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24 September 2016 1545 comments
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After last week’s selections Marko Arnautovic and Troy Deeney delivered goals, we’re backing two in-form attacking options from Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United, along with an Arsenal starlet, as handy differentials in Gameweek 6.

Marcus Rashford

While it’s been a difficult few weeks for Man United, the form of Marcus Rashford has certainly been a major plus.

The 6.8-priced forward scored their only goal in Sunday’s disappointing 3-1 defeat at Watford, while he emerged from the bench during Wednesday night’s EFL Cup clash at Northampton to register a goal and assist in what turned out to be a comfortable 3-1 victory.

His performances mean he’s expected to be named in the starting XI for today’s home clash against champions Leicester City, most likely in a wide left position, with the freedom to get into the box at every opportunity.

Rashford, whose current ownership in FPL is just 4.5%, looks a great value option to cover the United attack, with the England international averaging a goal attempt every 24.4 minutes so far this season, better than the likes of Chelsea’s Diego Costa (28.8).

The match-up against the Foxes isn’t overly favourable, though, with Claudio Ranieri’s men allowing the fourth fewest number of shots (28) from inside the box so far this season.

Nonetheless, Leicester have conceded six goals in their two away matches this season and appear to be missing the ball-winning ability and work-rate of the departed N’Golo Kante, particularly on their travels.

With Rashford currently brimming with confidence, he looks worthy of serious consideration, then, although it’s worth bearing mind United’s forthcoming fixtures (STO, liv, che) are toughening up.

Heung-Min Son

With so many midfield options to choose from, Heung-Min Son wasn’t really expected to be a key contributor for Mauricio Pochettino’s side.

But the South Korean stole the show on his first appearance of the season. Having registered a 19-point haul in the Gameweek 4 victory at Stoke, he also impressed in last weekend’s 1-0 win against Sunderland, again operating on the left of the attacking midfield trio, and crucially played all 90 minutes for the second successive match.

Son was an unused substitute against Gillingham in the EFL Cup in midweek, so is expected to retain his spot in the starting XI for the trip to Middlesbrough, one of three favourable away match-ups (mid, wba, bou) for Spurs over the next four Gameweeks.

The former Bayer Leverkusen player is available at just 7.4 in Fantasy Premier League (FPL) and is currently sitting in just 1% of squads.

Over the last two Gameweeks, he impressively ranks second among midfielders for total goal attempts (10), shots inside the box (eight) and penalty box touches (19). Those numbers are superior to his team-mate Dele Alli, who has also started both matches and is more expensive at 8.3 in FPL.

He’ll face off today against a ‘Boro side that has conceded five goals in their last two matches, although it’s worth noting Aitor Karanka’s side have allowed the fewest big chances (four) among all 20 clubs so far this season.

Alex Iwobi

While it’s Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil and Santi Cazorla that usually dominate our thoughts when assessing Arsenal’s midfield options, there is certainly value to be found elsewhere – particularly in the case of Alex Iwobi.

The young Nigerian attacker is available at just 5.8 in FPL and has a meagre ownership of just 0.7%.

Iwobi gained Arsene Wenger’s trust towards the end of last season, starting eight of their final nine league matches, and registered two goals and two assists.

He began this campaign with an assist in the 4-3 defeat to Liverpool and following a thigh injury, regained his place in the starting XI against Hull City last weekend, delivering an 11-point haul after providing two assists and a couple of bonus points.

The 20-year-old has impressively averaged a goal attempt every 26.5 minutes this season, better than any other Arsenal midfielder, while he has registered a key pass every 31.8 minutes, which is superior to all Arsenal midfielders bar Mesut Ozil (31.4).

Iwobi looks set to keep his place in the starting XI for this afternoon’s home encounter against Chelsea. He’s up against a Blues defence without captain John Terry that has shipped four goals over the last two Gameweeks, indicating that Iwobi could be a worthy gamble.

The midfielder would represent outstanding value if he can cement a starting role, with the Gunners facing very favourable fixtures (bur, SWA, MID, sun) following today’s London derby.

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  1. CarrollsPonytail
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Little bit different but opinions on WC team please?

    Heaton (Jak)
    Coleman Shaw Stones (Evans Amat)
    Sterling Coutinho Antonio Capoue (Whelan)
    Aguero Ibra Lukaku

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 25 days ago

      what's the different bit? pretty template really

      1. CarrollsPonytail
        10 years, 25 days ago

        Not a lot of money spent in midfield.

    2. palace ash
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Ibra is taking up a lot of your money. Downgrade?
      Shaw might be getting dropped. Maybe Clyne instead?

    3. Can’t beat em so&hell…
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Really like it.

      Some may downgrade attack for mid...

  2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 25 days ago

    is it bad to spend almost a third of your budget on 3 attacking players from the same club?

    Eggs in basket and all that

    1. Make United Great Again
      10 years, 25 days ago

      City?

    2. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Depends on the eggs, and how good your basket is but... I would steer clear of 3 !

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 25 days ago

        £££, Kun and KdB...
        vs Amat, Naughton, Fernandez and Kingsley......

        1. Evs
          • Has Moderation Rights
          10 years, 25 days ago

          Im tempted to go KDB & Kun this week, and bring in Sanchez next.

          Well, see...

          1. Acquafresca
            10 years, 25 days ago

            You know best not to plan transfers post WC...

            Alexis vs a makeshift Chelsea back line 😎

    3. Mata-Is-The-Juan
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Nah, it will turn out eggcellent.

    4. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Time for an ommlet..omlette...ommlette...

      poached egg

  3. palace ash
    10 years, 25 days ago

    How's this WC team looking guys? Good to go?

    Pickford, Jakupovic
    Baines, Stones, Lovren, Holebas, Amat
    Sanchez, Sterling, Antonio, Arnautovic, Cape
    Aguero, Lukaku, Benteke

    1. Make United Great Again
      10 years, 25 days ago

      I like it

  4. ANDER.
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Aguero captain everyone right?

    1. Can’t beat em so&hell…
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Right

  5. THE Wild Rover
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Re Jaku, if I was Phelan and was planning to bring Marshall in I don't think I would do it at Anfield where he could be made to look bad. I think I would let Jaku take the hammering. Unless of course he thinks they can get something out of the game 😉

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 25 days ago

      we know they'll get something..especially with DM in goal

  6. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 25 days ago

    1) Is Walker a rotation risk?

    2) Time to ditch Jaku?

    3) Firmino or Sterling in WC team

    4) Is McAuley worth the extra 0.2 over Evans?

    1. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      10 years, 25 days ago

      No

      Possibly

      Firmino

      No

      1. You've got red on you.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 25 days ago

        Thanks Evs 😀

    2. Giovanni Giorgio
      10 years, 25 days ago

      1. I don't think so.
      2. Yes
      3. Firmino
      4. Probably not but Evans always get's injured.

    3. william prunier
      10 years, 25 days ago

      1 think back to last season

      1. You've got red on you.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 25 days ago

        What happened?

    4. ANDER.
      10 years, 25 days ago

      1) No 2) Yes 3) Both 4) No

    5. jdogg
      10 years, 25 days ago

      No.no firmino no.

      All the no's.x

  7. JoeKing
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Is walcott a good buy?

    1. THE Wild Rover
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Sometimes

  8. pol
    10 years, 25 days ago

    A) cech firmino wilson (or another 6.5m striker)
    B) cech coutinho rashford
    C) foster firmino deeney

    1. jdogg
      10 years, 25 days ago

      C.x

  9. Can’t beat em so&hell…
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Hopefully got this right.... Not bottomed and don't need to keep tinkering?

    Foster/pick

    Baines/walker/stones/ holebas/Kingsley

    Sanchez/ sterling/ lallana/ bolaise/ Capoue

    Kun/ lukaku/ Janssen....

    ??

  10. t4thomas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 25 days ago

    WILDCARD CHECK

    Pickford | Jakupovic
    Bellerin | Williams | Kone | Holebas | Amat
    Sanchez | Firmino | Sterling | Antonio | Fletcher
    Aguero | Lukaku | Deeney

    The weakest link looks like Jakupovic, but I could upgrade him to Mandanda by downgrading Bellerin to Koscielny.

    The rotation of Kone, Holebas and Amat works reasonably well. Kone can also cover the first two fixtures, should Holebas miss out this week etc.

    Thoughts?

    1. JoeKing
      10 years, 25 days ago

      looks great. Any money ITB.

    2. Can’t beat em so&hell…
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Like it apart from the keepers. I'd change that now rather than down the road when it will cost....

    3. jdogg
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Really nice team.x

    4. t4thomas
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 25 days ago

      I have no money in the bank.

      I agree with Jakupovic risk. Massively weak link and clearly stupid to have him.

      I could switch Bellerin to Koscielny and Kone to Kelly.

      That would give me 4.6M for Heaton.

      Alternatively keep Kone and get Mandanda.

    5. boredjames
      10 years, 25 days ago

      I went with Mandanda over Jaku

  11. william prunier
    10 years, 25 days ago

    zuniga to grab a starting berth now???

  12. ANDER.
    10 years, 25 days ago

    1) No. 2) Yes 3) Both 4) No

    1. ANDER.
      10 years, 25 days ago

      comment fail. *we don't need rhodes*

  13. jdogg
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Hi guys

    Pickford jak

    Coleman stones lovren holebas amat

    Sanchez firmino antonio snodgrass capoue

    Aguero costa lukaku

    Wc team.what say you?

    Cheers.x

  14. JoeKing
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Please RMT. Think its looking orite just need some quality advice 🙂

    Pickford Foster
    Shaw Stones Williams Evans Kingsley
    Capoue Mane Firmino Sterling Walcott
    Costa Aguero Diamande

    1.6 ITB

    1. jdogg
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Not sure about diomande and capoue.if capoue dries up u might toil.x

  15. Hibbo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 25 days ago

    7 scout picks for me.

    My team is really good.

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 25 days ago

      your other 8 players are anyway!! 😉

  16. Capoue
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Start holebas or play safe play evans?

    1. william prunier
      10 years, 25 days ago

      i think hell play

  17. Ten Season Wonder
    10 years, 25 days ago

    I'm playing AoA chip.

    Which defender shall I drop?

    Valencia or McAuley?

    1. La Roja
      10 years, 25 days ago

      McAuley

  18. Sourabh
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Janssen worth a punt ??

    1. Ten Season Wonder
      10 years, 25 days ago

      100% mate. I hVe a great feeling about him

      1. Sourabh
        10 years, 25 days ago

        feeling same here but 1.4% ownership is quite low ... looks like people don't feel the same

        1. Ten Season Wonder
          10 years, 25 days ago

          IT will take time for the band waggon to depart. But now is a great time to get him

    2. Can’t beat em so&hell…
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Got to be. Lone starting striker for an unbeaten team, with a couple of months run?

    3. Sourabh
      10 years, 25 days ago

      the fear is he already played 90 minutes against CP and couldn't do much

  19. Pegboy
    10 years, 25 days ago

    A) Sterling and Deeney (Marney sub)

    B) KDB and Capoue (Diomande sub)

    1. Ten Season Wonder
      10 years, 25 days ago

      A just

  20. Shrimpy
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Someone help pleasee. 2FT, 0.1 ITB

    Foster, Pickford
    Valencia, Baines, Masuaku, Evans, Amat
    Hazard, Ozil, Mane, Antonio, Capoue
    Ibra, Benteke, Defoe

    1. JoeKing
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Aguero In defoe out.
      Hazard out someone else in 🙂

    2. Make United Great Again
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Downgrade Ozil or Haz upgrade Defoe or Benteke for Agueroooo

  21. Cooper123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 25 days ago

    On a WC, worth avoiding Lovren with the rumours?

    1. Acquafresca
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Avoid imo

    2. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Where's this leaked LFC line-up?

      Who are the central defenders?

      Matip & ?????

      1. Acquafresca
        10 years, 25 days ago

        Matip Klavan

      2. Cooper123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 25 days ago

        Berb posted it last night. I was sceptical at first but somebody subsequently posted a link to a twitter source. Think it was Klavan alongside Lovren.

        1. Evs
          • Has Moderation Rights
          10 years, 25 days ago

          Ta

      3. Acquafresca
        10 years, 25 days ago

        Apparently played really well
        Mid week

        1. Gegenpress
          10 years, 25 days ago

          Lovren played well vs Chelsea which was the last prem game? Klavan played well vs Derby in the EFL

          I think Klopp will want to build a CB pairing with Matip Lovren

    3. Gegenpress
      10 years, 25 days ago

      On a WC too and atm I have Lovren in.. I can't see why Klopp would drop him, scored against Chelsea (last prem game). Was rested over the weekend, but I'm now considering Lovren to Clyne because of all the rumours

  22. JoeKing
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Is stones still first choice. Why was he dropped/ rested at Bournemouth

    1. william prunier
      10 years, 25 days ago

      rested, long season ahead

  23. Acquafresca
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Pickford
    Goalman Williams Kone

    Crazy roller coaster back line x2?
    Or replace one of the Everton boys with Stones?

    Subs: Holebas Amat

    1. boredjames
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Stones over Williams.

    2. Puncheon Guly
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Everton best defence in league.

      Kone to barragan

      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        10 years, 25 days ago

        Kone & Pickford?

        Not sure I like that. Why is Kone a bargain?

        1. THE Wild Rover
          10 years, 25 days ago

          😀

    3. PEP G
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Get Stones over Williams since you have Coleman

  24. khalnayak
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Best way to Get into Arsenal Defence would be?
    A) Cech - will Ospina ruin some gameweek?
    B) Kos/mustafi

    1. PEP G
      10 years, 25 days ago

      I dont think Ospina will play in Premier League for now. Maybe after Round 16 of UCL.

      Option A. Cheaper.

  25. Make United Great Again
    10 years, 25 days ago

    How do people rate Benteke's chances of scoring today?

    1. Mata-Is-The-Juan
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Hoping for a farewell haul from him. Surely Palace can't score 4 without his involvement again.

      1. Make United Great Again
        10 years, 25 days ago

        Would have thought so. I doubt Palace will even score 4 again.

  26. Mata-Is-The-Juan
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Tekkers owners, what's your exit plan? If any.

    Looking at Deeney / Janssen after this GW.

  27. Luz1978
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Firminio to Lallana

    To enable diamonde to Deeney?

    1. Can’t beat em so&hell…
      10 years, 25 days ago

      I've gone lallana. Playing well

  28. Johnny Drama
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Who is most likely to get a double rise next week, sterling or KDB?

    1. Mata-Is-The-Juan
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Whoever scores the most points.

      1. Johnny Drama
        10 years, 25 days ago

        And that is..?

    2. william prunier
      10 years, 25 days ago

      sterling, asking alot tho

  29. Flynny
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Who would u rather have on wildcard..

    Lovren (who might not play today)

    Stones

    Thanks

    1. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Stones regardless.

    2. william prunier
      10 years, 25 days ago

      stones , solid long term

    3. Gegenpress
      10 years, 25 days ago

      I have lovren atm but thinking about bringing in Clyne instead

  30. AusBest11
    10 years, 25 days ago

    What to do with this lot? GTG?

    On all out attack.

    Foster(Jak)
    Walker Williams (McCauley Collins, Amat)
    Sterling, lamela, Ozil, Antonio, capeou
    Aguero(c) Costa benteke