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10 September 2016 2447 comments
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Saturdays’s events conclude at Anfield when Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool will host champions Leicester City.

The big teamsheet news is that Klopp has made the decision to keep Philippe Coutinho on the bench, despite flying him back early from international duty with Brazil. That allows Daniel Sturridge to earn a second start of the season, whilst Lucas has to come into to central defence with Dejan Lovren ruled out with an injury sustained in training.

Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester City are unchanged as they bid to build on their 2-1 win over Swansea City in Gameweek 3. There’s no place on the bench for new signing Islam Slimani.

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

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  1. Blacklister
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Would have been perfect. Took a -4 hit and brought in Antonio. played Capoue... but sold Firminio for Mirallas after keeping him for 3 gws. Firminio always does this to me. last season as soon as I got him out, scored a hattrick. 🙁

    But still 38 pts, with Hazard(C), holgate and mirallas to play

    1. Rainer
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Forget about Holgate!

      1. Blacklister
        10 years, 1 month ago

        why.. Is he not playing??

        1. Rainer
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Coleman...

        2. Bellerinmondo
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Coleman is back

  2. mattk lfc
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Chose Ozil and Barkley for fixtures but if they don't score next week its gonna be hard to not go for a Firmane double up

  3. Shifty
    10 years, 1 month ago

    How was Mark's WC?

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

      Outside Antonio, not good atm.

      1. Shifty
        10 years, 1 month ago

        must be super stressful being the "FPL expert" on that show

        1. Moin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah..

  4. TSILIKAFENEIAKOS
    10 years, 1 month ago

    So from this GW :

    * Alexis place is not nailed when schedule is buys
    * Firminho / Mane are still an option - Liverpool mids when good can smash anyone
    * Lamela's place in doubt
    * Capoue might be a 4th mid as well
    * Snodgrass a cheap mid option as well
    * Benteke starts firing
    * Payet / Antonio

    and Chelsea, Everton still to play.

    Can I have a second WC please????

    1. Jamie_GAWA
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Suddenly I'm doubting a lot of WC picks

      My original team gw1 team done better than my WC team, shows I need to be more patient

  5. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Was looking at a GW6 WC but don't feel the need to. What would you do?

    Foster Jaku
    Valencia Williams Stones Friend Amat
    Alexis Hazard Firmino Lamela Capoue
    Ibra Benteke Negredo

    1FT 1.2M

    1. Jamie_GAWA
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Lamela to Antonio

      What's your OR?

      1. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 1 month ago

        31k before this GW.

        Why?

    2. Christina.
      10 years, 1 month ago

      get kun back

      1. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Without using the wildcard innit?

        1. Christina.
          10 years, 1 month ago

          if you can. i doubt i can. to much cash in wrong positions.

    3. Rainer
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Keep it steady, nothing major needed. I'd look at Negredo alternatives but save FT till Friday pressers minimum.

    4. Your Mum's Athletic
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I have a very very similar team to you, don't want to WC, Lamela to Antonio? Nice price rise

    5. Davido989
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No mate its good. Maybe Lamela to a City mid if Son starts

    6. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Negredo, Lamela and Stones need to be sorted. Keep WC. This week just do Lamela > Antonio

    7. Shifty
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I'd sit tight. If anything, it seems like Ibra's the one to make way given the goal scoring mid priced mids on offer.

      1. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Ibra loyalist.

        1. Shifty
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I like your style.

          Gutted i sold Firmino for Barkley in GW3...sigh. should have stuck with my initial squad guns.

    8. Arn De Gothia
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Jaku Will be a problem one day

  6. Jamie_GAWA
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Why didn't Xhaka start today 🙁 ?

    1. Shultan
      10 years, 1 month ago

      champions league on tuesday, maybe wenger was thinking ahead & wanted to keep him for PSG

  7. Shultan
    10 years, 1 month ago

    will firmino still drop in price? a lot of people saying he was bout 80% of the way there according to the price checking websites!

    1. Rainer
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No chance

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      10 years, 1 month ago

      Being bought now.

  8. Your Mum's Athletic
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino 😎

    1. Davido989
      10 years, 1 month ago

      😎

    2. Syd.
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I sold this week 🙂

  9. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 1 month ago

    25 points with 4 players left! Does look good..

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Doesn't*

      1. Chucky
        10 years, 1 month ago

        😆

        1. Moin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I saw so many high score postings...I thought I did bad

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      10 years, 1 month ago

      Beats Top 10K avg

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Really 😯
        Thank You 🙂

  10. AnfieldLad
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Why is Barragan on 2 baps?

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      because he had the 2nd highest bap score?

      1. AnfieldLad
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I am aware... I've just never seen a player with 1 point get 2 bonus...

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      10 years, 1 month ago

      Bap magnet.

  11. JoeJitzu +42
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Awful GW....16pts three to play.

    Capoue on bench
    Sanchez in for Firmino

    Would have been 31pts better off if I did nothing 🙁

    And don't give me "if ifs and buts were...." I'm venting here!

    1. Weeb Kakashi
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Sanchez could get you 40 points next week if you cap him!

      You might feel better then!!

      Have faith

  12. Weeb Kakashi
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Right noe would have been boasting of being on

    41 from 6

    With Costa (C) Hazard Defoe Baines Kone left

    The consequences of ignoring your Darling Firm

    26 from 6 🙁

  13. Chucky
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Got 23 points so far from my Power 5 with Haz still to go.Not bad but could have been better if Sanchez had started and Sterling played for 80-90 mins 🙁

    Mane 12 🙂
    Payet 9 🙂
    Hazard
    Sanchez 1 🙁
    Sterling 1 🙁

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Mane, Payet, and Hazard will bring you loads of points in future...great picks!

      Sanchez will bring good points in future..

      Sterling has 2 good fixtures coming...he will do good..

      1. Chucky
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yes Sterling is the weak link in power 5.Might get Firmino after GW 6

        1. Moin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Liverpool double up won't hurt...

          1. Chucky
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah cheers 😀

    2. ejaknian
      10 years, 1 month ago

      i`am
      firminho 15 🙂
      antonio 13 🙂
      hazard (c)
      capoue 13 🙂
      ozil 2 🙁

      1. Chucky
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Good going 😀

        1. ejaknian
          10 years, 1 month ago

          thanks keep spirit

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Before today I didn't think Sanchez would outscore Cazorla by enough to justify an extra 3.5m of budget... After today i still think this. He will rpobably outscore Cazorla alright, but not by a massive margin.

      1. Chucky
        10 years, 1 month ago

        So i should downgrade Sanchez to Caz and upgrade Sterling to KDB?

  14. Syd.
    10 years, 1 month ago

    My midfielders so far this week

    Carzola - Antonio - Capoue

    Need to blow my own horn as it doesn't get blown to often 😉

    1. Syd.
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Oh I also had Sterling 🙂

      He won 2-1 today 🙂

  15. Wurstmuncher
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Can't decide on Cazorla or Firmino in for Sterling, who shall I go for?

    1. Gazj11
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Firmino

      1. Wurstmuncher
        10 years, 1 month ago

        ta

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I have all 3 - it feels good 🙂 alongside Haz & Capoue i'm actually happy with my midfield... Would like to get Snodgrass though, he looks on point for FPL this year. Saving FT to get Kun back in. Was worried about not having any West Ham but going to stick with Raheem for at least another week, he could go large against Bournemouth... Hope he doesn't start champs lge!

      1. Wurstmuncher
        10 years, 1 month ago

        yeah my ideal midfield would now be:

        Antonio, Haz, Caz, Firmino, Snoddy (after gw7) - but unfortunately I just did my WC

  16. Davido989
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Chelsea A
    Hull H
    Swansea A
    United H
    WBA H
    Palace A
    Watford H

    Maybe I want the double up.

    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Its on my radar. Eden will need to sub-par perform though.

      1. Davido989
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I wouldn't get rid of Hazard to be honest

    2. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Who's that?

      1. Davido989
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Mane & Firmino fixtures

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I might pick up in gw6.

          Lallana looks a value option too.

          1. Wurstmuncher
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Lallana has great stats

    3. Syd.
      10 years, 1 month ago

      After Chelsea ??

    4. tm245
      10 years, 1 month ago

      GW6 wild card will be great time for me to figure out if I can swing it.

      Bizarrely, double or nothing might be my choice -- don't want the hassle of worrying about which one to pick between Mane and Firmino.

  17. Goaldigger
    10 years, 1 month ago

    So Souare picked up a knock and may not have lost his place after all. That's a relief.

    1. Rainer
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Hardly going to be raking in the CSs now...

      1. Goaldigger
        10 years, 1 month ago

        ?

  18. Slam
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hazard(C) Lukaku Baines
    Surely I can still turn this into a good week

    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Of course.

    2. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Of course.

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Same except mirallas for lukaku.so I suppose not the same really.

  19. Waylander
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Well every reply on here said no to me going Cazorla-Mane over Ozil-Sterling.

    How wrong you all were and now I see now to just go with your gut.

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      yup, and take ownership of your own decisions and not whine like a 6yr old

      1. Waylander
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks, Einstein.

        1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 1 month ago

          touchy. must be passed bedtime

    2. willl
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Lol it's your team, make up your own mind at the end of the day.

    3. Nascimento
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Make your own decisions you little yellow-belly.

    4. Gazj11
      10 years, 1 month ago

      If it's one thing I've learned in this game it's to go with your gut instinct.

      1. Waylander
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, I'm new to FPL so live and learn.

  20. Slam
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Rough GW6 plan of Hazard+Zlatan -> Kun+Mane looking good then.

    1. Slam
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Actually no, this has disaster written all over it.

    2. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I wouldn't be considering selling Hazard.

      Sanchez actually could turn out to be expendable.

  21. camarozz
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Bad score for me by reading comments above so.
    27 pre baps.
    Haz(C), Costa, Williams to go.

    Need rid of Lamela,redmond, friend and gray judging by today. Glad I have my WC.
    Capoue 1st sub yet again. Nvr got one of his points yet...

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Also have Costa,Haz (C) & Williams too, banking on Eden & Costa mainly to save my GW

  22. Syd.
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero to play midweek 🙂

  23. A.T
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone got a link to Ville Ronkha's team?
    Asking for a friend

      1. A.T
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

      2. StalkingDwarf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Seeing that is reassuring after my poor first week with my new mc team.

    1. MTPockets
      10 years, 1 month ago

      My mate said it was this: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/30327/history

    2. Swan - Villa Proud
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Still? Why the obsession?

      1. A.T
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Knob

        1. Swan - Villa Proud
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks. Just seen too many of these posts today

          1. A.T
            10 years, 1 month ago

            People are interested. No big deal is it.

  24. rocky7st
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Master stroke starting Capoue over Redmond :p

    1. Nascimento
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Surely anyone foolish enough to still own Redmond did the same

  25. StalkingDwarf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Haven't watched the West Ham game, but after reading the West Ham forum, it seems like Lanzini played well, but eventually got marked out. Apparently he looks rusty but promising.

    Anyone on here who watched the West Ham game care to comment on Lanzini's performance?

    1. Rainer
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Their thoughts on Zaza?

      1. StalkingDwarf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Apparently there were nearly always multiple defenders marking Zaza. They saw that Zaza got in good positions, but they said that some of the distribution to Zaza was slow. They expect it to pick up when players regain match fitness and the players gel more.

        1. Rainer
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers 🙂

  26. Lecky Legs FC
    10 years, 1 month ago

    24 pts from 7 and Burnley cost me £667 now I like Football but Burnley, Burnley can f**k off

    1. Gazj11
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Gillingham cost me £1200 if it's any consolation

      1. Lecky Legs FC
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Embrace me ;(

  27. AnfieldLad
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Worth doing Redmond to Antonio with my 1FT to catch the price rise?

    1. Christina.
      10 years, 1 month ago

      lol

    2. Swan - Villa Proud
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Debating the same. Redmond look ok today and does have SWA at home, but think I'm doing it today cause want Antonio on WC next week

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      10 years, 1 month ago

      May need a hit later in the week with all the games left.

    4. MTPockets
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I'll be doing redmond or pereyra to antonio.

  28. Swan - Villa Proud
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Going to play Capoue as 4th mid. SO which of these would you NOT get in Midfield?

    Haz, Caz, FIrmino, Antonio

    Or get all 5 and go with Kun, Benetke, and a 3rd forward (9.5)?

    1. Nascimento
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I'm not sold on Caz. He'd probably be the 1st I'd lose. I'm not as sold on Firminio as I was at the start of the season either - think I prefer Mane now. Would sooner drop Caz than Ibra though right now

      1. Swan - Villa Proud
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers

  29. BB-8
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Sold Sanchez gw 3 sold Firmino on WC in gw 4. One more of this and I might just rage quit

    1. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Who you selling this week?

      1. BB-8
        10 years, 1 month ago

        No one mate. No transfers. Ever.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Start playing the long game - it's less stressful!

  30. Chucky
    10 years, 1 month ago

    LMS safety score? 🙂

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      10 years, 1 month ago

      Your score + 1

      1. Chucky
        10 years, 1 month ago

        🙁 oh no
        Joking right? 35 Costa cap+Haz+Baines

      2. Swan - Villa Proud
        10 years, 1 month ago

        On 16(-4) with 3 plus Captain left. In serious trouble for LMS i fear