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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. tm245
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Cech, legend.

  2. Royal5
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Negredo 😆

  3. Bolivian Seaman
    10 years, 4 days ago

    negredo with a horrendous shot

  4. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Ramirez hits cross bar

  5. Kaneyonero
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Goal drought yup

  6. Ryan Naysmith
    10 years, 4 days ago

    What a freekick

  7. Arteta
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Thanks Cech! Sick free kick from Gaston..

  8. djenzio
    10 years, 4 days ago

    how did he miss that

  9. Chucky
    10 years, 4 days ago

    yawnfest

  10. MarvelouSuccess
    10 years, 4 days ago

    boro dont score. i got koscielny.

  11. tm245
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Post, legend as well.

  12. FrankieTheGent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Opposite of Scenes !

  13. Numb
    10 years, 4 days ago

    All Boro

  14. Paul
    10 years, 4 days ago

    And now the goals begin...

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

      Solid prediction Elgin city, Dover, forest Green and Barrow have all just scored. You were right

  15. djenzio
    10 years, 4 days ago

    come on Boro! I wanna see Liverpool top of the table at the end of the day!

  16. Kaneyonero
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Post (C)

  17. TheSteel
    10 years, 4 days ago

    How does Arnie look? Anyone actually watching that one?

    1. Bolivian Seaman
      10 years, 4 days ago

      yeah, not much going on in that game

      1. ANDER.
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Music to my ears this

    2. Royal5
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Forgot I had him. Cmon Arnie!

  18. Chucky
    10 years, 4 days ago

    should have captained francis

  19. tm245
    10 years, 4 days ago

    First goal scorer of the gameweek?

    I'll go with Ozil.

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

      Someone no one expects

    2. Kaneyonero
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Allen

      1. itwaswritten
        10 years, 4 days ago

        HOPE SO!

    3. TheSteel
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Ill go with Benteke

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

      Slimani

    5. Chucky
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Costa tmrw 😆

    6. Numb
      10 years, 4 days ago

      OZIL!!!

    7. La Roja
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Alexis

    8. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Shaquiri

    9. djenzio
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Shaquiri

    10. itwaswritten
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Shaqiri

  20. itwaswritten
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Dam PL is SO BORING! Game cancelled.

  21. Hect.OR 98th
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Over four hours of PL football so far. No goals.

  22. Golden Venture
    10 years, 4 days ago

    sanchez close

  23. Brap.
    10 years, 4 days ago

    More time and space than he'll usually have, but I'm liking Elneny as a player (not FPL asset)

    Obviously got his set squares on him too, he's loving the diagonal pass out to the right

  24. Kaneyonero
    10 years, 4 days ago

    0-0 s all round

  25. Waynoo
    10 years, 4 days ago

    stoke scoreeeeee

  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    10 years, 4 days ago

    OMG Shaqiri

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Assist?

      1. djenzio
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Shawx

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

    Goal Shaq

  28. cruzex
    10 years, 4 days ago

    sha

  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    10 years, 4 days ago

    rodwell yellow

  30. Gazpilicueta
    10 years, 4 days ago

    assist?