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31 October 2016 1687 comments
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Thereโ€™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 Bradleyโ€™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 Defoeโ€™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. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Who selse in the 100 club this week?

    101 all out

    1. Twelve years a slave
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Top of the page too, the stars are perfectly aligned this week

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

        88 without arnie
        89 with
        ๐Ÿ™‚

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

      nice 7 short of a century

    3. il Brutto
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      104 ๐Ÿ˜‰

      1. Twelve years a slave
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Theres always one ๐Ÿ˜€

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

      98 ๐Ÿ™

      1. Twelve years a slave
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Unlucky

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

      o/

      106, if Allen gets 2 baps

    6. MartialMatas
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      96. Pieters couldn't get me over the line

    7. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      99 all out

    8. devils advocate
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Nice score TRIGG! ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Thanks to Alleniho I ended on 95pts (-8) so never really in the hunt for the 100, but very happy considering I was forced to take the -8 hit. ๐Ÿ˜‰

      1. Twelve years a slave
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        The 888 ID starting to pay off

    9. devils advocate
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      EDIT: Well done to everyone who cracked the 100!!

      Some big scores here, well done to all!! ๐Ÿ™‚

    10. white lightning
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Great score mate. I'm on 87.

    11. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Well done TL, think you managed the perfect bench too once Williams gets subbed on didn't you 0-0-0-0 ?

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

      93 all out. Would be at 99 with a Kun Captain.

    13. BuK II
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      100 exactly. First time in a SGW since Suarez went crazy v Norwich I reckon...

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

      94... with a grand total of 4 from Koscielny, Francis, and Pieters.

    15. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Lovely job benching Heaton ruined my chances

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

    Arnie to siggy or redmond?

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

      Joe allen. look no further

    2. Twelve years a slave
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      You already own Allen?

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

        Don't want him

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

          stubborn fella

    3. Thiga
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Siggy

    4. Belsunz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Allen

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

      im taking a hit to get him to haz or cout. providing this bellerin news is nothing

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

        capoue to allen i think i will do sadly a bit late

  3. La vida FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Clyne or Fuchs?

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

      fuchs

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

      Fuchs

  4. micsway
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Who scored the 3rd stoke goal?

    1. devils advocate
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      OG

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

        Bony

        The 2nd was an OG

    2. Uncle John from Jamaica
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Bony

    3. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Bony

  5. Lallana's Bananas
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Man of the match?

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

      Bony

      1. Lallana's Bananas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks

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

          Bony

  6. Football Heaven
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    1.)capoue, Allen, hazard
    2.)Allen, Walcott, coutinho
    3.)Walcott, Capoue, sterling

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

      2 for now
      Work Hazard in in a few weeks....

    2. Gazj11
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      2

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

      2

  7. devils advocate
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Allen's the new Mahrez!! ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Well done to Ruth for sticking with the Bony pick! ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Hopefully that is enough to see him back around these parts after the Aguero fail. ๐Ÿ™‚

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

      Alli

      1. devils advocate
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        He's too old to be the new Alli, lol.

  8. Ian Davis
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    A) 4.5 mid & Lallana

    or

    B) 5.0 def & Allen

  9. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Joe Allen the dele alli of 2016/17??

    1. Twelve years a slave
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Looks that way. Shame they will be without Shiqiri and Arnie next week though

  10. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Someone please tell me Arnie is not the new Mahrez.

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

      Allen.

      Reply fail. I'm all messed up.

    2. devils advocate
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No can do, sorry.

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

    98 all out. Can't complain but now I know how cricketers feel when they get out just short of getting the century ๐Ÿ™

    1. King Klopp
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      As a cricketer that is the worst

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

      you really dont, that takes actual skill

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

        Hahaha. Who says FPL doesn't? ๐Ÿ˜‰

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

    Barcelona are staying in the same hotel as Jose Mourhino

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

      No wonder Mourinho looks so miserable, living in a hotel. Why doesn't he just buy a nice flat.

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

        he'd have to sell it soon

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

        Don't know he has been there since June. Maybe is not planning to stay around for any length of time

      3. devils advocate
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Can't afford it.

        Had to take a pay cut to get Pogba. ๐Ÿ™‚

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

        pep must have a spare room, or fergie

      5. Alan The Llama
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        He doesn't want to pay council tax.

  13. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Well Allen has made me feel a tad better after only managing to field ten men and Heaton on the bench.

  14. Bobby_Baggio
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    2FT - Which transfer/s?

    Heaton
    Terry - Valencia - Stones
    Sanchez(C) - Firmino - Sterling - Allen
    Aguero - Costa - Austin

    Pickford - Redmond - Smith - Amat

    Terry > Fuchs?

  15. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Although Allen had 10 points it could have easily been far more, Brilliant should have
    had man of match award

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

      i thought you only got him for the price rises ๐Ÿ˜‰

      the stats weren't that good, i don't expect much from him from this point on

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

        You should've watched him play. Oozing class. Season keeper if fit

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

        There's a reason people joke about calling him the Welsh Pirlo. He really has looked great.

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

      Head and shoulders above everyone else

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

      So, so, so wrong. All of you.

      Arnautovic easily the MOTM.

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

    order the following (who needs to go first):

    a. Wally
    b. Son
    c. Jaku
    D. eeney?

    Thanks in advance!

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

      BADC

    2. Gazj11
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      C B D A

    3. Le _ Professeur
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      DBCA

    4. Colonel Wasabi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      C B D A

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

    Foster (Jak)
    Stones - Valencia - Pieters (Friend, Amat)
    KDB - Firmino - Coutinho - Antonio (Capoue)
    Kun - Lukaku - Austin

    1FT. Would you take a hit for Antonio, Valencia > Allen, Fuchs? Would leave me with 2.4 ITB.

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

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

    1. Gazj11
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Chadli a better WBA option IMO

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

        Need to get rid of Deeney, not keen on Austin

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

      I considered it but WBA look horrendous going forward.

      Depends who your currently forwards are I guess. Personally I'd like to find a 6.6ish alternative to Benteke and invest the 1m in defence.

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

      Maybe a better reason to play McAuley tbh

  19. TotalJustice
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    lose Wally or Sterling for Coutinho ??? already have Firmno & Sanchez...
    best replacement for Deeney ??

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

      sterling

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

        but sterling has better fixtures
        and Giru/ramsey is back too

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

      Austin

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

    KDB or Hazard

    1. Gazj11
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Hazard

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

      Kevin

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

      haz has the form, kdb has the fixtures

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

        Kevin has form as well

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Aza

  21. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Completed my week with Pieters playing and Francis & Fletcher autosubs giving a combined 3 points.

    Monday Night Anticlimax.

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

      still more than cameron and amat

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I had Amat too before Fletcher on my bench!

  22. Banana Boat
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    1) Morgan + Capoue +4 (have to play capoue for at least next week)
    2) Simpson + Allen

  23. Le _ Professeur
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    LMS safe score might be pretty high this week

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

      Might not make 60

      1. Le _ Professeur
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I'm 64(-8) .. might not make it ๐Ÿ˜€

  24. Elijah's Wood
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Safe to do Snodgrass > Allen?

    Unless there are better options, Stanislas/Gundogan?

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

      Only concern is that Shaq could be injured for next game and Arnie is suspended..

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

    So my 2FT worked out well: Shaqiri and Pieters ๐Ÿ™‚

  26. Pratik
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling, Firminho, Allen, Sanchez, Capoue
    Aguero, Lukaku, Deeney

    Really want to get rid of Sterling, but then also stats suggests he is 'due'. What would you do with Sterling especially considering his next fixture is against Middlesbrough?
    a) Keep
    b) Get Coutinho
    c) Any other suggestion?

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

      4 blanks, even if he does do something you can tell yourself you were justified!

      At least that's what I'm doing

  27. Rasping Drive
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    "It's a goal drought for me, two games without a goal"
    Joe Allen after the match

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

      ๐Ÿ™‚

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

    if i have redmond do i still need austin

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

      No

    2. Elijah's Wood
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Think Austin will be more likely to get the goals

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

    Can't see these 3 being in the PL next season

    Swansea
    Hull
    Sunderland

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

      Agreed

    2. King Klopp
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Unless they turn it around quickly

  30. devils advocate
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Wonder if Worzel also thought Allen was a terrible player? ๐Ÿ™‚