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28 August 2016 3827 comments
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After a stilted stalemate at the Hawthorns, it’s fair to say that we’re looking forward to some fireworks from the tea-time kick-off.

Manchester City host West Ham United at the Etihad as they bid to keep pace with Manchester United and Chelsea and make it three wins from three.

Pep Guardiola makes two changes, introducing Gael Clichy at left-back for Aleks Kolarov and handing a start to Nolito at the expense of Jesus Navas.

The Hammers are again without Dimitri Payet, with his absence surely set to lead to another mass exodus in FPL terms.

Slaven Bilic has changed shape in a bid to repeat last season’s victory in Manchester, recalling Angelo Ogbonna to a three-man rearguard.

Former Manchester United starlet, Ashley Fletcher, makes his first Premier League start up front in a 3-5-2 setup. Sam Bryam drops to the bench, whilst Håvard Nordtveit misses out through injury. Manuel Lanzini is fit enough for the bench.

All eyes will be Sergio Aguero – he heads into this encounter backed with the captaincy by 32% of FPL managers, just 1% less than Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who stalled with a two-point return at Hull on Saturday.

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

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  1. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hmm 1Ft for the Int Break

    Plan was to improve defence, or get rid of one of Redmond or Tadic but only 1.4itb so

    Tadic > Sterling (takes up less funds from the bank for future transfers)
    Redmond > Sterling
    Lenihan > somebody

    Can't afford an Arsenal mid without really getting extreme with a benchfodder transfer.

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

    Overall rank updated

    1. sminkypinky
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Ugh... Falling falling...

    2. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Roll on GW8- I need a boost 🙂

    3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Happy enough with that unspectacular but steady. I a managed to claw back some ground when I did not captain aguero 2 weeks ago.

      It is annoying to know that my captain hazard could have scored four on another day.

  3. PassMeTheSwedge
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    OR 61,529. How do we compare?

    1. 7alwachi
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Exact same hahaha

      1. Epic Fail
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        This

      2. 7alwachi
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        187

        1. sminkypinky
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          What?! Wow

          1. 7alwachi
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            As in 187 points 🙂 my bad

          2. sminkypinky
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Oh wait.. I misunderstood. 🙂

    2. Rusty Nail
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Your way behind most on here need to up your game

    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      gone from 40k to 205K
      lovely.

    4. sminkypinky
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      15kish... Meh...

    5. Lxnzini
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      1258 wouldn't have done it without the lads on this website 🙂

  4. zes
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    question on WC: can I play my WC and put players who I think will go up in value over the next fortnight then take them out before GW4 and keep the value? e.g. if I play the WC today and get Sterling then take him out in 2 weeks time, will my TV increase?

    1. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      If he rises by at least 0.2, then you will gain 0.1

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

      Need to go up 0.2 after buying.

    3. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yes. You keep half the value.

    4. jay_walker
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I just did exactly that. Hope it works..

    5. zes
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Great, thanks guys. Gonna play stock trader for the next fortnight 🙂

  5. Captain Blanks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hey guys, what do we think about Aguero re being banned?
    On a side note, have to admit he looked shocking today (didn't watch the first 20 mins)

  6. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Okay just sorting my WC team now. Which players aren't banned?

    1. somebody
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      leave that, just search for matches to be officiated by Mike Dean

  7. ManUtdFan_UK
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Foster, Jakupovic
    Valencia, Stones, Friend, Evans, Amat
    Hazard, Firmino, Tadic, Ramirez
    Aguero, Ibrahimovic, Gray

    £1.1 ITB, 1FT.

    Wildcard or hold?

    1. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Crazy to WC with that squad

  8. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    393 to 341 k 🙂

  9. Le _ Professeur
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Jaku - Forster
    Baines - Valencia - Dann - Friend - Targett
    Hazard - Walcott - Redmond - Bolasie - Ramirez
    Aguero - Vardy - Gray

    1 FT - 1.0 ITB - WC Available

    Should I sit tight tonight 😐 ?

  10. TheSteel
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    When will FA announce the ban if they decide to ban?

    1. Your Mum's Athletic
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      They will announced if he's being charged, then he can appeal or not, then the amount of games he misses. Think that's the general process

  11. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone WC-ing who finished top 10k last season? Apologies for the elitist question, just out of interest really.

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      o/

    2. Jay Jay Okocha
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Undecided

    3. TheSteel
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I am if Kun is banned

    4. Lallana_
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Finished top 10K but not wildcarding. Started bad but choosing not to react

    5. Moss
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      o/
      Poor start meant it was inevitable

    6. Litti10
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      It depends on the Aguero ban really

    7. Daddy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

  12. Henryyy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Green arrow yes! Still wildcarding tho

  13. FPL Footy Show Pod
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Thinking ahead to the Tevez derby.... Goal fest or bore draw? Thinking about stones and Valencia and whether to bench them....

    1. Captain Blanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Mourinho will play it tight for sure. The question is how City approach it, especially if no Aguero

  14. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    300k is a nice base to begin with, and now we have some data and actually know some 'stuff', the only way is up, really.

  15. reason17
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Help please.
    A) Nolito
    B) Sterling
    C) Sane

    Who is most nailed on and the best pick?

    (Last comment on the last page - recommented)

    1. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Sane

  16. S.Kuqi
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Second red arrow in a row. The downside of good start

  17. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Template owners being punished three weeks in with injuries/suspensions

  18. Odikostar
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Guys, look at the last camera angle https://youtu.be/P8s1wuXNzCU
    He doesn't hit reid in the face, and it's not really a powerful movement, so no ban if you ask me

    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Are you on the FA disciplinary panel?

    2. Shaw must go on
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      he doesn´t evem touch him!!! 🙂

  19. Shaw must go on
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    why is lamela risking a suspension??what happened?

  20. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hang on a minute, Lamela banned?

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      elbowed Kun

      1. Your Mum's Athletic
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        😆 ahhhh I've been mugged off

    2. Shaw must go on
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      that´s what people are saying...i missed something... 🙂

      1. Your Mum's Athletic
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        think it's just made up Shaw

    3. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I read on these boards that Lamela apparently may have slapped Lovren in the face. I must say, that does make me laugh. However, as a Lamela owner, I'd be chagrined if he is in fact suspended.

      1. Your Mum's Athletic
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Watched the whole game, didn't see any of it. I say bullsht

  21. Le _ Professeur
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    From 1,760,000 ► 495,000 .. Happy 😀

    1. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Nice jump

  22. Squires FC
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Rmwct pretty please

    Stekelenburg jaku
    Shaw morgan williams amat evans
    Hazard sanchez cazorla bolasie capoue
    Aguero (for now) costa diamond

    0.5 itb

    Any feedback appreciated muchly

  23. jimbobmij
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Best Utd offensive coverage other than Zlatan?

    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      A starting Micky

    2. The Mighty I
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I would say Rooney or Pogba. Mkhi once he's nailed.

    3. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Rooney

  24. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    If you were WCing would you sell or keep Rondon

    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Sell

    2. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Sell

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

      With Chadli joining WBA soon i'd say keep. Until Chadli becomes a better option at least.

  25. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    This wildcard team designed to maximise team value and can adapt over next 2 weeks. Is this a good plan and team to achieve this?

    Foster Heaton
    Valencia Morgan McAuley Holgate Shaw
    Hazard Sanchez Sterling Antonio Capoue
    Ibra Lukaku Diamonde

  26. Frank Black
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Puncheon has some interesting stuff, better pick than Townsend at 0.5M less. With Benteke upfront he's going to get some assists.

    1. Frank Black
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      * at 1 million less than him actually

    2. Big Sum
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      1M less and yes, he is a better pick than townsend

    3. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Even better with him being 1m cheaper than Townsend.

    4. El Patron
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Gambled with Firmino-> Townsend lol.
      Think im getting rid of him next gw already.

    5. FPL Footy Show Pod
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      He's 1m less ain't he? 5.5 vs 6.5?

      1. Frank Black
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yep, i'm probably switching on wildcard, he's good if you're trying to fit Sanchez in or someone else with a similar price.

  27. El Patron
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    16k, too bad about Kun captaincy fail.

    Vardy owners, keep or get rid?

    1. indiangunner
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      keep... he scored last week...

      1. indiangunner
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        *this week

  28. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    OT: Where's the best place you've been on vacation?

    1. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      A Greek island. Hot weather, no crowds, good food.

    2. Shaw must go on
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      europe:Barcelona

      Outside Europe:Brasil

    3. Your Mum's Athletic
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Las Vegas but hopefully Rome this week

    4. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Hawaii

    5. Frank Black
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Japan but also Twin Peaks(North Bend, Washington and surrounding locations).

    6. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Barcelona

      Ibiza

      Mykonos

    7. Sharpe Shuffle
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Iceland

  29. indiangunner
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    sanchez captain vs southampton at home?

    1. Big Sum
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      yeap