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30 October 2016 1898 comments
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After Everton defeated West Ham 2-0 at Goodison earlier, we now turn our attentions to St Mary’s as Southampton entertain Chelsea at 4pm.

Diego Costa and Eden Hazard boast the greatest threat as the Blues look to grab a fourth successive league win.

The Spain international – who remains one yellow away from a single-match ban – has netted four goals in as many road trips, whilst Hazard has notched in each of his last four starts for club and country.

Chelsea’s recent move to 3-4-3 has harvested three straight clean sheets in the top-flight, though their hosts have been similarly resilient in front of their own fans.

The Saints have conceded just one goal in their last five home matches in all competitions and have been breached on only eight occasions over the first nine Gameweeks.

With a trip to Hull next up on their agenda, Nathan Redmond and Charlie Austin have the chance to stake a claim for our consideration, as the latter looks to net for the third successive league outing.

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  1. Vlad
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    pls help its tonight or not happening..
    would you take a hit for

    capoue/son to a 4.3 mil (couqelin?)/coutinho ?? ?

    i have 0.4 itb and 1ft if i cash out 0.5 on capoue i can do this tonight, son and capoue are both falling...

    i am also tempted to do foster to heaton for -8... its a bit extreme but it could all pay off next week already...

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Just do the first two transfers and not coquelin in case you need the arsenal space

      1. Vlad
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        good point wasnt thinking about that (that would feel my arsenal space completely)! who would you pick as 4.3, i know its not essential since its a bencher.. but still?

    2. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      How can you make 0.5 on Capoue ?

      Not sure what else your saying about who to get in but Coutinho IN is a good transfer. Wouldn't lose Foster for Heaton

      1. Vlad
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        got capoue at 4.5, my sale value is 4.8 so its 0.5 mil for a 4.3 player...

        1. Swan - Villa Proud
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Ahh ok you gain 0.5 net, not profit from his sale

          1. Vlad
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            yeah ofc not profit i just get 0.5 itb i can use elsewhere..

    3. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Yes to the hit. If bench fodder don't waste a valuable Arsenal spot go for De Roon (has a knock at mo) or Leko who may get increased mins, they are 4.3. You sure Capoue dropping tonight will effect your sale value ? Ive had him since GW1 and he has to drop .2 to effect my sale price at the moment. I plan to ship him out next week for Leko.

      As for Foster to Heaton, id hold unless there is an issue of being priced out of the move, Heaton goes up tonight.

      1. Vlad
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        you right about saving the arsenal spot... i had de roon in my initial team.. for some not rational reason i am thinking of skipping him.. ..

        you right i would still sell him for 4.8 even if he drops to 5.1... but on son i would lose 0.1 so thats that..

        yeah tonight i could do directly foster to heaton tomorrow he is 0.1 2 expensive...

      2. Vlad
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        what about oviedo?? he nailed? he 4.3 and i mean its everton..

    4. fordy049
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I am selling Capoue! Need that value. Getting Fletcher

      1. Vlad
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        what about oviedo? he nailed?

  2. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Would you rather have:

    A) Walcott and Sterling

    B) Sanchez and Allen

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      A is plus 2fts as well

    2. Golden Venture
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      depends on rest of the team

      1. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Not really

    3. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      A.

  3. tafrère
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    71 pts without Aguero/Sanchez, 1 player left, pretty decent.

  4. ktk_interista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Chelsea result an absolute nightmare as a non owner. Couldn't be worse really. Probably slowed down a very nice rank surge. I assume many here are in the same boat.

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Yep

    2. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Will stil be in top 6k but could have been much higher. Still have Allen left

      1. ktk_interista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        18k here and only had Lukaku not captained. Don't know if I'll get a red or green arrow. Expecting a small red.

  5. Individual
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Hi all - thank f--- for Kaku!

    Planning on rolling ft this week for internationals! This xi okay?

    Pickford
    Mustafi Pieters Walker
    Firmino Lallana Firmino Sanchez
    Kun Kaku Costa

    © either Firmino or Kun....

    0.2 itb, 1 ft!

    1. bojack
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      There's only two Bobby Firminos, two Bobby.,

  6. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Walcott to who, have Firmino??

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Why not walcott?

      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Have Sanchez and not sure on his game time. It's him or Sterling to downgrade

    2. tafrère
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Coutinho ?

    3. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Keep Wally, hell play.

      Coutinho if not, clearly.

  7. Heavy Data
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Looking ahead to the next game week already.

    Bench one;

    Holebas (LIV)
    Walker (ARS)
    Stones (MID)
    Smith (SUN)

    Cheers

    1. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Holebas for me man. Liverpool will score!

      Appreciate your view on my post above if that's okay??

      1. Heavy Data
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Looks good. Roll that transfer and Captain Kun!

  8. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I dont know if thats crazy but i am thinking:

    Walcott + Vertonghen + Benteke >> Hazard + Fuchs + Wilson for -8

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Mental

      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        my team
        Cech (Jaku)
        Holebas Vert Pieters Love Amat
        Walcott Sanchez Firmino Allen Rodwell
        Kun Costa Benteke

        1FT .9 itb

    2. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Not crazy but very risky

      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        i am banking for a haul for Wilson and/or Austin. Fuchs is long term. Hazard is Hazard, he is playing really well behind Costa and i feel he will have many many more points as long as he stays fit

    3. ShaunGoater123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Thinking something similar for a -4. Benteke , Walcott & bell wrong > Fuchs, Austin & hazard

      1. ShaunGoater123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Bellerin*

  9. Jonny Sutt
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    A) hazard and gray
    B) matic and ibra

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Not sold on those but A if you must

      Matic??!

      1. tafrère
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Matic is looking pretty good. Already have like 5 assists, and could have had 2 today. I'm thinking of him as a potential 5th midfielder (alongside Barry too).

        1. Jonny Sutt
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          This is my thinking

    2. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      A

  10. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I need to file a restraining order against moses. 5 years later and he is back in my fpl team again 😯 .. Tbf he has been fantastic the past 4 games and I just couldn't resist anymore

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Facepalm 😉

      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Back on the wagon 🙂

  11. hackneylad
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Who would you ditch for Hazard:

    A. Walcott

    B. Sterling

    ??

    Firmino / Coutinho / Cap
    Kun / Lukaku / Benteke (soon to be Austin) are rest of attackers. Also have Bellerin.

    1. tafrère
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      B.

  12. King Kohli
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    With all the big hitters firing, curious to find out everyone's TV & SV?

    Currently on 103.3 & 101.9

    1. bojack
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      102.6 here.

    2. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      TV:104.8. SV: 102.5

    3. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      104.7 and 102.4

    4. MTPockets
        9 years, 5 months ago

        104.1 & 102.2

      • Jonjo Shall_We? (Flowers - …
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        104.1 and 102.1
        Going to
        102.2 tonight with Lukaku rise

        1. Jonjo Shall_We? (Flowers - …
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Jealous of all the SV around here
          I thought mine was pretty decent
          Allen rise tonight makes mine 102.3
          *sobs and goes to sleep*

    5. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Heaton needed? Have Grant and Pickford currently....

      1. Robben Mee Blind
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Nah you're ok for now

      2. Swan - Villa Proud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        No Grant will do

      3. MTPockets
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Been pondering this with Foster/Pickford and settled on leave. Need to save FT for elsewhere

      4. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Has anyone else made just seven transfers this year? I feel it's time for a hit

        1. Swan - Villa Proud
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          9 so far but will be 12 tonight 🙂

      5. Individual
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        In answer to the vast majority of the x to y posts:

        Calm. That. Knee.

        🙂

        1. Robben Mee Blind
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Jerks! 🙂

        2. bojack
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          So true.

          The only change I've made in three weeks was Capoue > Whelan and I've gone up 300k places.

          My knee jerk to Son before that has worked out really well..

          1. Individual
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Exactly. Plus most ffsers have good teams, I don't think changing a player cos they've blanked just one week, or getting one in on a one week wonder, merits things like -4s! Gameweek isn't over yet... Anticipating already "Shaq in for a hit??" tomorrow hehe

      6. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        payet fixtures : STK , spu , mun , ARS , liv
        KDB fixtures : MID , cry , bur , CHE , leic

        both always involve and on set pieces ....
        Payet to KDB this week or next week ? or keep payet !!

      7. Roys Peak
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Cout Hazard Firmino OR Cout KDB Walcott

        1. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          A

        2. TLF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Both trios are very appealing, prob Hazard trio over KDB trio as he seems prone to injury and could be rotated....Hazard won't be. Liverpool fixtures are amazing and Walcott injury prone also so Firm better bet there

          1. Hy liverpool
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            a

      8. M.A.G
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Heaton/Pickford
        Evans/Pieters/Holebas/Smith/Amat
        Haz/Firmi/Cout/Sanchez/Fletcher
        Lukaku/Aguero/Austin

        Can get this for a -8
        worth it ?

        I 'd do it by transfering
        Benteke>Austin
        Wallly>Haz
        Mane>Cout

        1. MTPockets
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Not for -8

          • Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            I like it.

        2. Ravager
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          On that note...

          Foster (Japu)
          Walker Mustafi Williams (Kelly Amat)
          Sanchez Firmino Coutinho Allen (Fletcher)
          Aguero Deeney Lukaku

          Should my free be used on:

          Williams > Morgan/ Smith
          Deeney > Austin

          1. Swan - Villa Proud
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            The latter

            1. Ravager
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Thanks. Want to wait to see what happens in Southampton's Europa game though.

              Really not too excited about my defenders playing each other.

        3. MTPockets
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Want Lukaku in/Rashford out. Only way is Rashford/Firminho -> Lukaku/Moses. Any thoughts on relative points prospects?

            Foster
            Coleman Holebas Smith
            Coutinho Sanchez Walcott X
            Aguero Costa X

            (Pickford Allen Kelly Amat)

          • Jonny Sutt
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Is anyone sticking with ibra

            1. Jonny Sutt
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              And is hazard essential?

            2. tafrère
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Can't believe some players still have him on their team and even go to captain him... Since the game against Stoke, I promise myself to never captain him again, ever.

              1. Jonny Sutt
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Is he not likely to punish none owners? Is he that bad?

                1. tafrère
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  To this point he is more punishing owners than the contrary. He misses open shots every week, he has the opportunities but his finishes are terrible. He's THAT bad.

          • ktk_interista
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Need Amat to miraculously start on Monday and getting a CS in 0-0 borefest. Milner, Walcott and Valencia all with zeros already.

            1. GreennRed
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Van der Hoorn and Mawson CBs.

          • For Fuchs Sake
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Best 3rd stiker, have Deeney, but quite pricey and not great fixtures ahead

            1. Defcons are for Kinnear
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Austin, Wilson and Defoe

            2. tafrère
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Austin.

            3. Individual
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Austin. Hull away, two less good fixtures but he's at home for them, and then a good run til xmas.

          • fordy049
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Who is the best replacement for Capoue (4.5 or less) Who is nailed on in that range?

            1. TLF
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              There are a number of 4.5 options. However. If bench fodder .2 can come in very handy elsewhere so maybe go for De Roon who is 4.3

          • makaveli123
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            You can discuss how important team value is, but I need to give credit to one guy in my ML. Team value: 99.4m and currently on 549 poins.

            1. Swan - Villa Proud
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              True at this point of the season that can happen. But when DGWs roll around and you have 3-4 mil more than him to make a team, it pays off

              1. makaveli123
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                True. Should not be afraid of him in the long run!

          • Delhidynamo
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Son to Haz

            Should have been done last week

            Done now

            1. tafrère
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Logical move.

          • Del Monte
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Hazard is definitely the better pick over Sanchez.

            1.6 cheaper and they will match each other all year.

            1.6 goes a long way in upgrading that 4th mid.

            1. Keyser Jose
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              I was looking at how to get Sanchez in but am now thinking about Hazard myself. Choice between KDB and Sanchez a couple of weeks ago and I did Kevin

            2. kalmoffit
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              I'd like both, but Sanchez before Hazard

          • The Mighty I
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Heaton Pickford
            Walker Coleman Holebas Smith Amat
            Sanchez Firmino Walcott Allen Capoue
            Aguero Lukaku Benteke

            1FT

            Time to ship Benteke for Austin? Or is it worth saving the transfer?

            1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              I'd do that transfer.

              1. The Mighty I
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Cheers.

          • Unsuccessful
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Great news! A rank prediction tool confirms that, after an already pleasing week, if Stoke win 10-0 tomorrow with 5 goals and 5 assists from Joe Allen I'll ascend into the top 100k. So close.

            1. MTPockets
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Could happen

            2. Jonny Sutt
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Likelihood gray will start performing for Burnley?