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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.

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  1. Ziro
    10 years, 1 month ago

    City passing accuracy 90%

    1. itwaswritten
      10 years, 1 month ago

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

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

    Ozil looking a poor pick.

    1. Net Gains
      10 years, 1 month ago

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

  3. Chucky
    10 years, 1 month ago

    HT Score Check: 34

    1. bojack
      10 years, 1 month ago

      9!

      1. Ravager
        10 years, 1 month ago

        9!

    2. Eden Azzzar
      10 years, 1 month ago

      30 less

    3. KOLASINA(C)
      10 years, 1 month ago

      5

    4. Lecky Legs FC
      10 years, 1 month ago

      19

      1. Ryan Naysmith
        10 years, 1 month ago

        this

    5. Declan
      10 years, 1 month ago

      18

    6. The Donald
      10 years, 1 month ago

      awful

    7. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      4

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

    8. Les Bleus
      10 years, 1 month ago

      You brag a lot

      1. Les Bleus
        10 years, 1 month ago

        + no link. Smh

      2. Chucky
        10 years, 1 month ago

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

    9. Viper
      10 years, 1 month ago

      13

    10. PvA
      10 years, 1 month ago

      11 looool

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

      22

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

      11

    13. Dušan Citizen
      10 years, 1 month ago

      20

    14. World XI
      10 years, 1 month ago

      10

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

      33

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Shall I ditch Hazard for Chadli?

    1. nobwak
      10 years, 1 month ago

      😉

  5. Differentiator
    10 years, 1 month ago

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

    🙂

    1. bojack
      10 years, 1 month ago

      This.

  6. Stats Don\'t Lie
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Jakup + foster looking a great combo

    1. Feanor
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I got Jaku and Pickford

  7. Tansey
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Chances of Stones coming on?

  8. Ryan Naysmith
    10 years, 1 month ago

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

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

      We have the best PL coverage anywhere. Spoiled we are

  9. The Donald
    10 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Declan
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Sunderland?

      1. Worzel Gummidge
        10 years, 1 month ago

        WHU defence is by far worse.

    2. World XI
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Stoke?

  10. devils advocate
    10 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

      Chadli?

      1. devils advocate
        10 years, 1 month ago

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

        1. Volley127
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Baines?

    2. Backup Dancer
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Berahino benched

      1. devils advocate
        10 years, 1 month ago

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

        Thanks.

    3. M.A.G
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Berahino isn't on the pitch

    4. bojack
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Berahino didn't start.

    5. nobwak
      10 years, 1 month 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
        10 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

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

          1. devils advocate
            10 years, 1 month 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? 😉

  11. Duffo
    10 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

      This ^ I have Foster in goal.

    2. sillyhilly69
      10 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

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

  12. Kaneyonero
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Ffs what are the chances of Sanchez scoring another

    1. Acquafresca
      10 years, 1 month ago

      The red card will help

    2. sillyhilly69
      10 years, 1 month ago

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

      1. Eskimooo
        10 years, 1 month ago

        This

  13. Mark-O
    10 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

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

  14. HurriKane
    10 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      10 years, 1 month ago

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

      1. HurriKane
        10 years, 1 month ago

        very unusual for a player of alexis caliber though

        hope he improves his pens

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

      No idea why he took it,

  15. Studgie G
    10 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Studgie G
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Or laughed

    2. Ziro
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Why post this now?

      1. Studgie G
        10 years, 1 month 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
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Would you like a gold star?

    4. Lecky Legs FC
      10 years, 1 month 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
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I mentioned it before you I bet. Lol.

  16. EmreCan Hustle
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Assist for Chadli penalty?

    1. Scholes Balls
      10 years, 1 month ago

      masuaku

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        10 years, 1 month ago

        So Chadli was fouled by Masuaku?

    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Philips, I think.

  17. Stats Don\'t Lie
    10 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Eden Azzzar
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Hate that stupid troll head there goes my Caz points

      1. Stats Don\'t Lie
        10 years, 1 month ago

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

  18. PvA
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Jaku 3 BPS

  19. World XI
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Age has finally hit Collins hard.

    Championship CB at best now

    1. KOLASINA(C)
      10 years, 1 month ago

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

      1. HNI
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Ogbanno and Reid are good level

    2. Eskimooo
      10 years, 1 month ago

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

  20. ★Kuntheman★
    10 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

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

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Can't. Off to physical therapy. 🙁

    2. The Donald
      10 years, 1 month ago

      relax

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers Drumpf

    3. FFSbet.com
      10 years, 1 month ago

      B

  21. faver
    10 years, 1 month ago

    irrelevant question. caz 100% nailed

    1. faver
      10 years, 1 month ago

      failed response

  22. Declan
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Sky @ HT still saying Iwobi goal

  23. FFSbet.com
    10 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. HNI
      10 years, 1 month ago

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

    2. devils advocate
      10 years, 1 month ago

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

      1. FFSbet.com
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Ta,Firmino or Mane?

  24. PvA
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Heaton penalty save vs Mahrez needed

    1. KOLASINA(C)
      10 years, 1 month ago

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

  25. Jazz!
    10 years, 1 month ago

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

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

      My dog barked a lot.

    2. Pariße
      10 years, 1 month ago

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

    3. Kaneyonero
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Mixed but could bang in more against 10 men hopefully

    4. Lizard Lips
      10 years, 1 month ago

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

    5. SAY SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT
      10 years, 1 month ago

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

    6. Wilshere Knowledge
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Standard.

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

      1. Pasqualinho
        10 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

      faith.

    8. Bungle Machine
      10 years, 1 month ago

      horny

  26. Make United Great Again
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Collins is awful. Why is he starting?

    1. Pariße
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Reid injured

    2. HNI
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Reid will replace him soon

  27. Pariße
    10 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

      Seems like wasted FTs to me

      1. Pariße
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Not when you've got unlimited FTs

    2. Jamie_GAWA
      10 years, 1 month ago

      'Nevermind Pulis tactics'

      Pfft

      Biggest knee jerk I've ever seen

      1. Pariße
        10 years, 1 month ago

        A winger on penalties priced at 6.4m

    3. HNI
      10 years, 1 month ago

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

      1. Pariße
        10 years, 1 month 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.

  28. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 1 month ago

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

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

      Na(C)ho unfortunately

  29. frenchfries
    10 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Qaiss
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Came off Sanchez, so yeah it was his goal 🙂

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

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