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20 August 2016 3667 comments
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Saturday evening comes to a conclusion at the King Power as champions Leicester go head-to-head with Arsenal.

Both sides are already playing catch-up after losing their opening matches of the season.

Claudio Ranieri welcomes back Robert Huth from suspension after conceding twice to Hull last weekend. The Foxes boss also opts to recall Shinji Okazaki and Marc Albrighton as Ahmed Musa and Demarai Gray drop to the bench. New signing Nampalys Mendy comes in for Andy King in the centre of the park.

Arsenal, meanwhile, bring in Santi Cazorla, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Granit Xhaka and Laurent Koscielny as they attempt to bounce back from Sunday’s home loss to Liverpool. Mesut Ozil and Olivier Giroud are deemed fit enough to take their places on the bench.

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  1. Roscorp
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Firmino and Delefeou to Sterling and Barkley? Too much bandwagon?

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Yup, too much

    2. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Not just bandwagon. Don't trust either as FPL assets.

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Barkley is capable of going on points runs, just like now.

  2. Urchin
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    any updates on Hazard injury? that looked bad on tele but he did carry on playing...so all good there? Plan to get him in place of Oscar...should i go ahead?

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      yeh played on

  3. Worzel Gummidge
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Lamela is still a decent shout is it lads?

    1. The Donald
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      yes definitely

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Looks the best route into Spurs' attack especially at 7m.

    3. faver
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      best spurs players in my opinion

    4. Worzel Gummidge
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Cheers. Was starting to regret my 2 FTs.

    5. Frank Black
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I don't know but if he's your only Spurs attacker i would keep him for Liverpool.

  4. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Hi folks....got 2 FT's in may pocket but not sure what to do....team is

    Foster jaku
    Valencia stones friend kone amat
    Hazard firmino eriksen ramirez capoue
    Kun ibra gray

    Thinking of disposing of Firmino and eriksen and replacing with payet if he looks decent tomo and someone else....

    Anyone willing to advise what to do??

    Ta

    1. Zlatan Time
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Payet is also on my radar, you could also get Tadic and swap them with Firmino and Eriksen...

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

        Cheers.....just spotted that too...defo one to look at....

    2. AuFeld
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Hold and wait.

  5. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Any chance of Barko baps?

    1. FPL_Liger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I think they sell them in Morrisons?

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Heading there now....

  6. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Told Ya, will have to be a absolute stonewall for Clattenburg to award a penalty

  7. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    So close. Come on Vardy!

  8. TATTOOED_2
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Right, I'm thinking Stones > Williams but am I being too reactionary? Surely clean sheets will come. Or is there a better option?

    Team for Gw3 so far is:

    Heaton (Jaku)
    Morgan Evans Stones (Friend Pieters)
    Mahrez Hazard Tadic Ramirez (Capoue)
    Aguero Zlatan Gray

    Have 2 free transfers. Anyone see any changes? All help greatly appreciated

    1. HellasLEAF
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      honestly?

      stick

  9. Frank Black
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Leicester is back(Mahrez too).

  10. JIM BOB
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Blatant pen

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      nah Kos got the ball

  11. The Donald
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Sanchez + Firmino > Payet + Nolito for (-8) is tempting... 😀

  12. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Gold Medal 26

    Well done Nicola Adams

    1. Amen to that - inspiring stuff from GB throughout

  13. Ziro
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Drink water should be YC. Watched the replay and he dives.

    1. JIM BOB
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Nah

    2. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      If Vardy had fallen would have been a pen. Drink water just flies. Contact on foot was sideways touch. No pressure applied.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        No. Kos just got to the ball and Drinky's foot sent into Kos's. Play on. Referee spot on.

  14. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Who should've had a pen?

    1. JIM BOB
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Leicester

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Ty

    2. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Leics (but it wasn't a pen).

  15. Jamie_GAWA
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Looking for a one week punt before WC

    Pogba a good option?

    1. Moore FPL
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Could be, yeah. I was at the game and he was more advanced than I thought he would be.

      1. Jamie_GAWA
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers, he had 4 SITB and shall suit playing against the weaker teams (license to go forward)

        1. Moore FPL
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Yeah, could have had a couple of goals last night

      2. HellasLEAF
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        nah. see better offensive options for that price

        1. Jamie_GAWA
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          For a one week punt? Like who?

    2. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Batshuayi worth a shout

      1. Jamie_GAWA
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Needs to be a mid, no room upfront

    3. thattreblefeeling
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Tadic

      1. Jamie_GAWA
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Got redmond

  16. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Firmino/Townsend + Kane > Ramirez + Ibra?

  17. Moore FPL
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    How was Firmino today? I have him & Ali and thinking of ditching both with my FT's
    Pretty happy with the rest, unless there's a load of backlash over Gray of course.

    Heaton Jaku
    Shaw Stones McCauley Friend Amat
    Haz Ali Firmino Ramirez Capoue
    Kun Ibra Gray

    1. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Poor today.

      1. Moore FPL
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers, thinking I may do that then. Not sure who to get though, need to study form & fixtures.

        1. Clump
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          That said, I'd expect a response next week.

          1. Moore FPL
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            :-). Liverpool so unpredictable atm.

  18. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Is Gray banned or something?

    Or just silly hype

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      A twitter storm.

    2. Moore FPL
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Silly hype AFAIK

    3. Well, he ain't getting an MBE

    4. fiveyears
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      He isn't going to get banned.

      Tweets are awful but they're from years ago, and its doubtful he even wrote them.

      1. Frank Black
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        What tweets?

    5. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      let them investigate and punish if wrong. No point discussing it endlessly here. Can go to a newspaper/tabloid site to discuss this in more detail.

      1. Ziro
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        probably genuine but if you ask him now he'll surely regret it imo.

        1. Jimmers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Surprised they haven't been deleted already

      2. Clump
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Top moderating!

        1. Ziro
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          nah. thats TM's portfolio. 😉

    6. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Clu just suspended him.

      Bunch of tweets from 2012. Nasty but old. My guess is he'll be back at the training ground come Monday.

  19. KUNingas
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone going without Zlatan?

    1. Emp
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      me

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      People who aren't looking to win MLs.

    3. Dasher0303
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I went without him for gameweek 2 and transferred out Vardy to ibra before the price rise

      1. KUNingas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah I also have Vardy and thinking transfer to Ibra

    4. Sponge-worthy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Yo king, there's plenty.

    5. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Currently don't have, not sure what to do as have Vardy + Martial in my team currently

    6. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      He's not in my team at the moment.

  20. Dasher0303
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    If Vardy doesn't score I will kill him

    1. Sponge-worthy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Wow

    2. The Donald
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      big talk from dasher0303

    3. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Relax

    4. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Easy does it there.

    5. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Chat sh it get banged

    6. JIM BOB
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Chill out Andre...

    7. thattreblefeeling
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I like it Passionate

  21. FISSH
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    whos the better option williams or funes mori?

    1. Dasher0303
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Williams now that he will get more playing time

    2. Gerbs
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Williams I believe will take his spot. If Kone comes in Mori is worthless in fantasy

  22. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Great tactics today...

    1. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Didn't see any tbh. 😆 enlighten a bit? always love your analysis.

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Xhaka to Monreal, Monreal to Coq, Coq to Monreal, Monreal to Xhaka, Xhaka to Monreal, lose the the ball.

        Bound to be heaps of goals in the second half. 👿

        1. Ziro
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          my sarcasm meter is off today. 😆

          was thinking whether I am seeing some other match.

    2. Podge
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Thanks

  23. Urchin
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    any updates on Hazard injury? that looked bad on tele but he did carry on playing...so all good there? Plan to get him in place of Oscar...should i go ahead to avoid price rise??

    1. JIM BOB
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      You've answered your own question. Twice

      1. Urchin
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        🙂 thanks...just wanted a confirmation that the answer was right...

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      No issue

  24. Norb
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Andre Gray gets a very low bps even though his 1+1

    1. FPL Maldini
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Madness

  25. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Why we not having them strange drink breaks in games this season? Is the season starting later?

    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Wasn't that only when it was roasting?

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        But was that cause the season started earlier last year PPSR?

    2. FISSH
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      because its not hot.. jesus lol

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        I'm not in the UK lol

    3. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Brexit.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        That makes most sense....

  26. Scholes Balls
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Gea (jaku)
    Evans Amat Valencia ( love, wilson)
    Lamela Firmino Barkley Haz ( fletcher)
    Rondon Ibra Kun

    Should I transfer firmino or keep FT ?

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      He has looked terrible for two straight games. I'm getting rid fwiw

  27. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Who are people getting for Firmino and Alli?

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

      Lotta folks seem to be moving to Barkley. If I sell firmino, I'd like it to be to Payet. So, I'm going to see how Payet does tomorrow, and decide.

    2. Worzel Gummidge
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Got Lamela for Alli as want Spurs and he looks nailed and getting forward. Thinking Pogba for - 4 as he was VERY attacking which surprised me. License to roam by the looks of it.

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Considering Nolito

    4. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Looking at Payet, Barkley, Lamela, Nolito and Pogba atm

    5. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Sounded like Spurs better after bringing on Alli

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Really? Need him starting though.

  28. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    anyone else have 2 fts and no idea what to use one on?

    1. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      o/ but only because I'm not sure who i should remove 1st!

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Some idea, but not clear atm.

    3. Prison Mike
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Yes!

  29. Weeb Kakashi
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Hazard Payet Eriksen Redmond Fletcher
    Kun Costa Llorente

    1FT 0 M ITB

    Eriksen > Lamela /Barkley?

  30. EmreCan Hustle
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Arsenal went an entire half without an attacking player in the opposition box.

    Wow.

    1. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      That's not correct. I thought I saw them in their a few times? Source? Opta?

      1. Ziro
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        in there*

      2. JIM BOB
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Maybe he means with the ball? :/

    2. JIM BOB
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Pathetic

    3. Cecil The Lion
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      That's not true. What game were you watching?