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6 November 2016 1875 comments
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After a 1-1 stalemate at the Emirates earlier this afternoon, we now focus our attentions on a trio of fixtures that get underway within the next hour.

There are a couple of kick-offs to keep us ticking over at 2.15pm.

Liverpool’s free-scoring attack are heavily fancied at home to Watford. Philippe Coutinho and Sadio Mane have both produced two sets of double-figures at Anfield already, whilst Roberto Firmino – with a goal or assist in three of the last four – has stepped up in consistency of late.

Walter Mazzarri’s men have chalked up three successive clean sheets prior to today’s visit to Merseyside, though Fantasy managers who chose to start the Hornets’ wing-back Jose Holebas may have to rely on his ability to serve up attacking returns this time around.

Southampton’s trip to Hull offers Charlie Austin to justify the steady stream of investment that’s led to a price rise in five successive Gameweeks.

Up against the league’s most porous defence, Austin will trigger further transfers in if he adds to a run of four goals in six. Club-record signing Sofiane Boufal, however, is named amongst the subs once again by Claude Puel.

Man United and Swansea don’t have their troubles to seek ahead of their 3pm head-to-head at the Liberty.

Worryingly for Jose Mourinho, his side have won just one of their last six road trips in all competitions – a 3-1 victory at Northampton Town in the EFL Cup back in September.

Nonetheless, Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s loyal band of owners will be hoping he can banish his goal drought and notched against a defence that has conceded at least twice in all but one of their five home matches in the top-flight.

For the Swans, the form of Gylfi Sigurdsson offers hope of clinching a vital three points.

The Icelandic international has scored or assisted in four of the last seven Gameweeks, producing points against Chelsea, Man City and Arsenal as well as an assist away to Stoke on Monday.

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  1. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Sort of regretting not keeping my wildcard now...

    1. The Royal Robin
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      +1

      Last season playing it early benefited me, but losing out at this point.

  2. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Had lallana and firmino in this game.... finally the better options...still the rest scored well though so everyone's happy.

  3. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Marshall apparently had a good game. Good bye Jaku.

  4. JIM BOB
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Rooney playing well chaps?

  5. KingNidge
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Darren Fletcher to save my GW

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      THIS

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Lol

    3. Worzel Gummidge
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Me too. For Sterling?

  6. talarfon
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    38 points from my 3 liverpool mids. Will take that....

    1. Sanchit
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Mane Coutinho Firmino?

      1. talarfon
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Lallana Cout Firm

    2. ChristoBisto
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Pleased with having Lallana and Coutinho 😀 Think everyone has won today though - Mane and Firmino too, all scored similarly.

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Austin is a useless donkey. It was only Hull ffs

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      ungrateful

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I'm paying top dollar for him. Should be doing a lot better.

        1. Granville
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 17 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          He scored more than Wilson.

        2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Top dollar?

  8. Reipas
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    I just can't get any grip on my defence this year... chapter xxx: Kosc, Lovr, Pieters and Britos coming in... I think i'll soon go to 5x4.5 defence to get more points... 🙁

  9. GREENDREAMS11
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Great day but gonna rage transfer Clyne out of my team, Do I get Hazard or Mane, I have no Chelsea cover atm but do own Coutinho and Frimino

    Thoughts would be appreciated

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Haz easy

    2. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      haz

    3. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Surely you know that answer 😉

      1. GREENDREAMS11
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Aye, just thinking fixtures really suit Pool atm., cheers all Haz it is

  10. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Mane gets winning goal BPS so no BAPS for coutinho then

    1. Alnair
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Mane likely to get jigged out, only Lallana will stay as he is imo.

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Nope, Coutinho gets winning goal baps, nothing for Mane

    3. Djerbil
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      6-1 , so 2nd Goal is winning Goal : i.e is Coutinho

    4. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      No, Coutinho gets game winning baps

    5. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      ta

  11. Bleach †
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on keeping Koscielny? Or should I get Alonso/Azpi

  12. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Do something Siggy.

  13. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Sanchez ---》 firmino

    He has sunderland in a couple of weeks

    1. bojack
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      That game could be a massacre.

  14. Dacra
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    As a Liverpool fan with Lallana and Mane, I'm happy.

    And Lovren, meaning a 6 of the bench.

  15. Le _ Professeur
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Coutinho and Firmino remedied alot of the damage done by Chelsea yesterday for me 🙂 .. Brunt Cleanie would be great now 🙂

  16. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Hi guys, Sanchez + Smith --> Hazard + Alonso (-4) probably my best move right?

    Cech Pickford
    Pieters Lovren Smith* Holebas* Amat*
    Sanchez Coutinho Firmino Siggy Fletcher
    Aguero Lukaku Austin

  17. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 17 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Loads of disgust at Lallana picking up bonus. Isn't it supposed to work this way rather than just awarding players more points for scoring goals?

    1. talarfon
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      exactly - really don't understand the rage...

    2. GinjaWhinja
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Spot the Lallana owner 😉

      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        so what. I often criticise the BPS whether it works for me or not.

    3. Qubit
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Folk never happy! 🙂

    4. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I wouldn't mind if I owned him.

    5. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Agreed. BPS is to even the playing field and reward those when do a variety of things besides score

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Why not give no BPS for goals, assists, clean sheets and cards then?

    6. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      As a lallana owner I'm extremely content, haters gonna hate 🙂

    7. Alnair
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Yep, Lallana did far more overall, people forgetting Coutinho still missed half a dozen sitters so negative baps for that.

      1. JIM BOB
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        He was still the best player on the park.

    8. Pochecinno
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Don't worry Granville. I'm happy for you 🙂

      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I've had a shocking week regardless, but I just want the game to work better. Much prefer the man in the stand awarding bonus.

    9. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Last night - debated selling Lallana for Hazard.
      Today - Nope.

    10. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I don't either lallana or firmino but they both got assists and firmino scored as well, he should get 3

    11. JIM BOB
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Surely the best players on the pitch should get the bonus?

      The fact that Coutinho is in danger of not getting anything is ridiculous given his influence in the game.

  18. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    -2 and next GW suspension from Holebas. Cheers pal.

  19. Rhinos
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Who's gonna dare drop a Liverpool mid afternoon that. Alexis gonna bare the brunt of the Hazard aligning. Interesting times

  20. The Royal Robin
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    That's an absolutely dreadful result for Saints.

  21. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Mata looking like scoring at all?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Nope

    2. Champione
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      playing wide today with Ronoey in #10 role. Looked more likely to score against Burnley

  22. Bolivian Seaman
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Well done Hull! We may as congratulate them whilst we have the chance

  23. The Royal Robin
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Fuchs owners unite!
    o/

    1. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Fuchs + Huth owner here

  24. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Awesome, Zuniga came on for a solid 1 pointer.

    Eat dirt Holebas owners... 😉

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      No one likes a show off

      1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Let me have my moment, they are rare. 🙂

  25. Dušan Citizen
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Coutinho likely to get 2 bonus and Lallana to stay on 3?

    1. Champione
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      My bet: Firmino 3, Lallana 2, Cout 1

  26. davies
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    352 it is 🙂

    1. JIM BOB
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Slimani top of the pecking order of strikers at Leicester?

  27. EDEN THE MAN
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    I pray for Sunderland

  28. StoneMountain
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Siggy has to get shipped. There's too many better midfielders and teams scoring goals galore.

  29. Jay_
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Got a nice cushion with Holebas and Sanchez to ride the inevitable drops, will lose on Lukaku but not fussed as SWA home next gw. Looks like we should be treating SWA how we've been treating HUL.

    1. Worzel Gummidge
      9 years, 8 months ago

      If Man U can score 3 they must be garbage.

      1. Jay_
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Exactly

  30. lcfc123
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Mane and Walker -> Hazard and Stones?

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      No. definitely not Stones