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18 September 2016 2824 comments
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Sunday treats us to four matches, kicking off with a noon encounter at Vicarage Road between Watford and Man United.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic carries the armband hopes of many Fantasy managers heading into this one – the Swede narrowly topped this week’s Captain Poll off the back of four goals in as many matches.

Etienne Capoue has the chance to prove himself worthy of a fourth midfielder slot today. Having scored against Southampton, Chelsea and West Ham, the Frenchman is set for a favourable run of matches that could bring in the points.

Similarly, Odion Ighalo, Troy Deeney and Jose Holebas are also under the spotlight after all three got amongst the goals in last week’s comeback win over the Hammers.

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

    "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 right?

    Also what's the general consensus on ibra? keep or ditch?
    I'm thinking maybe ibra and benteke to kun and diomande and upgrade ozil to alexis. means i will play capoue as 4th mid

    1. FPL Puppy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Are we still talking about this...?

  2. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    What to do with Zlatan. Worth keeping?

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

      Kuns better and having both ruins the team imo

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

        No, it doesn't.

        1. FPL Puppy
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          This.

  3. andymck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I'm glad I saved my WC for now.

  4. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    #Pogbanter

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      😀

  5. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    All the confusion over Ibra assist is, well, confusing. Ball into box touched by 1 defender and not cleared out of box before being finished off has always been an FPL assist. If you have played this game long enough, you should know that by now.

    1. Fowler23
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      They changed the rules last season

      1. The Enlightener
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Well, obviously not enough to alter this being an assist, which it always has been.

  6. Mr. Blonde
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    My WC defense:

    Cech Pickford
    Williams Holebas Evans Amat 4.5

    Best other 4.5? Kone? Francis?

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

      I still like Friend.

      1. Mr. Blonde
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah could keep him I suppose. But their D just looked so poor v Everton

    2. FPL Puppy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Wondering that myself.

  7. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    May I ask How the heck that was ibra assist ?? If so why the heck williams assist didn't count ?

    1. Cantonas Demons
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      What about Lukaku goal yesterday !

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

        I think one or two on here mentioned it.

  8. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    How was Zlatan playing today?

    1. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Bit wank.

    2. Goaldigger
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Was ok. Unlucky not to get a goal.

    3. FPL Puppy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      He was good, ManU as a team weren't.

    4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Stole 3 assist points and missed a sitter by his standard

  9. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Who do you think are the best 10.4m GK + defenders prospects etm?

    Pickford, ______
    Coleman, Holebas, Amat, Lovren, _______

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

      Baines over Coleman surely.

      1. Sz21
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Coleman getting forward more..
        Not on pens is the only thing..

        It is an option tho tbf!

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

      Heaton + Walker

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Jakupovic and your choice of defender almost

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

    Only VVD and Tadic goals can save my miserable gameweek now

  11. teki0s
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Ibra & Hazard & Hojbjerg > Aguero & Firmino & Capoue.
    Yay or Nay?

    1. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      It's a yes from me.

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

      looks great
      wish i can into firminio instead of lallana

      1. teki0s
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks both!

  12. Sourabh
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Wildcard active ... Ibra, hazard out

  13. Horlicks esq.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    come on tekkers, come on redders! Save me!

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

      this. a brace each please

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

      Tekkers 5 goals imminent

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Literally praying

    4. FPL Puppy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Tekkers won't do anyting (since I own him). At best, he will get a YC.

  14. Nabs Kebabs
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Ibra looks terrible for baps.

    1. Fowler23
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Did you see his shooting today ?

      1. Nabs Kebabs
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        yes

    2. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Not many players can get an 'assist' in a loss and get bonus. He got 3 bonus against Bournemouth though so it might be too early to judge.

      1. Nabs Kebabs
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        9 bps today when an assist and 60 mins played is 12 bps 😆

        12 bps last week when he scored and a goal for a forward is 24 bps 😆

  15. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Any update on Firmino & Benteke?

    1. Costa Nostra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Firmino is crocked and Tekkers about to give non owners a mare

  16. SW6
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Is there anything sadder in FPL than calculating that your team would have scored higher if you hadn't WCed... 😥

    Sanchez, Sterling, Rondon all sold woops

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

      Why did you sell Sanchez? 😯

      1. SW6
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        He was sacrificed so I could have Zlatan and Aguero

      2. SW6
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Looking back I should have held on one more week for when Aguero actually returned

      3. Boydinho
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        or Sterling?

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

      They all had great fixtures this week, a bit of a mistake to get rid of them so soon

  17. Sourabh
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    62 with 1 to go ... 3 power hitters at front really helping my team

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

      Who are your 3 forwards?

  18. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    C'mon tekkersssss

  19. boc610
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    love troy deeny!not just as a player...his story,attitude, everything about him is suCh a breath of fresh air

  20. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Dusannnnnnn!!!!!

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

    3/5 captain choices have got returns for me

    What about you?

    1. Turbo Timo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      5/5 so far 😛
      Sanchez could've put me in 10k had it not been for his penalty!

  22. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Has Pieters lost his place to Cameron?

    1. tomc990
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      For this match, probably Martins Indi at LB.

      He really struggled against Spurs, so his dropping is not a great surprise.

  23. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard to Firmino and Ibra to Aguero for (-4) on the cards

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      My moves but for free

      1. BB-8
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        This

    2. The Road to Turfdom
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Looks strong

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

    FPL ‏@OfficialFPL 25s26 seconds ago
    BONUS POINTS AS IT STANDS

    3 - Capoue
    2 - Rashford
    1 - Deeney

    They could, however, still change... #WATMUN #FPL

  25. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Benteke and Bony left. Cmon boys

  26. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    To round off another poor week,alli to come on for a one pointer to keep capoue on the bench.

  27. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Will capoue retain 3 baps??
    Off my bench for firmino and by God I need him. Terrible wk. Brace from lamela and redmond to save my gw.

    1. WINNING!
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Lets all hope we cannot control

  28. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Best 7.5 midfielder?

    1. Fowler23
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Antonio, Theo Walcott

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

      See how Arnie goes in this match. Has some excellent fixtures coming up.

  29. The Road to Turfdom
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Any chance Townsend offers a parting gift as he exits my team? My misplaced faith in him has cost me all of Capoue's goals.

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

      Ask and you shall receive.

  30. anish10
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Why firmino over Mane? feel Mane is more explosive, someone please sway my decision

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I'm on Firmino currently but finding this decision tough myself...

    2. tomc990
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Firmino has a higher PPG and a lower price - with slightly better underlying stats for this season and last.

      Mane is a bit more of a punt, hoping that his explosive potential comes good while you own him.

      Disclosure: I brought in Mane