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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. Ziro
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Slimani assist?

    1. Ziro
      10 years, 4 days ago

      In my Scout Picks challenge team 😎

  2. djenzio
    10 years, 4 days ago

    FFS Williams 🙁

  3. JÆKS ⭐
    10 years, 4 days ago

    5 games without a cs for Everton now

    Williams --> Fuchs after next week for me probably!

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

    Lost williams cs ffs

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    10 years, 4 days ago

    slimani assist

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

    Williams is useless

    1. djenzio
      10 years, 4 days ago

      yep

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

    Musa and vokes owner 😎

    1. Ziro
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Hard to believe. Well done if true. Link?

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

        Nah I am BSing obvs who would own them both!

  8. Del Griffith
    10 years, 4 days ago

    LOL @ Baines owner, cleanie gone 😉

    1. Bubz
      10 years, 4 days ago

      😉

  9. Viprin
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Musa bandwagon

  10. Rolls-Royce
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Williams easily the worst buy of the season yet

    1. Paul
      10 years, 4 days ago

      stones??

      1. djenzio
        10 years, 4 days ago

        I have both 🙁

      2. Rolls-Royce
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Yeah, that c**t too.

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

      Yes

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    10 years, 4 days ago

    coleman yellow

    1. THE Wild Rover
      10 years, 4 days ago

      No, you yellow

  12. Somalion
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Zaha nearly did well until he overran it off the pitch...

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

    Lol Kaboul on fks

  14. Brap.
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Walcott shot narrowly saved from going out for a throw in

    1. Cojiro
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Lol

  15. Nicks93
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Arsenal crap without Santi

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Like on Wednesday night?

      1. Nicks93
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Ledergates?

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          10 years, 4 days ago

          No. Ludogorets

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    10 years, 4 days ago

    capoue yellow

    1. Mull
      10 years, 4 days ago

      LUL

    2. itwaswritten
      10 years, 4 days ago

      NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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

    Capoue yellow for picking someone up

  18. Del Griffith
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Need a Goalman goal to save my GW

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

    Yay! Finished the half with less points than when it started!

  20. Viprin
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Worst case scenario today is Walcott goes down in the box,Sanchez steps up to take it,and its saved!

    1. Brap.
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Pen given, Sanchez and Walcott have a fistfight over it and both get sent off

      1. Viprin
        10 years, 4 days ago

        I stand corrected

  21. The Big Fella
    10 years, 4 days ago

    A few CS today at least (so far anyway)

  22. Big Ronnie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Is Mustafi injured?

  23. TheSteel
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Played Friend over Capoue accidentally.

  24. Ninja Škrtel
    10 years, 4 days ago

    walcott was terrible this half.

    1. DLL18
      10 years, 4 days ago

      They all were.

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

    Was sure I captained Walcott but seemingly not!

  26. fedolefan
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Williams, at least get a goal before getting out of my team.

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

      he's been a complete waste of a defender hasn't he?

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

        One of many in my team

      2. fedolefan
        10 years, 4 days ago

        Disastrous. Not seen a clean sheet and had 4 out of 5 plum fixtures. Hard to believe Stoke defenders over that time would have done better.

  27. Le _ Professeur
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Is this going to be a Clean Sheet week ?

  28. The Big Fella
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Antonio out this week for definite. Hello Mr Lallana

  29. vickyz r3d d3vil$ !!!
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Slimani(c) went okay as of now...

  30. Rolls-Royce
    10 years, 4 days ago

    Gonna play Smith every week from now on. Already benched his 2 CS ffs.

    1. Brap.
      10 years, 4 days ago

      Just play him when he's at home