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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. _Jane
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Zaza is one of the worst players I have seen ever

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

      Yeah...lol. His pen in the euros was amazing!

  2. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts on WC...?

    Pickford, Boruc
    Bellerin, Rose, Holebas, Smith, Amat
    Snodgrass, Milner, Sanchez, Payet, Marney
    Deeney, Aguero, Lukaku

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

      Decent

    2. ramunas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Don't like it. How much left ITB? Mid looks weak and DEF doesn't look strong in compensation.

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

        0.0 ITB 🙁

        Defence is weak but have only gone for two premium as CS difficult at the moment. Don't think the midfield is that weak considering? Liverpool midfield is a minefield so happy to go with the cheapest options on pens...

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

          To be fair it's not awful,keeping to 343 or 443 every week?

  3. niko mate
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Chadli on 3 baps. 10 points from him would be great. At just 2% ownership he's quite of differential for me.

    1. Scholes Balls
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      good stuff until you check the next four games

    2. M.M.A
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Are you going to sell him after this game ?

  4. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Is Lovren nailed on for Liverpool?

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      He is injurd

      1. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Him *and* Lallana? That's annoying.

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

          They could well be both back next GW.

  5. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Love you Dimitry, Bobby and big Troy! 😀

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

      You own Payet?

      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Yep.

        Got him on WC .

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

          Great move. Not easy picking him with options around.

          1. pundit of punts
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Aye.

            Antonio was the flavour of the week but I resisted.

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

    Is PVA OOP or something?

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

      Yep. The bench.

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

        Hilarious

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

          Not as funny as the points he got me

          😎

  7. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Can anyone beat this?
    Players played: 6
    Scores: 2,2,1,2,1,2
    Hit: -4
    Total Points: 6pts

    Overall Rank predicted to approximately multiply by five, down to around 500k.

    1. 42towels
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Ouch. Hang in there...

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

      Who do you have tomorrow?

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Hope, thankfully. In the shape of Bellerin, Valencia, Ozil, Aguero and Ibra (C). Shaping up to be my worst week ever, but there is certainly scope for it to be saved. Need people like Sterling/Sanchez to blank ideally though.

        1. The Tinkerman
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          However, given the average is:
          Players played: 4.8
          Captains played: 26.5%
          Average score: 19.3

          I'm over 13 behind the overall average, having played more players and the majority of captains still to play.

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

          Yikes, don't panic, you can make it up just as quick as you can drop.

          I managed to do 400k in gw3 to 50k gw6, you can do something similar

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

          I scored 14 this season i think gw3. Chin up!

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

          Suppose it's just one of those weeks you write off but as you say, entirely possibly you pick up lots of points tomorrow.

          1. The Tinkerman
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Yep, it was probably my best looking side so far going into the week, in terms of fixtures on paper anyway. You win some, you lose some.

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

    Which one to bring in?

    A) Walker
    B) Koscielny
    C) Bellerin

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

      C

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

        Cheers!

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      C

  9. Pariße
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    West Ham are sooo bad right now. Just dreadful.

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

      But Payet will have brought me 37 points in 4 weeks 😀

  10. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Pickford on 2 baps?

    What a legend

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

      God among men

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

        PvA to steal them? Hope not!

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Deadly! Need them points

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

    Benched Capoue in the first 5 GWs and started him in the last 2 GWs.

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

      same here

      time to sell the troll ?

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

      Same 🙁

      It's frustrating

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

      Same here, ridiculous it is

    4. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      He can't nearly be as dangerous as in a 3-5-2 position.

    5. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Selling this week.

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

      Yup. Probably goes for Feo now.

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

      I recently renewed my membership, like yesterday and ran Redmond V Capoue through the stats and the the stats said play Redmond over Capoue. But I went with FPL form...bah.

  12. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    1/7 wins for West Ham 😮

    And Antonio/Capoue would drop in form as soon as I bring in/start them

  13. stachman
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Dear Lord... That PVA goal just saved my day...

  14. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Might just do antonio to payet.

    You just cant keep class down plua hes done well since hes come back

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

    All that stats checking and pondering whether to go very light at the back come into fruition today. Thank you Holebas and PVA! Great differentials too for us owners.

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

      Oh. I wanna throw Pickford in there too. Cheers son! And fpl for his price tag.

  16. Krul Runnings
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Played Evans over Holebas.

    Before the hindsight Heroes say anything, it was an incredibly marginal decision.

    On the plus side, Pickford 2 BAPS helps ease the loss of Evans C's

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

      To be fair, if you didn't play Holebas this week, when would you have played him?

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

        That's such a narrow minded argument. It depends on the fixtures of your other defenders....

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

          Evans away to Sunderland or Holebas at home to Midlesborough?

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

            Holebas played Bournemouth...

            Do I really need to argue why Evans would be a good option? He's playable any week.

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

    40 points with Sanchez (C), Aguero, Sterling and Stones to play. Not bad at all ah? Score?

    1. Le _ Professeur
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Very nice score .. well done

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

      Less. Enjoy!

    3. Veggente85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Same with Sanchez (C), Aguero, Sterling and Walker to play. Very good gw.

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

        Very nice

    4. TeddiPonza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      43 with Sanchez (c) Aguero and Walker yet to play. + currently on 10 bps as it stands (Firmino 1, Deeney 3, Holebas 1, Payet 3, Pickford 2)

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

        WOW, what a week. Congrats.

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

      45 minus Sterling and Stones. Pretty nice, my differentials were doing well, defenders disappointing again.

  18. Boydinho
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Foster/Evans after 82 minutes - 12p
    Foster/Evans after 90 minutes - 3p

    That hurts.

  19. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    That pva goal really annoyed me.

    Its been ages since i got a clean sheet from foster!

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

    Benched Pickford for Foster...

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

      same

  21. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Pickford on for 2 baps? Wow!

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

      what? how many saves did he make

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

        6.

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

      Pickford getting 6pts without a cleanie

  22. Rake
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Pickford and Holebas you legends!

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

    holebas on 1 bap

  24. Hurricane Gilbert
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Poor display from Capoue?

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

    Trollpoue

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

    I can afford this team now for a -8. Should I pull trigger?

    Heaton - Pickford
    Bellerin - JEvans - Lovren - Amat - MWilson
    Sanchez - Walcott - Firmino - Sterling - Capoue
    Aguero - Benteke - Rashford

    £0.3ITB. Yay or nay?

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

      What are the transfers?

    2. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Depends who you're getting rid of, there's also the risk of injuries in a two week international break to factor in

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

        Ibra > Rashford
        Antonio > Sterling
        Snodgrass > Walcott
        Baines > Bellerin

        Have 2FTs to use

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

          Don't take out Baines

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

            He's red flagged though?

            He and Lovren injured so need a replacement

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

      How was your team before that?

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

      I have the same exact midfield and striker players

  27. MTPockets
      9 years, 6 months ago

      AOA was pointless then.

    • Krul Runnings
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I don't care what anyone says, Pickford won't lose his place to Manone this season.

      And, he will be a reasonable stand alone keeper in FPL terms too.

    • sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A fair few of my ml'ers had Chadli !?!

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

      20 pts from 6; and captain played too.

      Anyone worse?

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

        Ouch 🙁 onwards + upwards

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

        nope

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

        21 from 5 here. (c) still to play

      4. Pards Against Humanity
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        14 from 6.

        My heart bleeds for you

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

        28 from 8 but captain Ibra to come tomorrow plus Kun.