or no. No money ITB.

        1. Bun Rab
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Only if you think Gray will do nothing.

        2. MTPockets
            9 years, 7 months ago

            I'm waiting on possible negredo price rise. If so then probably.

          • Flynny
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            No...chill

          • Sad Pablo Arsecobar
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Gray vs pool defence? Im sticking

          • Bob.
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            I'd keep him for at home to Pool!

            1. JD @JDCochran2
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 7 months ago

              Negredo only had one shot...something to think about

        3. Gazpilicueta
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Costa, Gray and Fuchs

          into

          Zlatan, Negredo and Baines

          for -8, whadya reckon?

          1. Venom Snake
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Costa hasn't played yet...

            1. Sad Pablo Arsecobar
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 7 months ago

              Chill

          2. Bun Rab
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Time to chill.

        4. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Blackburn & Leeds bottom of the Championship

          Please keep it that way

          1. Bun Rab
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Newcastle too.
            Same for Tammy Abraham top scorer.

        5. Baked baines
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          I always used fpl bonus points but it's gone down. What's everyone using now for BPS?!?

          1. Gazpilicueta
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            ....FPL.....

        6. dhamphiir
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Which Manchester United player is worth it?
          A. Rooney
          B. Ibrahimovic
          C. Martial

          1. ale121212
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            C

        7. Feanor
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Having a new captain each day in Sky is fun, except for the part where when you captain Kane and Firminio.

          1. Feanor
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Hah, I actually captained Shaw today and that went no better.

        8. Boydinho
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Are there an top 100k league? Link?

        9. Sadio
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          How did I lose 9 BPS?

          33 when the game ended, 24 after it adjusted.

          1. Jazz!
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            What!? Noooo

            1. Sadio
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 7 months ago

              I know.

              First they reward Ibra for doing nothing and then Mane gets docked even though he was the best player on the pitch.

              1. Jazz!
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 7 months ago

                🙁 You were sublime today 🙂 Likely to be my captain next week so keep it up. 😀

        10. jam sandwich
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Gray > Negredo

          a) yes
          b) no

        11. ale121212
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          rooney (corner+pen) or siggy ?

        12. Venom Snake
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Confirmed: no injury to Coutinho, purely cramps

          1. JIM BOB
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Bosh

          2. Sad Pablo Arsecobar
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            As a firminho owner i was hoping for a hammy

        13. pundit of punts
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Was OR 1300 last night.

          No points today. How big a drop am I looking at?

          1. Venom Snake
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Well I was 1700 with only Shaw and Ibra today and I'm projected to drop down to about 36k

          2. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            6 figures