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15 October 2016 2345 comments
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We head to Selhurst Park for Saturday’s final fixture as Palace and West Ham’s dodgy defences go head-to-head.

Christian Benteke warmed up for this one with a midweek hat-trick against Gibraltar and will fancy his chances against a rearguard that conceded more goals than any other over the first seven.

Subject of a recent members article, the in-form Dimitri Payet has racked up a goal and four assists in four starts for the visitors and chipped in with a goal and assist for France over the break.

Michail Antonio has netted in each of his last two away outings – at Man City and West Brom – suggesting he could punish his recent batch of sellers against a Palace backline that’s yet to keep a clean sheet.

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

    From 17k ► 12k with Firmino and Redmond (c) ... This is my highest ever FPL Rank 🙂 ... Hope I continue in this form

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

      Well done Prof.

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

        Thanks 🙂

    2. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Nice. Probably even higher after monday.

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

        Hope so .. cheers bro

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

    Small green 27-22K with 4 to go. Good week

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

      Well done .. it might get even better for you at the end of the week 😉

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

    RP

    561k -> 554k
    With Valencia and Deeney left, have I got much of a chance of keeping that green arrow intact?

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

      Depends on scoring from Ibra and Pool mids.

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

      It's highly unlikely to be honest but there is a chance 🙂

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

    OR1's team 😮 😮 😮

    1. Jay_
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Just brought in Stanlisas too

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

        I aspire to be like this man

    2. Tired and weary
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Check out how consistent his overall point scoring has been over the years too, always around the 1,800 mark!

  5. Mo Salah No Mane
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Overlooking Kun and Sanchez as captain in favour of Deeney looks good now... Please Deeney all that I'm asking for is a hatrick 🙂

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

      Sanchez got me 10, not bad considering

      1. Mo Salah No Mane
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Yep definitely looking at aguero lol :/

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

    Only just logged in.

    Kun (c), Tekkers owner too.

    Tell me I'm not alone..

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

      11 with 2 to play

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

        Ouch

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

      Same boat. U r not alone

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

    Who has everyone got left to play?

    Ibra, Mane, Capoue and Holebas over here.

    Bang average with 24 so far

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

      Holebas, Coutinho, Clyne, Austin. Hoping to break 60

    2. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Tadi(c) Friend

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

      44 with Firm and Deeney

    4. il Brutto
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Austin, Firmino, Capoue and Holebas

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

    Unfortunately just Valencia and Heaton to go

  9. BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling/Collins to Walcott/Smith for free ?

    Pickford
    Bellerin Collins Holebas
    Sterling Antonio Firmino Capoue
    Zlatan Aguero Lukaku

    Heaton Snodgrass Amat McAuley

  10. Karan_G14
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Antonio to:

    A) Son
    B) Arnautovic

    Appreciate your thoughts!

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

      Son. Definitely Son.

    2. More Tragic
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Siggy

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

        Good option!

        1. More Tragic
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          I'm glad he scored today. Chuffed to be ahead of the curve.

          Good things to come from the Swans, trust me.

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

            I agree. A good FPL manager senses when out of form teams are about to become in form teams.

    3. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      arnie nailed at least

    4. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Ali if you can afford him.

  11. Rhinos
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    climbed almost 500k places. Dome luck at last

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Climbed about 19k places with 44

  12. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    What would you do with this team?

    .4 ITB
    1 FT
    WC available

    Schmeichel
    Valencia / Pieters / Stones
    Sanchez / Redmond / Antonio / Firmino
    Aguero / Deeney / Lukaku

    Jaku / Capoue / Evans / Friend

  13. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Did a -8 and brought in Costa (c) and Son with it for Lukaku and Lallana.

    If I'd still had Lukaku I wouldn't have captained him and would probably have gone for Aguero (c) due to worries about Sanchez starting...So happy enough despite a bad week )could have been worse)

    A boring story but just highlights the difference between Lukaku and Costa for me...Lukaku doesn't feel like a captain choice but Costa does.

    Are Son buyers keeping...?

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

      Yup I'm keeping Son for the next few weeks at least. So he came back from a long distance international trip. Of course he was rested.

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

        but i dont want the son to go down on me

    2. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Why would you buy Son and sell him the week after? The only reason he started on the bench was because he had to travel further than other players in his team, he played both games 90 minutes as well during the internationals I guess

      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        I didn't say I was. I asked if Son buyers are keeping.

        1. JÆKS ⭐
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Ok then I will reformulate my question into: why would anyone.... 😀

          I'm thinking of buying him this week

          1. Dr Dream
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            How long is Kane out for?...and how did that other striker look today?

  14. Jimmy Boy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Is 27 points with four still to play good enough? Take into account I captained Benteke and had Aguero up front :'(

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

      good enough for what? you get what you get and move on

    2. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Probably. Everyone had Aguero, and if they didn't they'll need tread carefully. Next week could look very different.

  15. Teror
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    A. Deeney + Sterling

    B. Costa + 5.5 mid

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      B Stan

  16. Laporte In A Storm
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    34 points have got me a big green arrow. Unreal.

    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Just amazing that on a week with so many goals floating around that you can get a big greenie with 34...Funny old game...

  17. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    How do you solve a problem like "My Defence" ?

    1. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Well Arsenal and Spurs defence were must haves last week
      WHU and Stoke were absolute crap

      0 cs vs 2 cs now...

    2. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Picking defences is counterintuitive

      Whatever your gut tells you to do just do the complete opposite instead

    3. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Busy trying to solve my defence.
      I think the answer involves a couple of these guys. Bellerin, fuchs, alonso, rose, Daniels, Coleman.
      Might just spend 4 points on it this week

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

        I was at the Chelsea game today. Best performance of the season by a distance. They look very comfortable playing 3-4-3.

        If you are looking at Alonso, maybe have a look at Luiz as well. He is playing as a kind of sweeper, steps forward into midfield sometimes, uses his excellent long-range passing. Took 2 free-kicks, one hit the post, one was well saved. Has goal threat from corners. Worth considering, if not now then maybe in a few weeks. Chelsea's fixtures are tough in the short term.

        1. Get up ya bum
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Excellent thanks for the insight ruthy.
          Missed the game but watched vs hull last week and the signs were there. Conte making his mark now.
          Fixtures are only thing giving me pause. However I think sou, EVE are actually promising from a defensive point of view.

  18. Crystal Ball
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    What does everyone think of Allen as an option 6ish gameweeks? Could come in as a fifth mid (for Capoue) to rotate around difficult fixtures for other players- ie. for me Wilson who has Spurs next.

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

      Seems a good idea if you don't mind 4.8m for a 5th mid.

    2. Goal Digger2016
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Major transfer next game week your on it...

  19. Legomane
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Cech (MID)

    Walker (bou) Collins (SUN) Pieters (hul)

    Sanchez (MID) Mane (WBA)
    Antonio (SUN) Capoue (swa)

    Aguero (SOU) Lukaku (bur)
    Rashford (che)

    Subs:
    Heaton (EVE) Redmond (mci) Kone (whu) Smith (TOT)

    2FT, 0.4ITB

    Thoughts much appreciated.

    Redmond and Collins are on the way out soon.

    Considering

    1. Collins>Lovren + save 1
    2. Mane/Redmond>>Firminio/Milner
    3. Any other ideas? struggling a bit! Not really had much of a gut feel over the past couple of gameweeks...

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

      4. Redmond/Collins>Milner /Amat?

  20. Kalou
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Re post as my last comment is up for review?

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Swear words not permitted

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

        I never swore.....replaced u with an e on the 6th letter of alphabet word!

        1. Reedy
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          We aren't allowed to use that fupping word anymore 🙁

          1. Reedy
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            Those backstards

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

            Jeezo.....strict or what!should be relaxed after 9pm....

  21. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    There is now 4,001,990 teams in FPL

    1. More Tragic
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      *are

    2. John t penguin
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      4,01,978 don't have managers with NZ in their name

  22. Feed tha Sheep
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Is Antonio and sterling to Walcott and Son for free worth it?

    1. Captain Blanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Son didn't start today...

      1. Feed tha Sheep
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Because he had internationals during the week..nailed on rest of the time I think has been best player this year

      2. Viper
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        But he will next week. He hasn't suddenly become a bad player

        1. Captain Blanks
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Kane return on the horizon (within a couple of games), big rotation risk after that imo, Spurs fixtures get tricky soon as well. Hold if you have, not worth a transfer in imo though

          1. Konig Luther
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            Son was getting points even with Kane, but rotation can happen yes

  23. Captain Blanks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Evening gents. Pull the trigger on Antonio > Wally (rising tonight)?

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

      I would if I had the cash

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

      Am debating this too....

    3. Konstaapeli
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I did. Felt good.

  24. HellasLEAF
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Did Rash to Wilson last night. Not complaining but dang, maybe Stanislas the one to own here..

    Wasn't Wilson on penos??

    1. Captain Blanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Great option if on pens Stanislas. Was flying last year before he picked up an injury

    2. Crystal Ball
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Yes was kind of annoyed Stan took the pen too! Stanislas may well be the one to own, although Wilson will get his chances in those upcoming fixtures

  25. raff97
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Extremely tempted to do Antonio+Evans->Lenihan+Walcott to have an attack of:

    Ozil - Sterling - Walcott - Son (Capoue)
    Aguero - Costa - Lukaku

    but leaving a defence of

    Valencia - Williams - Amat (Browning, Lenihan)
    Foster (Pickford).

    It would be called the "Johnny Bravo" squad. Am I mad?

  26. Viper
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    What are who don't already own Walcott doing?

    A. Ignoring

    B. Sterling -> Walcott

    C. Taking a hit (eg Antonio & Capoue -> Walcott & Fletcher)

    1. Captain Blanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Probably Antonio > Wally tonight

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

        No brainer

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

          Wish I had the funds

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

      Puncheon > Wally

  27. John t penguin
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Blo*dy hell my arms are sore from the climbing I am doing this week

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      As long it wasn't something else

      1. John t penguin
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        It's big but two arms aren't required

    2. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      First of all, you don't have arms.
      Second, is climbing a euphemism?

  28. Viper
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling & Antonio -> Walcott & Son -4?

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Sounds good to me

  29. Kante Be Bothered
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    For those who dont own Costa, why?

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

      Because I own Lukaku instead

    2. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Ya what mate?

    3. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I've never owned him. He's a loose cannon, but he's dangerous when in this kind of form.

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

      It's difficult to have 3 heavy hitters in your attack .. so normally you have to choose only 2 from Aguero - Lukaku - Costa. Most went with Aguero + Lukaku. Also because Costa is one YC away from a ban 🙂

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

        Ibra as well

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

        Fair enough. If Costa gets a yellow in the Utd game he will miss a cup game not a league game. Im willing to take that risk

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

          That's a good point

  30. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    This Mid-Wat match better finish 1-1 with Isaac and Downing scoring all the points.

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

      Capoue with his next double!