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22 October 2016 1406 comments
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Following on from Bournemouth’s goalless draw with Spurs, there are six 3pm kick-offs to keep our Saturday afternoons ticking over.

Top two in this week’s Captain Poll, Alexis Sanchez and Theo Walcott are both named in the Arsenal starting line-up as the Gunners look for a seventh straight Premier League victory.

Clean sheet returns also look likely for Arsene Wenger’s side, who have kept out their opponents in five of the last six in all competitons.

Having netted four times in his last three away appearances, Romelu Lukaku gets his chance to go up against Burnley’s backline at Turf Moor.

Sean Dyche’s side may be porous on the road, yet have shipped just three goals in five in front of their own supports.

The Joe Allen bandwagon has the chance to build momentum. The Welshman starts away to Hull today on the back of four goals in the last three and has some very obliging matches to follow.

Leicester will be hoping to bring their Champions League form to the table as Palace rock up to the King Power.

Islam Slimani and Riyad Mahrez combined for the Foxes midweek winner and square up to a defence without a clean sheet to their name. Jamie Vardy drops to the bench, though, as Claudio Ranieri rotates his options due to the busy schedule.

We’ll be looking for further signs of improvement at Swansea in their first home match under Bob Bradley.

The Welsh side put two past Arsenal this time last week and Gylfi Sigurdsson – with two goals and an assist in five now – is back on our radars after notching at the Emirates.

West Ham grabbed a much-needed win at Palace last week, teeing them up nicely as struggling Sunderland pay visit.

Dimitri Payet grabbed a top five spot in the Captain Poll on the back of a goal and four assists in five starts since returning from injury.

Michail Antonio was subject to more transfers out than any midfielder ahead of today’s plum home encounter and former owners will be hoping they won’t be ruing that decision come 4.45pm.

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  1. how now brown cow
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Reid goal

  2. some witty pun
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Walcott missed that on purpose, he was off anyway!

  3. Bubz
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Oh piss off Pickford

  4. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Noo pickford

  5. tm245
    10 years, 4 days ago

    The years of my life spent watching Arsenal trying to walk it in when a team parks the bus against them...

  6. fedolefan
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Damn, Sunderland cleanie gone.

  7. Kitman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 4 days ago

    15 benched points again! Ffs

  8. Richd
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Taking Bolasie out for a -8 hurts. At least I got Lukaku in and maybe long term this is much better.

    Jonty, add me to the roughs!

    1. Pochecinno
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Should have held it in 😉

  9. Chucky
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Payet assist?

    1. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      10 years, 4 days ago

      I believe so

  10. Mull
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Payet(c) assist 😎

    1. Reedy
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Thank fook!

    2. tm245
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Same here, nice!

  11. Pinatta
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Poor old David Moyes

    1. Nomar
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Not really.

      He'll get sacked and get a nice payout and a better job. Sunderland will reappoint Allardyce and stay up as usual.

  12. Duke Silver ☑
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Classic Arsenal.

    1. Nomar
      10 years, 4 days ago

      This.

  13. Danstoke82
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Ouch for Pickford owners. Gutting.

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Sooo close 🙁

      1. Danstoke82
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Left him on my bench and started Heaton. Gutting for those that started him

  14. Kaneyonero
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Fuchs ake PvA cleanie gone

  15. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 4 days ago

    OMG! Payet points 🙂

  16. Royal5
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Pickford Cs gone at 94mins FML

  17. Give The Todd Some Love
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Poor Moyes

  18. Brap.
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Now BRING HOME THE BACON Aguero (c)!!

  19. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Score check?

    32 with 3 to play here 🙁

    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      10 years, 4 days ago

      29 with 4 to come, captain played

      1. Zebrahimović
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Same

    2. TooDifficuIt
      10 years, 4 days ago

      shut up

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      10 years, 4 days ago

      39 inc (c) with two to play, zero goals scored :S

  20. THE Wild Rover
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Started Amat, have Kone second sub and Smith third. Kone was on for two baps too

    😥

  21. Frank Black
    10 years, 4 days ago

    No....i did not lose a Pickford clean sheet at the last second. That didn't happen.

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 4 days ago

      That was me last week with double WBA defense.

    2. Ziro
      10 years, 4 days ago

      😀

  22. Danstoke82
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Sanchez capt fail. Don't punish me Kun please!

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Oh he will. He always does.

      1. Danstoke82
        10 years, 4 days ago

        After the -2 last week I raged it off him for Alexis....

  23. niko mate
    10 years, 4 days ago

    4 clean sheets for me. And even 1 more on the bench.

  24. tm245
    10 years, 4 days ago

    3*2=6!

  25. Chucky
    10 years, 4 days ago

    ooooh payet you absolute legend 😀

    1. tm245
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Captain!

      1. Chucky
        10 years, 4 days ago

        woah nice one TM245

      2. Pipermaru
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 4 days ago

        o/

  26. BB-8
    10 years, 4 days ago

    West ham last minute goal was physically painful as a Kone owner. Was on 9 pts

  27. Bazzalona
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Saved by Winston.
    who'd have thunk?!

  28. GGMU11
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Hope Sunderland go down this is a joke

  29. Rh4ziel
    10 years, 4 days ago

    took -8 to fit Walcott in, damn Son(need to replace him too).

    1. Nomar
      10 years, 4 days ago

      -4 and captained him.

      Kun hatty tomorrow, you just know it!