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18 September 2016 1776 comments
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After Watford’s win over United at Vicarage Road earlier this afternoon, Fantasy managers are treated to a couple of 2.15 pm encounters in the busiest Sunday of the season so far.

Mid-price pair Christian Benteke and Wilfried Bony go head-to-head at Selhurst Park as Palace look to build on last week’s win at ‘Boro.

Wilfried Zaha has another opportunity to strengthen his claim as a cheap midfield option after last week’s goal and assist on Teesside, though Marko Arnautovic could also throw his hat in the ring as the Potters prepare for a fine upcoming run of matches.

Southampton continue to seek a first league win under Claude Puel, though will be buoyed by the midweek Europa League win over Sparta Prague.

Visitors Swansea have managed just a single point in the last three Gameweeks, though the manner of their comeback against Chelsea last Sunday will fill the Welsh outfit full of confidence.

A poor performance from either side may well persuade owners to look elsewhere given their respective upcoming fixtures. Saints face West Ham, Leicester, City and Chelsea in the next five, whilst the Swans go up against City, Liverpool and Arsenal in the upcoming three Gameweeks.

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  1. davies
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Benteke (C)

    2 Palace goals and no involvement so frustrating

    1. Flynny
      10 years, 1 month ago

      45 to go mate

    2. bojack
      10 years, 1 month ago

      And to make matters worse for me I own Redmond.

  2. Flynny
    10 years, 1 month ago

    what are Valencia owners doing good if wildcarding??

    Are u keeping ?

    Ta

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

      I think I'm going to get rid and go with Arsenal & Everton as premium

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Arsenal def ahead of Chelsea?

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

          Yeah. Purely fixtures based

    2. El-Kloppico
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Already ditched Shaw on WC prior to thos GW.. so happy i did

    3. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Not on wc but next week if he blanks them its curtains for an Arsenal defender.

    4. Coaly
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Gone for Walker

  3. WE ARE RANGERS
    10 years, 1 month ago

    What about this, need to do 3 tranfers to make it work .... Foster/Jaku, Coleman, Walker, Friend, (Amat, Love), Sterling, Sanchez, Lamela, Firminho (Capoue), Benteke, Lukaku, Kun

  4. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Well it's a bit underwhelming from Benteke so far.

  5. ANON.
    10 years, 1 month ago

    1ft 4m in the bank. No wildcard

    Heaton
    Valencia, Williams, Evans
    Hazard, Mane, Antonio, Snodgrass
    Ibra, Lukaku, Benteke

    Pickford, Capoue, Holebas, Amat

    A. Ibra to Aguero
    B. Hazard + Benteke to Sterling/Firmino + Aguero (-4)
    C. Hazard + Ibra to Sanchez + Aguero (-4)

    Leaning towards B but can't decide between Sterling + Firmino

  6. bulbuf
    10 years, 1 month ago

    benteke to deeney for a -4 hit?? already used my 2ft on ibra & haz to kun & firmino

    1. HVT
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Fixtures suggest so but for a -4 I'm not sure.

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Benteke had a goal scoring bonus game last week and is in a free scoring team - so why sell 45 minutes later for a hit ?

    3. KingNidge
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yep Deeney scored today and Benteke hasn't yet

      No brainer

  7. janowsc
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Those Redmond lowlights....

    1. bojack
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Could be the next of my misfits to get the boot. He's had five games, that's plenty.

  8. Cash Mané
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Roughly how many BPS for Capoue?

    1. Jazz!
      10 years, 1 month ago

      3

    2. PvA
      10 years, 1 month ago

      A big 3

    3. Fishy-o
      10 years, 1 month ago

      3

  9. Weeb Kakashi
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Any Chance of Stoke coming back to snatch a draw??

    Still 45 mins left

    1. Scholes Balls
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Not a shot on target in first half. No threat up front

  10. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Redmond. Goal in second half please!

    1. Buck The Trent
      10 years, 1 month ago

      This

  11. Cooper123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Best way to shave 0.1 off this wildcard team?

    Foster // Jaku

    Walker // Willliams // Holebas // Pieters // Amat

    Sanchez // Firmino // Sterling // Antonio // Capoue

    Aguero // Lukaku // Deeney

    Currently have Valencia in place of Walker, and 0.1 in the bank. Leave Valencia in, or find 0.1 somewhere for Walker?

    1. The Mighty Whites
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Walker to Vertonghen?

      1. Cooper123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Was trying to find the cash so that I could afford Walker in the first place though.

    2. Cooper123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure about Pieters but not sure if anyone for 4.3 or lower is actually playing (already have Amat).

      1. Coaly
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Pieters dropped

        1. Cooper123
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers.

        2. WE ARE RANGERS
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Why not just take another 4.0 ? Knightley? Love may get a start at some point

    3. weaver93
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Foster to Heaton?

      1. Cooper123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Selling price for Foster is 4.6 unfortunately, or I'd be all over that.

    4. weaver93
      10 years, 1 month ago

      or Foster to Mandanda???

  12. blauriecon
    10 years, 1 month ago

    The Curse of Eva follows the Special One!

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

      Eva or Evra?

  13. Ibracadabra
    10 years, 1 month ago

    CAPOUE Question for those on WC. Value wise (cost wise) will Capoue be your 4th or 5th mid?

    A) 4th mid
    B) 5th mid

    1. Bleach †
      10 years, 1 month ago

      rotate with Snodders after 2gw's

    2. PvA
      10 years, 1 month ago

      1st mid

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

    Afternoon all.
    I see Capoue made a few happy today. 🙂

    1. n-doggg
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Benched again

    2. Davido989
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Spot the Capoue owner 😉

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

        Don't we all own him?

    3. GoonerByron
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Finally getting some Capoue points off the bench..! 🙂

    4. El-Kloppico
      10 years, 1 month ago

      More qo for Firmino owners.. I'll only be that lucky if Kane is benched

    5. Ziro
      10 years, 1 month ago

      finally! 🙂

    6. HVT
      10 years, 1 month ago

      1st on bench as usual here!

      1. Buck The Trent
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Same

        1. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Ditto

    7. PvA
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yes TM, what's up man?

    8. PvA
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Played AOA just for Capoue

  15. n-doggg
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Is the Southampton game on uk tv

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No, it's not.

    2. Lecky Legs FC
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No

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

    De Pena dropping tonight. What are owners doing?

    1. El-Kloppico
      10 years, 1 month ago

      who??

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

        Carlos María de Pena Bonino

        1. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 1 month ago

          No one has him. I think thats enough of a clue. 🙂

  17. The Royal Robin
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I've made my 2 FT's. Hazard + Defoe >>> Chadli + Lukaku. Would you take one hit for Ibra >>> Kun or just go one week without Kun with Sterling cover?

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      One week without kun home to swansea. Just repeat tgat over and ocer for 1 minute and then make your transfer 😀

      1. Trae44
        10 years, 1 month ago

        City are away

        1. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Kun is fixture proof and city are red hot.

          1. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            10 years, 1 month ago

            And yes away 😉

  18. _Gunner
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Diamonde + Ozil + Hazard > Aguero + Lallana + Capoue (-4)

    Yay or Nay?

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Best option as 4th midfielder?

      A) Capoue
      B) Snodgrass
      C) Any other suggestion 6m max?

      Thanks.

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Post fail 🙁

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, btw..

  19. Buck The Trent
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Worth pocketing 0.2 by selling Foster for Mandada ?

    Brom fixtures turn south in a couple of weeks

    1. Scholes Balls
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Is he nailed ? Henessey seems like a threat

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      10 years, 1 month ago

      If no other pressing matters.

      1. Buck The Trent
        10 years, 1 month ago

        WC

    3. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Keepers all over the shop. Don't worry about fixtures. I have Jaku 7 as Schmeichel didn't start

      1. Buck The Trent
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Nice

      2. Fishy-o
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Same here

  20. camarozz
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Omg how has redmond not scored. Goal from him would be ideal.

  21. Viper
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Would you WC his team?

    Valdes Jako

    Baines Shaw Stones McAuley Kone

    Hazard Redmond Sanchez Capoue Bolasie

    Lukaku Diomande Ibra

    4.0m in the bank

    1. HVT
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. davies
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Probably

    3. El-Kloppico
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No.. keep in case of crisis

    4. The Tinkerman
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No

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

      I would.

    6. phace
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Way too much spent on premium defenders homeboy.

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

    Almost time for Dublin vs Mayo and a break from FPL for a little while

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Looking forward to it : )

    2. ONSIDE 9
      10 years, 1 month ago

      #mayo4sam

  23. davies
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on Lallana as an option?

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

      Too much for a 5th mid

    2. Trae44
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Good imo especially if you can't afford one of the other Pool mids

    3. umerlfc
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Well I'm thinking about a Lallana + Firmino/Mane double up

  24. St. Joseph
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Capoue as a 5th or 4th mid?
    Still so many question about that.

    Capoue is best 3 mid. Imo

    1. HVT
      10 years, 1 month ago

      4/6 = unsustainable.

      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Really? Fixtures turn for the better now too.

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      4th now for me to accomodate kun, Ibra, Sanchez and Lukaku to still have a little balance.

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

    My team in GW 5, so far 54 points, didn't pick the right captain (picked Hazard). For the coming game week I am thinking to swap Hazard for Sterling.

    Any feedback on that please? I still have my wildcard too, which I will hold on too a bit longer ; )

    Heaton (Jakupovic)

    Fuchs Targett Valencia (Friend) (Amat)

    Mahrez Hazard Redmond Capoue Payet

    Costa Ibrahimovic (Gray)

  26. Somalion
    10 years, 1 month ago

    So that's 12 goals conceded already for Stoke this season.

    Hughes being the first manager sacked could be a runner...

    1. El-Kloppico
      10 years, 1 month ago

      After Mou..
      At least he didn't spend have a billion

      1. Somalion
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Didn't realise Mou had spent £500 million this window. Maybe that Zlatan transfer actually cost them £340 mill?

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Bad day for all things Man United. 😉

      1. Somalion
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I mean, Rooney actually looked as bad as Wilshere 😯

        1. Ziro
          10 years, 1 month ago

          trying too hard there

  27. The Tinkerman
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Does someone have a link to the live FPL stats page? (Number of players played so far, average score etc).

    Someone posted it on here yesterday but I don't have the bookmark on this device.

      1. The Tinkerman
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

  28. Carpe Diem
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Saw someone try to justify selling Ibrahimovic by saying he's managed 2,5,5 in the weeks with Rashford and 9,13 in the weeks without, that's kind of a bull theory. That's like saying Britos is essential for Capoue since he has 10,9,13,10 when he starts and 2 when he doesn't. No one in their right mind can justify selling a 6.8 ppg player.

  29. EmreCan Hustle
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Best option as 4th midfielder?

    A) Capoue
    B) Snodgrass
    C) Any other suggestion 6m max?

    Thanks.

    1. Sylas
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Snodgrass or Bolasie.

  30. hannibalos
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Checked now the FPL site after watching earlier the UTD game. If they keep the Ibra assist it will be the biggest joke in FPL so far. Bahrami gave the ball to Rashford. Ibra just started the move.

    1. Jersey
      10 years, 1 month ago

      it was an assist. here is the rule:

      "If an opposing player touches the ball after the final pass before a goal is scored, significantly altering the INTENDED DESTINATION of the ball, then no assist is awarded."

      According to the rules ibra should get his assist because his "intended destination" was to Rashford.

      1. hannibalos
        10 years, 1 month ago

        His intended destination was to feed the ball inside the penalty area where Rooney was heading, Rooney missed and lost his position completely, Rashford missed the ball but stayed in the area and Bahrami gave the ball to Rashford significantly altering the course of the ball. No assist. I know two thirds of the game wants the assist but what is right is right

        1. Jersey
          10 years, 1 month ago

          that's not what i saw. what i saw was an overhit cross to Rashford.

          so we have different interpretations of what happened.

          if FPL agree with your interpretation, they will remove his assist today.

          1. hannibalos
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Got a reply from the FPL customer support:

            "Hi Sir,

            Thanks for your email. Please find below the answer to your query relating to the awarding of points for GW5.

            1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been awarded the assist points for Man Utd's goal against Watford.

            The rules state that an assist won't be awarded if a deflection off an opposition player 'significantly alters the intended destination of the ball'. However, it has been determined in this case that Ibrahimovic intended to cross the ball to Rashford, and so despite the ball bouncing off a Watford player, the intended destination of the ball was not altered.

            Regards,
            Fantasy Premier League Support"

            Although I disagree, you were right after all and according to them the ball was intended to Rashford. I disagree but I will have to accept it.

            1. Jersey
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Thanks for the follow-up.

              In all fairness, since watching the replay again, I do see what you meant with Rooney streaking in as well. I did not notice him the first time I watched the replay.

              Like many things, the lines are fine.