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24 September 2016 4118 comments
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Saturday’s events draw to a close at the Emirates as two heavyweights collide in the tea-time kick-off.

Arsenal host Antonio Conte’s Chelsea as both sides bid to keep pace with a perfect Manchester City at the top of the table.

The big team news finds Cesc Fabregas back in the Blues line-up following his midweek brace in the EFL Cup – Oscar makes way.

Fantasy managers will be more concerned with the fortunes of Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and Alexis Sanchez.

Sanchez heads into the encounter with goals and confidence flowing, although worringly, he has failed to score in his last four league appearances in front of his home fans.

Costa has five goals for the season, notching in four of his five Gameweeks, while Hazard will be looking to break a run of two blanks having been sold by over 350,000 FPL managers ahead of Gameweek 6.

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

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  1. ZakAFC_
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    What's got to be the priority here? Lamela and Nacho out?

    Foster (Jaku)
    Valencia Stones Baines (Amat Friend)
    Lamela Antonio Firmino Sanchez Capoue
    Aguero Benteke (Iheanacho)

    1FT, 1.6 ITB

    1. Richd
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Yep, you can play Capoue in the mean time if you wanna spend 2 weeks doing it.

  2. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Do most people on here want to wait until the end of the week to do transfers, but forced to do so early to catch price rises & falls during the week?
    I wish prices could be locked like agueros was this week & go up in the following GW.

    I don't understand why people are in such a rush to transfer in a player as soon as he has a good game week when there are midweek matches & people could get injured or fall I'll during the week.
    Apologies for my rant i've had a bad week with 38 points with payet & capoue to go whilst ML leaders are in the 50's.

    1. Richd
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      An age old question. It's risk reward.

      I normally lean towards being patient.

      HOWEVER, last week i used my 2FT to get rid of Hazard and get Aguero in because Hazard was dropping like a stone and Aguero rising.

      So it really is situation dependant.

    2. MTPockets
      9 years, 9 months ago

      ..."wait until the end of the week to do transfers, but forced to do so early to catch price rises & falls during the week".
      Pretty much. But becomes self-reinforcing at times.

    3. Halftime
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Some are forced into the early transfer as that player's price is rising and they may not be able to afford to wait.

    4. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I agree 100% with you I hate that people feel the need to transfer in immediately forcing everyone else to transfer in fear of price changes

    5. Pino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I woud like to wait, but feel I have to make some quick disicions to get the price rises and improve my team. Like right now I have Baines injured and Zlatan that takes up to much money and I need to bring in Sanchez. Tonight Rashford and Coleman are going up in price, while Baines probably wont play next GW and Zlatan wil drop 2p during the week. So yes, Im forced to do changes and Im bringing in Rashford for Zlatan and Coleman for Baines. I belive Rashford wil rise 2p this GW so its good business. I still need to bring in Sanchez too but waiting for maches tomorrow before deciding who to drop in mid. All this transfers wil cost me -8p but I will earn around £0.5 and get a better team so I think its worth it.

    6. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Yes I understand that a lot of people are forced to transfer in early, but what I don't understand is why do people in their thousands start transferring in a player as soon as the game is done? Like rashford today?
      I'm thinking about getting him but would rather wait until utd have played in the Europa game but now if I do, I will miss tonight's price rise. For those rushing for him as soon as match has ended what is the rush when there are 6 more days? You all force the rest of us to act early when we want to wait!!

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

      i wait till after mid week games have taken place, if you transfer in early and one of your players gets injured your then forced into another transfer,maybe taking a minus,understand why people try to get price rises, would sooner even lose price and have fit players than to have a injury by being to hasty on transfers
      its pts im after, not 0.1 etc
      if we could all just wait till the end of the week ! but some are impulsive and trans players in after a 12.30 game, but to me thats madness when theres 9 other fixtures plus midweek games
      each to their own, good luck all

  3. The_FF_King
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Bottomed

    How is my wildcard team looking, thanks 🙂

    Sorry 🙂

    Forster, Jaku
    Valencia, Coleman, Stones, Friend, Amat
    Sanchez, Lallana, Sterling, Capoue, 4.5
    Ibra, Aguero, Rashford

    1. Styles_X
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Ibra Rashford double up is not ideal.

    2. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Get rid of Friend. Wouldn't put Rashford in now - he was a punt for today and next GW - he'll need to go after Stoke.

    3. hafakilo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      It's looking sooooo different to my wildcard team 24 hours ago. Looks like a too much Manu

  4. rainy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Baps in

  5. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Anybody know why Coleman got those two baps? He must have done something right.

    1. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Played well I guess

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

      8 ball recoveries, 8/8 tackles,2 interceptions and a few passes

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Fair play to you mate. Where you getting your stats from ?

  6. Johnny Drama
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Ya reckon ibra will drop more than .3? If so, is it worth selling him and then transfer him in? That would probably mean a -4 if I also do KDB to Sanchez

    1. Johnny Drama
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      No that's a -8, not worth at all then

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      0.3 max. The drop from 11.5 will take much longer as he will be back to his original price.

      1. PvA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Is that how it works - drops take longer once back at the original price?

  7. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Best cheap DF ?

    Smith
    Francis
    Holebas

    Friend is dropping tonight, so looking for a replacement.

    1. Styles_X
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Smith

    2. Too Mane Men
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Holebas shares set pieces, has brilliant fixtures and likes to get up the pitch. I'm on him but Smith looks a good prospect.

    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Foster
    Valencia Stones Evans
    Sanchez (C) Mane Capoue Bolasie
    Lukaku Rashford Rondon

    Bench: Pope, Friend, Love, KDB*

    Is it worth it to hit the Wildcard button now? Or should I wait one week? No Aguero is a huge issue and I'd also get rid of the likes of Stones, Evans, Love, Friend, Pope... Possibly even Rondon. Thoughts?

    1. @SirAustinDangerPowers
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      definitely WC

  8. Arsenals Number 19. Santi C…
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Gray to Rashord on a free a no brainer ??

    1. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Yes, he's gonna rise tonight too

    2. jurgenklopp.8
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      no he's a good 1 week punt

  9. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    I've got Kelly as a bench warmer, should i be worried about Fryers?

  10. 1966 was a great year for E…
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Baps out.

    1. Jamie_GAWA
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Baps in 😉

  11. C_G
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    50 with Payet and Deeney to go, average?

    1. C_G
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      53*

      1. Richd
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Oh if 53, probably slightly above average even for this community.

    2. Richd
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Will be way above average for the game.

      Probably average for FFS.

    3. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Above

    4. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Around 40 is the average

    5. The Rock
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Yep

  12. Richd
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    I have my baps out!!! xx

    58 with 2 to play.. :o0

    1. Zlatan Time
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Congrats Flapjack...

  13. The Rock
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone worried Rashford will start on Thursday?

    Debating weather to bring him in now before he rises or wait it out to see what happens Thursday night.

    1. Zlatan Time
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Rooney will start Thursday with Memphis, Young etc...

      1. The Rock
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Who will play 10?

        Could easily be Rooney 10 with Rashford infront.

        Agree Memphis and Young will play but 1 of the starters today will start due to injuries (Martial, Micky)

    2. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Nice typo

  14. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Hazard to Firmino
    Costa to Kun
    Baines to Holebas
    Benteke to Rashford

    For -8 worth it?

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Seen stats on tekkers?

      1. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        yeah + he is nailed and on pens as well.alright keeping him.Hazard to Walcott will allow me to keep benteke and still Kun

        1. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          get*

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I can't see the point in the last 2 unless they are to free up cash

      1. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        yeah need Kun

    3. Kun Tozser
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Haz to Lallana?

  15. TheBabyfacedAssassin
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    A) Santi (have Alexis) > Countinho (have firm)
    B) Santi > Sterling
    C) tekkers > Rashford tonight (no ibra)
    C) save FT

    1. TheBabyfacedAssassin
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      D=save

    2. Tomlette Greggs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      C

  16. Zlatan Time
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Bonus points added!

  17. Del Monte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Fancy a Burnley CS tomorrow at home.

    1. Del Monte
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I mean Monday! :/

    2. Mickeylicious
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Capoue to score as he is Off my bench for the first time

  18. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    A) Lamela + Iheancho > Son + Deeney
    B) Use WC and do Lamela + Nacho + Hazard + Friend + Foster + Jaku > Son + Deeney + Firmino + Cedric + Cech + Pickford

  19. Le _ Professeur
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Benteke owners, selling or keeping 🙂 ?

    1. Del Monte
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Sold

    2. Mickeylicious
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Ibra and snodgrass instead of Rashford and Sanchez on my we worked really well... Lost 16 pets and several price rises

      Oh well... I hear people say it's a marathon

    3. Kun Tozser
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Great stats this week

    4. Merteswagger
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      keeping, 2 goals in 3 and more pressing needs in many teams (my own included)

    5. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Probably keeping for a week as planning my FT to bring in a Liverpool mid.

      Otherwise would considering Deeney, Defoe or Rashford.

    6. Halftime
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Hard to say, the regular run of starts might bring out the best in him after his time at Liverpool.

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

      selling

    8. Birdman Transfer
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Sold a bit reluctantly. Needed to get Sanchez in for KdB, swapped Benteke out for Rashford to free up funds.

    9. Le _ Professeur
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Cheers guys 🙂 ... I think I'm selling for Rashford .. also helps me free some funds to upgrade my defense.

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

      Why would you sell?? Scores goals.

  20. davies
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Y or N?

    Hazard + Benteke > Sanchez + Rashford (-4)

    1. Totally !rre!evant
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      No matter how badly a team or a player is playing transferring someone out before playing Hull is a disaster waiting to happen.

    2. Tomlette Greggs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Y

  21. Zlatan Time
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    What are current scores looking like here? I'm on 61 with Antonio and Heaton to play, what about you?

    1. Del Monte
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      59 with Heaton and Capoue

      1. Zlatan Time
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Well done!

      2. C_G
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        53 with Payet and Deeney

    2. MTPockets
      9 years, 9 months ago

      63 Antonio Holebas

      1. Zlatan Time
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Congrats.

        1. MTPockets
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Same to you. Wc relief really.

    3. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      58 with Capoue

      1. Zlatan Time
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Nice.

    4. sindriseagal
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      55 with heaton, antonio, capue, payet and collins(of the bench for baines) left to play.

    5. Merteswagger
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      55, Antonio & Capoue...Ozil out for a hit to Firmino definitely the rough for me :/

    6. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      58 after I get Kos points from bench

    7. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Exactly the same here 61 with Antonio and Heaton left.

      1. Zlatan Time
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        We must have the same team or very similar...

    8. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      62 Antonio

    9. Mickeylicious
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Show offs. I am on 46 with Antonio and capoue.
      9 goals between Liverpool and utd and Ibra along with firminho got me 4 points

    10. Halftime
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      53 with Capoue

    11. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      76 heaton & antonio

      1. Zlatan Time
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Wow, congrats...

        1. Gizzachance
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          cheers, luckily my 2 ft worked, costa haz out, for kun {c} and llalana
          someone in my m/l has 78 with one to play, and belerin to come off bench {11pts} !

    12. Birdman Transfer
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      53 + Antonio, Redmond, and either Holebas or Valencia's 2 off the bench.

    13. Le _ Professeur
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      53 (-4) ... Antonio + Redmond + Adrian

  22. MTPockets
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Has Jaku's spot gone now, despite the worst result?

  23. Tim
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Rashford nailed on now?

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      No - but he's a decent punt

    2. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I can't see how or why he would be dropped now honestly one of Uniteds best attacking players

    3. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      No, not nailed. Likely to start though.

    4. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      He's likely to play EL on thursday 9Ibra won't).

  24. Kanye West Ham
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Firmino and Costa --> Sanchez and Rashford...?

    1. MTPockets
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Not necessarily - check the fixtures.

      1. Kanye West Ham
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Yes, and Arsenal have great fixtures, and United vs stoke... And I don't have any United or Arsenal players.

        1. MTPockets
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Fair point. I have all 4 for that reason.
          Rashford isn't guaranteed to start though.

    2. Halftime
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      No I'd hold till next week

  25. Plagued by indecision
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Thinking of saving the FT and playing AoA as there's no point having defenders these days

    Pickford
    Williams / Holebas
    Firmino / Sanchez / Antonio / Sterling / Capoue
    Lukaku / Rashford / Aguero

    Subs: Jakupovic / Stones / Evans / Amat

    Obviously as long as nobody gets injured midweek!

  26. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Feels so dirty doing Ibra to rashford tonight for financial reasons, just before Ibra meets Stoke.

    Others probably in the same dilemma?

    1. Mickeylicious
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Same here

    2. Junior Mint
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      What's the dilemma? Dont do it. Simple

  27. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Is there a way you can see your projected overall rank right after the games?

    1. Merteswagger
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      fantasy football fix membership i think?

      1. PvA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        You need to be a member?

        Cba with that then rather wait lol

        1. Merteswagger
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          last year was for free but i think the popularity of the site meant they included more things within the membership package

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

            It's free again this year

  28. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    a) Give haz one last run out for good fixture
    b) Haz to (probably the wrong) liverpool mid
    c) Haz & Ozil -> Sanchez & Liverpool mid for -4

  29. Swan - Villa Proud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Next week

    A) Play Evans (sun), bench Capoue (BOU) or Sterling (tot)
    B) AOA

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Is AOA worth keeping for the blanks next year before the DGWs?

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

        It's a usless chip really.

        1. Hairy Potter
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Yeah, I think when I played it last year I got 1 more point than if I hadn't played it.

          Was just thinking if I keep it I may be able to actually make use of it when the blank weeks happen next year.

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      think i may use it next week as copoue at home to bourne, cs are hard to come by at the minute

    3. Merteswagger
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      GW8 looks good for AOA