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26 September 2016 1439 comments
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Burnley and Watford go head-to-head at Turf Moor this evening in the final fixture of Gameweek 6.

For many Fantasy managers, this match will be the first time Etienne Capoue has been afforded a place in their starting XIs after netting four times in the opening five.

Now up to 5.1 in Fantasy Premier League and sitting in 40% of sides, Capoue heads a host of Hornets options looking to catch the eye as the fixtures turn kind for Walter Mazzarri’s men.

The likes of Roberto Pereyra – with attacking points in all three appearances – Odion Ighalo, Troy Deeney and Jose Holebas will also be closely monitored as the fixtures now fall in Watford’s favour.

The hosts are without the suspended Andre Gray for the next four, with Sean Dyche relying on Steven Defour and Sam Vokes – the only other Burnley players to score this season – to breach Mazzarri’s rearguard.

Tom Heaton has earned at least one save point in four of his first five and looks set to be kept busy as the visitors attempt to build on the back of successive wins over West Ham and Man United.

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  1. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    76 all out. Zuniga doesn't look like starting anytime soon. Bit annoying that he's a transfer waiting to happen.

    Holebas looked good. Don't think you can complain about a 4.5m defender on set pieces.

    1. RÏɠBY
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      82.. deneey was a diassapointment

  2. Numb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Lads, lads I got one of those funny "daft casuals" stories....this lad in my mini league.....he's got THREE WATFORD PLAYERS. No, really. 😆

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      It's you, ain't it. Will be grand .. a nice run of fixture, surely a few FPL points in there somewhere.

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        😉

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      😀

    3. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Am I in your mini league?

  3. Sjaugen
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Talk about a kick in the pee'er.
    Heaton on the bench

    1. BbBb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Same here and played Pickford for a minus 1 - was a last minute switch from Heaton too 🙁

      1. Sjaugen
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Got Holebas and Capoue as well, so all's good. Lost my h2h by a point. yays

    2. AYEW KI-EDEN MEE
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Unlucky. I luckily chose Heaton over Pickford

  4. Zlatans little helper
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    This Heaton/Foster rotation is doing my head in.

    1. RÏɠBY
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      flip a coin mostly.. way too random this season for CS

      1. ktk_interista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Seems to me Arsenal and Spurs are the best bet for CSs most of the time. Everton will also do well especially at home.

    2. ktk_interista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Play Heaton at home and Foster away. Burnley are better at home and WBA are better away. Its simple. I think I nailed it 3 out of the 6 games, 2 games it didn't matter as they both conceded.

      1. RÏɠBY
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        great tip 🙂

      2. Zlatans little helper
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Seems like a good observation. Don't fancy Heaton home to Ars, though.

  5. VS10_
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    The Scouts have been beaten by 32 or 31 points (depending if Walker comes in or not) 😎

    Hopefully that's enough to win the Amazon voucher and a place in the Mod league but it's a long season so we'll see. 🙂

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Wow, you've got a good chance there!

      1. VS10_
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        🙂

    2. Backup Dancer
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Congrats!

      1. VS10_
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks

    3. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Nice work mate!

      1. VS10_
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers

    4. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Really good result, congrats!

      1. VS10_
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Ta

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

      good work

      1. VS10_
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Thx

    6. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Knew you'd get somewhere as soon as I saw your picks. Great work lad 🙂

      1. VS10_
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks for the support 😀

    7. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Fight the Power!

  6. the axolotl
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Big Sam in the proverbial .........;

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

    could be a goner

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Baffling

  7. Karan_G14
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on Shaw & Stuani to Holebas & Deeney?

    Was all set on it. But after tonight's game little confused. Holebas already on 4 YCs. Still worth getting in?

    Appreciate your thoughts!

  8. _Freddo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Turns out selling the in form Lukaku to bring Aguero back in and captain him was worth it in the end, means I could retain Zlatan for the coming week where he's the best captain option available (unless you don't own him then he's rubbish)

    1. BbBb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Lukaku could score big this weekend too though and Ibra could blank again... we'll just have to wait and see

      1. _Freddo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Yes off course but then Lukaku could blank again in another easy fixture and one or three of Ibra's many goal attempts might go in too.

        We could go round in circles like this all night I guess.

        1. BbBb
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          indeed 🙂 - we'll find out soon enough

    2. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Zlatan (c). I'm so looking forward to it. Stoke hopeless. And Zlatan's huge ego will be slightly dented after not scoring in a rout.

      I thought he was amazing Vs Leicester, his best game yet for United.

      lol at your last comment in brackets

      1. _Freddo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Roy, remember Aguero at home to Newcastle last year? Well, no one forgets that but there may be tears let's put it that way.

        The underlying stats would keep me awake at night as a non owner that's for sure.

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Youre hilarious, I'll give you that. Hilarious or deluded. I'll give you the benefit of doubt.

          1. _Freddo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Hilarious is fine thanks.

      2. ktk_interista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Could have had a goal and an assist. He is the reason Utd scored 4 imo. Morgan and Huth showed him too much respect and the runners from behind him had too much space.

        1. _Freddo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          I stumbled across that goals imminent table, I wish I didn't know about double gameweeks or I would have triple captained him for this.

          1. Professor Red
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Just wondering why you and J have the same team? Actually curious

            1. _Freddo
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Will stop engaging now, you seem to beg it too much and will go back to blanking you.

              Bye.

    3. ktk_interista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      i am hoping for a brace from both Ibra and Lukaku and a goal with no baps from Kun.

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Selling Lukaku and who?

  9. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    i guess the people that are concerned are those with capoue at 4th mid rather than 5th.

    1. Costa Nostra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Always was going to end in tears...been saying it all year

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        All year.....

  10. Giovanni Giorgio
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Time to ditch Capoue and bank those 0.3 earnings before he drops

    1. Mr. Blonde
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Nope. About to rise again

    2. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Surely people will have bigger priorities.

      1. BbBb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        this, he can go back to warming the bench

    3. ChristoBisto
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      He could keep rising too as he's still joint second scoring midfielder so far. A lot of people buy from the total side list.

  11. Kante Be Bothered
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    51(-8) so 43 points. About Average?

    1. KingNidge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No

    2. RÏɠBY
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      there's a website but i keep forgetting it.. hopefully some will post it

      1. BbBb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        fpldiscovery

      2. Dazzler365
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        This

  12. BbBb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    My team for next week... a little help would be appreciated

    Pickford
    Valencia, Williams, Evans
    Antonio, Sanchez, Sterling, Cazorla
    Aguero, Lukaku, Rashford

    Heaton, Capoue, Collins, Amat

    0FT - £1.3m ITB

    I've really tried to avoid hits so far this season but I'm tempted to go a minus four to bring in a Liverpool mid vs Swansea instead of either Antonio or Cazorla

    Worth it or shall I stick with what I've got?

    1. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Get Santi out. Double arsenal too much and you need pool cover.

      For who? Such is the lottery.

      Maybe just stick after all...

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Cazorla to Firmino or Coutinho

    3. Dirty Harry
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Swansea won't be a push over I fear.

    4. Giovanni Giorgio
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Antonio: MID, cry, SUN, eve, STO.
      Mental to sub him. He's been great too.

      Cazorla for Lallana could be good I guess.

      1. BbBb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        For -4 though? I'm not so sure - Cazorla could still be on pens but I'm afraid of no Liverpool - ideally I want Mane but I'm 0.1m short of a Cazorla to Mane switch 🙁

    5. L S P
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      if you don't have a LIV mid i'd avoid as you'll pick the wrong one.

      and certainly don't do it for a hit.

    6. BbBb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      thanks all... anyone else care to chip in?

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Counting is excellent value. Won't get points every week but he's central to everything.

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          *Coutinho

      2. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        caz is playing very deep. i fell for the early assists and pen duties but ive involved him in a -8 to get sanchez

  13. John wick
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Bottomed

    Armband for gw7

    A. Kun
    B. Ibra
    C. Costa
    D. Sanchez

    1. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Zlatan for the fixture. Sanchez for the form.

      1. Holding Mee Bong
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Not Sanchez for the fixture too then?

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      A or B

  14. The Hindu Monkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    What on earth is the update on Shaw? Nothing in bank and blind may raise tonight? Make the swap?

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      ive binned already why would jose change from sat even if fit?

      1. The Hindu Monkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Well he could move blind back to centre back. He can still take set pieces.

    2. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Word is that Blind may well keep his place for now

      1. The Hindu Monkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Really want to keep a free transfer for international break for flexibility. May play all out attack.

  15. MesQueUnClub
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    1) Mane + Özil (or any cheaper options for either)
    2) Lallana/Son + Sanchez

    Other mids Firmino, Antonio & Capoue.

    1. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Son and Sanchez looks ace. Ride the form.

  16. Dirty Harry
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone saving their transfer this week for 2FT after the international break?

    1. My Name Is Prince
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      me

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Many I'm sure. Barring any injuries.

    3. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      already on minus eight lol

      1. Dirty Harry
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Haha boss

    4. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      trying to save it

    5. L S P
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      100%

    6. ChristoBisto
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah me. Biggest fire is Shaw but if he plays he has Stoke so gonna risk it for a biscuit.

  17. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Can anyone beat a grand total of 0 on their bench??

    1. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No. I've got 1. And coming in.

      Cash. Back.

    2. Kante Be Bothered
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      i got 1 lolz

    3. Still Unsure
        9 years, 5 months ago

        4

      • John wick
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Me 0 points on bench
        Jaku Collins amat rodwell

        1. Costa Nostra
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Jaku, Amat, soaure, Collins

      • Costa Nostra
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        So nobody can beat me then...by beat I mean less than zero!

        1. L S P
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Congratulations.

    4. John wick
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Aguero....has good record against spurs

      9 out of 10 games....so safe pick

    5. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      My defense has scored 4 points. From 5 players.

    6. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I'm keeping Capoue

      1. Spg76
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Me too

      2. Heels_Over_Head
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Brave

      3. Dirty Harry
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Same. 5th mid anyway

      4. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        To early to ditch, nobody contributes every week.

    7. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      What the panic sellers? Capoue is rising again tonight lol

      1. Karan_G14
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        He's cheap so no one would want to ditch him yet. Can easily sit on everyone's bench. But I'm tempted to bank the 0.3.

    8. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Time to play Capoue next week. You just know he will score again when everyone's been benching him.

    9. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      So who's going to be he new England manager?

      http://www.telegraph.co.uk

      1. Heels_Over_Head
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Is this confirmed?

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

        Eddie Howe coming in a few years earlier than thought?

      3. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        What a douche

    10. Aseel
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Ibrahimovic is leading the most goal attempts stats this season with 32 goal attempts, 19 shots inside the box (first) and 9 of those were on target (4th)

      And he is against the 2nd weakest defense in the league

      And he is against Shay Given!

      Who is crazy enough to ignore that and not give him the armband?

      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        No Shay Given. Grant is the new keeper.

      2. Heels_Over_Head
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        He's against Grant, not Given

      3. BadgersBoys
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Me. 🙂

      4. Backup Dancer
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Those with Rashford 😉

      5. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Just watch the games. Watch them. Then use stats to compare a few transfer targets that you can't differentiate based on how theyre playing.

        Anyone who saw how Mourinho is getting United to play would be concerned with how Ibra is being used to link play and thread through balls to Radford and Lingard cutting in from the flanks.

        He's a great player. But he's awfully expensive, especially if you have Capoue as a 4th mid.

    11. Spg76
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Aguero(c) and Sanchez saved my week. 57 points. The rest of my team were awful

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Same here 2 points for my third highest scorer.

    12. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Why sell capoue?!
      He's a 5th mid. Always should've been a fifth mid

    13. BadgersBoys
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      We reckon Baines returns Friday night?

      1. Jazz!
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Hope so.

      2. Heels_Over_Head
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        50/50 from what Koeman said

      3. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        50/50

      4. BadgersBoys
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Don't like them odds! Yes, Koeman not giving much away.. Fingers crossed. Will save me a boring transfer!

    14. SheBangsTheDrums
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Troy Deeney'd interview blatantly suggesting they'll turn up against the big boys but won't fancy it at the likes of Burnley!

      1. Heels_Over_Head
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Really?

    15. Ian Davis
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Current team:

      Pickford
      Walker/Williams/Holebas
      Sanchez/Firmino/Sterling/Capoue
      Aguero/Lukaku/Costa

      Subs: Jaku/Evans/Barry/Amat

      Does this look good for a -4?:
      Barry/Costa > Walcott/Rashford

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        If your benching Capoue preminently, i'd cash in on the 0.3 profit.

      2. GS456
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Costa has a good fixture this week though.

        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          So have Watford for the next 4 weeks, i'd save your FT and reassess after international break with 2 FT's.

      3. BadgersBoys
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I think Walcott/Rashford will return more than 4pts this GW so yes.

        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          4 points more than Costa and Capoue ?

    16. Release The Ox
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Need to make a transfer tonight before the price changes. KDB is out

      Options are:
      Take a hit and do KDB and McCauley to Sanchez and Evans
      or just do
      KDB to Sterling/Walcott

      Walcott would be the brave move...

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I take it you are 0.1 short of KDB to Sanchez, if so KDB to Ozil if you haven't already got him.