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29 October 2016 1448 comments
Mark Mark
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There’s plenty at stake in opening fixture of Gameweek 10, with Alexis Sanchez heading into the clash with Sunderland sitting at the summit of our Captain Poll, seemingly backed by thousands to end a run of three outings without a goal.

Sanchez and Arsenal will have to perform without the presence of Theo Walcott and Santi Cazorla, who both miss out through injury – a bitter blow for almost 500,000 managers who jumped on Walcott’s potential over the previous two Gameweeks.

Sunderland sit at the bottom of the table and will inevitably look to Jermain Defoe for goals; he’s blanked in his last three Gameweeks as he bids to breach an Arsenal back four that’s conceded in just one of their last eight matches in all competitions.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Le _ Professeur
    10 years, 9 days ago

    -8 for me so far �

    1. Le _ Professeur
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Great start 😎

    2. Pariße
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Good call on the subs, professor.

  2. Pariße
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Early captain doing very well, this feels really nice 🙂

    1. Rolls-Royce
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Myth busted

  3. Zombie
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Kaku(c) brace and 3 bonus will match Sanchez(vc) 😎

    1. Yankee Toffee
      10 years, 9 days ago

      hope so!

  4. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 9 days ago

    How long do we think Valencia will be out for ?

    Fractured arm sounds a fair while but they come back quick these days

    1. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Should be ready for second half 😛

    2. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Any chance he can play with a cast? Where abouts in his arm is the fracture?

      1. Pipermaru
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Got it on his wrist if I recall correctly from Wednesday

    3. Freddie Cutecat
      10 years, 9 days ago

      I'll qualify my comments by starting by saying that I am a doctor!

      Varies greatly on many factors including fracture site, which bones involved, if it involves the joint space, if it's comminuted etc. if he's having surgery some of those must apply which is not great.

      I would say probably 6-8 weeks as an average depending on how the individual heals- certainly would expect him out for a month absolute minimum (famous last words :))

      1. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Much Thanks ,

    4. devils advocate
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Didn't Vardy play with a cast for most of last season?

      Valencia may be able to do the same?

      1. Freddie Cutecat
        10 years, 9 days ago

        As I said without specifics of the injury it's hard to speculate

        And you can't really compare fractures without knowing the specifics of each injury

        But if he needed surgery the fracture must be displaced, comminuted or involve the joint space if it is indeed a wrist injury- those are not good signs

        I am unaware of the specifics of Vardys injury- but I'm not sure if he had surgery or if his was say for example a non-displaced scaphoid fracture which would heal well with immobility alone.

  5. Mull
    10 years, 9 days ago

    I'll take him only getting 13 points. That could have been a season ruining score.

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 9 days ago

      13 is pretty big. You're playing long enough to know that 😀

      1. Mull
        10 years, 9 days ago

        I know it's good but thankfully it wasn't one of those days where everything clicks and he scores 20+

  6. S.Kuqi
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Grateful for Sanchez brace but with proper ref and luck it could have been more.

    1. Yankee Toffee
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Martin Atkinson isn't a proper ref?

      1. S.Kuqi
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Sorry. Wrong word. Didn't give that stonewall pen for sanchez 🙁

        1. Yankee Toffee
          10 years, 9 days ago

          No worries m8!

    2. BERGKOP
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Proper decision maybe. definitely a penalty

    3. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Same. Little disappointed also that Mustafi cs was cancelled. Good start for the GW however

  7. HurriKane
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Giroud " i was lucky today. big help from my team mates. i am very happy"

    So humble.

    1. Zombie
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Love the guy. Never understood so much hate among Arsenal fans for him

  8. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Big Sam back up To Sunderland?

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Yeah back there by Christmas start turning up in Feb survive relegation rinse and repeat.

    2. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Saw someone this morning on twitter say that Moyes will be sacked in the international break

  9. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Over to you Kun... Hattrick please!

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 9 days ago

      4

    2. Lecky Legs FC
      10 years, 9 days ago

      This I'm begging for a Kun goal

  10. Sz21
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Giroud or Alexis for the 3 bonus pts?

    1. FPL Footy Show Pod
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Giroud

    2. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Giroud 3, Sanchez 2

    3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      10 years, 9 days ago

      You can check the bonus points on the fpl page ? Just click on the score at the bottom of the page .

    4. Vedas
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Giroo

    5. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 9 days ago

      took giroud 6 minutes and 2 touches to steal all 3 ...legend

  11. fedolefan
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Everyone drafting in Donkey in GW13 then?

    1. Sillet Bang
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Looked good tho different dimension. Splinters for a while yet I think

  12. MrMaverick
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Dont even own Sanchez lol, bitter Wally owner. Mane (c) and only have 9 players starting, no Wally and Valencia. Amat wont come off the bench.

    LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 9 days ago

      *sniggers

  13. devils advocate
    10 years, 9 days ago

    No one probably cares, but my predictions for popular captain picks:

    Ibra- brace
    Deeney- goal and assist
    Firmino- goal and assist
    Kun- assist
    Coutinho- assist
    Lukaku- goal
    Costa- blank

    Missing anyone? 🙂

    1. devils advocate
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Forgot Mane- goal

      1. MrMaverick
        10 years, 9 days ago

        YESSSSS

    2. MrMaverick
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Mane pls

    3. S.Kuqi
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Mata? Someone has surely captained him

      1. Pipermaru
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 9 days ago

        o/

      2. devils advocate
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Mata-assist

        1. Pipermaru
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 9 days ago

          Fair enough...

        2. vickyz r3d d3vil$ !!!
          10 years, 9 days ago

          + 2 goals

          1. devils advocate
            10 years, 9 days ago

            Hope so. 🙂

      3. vickyz r3d d3vil$ !!!
        10 years, 9 days ago

        \O

    4. Sillet Bang
      10 years, 9 days ago

      It's one hell of an accumulator

    5. Zombie
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Holebas goal and assist

      1. devils advocate
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Holebas- CS

    6. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Igahlo hat-trick?

      1. devils advocate
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Ighalo- assist

    7. MTPockets
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Rashford 2 assists

      1. devils advocate
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Rashford- goal

        (Anyone sensing the United bias yet, lol) 😉

  14. Kaneyonero
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Wouldn't mind Kun running riot. He's a differential in my ML

  15. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Bruntinho is back and in MF! Get in my team

  16. Sillet Bang
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Hate an early captain but paid off in the end. Slightly underwhelmed as I took an -16 #hitman

    1. FPL Footy Show Pod
      10 years, 9 days ago

      What for - id only take a -16 to bring in circa 2003 Thierry Henry!!

      1. Sillet Bang
        10 years, 9 days ago

        I'm hopeless! Addicted to hits,going to try hard to leave well alone from now on. May need to seek Counselling tho and get rid iof phone

        1. Scholes Balls
          10 years, 9 days ago

          What have you done with you wild card to do a -16

  17. FPL Footy Show Pod
    10 years, 9 days ago

    What's the crack with Valencia - do I Need to transfer next week?

    Thankfully got Williams autosub

    1. Ravager
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Has a fracture in his arm apparently. Surgery today. No details on time out...

  18. Fred54
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Early captain success and my FT was Valencia > Holebas.

    What's going on?!

    1. Yankee Toffee
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Good choices!

      I dropped Valencia last week for Cameron.

      1. tisza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 9 days ago

        me too!!
        thought I was being smart as Cameron over Pieters due to him being slightly OOP. So hoping he starts Monday.

        1. Yankee Toffee
          10 years, 9 days ago

          Think he will. Hughes seemed confident that he could play through the pain and like you said, he has til Mon

    2. JJJ
      10 years, 9 days ago

      buy a lottery ticket today!

  19. gwitbrock
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Anyone have any info on the City defensive lineup? Only defenders on the pitch seem to be Stones Otamendi and Kolarov. Sterling/Nolito wing backs?

    1. VS10_
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Fernando and Fernandinho are both starting so Nolito and Sterling won't have to do much defending.

    2. Yankee Toffee
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Bravo
      Stones Otamendi Kolarov
      Sterling Gundogan Fernandinho Fernando Nolito
      Silva
      Aguero

      1. Yankee Toffee
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Or more like this:

        Bravo
        Stones Otamendi Kolarov
        Fernandinho Fernando
        Sterling Gundogan Nolito
        Silva
        Aguero

      2. gwitbrock
        10 years, 9 days ago

        I'm more talking strategy wise. This is uncharted territory. I can see the same web pages you can.

        1. gwitbrock
          10 years, 9 days ago

          Sorry didn't mean that to sound quite that sarcastic

        2. Yankee Toffee
          10 years, 9 days ago

          3-5-2 is uncharted territory?

          1. gwitbrock
            10 years, 9 days ago

            For this City team yes, to my knowledge

  20. Partick Bateman
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Is Nyom nailed on now?

  21. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 9 days ago

    In purely theoretical terms, if any week could be the right one to have three Watford players, this is it. Cue combined 5 pointer.

    1. TOLV TUMS
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Haha this - can't wait

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 9 days ago

        fingers crossed! 🙂

    2. Jay_
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Same here, 4 with a Captain. Hoping for 25 points at least (inc C and bonus)

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 9 days ago

        good luck!

  22. Jay_
    10 years, 9 days ago

    A) Smith, Sterling, Wilson +13

    B) Pieters, Coutinho, Deeney x2

    I'm B. Outside chance still?

    1. FPL Footy Show Pod
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Id rather be B

    2. BERGKOP
      10 years, 9 days ago

      mmmm B

    3. Yankee Toffee
      10 years, 9 days ago

      B

  23. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Arsenal's next 6 PL games;

    Spurs(H) - Alexis
    Man United(A) - Alexis
    Bournemouth(H) - Giroud
    West Ham(A) - 50/50
    Stoke(H) - Giroud
    Everton(A) - Alexis

    1. Atimis
      10 years, 9 days ago

      You mean up front ?

      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Yeah

    2. fedolefan
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Implication being? Ship Alexis or buy Giroud?

    3. Yankee Toffee
      10 years, 9 days ago

      When Gru plays up front, Alexis will be on the wing then?

      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Yep, or maybe benched depending on future/previous UCL/cup fixtures.

        1. Yankee Toffee
          10 years, 9 days ago

          Sure hope he plays, don't want him getting splinters...

  24. _Gunner
    10 years, 9 days ago

    I really Hope Amat starts.

    1. MrMaverick
      10 years, 9 days ago

      neeeeedd him

    2. Sillet Bang
      10 years, 9 days ago

      That is desperate!

    3. Yankee Toffee
      10 years, 9 days ago

      With a CS last week, don't think Bradley will change it.

  25. Atimis
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Sell Sterling or Wally for Coutinho?

    1. BERGKOP
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Wally

      1. Zombie
        10 years, 9 days ago

        +1

      2. Atimis
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Rly dont want to and Sterling price is dropping but maybe this is wise move

    2. Yankee Toffee
      10 years, 9 days ago

      wait, ffs

      1. Atimis
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Yeah I wanna see City's game but I have to do it today due to price changes

  26. BERGKOP
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Gee, Arsene is looking old.

    1. Jernau M Gurgeh
      10 years, 9 days ago

      delete looking

      1. BERGKOP
        10 years, 9 days ago

        haha true

  27. Wouter
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Alexis (C) and Defoe 😆 can only get worse from here this GW.

    1. FPL Footy Show Pod
      10 years, 9 days ago

      I transferred Defoe for Deeney

      Pray for me

    2. S.Kuqi
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Noice start! Bitter Mustafi owner here

      1. BERGKOP
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Mustafi not 100% settled

    3. MTPockets
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Glad I bottled Aguero cap (so far...)

  28. S.Kuqi
    10 years, 9 days ago

    My plan was to sell Sanchez for KDB 😐 probably better to find other way to bring ginger Mahrez in

  29. MrMaverick
    10 years, 9 days ago

    "SADIO MANE WRAPS IT UP WITH HIS FOURTH OF THE DAY"

    Madness incoming

    1. S.Kuqi
      10 years, 9 days ago

      wouldn't even be surprised

  30. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    10 years, 9 days ago

    I'm never daring to be different again. Thought it would be boring following everyone..now I'm the fool