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1 October 2016 3162 comments
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With European football forcing a reschedule, us Fantasy managers suffer a reduced Saturday programme made up of just a quartet of three o’clock kick-offs.

Our main focus is likely to be the London Stadium, where we will be tracking West Ham’s progress against Middlesbrough following four straight defeats. Michail Antonio looks poised to play up front today and carries the hopes of 18% of Fantasy Premier League managers, with almost 13% still keeping faith in Dimitri Payet.

Chelsea are another side with ailing form, although 26% still take Diego Costa into the Blues’ trip to Hull City, with another 20% holding Eden Hazard. Antonio Conte starts both Marcus Alonso and Victor Moses at the KCOM today, with Branislav Ivanovic dropping to the bench.

Elsewhere, Jermain Defoe’s 12% ownership will be hoping for a repeat performance from their striker after his brace in the 3-2 defeat to Crystal Palace in Gameweek 6. The Black Cats take on West Brom at the Stadium of Light, with Gareth McAuley found in 26% of FPL squads.

Watford’s Vicarage Road meeting with Bournemouth completes Saturday programme, with Fantasy managers set to re-assess the form of Walter Mazzarri’s assets following Monday’s disappointing defeat at Burnley.

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

  1. Thomas Magnum
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone watching the Bournemouth game how's Josh King looking after the goal?

    1. red devil 7
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      happy

    2. tafrère
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Really good.

  2. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Marshall grimacing, might be a toe injury which means Jaku is back

    1. Judas
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      with those upcoming fixtures, hull keeper essential?

    2. some witty pun
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      optimistic

  3. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    So only 1 cs in 6 games in this gw so far

    Season of attackers it it

  4. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Wish we could use the AOA chip every week.

    1. Gazpilicueta
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      the points in the game for defenders needs to change,

      CBI should be worth 2-3 points and cleanie 1-2

      4 point clean sheets should be for keepers

      1. Nicks93
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        No

      2. Pedram
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        It's a waste of team's space to play minimum three defenders this season, they're simply not delivering enough points

  5. Yankee Toffee
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    How long would you guess Lallana will be out for? Was it serious?

    1. red devil 7
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      4 weeks

    2. O12
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Did he even try to continue? If no, could be a bad one.

      1. Yankee Toffee
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Didn't see it

      2. Cocky Spaniel Alves
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        He did.

  6. Pierce34
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    PVA has saved my gameweek - rival has triple WBA defence.

  7. Jonny Sutt
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard and Antonio out for

    A) Sanchez and snodgrass

    Or

    B) Walcott and payet?

    1. Jasoooooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A, but only just

    2. some witty pun
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      toss up really

      A) just about edges it for me

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Wait for Sunday games.

    4. Jonny Sutt
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      B) leave enough cash for a slight upgrade in defence

  8. Offside Trapattoni
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Baggies concede a late one again. Killing me.

    1. Exdeo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      this

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

    14 from 4 Zlatan (C) still to play

  10. Sánchez
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Azpi cs with walker de gea to come
    Whats all this no cleanies talk?

  11. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Pickford 2 Baps 😀

    1. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Noo? Really?

    2. suddenorgan
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      thanks PVA!

  12. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Zlatan -> Costa after this week?

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Fixtures...

  13. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Pickford you beauty

    1. The Man Pastore
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      this 🙂

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

    Think it's time to sell Hazard

    1. Nicks93
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A bit late to the partu, but better late than never

    2. Cocky Spaniel Alves
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      The time was about 4 weeks ago.

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      We all realised this two weeks ago, i put sanchez in 🙂

    4. Moorsey
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Shocker I know

    5. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Time to sell him was three weeks ago.

  15. Swan - Villa Proud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Maybe I'll do Walker->Robertson

    Clyne Holebas Robertson Smith Amat. Cheap, allows Capoue->Snoddy as well

  16. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    If Pickford gets 2 baps LOLOL

  17. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Repost;

    Ibra + Capoue + Antonio + Baines > Rashford + Sterling + Walcott + Koscielny -8?

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Normally I'd say yes but because we're about to enter the break not yet

  18. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Antonio. You, Sir, are the weakest link.

    1. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Problem is my potential replacement for him got injured

    2. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Think I'm going to punt on Arnautovic for him.

  19. SirStevieG
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    First two games: Goal to Lukaku, goal and assist to Firmino
    Next 4 games: 5 players, all on 2 points
    Stuani and Pickford on bench.

    🙁

  20. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Do you think this goal will help PVA to start next GW?

    1. Cocky Spaniel Alves
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Madness if he doesn't.

    2. Jasoooooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I'm not sure, but hopefully.

  21. Rich_20
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Have attackers got better or defenders got worse? Im thinking the latter. Some shocking defending in the premier league this year. Probably the worst set since the prem started.

  22. Sánchez
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Ok. On wildcard.

    Whoare the must haves?

    1. Dušan Citizen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Sanchez, Firmino, Sterling, Snodgrass, Aguero, Lukaku, Costa

      1. Sánchez
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Can that be afforded?
        Who to drop costa or lukaku?

    2. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      No defenders that's for sure

    3. seanie3
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      not Snodgrass but son or Walcott in his place,

      1. Sánchez
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Walcott is very tempting despite him trolling me every single season

    4. Long Juan Silva
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Aguero.

    5. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Nyom

    6. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      5 x 4.0 defenders

  23. Kryten
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Myth broken Costa with the bonus points

    1. Long Juan Silva
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      It's not a myth. just because he gets them once doesn't change the fact he is at a disadvantage with them.

    2. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      He normally makes about 5 fouls a match and often a yellow which always kills his bps

    3. Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Nope, the "myth" is actually correct again.

      It's not that he never gets bonus. He needs more than one attacking return to get bonus.

  24. Clump
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    My transfer out this week? Pva 🙂

    1. Rich_20
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      It was the right decision. Just the way things go.

      1. Jamie_GAWA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        It wasn't, why would you transfer a defender playing WBA

        1. Nabs Kebabs
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          this

        2. Clump
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Because there was talk of him being dropped and Bellerin is better 😉

        3. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          He didn't even start...

          1. Jamie_GAWA
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Nobody could have predicted that

          2. Jamie_GAWA
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Nobody can predict that for sure he would be dropped, keeping was the right decision so 🙄

      2. Clump
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Can't win em all!

  25. bibi
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Considering these players after the international break

    Fuchs mee friend husband success forshaw

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I read the first four names and thought this was a joke

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Whoosh.

    2. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I see what you did there

    3. Jamie_GAWA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      The Ki to Success is to spend little Mané

  26. Jasoooooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    If Lallana rises tonight (he's on 99% according to FFF), I'll be able to afford Lallana and Antonio -> Sterling and Snoddy with nothing left in the bank...... Come on Lallana!!!

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      He isn't rising.

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    evans yellow

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Lol

    2. Long Juan Silva
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Oh ffs

    3. Jasoooooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Thankfully, he's on my bench......

  28. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Defoe to Costa is very tempting... 4YC is only thing. Hold or go for it? (Lukaku/Aguero)

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      hold

  29. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Score Check: 57
    Players Left : 4
    Captain Played

    1. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      27 with 4 remaining

      1. Lawrø
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Make that 26

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      You always post a score check when you get a good score. I've noticed this 🙂

    3. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      6 played 17 points (C) to play

    4. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      33 pre baps
      Ibra(c) plus 3 others to go

    5. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      56 now with Evans YC 🙁

    6. Hi I'm Jose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      So good!

    7. Jamie_GAWA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      32 with Cech,Valencia, Sanchez (C), Aguero

    8. The Man Pastore
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      43 pre baps, 3 to play + (C)

    9. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      43 with 3 left including captain

    10. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      24 with 6 to play, Sanchez (C)

    11. Mainoo Magic
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      32 with sterling, kun, walker and ibra (c) to go.

    12. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      35 with four left including San(c)ez. Awaiting 6 BAPs too 🙂

    13. Feeling_blue
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      37. Ibra (C), Kun, Sanchez and Koscielny to play

  30. Moorsey
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Best midfield option below 10M?