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17 September 2016 2940 comments
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The midweek European ties split the weekend programme and ensure that we’re restricted to just a quartet of three o’clock kick-offs.

However, there are plenty of headline Fantasy acts on show.

Not least at the Etihad, where Pep Guardiola’s hugely impressive Manchester City side look to maintain their 100% record against AFC Bournemouth.

The last two encounters between these two teams have ended 9-1 in City’s favour and, off the back of a win at Old Trafford and the midweek thrashing of Borussia Mönchengladbach, we have to imagine that Pep’s men will be confident.

Arsenal’s midweek experience was very different; they were fortunate to escape from their trip to Paris St Germain without defeat. They arrive at the KCOM Stadium to take on Hull City, aware that Mike Phelan’s men kept Manchester United at bay until the death in their last home encounter.

Elsewhere, champions Leicester City host Burnley at the King Power, with Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy seeking to maintain the form shown in their Champions League tie against Club Brugge.

Finally, West Brom host a West Ham side still licking their wounds from a 4-2 reverse at the hands of Watford last time out.

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

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

    City passing accuracy 90%

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

      Wooo! Pep's power!!!! The greatest.

  2. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Ozil looking a poor pick.

    1. Net Gains
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      HOW DARE YOU!!! Oh, I've just re-read that carefully. As you were!

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

    HT Score Check: 34

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

      9!

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

        9!

    2. Eden Azzzar
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      30 less

    3. KOLASINA(C)
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      5

    4. Lecky Legs FC
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      19

      1. Ryan Naysmith
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        this

    5. Declan
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      18

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

      awful

    7. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      4

      Two guys didn't start, 1 sacrificed in the first half. Only my GK playing at the moment

    8. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      You brag a lot

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        + no link. Smh

      2. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        but Jaku just saved a peno.It's a once in a life time moment 🙂 🙂

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

      13

    10. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      11 looool

    11. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      22

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

      11

    13. Dušan Citizen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      20

    14. World XI
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      10

    15. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      33

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Shall I ditch Hazard for Chadli?

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

      😉

  5. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    The moment when you realise you've got 9 from 6 players including your captain.

    🙂

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

      This.

  6. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Jakup + foster looking a great combo

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

      I got Jaku and Pickford

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

    Chances of Stones coming on?

  8. Ryan Naysmith
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Love the way that NBC cover and show all the goals at half time

    1. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      We have the best PL coverage anywhere. Spoiled we are

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

    unfortunately chadli won't be playing the worst defense in the league every week

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

      Sunderland?

      1. Worzel Gummidge
          9 years, 7 months ago

          WHU defence is by far worse.

      2. World XI
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Stoke?

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

      Surely the cheapest pen taker in the league has to be close to essential regardless of how crap the team is that he plays for, right?

      Hard to ignore now he's confirmed on pens.

      Anyone watching the game? Was Berahino on the pitch at the time?

      1. KOLASINA(C)
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Chadli?

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

          Yep. He just became the cheapest current pen taker in the game.

          1. Volley127
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Baines?

      2. Backup Dancer
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Berahino benched

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

          Ah ok. That throws a spanner in the works then.

          Thanks.

      3. M.A.G
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Berahino isn't on the pitch

      4. bojack
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Berahino didn't start.

      5. nobwak
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Chadli essential... I've heard it all now. Yesterday Tony Pulis attackers were dismissed as madness.
        Isn't Baines cheaper than Chadli anyway? Hernandez and Snodgrass (whichever is on pens for Hull) definitely are.

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

          Yep your right. I forgot about Hernandez and Baines if he's definitely on them.

          Snodgrass isn't on pens.

          Still, with that being said, if Chadli is nailed on pens he'd be a great midfield enabler at his price. He has pedigree regardless of what you think about WB as a whole.

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

            Thought Snodgrass wasn't on pens? Looked suspiciously like he smashed one in yesterday to me.

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

              You seriously went to the effort to dig this up? Lol.

              That's sad. Lol.

              You should have saved yourself the trouble and done some research first. He took it because first choice Hernandez was off the pitch.

              Do you have anymore irrelevant posts you'd like to dig up whilst you have my attention or will that be all? 😉

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

      All is ask for is a West Brom clean sheet, ok? Is that too much to ask for fpl gods?
      Double WBA defense

      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        This ^ I have Foster in goal.

      2. sillyhilly69
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I have Foster and Heaton.

        Whenever each goalkeeper gets a haul, he's on the bench and I play the blanket.

        The stars are aligning for you and I played Heaton.

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

          West Ham score goals for fun so I'm still extremely doubtful they can shut them out for the full 90.

    4. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Ffs what are the chances of Sanchez scoring another

      1. Acquafresca
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        The red card will help

      2. sillyhilly69
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I don't get questions like this... Do you want me to consult a crystal ball?

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

          This

    5. Mark-O
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      The bonus points that Fuchs is on at HT is ridiculously high

      But Lei's upcoming fixtures are so horrible

      1. Ryan Naysmith
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        took him out on my WC because of the upcoming fixtures, he's done nothing before today 🙁

    6. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      If Sanchez scored that pen would he have become first choice pen taker ?

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        He should never take pens. He's atrocious at them! 😆

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

          very unusual for a player of alexis caliber though

          hope he improves his pens

      2. Swan - Villa Proud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        No idea why he took it,

    7. Studgie G
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I mentioned chadli was a very good option wks back and some were saying he isnt proven fpl player

      1. Studgie G
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Or laughed

      2. Ziro
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Why post this now?

        1. Studgie G
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Why do you think?

          Everyone wants him now only because of one game in otherwords if he isnt a bandwagon on here he's not a good option to bring in

          Just like it will be with bony tommorrow

      3. Xuey
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Would you like a gold star?

      4. Lecky Legs FC
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah I mentioned Nacho before the Manchester derby got told he wasn't gonna play and Silva or Sterling were gonna be in the no.9 role just got with you gut bud.

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

        I mentioned it before you I bet. Lol.

    8. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Assist for Chadli penalty?

      1. Scholes Balls
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        masuaku

        1. EmreCan Hustle
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          So Chadli was fouled by Masuaku?

      2. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Philips, I think.

    9. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      If only Sanchez wasn't a greedy git and let cazorla put that pen away.

      1. Eden Azzzar
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Hate that stupid troll head there goes my Caz points

        1. Stats Don\'t Lie
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          I feel your pain man. Got caz too. At least we know aint no one else taking them this season.

    10. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Jaku 3 BPS

    11. World XI
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Age has finally hit Collins hard.

      Championship CB at best now

      1. KOLASINA(C)
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        How West Ham didn't sign a proper CB I still don't know.

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

          Ogbanno and Reid are good level

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

        I warned everyone one here about collins and no one listened ...

    12. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Current team:

      Foster (Jakupovic)
      Shaw Valencia Stones (McAuley Amat)
      Hazard Firmino Sterling Antonio Capoue
      Costa Ibrahimovic Negredo

      Which is the best option?
      A) Costa+Negredo to Aguero+Diomande (3-5-2)
      B) Ibrahimovic>Aguero
      C) Hazard+Negredo>5.0 mid+Aguero (3-4-3)
      D) Hazard+Costa+Negredo>Cazorla+Aguero+Defoe

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

        I think the best option is to enjoy the second half and the Everton game

        1. ★Kuntheman★
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Can't. Off to physical therapy. 🙁

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

        relax

        1. ★Kuntheman★
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Cheers Drumpf

      3. FFSbet.com
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        B

    13. faver
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      irrelevant question. caz 100% nailed

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

        failed response

    14. Declan
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Sky @ HT still saying Iwobi goal

    15. FFSbet.com
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      How is Ozil playing,keep or sale for liverpool mid ?

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

        Okk...If you never gonna captain him in near future bring in Firmino

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

        I think he's been poor. Done nothing but miss an open net.

        1. FFSbet.com
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Ta,Firmino or Mane?

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

      Heaton penalty save vs Mahrez needed

      1. KOLASINA(C)
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        "Mahrez out due to snapped neck after missed pen."

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

      San(c)hez-ers ... 1 word to sum up your feelings

      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        My dog barked a lot.

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

        Not an owner, but I'd be glad. There's another half time of 10-man Hull to play against.

      3. Kaneyonero
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Mixed but could bang in more against 10 men hopefully

      4. Lizard Lips
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        winning, dodgiest goal of the season and against 10 men next half 🙂

      5. SAY SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Disappointed. But got Nacho and Rondon, so happy overall. Red card should help too.

      6. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Standard.

        Captained him when he missed his last pen as well. 😎

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

          QPR? I think I had him skipper that day too. He did score and assist also, so not too bad.

      7. faver
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        faith.

      8. Bungle Machine
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        horny

    18. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Collins is awful. Why is he starting?

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

        Reid injured

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

        Reid will replace him soon

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

      Chadli looks a solid pick, nevermind Pulis tactics. He's on pens and can be swapped for Snodgrass after 2 weeks.

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

        Seems like wasted FTs to me

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

          Not when you've got unlimited FTs

      2. Jamie_GAWA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        'Nevermind Pulis tactics'

        Pfft

        Biggest knee jerk I've ever seen

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

          A winger on penalties priced at 6.4m

      3. HNI
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Better pick than Bolasie? Looking for Barkley replacement to fund Aguero...

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

          Perhaps, no one too exctiing at that price, but I'm probably activating a WC and I'm between Snodgrass, Bolasie, Mirallas and now Chadli.

    20. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      So who will Pep take off after 59mins today? Better not be Sterling.

      1. Swan - Villa Proud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        It may be, he played midweek. Happy with his points, but this is why he's not a long term option for me.

      2. Nicks93
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Na(C)ho unfortunately

    21. frenchfries
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Was Sanchez really the goalscorer? All i saw was Iwobi and maybe a Hull-defender on it.

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

        Came off Sanchez, so yeah it was his goal 🙂

    22. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      WIldcard midfield of KDB, Firmino, Bolasie, Capoue and either Anonio/Chadli. Allows for a big front 3 and Valencia/Baines in defesne