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2 October 2016 1330 comments
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After United’s 1-1 draw against Stoke at Old Trafford, we now have a couple of 2.15pm kick-offs to continue a busy Sunday schedule.

Man City’s trip to Spurs is the pick of the two matches as Pep Guardiola’s side seek to maintain their 100% Premier League record.

Sergio Aguero’s performance is eagerly anticipated after Zlatan Ibrahimovic blanked once again earlier today.

Drafted in by more Fantasy Premier League managers than any player last Gameweek, he has served up 13 points in each of his two away appearances so far but faces a tough task against the league’s most resilient rearguard.

Heung-Min Son is the home side’s form player.

The South Korean has bagged four goals and an assist in the previous three and fired a midweek Champions League winner in Moscow. Deliver against Pep Guardiola’s side and we can expect the bandwagon to pick up speed over the international break.

Champions Leicester welcome Southampton to the King Power on the back of a midweek Champions League win over Porto.

The Foxes have only failed to win one of their first three home fixtures – a goalless draw against Arsenal – though face a tough task to break down a stubborn Saints’ rearguard that have racked up five successive clean sheets across all competitions.

Whilst Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez struggle to reprise last season’s form, new boy Islam Slimani has wasted little time in settling into life under Claudio Ranieri. He bagged a brace in his previous league appearance at the King Power and also netted the winner on Tuesday evening.

Charlie Austin was rested for the Saints’ Europa League clash with Hapoel Beer Sheva on Thursday and returns to the starting XI today, having netted five times in his last four across all competitions.

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  1. Thomas Magnum
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Would that have been an Alli assist?

    1. Cocky Spaniel Alves
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

    2. Les Bleus
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

    3. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

  2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Surprised Eriksen doesn't take the pens with his free kick ability

    1. Royal5
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Pens is mostly down to mental strenght.

    2. Turbo Timo
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Willian, Payet also don't

  3. Rains of Castamere
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Ibra (c), Sterling and Kun today with no Alexis :O

    Grim.

    1. The Donald
      10 years, 1 month ago

      RIP

    2. Ravager
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Same

  4. money face bandwagon
    10 years, 1 month ago

    agueroo

  5. SKENG
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Zlatan > ??? (have Aguero and Lukaku)

    1. The Mighty Hippo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Diego

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Either Kane if you can afford, or go 5 in midfield - much more value & form mids doing well than strikers at the minute. Or maybe Deeney either.

    3. Pierce34
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Costa, or Benteke if you want to upgrade elsewhere.

  6. Goodricke
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I dropped Walker due to clean sheet chasing. Though Williams had a better chance...

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      10 years, 1 month ago

      It's not finished yet...

    2. Turbo Timo
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Same here!

  7. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    10 years, 1 month ago

    That was so bit. If ur left footed. Go to the left. Everyone knows if ur left footed its easier to go right.

    Silly pen from lamela

    1. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No power and a decent height for keeper is the biggest problem.

    2. VS10_
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Doesn't really work like that. It was a crap pen, that was it.

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Trick is to send the ball the opposite direction to where your standing foot is pointing... if you take a pen & aim right, your standing foot points right unless you consciously correct it & same if you aim left. It's a very hard skill to perfect, but if you can point your standing foot to the left & put the ball to the right, or vice-versa you send the keeper the wrong way 🙂

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        10 years, 1 month ago

        and obviously if you're left footed, you will be standing on your right foot, and if right footed, you'll be standing on your left etc.

  8. Declan
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy subbed 67min

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Changed days

      1. Declan
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Should've joined us

        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah

  9. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Should've let Son take the pen

  10. La Roja
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Keep that cs Redmond

    1. Fred54
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Played Capoue over him.

      Should have AOAed. 🙁

      1. Dimen
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Are you really regretting stuff over 1 point? You definitely should NOT have AOAd, since Redmond is only on 3 points.

  11. Ziro
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Posted earlier that my rival has Forster, VvD, Fuchs.

    Just had a look again and he has Walker too. 😆

    Full house of cleanies as it stands. He will go about 25 points clear at the top after we were level after yesterday's matches while I don't have a single CS in my team. Couldn't make this up.

    1. Jafooli
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Burn the witch....

    2. KING_ZLATAN
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Pray for a LEI goal

      1. Camp No No
        10 years, 1 month ago

        ...and So'ton goal too. And City. And then it's ok.

  12. Jafooli
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Zabaleta, time to retire mate.......

    1. OPTA FPL
      10 years, 1 month ago

      😯

      1. Jafooli
        10 years, 1 month ago

        😛

  13. Wouter
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Need City to score to win my H2H. Come on.

  14. walkman666
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 1 month ago

    You'd think Spurs were chasing a lead. What a force they have been this game.

  15. Jay_
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Gundogan can't hack the tempo, been way off the pace since coming on.

  16. ibenji
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero > Costa or defoe?

    1. The Donald
      10 years, 1 month ago

      lol

    2. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      😆

  17. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Walker on 3 baps

    1. Turbo Timo
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Of course, he's on my bench 🙂

      1. Konig Luther
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I sold him

    2. KING_ZLATAN
      10 years, 1 month ago

      How is he today

  18. Net Gains
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Son or Coutinho???

  19. ★Kuntheman★
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Pep really doesn't have faith in Sane, does he? 😐

  20. Camp No No
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Make me proud, Son, score daddy a goal or two.

    1. Jay_
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Go and do Lamelas dad. Nicked ya boys peno

      1. Camp No No
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yup. It's buggering that he should already have got the goal. The good part is that we know he's now on penalties. 🙂

      2. Camp No No
        10 years, 1 month ago

        ...and City won't give up, which means there will be chances for Son to score from counter attack.

  21. fedolefan
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Please grab a consolation City! Can't believe I'm typing that out.

  22. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Did Lamela > Lallana this week :/ 🙁 🙂

    1. OPTA FPL
      10 years, 1 month ago

      winner

    2. The Enlightener
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Iheanacho fouled. By Iheanacho.

      1. The Enlightener
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Gdamn post fail. Second one today. I quit FFS.

  23. SirStevieG
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Pretty happy I didn't captain Kun but owning him and Sterling sucks today.

  24. Danno - Emre Canada
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Walker I 3 BAPs is killing me, time to get him in?...... in the meantime an Aguero goal please

    1. niko mate
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Damn, I benched him.

    2. Jasoooooooo
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I'd get Rose over Walker personally, same price now and he has more attacking ability, based on last season

  25. SirStevieG
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Wow Lamela and Son fighting over the penalty!

  26. Sourabh
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Lamela and Son fighting for penalty ... surely that sealed Mela's future

    1. Camp No No
      10 years, 1 month ago

      He just won't take them again. Having a bad day, but his pressing definitely is still much appreciated by Poche.

  27. DA Minnion (Former great)
    10 years, 1 month ago

    My head to head opponent has kolarov and lamela.bad day for him.

  28. VS10_
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Bravo will take the 3 bonus, once pen save is added.

  29. DantheManinaPan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Is it time for Ibra to go...?

    1. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 1 month ago

      4 GW ago was the time!

  30. adibo
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Walker on the Bps?