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31 October 2016 1687 comments
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There’s one more match to consider in Gameweek 10, as Stoke and Swansea go head to head at the bet365 this evening.

The Potters welcome Bob Bradley’s side on the back of two straight wins and clean sheets, with Joe Allen and Xherdan Shaqiri both bagging a brace in clashes against Sunderland and Hull respectively.

Indeed, Allen was the third most transferred in player ahead of the weekend deadline, with over 138,000 Fantasy Premier League managers snapping up his services on the back of four goals in as many league matches.

Despite a frustrating goalless draw at home to Watford last time out, the Swans will take heart from their recent 3-2 defeat at the Emirates.

Prior to Jermain Defoe’s converted penalty at the Stadium of Light on Saturday lunchtime, Swansea were the only side to score against Arsenal in eight matches across all competitions.

With the schedule smiling kindly from Gameweek 13 onwards, Gylfi Sigurdsson has the chance to stake a claim for inclusion in our five-man midfields.

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  1. Postman Ty
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Pieters looked a good bet for one week, gone down hill very fast. Grant is rubbish and Butland has been setback again. They look leaky.

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      How is Grant rubbish?

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

        Yeah, dunno...

      2. Postman Ty
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        He should have collected that ball before Pieters bottled it and Swansea should have had a penalty. Rubbish might be harsh but he's been stranded a few times this game and not punished too hard. He also could have done more with the goal in my opinion. The defender was horrible on the wrong side but grant could have seen that and came out with a fist. He certainly doesn't hold a candle to Butland.

        1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Grant has been top class in my opinion in recent weeks. His performance against Man Utd was something else.

          He's also been getting regular clean sheets too.

          Your opinion couldn't be further from the truth even if it tried!

          1. Postman Ty
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Forgive me then, I've only seen bits and pieces of him until today's game. His numbers on FPL are certainly good, but I didn't like the old eye test on him tonight. I stand by him not being as good as Butland.

    2. Krul Runnings
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Grant has been truly excellent.

      Open your eyes fella.

  2. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    How slow is Charlie Adam

    1. FPL_Hazards
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      How good is his passing though?

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Good poster

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

    For God sake, I STILL HAVE IBRA. And he has Swansea next.

    46 shots in six games and now against that Swansea defence. This isn't fair ha

    1. The Enlightener
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I keep seeing all this stuff about how good the stats are for Ibra. When I watch him, it seems like he's about as uninvolved as could be.

      1. Licious Lizard
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Then you can't have watched Stoke or Burnley games...

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

        You were obviously not watching on Saturday.

        But I know stats aren't everything.

  4. Bleach †
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on getting Rondon after next GW for 3 games?
    vs Burnley, Hull and Watford

    1. Backup Dancer
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Burnley at home? If so it looks good.

      1. Bleach †
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Burnley and Watford @home yes

  5. Lyonnais
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Pieters having a shocker. He's playing himself off my watchlist.

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

      8 and 6 last two though

      1. Bleach †
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        people tend to have tender knees here

    2. Js31
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Poor day for him. Gonna keep him for their good fixtures yet though

  6. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Lovely game this.

    Glad to own Pieters and Shaqiri.

    Can't beat MNF.

  7. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Farg 2nd Allen assist great but rival has Bony

    1. Postman Ty
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      bitter sweet. just hope allen gets the 3 baps

  8. Krul Runnings
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    C'mon grant.

    One more save!

  9. trinzoo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    A) Austin with Whelan as 5th mid
    B) Chadli with Diomande as 3rd for

    1. Backup Dancer
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      A

    2. Toked
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      A

  10. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    awful reffing. if it continues into the box it's a pen
    commentators are clueless

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      This

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        winds me up that they analyse and say good reffing as started outside. Ass-clowns

  11. FPL Puppy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Deeney -> Austin? FT.
    Is Austing rising tonight?

      1. FPL Puppy
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks Epic. Already have that page in my bookmarks. But don't know if he could rise tonight or safe for tomorrow.

        The price changes have been quite off these past weeks..

  12. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Best Duo:

    1 Vert/Clyne + Coquelin
    2 Stones/Lovren + Allen the wizard

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

      LovLen

  13. Del Griffith
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Skunk head subbed off

  14. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Pieters is dead to me

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

      15p in 3 GW's though

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

    Arnie off

  16. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Not the right time to get Allen ?

    No Arnie and Shaq injured for westham game. Allen cant to it own his own

    1. FPL Puppy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Or could he? 😆

      1. FPL Puppy
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        *can

  17. J0E
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone seen Nabs Kebab around?

    Seems that captaining Allen wasn't that crazy after all 😉

    1. FPL_Hazards
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Say what ????? 🙂

      1. J0E
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I said that captaining Allen wasn't crazy as he had a good fixture and a track record of double digit hauls.

        Nabs spent most of Friday ridiculing the suggestion.

        Maybe a name change from Kebab to Humble Pie? 😉

        1. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          I actually did it--in hindsight I could have done better, but it made MNF more fun,

          1. J0E
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Well done. Congratulations. 🙂

    2. BB-8
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Seems like a lot of the posters didn't rate good old Joe. Sometimes it's more than just stats. Now Joey is getting them stats to go along with his points too

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        same as cout hate fever

      2. J0E
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Some people react very strangely to ideas that go against the grain and established view.

        Good to be different sometimes and embrace new ideas.

        1. Postman Ty
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          ahah. he seems a decent chap, always good for a debate. but it's certainly nice to see someone get humbled 😉

        2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Completely agree that it's good to be different sometimes.

          However, it didn't work for us deeney captainers this week !

      3. J0E
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        He already had the stats and the pts ...now he's got more 🙂

        1. BB-8
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          This season is all about adapting. That's what makes it so exciting. 🙂

  18. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Of course the mini-league leader has Allen

  19. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Unlucky Arnie but really should have scored your own chance

  20. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Crouch is tall.

    1. Toked
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Very tall.

  21. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    sod off Arnie

  22. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Lolnautovic

  23. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    0.3 or 0.2 rise for Allen before next gw deadline ?

    1. FPL_Hazards
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      0.2 surely no more

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

        I'll get him in just for that + fixtures

    2. rivercityransom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      he was going to rise tonight anyway, might have been a triple rise otherwise

  24. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    thoughts on the following for -4

    Lallana to Allen
    Walcott to KDB
    Benteke to Austin

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Solid

  25. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Arnie to anyone?

  26. FPL_Hazards
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Allen 2 BPs locked

  27. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Joe
    Give Circus Boy a sitter

  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    arnie says "i'll be back" as he walks off

    1. The Enlightener
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      And so many of his owners respond with a Hasta la vista, Baby!

    2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Taxi for Bemba

    3. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      asta la vista from my team sadly as he was unlucky

  29. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Arnie could've had 3-4 goals and a few assists over the last 2 games. Ends up with 3 points total. Thanks.

  30. Rhinos
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    gotta feel for arnie cappers